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Jeremo !iKGMr61IHM Sat 15 Nov 2008 05:46:00 No.294055 View View Reply Original Report

So i bit the bullet.

Aside from the Bible of a fuckin manual, carrying this setup with gimme commando arms... fuck it's heavy.

Shooting a wedding later today. A nice way to Christen the new gear.

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Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 05:48:00 No.294057 Report

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Nice blinds.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 05:52:00 No.294058 Report

Quoted By: >>294066

Hi Jeremo.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 05:58:00 No.294059 Report

Quoted By: >>294066

what the fuck do you want jeremo

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 05:59:00 No.294060 Report

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FUCK YEAH, GEAR THREAD. WE LOVE THESE.KINDS OF THINGS.

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Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 06:02:00 No.294063 Report

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>>294055
Bastard with your fancy D3.

I only have a D2X to put my new 70-200 on. Pic related.

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Vincent !!8LCSE0Zp1mL

Vincent !!8LCSE0Zp1mL Sat 15 Nov 2008 06:06:00 No.294064 Report

Quoted By: >>294075

What made you choose the D3 over the D700?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 06:07:00 No.294065 Report

Quoted By: >>294066

hey that's a great camera, you must take really good photos!

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 06:09:00 No.294066 Report

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>>294065
>>294059
>>294058

hey sup jealousfags

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 06:24:00 No.294068 Report

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hello fellow D3 owner. dont drop your 70-200, they dont bounce.

protip : everyone who is all BAWWW GEARFAGS is a poorfag.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 06:32:00 No.294070 Report

Quoted By: >>294075

Not the Mamiya?

Jeremo !iKGMr61IHM

Jeremo !iKGMr61IHM Sat 15 Nov 2008 06:57:00 No.294075 Report

Quoted By: >>294093 >>294096 >>294102

>>294064
Basically cause I got a great deal on it. The D3 also has better processing power than the D700 when it comes to the AF, there's a reason for the massive batteries on the D3 and why the D700 needs an AF illuminator at night.

Though this decision could bite me in the arse when the rumoured D3x comes out later this month.

>>294070
main reason why i went against the mamiya is that there are several new digi MF coming out, it made for a harder decision.

Meanwhile, i'm getting serious about film and a 4x5 LF, just need to take lessons/read up on film processing.

Vincent !!8LCSE0Zp1mL

Vincent !!8LCSE0Zp1mL Sat 15 Nov 2008 08:00:00 No.294093 Report

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>>294075
ahh ok, just curious, For me as much as I love shooting in low light, I think I would buy the D700 myself because of the price and size.
I have really good low light AF lenses, so Its not usually a problem to attain focus.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 08:17:00 No.294096 Report

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>>294075
The possible upcoming D3X is a big part of why I haven't bought a D3 myself.

In a way, though, I'm really tempted to just get a D700 and put a wide on it, and then keep the 70-200 on the D2 to take advantage of the FPS and the extra reach of DX.

fence !!POey2hdozCZ

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fence !!POey2hdozCZ Sat 15 Nov 2008 08:29:00 No.294098 Report

Quoted By: >>294100 >>294154 >>294156

the newest national geographic has a piece on light pollution. the photography is absolutely brilliant, and i couldn't figure out why it was so striking. i'm an avid night photographer, and i had never seen anything like what jim richardson had accomplished. the images were so clean and vibrant. i finally realized that he had been using a D3, which is a truly revolutionary camera as far as low light photography is concerned. it can honestly do things that nothing else in the history of the medium can.

picture related. check out his website for even better examples. there's some pretty amazing stuff that didn't get published.

and goddamn i want me some d3.

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Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 08:32:00 No.294099 Report

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cool camera bro

I'd definitely love to be a happy owner of a D3, however i can not justify that expense, just bought some studio lights and I don't think I really should have.

hopefully I land work with some company that issues cameras and I don't have to worry about buying shit.

fence !!POey2hdozCZ

fence !!POey2hdozCZ Sat 15 Nov 2008 08:32:00 No.294100 Report

Quoted By: >>294102 >>294108

>>294098

oh fuck check out the exif

fence !!POey2hdozCZ

fence !!POey2hdozCZ Sat 15 Nov 2008 08:38:00 No.294101 Report

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also, this wasn't mean to be so much nikonfaggotry as it was digitalfaggotry. there are some things that digital does so much better than film that people are just barely starting to take advantage of it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 08:39:00 No.294102 Report

Quoted By: >>294104

>>294100
All that means is he's using a manual lens, probably becaus AF Nikkors tend to be slower than their MF counterparts (e.g. 50mm f/1.4 versus 1.2, 35 f/2 versus 1.4, 24 f/2.8 versus f/2, etc.) and AF sucks shit in low light.

>>294075
>Meanwhile, i'm getting serious about film and a 4x5 LF, just need to take lessons/read up on film processing.

Ah, makes sense then. Don't buy a new one for thousands like you've been talking about, though. It makes no sense when ones just as good or better are available for a few hundred.

fence !!POey2hdozCZ

fence !!POey2hdozCZ Sat 15 Nov 2008 08:42:00 No.294104 Report

Quoted By: >>294110

>>294102

yeah, i'm not freaking about about the f/1.0. my d300 does that for my 1.8, too. it's just rare to see a digital photo with all the exif intact, including gps data, from a pro photographer. it's like a little glimpse behind the scenes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 08:47:00 No.294107 Report

Quoted By: >>294109 >>294110

What's the difference between the D700 and the D3?
IQ/ISO wise. Or is there none?

I know the technical details and other than the weather proofing the D3's features seem surplus to any realistic application, for me at least.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 08:47:00 No.294108 Report

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>>294100
sup /p/ can you recomend me a good tripod head for my plane/helicopter/metorlogical ballon???

fence !!POey2hdozCZ

fence !!POey2hdozCZ Sat 15 Nov 2008 08:51:00 No.294109 Report

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>>294107

exact same sensor, cheaper body.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 08:53:00 No.294110 Report

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>>294104
Oh, yeah. David Alan Harvey leaves EXIF on the stuff he posts to his blog, too, if you want some more of that.

>>294107
None. Same sensor.

D300/700 are both well-sealed, too. Probably not quite as much as the D3, but enough for even most intense applications.

The full coverage finder is a difference between the two that would matter for me personally, but you might be different.

Kilz2latex !!3htj9hFDMA4

Kilz2latex !!3htj9hFDMA4 Sat 15 Nov 2008 08:59:00 No.294111 Report

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i dont get it. what did you buy?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 09:41:00 No.294115 Report

Quoted By:

your camera sucks

Sat 15 Nov 2008 11:07:00 No.294141 Report

Quoted By: >>294419

I call troll, check the OPs exif

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Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 11:11:00 No.294143 Report

Quoted By: >>294147

Wuts goin on in dis thread?

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sage

sage Sat 15 Nov 2008 11:15:00 No.294144 Report

Quoted By: >>294146 >>294419

So OP expects us to believe he has a D3, D300 anda 2.8 mid range lense.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 11:17:00 No.294146 Report

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>>294144
so?

Project !dashI8UpO.

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Project !dashI8UpO. Sat 15 Nov 2008 11:19:00 No.294147 Report

Quoted By: >>294148 >>294150 >>294152

>>294143
Oh, not much. Why don't you hang around?

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Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 11:21:00 No.294148 Report

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>>294147

will do.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 11:24:00 No.294150 Report

Quoted By:

>>294147
was that UPS?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 11:31:00 No.294152 Report

Quoted By:

>>294147
:(

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 11:32:00 No.294153 Report

Quoted By: >>294419

>>294055
Do you still have your D70's? Also, post some wedding pics if you can.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 11:44:00 No.294154 Report

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>>294098
OHSHIT, WHO DIVIDED BY F/0.0?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 11:51:00 No.294156 Report

Quoted By: >>294169

>>294098

You'd still need a helicopter and the special gyro mount to go with it....

fence !!POey2hdozCZ

fence !!POey2hdozCZ Sat 15 Nov 2008 13:24:00 No.294169 Report

Quoted By: >>294170

>>294156

that's nikon accessory HC-204. $374 on adorama. ken rockwell says it's all you need.

fence !!POey2hdozCZ

fence !!POey2hdozCZ Sat 15 Nov 2008 13:27:00 No.294170 Report

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>>294169

speaking of which, 20,000 cocks on a christ. i forgot that ken rockwell was in albuquerque this week. goddamn it.

Mr._Laugh_Out_Loud !!rc0QDfC1oX3

Mr._Laugh_Out_Loud !!rc0QDfC1oX3 Sat 15 Nov 2008 14:06:00 No.294183 Report

Quoted By: >>294190

for the record i encountered rockwell.

Mr._Laugh_Out_Loud !!rc0QDfC1oX3

Mr._Laugh_Out_Loud !!rc0QDfC1oX3 Sat 15 Nov 2008 14:07:00 No.294184 Report

Quoted By:

i told you i was going to

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 14:18:00 No.294190 Report

Quoted By:

>>294183

Why do you lie?

Mr._Laugh_Out_Loud !!rc0QDfC1oX3

Mr._Laugh_Out_Loud !!rc0QDfC1oX3 Sat 15 Nov 2008 14:23:00 No.294191 Report

Quoted By: >>294515

i hate my father

Anonymous !SDPEsPMnww

Anonymous !SDPEsPMnww Sat 15 Nov 2008 15:00:00 No.294203 Report

Quoted By: >>294208 >>294419

>>294055carrying this setup with gimme commando arms... fuck it's heavy.
I should be getting my 70-200 f/2.8L IS tomorrow. That'll bring me to about 100 grams less than your setup (5D + BG-E4 + 2 batteries + 70-200). Good thing I'm in the military X-D

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 15:26:00 No.294208 Report

Quoted By: >>294210 >>294212

>>294203

Don't you just sit in a chair in an office all day though? You don't really get to play that angle if you're doing office work rather than being a member of Navy SEALs or SAS or something. :P

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 15:31:00 No.294210 Report

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>>294208

yeah, i've seen some chubby and skinny mother fuckers in the chairborne forces

Anonymous !SDPEsPMnww

Anonymous !SDPEsPMnww Sat 15 Nov 2008 15:33:00 No.294212 Report

Quoted By: >>294218

>>294208
We still do physical training all the time. I have a lot of things to do beside just talking to airplanes all day.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 15:45:00 No.294218 Report

Quoted By: >>294235

>>294212

Really? Like what? (just curious)

Anonymous !SDPEsPMnww

Anonymous !SDPEsPMnww Sat 15 Nov 2008 16:19:00 No.294235 Report

Quoted By: >>294237

>>294218
Physical training together at least 3 times a week and alone in addition to that, training on setting up expedient ATC gear, annual training to include rifle/pistol range, swimming, and various classes like first aid, 24-hour guard duties, all kinds of other silly classes and meetings, and even mail order classes from the Marine Corps Institute that are sometimes a requirement to be promoted and which otherwise go toward your promotion or on your fitness report. Just to name a few.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 16:24:00 No.294237 Report

Quoted By: >>294238

>>294235

What's the point if you're going to be talking to planes all day?

Anonymous !SDPEsPMnww

Anonymous !SDPEsPMnww Sat 15 Nov 2008 16:27:00 No.294238 Report

Quoted By: >>294240

>>294237
To be ready to perform my job during combat. Also, all Marines are basic riflemen. I have to be able to perform as a pseudo-grunt if the situation deems necessary.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Nov 2008 16:31:00 No.294240 Report

Quoted By: >>294242 >>294389

>>294238

What kind of real life situation will have you running along holding a rifle while directing air traffic and being shot at?

Anonymous !SDPEsPMnww

Anonymous !SDPEsPMnww Sat 15 Nov 2008 16:35:00 No.294242 Report

Quoted By: >>294246 >>294396

>>294240
A few of my buddies have been on convoys in Iraq, which entails manning the .50 cal on top of a 7-ton or pointing an M16 out of the window of a HMMWV. I've been to Iraq as well, but luckily I stayed on base the entire time. Besides the daily mortar attacks on the base, it wasn't so bad.

Martin !!ve2Q1ETWmJH

Martin !!ve2Q1ETWmJH Sat 15 Nov 2008 16:47:00 No.294246 Report

Quoted By:

>>294242
cool story bro

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 16 Nov 2008 01:15:00 No.294389 Report

Quoted By: >>294403

>>294240
You just described a Forward Air Controller...

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 16 Nov 2008 01:35:00 No.294396 Report

Quoted By: >>294403

>>294242

Sounds like a lot of the training is wasted then.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 16 Nov 2008 01:50:00 No.294403 Report

Quoted By: >>294407

>>294396
Not SPDE here, obviously, but pick your military:

- Troops intended to work in administrative, technical, or other non-battle conditions are no more trained or physically fit than the average civilian doing their job.
- Troops intended to work in etc. etc. are every bit as physically fit and well-trained at combat as combat troops, and can stand in for them in the case of a lack of personnel, can hold their base if it comes under attack without immediate combat reenforcements, or if their skills are needed in an immediate battle zone. (E.g.>>294389.)

Which one would you rather have?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 16 Nov 2008 01:59:00 No.294407 Report

Quoted By:

>>294403

The former.

Jeremo !iKGMr61IHM

Jeremo !iKGMr61IHM Sun 16 Nov 2008 02:48:00 No.294419 Report

Quoted By: >>294449 >>295663

>>294141
>>294144

lol... wtf are you on about? So i can have a D3 with a 70-200 2.8 but i can't have a D300 with a 17-55 2.8?

Fail troll is fail. lol.

FYI i've got the 28-70 with the 70-200mm. Wanted the 24-70 but got the 28-70 at 500 dollars, couldn't say no.

>>294153
YEah i still do have the D70s, but it's not getting any use... funnily enough i still prefer to shoot with that, mainly cause it's so simple to operate. The 51 points on the D300 & and D3 can actually be a pain in the arse. WIll post photo later sometime, only just woke up after a long night of snapping and partying.

And ummm holy fuck, Wedding = Hot Chicks who love photographers... SCORE

>>294203
I used the 70-200 on my tripod acting line a monopod, my arms felt like it was gonna fall off lol. D3 + SB800 + 70-200 = huge right arm.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 16 Nov 2008 03:42:00 No.294449 Report

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>>294419
>got the 28-70 at 500 dollars

Hate you so much right now.

fence !!POey2hdozCZ

fence !!POey2hdozCZ Sun 16 Nov 2008 05:31:00 No.294515 Report

Quoted By: >>294530 >>295697

>>294191

proof or i'm branding you a liar.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 16 Nov 2008 06:06:00 No.294530 Report

Quoted By: >>295697

>>294515
Lol wrong quote?

Anonymous !SDPEsPMnww

Anonymous !SDPEsPMnww Sun 16 Nov 2008 06:26:00 No.294534 Report

Quoted By: >>295697

Why'd you delete your post, ac? I thought that imagery was kinda funny too.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Nov 2008 23:03:00 No.295663 Report

Quoted By:

>>294419
Nice.

ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA

ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA Tue 18 Nov 2008 00:30:00 No.295697 Report

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>>294515
>>294530
I'm just envisioning a picture of Mr._Laugh_Out_Loud angrily flipping off his father.

>>294534
Because the first time, I said 'Fence' rather than 'Mr_laugh_out_loud' and then decided I was too tired to be trusted with a keyboard. Fix'd.

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