The NIKON Thread (Talk About Nikon Stuff here)

[Towert7]

I was testing out my new Nikon 80-200 F/4.5n AI for a few minutes. Manual focus and manual exposure is interesting to say the least! I'm thankful I have a pretty good grasp of what exposure to use.

Red Tail Hawk at UMass


Purple Flower


Sadly, the lighting was pretty bad and I had to bump the ISO up high for the hawk picture. 1/90sec at 200mm is a bit tough for me, even with a mono pod.

I'll have to take this lens out during the day and see how it works.

[mightyacorn]

Originally Posted by Towert7

As I may buy this in the future, I'm curious as to what you say.
Did you used to (or still do) own this lens, or is this the consensus from others?

I don't have this lens, but I think he is being a bit harsh. F/4 is probably the sweet spot for this lens.

[mightyacorn]

Originally Posted by Poohblah

the D90 won't be much of an upgrade from the D80.
a D200 or D300 will be a much bigger step up, and right now D200's are cheap as chips.

How can you honestly say that? The D90 specs haven't been released, least of all has not been reviewed.

[Poohblah]

Originally Posted by mightyacorn

How can you honestly say that? The D90 specs haven't been released, least of all has not been reviewed.

because you're not really upgrading when you go from one high-end consumer body to another.

i can guarantee that a prosumer body such as the D200 will offer greater control, speed, ease of use, and durability than a consumer level body (within a generation or two, of course - digital technology is evolving rapidly).

[lan]

Originally Posted by Poohblah

because you're not really upgrading when you go from one high-end consumer body to another.

i can guarantee that a prosumer body such as the D200 will offer greater control, speed, ease of use, and durability than a consumer level body (within a generation or two, of course - digital technology is evolving rapidly).

Some people might appreciate the better high ISO. But yeah the more
"pro" body usually handles better. For most people, they don't care about that though.

[dj_mocok]

Question for BigShot regarding Tokina 11-16mm:

Just wondering, do you by any chance notice that there's also a distortion on top (12 o'clock) position when you are shooting at 11mm wide? eg. if you try shooting round object at that position,the object tends to look longer (not round anymore but more oval)?

But I think it's just me who is not really used to the amount of distortion especially for such a wide angle lens. But overall, I am very with this lens. Just got it today so I haven't shot so much with it. But I love the fact that I can actually use an ultra wide lens for night flashless photography.

[bigshot]

Originally Posted by dj_mocok

Question for BigShot regarding Tokina 11-16mm: Just wondering, do you by any chance notice that there's also a distortion on top (12 o'clock) position when you are shooting at 11mm wide? eg. if you try shooting round object at that position,the object tends to look longer (not round anymore but more oval)?

No more than any other part of the frame... I think what you might be seeing is caused by perspective. The angle you shoot something from makes a huge difference with an ultra wide lens. Straight on is a lot different than a slight up shot. Even a tiny bit of an angle up can cause the distortion keystoning effect you're describing there.

The nice thing is the distortion with this lens is very even. You can easily correct for it in photoshop if you want all your lines straight. But I often use distortion for a purpose when I shoot, so I don't always correct it.

Check out Ken Rockwell's new article on shooting with ultrawides. It has some great advice for how to compose things. This is a great lens to jam three inches from people's faces.

See ya
Steve

[dj_mocok]

Yeah, I think it might have been that. I have to be careful with this sort of thing because I am too used to shooting everything with 'normal' lens, wide angle needs a bit of caution when shooting.

[nineohtoo]

Thanks to the damn canon thread, I think I'm gonna go back to Nikon. Anyone want to help me find a D2Hs(must be S)? Gonna unload all my Canon stuff asap lol.

[M0T0XGUY]

Originally Posted by nineohtoo

Thanks to the damn canon thread, I think I'm gonna go back to Nikon. Anyone want to help me find a D2Hs(must be S)? Gonna unload all my Canon stuff asap lol.

What exactly is the D2Hs?