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Postby stubbsy on 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.

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Not sure about this one - like everything except I chopped off part of the plane :cry:
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Postby Slider on 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:
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Postby birddog114 on 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. :roll:


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The Sigma 180 ain't bad at all in these types of shoot.
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Postby Slider on 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. :roll:


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:
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Postby stubbsy on Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:23 am

Ah, but the Sigm has no VR and so lacks the image stability with the long zooms
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Postby sirhc55 on Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:33 am

Use the Sigma - a challenge is always more exciting when you don’t have OAP aids :lol: 8)
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Postby Glen on 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:
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Postby Geoff on 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 :wink:


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Postby daniel_r on 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)
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Postby stubbsy on 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
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Postby Dug on Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:19 pm

I like the cropped Qantas shot!


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Postby Yi-P on Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:32 pm

Very nice captures :D I love taking pictures of aeroplanes too!! :)


Was that at Newcastle airport or Sydney?
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Postby sirhc55 on Sat Jul 08, 2006 12:54 am

#1 - excellent
#2, #3 and #4 all lack definition
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Postby marcotrov on Sat Jul 08, 2006 9:36 am

Like the first one Peter. :)
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