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 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