Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jan 29, 2008, at 12:38 PM, Richard Taylor wrote: > Thanks Steve (and George and Robert). I don't live there now but > have a lot of friends in the area and sail there every summer. > Looks like the Eel Pond shot is the favorite so far though watching > that duck swimming through the skim ice was a bit mind blowing. > Made me wonder for his/her sanity. Duck fat must be the world's > best insulator. > > I'm really pleased with the D300 though I'm still climbing the > learning curve with it. Reliable focus in dim light is still an > issue (I don't use the focus assist lamp) and it occasionally > overexposes a couple of stops in bright light. Even with spot focus > and holding it with a half-push on the shutter doesn't always work > when the light is low. > > Image quality is top-notch. Auto white balance is good. I haven't > yet tried either extreme of the ISO range yet (that is beyond > 200-3200). At 3200 there is noticeable chroma noise in the darker > parts of a picture but that can be controlled by forcing it into > black when it's a issue. It's a handful to carry, but what really > capable DSLR isn't these days? small compared to the D3 though... > It was nice not to have to worry about water getting into it in the > snow. how do they describe the water resistance? I take it that it is well sealed... Steve > > > I'm planning some focus tests to see if I can resolve the focus > issue. Don't really know what to think about the overexposures yet. > > Regards, > > Dick > > > > On Jan 29, 2008, at 1:56 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: > >> On Jan 29, 2008, at 11:42 AM, Richard Taylor wrote: >> >>> It snowed a bit last Sunday morning in Woods Hole leaving the >>> place to the weather and the ducks. These were all with the D300, >>> ISO 200. >>> >>> Eel Pond - Nikkor 55-200 zoom at 100 mm f16@1/15 VR on. >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/CAPE_COD/300_0299.jpg.html >>> http://tinyurl.com/2avfwh >> >> a really beautiful atmospheric image of Eel Pond Dick... >> >> >> I remember fondly a few wonderful summers I spent in Woods Hole in >> the 60's... >> >> >> do you live there now? >> >> Also tell us about your Nikon D300...are you happy with it? >> >> Steve >> >> >>> >>> >>> C&C always welcome. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Dick >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information