Going Ballistic With The Formidable 500!!

"Rita Ä Berkowitz" <ritaberk2O04 @aol.com> wrote in message
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> WOW! All I have to say this is one sweet lens! This picture is all lens
> since the D200 doesn't have the resolving power of the old Mk III. All I
> need to do is etch a set of cross hairs in this thing and I would have a
> deadly sharp and accurate sniper scope! Even on the obsolete D200 this
> lens
> performs. This thing is going to be super sweet on the old D3 whenever
> the
> hell it gets here. Only thing that got me scare is losing the 1.5x crop
> factor when I put this on the D3. I don't know how much better the D300
> is
> over the D200, but I can't imagine it getting any better than this. If it
> is I might have to pick up a D300. R.I.P. Fabulous 500, your a distant
> memory thanks to the Formidable 500.
>
> <http://www.geocities.com/ritaberk2007/big_gun.htm>


Fantastic picture. You took this with the D200, if I understand?

Yes, the crop factor is also what I thought about with the D3. Too bad you
can't have both high noise free ISO AND 1.5 crop...
I decided for the D300 for those reasons and because I really make only 5
percent or less of my pictures in low light.
Should you deicide to get the D300 anyway: I practically can garantee you
won't be dissapointed. I just fine tuned my lenses and DARN! pics are sharp
now!
Will show some samples later. Happy hunting

--
Sosumi
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On Dec 26, 3:53 pm, "Rita Ä Berkowitz" <ritaberk2O04 @aol.com> wrote:
> The idea of getting a D300 for backup is still circling in my head.  

It will die a lonely death.

So let me get this straight ... when you rent the D3 you also rent a
backup body?
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On Dec 25, 2:30 pm, Rita Ä Berkowitz <ritaberk2O04 @aol.com> wrote:
> WOW!  All I have to say this is one sweet lens!  This picture is all lens
> since the D200 doesn't have the resolving power of the old Mk III.  All I
> need to do is etch a set of cross hairs in this thing and I would have a
> deadly sharp and accurate sniper scope!  Even on the obsolete D200 this lens
> performs.  This thing is going to be super sweet on the old D3 whenever the
> hell it gets here.  Only thing that got me scare is losing the 1.5x crop
> factor when I put this on the D3.  I don't know how much better the D300 is
> over the D200, but I can't imagine it getting any better than this.  If it
> is I might have to pick up a D300.  R.I.P. Fabulous 500, your a distant
> memory thanks to the Formidable 500.
>
> <http://www.geocities.com/ritaberk2007/big_gun.htm>
>
> Rita

Very nice photo.

You might want to pick up a tele-converter when you get the D3.

Scott
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On Dec 26, 7:41 pm, Rita Ä Berkowitz <ritaberk2O04 @aol.com> wrote:
>
> > It is amazing what you can find in dumpsters these days.
>
> You're not kidding!  I made a load of money dumpster diving.  The secret is
> you just have to dive in the right dumpsters.  

Dig low, shovel high.
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