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    18-200 images

    in Nikon

    Posted

    Hello Simon,

    Those pictures look very sharp. Why not keep this lens on your camera all the time? You seem to like testing your gear, don't you :-)

    ragards,

    Martijn

    Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 EX DC MACRO HSM Vs. Tamron SP AF17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical [IF]

    in Nikon

    Posted

    I have the Tamron and used it for 4 months now and I used it on a wedding. Pictures have very natural colours and are VERY sharp. AF is quiet and fast; it only rotates 45 degrees. The zoom ring moves very nice (much better than the 18-70) and it's large enough for a good grip, and is not too heavy. The only thing that bothered me was the looks: it's not so good looking. But I got used to that already and like it a lot now. Best lens I've ever had (exept for my 55mm, 2.8 Mamiya 645 that I still mis)

    Portrait Recipe from D80

    in Nikon

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    In Portrait Mode the D80 uses color mode Ia,Hue 0, Sharpness medium low, Auto color, Auto tone and Auto saturation. You can choose these settings in optimizing image and sharpen a little.

    regards,

    Martijn

    Best wedding/portrait lenses

    in Nikon

    Posted

    Hello Kristie,

    I can't post a wedding foto yet, but here is one from a few weeks ago. It's in evening sun. Sorry text is in Dutch, but you'll understand.

     

    http://www.photo.net/photo/6539260&size=lg

     

    Nikon D80

    2006/08/05 20:43:48.9

    JPEG (8-bits) Fine

    Beeldformaat: large (3872 x 2592)

    Kleur

    Objectief: 17-50mm F/2.8 G

    Brandpuntsafstand: 22mm

    Belichtingsstand: Programma-automatiek

    Lichtmeetmethode: Meerveldsmeting

    1/160 seconde(n) - F/6.3

    Gevoeligheid: ISO 100

    Bld.optimalsrn: Normaal

    Good luck. It is a great lens, the best I ever had.

    regards, Martijn

    Best wedding/portrait lenses

    in Nikon

    Posted

    Hello Kristie,

    I did a wedding last week (my third) with the Tamron 17-50 2.8 and it was great. I used two D80's. Despite what people say about screwdriver lenses, this lens makes no noise at all. It has fast AF and the colours are realy good, and above all, it's SHARP. I would realy try this lens. It's also not too heavy (you'll have to carry it al day with flash on top! and 17-55 2.8 is realy heavy).

    good luck!

    Martijn

    Nikon D50 vs. D70 vs. D80

    in Nikon

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    I upgraded from D50 to D80. In actual pracatice I realy like the bigger LCD, the direct spot metering (and the two dials: D50 makes you go in and out the menu al the time), the 11 point AF wich you can select and use to spot meter also, and the large viewfinder. I bought the Tamron 17-50 2.8 which is also great. My 18-70 didn't work that well on the D80; it just wasn't as sharp on the D80 as on my D50, for what reason I don't know. For me it was worth while to upgrade, also because I did it 10 months ago; although the D80 is a camera that will stay with me for a couple of years, like Shun said, you can wait till the D90? comes out

    Just my thoughts, regards Martijn

    Photos from Nikon D80 dark in some photo editing software

    in Nikon

    Posted

    Nikon Picture Project always makes pictures darker than Photoshop on my computer. After PP in Photoshop I use Nikon Picture Project to save a picture for the web ( by emailing it to myself. Works great :) But it always comes out darker than the saved picture in Photoshop. Must be some kind of difference in calculation.

    regards, Martijn

    Bad Copies of Lenses & replacing 18-55mm kit

    in Nikon

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    Hello Cindy,

    If you want your pictures to be like the ones from your friend with the D40, you can choose VIVID in OPTIMIZING IMAGES and shoot large JPEGS (fine, large). Your pictures will come out like KODAK GOLD film, with nice colors and sharpness. Try it before you go to Italy. Have a nice Holiday!

    regards,

    Martijn

    Bad Copies of Lenses & replacing 18-55mm kit

    in Nikon

    Posted

    Do you want to stay with Nikon or do you also look at 3rd party lenses? Last week I bought the Tamron 17-50 2.8 and find it very sharp. The color is also very natural. It also feels nice: not too big or small for my hands. I also have the 18-70 wich was very good on my D50, but for one reason or another doesn't do too well on my D80. Than after it fell on my last vacation, I decided to buy a 2.8 zoom. I read many good things about the Tamron (also on photozone.de). I first thought I wouldn't like the screw AF, but it is very silent and fast. Just my thoughts. Good luck.

    Kind regards,

    Martijn

    Tokina AT-X 16-50 F2.8

    in Nikon

    Posted

    I've downloaded some of these files (8mb+)and looked at them in Lightroom, but I just don't know what to think of them. I haven't worked with NEF. So I dont't know about sharpness colour etc. and NEF. Anybody?

    Thanks.

    My first wedding shoot - quick question - spot metered flash.

    in Nikon

    Posted

    Don't let people who are too concerned influence you: I did two weddings and will do one more in two months. My first was scarry, but common sence and some practice (as you do now) will do. After you have delivered your pictures and see the couple enjoy, it's something to be proud of! It will take you further in photography. Just beware and enjoy! Regards Martijn

    70 -300 4.5/5.6 g lens [ AF-S VR G version??]

    in Nikon

    Posted

    Hello John,

    It's a nice lens if you're traveling: it's very light. On my D50 pictures came out a little pale. But that's easily dealt with in PS. I think it's not as sharp as the ED versions, though.

    Here is a picture: http://www.photo.net/photo/5364170&size=lg

    Also a way of getting to know a lens is here: http://www.pbase.com/cameras/nikon

    you can select a camera or lens and see what other people did with it.

    regards, Martijn

    D80 Matrix Meter Defective Test Shots

    in Nikon

    Posted

    Hello Simon,

    I was thinking about your last test and it appears to me that the D80 probably matches the picture with the dark paper in the middle with a human head against a light sky. So it tries to expose the "face" of the human well, and therfore underexposes the "sky". I think it's tricky to use a database with pictures. It's new technology but not better technology. My Pentax MZ5n didn't use a database but was predictable. Since we don't know what pictures are in the database, we can't realy predict anything. We can only assume that Nikon has put as much "standard" scenes in it as they could. It would also mean that in a test scene it doesn't work out right, but in a real scene the persons head would be properly exposed. Therefore I think it's not a matter of metering but a matter of good/worse matching with the database.

    regards,

    Martijn

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