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<p>Good Morning to All. Greate Pictures already. I saw these two yesterday napping at the backyard.</p><div></div>

<p>Here is a good article on the same subject. <a href="http://www.focustestchart.com/chart.html">http://www.focustestchart.com/chart.html</a> . I have a nikon D7000 as well and I used this featuer with my 35mm 1.8 AF-S lens but normaly AF fine tune is not recomend for zoom lenses. I would like to see others input as well as I am not sure how it going to effect zoom lens if we do use the AF-FT for zooms.</p>

<p>Greate Pictures. I visited local flying club last week to see big boys playing with their toys. Here's one of them.</p><div></div>

<p>From Royal Botanical Garden - Berlington, Ontario.</p><div></div>

<p>This is a picture of my son, who is enjoying his first outdoor playing day for this spring. Same time I got a opportunity to test my new Nikon 70-300mm VR lens.</p><div></div>

<p>Hi Mark,<br>

I own a Sigma 150-500mm and extremely happy with it. If you have enough light to stop down to f/8-11 it will give you excelent results even @500mm. AS someone mentioned before, you have to make sure you get a good copy, since me too had a focusing issue of the first lens I got but my local store promptly replace it with a new one. Its always comes down to what you get is what you paid for and in that sense, Sigma 150-500mm is a good deal for that price. Ofcourse I bought this lens because I cant afford a Nikon lens which gives me that reach (in my D7000, i get 750mm on the long end), if that is not the case, I always go for a Nikon lens. All wildlife pictures in my galary were taken using the Sigma/D7000 combination. </p>

<p>Hi Ben,<br />Congrats on your new purchase. I too own a Sigma 150-500mm OS (which is size and weight almost same as 50-500mm) and extremly happy with the results too. Like you said, if you have good light, even @ 500mm it produce very sharp pictures. Most of the time I used it with a monopod so do not have much of a problem with the weight.<br>

I have a Folder in my galary called Sri Lanka wildlife, all those pictures were taken using the Sigma 150-500mm & D7000. </p>

<p>Finally ... Signs of Spring ...</p><div></div>

<p>I have both Sigma 150-500mm and Nikon 70-300mm VR. I used Sigma for mainly wild life as it’s a heavy lens and definitely you need a good tripod or monopod. You can use it hand held if the light is good but if you are using it for bit longer period, atleast a mono pod is a must. I think 70-300 VR is more suited for your needs as it light weight and AF is faster than 55-200mm/55-300mm. Since you have a D5000, it gives you an extra focal length as well because of the DX sensor.</p>

<p>Good Morning Everyone.</p><div></div>

<p>I think Andy is right. I have a D7000 too and similar thing happen to me once when I was using it with SB-600. I accidently pressed the DOF Button (button under the lens mount) and SB-600 started to flash continuously for about 2-3 seconds. </p>

<p>Richard, Can you suggest me some lottery numbers -:)</p>

<p>Here is a Simple but more accurate way to do AF fine tune. <a href="http://www.focustestchart.com/chart.html">http://www.focustestchart.com/chart.html</a></p>

 

<p>Thanks everyone, great advice so far. Sorry I couldn’t mention that what kind of subjects I am intend to photograph using this lens. DB Cooper, you guessed right, primarily flowers, insects and still subjects. Portraits are not one of my main objectives but its a bonus if the lens is good for portrait work too.<br>

Fred, you have certainly given me another option to consider, sure I will do some research on that too.</p>

<p>I have a Nikon D7000 and considering adding a macro lens to my gear. I did some research and short listed below three lens (Nikkor AF-S 105mm VR is out of my budget),</p>

<ol>

<li>Tokina 100mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro D Macro </li>

<li>Nikkor AF-S 60mm F/2.8 G</li>

<li>Nikkor AF Micro 105mm F/2.8</li>

</ol>

<p>I saw some good reviews for Tokina and would like to know the pros and cons of each from those who are already using these lens.<br>

Thanks.</p>

<p>Wow .. Some greate work so far today.</p><div></div>

<p>Lots Of Greate Pictures so Far!</p><div></div>

<p>Hi David,<br>

Some amazing work !. Thank you for sharing the information. just have a one question, on most of your descriptions you have stated "fired by on-board flash through CLS". Are you refering to in built flash of your camera or another SB600/900 unit mounted on your Camera ?? if it is in-built flash, are you makeing that also part of your overall lighting setup ??</p>

<p>Nikon D7000 with Nikor 18-200mm @ ISO 200,F5, 1/320 at 70mm.</p><div></div>

<p>Forgot To Attached the Pic.</p><div></div>

<p>Montreal. This was taken hand held using my new D7000.</p>

<p>Sorry, wrong link to the Pic on the earlier post. here is the correct link.<br>

<a href="../photo/12012541">http://www.photo.net/photo/12012541</a></p>

<p>Just go for the D7000. I upgraded from D5000 to D7000 and loving every minute of it. Dont worry about what "Paper pundits" has to say on their expert reviews. Just grab the camera and go out and shoot. Then review the results. Thats the only way you can see how your "own copy" performs in differant situations. Its a greate camera but it may not be the "ideal" or "Perfect" camera as some expected it to be on all the situations.<br />Attacted pic is from D7000, which is taken hand held with 35mm 1.8. ISO-1600 f/1.8 @ 1/50 Sec.<br>

<a href="edit-msg?msg_id=00XrT8">http://www.photo.net/bboard/edit-msg?msg_id=00XrT8</a></p>

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