Yesterday

"RustY©" wrote in
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"RVB" wrote in message
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Have you bought a new lens ? Or have you changed your post-processing
?

I changed my camera in a few months ago from the Canon 10D to a 40D.
Although the 10D had served me well for over four years I needed the
extra buffer capacity, speed and pixels of the 40D. At the same time
I ordered a 300mm f2.8 (and a 1.4 extender). This new lens is so
sharp that it still amazes me but the great advantage is this set-up
is that I no longer need to pan and zoom at the same time (as I did
before with the 100-300mm). I still use the zoom for the Hercs and
the Andover here but even with some severe cropping the 300mm fixed
lens gives better pictures (and I never will get used to a 'trombone
zoom'). The exif data is left in these files by Photoshop CS so if
you download a file to your desktop, right click on it and select
Properties/Summary/Advanced all will be revealed.




Rusty rides again! Lovely work, even if it's from a Canon! (I'm trying
desperately to justify a Nikkor 300/2.8 to myself. Sigh, so much glass, so
little money) For now, the 300/4 will have to do.
RobG
(The Aussie one)

"RobG" wrote in message
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(as I did before with the 100-300mm).

That should of course read 100-400.......

Lovely work, even if it's from a Canon! (I'm trying
desperately to justify a Nikkor 300/2.8 to myself.

I can honestly say that I do not have a single bad word to say about Canon
(well OK that 'trombone' zoom idea sucks) but I also know folks with Nikon
gear who swear by that too. My only advice would be to avoid Sigma lenses
and pay the extra for the real thing.

"RustY©" wrote

My only advice would be to
avoid Sigma lenses and pay the extra for the real thing.

Yeah, already have. 17-55/2.8 DX, 70-200/2.8 VR (what a sweet piece of
glass that one is), the 300/4 and a TC-17 to add a little extra length when
required, with a D200 to hold 'em up. That said, I'm considering the Tamron
12-24, which has had very favourable reviews from the keen amateurs and
pros I listen to. Would love the Nikon version, but it's about 3 times the
price here...

Seriously, there's nothing wrong with Canon (as you well know). It's just
the Nikonite and the Canonian thing.

Keep making pretty pictures.

RobG