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<p>Exactly Shun!<br>

My 32GB is a 1000X card and saves no faster than my 400X cards. Nice to get 1,500 shots on one card, I must say.</p>

 

<p>I have a 32GB in the camera now, and (2) 16GB cards in my Black Rapid Strap compartment. They work perfectly and they are all Lexar Professional.<br>

Speed is the log jam with the D700. It can only buffer 17 RAW images, so when doing bursts you will run out of space faster than the camera can keep up. With JPEGs it just goes and goes......</p>

<p>I'd much rather a 400mm f4 or f5.6 like Canon makes.<br>

Once you get past the 300mm threshold, you're buying a freaking used car for the price.<br>

I have a 300mm 2.8 glued to a 1.4 TCII and it's still too short with a full frame.<br>

I love my Nikon lenses, but there are gaps I wish did not exist.</p>

<p>Why don't my comments appear in the posts anymore???</p>

<p>Just not what I was hoping for as an upgrade to my D700 with MB-D10 grip. Bummer.</p>

 

<p>Up close and personal with an Eastern Box Turtle - Edwin B. Forsythe NWR - Oceanville, NJ</p><div></div>

<p>Good Morning Friends. Here is a Black Crowned Night Heron who let me get within 8' while he preened for about 20 minutes. Edwin B. Forsythe NWR - Oceanville, NJ</p><div></div>

<p>Thanks, Chris & Edwin. That feeding episode went on for quite some time. I would watch the chicks until they started flapping their wings and start shooting bursts cued by their actions. I guess it worked.</p><div></div>

<p>Here's a shot of 3 recently fledged Purple Martins vying for a small dragonfly being delivered.</p><div></div>

<p>Good Morning Friends - Here is an Osprey coming in with breakfast. Full feather flair to catch air as it was dead calm.</p><div></div>

<p>Golden_Crowned Kinglet captured last Saturday AM at Forsythe NWR Oceanville, NJ</p><div></div>

<p>Howdy Nikon Buds!!! Was at Niagara for a Conference last week. Got a few decent night shots without a tripod bracing myself.</p><div></div>

<p>To DF Griffith!! Nikon D700 with Nikon 300mm f/2.8 VR (VR OFF) with a 1.4TC. Rose of Sharon Bush directly below hummingbird feeder. I literally put a milk crate with a pillow on my rear deck table, about 10' from the feeder. Hide behind the crate near sunset and keep my fingers crossed. 1/2500 sec about f/4.5 and about 1000 ISO.<br /> Hope that helps! and thanks much.</p>

<p>One Last Shot - An Osprey crashes Cormorant All-You-Can Eat Buffet</p><div></div>

<p>Hummingbird Hovering</p><div></div>

<p>Way overdue with any posts lately. I have a nice Black-Crowned Night Heron Portrait which I will follow with a Hummingbird Hovering.</p><div></div>

<p>I bought the Nikon TC2-III for my 300mm 2.8 Nikon lens. Kept it for a couple shoots and sold it. I use a TC1.4 all the time and it only drops the lens to an f4 and the resolution is still spectacular. Sorry, but even the new TC2-III slows down even the best lens too much.</p>

<p>D600 - Good resolution and FPS - Not so good autofocus speed and less than pro overall<br>

D800 - Amazing resolution - crappy FPS - excellent autofocus speed<br>

D700 - OK resolution - good FPS - Good autofocus speed pro settings for the most part.<br>

My wish... D750 - or D700s/x - Same resolution as D600 - Same autofocus speed as D800 - Same FPS as D600 or D700 - same build and setting options as D700/D800.<br>

Did Nikon miss the mark, or am I just too poor for the D4. Strongly considering selling my D300, D700, and MB-D10 grip to by a lightly used D3s.<br>

Input welcome.......</p>

<p>Early Holiday Wishes from a couple Rogue Elves. My Daughters several years ago when I used to do a yearly Christmas card photo.</p><div></div>

<p>Frame rate & file size would be my guess...</p>

 

<p>I seem to have unleashed BlogZilla with my initial post. I do have some serious glass. 300mm 2.8 VRII nikon with a 1.4 TC. I did have the new TC-2xIII but sold it as I thought it wasn't a sharp enough combo (here come the comments). I have read articles that over 1/400 to 1/1200 shutter speed VR/IS can slow performance and actually cause more problems than it fixes. I have tried this philosophy and find it true. It would seem the best course of action for me at this time is to stay put with my current bodies and hope for the D400 folks are wishing for. Another thought is a low shutter count used D3s. I could come out even with what I could bet for my 2 bodies and the battery grip. All my lenses are FX. 24-70mm 2.8 Nikon - 70-200mm 2.8 VRI Nikon - 105mm 2.8 VR Nikon Micro and the aforementioned 300mm with TC1.4. I think I am pretty set until I can afford possibly the 500mm f4 Nikon. Again did not mean to turn this into an opinion war. But I did get a great scope of opinions from many knowledgeable posters.</p><div></div>

<p>@Elliot... Being a "professional" or serious amateur has nothing to do with the talent or integrity of the shooter. There are plenty of "pros" out there who can't shoot their way out of a paper bag, just as there are plenty of serious amateurs whose photos are absolutely stunning. Get over the Pro-shooter bias. It has NOTHING to do with what a given photographer shoots and/or the technique used to capture images. What you shoot, and what I shoot may be altogether different. A landscape photographer would absolutely love the D800 hands down. An action photographer would probably love to have your Dust Collector if for nothing else than the frame rate.<br>

Sorry, but I had to say that as I detect a bit of elitist PRO bias on your part.</p>

<p>Thanks again Shun for corroborating my viewpoint. The shot I posted is hardly the result of "spray and pray". I was being facetious when I asked why no D750 in the first place. I would have preferred to see the D800 with a higher frame rate and even 18 Megapixels. I would have gladly paid $3K for a body like that.</p>

 

<p>First off, thanks to all who took the time to respond to my initial post. Shun, more than any you and Illka were the responses that support my viewpoint on frame rate for high-speed action. I will post one of my recent shots that I feel shows that a slower frame rate will render some shots as the one that got away. Thanks again for all your wonderful information.</p><div></div>

<p>I am in a quandary. I really want to upgrade to a higher resolution FX body. I have a D300 and a D700 with the Nikon grip that fits both bodies. The new D800 has Megapixels out the wazoo, but a maximum frame rate of 4fps even with the optional battery grip. I shoot birds in flight as my main subject matter, so I would benefit from the high resolution of the D800, but fear the reduction of frame rate and the resultant "missed shots". Your excellent advise usually suggests analyzing what it is you shoot and base your choices on those criteria. After doing so numerous timer, I feel like their currently is no where to go. Now even the newer Prosumer Nikons have a 28+MP sensor. I sure wish Nikon made the D800 with 28MP resolution and a higher frame rate. Any comments from hi-speed shooters would be welcome. The D4 is way out of budget even if I sell both current bodies and the grip. I also considered a used D3s. That would up the frame rate even more (and the ISO), but with no better resolution than I have now.</p>