jclaice

<p>You can have my 200mm f/2 vr when you pry it from my dead cold hands. It is the BEST lens I have ever owned.<br>

Joe</p>

<p>I own 3 VR lenses the 70-200 2.8,the 200 f/2 , and 200-400 f/4. The only time I use VR on a monopod, while shooting sports is ....most generaly when I am panning and the exposure is greater than 1/100 or so. <br>

I also take into consideration subject to lens distance and direction of my subjects movement.<br>

VR is a nice tool for a few special shooting situations.<br>

This photo was shot at 200mm f/11 1/80 second vr on mounted to a tripod. The white blur in the grass is a pole, my subject was very close and she was really moving.<br>

Joe<br>

http://www.photo.net/photo/8169293</p>

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Sorry to hose the thread here is the photogaph.<div></div>

Boulder Cup Cycle-Cross captured on a D3 mounted to my 200-400 f/4 1/80 @f/11

Boulder Cup Cycle-Cross

d-3 200-400 f/4 1/80 @f/11

Boulder Cup Cycle-Cross

I was approached by a woman via email. She wanted to hire me for her "daughters" wedding. She informed me she was deaf and could not speak on the phone ( I am TDD Savy ) Anyways She was in a huge rush to pay for the wedding in full prior to the wedding with a credit card. No interview, no examples were sent to her no referrals just a wedding out of the blue. My partner and I at first were very happy to get the job, after we investigated a bit and tried to contact her via the TDD system we never heard from her again, and the email address she provided was no longer working. We discovered that she was a scam artist (and not a very good one). Be very careful with accepting remote credit card payments.

I love my 200mm F/2 VR. This was shot at iso 640 1/250 sec at f/4.<div></div>

I am looking at purchasing the wt-4a for my D3. I would like to use it for wireless uploading of raw images, during event photography. I

have read the documentation, and it looks good on paper. I am seeking some input from photographers that have used the device in the

field. Specifically the performance in ad-hoc mode vs infrastructure and ease of use most importantly actual transfer rates you experienced. I own the wt-1 for my D2x and its a great paper weight, held off on the wt-2a for fear of the same. Thanks in advance for your

time. Joseph

I almost forgot to put this down, if their website ends with .GOV CHARGE THEM!

I use the spyder 2 pro and it works great. Also many pro labs offer 2 levels of printing services. one level is your file printed as is, and usually at a slightly higher per print cost a color corrected printing service. How did you have your print order fulfilled?

Tammy,

I would suggest against any more free shoots for public parks and rec departments. You are in need of tear

sheets and experience, and volunteer work is a way to get that.

 

Please think about the photographic industry , your peers in the area and finally and foremost yourself . Your

setting a standard with this department that you will work for free, your also setting a standard that in the

future when the Parks and Rec wants to update their image catalog, that they can get this done for free. You have

not placed a value on your skills, abilities and investment in equipment. I would suggest a per image fee and

limited usage rights. Utilize the pricing tools available online at ASMP or visit

http://www.asmp.org/commerce/digitalps_6.php. They ( the dept of parks and Rec.) have monies( many states have

lottery funds to support Parks and Rec) to pay you for your time and work, tap into them. A few years ago the The

Chugach State Park awarded a $75,000.00 contract to 1 photographer for 300 digital images. Just food for

thoughts or Food for Photography.

My vote is for the F3HP and the D3

Either camera will yield excellent results when in the hands of a professional photographer.

I would suggest purchasing the 70-200mm 2.8 vr over the 105 f2 dc for weddings. Especially if your shooting a dx

format camera.

I have used the 200mm f/2 for a few recent events, and the results were stunning. On the other hand since the

lens was so heavy and I didnt want it hanging around my neck while I used a second camera with a shorter lens I

missed a few shots due to my proximity to the subject or scene. I am not a huge fan of changing lenses on

location and I try to load up the cameras with the lenses I will be using on the shoot prior to the shoot in a

somewhat clean enviroment(I despise dust on the sensor). I think the 70-200 is a MUST have for wedding

photographers. I have posted a few photographs at http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=858615 that demonstrate

this lens abilities ( a couple of shots in here are with the 17-55 2.8 ).

I Use them together.

 

You need both.

I second what Matt suggested. Counting works very well.

There is a huge market for youth sports photography. I will email you and we can discuss the matter at hand in detail.

Joe

This image was shot hand held at 1/10sec at f/20 with the 200mm f/2 vr on, I could have done the same with my 70-200mm. As many have said in the thread the lowest shutter speed you can use first depends on your subject matters movement secondly how steady is your hand, or vice versa both are factors. I was able to get one crisp shot out out of 3. At this exposure the other 2 were faintly soft and unacceptable by my standards. Furthermore if I was shooting a wedding and only had one chance to get the shot I would utilize an equivalent exposure with a minimum shutter speed of 1/60th second especially at 200mm.<div></div>

Thanks all for the explanation. I had suspected this may be the case discharge and recharge, I needed confirmation. Thanks again. Joe

What happens when I push the calibrate button on my MH-22 Nikon battery charger, and this may be rhetoric but why

does it take over 8 hours to complete the calibration cycle?

Rene,my business plan is written so that any investment on camera equipment must be recovered within 6 months of

the purchase. If you drop 5k on a D3 do not be overwhelmed in < 3 years when you find out your D3 has dropped in

re-sale value over 50%.

You have a D300 now. I myself, am a glass man. I have a D3 and a couple of D2x's but prior to the purchase of the

D3 I invested in some stellar glass. One of the lenses is the 200mm F/2 Vr it was less than my D3 and I can assure

you I will still be using my 200mm F2 long after my D3 is old-school. I also purchased the 200-400mm F/4 prior to

putting the D3 on the must have list. It was a little more than the D3 yet another stellar hunk of glass that I

predict will out live the "D3s' usefulness" in the professional world. I purchased additional lighting modifiers

for my studio set up prior to the purchase of the D3.

Now in no way do I want to misrepresent my eagerness to purchase the D3, 2 days after the camera was released on

the market it arrived on my doorstep. Furthermore I have to constantly remind myself that my D2x is still a great

camera, I have 30"x40" prints in my studio that are magnificent most captured with the D2x. I also have a

plethora of exposures from my old D-70 hanging in the studio. It all starts with the lens.

So the question remains is the D3 worth it? Yes it is, if you are a professional photographer and the

camera is going to pay for itself (generate additional income), and you have the $$$ to INVEST in the body. I

would say no if your lens selection is limited. Buy Glass, Buy Glass, Buy Glass.

I must confess that I really get an internal laugh when I witness an aggressive amateur photographer aka "DWAC"

strutting around with a D3, and they have a low end lens mounted to it.

As my partner and I cleaned our cameras last Sunday I wondered how many times have I pushed the button. So I used

Opanda to view the exposure count.

D2x # 1 78,000 exposures 2005 new body

D2x # 2 44,000 exposures 2005 new body

D3 25,000 exposures 2007 new body

My question is How many actuations do you have on your Nikon? Does anyone send their camera to Nikon for a check

up or periodic maintenance? Back in the old days I would have my F3HP tuned up annually for shutter speed

accuracy. Just curious

Joe

Welcome to the Club!

We just sent 2 sb800's and a D2x back to Nikon for "repair" for this same issue. I have 2 d2x bodies and both had a considerable amount of play with the SB800 attached, unfortunately one of the D2x bodies has began to malfunction warranting a express trip back to Nikon. When mounting the sb800 to my D3 I do not experience the same amount of play but there is a some slight movement.