Brett Colvin
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I’ve done a fair amount of shooting with teleconverters, and I really like the results on prime lenses, especially 1.4x or 1.7x magnifications.
If you want to impress me ( said with a friendly smile on my face) show me a speed demon that taxes the bodies AF to the Max.
Like a Steelhead exploding out of the water where you have about 1 half a second to acquire it and the camera to nail it. Not track a slow flier in flight.Steelhead and blue jays won’t tax an AF system to the max.
John: You don’t have to worry much about me taking things wrong, I enjoy the opinions of people who know their stuff and always try to learn something from good dialog.
For example I constantly change from sinle point af to what we Canones refer to as the ring of fire (either 11 or 17 points) around the active when contrast is low. Its custom function menu screen 17. I can do it in about 1 to 2 seconds. Manually setting my WB is pretty easy as well.
This is actually a good example of what I meant.
I’ll add a very quick comment here, having shot on both platforms.
First, Canon and Nikon are the world leaders and they both make excellent gear. Of all the factors that influence a great photograph, the majority involve the photographer and not the body.
With that said, think of your image as a destination. Getting there with a Canon (to me) is like taking surface streets in a car, and Nikon is more like taking the freeway. Nikon firmware and ergonomics just get out of your way and get you to the results.
One great example is ISO. On Canon, I would always be watching for the point when my exposure began dropping off to bump up the ISO. Using Nikon, I simply tell the camera where I want my maximum ISO, and it will automatically bump it up as needed. You set this once, when you get the camera, and then forget about it.
Hi Brett- I’m doing RAW/Adobe RGB/Mode 11/……
What advantages does Mode 111 plus upping the Sat in cam offer when working with a Raw pipeline????
Will
This is just a small suggestion, since I think you’ve received some good advice already on the lighting.
Will: Quick question – in the D200 picture controls, are you setting saturation mode III and +Saturation? If not, give that a go.
Shooting menu > Optimize Image > Custom > Saturation
