Maxi turned into Magnesium & Glass!

[noddy]

Howdy All

I was recently told by someone on the forum that I had gone AWOL and inferred I might have been turning to the dark side:o Can you believe that! They shall remain nameless.

I had been saving up for a maxi locker for Kimba, but......something else caught my eye and I have bought a new camera and lens.

Magnesium alloy body.....5fps.....10meg......and it works a treat!

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2006/08/17.jpg



Hmmmm.....Nikon D200

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

Alright....sorry, back to Landies and saving for that locker again.....:p :D

[dobbo]

Very nice but how are you going to get to those interesting places to take a beautiful photo without the lockers?

[rangieman]

Very nice but how are you going to get to those interesting places to take a beautiful photo without the lockers?

OK mate he owns a defender so no probs in getting to those hard spots for photos :p :wasntme: :angel:

[tombraider]

But its a Nikon :p:wasntme:

And theres me thinking a Landy owner would have discerning taste :cool:

Tombraider

[Pedro_The_Swift]

I once read this--

http://www.dansdata.com/gz059.htm


just wondering if anybody cares to comment--:angel:

[Reads90]

Howdy All

I was recently told by someone on the forum that I had gone AWOL and inferred I might have been turning to the dark side:o Can you believe that! They shall remain nameless.

I had been saving up for a maxi locker for Kimba, but......something else caught my eye and I have bought a new camera and lens.

Magnesium alloy body.....5fps.....10meg......and it works a treat!

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2006/08/17.jpg



Hmmmm.....Nikon D200

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m200/Noddy2222/D_D200_32_l.jpg

Alright....sorry, back to Landies and saving for that locker again.....:p :D

mmm i want lockers and the misses want one of those camera. at the moment she has(you will know more than me what they are :D ) A minolta 7 (somthing) 35 mm film one and a minolta 7d digital (so they are both the same body.)
Best bit is she has given me her old Minolta dimage 7 digital camera.For off road days and stuff

but a fit between us on which lockers or camera:D

[rocky2509]

Very nice camera.

I wanted to buy one before a trip I did to South America earlier this year but the back log of orders meant it wouldn't have arrived in time so I bought a d70s and a couple of new lenses instead.

Which lens did you pick up?

If your into candid lowlight photography you can't go past the Sigma 40 1.4, the best slr lens I have ever used, but then again I am a fan of the fixed lenses.

Look forward to seeing some of the results you get with the new setup.

[rick130]

a Defender driver should be using an FM2, or better still something Euro like a Leica :angel:

[noddy]

Mr Tombraider -- Nikon = Land Rover (uncompromised and function over form). Canon = Toy/Nissan (built for the masses).:D :wasntme:

Pedro -- I think 10MB will keep me going, cannot really see the need for increased pixels for what I am doing. The stores love comparing megapixels, but at the end of the day there is very little between 6MB and 10MB....except for the need to upgrade your computer.

At the end of the day, bodies come and go, lenses are the real investment.

Reads -- does she want to jump from Minolta to Nikon? How many lenses does she have?

Dobbo -- Kimba has never really let us down without the lockers and we have been to some lovely places. The lockers are more for the fun:twisted:

Now for the maxis....

[Reads90]

Reads -- does she want to jump from Minolta to Nikon? How many lenses does she have?

maxis....

Yeah i think she does. She has a 100-300, 28-80 (2 off),18-28 (wide angle), 28-210, 400, and a 2x convertor (which double ups all of them)

[noddy]

Very nice camera.

I wanted to buy one before a trip I did to South America earlier this year but the back log of orders meant it wouldn't have arrived in time so I bought a d70s and a couple of new lenses instead.

Which lens did you pick up?

If your into candid lowlight photography you can't go past the Sigma 40 1.4, the best slr lens I have ever used, but then again I am a fan of the fixed lenses.

Look forward to seeing some of the results you get with the new setup.

Rocky -- I have a bit of a collection of lenses, but I recently added:

1. Nikkor 17-35mm 2.8
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m200/Noddy2222/17-35_28D_ED_01_s.jpg



2. Nikkor 85mm 1.4 (the most amazing lens I have ever owned, awesome for portraits and low light!)

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m200/Noddy2222/TP-85-1_4.jpg


There are some pics at the following link if you are interested: http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m200/Noddy2222/'start=0

[tombraider]

Mr Tombraider -- Nikon = Land Rover (uncompromised and function over form). Canon = Toy/Nissan (built for the masses).:D :wasntme:



Oh the shame of it all...

A descerning Landrover Owner would have the following:

At least 2 Canon DSLRs
At least 1 "L" series lense
An Apple MBP to process the images
At least 4 GPSr units to navigate to good photo opportunities
A nice bottle of red to enjoy whilst post processing


:clap2:

:thumbsup:

Tombraider

[noddy]

I will settle for the bottle of red thanks!

[rocky2509]

Had a look at your site Noddy, some great shots there, love the colour saturation. I'm sure they look even better blown up.

I hear alot of great things about both of those lenses especially the 85. It's amazing what a good fast lens can do for your photography.

Here is a link to some of my black and white photography if your interested in looking.
http://www.incadesigns.com.au/llama/

I have also been playing around with panoramic shots and created this one earlier this year from 7 photos using a really simple stitching program.
http://www.incadesigns.com.au/llama/sa/Macchulowres.jpg



P.S. I got my lenses mixed up earlier I can't tell my sigmas from my voigtlanders, the sigma lens is a 30 1.4 and it's brilliant. If your in the market for a standard fast lens you can't go past it.

[numpty]

I have also been playing around with panoramic shots and created this one earlier this year from 7 photos using a really simple stitching program.



What was the simple stitching program? I have some pics I'd like to stitch together and can't get a good look with the software I've been using. Maybe I'm just crap at it!!

Numpty's Missus

[rocky2509]

I used a program which came with my wifes point and shoot digital camera, it's called Canon PhotoStitch. It's really simple to use and does a good job.

There's a photo club in the Czech Republic that has version 3.1 for PC posted on their Web site. Make sure you scan it for viruses before you open it though. I'm unsure if it works since I used the version on the CD.

http://fkub.lujzik.com/download.php

Good luck with it.

[numpty]

I used a program which came with my wifes point and shoot digital camera, it's called Canon PhotoStitch. It's really simple to use and does a good job.



Thanks for the link and the tip. Never thought to look at the software that came with my camera. Maybe there's a utility in amongst it. I'll check it out and if I can get a satisfactory result I'll post it on the forum.

Numpty's Missus

[noddy]

Rocky -- great gallery! I love B&Ws.

My first camera was a Voigtlander which I inherited from my parents. They picked it up 2nd hand when they were in Europe, so it must be a late-50s;) Still produces amazing pics.

What PP did you do for your B&Ws?

[rocky2509]

Thanks Noddy.

Not much PP at all. They were all taken with Kodak Tri-x and I developed them using Agfa Rodinal. I then scanned the negs and pretty much just adjusted the levels to suit.

I love the grain, it's something I really miss when shooting digital. I have tried to reproduce the grain in some of my digital shots with PS filters but it's never the same, so now whenever I want to shoot something specifically in B&W I still use film.

For me the voigtlander style cameras (rangefinders) really simplify photography, even though they have some major drawbacks. When shooting with my Konica Hexar RF I find I rarely miss a shot, however when using the D70 I can get caught up with all of the options it gives you. Sometimes it's nice to just concentrate on the photo and not the camera. Obviously an SLR is a much better all round camera system though.

I'd be interested to hear what you find to be the biggest real world improvements of the D200 over the D70.

[noddy]

The great thing I love about good SLRs is that you can over-ride most of the features/technology so you can get back to the simple things. 90% of my shots are in manual with shutter/ap priority for the others.

It is annoying how photography has been made into this mysterious art by all the 'auto' functions on most cameras.

D200 vs D70....just a better camera. Feels brillant, better made and balanced perfectly. 5fps vs 3fps, big difference when shooting sports. Other little things; RGB histogram is very useful, bigger viewfinder and display screen is nice. Does not have all the 'auto' options which get in the way. Menu system is simpler and more intuitive.

Downsides of the D200? Heavier, poorer battery performance. I have not found noise to be an issue yet, but its higher ISO peformance is meant to be so-so.

I still have my D70 as a back-up, while I love it to death and would never part with it, I never think twice about picking up the D200. It is just a really well made tool.:D