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well done, i like them very much, but i believe the 2ed one need more contrast, unless your like natural colour
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ENGLISH is not my native language, so...
 
I guess, K,Rockwell is not my mentor...you may be correct, I like the shot to look natural. Although I still pump up the color a smidge

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Ed in Arizona
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I also bought a 180mm not long ago. It's a wonderful lens! The red channel is a little blown on that last one, but I've always found if one channel is going to go it's that one. I've been wanting to take my 180 out around the city, but haven't just yet.

Here's a couple of a friend's dog taken with the 180mm:



 
Nice sharp close-ups you have there..

I agree about the REds Blown, I hear that alot about this problem with D70s- don't remember the fix (maybe someone will chime up)

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Ed in Arizona
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Great shots.

Man everytime I see really nice 180/2.8 shots it makes me want to buy one. Decidng between the 180 and the 80-200/2.8 as my next lens. The 180 shots always look great, but haven't seen any direct comparission between the two. Also I would like to force myself to walk primes again, like I did in my film days.
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thanks,

The only lens that may make me sell the 180 is if I get a 70-200 vr next year..this lens seems to take same if not better shots than 180 with zoom!

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Ed in Arizona
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Why not own both a 180 f2.8 and a 70(80)-200mm f2.8? The 180 is small light and unobtrusive and the zoom would add versitility?
 
That is possible, but not when I hope to get D200 also..lol

Is the 70-200 that much bigger? I have yet to hold one.

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Ed in Arizona
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Hi Ed,

I thought about the 70-200 too, just how much more lens was it compared to the 180. There really couldn't be that much difference, right? Well, hee haw, went on down to the local camera store and this baby on the d50 will get you noticed. A much more substantial/heafty lens. But definately a lens I could get very used to enjoying on a daily basis.
And the 80-400 vr well.........
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Charles
 
warru said:
I thought about the 70-200 too,
this baby on the d50 will get you noticed. A much more
substantial/heafty lens.
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Yes, I looked at the two. The weight and size ended up pointing me towards a second hand 180 which I'm very pleased with:

Taken from my car whilst stuck in traffic:



Heavily cropped, yet sharp enough to see the bails flying near the batsman's head:



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The 180mm is about 7 inches long uses 72mm filters (has a built in lens hood) and is a whole lot lighter than any of the 70(80)-200mm lenses.

I'm not knocking the zoom, I just see where both can be used comfortably in anyones kit.

Just a nice sharp sweet little lens.
 
Yes, it's a great lens for walking around the park, and I use mine a lot for this very thing. Recently I added an SB800 flash, and it has vastly improved the quality of my images. For subjects like birds that are partly black and won't let you get very close, it really makes the subjects pop, by bringing out the shadow detail.

Your second image is definitely my favourite. Love the repetitive pattern in the compostion - well seen.
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Really, I haven't thought of using flash with this lens..I would say I was at least 20-30ft away with the bird shots

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Ed in Arizona
D70s
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The 180/sb800 make a nice combo. About 40 feet away, from under the shade of an Oak tree.

Reed-bellied Woodpecker



Downy Woodpecker



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Charles
 
Ed_arizona said:
Nice shots...as I do not have external flash (yet) how far is the
s800 rated to work?
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It's (rated) guide number is 174 feet at ISO 200, so assuming that ISO and an f-stop of f/2.8 it should just be able to "kiss" something about 60 feet away. 50 to 55 feet would probably be more realistic. It's not realy going to light anything out there but it would add a little definition, some cahtchlights, etc. Using something like a "Better Beamer" or as suggested earlier, the Kirk Flash Extender, etc., you'd be able to focus the beam to a more narrow angle, boosting it's effectiveness a bit.

Of course stopping the lens down or lowering the ISO would shorten the effective distance.

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