Denis of Whidbey Island

I won't comment on the OPs use of the image, but read the post as meaning that, as an example of what's possible with the new lens, it was not a knock-your-socks-off image. Not that I'm in the...

See this recent thread for a range of opinions on this question: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3455300 Denis

Sorry, as pointed out by others, I stumbled onto the wrong product on the RRS site. No price change. I musta been in a hurry. Denis

Just a note: my replacement collar arrived last week with the marks on the correct side of the ring. Their site now has accurate product photos, too:...

The only issue I've seen raised about RRS equipment is that the lever clamps may not always work well with some other brand plates. (Got links to more damning threads?) One might read that as...

Adobe knows we don't want this; I responded to a long, details survey about this two years ago and I'm sure I was not the only respondent who expressed absolutely no interest in turning Photoshop...

I also use a D800, along with an RX100. I already use DXO Optics Pro for much of my raw processing: NEF > DNG > TIFF. That workflow should keep me in business for a decade, then I'll be old enough...

I'm another 20 year user. Will use CS6 as long as possible, while using in parallel DXO, Darktable (gotta learn it) and other options that respect users.

As earlier stated, screw clamps are quite forgiving. Lever clamps require better mating with the plates. The inexpensive clamp you found should work with a Kirk collar on your 70-200. Having never...

That's just a Phottix 10-pin release cable hanging down. Denis

I have the same Tenba bag/color. Got it for a trip to Istanbul and Bulgaria. I carried a D300 with (as I recall) an 18-135mm (borrowed), 12-24mm, Canon G10, smart phone, documents, reading...

Tracking indicates that my 18-35 is "out for delivery" so I'll be giving it a test run up here on Whidbey Island today. Maybe this will be a summer to spend more time exploring the gorge ... using...

When my D800 was new, I found that it took several (maybe six) wet treatments and SensorKlear cleaning to get it clean enough to make me happy. I suspect that it was largely new-camera oil...

I mean, "its slip-on front cover."

Speaking of technological progress, I used to set type using paper tape. In those days page layout was done with text on paper, waxed and rubbed down.  Today we don't even refer to "desktop...

Count me among those who have been using this lens for several years without mishap. In a PJ or some sports settings you might bump the front element, but in use for landscape, architectural,...

Rich, until you lumped yourself with Atget and Adams, we didn't realize that everything you wrote was tongue-in-cheek. We should have caught the irony sooner. Please accept that posts in this...

This drag racing shot actually shows how much better the ED lens is. The example posted by the OP is no endorsement for any attribute of the non-ED 70-300. As others have opined, if the OP is...

Try searching this forum for threads about the 14-24mm and 16-35mm lenses. You'll find plenty of partisan opinions about both, and many posters indicate use on D800-series cameras. Denis