D3s meets Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 VRII
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wud
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Nice images, Qqtuazon. Yeah, its a very nice combo. And heavy! But it makes up for it, with the spot on focus, the awesome bookeh and the great colors, imo.
I only done 1 wedding in a church, but light were pretty good. I used the 35mm there, as I wanted to get the surroundings in the image, but outside I used the 70-200mm and it works like a charm! I like that you can blow out the background so beautiful, and its possible to get close without standing up their noses.
I only done 1 wedding in a church, but light were pretty good. I used the 35mm there, as I wanted to get the surroundings in the image, but outside I used the 70-200mm and it works like a charm! I like that you can blow out the background so beautiful, and its possible to get close without standing up their noses.
Actually, Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 VC (USM) is slightly pricier than Nikkor, but I would go for Tamron, which, according to reviews is extremely well built (weather sealed?) and, allegedly, does not suffer from "breathing" as much as Nikkor...
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wud
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Tamron f/2.8 is $100 more than the Nikon 70-200mm f/4 but $900 less than the Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8.
Breathing is (here) an informal term for tendency of a lens to gradually shrink it's declared field of view when being focused from infinity towards minimum (lens's closest focus distance) which is, basically a bad thing. Reportedly, Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR II exhibits a very high level of "breathing" - it's 200mm "becomes" 135mm when focused at a distance of about 5 feet...
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Sharing some of the night photography using the same combination during my walk-around.
Not the best samples but and I couldn't provide a wider shot (Duh!) with this lens to show the view of the city.
D3s70-200mm 083 by gqtuazon, on Flickr
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D3s70-200mm 086 by gqtuazon, on Flickr
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D3s70-200mm 089 by gqtuazon, on Flickr
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D3s70-200mm 100 by gqtuazon, on Flickr
Not the best samples but and I couldn't provide a wider shot (Duh!) with this lens to show the view of the city.
D3s70-200mm 083 by gqtuazon, on Flickr
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D3s70-200mm 086 by gqtuazon, on Flickr
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D3s70-200mm 089 by gqtuazon, on Flickr
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D3s70-200mm 100 by gqtuazon, on Flickr
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WhiteLight
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Call me blind, but i like the second set color renditions from the D700 a tad better.. The first set looks just a wee bit over sat to me
Not taking anything away from the first set, but you gave something to compare with
Not taking anything away from the first set, but you gave something to compare with
Call me blind, but i like the second set color renditions from the D700 a tad better.. The first set looks just a wee bit over sat to me
Not taking anything away from the first set, but you gave something to compare with
Thank you for your feedback. It is just a matter of sliding the WB to make it cooler or warmer. Sometimes I tend to make the colors pop and over do it during post.
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I have not had the chance to edit and post the rest of the images that I took yesterday during a High School baseball game but here is one for now. D3s, 70-200mm f2.8VRII @ 200mm, f3.5, 1/2000, ISO 3200
D3s70-200mm 084 by gqtuazon, on Flickr
D3s70-200mm 084 by gqtuazon, on Flickr