Highly recommend DXO software for perspective control. It really 'Rocks' for so many different types of correction.
My Sigma 70-200 is tack sharp and focus is very quick. I have an 8-16mm as well and would rather give up my right arm than lose it.
One can record photons with a great degree of accuracy or one can engage in the production of Art. Which you do is up to you. The Encyclopædia Britannica Online defines art as "the use of skill and imagination in the creation of aesthetic objects, environments, or experiences that can be shared with others".
Your choice.
MWAC:
I'm very sorry if my comments on pricing your work below minimum wage rates has upset you. I was in no way seeking to comment on the quality of the photographs you produce. My comment was simply meant to point out that $40 for two hours work is not a living wage, and that anytime someone is offered services at that rate it deprives those who are attempting to make a living by providing the same services from providing themselves with that living. Here's my argument in a nutshell. Most really successful businesses run at a net profit (that's what you get to keep to eat on after all expenses are deducted) of somewhere between 8-20 percent. So to make the math easy lets say your costs are low and you're making 20% net. That leaves You making $2 an hour net. In an 8 hour day that's a grand total of $16. Let's assume you're three times as good as most successful businesses. Then you're making $48/day. This assumes your so jammed packed with work that you are snapping away 8 hours a day. I'm sure you can see where this is going. it's just not a living wage.
Forty dollars? Seriously this is destroying the profession.
My favorite DX walk around lens. Very sharp, focus perfect, and those few extra mm of wide are sooooo wonderful. Built very solid, and I too only wish Nikon would give us one in f/2.8 as well.
I always use three exposures as a minimum and Photomatrix really rocks. It will also do tone mapping from a single image which can yield some real interesting work.
I have a Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 and a D7000. The sigma is built very solid and will focus quickly. It has become my go-to lens for sports, both indoor and out. I find the lens to be a great value and trouble free.
Love my 16-85, but for interiors I love my 8-16 Sigma the most.
Have one....buying another and 'Amen' to katbandit on the comment about lenses.
Go here and you will find a comparison of the various ways and available software for doing HDR as well as all the help you'll ever need for making it work for you. :
http://www.stuckincustoms.com/
Have a look at this before spending any money :
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/adobe-rgb.htm I'm currently using SAMS or (the big brother Wally) for my prints larger than 8X10 (you just can't beat the price) and have tried both. I can't see any difference.
Started out with a brownie starflash 58 years ago and never missed having IS/OS.........LOL
An F3 w/motor drive and many a good lens (all manual of course...sniff) and an RB67 with a few lenses and backs. Doing three weeks out in the Rockies this summer photographing the back side of the front range and they are both going with, loaded and ready.