My new toy!

[Digitalis]

My new Nikkor 17-55mm F/2.8 lens showed up today. I tried a few shots and thought I would share

This is my first "pro lens". I have always heard that good glass matters for color, sharpness, contrast etc but I have never seen it with my own eyes so I played a little tonight.

The first shot is of my daughter, it's not a great photograph but I am impressed at the colors and contrast. Shot with a D2X in RAW at 17mm and F2.8 with a pair of SB800's.

The second is just a snap of my dog. This one shows how sharp the lens is. The last picture is a 200% crop of his eye. My friend actually took the picture and I was standing beside him. You can see the reflection of my face in his pupil. Very cool. (55mm, F5.6)

Yea, it's not a very scientific set of tests so far but I'm still impressed.

Time to go play some more.

 

[darin3200]

wow, that's some good glass. Make sure to keep posting pics

 

[kemplefan]

nice pictures out of curiosity what do you do and wiht that bodie and axseories how is this your first pro lense