Rado got back from Poland and brought second batch of toys. No knives this time, just exchanged my HTC Hero from white to dark chocolate ;-)
But he also brought new camera and new lens.
Old
D200 together with
AFS 17-55 f/2.8 DX went to Piotr ;-) Have fun, it's really amazing camera, you'll have fun.
But what I got is
D700 with
AFS 14-24 f/2.8.
So... Initial impressions? The move from D200 to D700 is evolutionary, not revolutionary. Admittedly the new box is much more complex, has all kinda bells and whistles, the user manual is 3 (three!) times as thick as the D200 manual... I yet have to go through all the menus ans set it up to my needs... But for the pics I took so far - it overexposes. I need to tweak it. Besides it's fast, FX (for non-Nikon guys - full frame), and cool. To summarize - no big deal. It had to happen sooner or later.
But the lens... OMFG! I will post some pics, but with 14-24 I need to learn everything I knew from the scratch. This is a-fvcking-mazing. Of course it is sharp, no flare, no distortions (even at 14mm!). This is just the whole new world...
Will post samples soon.