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Heads up for those interested, the Tamron 150-600 is really loving good for newbies like me. Performs nicely on a D5100:  img_0005 by barfish, on FlickrMore photos in the birds thread.
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8th-snype posted:Nope, just that every post contains a reference to it like it's some sort of magic bullet explaining away whatever we are talking about. I should start doing that. Imagine the fun we can have comparing stuff In PAD to things I have seen inserted into or removed from the human body violently! (I'm not gonna do that) Please don't but actually maybe do if you're drunk or something and it's particularly apt.
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toggle posted:Just had to send my month old D600 to Nikon to get the sensor cleaned/replaced Hey, me too 
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Bottom Liner posted:Here's my review of the d750: Agreed. Also, all this talk of primes. Finally invested in one...never want to go back.
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800peepee51doodoo posted:Here's a hands on review of the D750 Ffffuck. Doing post on some low light shots I took this weekend with a 5d2, combined with the incredible frustration at the repeated loss of focus, terrible shadow noise, I think I may just be a convert. Does anyone know how many of the AF points are -3ev sensitive? sildargod fucked around with this message at 11:29 on Oct 7, 2014 |
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WugLyfe posted:Anyone have a D600 with the shutter issue? How long did it take to get the camera back? Took me about two weeks round trip when they replaced mine (which was before the official recall, so no idea if their methods have changed).
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I sent mine for service a couple months ago and it took 5 days total, including ship time and time to repair physical damage caused by a drop and to clean the sensor.
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Oct 7, 2014 17:32
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Good to know it's better than Pentax's CS. They're still dragging their feet on a warranty replacement due in July.BonoMan posted:Took me about two weeks round trip when they replaced mine (which was before the official recall, so no idea if their methods have changed). Supposedly they now replace the shutter with that of the d610. I bought knowing that this might be a thing, and I'm okay with waiting a little while for something that owns. GonadTheBallbarian fucked around with this message at 17:40 on Oct 7, 2014 |
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Oct 7, 2014 17:36
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They said they replaced my shutter (not just cleaned the sensor) on my action log, but I'm not sure if it was with the 610 or a different 600 shutter. It was RIGHT before the 610 was announced so who knows.
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I bought a D610 in August and I sincerely wish I'd bought a used D800 instead. The focus in low light is annoying me and I sometimes wish i had focus points toward the edges of the frame. I'm considering trading in for a used D800 with 30k actuations for around £300. Anyone care to share their thoughts?
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Oct 7, 2014 18:39
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Good plan? The D800 is a better camera in every which way except for size and weight, I guess.
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SoundMonkey posted:No reason, really. A bit late, but this is a terrible comparison. They completely missed focus on the 80-200, you can see that the left edge of the photo is sharp, while in the 180 photo it's out of focus in that area. Maybe the 180 is better than the zoom, but there's no way to see that from this photo. I've found that this is pretty much universally true for test/comparison photos on the net. There's always missed focus, or motion blur or whatever.
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ShadeofBlue posted:A bit late, but this is a terrible comparison. They completely missed focus on the 80-200, you can see that the left edge of the photo is sharp, while in the 180 photo it's out of focus in that area. Maybe the 180 is better than the zoom, but there's no way to see that from this photo. I've found that this is pretty much universally true for test/comparison photos on the net. There's always missed focus, or motion blur or whatever. This photo was taken by me. Both lenses were focused manually with AF-confirm. On a tripod. Even if I somehow hosed up focus, that doesn't forgive the purple.
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SoundMonkey posted:This photo was taken by me. Both lenses were focused manually with AF-confirm. On a tripod. Even if I somehow hosed up focus, that doesn't forgive the purple. The color purple has been associated with royalty and such since the old testament. Excuuuuuuse Nikon for trying to add a little majesty to your photos.
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SoundMonkey posted:Even if I somehow hosed up focus, that doesn't forgive the purple. Assuming you hosed up focus, it could be some longitudinal chromatic abberation.
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Paul MaudDib posted:Assuming you hosed up focus, it could be some longitudinal chromatic abberation. If you'll take my word for it, I sperged out hard on it, it's not the focus. The 80-200 2.8 is an amazing lens and a great option for anyone who wants that range of zoom on a budget, but it can't even step to the 180mm f/2.8 ED-IF.
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Is it acceptable to use off brand ede14 (I think that's the correct type) batteries instead of the official Nikon batteries? I want a backup battery or two for my D3100 but I'm unsure as to whether or not the cheaper alternatives will explode my camera or something.
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If you buy it from a decent 3rd party sure. I think wasabi and optek are well liked here, but someone echo has a few will prob chime in.
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Confirming Wasabi batteries are great, I have 4 of them for my Fujis their charger is nice as well. Anyone buying OEM batteries instead of a Wasabi 2 pack that includes a charger is insane. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...5R2BQ9B0TVZEV8F
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SoundMonkey posted:If you'll take my word for it, I sperged out hard on it, it's not the focus. The 80-200 2.8 is an amazing lens and a great option for anyone who wants that range of zoom on a budget, but it can't even step to the 180mm f/2.8 ED-IF. Mine always had terrible focus, I was told by the camera shop that it's because the 80-200mm is from the film era and doesn't play well with modern digital. It was loose in the mount, so I might just have had a bad copy. K*Rock also says 'professionals don't care' about the shortcomings of that lens, so 
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red19fire posted:Mine always had terrible focus, I was told by the camera shop that it's because the 80-200mm is from the film era and doesn't play well with modern digital. It was loose in the mount, so I might just have had a bad copy. K*Rock also says 'professionals don't care' about the shortcomings of that lens, so That sounds like a total load, which I'd expect if an employee of a camera store was saying it. It was probably just yours, I've never had any issue with the mount (or anything else) being loose. Of course, the little button on the M/A ring...
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I picked up a mint condition N2020 with an attached 50mm 1.8 non D lens (also mint) tonight for $50. I plan to ditch the body and keep the lens for my F100. Anyone have this lens? How does it perform? The N2020 is pretty neat actually. The mid-late 80s were a weird mix between both manual and automatic designs.   It came with the original manual and sales receipt, too. $399. Gotta love people who keep their stuff in good shape.
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It's the same 50mm f/1.8 that Nikon has been making forever. It's a fine lens; there's really not much more to say.
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I found a decently priced 105mm sigma lens on eBay, bought it, and just realised it doesn't have HSM. So no autofocus on my d3100. 
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'ey nikon thread, i'm focused on gettin a d800 for the full frame and AI friendliness, it still seems like from skimming the thread that the d800 isn't full of a lot of pitfalls/surprises and that it is a nice full frame camera with old lens compatibility is this the case?
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Go with the d750 unless you need billboard sized prints.
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Yeah I paid almost full retail gladly for mine but I'd grab a d750 if I were buying right now.
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Bottom Liner posted:Go with the d750 unless you need billboard sized prints. d750 looks v. nice, it looks like it will Suit My Needs
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Yeah, I have a D750 and a D800 and the 750 is lovely. I don't see much reason to get the D800 over it unless you specifically need those extra megapixels.
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1st AD posted:I thought news departments were firing their photographers and handing out high MP cell phone cameras to reporters anyways Hah, my paper stopped issuing cellphones... back before they had cameras in them. We had some lovely point-and-shoot that the reporters could check out if the story wasn't important enough to send a photographer. Now, of course, all the reporters have personal iPhones anyway. Also, I got laid off from the fulltime staff position a couple years ago, they just have me come back as a contractor for football every season -- sports are one of the few things the reporter with an iPhone can't shoot. Bottom Liner posted:About half of my work is weddings, so a fast moving intense environment from 6-15 hours of journalistic shooting and I do just fine with primes. Give them a try, they don't limit you like you think. SoundMonkey posted:It was probably just yours, I've never had any issue with the mount (or anything else) being loose. Of course, the little button on the M/A ring...  It's also entirely missing the little button on the M/A ring.
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BANME.sh posted:I picked up a mint condition N2020 with an attached 50mm 1.8 non D lens (also mint) tonight for $50. I plan to ditch the body and keep the lens for my F100. Anyone have this lens? How does it perform? You should consider selling that 2020 to someone who has plenty of MF and AF-D lenses, but no 35mm F-mount options!
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Ever since we've had our first kid, my wife has been using my D600 for taking pics of her. She actually has an affinity for photography it turns out (and is in a sort of "what do I want to do with myself?" crossroads) and our anniversary is next weekend. I'd love to get her a starter DSLR. She likes my camera, and I'm not stingy with it, but she just is always afraid she's going to break it or something. Is the D3200 the go to still?
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BonoMan posted:Ever since we've had our first kid, my wife has been using my D600 for taking pics of her. She actually has an affinity for photography it turns out (and is in a sort of "what do I want to do with myself?" crossroads) and our anniversary is next weekend. I'd love to get her a starter DSLR. She likes my camera, and I'm not stingy with it, but she just is always afraid she's going to break it or something. The D3300 is out, so I guess that? I love my D3200 and it's really helped me learn, so yeah, go for the D3300 I guess.
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Kenshin posted:The D3300 is out, so I guess that? Ah, poo poo yeah the D3300. I was staring right at it. Comes in sexy "Red" too. nice.
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