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Sorry about that everyone, I am currently shooting with a d200 and d40x. Shooting mostly my kids' sports. Soccer, baseball, and

basketball. Thank you for the responses so far.

Like the title says, I have a 70-300 af-s which I like very much, and have no issues with. I am looking to get some faster glass, either a

used 80-200 2.8 af-s, or 70-200 2.8. I am leaning more towards the 80-200 because the 70-200 vr2 is still a little pricey. Should I trade

or sell the 70-300, and use the proceeds going to the new lens, or keep it as a backup? I know the 70-300s aren't exactly fetching much

money, and mine is just as good today a the day I bought it. Let me hear some of your thoughts and opinions.

<p>Happy Wednesday everyone! I'm a bit late today, but here is my pick for this week. Taken at a hillclimb event, decided to go with the slow shutter speed, hand held shot. D200, <a href="mailto:55-200@60mm">55-200@60mm</a>, f16, 1/80, -0.3EV, iso400, NX2.</p><div></div>

<p>A little late today, hoping everyone had a nice Thanksgiving break. Already some great images it the thread! D200, <a href="mailto:18-55@28mm">18-55@28mm</a>, 1/180, f9, iso 100, SB-600, NX2.</p><div></div>

<p>Good Wednesday everyone! Thought i'd change it up a bit and post another subject that i love to shoot; sports. This was taken this past summer, wishing all a very Happy Thanksgiving! D200, <a href="mailto:55-200@130mm">55-200@130mm</a>, f5.6, 1/3200, iso 400, NX2 pp.</p><div></div>

<p>Another great Nikon Wednesday!<br />Lil- Sorry about the loss.<br />James Hart- Thank You! Very nice shot, i'm planning to shoot to the annual Memorial Day airshow at Jones Beach this spring.<br />Joseph Leotta- Love the look of your image, i have to break out the old film bodies one of these days :)<br />Rick Dohme- Gotta love those shoebox Chevy's!<br />Roberta Davidson- Like the nice colors against the flat background, works very well.<br />Phil Evans- Great composition.<br />Till Wednesday, happy shooting everyone.</p>

<p>Just got mine a couple of weeks ago and like it a lot. Here is a sample of just messing around to get familiar with the lens. This is SOTC, no pp, just resized for the web. Shot with a D200, @300mm, f8, iso 200</p><div></div>

<p>Hope this Wednesday finds evryone well, some stunning work already! My wife gave me an early Christmas present, so i tested it out the other morning while getting the kids in the car. D200, 18-200 (new version), @75mm, f5, 1/350, iso 100, NX2pp.</p>

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<p>You remove the key that relaeses the back. This is where the power rewind of the MD-1 or MD-2 engages. There is a flip-up lever on the drive that will allow you to open the back. These drives actually have a threaded receptacle in the handle to store the release key. The drive gets screwed into the tripod socket and is engaged using the slotted hub that you see on the right side of the camera bottom. The little pin approx 11 o'clock is actuated by a slide on the drive to release the rewind spool. Hope that helps, John D. You can get more info here <a href="http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/nikonf2/motordrives/index.htm">http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/nikonf2/motordrives/index.htm</a></p>

<p>Finally have a little time to really go through the thread, great job everyone! <br>

Lil- Glad you like the Jag, nice duck shot.<br>

Joseph Leotta- Very nice collection of autumn images.<br>

Roberta Davidson- Like the detail that you captured.<br>

Jeannean- How do you do it? Always great work.<br>

Alejandro- Beautiful image, the rainbow really makes it kick.<br>

Richard Armstrong- Super photo.<br>

Bill J Boyd- Nice contrast between the warmth of the angels and darkness of the sky.<br>

Peter Heritage- Shooting into the sun really sets this one off.<br>

Josh Loeser- Like the photojournalistic feel of your image.<br>

Andrew Fedon- Cool shot, almost looks like 2 photos made into 1.<br>

John DiLeo- Like it a lot.<br>

Good shooting to all, see you in a couple of days.</p>

<p>I have had the HB-33 on mine since day one with no issues. Apparently it has been replaced by the HB-45, which can be had for less than $20.00 with a quick search.</p>

<p>For the money, i think it is a very good lens. I am saving my pennies fo something faster, but so far i really like it. Here is a cropped image taken at 210mm, f5.3</p><div></div>

<p>Another great Wednesday! Hello everyone, gotta love this thread and all the talent in it. Here's my pick this week. D200, <a href="mailto:18-55@26mm">18-55@26mm</a>, f11, 1/180, iso 200, slight NX2 pp.</p><div></div>

<p>Happy Wednesday to all! Really great work so early in the day. My photo this week captures the temperature gauge/coolant fill on the 1906 Alco-6 Black Beast Racer. In motor racing circles this is a historical car because it won the prestigious Vanderbilt Cup race on Long Island in 1909 and 1910. The car also raced in the inaugural Inianapolis 500 held in 1911, unfortunately it finished 33rd out of 40 due to bearing failure. D200, SB-600, <a href="mailto:18-55@55mm">18-55@55mm</a>, f8, 1/80, iso 200.</p><div></div>

<p>Sorry, a little slow this morning, here is the image.</p><div></div>

<p>Good Wednesday to all! Thanks to those who commented on last weeks photo, the thread was still open so i commented there. Back to cars for me, took this Sunday at a show in St. James with my son in tow. Didn't get to shoot as much as i would have liked, but here is my pick. Yes that is me in the reflection under the 2.</p>

<p>Thank You to those who commented on my photo!<br>

Joseph Leotta- Graet New England feel.<br>

Lil- Love the soft colors, hope your horse is feeling better.<br>

Dan South- Captures the feel of NYC that people don't want to acknowledge.<br>

Roberta- Nice landscape.<br>

Jeannean- Nice shot, kind of scary looking.</p>

<p>Happy Wednesday evryone! Sorry, a little late today. Change of pace this week, shot of my 4 y/o from this past Saturday's soccer game. D200, <a href="mailto:70-300@140mm">70-300@140mm</a>, VR on, f4.8, 1/1000, iso 400, a little NX2 pp.</p><div></div>

<p>Wow! Wednesdays just keep getting better, so much great work to look at. Thanks to those who commented on my photo, just a few words for the images that grabbed me.<br>

Joseph Leotta- Very serene and relaxing. In regards to the cars, there are shows just about every weekend from spring through fall. <br>

Lil- Another great shot, always captivating photos.<br>

Jeannean- Your work is continually elevating to another level.<br>

Roberta Davidson- Looks like the spider should be in a Halloween spook house. Are we going to start calling you buglady 2? :)<br>

Alejandro- Very nice.<br>

Monika Epsefass- Great composition, like how the subtle colors work on a gray day.<br>

Wayne Wrights- Really nice.<br>

John Eckman- Excellent work, B/W works very nicely. <br>

Good shooting to all, maybe i'll post something non-car for next week. Have a great weekend, John D.<br>

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<p>Happy Wednesday everyone! Another week has gone quickly, some really great stuff posted again as usual. Here is my contribution, hope you like it. D200, <a href="mailto:18-55@55mm">18-55@55mm</a>, f8, 1/250, iso 100, SB-600</p><div></div>

<p>As usual, great images posted by everyone! Loving these Wednesdays.<br>

Lil- Your I/R's never dissapoint.<br>

Joseph Leotta- Very nice perspective.<br>

Jeannean- Another great macro.<br>

Roberta Davidson- Never saw a spider like that, nice capture.<br>

Keith Aldrich- Cool truck, must be a blast to drive.<br>

Elliot Bernstein- Excellent shot!<br>

Bernard Mills- Like it a lot.<br>

Ray Yeager- Nice Job!<br>

Keep up the good work, see you all next week. John D.</p>

 

<p>Good Wednesday to the Nikon bunch! As usual, some stellar images this week thus far. Back to the car shots for me this week from a show on Sunday. I don't know why i picked this one, just looked interesting. <a href="mailto:18-55@35mm,f8,1/80">D200,18-55@35mm,f8,1/80</a>, iso100, SB-600 for some fill. Looking forward to seeing more contributions later today.</p><div></div>

<p>Once again, some outstanding work! Thanks to those who commented on my photo this week.<br>

Joseph Leotta- great land/moonscape, very ethereal feeling. Thanks for the soccer shot comment.<br>

Lil- excellent candid, b/w works very well.<br>

Jeannean- the master of macro, talk about great timing!<br>

Roberta Davidson- really great image, and i like the red table cloth, great use of color.<br>

Good shooting to all, have a great weekend, looking forward to seeing more wonderful work from everyone next week! John D.</p>

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<p>Happy Wednesday to all, lots of great images already this week! Shifting gears a little this week :). Instead of a car shot this week, it's a----motorcycle shot. Hope you like it, John D. D200, <a href="mailto:18-55@46mm">18-55@46mm</a>, 1/125, f8, iso 200, mimimal pp in NX2.</p><div></div>

<p>Once again, som top notch work from extremely talented photographers!. My week from hell had continued until yesterday, so i hadn't gotten a chance to post earlier. A high light is that i picked up a 70-300 and took some shots at m 4 y/o's 1st soccer game. D200, 70-300@310mm, f5.3, 1/250, iso 400.<br>

@ Joseph Leotta-gotta love that old stuff, i don't have the heart to get rid of mine. I also have an F2, and F3. Great old cameras.<br>

@ Lil- nice shot of the egrets, the one on the left looks kind of angry!<br>

@ Jeanneane- great macro work as usual.</p><div></div>