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<p>Paul... Nope... Monitor is calibrated with professional labs and spider (dead on). I think that the focused portion of the image that I metered exact (one stop over exposed for back lighting) is dark...guess I will play a bit more. Thank you !!!!</p>
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<p>Paul... Nope... Monitor is calibrated with professional labs and spider (dead on). I think that the focused portion of the image that I metered exact (one stop over exposed for back lighting) is dark...guess I will play a bit more. Thank you !!!!</p>
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<p>Rodeo Joe...<br>
I haven't tried the 24-70 and the 70-300 just yet. We have a raining day here in Michigan today.<br>
Don't get me wrong.. the camera is amazing... like I said it's dead on with the 50mm I just have to overexpose (more than on my D7000) for back lit subjects with the 105 maybe it's me. Or a learning curve I don't know.</p>
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<p><a href="../photo/15412196">http://www.photo.net/photo/15412196</a></p>
<p><a href="../photo/15412215">http://www.photo.net/photo/15412215</a></p>
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<p>105 2.8 G<br>
I have never posted a picture via a discussion.. hope this works. <br>
I have spot metered on the center largest forward flower. And I shot these jpeg and raw... <br>
<img src="../photo/15412215" alt="" /><img src="../photo/15412196" alt="" /></p>
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<p>The Nikon 70-300 on a DX is about a 105-300 (I believe?). I have used this lens on a DX body for quite some time and have used it for wildlife, birds, plants etc.. and have used it for portraits. It is capable of very nice bokeh and the VR has been wonderful when I have slow shutter speeds. I haven't tried it out yet on the D700.. I have heard it is just as wonderful</p>
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<p>Joe..<br>
P (programmed auto exposure) selects the aperture and the shutter speed necessary to ensure a good exposure. <br>
In this mode the camera shows you its recommend f-stop ad shutter speed when you press the shutter 1/2 way. But you can rotate the main command dial to select a different combination of settings.<br>
When you set the camera to P,S, or A modes, you can auto exposure and still retain a little control over the final exposure. If you think that the images the camera produced is too dark or too light you can use the "exposure compensation" feature.<br>
To be honest.. I have never used this feature on my D7000. I hope it helped a bit.</p>
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<p>I have been playing with my new toy (the D700)... I have to say it is AMAZING and I am enjoying it very much thanks to all of you that helped in me making my decision. I think that my D7000 has been lonely in it's bag though. <br>
Here's my question...<br>
I haven't tested all my lenses only my 50mm and my 105mm (all Nikon glass)<br>
I noticed the exposure and metering were dead on with the 50mm. However.. while out shooting yesterday I got some amazing results BUT, it seems that with the 105 I am having to overexpose by one stop in order for it to be exposed properly visibly and in the histogram. <br>
Am I doing something wrong? Is the lens altering the meter due to it being chubby? LOL </p>
<p>Thank you all once again for your thoughts and time.</p>
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<p>Matt...<br>
I have the D7000 and the 24-70 2.8. I LOVE it ! Worth every penny and more I have shot a lot with it over the past year. I just obtained a D700 and can't wait to try the lens on a FX body now. I knew that I wanted full frame when I bought all my lenses so I never ever thought twice about the cost of Nikon lenses.. They have never let me down.</p>
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<p>Matt..<br>
May have been a bother.. but as ALWAYS a wonderful image ! Well worth the frustration I am sure.<br>
Thank you all once again !</p>
<p>If there are any other tips on setting up the 700 please, please feel free to fill me in. </p>
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<p>Shun and Matt.......<br>
Thank you once again ! I am trying to set up the D700... having a hard time waiting to play with it (I really wanted to wait until my grip and strap arrive tomorrow). I like the WOW factor of it all together before I really play...haha<br>
Leslie... there are times that I set it to raw and jpeg. Some portraits it's just not worth the extra work to do them raw when Mom and Dad only want at tops a 5x7. I have at times edited just a jpeg. But even shooting raw with lightroom or PSE my total edit skin and all is down to about 2 minutes or less a image and they can all go 100%. I am a horrible pixel peeper.</p>
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<p>Can someone please explain to me the difference of this?<br>
I shoot raw... and have Lightroom and PSE...<br>
What should I set the camera to? 12 or 14bit? Lossless compressed raw or compressed raw?</p>
<p>Thank you</p>
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<p>After reading a LOT of reviews on grips I personally went with the Nikon grip for my D7000 and my D700. The grip for the D7000 is great at equalizing or distributing the weight of lenses...i.e. 24-70 for me. I am a woman yes.. I am small.. however I also have some limited use of my hands and have found I just couldn't stabilize the D7000 with my longer lenses without the grip (well not as well as I can with the grip). I find it is WELL worth the money for the Nikon !</p>
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<p>Yes... Elliot. I shoot RAW .. thank you !</p>
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<p>Matt.... are you possibly implying that I may have made the wrong decision? I can always send it back. LOL I just really want the full frame and the dynamic range that the D700 has been noted for.... and I know that with the glass I have I can continue to offer 20x30 prints to my clients.... but, I am a pixel peeper also. If I can't blow something up to 100% and remain tack sharp (me personally) the image is no good to me and god forbid the event that someone may want it and I have then stuck myself with selling a soft image with my name on it. Make sense? </p>
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<p>Thank you George.... I will try that once I get things moving along with the D700. I refuse to use it until I have the battery grip.. The camera came today and the grip will be here hopefully tomorrow.. that way I can unveil it all at once. LOL Apparently I personally like the dramatic effect of all of it together. </p>
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<p>Skyler... can you please elaborate a bit more on that? I for the most part don't shoot high ISO's ... 3200 at most (some say that's high others say that's low by todays cameras abilities). So... I guess I am not clear as to "where your D7000 will probably have better detail at low ISO compared to the D700". </p>
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<p>Thank you all once again !</p>
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<p>My current lens lineup is:<br>
Nikkor 35mm f1.8, 50mm f1.4, Macro 105 f2.8, 85 1.4,70-300 f4.5-5.6, 24-70 f2.8 and lusting after the 70-200 maybe yet this year.<br>
I know the 35 1.8 will not work on the D700</p>
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<p>I shoot with a D7000 right now...<br>
I traded in a second body D5100 and have now purchased the D700 for the pure fact my D7000 is amazing and the only fault that I had / have with it is that it is not a full frame.<br>
The D800 .. well lets face it . No one that pre-ordered even has a clue as to when it will arrive. I wasn't in the position to wait for the D800 as I get very nervous about only having one camera around when I have clients scheduled for shoots. And the fact that really I can't even imagine what 36 mp are going to do to my external TB's in a matter of a month or year. I have no problems taking my images to 30x40 with the D7000 as it stands now. It does what I need it to do.<br>
My question is this...... What are the recommended settings and or learning curves that I am going to encounter with the D700 vs the D7000?<br>
Thank you all !</p>
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<p>What are you all using for your camera memory cards?</p>
<p>My backup camera is a D7000 with dual slots... I don't worry about that since I have it programmed to write to one and back up to the other. BUT, the D700 only has one memory card slot. What is going to benefit me with what manufacture? I ALWAYS reformat after my uploads.... and I haven't yet had a bad card using scandisk or megaware.. but what is the difference with the "extreme" cards vs. regular? Or one manufacture vs another?</p>
<p>Thank you all once again !</p>
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<p>What are you all using for your camera memory cards?</p>
<p>My backup camera is a D7000 with dual slots... I don't worry about that since I have it programmed to write to one and back up to the other. BUT, the D700 only has one memory card slot. What is going to benefit me with what manufacture? I ALWAYS reformat after my uploads.... and I haven't yet had a bad card using scandisk or megaware.. but what is the difference with the "extreme" cards vs. regular? Or one manufacture vs another?</p>
<p>Thank you all once again !</p>
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<p>Okay.. I have read through this post three times now... I shoot RAW and use PSE9 and use the ACR editor and Noiseware Professional. What is LR got that these two don't have? I am considering purchasing LR since B&H has a special on it right now 69.00. I use some actions and use layers frequently. I don't use the organizer since I personally don't like it. <br>
Open to suggestions !</p>
<p>Thank you all once again,</p>
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<p>Jill....<br>
I have had my 24-70 for over a year now and haven't regretted ONE penny. It's an amazing lens, quality, diversity and it's 2.8 which I have had no issues with focusing even in dim lighting. In fact I would have to call this one my go to lens or work horse. <br>
I would HIGHLY recommend the 24-70 for the diversity.</p>
D700 underexposing with the 105
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