Michael_Jacobs Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Betty LaRue said: Shooting birds was a big thing for me, and my 100-400 Nikor didn’t have the reach as it did with a crop camera. ... Betty Thank you Betty for thorough explanation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andremichel Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 2 hours ago, Betty LaRue said: Each photographer has their own agenda, so what is important to me, may not be for someone else. I have seen the posts of those who love the D800. To me, it is a man’s camera, not so much a woman’s. I’m sure some women love it, but weight is an issue. At least for me. Betty Sorry to hear you had such a miserable time with the D800. My overall experience has been rather different. Though weight can be an issue compared to lighter cameras, I have been very happy with its overall performance and image quality. I combined it with both Nikkor and Carl Zeiss lenses and have been very impressed with the results. I did struggle with weight when I took it around Australia (from UK) for 2 months earlier this year, together with 4 lenses. But I had spent too much time behind a desk prior to that and wasn't in the best condition going out there. So lagging it all around in 40 degrees heat was tough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Lewis Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 2 hours ago, Betty LaRue said: The Fuji lenses are excellent, although my 105 Nikor was my favorite all-time lens. Betty Me too!! Sharpest, nicest rendering lens I've ever owned. I do miss it. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andremichel Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 42 minutes ago, Michael_Jacobs said: Thank you Betty for thorough explanation! I can certainly appreciate what you are saying here Betty. I struggle to get close to large animals in the wild, never mind birds, with my current equipment. For example even this one is a significant crop on my D800 shooting at 200mm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Rick Lewis said: Me too!! Sharpest, nicest rendering lens I've ever owned. I do miss it. Rick It didn’t dawn on me to adapt it to Fuji, but since I am pretty much autofocus all the way, I would have been frustrated. A bee or butterfly would have been long gone before I manually focused on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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