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First happy snaps from D200

Postby pharmer on Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:14 pm

Taken at lunch today, 1 hour after getting it (had to wait impatiently for the battery to charge)

Handles superbly and is much faster than than my D70s. I find the colours and WB are more accurate - no blown reds/pinks etc and the resolution is fantastic - I highly recommend getting one :-)

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Postby myarhidia on Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:21 pm

congrats on your new toy. All 4 shots are of exceptional quality.
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Postby owen on Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:25 pm

I'm gonna be honest and say that the resized web versions of your photos don't seem to be any better than the camera you had previously. However I'm sure it is the full sized images where it shines.

The third image has red clouds... ? Is that a result of pp'ing or is that how the camera caught them?

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Postby Alpha_7 on Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:30 pm

Beautiful stuff Barrie, but I think its more to do with the photog not the camera as you have delivered great pics with the whole family of D50, 70 and now 200 :)
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Postby Greg B on Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:36 pm

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Postby sirhc55 on Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:40 pm

Interesting shots that certainly show both the ability of the photographer and the camera. Love the chair shot :)
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Postby avkomp on Fri Jun 09, 2006 6:14 pm

3rd and 4th my favourites here.
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Postby pharmer on Fri Jun 09, 2006 6:15 pm

I'm looking forward to a whole long weekend of shooting around Melbourne.

Capture a decent variety of topics :)
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Postby PiroStitch on Fri Jun 09, 2006 6:46 pm

You're a really nice guy Barrie but I really really really hate you :P :twisted: Congrats on your new toy mate
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Postby Geoff on Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:06 pm

Alpha_7 wrote:Beautiful stuff Barrie, but I think its more to do with the photog not the camera as you have delivered great pics with the whole family of D50, 70 and now 200 :)


What he said :)
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Postby MATT on Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:09 pm

Barrie, these are great but after the D50,D70 now D200 how long till the D2X???

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Postby johndec on Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:15 pm

And you took these pics after owning the camera for ONE HOUR!!! I'm blown away... :shock:
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Postby gstark on Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:02 pm

johndec wrote:And you took these pics after owning the camera for ONE HOUR!!! I'm blown away... :shock:


Learnin' curve?

Wot learnin' curve?

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Postby pharmer on Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:45 pm

MATT wrote:Barrie, these are great but after the D50,D70 now D200 how long till the D2X???

MATT


Nah Matt, aready tried a D2X - not much above what this can do imagewise.

It was just too heavy to carry on a day-to-day basis and the pricetag was huge for no real benefit (for me) above the D200

I did consider it :)
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Postby terminator on Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:17 pm

Fantastic shots.
You won`t look back with the D200.
The handling characteristics of this camera are fantastic.
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Postby Jamie on Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:31 pm

Maybe you will stick to this body for more than 6 months? :lol:

Nice pictures, i like the 2nd the best.
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Postby Suri on Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:43 pm

Handles superbly and is much faster than than my D70s. I find the colours and WB are more accurate - no blown reds/pinks etc and the resolution is fantastic - I highly recommend getting one Smile


Great images.
I can echo you sentiments.
First few pictures out of the new D200 was a joyous resolution explosion.
But of course - it is just a camera afterall.
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Postby Poon on Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:46 pm

great D200 and great shots.
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Postby jethro on Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:01 pm

Barrie what lenses did you use?
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Postby pharmer on Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:05 pm

jethro wrote:Barrie what lenses did you use?
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#1, #2 and #4 was the Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 and #3 was the Sigma 10-20
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Postby mic on Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:18 pm

These are really great happy snaps ?

After seeing these I can't wait till my new baby arrives.

All you need to do now Barrie is reply to your PM'S and you're a star.

Enjoy your D200, look forward to a lot more interesting pics.

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Postby byrt_001 on Sat Jun 10, 2006 12:41 am

hi

the last shot i really like it, great colours

enjoy your new toy

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Postby Grev on Sat Jun 10, 2006 3:19 am

Great photos and makes me hate you and your camera. :lol:
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Postby glamy on Sat Jun 10, 2006 10:13 am

As mentioned before, the photographer has more to do with the quality of the shots. Your posts with your previous cameras were very good as well. Still, enjoy your new toy, and let us see more of your work.
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Postby Ordinary K on Sat Jun 10, 2006 12:18 pm

#4 is my pick, the contrasts of textures, vibrant colour vs near-mono and (IMO) strong composition works well.

#1 also has something going for it, tho' I'd be inclined to remove the (?) barcode, and maybe darken the image down a fair bit. Overall the image gives me a sense of loss/abandonment and I'd play towards that. (Or maybe I should see a shrink :D )


owen wrote:The third image has red clouds... ? Is that a result...

I've seen something like that in real-life, tho' I wouldn't expect it around Melbourne. In central Oz you get large expanses of red earth, the clouds reflect that colour and look pink. Something of a pain to fix in PP...

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Postby dooda on Sat Jun 10, 2006 12:27 pm

Welcome to the club and great shots on all accounts.

You know at first I wasn't all resolution crazy, but I'm really quite fond of the extra rez now. Cropping loses nothing in terms of resolution, and the bigger prints look really really good. I'm totally in love.
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Postby Digidegs on Sat Jun 10, 2006 9:50 pm

Great shots, especially after only one hour with this puppy !!!

Think I will get a D200 as a backup for my D100 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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