[Leica] Hong Kong Rugby 7's pictures

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)]

Richard,

I will weigh in on this, as I, well my wife now, have this lens on the D200. 
 The lens is a excellent performer, however it is slow with a max aperture 
of 3.5 ~ 5.6.  It has dropped off to 5.6 by 50 mm point so for outdoor or 
just a general all around lens it is great, but if you need speed it falls 
down very quickly.  It is a very sought after lens for Nikon and you will 
look hard to find one, although they are starting to show up at dealers 
finally.

Gene

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Richard Taylor <r.s.taylor@comcast.net>
>
> Howard - So, did anyone actually watch the game? :-)   Really nice  
> shots.  I particularly liked the action shots near the end of the  
> sequence.
> 
> Are you happy with the sharpness of the 18-200 VR Nikkor?  The shots  
> all look nicely contrasty and sharp on the web, but how does it do  
> with, say, a 12 in. x 18 inch enlargement?
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Dick
> 
> 
> 
> On Mar 31, 2008, at 6:08 AM, Howard Cummer wrote:
> > Hello luggers,
> > I am recovering today from another Hong Kong Rugby 7's. Please see  
> > the folder at:
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Hk+Rugby+7s+2008/?g2_page=1
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/2ywlng
> >
> > I took the Nikon D300 with the 18 - 200 VR zoom as my main camera  
> > (horses for courses) and also the M8 with a variety of lenses. The  
> > M8 never made it out of the camera bag. The Nikon seemed so well  
> > suited to what was passing before it. The predictive auto focus  
> > tracking used with high speed continuous shooting mode worked very  
> > well in flat light situations but when the main action in the  
> > stadium was in shadow in the afternoon the autofocus tended to be  
> > distracted by the lighter sunlight backgrounds on the far side of  
> > the stadium behind the players. Still, as you can see from the  
> > folder the results were more than satisfactory for the most part.
> > I have not used a camera before which can run 100 frames at 6 frames  
> > a second and that really redefined the "decisive moment" for me. The  
> > rugby action shots were taken in bursts for the most part and I have  
> > chosen the frame which shows the height of the action. Canon still  
> > dominated the professional ranks by far - but there were more Nikons  
> > this year. I saw one Oly E3 in the hands of someone with a photo pass.
> > The usual action was in the stands, drinking and carrying on, and  
> > this year the restrictions on getting on to the pitch challenged  
> > several people to avoid the security guards and streak around.
> > Yes some of those photos are in the folder as well.
> > C&C welcome as always.
> > Do enjoy.
> > Howard
> > (in humid Hong Kong)
> >
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