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Posted: **Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:27 pm**

Dusted off my 70-200 VR weekend before last since it hadn't been out for a while. Here are some shots taken (hand held) at Tempe that show the quality of both this lens and the D2x.

Not sure about this one - like everything except I chopped off part of the plane :cry:

Posted: **Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:33 pm**

Nice work Peter. Nice lens. If I had the cash I'd relieve Oneputt of his but alas, 'tis not to be. :roll:

Posted: **Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:38 pm**

Slider wrote:Nice work Peter. Nice lens. If I had the cash I'd relieve Oneputt of his but alas, 'tis not to be.

Mark,
The Sigma 180 ain't bad at all in these types of shoot.

Posted: **Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:00 pm**

birddog114 wrote:
Slider wrote:Nice work Peter. Nice lens. If I had the cash I'd relieve Oneputt of his but alas, 'tis not to be.

Mark,
The Sigma 180 ain't bad at all in these types of shoot.

True Birdy. Sometimes my lusting gets the better of me :lol:

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:23 am**

Ah, but the Sigm has no VR and so lacks the image stability with the long zooms

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:33 am**

Use the Sigma - a challenge is always more exciting when you don’t have OAP aids :lol:

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:43 am**

Stubbsy as well as showing the quality of the D2X and 70-200VR, it shows the quality of the operator as well and thats after I marked you down 50% for the extra megapixels :wink:

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:49 am**

Glen wrote:Stubbsy as well as showing the quality of the D2X and 70-200VR, it shows the quality of the operator as well and thats after I marked you down 50% for the extra megapixels

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:11 pm**

#1 is the pick of the set here, with a good angle and a bit of prop blur so it doesn't look like a suspended brick. Also quite a tricky capture with the fuselage almost the same shade as the cloud behind. btw: from memory, thats a Saab 340. One of the nicest turbo-prop aircraft in the category... much better than a De Havilland Dash 8 ( the noise-vibration-harshness factor wasn't obviously a pressing need at DH)

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:12 pm**

Thanks Daniel. The propeller blur is PP courtesy CS2 :wink:

Having been in a Dash 8 numerous times I have no doubt it would be quieter

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:19 pm**

I like the cropped Qantas shot!

I cannot help thinking

"Let's fly death star"

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:32 pm**

Very nice captures

I love taking pictures of aeroplanes too!!

Was that at Newcastle airport or Sydney?

Posted: **Sat Jul 08, 2006 12:54 am**

#1 - excellent
#2, #3 and #4 all lack definition

Posted: **Sat Jul 08, 2006 9:36 am**

Like the first one Peter.

cheers
marco

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