Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't have many lenses yet, just a 28 2.8, a Sigma 10-20 zoom, the 18-55 zoom that came with my D40x, and a 55-200 VR zoom. I bought the latter (because of its lightness) to use on my D40x and was surprised at the sharpness of the images I got with it. Sounds like you're a candidate for some long teles. I need to look at those myself. I didn't know about the 70-300 VR. I'll check that out. I want to do sailing/boating photography and the 70-300 looks like a good lens for that. The Sigma 10-20 zoom is a nice lens, too, particularly stopped down a bit - might work for your landscape photos. Regards, Dick On Jan 29, 2008, at 3:23 PM, rclark01@comcast.net wrote: > Might just do that...what would you recommend for a first lens? I > had a D70 w/ 18-70 kit lens and a 70-300 consumer level lens. Sold > all three last year awaiting a D80 but then learned about the D300 > so I decided to wait. I'm looking at the 17-55 2.8 to begin with > and then later going with the new 70-300VR or the 70-200 2.8 VR. I > like landscapes, sports, motorracing, and watersports....and I > missed having a digital slr. > > Robert > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: Richard Taylor <r.s.taylor@comcast.net> > >> ... 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 >>> >>>> 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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