Thread: Pictures ! Anything goes, it is the camera corner after all !!

Went to try out my new Tokina 12-24... obviously theres not enough information from the subject at night, but still gave a nice wide view of the wharf. I cropped top and bottom for pano effect.

Very nice Carlos, technically very good composition with the detail of the moon.
Having good "tools" to do the job make it easy

Should be doing all sorts of things this morning but playing photography is more fun.



300mm, f10, 1/500, ISO 400, D70, 80~400 VR

Just outside the front door.

Deano

With SWMBO off to Europe next month the 'quid pro quo' is that Deano can have a new camera. Well, I've done it. Strike whilst the iron's hot I say. I've gone and bought a second hand D300 and whilst nothing was said about lenses I took this green light to mean that it was OK to pick up a couple of lenses too. AF Nikkor 35mm 1:2D and AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm 1:3.5-5.6 G ED VR. Unfortunately the budget didn't stretch to the Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 or the SB600 that was also for sale. Might have been tempted if it was a Tokina 12-24mm though.............
The D300 has less than 10K shots on the clock and it and the lenses have never left the studio and are in excellent condition. The zoom lens hasn't left its box!
Havn't played with the zoom yet but the 35mm is great.
One day on and I can't believe how good the D300 is, not that there's anything wrong with my D70 it's just that the D300 is better. So much easier to use, none of those silly 'modes' and such just easily accessible well laid out dials and buttons, easier to use though similiar to the D70 and I find it much easier to use than Kayes D80.
Is there a reason why the manual exposure display is back the front ? ie. +ve to the left and -ve to the right, I can change it in software but is there some deep reason why it's backwards in the first place?
Had a bit of a play with the 35mm lens today, very nice. It's even got a DOF scale, heaven!.
Will have a play with the zoom tomorrow, wading through the manual at the moment all 420 pages of it.
Here's a couple of early shots with the 35mm. Both are full size crops.



f9,1/320, ISO 200



f4, 1/500, ISO 200

I really got the 35mm for inside work but had a play outdoors just for fun. Took a couple of low light inside shots last night, the WB is much better than the D70 and it works much better at higher ISO's.

Look out Arthur, once I get these NEF's worked out I'll give you a run for your money!!!

Deano

Nice score Deano! I am thinking of getting a D300 later on, to compliment the D80 I have now... but want some more lenses first before the D300. Looking forward to seeing more of your photos

Congrats mate, you can change the exposure display is back the front ? ie. +ve to the left and -ve to the right on the meny.
Have a look page 299 I think.
Great photos

Deano use Capture NX2.2.4 for opening the nef files

Thanks Arthur, downloaded NX2.2.4 for 60 day trial and I thought PhotoShop was non intuitive and hard to use, 'crikey'. Played with this for an hour or so and I've still still no idea how it works.
Reminds me of the time many years ago of watching American sailors play craps at Wrest Point casino, watched for several hours and still couldn't pick up the game, I assume craps has rules but damned if I could pick them up.
I'll have to find a tutorial somewhere and see if that helps.
Absolutely miserable weather and light to match down here so used that as a challenge.



D300 with Nikkor 18~200 VR @ 200mm, f5.6, 1/320, ISO200.

Australian Wood Duck didn't like sharing his pine tree with the Noisy Miner.



Out to my favourite lavender bush with the 35mm lens (between showers).



D300 with Nikkor 35mm f2D, f4.5, 1/640, ISO800

Considering the poor conditions about as good as I could get without getting the gear (and me) wet.
I think I like this 35mm, any point in getting extension tubes do you think?

Deano