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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: Elkman on August 12, 2008, 05:49:22 PM

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Post by: Elkman on August 12, 2008, 05:49:22 PM: Ok, NOW I'm ready for the photo safari. :)

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Post by: MuleySniper on August 12, 2008, 06:15:45 PM: Holy Smokes!! Hows the saying go? The guy with the biggest lens......
MS
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Post by: jeff100 on August 12, 2008, 06:26:52 PM: Quote
The guy with the biggest lens......

Nah...I think it's more along the lines of making up for 'feelings of inadequacy'...or sumtin like that.... :chuckle:
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Post by: wastickslinger on August 12, 2008, 06:32:14 PM: :drool:

sniper, does that apply for trucks too :chuckle:
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Post by: Slider on August 12, 2008, 06:38:39 PM: Very Nice!!! ;)
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Post by: MuleySniper on August 12, 2008, 06:43:14 PM: Quote from: wastickslinger on August 12, 2008, 06:32:14 PM
:drool:

sniper, does that apply for trucks too :chuckle:

That depends on how you look at the saying :chuckle:
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Post by: popeshawnpaul on August 12, 2008, 07:05:53 PM: Looks like I got a shooting buddy... :brew:
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Post by: boneaddict on August 12, 2008, 07:12:10 PM: How the hell did you get a lens...all of the canon ones are sold out for the olympics...I guess maybe not much demand for that nikon stuff. :chuckle: J/K SWEET!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: Elkman on August 12, 2008, 08:45:42 PM: Thanks, I guess. 8)
Has to do with the fact I have been into photography for around 30 years and could never afford top of the line gear, now I can.
Never bought top DSLR because the couldn't compete with what I wanted for prints compared to film.
Then came the D3. I was just outside shooting in the twilight of 8:15 pm and was just as shocked as examples I was seeing online. 12,500 ISO is just crazy :yike: All i can say is OMG!
I will post some examples next week as were going camping 1st thing in the morning at warm beach.

Quote from: boneaddict on August 12, 2008, 07:12:10 PM
How the hell did you get a lens...all of the canon ones are sold out for the Olympics...I guess maybe not much demand for that Nikon stuff. :chuckle: J/K SWEET!!!!!!!!!!

Funny thing is, every time they pan the press pool, black to white is even.
At phelps swimming the other night I re-wound the DVR after the network panned the press box because of the amount of shooters there to see him tie the record and counted 72 camera's, 37 black, 35 white. :chuckle:
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Post by: boneaddict on August 12, 2008, 08:48:31 PM: Yeah, you pretty much can't go wrong with either one. They are both incredible AND incredibly expensive. :) Looking forward to seeing your pics.
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Post by: Jackjr on August 12, 2008, 08:50:36 PM: Cant wait for the pics.
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Post by: Elkman on August 12, 2008, 08:52:27 PM: Quote from: popeshawnpaul on August 12, 2008, 07:05:53 PM
Looks like I got a shooting buddy... :brew:

Looking foward to it!
But I have some reading to do, the book on the D3 is 472 pages, ALL english.
So far in an hr playing, I dig the Auto ISO and the Active-D lighting feature.

Ok, back to packing the trailer. :(
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Post by: popeshawnpaul on August 12, 2008, 09:05:53 PM: I've been looking at the press in the Olympics as well and so far I'm finding about 2/3rd Canon. There are a lot of Canon guys using black lenses either shorter telephoto or off brand. It's good to see though that Nikon actually has a showing in the Olympics. They have been absent for years and it's frustrating. I use to be a Nikon shooter and have used both systems so I bear some allegiance to Canon but wouldn't have a problem switching. I've been waiting for cameras like the D3 and D700 so that Canon will kick their ass in gear and make some better products. There is a long way for us to go technology wise in dslr cameras and I can't wait to see what the new Canon 5D II will have to compete with the Nikon D700 and what the next 50D will have in it for a crop camera. Then Nikon will come out with a D3x that has twice the pixel count of the D3 and on and on. Prices of lenses have been rising and they should be getting cheaper for us consumers, in my opinion. You are going to love that combination but keep your D200 around for wildlife...
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Post by: smdave on August 12, 2008, 09:07:41 PM: Wow great camera I am a Canon fan but the specs say ISO 25600 with boost OMG.

Dave
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Post by: javman on August 12, 2008, 10:30:59 PM: :drool: Congrats on a fine purchase! I wish I could afford that setup. I rented the 200-400 last week for a trip to SE Alaska and now I better start saving my pennies :'( I can't imagine how nice it would be with a D3 (I was using a D200)... You will enjoy it! Make sure you're covered with insurance though!

Here's a couple Sitka Blacktails I captured with it:
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Post by: Elkman on August 13, 2008, 12:26:13 AM: ^^ Very nice! Love the 2nd one. I was torn between this or the 300 2.8, but with the D3 High ISO capability, I knew I could get away with it.
Now I just need to find the animals.
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Post by: boneaddict on August 13, 2008, 06:00:51 AM: and why isn't that pic in the POM contest? :)
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Post by: tlbradford on August 13, 2008, 09:15:53 AM: The colors are so vivid. Javman, do you enhance them with a program, or is that the way they come out?
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Post by: javman on August 13, 2008, 07:31:42 PM: Can't wait to see some pics elkman! If I owned it, I'd definitely get a 1.4x teleconverter for those times when you just can't get any closer. I've heard it doesn't degrade the quality much if any. Oh and the lens does a pretty good job with closeups too. Took some flower shots last weekend and was surprised at how close it focuses!

bone -- I figured a little sitka blacktail doesn't stand a chance against all those big muleys on a washington site ;) I might have one or two other shots for that thread though!

tlbradford -- That's pretty much how they come out. I might do a little bump in contrast, but nothing really to the colors!