adam_macneil

August 13, 2007

Whew! Thanks for the reply. I was hoping that it was normal, but worried that it wasn't.

August 13, 2007

I just bought the Nikon 18-200 lens and I noticed that when I'm turning the

focus ring, it (the focus ring) will continue to move even after the lens has

stopped focusing. This happens in both directions. I've never had an AF-S lens

before, so I don't know if this is normal or if there is a problem with my lens.

Thanks

April 1, 2005

I'm quite fond of the British mag, Outdoor Photography (not to be confused with US

Outdoor Photographer)

March 11, 2003

If you look at the title of the folder, the person is trying to find out who took

these photos. Maybe you should email him and tell him who you are, and

which photos are yours, and I'm sure he will take them down if you ask.

March 1, 2003

I'm using IE 5.2.2 and to me the header area looks like JM Woo's Safari

screenshots (with the exception of the font)

February 26, 2003

What about the 80-200 f2.8 AF-S? Unfortunately its $1500 USD, but that's the

same as the 80-400VR.

February 7, 2003

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Down at the bottom of <a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/

photo?photo_id=1041664">this</a> thread there is a pdf file by Doug

Burgess where he explains how he does his borders.

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January 22, 2003

Sorin is correct in that the N65 doesn't have the ability to set the ISO

manually. So you need DX coded canisters. If the camera doesn't detect any

DX coding, it defaults to 100 ISO. And the flash sync speed is definitely 1/90

sec.

January 14, 2003

I went to Sigma's website and here is what they said.

"Dual Focus. It is easy to hold the lens, since the focusing ring does not rotate

during auto-focusing and yet provides adequate focusing torque of the

focusing ring during manual focusing of the lens."

November 29, 2002

There is a third option as well. You could always go for the high quality zooms

such as the 80-200 f2.8.

November 24, 2002

As to whether you should trust the viewfinder or the infinity mark, go out and

take a picture while trusting the viewfinder, and take a picture trusting the

infinity mark. Hopefully that will tell you which to use in the future.

October 20, 2002

In regards to your second question. The flash will still fire at any speed, but

what happens if you exceed the sync speed, is that you will end up with only a

small part of the frame exposed. With a camera with a focal plane shutter, the

shutter consist of two curtains, depending on the shutter speed the second

curtain may start moving before the first is all the way across. This creates a

slit that is travelling across the film. If you fire the flash when there is only a slit,

the flash will only light up that area. So the sync speed is a speed at which the

first curtain is all the way across before the second one starts moving.

Hope this helps.

October 15, 2002

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In comparing the N65 fo the N80, I'm not convinced that the N80 is worth

the extra money (someone want to convince me?)

There are all sorts of reason that I can come up with off the top of my head as

to why the F80 is better than the F65:

1. dual command dial interface

2. spot meter

3. viewfinder gridlines

4. 1/125th sec flash sync (as opposed to 1/90)

September 30, 2002

Alan: yes, that's the same problem that I'm having.

September 29, 2002

Is there any way of un-notifying oneself from new answers to a thread OTHER

than clicking on the link in the email.

I was interested in the answers to a question that was posted. However, no

new answers have been posted, and I'm no longer interested. But since there

were no new answers, I have no link to un-notify myself.

I would like to suggest that a link be set up on the photo.net page that would

allow users to do this.

September 29, 2002

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With about 30 sec. of searching at Google, here are two site that I came up

with.

<a href ="http://home.planet.nl/~ucklomp/index.htm?http%3A//home.planet.nl/

%7Eucklomp/nikonf50/">this one</a> and <a href ="http://www.mir.com.my/rb/

photography/companies/nikon/htmls/models/specroom98/f50/f50spec.htm">

this one</a>.

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September 23, 2002

I'm not going to tell you what brand or body to go with either. I will however tell

you my experiences with the F65 as it relates to your question. It does have

most of the features that you are looking for. The exception being the spot

metering. Also, if you plan on getting into flash photgraphy, the F65 only has a

sync speed of 1/90th.

I would suggest going to a reputable camera store, and asking lots of

questions, and also trying different brands to see how each feels in your

hands. Finally remeber what has been stated over, and over whenever

someone asks this sort of question: You are not only buying a camera, but are

buying into a whole system. So take a look at what else each company offers

in terms of lenses, lens features, and accessories such as flashes.

September 13, 2002

Or Both.

The built in speedlight only has coverage for up to a 28mm lens, so anything

wider than that and you will likely get vignetting. Also, it only has a guide

number of 12 (ISO 100, m) whereas the SB-80DX has a guide number of 38

(ISO 100, m at 35mm) which may be why the vignetting problems at some of

the longer focal lengths. And like Rick said, larger diameter lenses will block

the light from the flash.

BTW, somebody please let me know if I'm completely wrong and making a

total ass of myself

August 2, 2002

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<a href="http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=003YaZ&

unified_p=1">click here</a> This is the thread that the previous poster

was talking about.

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August 1, 2002

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My suggestion would be to go to your local camera store and try the different

models that you are looking at. You can ask the salesperson any questions,

and also try out different features/intrefaces/weights/etc. You could also try

looking <a href="http://www.bythom.com/n65.htm">here</a> It is a review of

the F65 and also has a comparison between the F60, F65, and F80.

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July 30, 2002

I've got the F65 (Canadian version of the N65) I am quite happy with it, but I

do have a couple of small complaints with it. It would be nice to have a spot

meter, but it is an entry level camera, so its no big deal. However I find the one

command dial interface to be somewhat annoying. The only other gripe I have

is that there is no cable release available, instead you have to get the optional

remote control. Otherwise I have been happy with the camera.

June 24, 2002

I agree with the people saying get a manual camera. I am also a beginner

and I've got the Nikon F65. It's not a bad camera, but I wish I had done a little

bit more research first, and gotten a manual camera. Although the F65 does

have a manual mode, I find it all too easy just to put the camera in full-auto or

program auto mode, and let it do all the work. I also find that the single

command dial is a real pain.

Good luck, and I hope you find something you will be happy with for the years

to come.

April 30, 2002

sorry.

March 17, 2002

Don't expect to see much (if any) wildlife from the road. They

have fences all along the way to prevent animals from crossing

the road and getting hit by vehicles.

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