Don's D7100 Daily Dabblings - 2014

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Don Kuykendall_RIP

RIP :(
Went to the zoo again today. Carried my 55-200 top see how it would do. I think I am going to need to find tune it if I even keep it. I am getting the 70-300 soon so this one will probably get sold.

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mustang

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the 24 megapixel is trying to tell you something .....................................


shhhhhh...................listen .................you can faintly hear it's cry.............."I demand better glass to see the world thru"
 
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Don Kuykendall_RIP

RIP :(
mustang said:
the 24 megapixel is trying to tell you something .....................................


shhhhhh...................listen .................you can faintly hear it's cry.............."I demand better glass to see the world thru"
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That is why I ordered the 70-300 last night. The 18-140 is spot on though. Also I think I will check the fine tune on the 55-200 just to see if that is part of the problem.


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gqtuazon

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Don Kuykendall said:
That is why I ordered the 70-300 last night. The 18-140 is spot on though. Also I think I will check the fin tune on the 55-200 just to see if that is part of the problem.


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Don it could be just that it requires better handling. 24mp on a DX is A lot for a Dx. Similar to what i have observed between a 12mp vs 36mp.


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Don Kuykendall_RIP

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gqtuazon said:
Don it could be just that it requires better handling. 24mp on a DX is A lot for a Dx. Similar to what i have observed between a 12mp vs 36mp.


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Not sure by what you mean by "Better Handling" but I am shooting a a fast enough shutter speed and in the middle of the range of aperture. Post processing is as it should be. The lens is just not a sharp and the 24mp shows that up more. The 18-140 is razor sharp. I am going to check the back focus on it this week just to see. I know I did have to adjust it on the D7000.
 
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gqtuazon

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Don Kuykendall said:
Not sure by what you mean by "Better Handling" but I am shooting a a fast enough shutter speed and in the middle of the range of aperture. Post processing is as it should be. The lens is just not a sharp and the 24mp shows that up more. The 18-140 is razor sharp. I am going to check the back focus on it this week just to see. I know I did have to adjust it on the D7000.
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I see, if you are using fast enough SS with good aperture, then the AF would be the next reasonable thing to question.
 
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Sharin

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Don Kuykendall said:
Yep, Three reasons.
1. It is just down the street from where I live so it is on 5 minutes away.
2. I have shot it enough times to know what it looks like and therefore a good way to judge what I am doing
3. There is no place to walk at my house so when I need to get out and get some exercise there is a nice creek walk downtown so I use it and the zoo for my exercise.
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I started laughing... You call that a creek; here in the desert we call that a raging river. ;D
 
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Don Kuykendall_RIP

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gqtuazon said:
I see, if you are using fast enough SS with good aperture, then the AF would be the next reasonable thing to question.
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I don't even take into effect the VR so i always use the reciprocal of the “Focal Length” guideline and usually add a little to that. When I use my 55-200 lens I rarely go below 1/250 sec. I set that as a minimum in the auto ISO setting. On my 18-140 I set it to 1/160 sec. when I get my 70-300 I will probably go to 1/.500 with it since it is so long and that length will really magnify any movement.
 
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gqtuazon

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Don Kuykendall said:
I don't even take into effect the VR so i always use the reciprocal of the “Focal Length” guideline and usually add a little to that. When I use my 55-200 lens I rarely go before 1/250 sec. I set that as a minimum in the auto ISO setting. On my 18-140 I set it to 1/160 sec. when I get my 70-300 I will probably go to 1/.500 with it since it is so long and that length will really magnify any movement.
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Don - the most common complaint on the 70-300mm VR lens is that it gets softer on the long end approx. 270mm and up. If you intend to use that for your zoo walk-around, might have to compensate it to f8 on the long end.
 
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Linkflap

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Fourth one down is my favorite. Love the shadow on the inside of the wing. Were theses shot with the 18-140mm?

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Don Kuykendall_RIP

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Linkflap said:
Fourth one down is my favorite. Love the shadow on the inside of the wing. Were theses shot with the 18-140mm?

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Thanks and yes all of these were shot with the 18-140. I am getting a 70-300 tomorrow so I should be getting a little longer reach for these shots.
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Don Kuykendall_RIP

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Was trying to get a sunset but I was to late. I saw this across and the sun had just set below the trees. This is a 5 shot HDR 2/3 stop between each shot. Also this is hand held.

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