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^^Nice series, Corey. Where are the beach shots?

rick_reno wrote in post #15819460
Anyone got a suggestion for an inexpensive lens for one of the Nikon DX SLR's? A friend of ours wants a good lens to take photos of her kids, and doesn't want to spend a bunch of money. I suggested the 35 f/1.8G to her.

I would go with the 35 G or 50 G.

jdizzle wrote in post #15819738
I would go with the 35 G or 50 G.

I let her borrow my 50 1.8G, she didn't care for it, she muttered something about having to be too far back. I figured the 35 might work for her. She liked the shots I took of the kids one day when they were over here, I was using my 50 1.8G on the D800 but apparently it works different on a DX body. Both husband and wife are MD's, her husband had a board meeting to attend out of town when she had to be at the hospital so the kids spent time with us.
Great kids, they love TV and don't have one at home to watch.

Here's one I shot this morning, handheld. No wind which helped a lot. D800, 105mm, f/9, 1/200. ISO 560. It some kind of flower that grows on a tree, a little smaller than a quarter.

jdizzle wrote in post #15819732
^^Nice series, Corey. Where are the beach shots?

Thanks! They are coming.

Wifes plants.

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haha i see loads of you guys with the dark emperor as your avatar and i play MTG the card game and ran across this and thought of you guys!

Question! Are D800 files 50-60ish MB each for raw? D600 30-40?

nphsbuckeye wrote in post #15820863
Question! Are D800 files 50-60ish MB each for raw? D600 30-40?

My D800 files have varied from just over 40mb to 75mb.

nphsbuckeye wrote in post #15820863
Question! Are D800 files 50-60ish MB each for raw? D600 30-40?

Using lossless compressed 14 bit RAW I'm averaging around 45 meg.

Even saved JPEG's can end up pretty large, the example below weighs in at 42 meg as a jpeg out of LR

In case anyone else is waiting for a QR plate from Kirk for the D7100 mine shipped today.

So what are everyone's thoughts on the new 80-400? If anyone actually buys one please post some samples, for a slow aperture lens I'm actually interested in this one! Which is weird since I only really use primes!?
Seen any good reviews out yet?

I"ve looked at a lot of sample shots on Dpreview, FM, Nikonians and Nikon cafe, Lensrentals, etc, many people have been posting photos and various comparisons. I've decided a better route for me would be the 300 f4 with a TC. The tests I have seen comparing this combination with the 80-400 indicate very minimal IQ improvement with the 80-400, certainly not enough of a bump to justify the cost difference.
Another combo I'm considering is the 300 2.8 with a TC, I've already got the TC, the big 300 does very well with TC's and the cost difference between a used or refurb 300 isn't a huge hit over the 80-400.
The 80-400 looks pretty good, but not at the current price point. I've read people don't expect the price to drop on it very fast, it is reportedly selling quite well.

Went out this morning after testing my new 300mm F2.8 VRII last night. Was lucky to happen accross my 2 eagle buddies on the river. I try not to bother them when they are perched, but this guy jumped off and flew right by me. He must have been curious.

I had the 2x extender on and my heart skipped a beat as I thought he would be too close. These were taken at F6.3 @ 600mm. Had I had a zoom on, I probably would have quickly zoomed out due as I'm not very experienced with birds in flight, thus loosing a lot of resolution.

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