Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]... bet ya' walk out with one. Regards, Dick On Jan 29, 2008, at 2:45 PM, rclark01@comcast.net wrote: > I just received a call from my local camera shop and they received > five D300s in their shipment today. I'm heading down tomorrow to > take a look... > > Robert > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: Richard Taylor <r.s.taylor@comcast.net> > >> Thanks Steve (and George and Robert). I don't live there now but have >> a lot of friends in the area and sail there every summer. Looks like >> the Eel Pond shot is the favorite so far though watching that duck >> swimming through the skim ice was a bit mind blowing. Made me wonder >> for his/her sanity. Duck fat must be the world's best insulator. >> >> I'm really pleased with the D300 though I'm still climbing the >> learning curve with it. Reliable focus in dim light is still an issue >> (I don't use the focus assist lamp) and it occasionally overexposes a >> couple of stops in bright light. Even with spot focus and holding it >> with a half-push on the shutter doesn't always work when the light is >> low. >> >> Image quality is top-notch. Auto white balance is good. I haven't >> yet tried either extreme of the ISO range yet (that is beyond >> 200-3200). At 3200 there is noticeable chroma noise in the darker >> parts of a picture but that can be controlled by forcing it into >> black >> when it's a issue. It's a handful to carry, but what really capable >> DSLR isn't these days? It was nice not to have to worry about water >> getting into it in the snow. >> >> I'm planning some focus tests to see if I can resolve the focus >> issue. Don't really know what to think about the overexposures yet. >> >> Regards, >> >> Dick >> >> >> >> On Jan 29, 2008, at 1:56 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: >> >>> On Jan 29, 2008, at 11:42 AM, Richard Taylor wrote: >>> >>>> It snowed a bit last Sunday morning in Woods Hole leaving the place >>>> to the weather and the ducks. These were all with the D300, ISO >>>> 200. >>>> >>>> Eel Pond - Nikkor 55-200 zoom at 100 mm f16@1/15 VR on. >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/CAPE_COD/300_0299.jpg.html >>>> http://tinyurl.com/2avfwh >>> >>> a really beautiful atmospheric image of Eel Pond Dick... >>> >>> >>> I remember fondly a few wonderful summers I spent in Woods Hole in >>> the 60's... >>> >>> >>> do you live there now? >>> >>> Also tell us about your Nikon D300...are you happy with it? >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> C&C always welcome. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Dick >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information