Peter in Canberra

hear hear. D500?, just like D7500 only crippled without onboard flash ;-) seriously, I was pleased and my spirits rose to see these beautiful shots.

beautiful, thank you. are you shooting with a tripod or hand held?

thanks all for your responses, thoughts and experiences - I appreciate it. ... The Sigma at bargain price (Au$650, sells new $1,100-1,400) was sold without the seller ever responding to my message ...

fabulous shots. looks like you got pretty close to those little guys as well - good field craft.

thank you, both images very good. Detail in the 400 excellent (to my amateur eyes anyway). The in flight one was a more challenging shot though - backlit and with movement :-)

Thanks Avian and Tord someone is also selling a very good condition Tamron (+ Tamron tripod collar) and they reckon their copy is good. Maybe I need to handle both lenses in a shop before diving in ...

I reckon the AF-P 70-300 DX VR is a very nice lens. I don't really know why Nikon bothers making and selling the version without VR, except to capture unsuspecting souls who then realise the ...

coming back to this thread and its commenters as a ready entree to users of Sigma 100-400. I am watching a used copy of this lens which seems at a very good price. Nikon D7500 would be the body. I ...

An alternative, depending on the sunshine and humidity where you are is to place the lens (no caps on) in full sunlight. That (or x-rays, though that sounds extreme) should kill the fungus but it ...

don't have either but the 17-55 is not light or (relatively) small ! the 16-80 (don't have it either) is closer in weight & size and seems to have got very good reviews. Not cheap either though.

I concur also. It is sharp. Until recently it was one of Thom Hogan's recommended lenses for DX shooters. It is at 17mm that I see the aberrant behaviour and I'm sure I have read about that ...

Hi. a quick post/comment which I will try to follow up with some 'data' tonight ... I have a D3300 I picked up used a while ago. I have a D7500 bought from new. The D7500 is a really impressive ...

p.s. there will be a weight difference if you carry both. the 18-140 is 490g, the 35-150 is 797g and the 17-35 460g. I've looked at (in silico, never handled one) the 35-150 as a possible sports ...

I don't have the 18-140, but is the softness you are seeing possibly inaccurate focus? Have you tried a test comparing liveview vs OVF shooting (on tripod)? You might be able to adjust with the ...

I am. Otherwise I might already have the Sigma 100-400 :-)

GAS is ever before me ...

sweet :-)

Hi. first post in this forum. I got a used Manfrotto 141RC head used a few months ago. It seems in good condition but ... I have 2 Qs. First, how stiff should I expect the panning movement to be - ...

super quick (subjective) observation - shutter button (for me) would have been better placed about where the mode dial is :-)

resurrecting an old thread (sorry). I only just became aware of the Olympus Stylus 1 ... (Nikon DX shooter since 2008). Side story is I just picked up a G16 as an easily packable camera and was ...