The Official Head-Case Photography Thread.

[shellylh]

Great eclipse pics!

[Wmcmanus]

Fantastic pics, cj. Damn, how does your ugly butt have such a gorgeous sis?

x2 beautiful girl, and a happy moment for dad and brother.

[Jon L]

City of Angel

City of Angel? by drjlo1, on Flickr

[Jon L]

The Battle.

The Battle by drjlo1, on Flickr

[Jon L]

Crap. Anybody know the best way to eradicate Black Widows?

Black Widow by drjlo1, on Flickr

[grawk]

[crappyjones123]

very cool video about zeiss lenses being tested.

http://www.popphoto.com/news/2012/04/inside-look-carl-zeiss-lens-stress-test

[Jon L]

Trying crop body for more reach, with 1.4x TC.

IMG_0807 by drjlo1, on Flickr

[The Monkey]

does anyone have experience with the Nikon 70-200 2.8 vr1 or 2? Is it worth it? Also considering the 80-200 2.8 w/o VR.

Also, need a wide angle but don't want to break the bank. Any thoughts?

The 18-200 VRII is nice, but slow. Want to move to better glass but it's so expensive...

[crappyjones123]

have you considered manual focusing? could go fast and wide and get very good iq.

[Cankin]

Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 is the fastest wide angle for crop sensor camera, it got many great reviews too.

My friend uses that and 70-200 2.8 VRII for his paid job.

[Salt Peanuts]

I handled a Canon 70-200/2.8 II couple of years back and one thing I remember is that it was rather heavy - and Nikon one weighs about the same (~3.3 pounds or so), which is to say it weight 2 pounds more than a 18-200. Methinks you should get yourself down to B&H and try it out. I personally wouldn't want to handle that much weight, but I've got tendinosis. Also, from what I read, Nikon 70-200 VR2 is actually bit shorter than 200mm and gets shorter as you focus closer.

As for Tokina, aren't they going out with an updated version of 11-16 soon?

Edited June 6, 2012 by Salt Peanuts

[VPI]

14-24 f2.8 and 70-200 f2.8 mkII.

Buy them.

[The Monkey]

I wish the 70-200 could take a teleconverter.

[Salt Peanuts]

I wish the 70-200 could take a teleconverter.

http://www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Products/Product/Camera-Lenses/2189/AF-S-Teleconverter-TC-20E-III.html

[Dreadhead]

I use my 70-200 with a 2x teleconverter and it works great.

[The Monkey]

Thanks guys. I am teh stupid. I read the compatibility chart wrong. But jesus this stuff ain't cheap.

[VPI]

That is why you make big city lawyer money.

If you want to borrow the 70-200 mkII for a bit let me know.

[falkon]

So have you completely switched over, Jeff?

[VPI]

I have a 5D mk II still but no lenses.

[The Monkey]

I may just do that Jeff. Coulda used it today for the shuttle.

[VPI]

Looks great, and it has my first Jersey home in the background. Lived on the 29th Floor of that red building.

[Salt Peanuts]

And Dinny, while you are at it, pick up yourself a D700 or D800.

Btw, anyone looking for a 105dc?

[Iron_Dreamer]

D800 landed Monday, in a box that UPS did their best to utterly destroy. The camera seems to run fine though. With the new business, I haven't had the time to do anything resembling really trying the camera out yet. It has a noticeably quieter shutter than the D800, and the new screen is definitely quite nice as well.

If anybody would be interested in my D700/grip/l-plate, let me know.

[The Monkey]

14-24 f2.8 and 70-200 f2.8 mkII.

Buy them.

Rented both for the weekend.