Lance B

Yeah, it's high on my list, too. -- Lance B http://www.pbase.com/lance_b http://i.pbase.com/o4/21/489821/1/53232844.SydneyPanoVertSmall.jpg

That /is/ very interesting! I did think the difference would be small, but it sounds as though it can be made to be alomst non existent. Thank you for the link. -- Lance...

Concise and to the point and what's more, you're right. :-) -- Lance B http://www.pbase.com/lance_b http://i.pbase.com/o4/21/489821/1/53232844.SydneyPanoVertSmall.jpg

As far as I can tell, the amateurs seem to take better photos than the pros! So, having a seperate forum for amateurs would do what, exactly? Or, more to the point, having a seperate forum for...

My thoughts exactly. I find that it is better to underexpose and boost shadows than try to rescue highlights. The D800 seems to not like the highlights as much as the shadows. -- Lance...

This was exactly what I was thinking. Like you, I didn't even know there was an amateur or pro forum. -- Lance...

Probably wouldn't be any better than those, they are excellent. However, if you needed to print them large, then having the extra Mp's would help. :-) -- Lance...

Thank you for the nice comment, Chuck. I haven't needed to so far. -- Lance B http://www.pbase.com/lance_b http://i.pbase.com/o4/21/489821/1/53232844.SydneyPanoVertSmall.jpg

If you don't want to carry your 400 f2.8 around, yet still want the /option/ of shooting that long or longer, then get the 300 f2.8 VRII and use the 1.4x TC and 2x TCIII. The 70-200 will cover the...

An often overlooked advantage of the 300 + TC's route is that your minimum focus stays the same, in this case the 300mm f2.8 VRII minimum focus is 2.3mts, but you get the actual focal length of the...

I think you must have had a bad copy of the 300 f2.8 or the 2x TCIII. I mean, to say that the 300 f2.8 loses /all/ it's magic is just plain wrong as I have had nothing but great results with that...

Ever heard of tracking a bird in flight? They don't sit still whilst you conveniently frame it perfectly. Therefore, whilst it is flying along and you're trying to track it, perfect framing is...

What are you on about? It's the same thing. (bashing head against wall). -- Lance B http://www.pbase.com/lance_b http://i.pbase.com/o4/21/489821/1/53232844.SydneyPanoVertSmall.jpg

1) These cameras are consumer or prosumer, not professional and their AF systems are not as fast or accurate. 2) If you use a 200mm on DX or a 200mm on FX, then crop the FX to the same as DX,...

Again, I never said it was. And where, exactly, did I menttion the D700?? If you read my original post, I discussed what /I/ was doing with /my/ equipment and why /that/ works for me. The part...

Thank you very much, Eduardo! -- Lance B http://www.pbase.com/lance_b http://i.pbase.com/o4/21/489821/1/53232844.SydneyPanoVertSmall.jpg

Very impressive, Horshack! -- Lance B http://www.pbase.com/lance_b http://i.pbase.com/o4/21/489821/1/53232844.SydneyPanoVertSmall.jpg

Thank you again for your kind comment, David. -- Lance B http://www.pbase.com/lance_b http://i.pbase.com/o4/21/489821/1/53232844.SydneyPanoVertSmall.jpg

Possibly. Jpeg only has a DR of about 9 stops at best, once highlights are clipped, they are lost. Also, the NR post process is much better working on RAW files than jpegs. You can adjust exposre...

Thank you for your nice comment. I wish I could as a comparo, but at this stage I have no out of the camera jpegs to compare to my RAW versions. I do know what you're saying, but I guess...