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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2038591, member: 19463"]While I have no reason to know anything about Nikon products (I Canon), I am very much of the opinion that the Sigma macro (especially the 180mm) is good enough that it would be useless to 'upgrade' to a Nikon product except for the purpose of impressing people who believe Nikon is better than the laws of optics allow. Certainly shooting through slab plastic would be a great equalizer as would using the images in sizes under 20x30" size (including any online use where resolution is limited by monitors rather than lenses). In general, the limiting factor of photography of any type is the photographer unless we are talking about equipment below DSLR level. Manufacturers and programmers make good money selling upgrades to people who have never learned to use the previous model. When upgrading, first ask what it is about the old system that has never produced a satisfactory image in the hands of a fully competent worker and why it is that ours are not the equal to the best. In my case the answer is never an 'it' and always just 'me'.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2038591, member: 19463"]While I have no reason to know anything about Nikon products (I Canon), I am very much of the opinion that the Sigma macro (especially the 180mm) is good enough that it would be useless to 'upgrade' to a Nikon product except for the purpose of impressing people who believe Nikon is better than the laws of optics allow. Certainly shooting through slab plastic would be a great equalizer as would using the images in sizes under 20x30" size (including any online use where resolution is limited by monitors rather than lenses). In general, the limiting factor of photography of any type is the photographer unless we are talking about equipment below DSLR level. Manufacturers and programmers make good money selling upgrades to people who have never learned to use the previous model. When upgrading, first ask what it is about the old system that has never produced a satisfactory image in the hands of a fully competent worker and why it is that ours are not the equal to the best. In my case the answer is never an 'it' and always just 'me'.[/QUOTE]
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