Steve Perry wrote:
Stuck polarizers are tricky - I've found the best way is to heat them up with a hair dryer - they come right off.
Your hair dryer solution worked wonderfully for my 95mm stuck filter, Steve. Previously, I was going to take my camera with the stuck filter to a local camera shop for help. Then I came across your comment, doing search on UHH... It took me 2 minutes to resolve!! Thank you so much!
dennis2146 wrote:
I keep filters on my lenses not to protect from falling but to keep the front element clean. My feeling is the filter can be cleaned rather than the lens surface. I have seen lenses on ebay and in photo shops that have been cleaned too harshly and have minute scratches on the lens, a few in a swirl pattern from over cleaning. You may not agree but I guarantee my thoughts on the subject are as valid as yours. I, too, get tired of this old argument of whether filters are useful or not. But in the long run it is up to each of us to make a decision of whether to put a filter on the lens or not. It is not a good/bad decision, simply a decision. You don't use filters for protection and apparently clean the actual lens surface. I am happy for you and have absolutely no negative feelings toward you or anyone else who does the same thing. It is simply personal preference.
Dennis
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Agreed. I prefer cleaning the filter, not the lens front element.
LS wrote:
Hi. I am new here. I am a part time pro doing mostly portraits. I am thinking of upgrading to full frame; possibly the Nikon 810 or 850. Will the following Nikon lenses perform well with either of these cameras? Af-S 28-300 1:3.5-5.6G, AFS micro 105 1:2.8G ED, and AF 80-200 1:2.8 D. I will be retiring soon and plan to focus more on wildlife and landscape. The latter 2 compliment my old D300S nicely, but I am less than thrilled with the 28-300. (I know, I know...I read the reviews for this combo so it was not a huge surprise). Advice will be much appreciated!
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I have the 28-300 lens and uses it on my D610, D750 & D810. Good for travel.
RickL wrote:
I have a D810 and use a Tamron 150-600 g2 with great success. Very sharp images and fast focus
Rick
Just bought the Tamron 150-600 G2 for my D810. How much recalibration did you have to do for your lens?
I've recently bought the Tamron 150-600 G2, and had my first field test with my Nikon D810 on gimbal/tripod. I realized some lens recalibration has to be done in order to get optimum results. I've ordered the tap-in console for just that, however I don't feel fully confident that I can perform adequately the tests needed for all the focal adjustments (150mm, 200mm, 300mm, 400mm, 500mm & 600mm). Another option for me is to send the lens to Tamron along with my D810 to have it calibrated. What kind of experience has anybody had with this send-in option? What's the typical wait period? Thank you.
(I live in San Diego CA, BTW)
CindyHouk wrote:
I currently have a Nikon D500 and have two lenses - the Tamron 16-300 and the Tamron 150-600 G1. I am researching a wide angle lens to add to my collection for landscape shots and an everyday lens. I am an outdoor person, so my shots are more landscape and wildlife type shots. I am a novice and don't really understand all the various abbreviations and what they all mean on lenses ....so any help understanding would be wonderful.
I searched thru the archives on here but most of what I found was older posts from 2012, 2013 and so on. So I am looking for some recommendations on what is available now.
My budget will be up to $600...so -- Which lens do you have for landscape shots and what would you recommend me looking into?
Thanks
Cindy
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I highly recommend the Nikon 12-24mm f/4 AF-S DX.
Curmudgeon wrote:
Anyone have any experience with Kurt's Camera Repair in San Diego? I need to have a Nikon F, Nikon F2 and a Bronica S2 checked, cleaned and adjusted. They offer a 1 year warranty on film cameras.
I've used Kurt's a few times. They do a good job fixing your stuff, but expect to double or triple your wait time, based on their initial time estimates.
C. Loren wrote:
I bought the Tamron 150 to 600 mm lens when it initially came out. The biggest problem I had was putting a cheap filter on it! Since I put on a good filter and got the focus adjusted for my camera body it has been excellent! The focus is so crisp and clear that I still smile and appreciate it every time I pull it out of my case.
Do you send your Tamron to the manufacturer for focus adjustment, or did you do it yourself? I've just ordered a G2 last week.
I'm currently photoshooting air shows with my Nikon D810 & Nikkor 80-400mm. Wishing for more reach, I'm looking at the Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2, the Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports and the Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports. Which one would you pick and why?
Thank you for all your comments. Like several other Hoggers, I've decided to go for the Nest NT-530H, advertised by Camera Cottage. All day yesterday, I logged on to their website to purchase it for $320+ (delivery included), but for some odd reasons, I could never go beyond their checkout screen (froze on me??). I finally gave up and looked on Ebay, and guess what, I've found a brand new NEST NT-530H MKII from this Canadian vendor mdstudio-ca, advertising it for C $288.00 (about US$ 219), free delivery + no sales tax. I completed the purchase and will receive the Nest NT-530H MKII next week.
CHG_CANON wrote:
I shoot a lot of airshows, with handheld and gimbal-mounted lenses. My experience is the gimbal / tripod is limiting and I end up having a second body and lens for planes directly overhead or streaking jets that are shot hand-held. The gimbal mounted shots work best for the slower prop planes as well as many times my position along the flightline precludes a tripod altogether. When analyzing your throwaways, have you considered other technique adjustments beyond moving to a tripod?
With hand-held shots, I can never get below 1/200 secs to shoot prop aircrafts. Too blurry... :-)
CO wrote:
I bought the Jobu Jr.3 gimbal head. The Jobu Jr.3 Deluxe has the Arca-Swiss clamp machined into the swing arm. It weighs only 1.5lbs but can support up to 10lbs. They say it's OK to put 12lbs on it but recommend up to 10lbs. It has finely adjustable friction on the tilt axis and they designed a bushing for the panning axis that provides smoothly damped motion. I have the Nikon 80-400mm AF-S lens that I use on my D500 which together weigh 5.3lbs. Your D810 plus 80-400mm AF-S weighs 5.6lbs so you would be well within the capacity of the head.
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Did you also have to replace the original Nikon lens clamp on your 80-400? I've heard that it's not too stable when used on a tripod.
I've been doing air show photography for the last 7 years. Last few years, I've had a fair amount of shots to be thrown away because of lack of sharpness, due to holding camera & telephoto lens practically all day long during air shows. I'm thinking about getting a gimbal head to be used with my tripod. I have a Nikon D810 and my telephoto lens is a Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G. My budget is in $500-600 range. Any advice please?
Thank you, everybody, for your inputs. The weather forecast down here in San Diego, calls for clear skies and temperature in the 60s.