It was available light and it was a dungeon. However, the D700 at 6400 ISO and the 85 1.8 serviced me well. I noticed the AF seems to better than the D300 as I had many more in focus picures with the D700 than D300 or D50 using the 85 for sports.
I think the redness may be do to a +1 saturation setting I had the camera in. Not going to do it next time. I had to pull back the saturation PP and after a while, the pics started to look the same after staying up to 2 am to work on them.
4 & 5 are the most interesting for me.
1 doesn't really have anything interesting going on.
2 - timing is to late if your subject is the spiker and the angle doesn't work if the subject were the blockers
4 is the most compelling of the bunch. Really nice shot there!
It was available light and it was a dungeon. However, the D700 at 6400 ISO and the 85 1.8 serviced me well. I noticed the AF seems to better than the D300 as I had many more in focus picures with the D700 than D300 or D50 using the 85 for sports.
I think the redness may be do to a +1 saturation setting I had the camera in. Not going to do it next time. I had to pull back the saturation PP and after a while, the pics started to look the same after staying up to 2 am to work on them.
I bought a D300 and I've been thinking about getting a D700. I found the AF on the D300 to be much better than my D200. To do better than that would be impressive. The only thing I'm not certain of is what lenses I'm going to loose on that body. I don't own any DX Nikon glass, but my 85mm f 1.4 has a D on it and I'm not sure if my 30mm f1.4 sigma lens will have the crop or go full frame.
4 & 5 are the most interesting for me.
1 doesn't really have anything interesting going on.
2 - timing is to late if your subject is the spiker and the angle doesn't work if the subject were the blockers
4 is the most compelling of the bunch. Really nice shot there!
Thanks! I am not thrilled about those shots either, I was more pleased with the camera in those shots. I had better shots I sent to the paper, more of the before and afters.
I bought a D300 and I've been thinking about getting a D700. I found the AF on the D300 to be much better than my D200. To do better than that would be impressive. The only thing I'm not certain of is what lenses I'm going to loose on that body. I don't own any DX Nikon glass, but my 85mm f 1.4 has a D on it and I'm not sure if my 30mm f1.4 sigma lens will have the crop or go full frame.
I would get the D700 in a heartbeat no matter what lenses you have. Heck, it made my 18-200 look good in low light. If you are not a pixel counter and don't mind the loss, it works well with DX glass. You do sacrifice resolution, but that only matters on huge prints. I sent my photo editor samples of the camera at ISO 6400 using the 18-200 and she said it was impressive.
I would get the D700 in a heartbeat no matter what lenses you have. Heck, it made my 18-200 look good in low light. If you are not a pixel counter and don't mind the loss, it works well with DX glass. You do sacrifice resolution, but that only matters on huge prints. I sent my photo editor samples of the camera at ISO 6400 using the 18-200 and she said it was impressive.
Bought one on Saturday and I have my first volleyball game on Thursday. I'm probably going to set up strobes anyway. I'm really excited about the wide angle shots I hope to get. If the strobes don't work, I'll bounce a flash to get the shadows off the faces. I can't wait.
Bought one on Saturday and I have my first volleyball game on Thursday. I'm probably going to set up strobes anyway. I'm really excited about the wide angle shots I hope to get. If the strobes don't work, I'll bounce a flash to get the shadows off the faces. I can't wait.
I think you are going to love the camera. Most people say the D300 is about 95% of the camera the D700 is. That may be true for low ISO, but there is a HUGE difference in what you can get at very high ISO. It makes slow lenses fast and fast lenses sing. I think it opens up a whole new level of creativity and the type of shots that can be made. My D50 is closer to the D300 than the D300 is to the D700, IMHO.
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it's not the size of the lens that matters... It's how you focus it.
aaaaa.... who am I kidding!
whoever dies with the biggest coolest piece of glass, wins!
I think the redness may be do to a +1 saturation setting I had the camera in. Not going to do it next time. I had to pull back the saturation PP and after a while, the pics started to look the same after staying up to 2 am to work on them.
1 doesn't really have anything interesting going on.
2 - timing is to late if your subject is the spiker and the angle doesn't work if the subject were the blockers
4 is the most compelling of the bunch. Really nice shot there!
I bought a D300 and I've been thinking about getting a D700. I found the AF on the D300 to be much better than my D200. To do better than that would be impressive. The only thing I'm not certain of is what lenses I'm going to loose on that body. I don't own any DX Nikon glass, but my 85mm f 1.4 has a D on it and I'm not sure if my 30mm f1.4 sigma lens will have the crop or go full frame.
www.seanmartinphoto.com
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it's not the size of the lens that matters... It's how you focus it.
aaaaa.... who am I kidding!
whoever dies with the biggest coolest piece of glass, wins!
Thanks! I am not thrilled about those shots either, I was more pleased with the camera in those shots. I had better shots I sent to the paper, more of the before and afters.
I would get the D700 in a heartbeat no matter what lenses you have. Heck, it made my 18-200 look good in low light. If you are not a pixel counter and don't mind the loss, it works well with DX glass. You do sacrifice resolution, but that only matters on huge prints. I sent my photo editor samples of the camera at ISO 6400 using the 18-200 and she said it was impressive.
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Bought one on Saturday and I have my first volleyball game on Thursday. I'm probably going to set up strobes anyway. I'm really excited about the wide angle shots I hope to get. If the strobes don't work, I'll bounce a flash to get the shadows off the faces. I can't wait.
www.seanmartinphoto.com
__________________________________________________
it's not the size of the lens that matters... It's how you focus it.
aaaaa.... who am I kidding!
whoever dies with the biggest coolest piece of glass, wins!
I think you are going to love the camera. Most people say the D300 is about 95% of the camera the D700 is. That may be true for low ISO, but there is a HUGE difference in what you can get at very high ISO. It makes slow lenses fast and fast lenses sing. I think it opens up a whole new level of creativity and the type of shots that can be made. My D50 is closer to the D300 than the D300 is to the D700, IMHO.