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by sheepie on Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:02 am
A couple of photo's from my first plays with the D200...
70-300G @ 112mm, f/7.1 1/60th ISO100
70-300G @ 135mm, f/7.1 1/60th ISO 100
OK - so they show up the softness of the 70-300G, but so far, I'm bloody impressed with this camera
Colours (to my eyes at least) are pretty much spot on. These are both quite tight crops from the original frame -
Why the 70-300G? I was really just trying it out to see how focus performance was (which is definately better than on the D70).
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by Geoff on Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:14 am
You won't be dissapointed with your new toy Leon, and in your capable hands it will only be a short matter of time before you are showing us your brilliant images! Congrats buddy. Well deserved.
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by casnell on Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:19 am
I love the blue one !
I've also gone from a D70 to a D200, partly cos of focus, and I'm finding it hard with things like moving cars to get the settings right, need to practice more!
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by losfp on Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:39 am
Alright, Mr Jones, you asked for it.... 
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by sirhc55 on Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:42 am
Absolutely terrible pics Leon  Only joking, I am sure you will find your new camera will lead to more POTW and the blue is terrific 
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by Pa on Fri Sep 08, 2006 12:18 pm
hi leon i like number one of these but are both good.
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by sheepie on Fri Sep 08, 2006 1:12 pm
losfp wrote:Alright, Mr Jones, you asked for it.... 
hehe - My wife tells me diamonds are quite cheap at the moment
Don't worry, I won't tell J 
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by Glen on Fri Sep 08, 2006 1:14 pm
Nice colours Leon, I like both of those images 
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by sheepie on Fri Sep 08, 2006 2:19 pm
Thanks all - one last one on this thread - love the graduations within the same colour. This camera seems to handle this so much better than the D70 (which was no slouch!)...
70-300mm @ 200mm, f8 1/90th ISO100
Will have to do a proper comparison sometime between the two cameras.
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by Geoff on Fri Sep 08, 2006 2:21 pm
Leon I agree 100% - the D200's colour management system seems to perform at an exceptional level 
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by Dargan on Fri Sep 08, 2006 2:49 pm
The comparison between the D70 and D200 would be agreat service to many of us if you could find the time to do so. 
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by JordanP on Fri Sep 08, 2006 3:46 pm
As you and others have pointed out sheepie. The colours are great and very well graduated. Enjoy the toy - I know I am. 
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by Mal on Fri Sep 08, 2006 3:55 pm
Mal I've got a camera, it's black. I've got some lens, they are black as well.
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by sheepie on Fri Sep 08, 2006 5:10 pm
Something I'm finding, is that in post processing there seems to be less need to play with curves - am pretty happy with the images thus far straight off the camera.
I have a few things to get done over the next few days (am finally starting to feel a bit better), but once these are out of the way I'll start on some real playing - I need to try all the picture settings and see how they differ. Will share the results
In the meantime, here's a couple more shots from today (yes, I know I said the last one would be the last, but I just can't help myself) - some of you guys sound like you need a little more convincing  ...
50mm, f9 1/80th ISO100, onboard flash for fill
50mm, f8 1/125th ISO100, onboard flash for fill
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by gstark on Fri Sep 08, 2006 5:16 pm
Dandy Leon.

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by PiroStitch on Fri Sep 08, 2006 5:24 pm
Looks good  Enjoy the new toy.
How does the D200 handle reds by the way?
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by moggy on Fri Sep 08, 2006 5:31 pm
gstark wrote:Dandy Leon. 
Great pics Leon.

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by meicw on Fri Sep 08, 2006 9:12 pm
Nice pics. I agree the D200 does handle colour and, I feel, contrast, much better that the D70. You seem to get more details in both the highlights and shadows.
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