andrea_crema

I had this problem sometimes with my D200. Normally I'd switch it off and then on again and it would be OK.

I've read on other forums that it can sometimes be dirty contacts, even on new lenses.

Something like Deoxit would do the trick.

I've ordered a new iiyama 19 inch LCD (Model H481S) to replace my 17 Inch

iiyama (Model E431S) Everything looked to be better spec wise, until I checked

the dot pitch, the 19 Inch has a dot pitch of 0.294 vs 0.264 on the 17 Inch. I

have a horrible feeling that this is not going to be acceptable for photo

editing, I really hope I am wrong. Can anyone give an honest opinion ?

Thanks, some good advise here.

I suppose the option is a 70-200. Would love the Nikkor VR version, but I will probably be going the Sigma route because of price.

That said, depends on how I could use the 180mm, already have the AFS28-70 and 85 1.8, so I am still wondering....

I'm lured by the Optics of the 180mm

Can Anyone recommend this lens for Portrait and sports, would want ot

use it on my D2x/D200

I am interested in going Digital and am looking at either an S2, D100

or a Sigma SD9.

The thing that concerns me is that I have read that the life of such

a DSLR is between 3 to 5 years. I really am amazed at this poor

length of time that a Camera is supposed to last. Considering what

you are paying should you not be looking at the same as a

conventional camera, say 15 to 20 years ?

Are they likely to improve with next generation DSLR ?

These are truly exciting times.

It may be that existing 35mm DSLRs will become the Meduim/Pro format of the digital world, with the Olympus standard becoming the 35mm equivalent in the digital world. (perhaps !)

In the case of Nikon, the beauty of their lenses is that you can use their oldest lens with their latest SLR (give or take). If Nikon or Canon decided to go down this road, they could potentially loose a lot of customers. From previous experience, having owned Minolta, Canon and Nikon, there is always that wanting, when a new SLR or lens comes out form another manufacterer there is always that feeling that perhaps you should have bought from the onset that other manufacters camera !.

I feel that at the moment the consumer is the lab rat, we are seeing new products now coming out every 6 months which was unheard of with traditional cameras. Digital is expensive, prices will come down, but I feel that we the consumer are paying for the R&D in the prices for the Camera's we buy today. (I am waiting until such time prices are more reasonable)

Its like the Computer industry, why launch the best that you have when you can slowly drip feed the technology in steps and earn more income. APS is a classic, not necessary better, but marketed to the consumer as better in terms of convenience/looks and function.

I Picked up a copy of Photography weekly today (a U.K. Publication).

Which detailed news about Photokina 2002

I was interested in an announcement by Olympus regarding a new

digital standard they are proposing.They are wanting to design a new

standard for Digital SLRs which would be adopted by all manufacturers

and would result in smaller SLRs to accomodate the smaller CCDs (I

believe a 4:3 CCD).

They went on to say that they are proposing a universal mount for all

new digital cameras. Seems a little worrying if you have a load of

gear already, can't believe the likes of Canon and Nikon would go

this route.

What does everyone think ?

My Opinion is that this in some ways might limit technology. As

things progress could we not have in the future a conventional sized

SLR that could house the CCD to capture Meduim format quality

images ? Surely by making the SLR smaller its going to take longer to

achieve this step.

In respect to the financial costs to Consumers and manufacturers,

surely we do not want to discard our prized Canon or Nikon lens ?

Would this new standard have some one buying a Nikon body and fitting

a Canon lens ? Surely the manufacturers would have something to say

about this ?

Chuck,

Thanks, I will try the controlled test, I had read the same article by Ken and he quotes all the lenses that I have suffer in some form from this defect.

Does the Camera body perhaps have any effect on this problem ? (deciding what is sharp) As I had said earlier, with the higher shutter speeds there was still some lack of image sharpness. On a 6x4 or 7x5 not so evident, but when you enlarge above this you then start to see the softness.

Chuck, sorry Its a 75 to 300mm ED lens !!

I'm grateful for the answers and as I've already stated I have been careful to use a fairley fast shutter speed, i.e with the 85mm, at least 125 of sec.

I use good quality filters B&W and always ensure that the lens is clean. I have tried the test of focusing using a tripod, but in real life situations when doing candids, I have not the luxury of always have a tripod.

If its my own lack of technique, then fair enough, but when a local pro tells me he can shoot at 1/15 hand held and still get sharp images, it makes me a little upset that I can't get always sharp images when using fast shutter speeds. Anyone have any other suggestions, it may be a help if everybody has a look at other threads on this subject

Having made a number of enlargements of photos I've noticed that a

percentage of the pictures (Portraits) have been slightly out of

focus.

In order to check, I used slide film and looked at the result through

an x8 loupe and again saw that a percentage were not quite in focus.

I hope I've taken into account the most likely things, such as

shutters speed,focusing on the eyes, and put it down to the AF not

being spot on. The thing is that there does not appear to be a

pattern, in a role of 36 I would say that over half are aharp. Its

frustrating in that when I have taken a shot that I think is sharp in

the view finder, it then turns out to be out of focus in the final

print/slide.

I've used a combination of lenses and have had the same inconsistant

results

Kit is as follows

N80

70 to 300 EF Lens 4.5/5.6

28 to 105 Lens 3.5/4.5

85 lens 1.8

Any Ideas ? I've read similiar threads, Whats going on?

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