I need the FX sensor. I shoot a lot of landscapes at ultra wide-angle 12-18mm. There may be a good 8mm DX lens out there now, but when I made the transition from 35mm film this was my primary criteria. My first digital body was the D700 and I made many 30 x 45 prints from its 12MP. I also have the D300s with it's DX sensor I also make 30x45 prints. I mainly keep the D300s for handheld wildlife, especially bird flight photography, with my 70-200 f2.8 with and without 1.4x and 2x teleconvertors. With a 2x at 400mm on the DX sensor, I effectively have a 600mm f5.6 that I can hand hold. I love the extra reach on the DX without having to sacrifice pixels vs the D700. It is less of a factor with my D800 because the DX crop is still 16MP so I keep the D800 on the tripod and use the D300s as a backup and for handheld wildlife shots.

I have the D800. It has a pop-up flash.

I have had the Sigma 70-200 f2.8 for several years. I use(d) it with both 1.4x and 2x teleconverters on several Nikon Bodies (D800, D700, D300s, F5, F100, N80. It focuses fast. I don't notice a lack of sharpness at f2.8 vs f4. This lens is a good compliment to the Sigma 300 f2.8. I usually put the 300 on a wimberly sidekick and use the 70-200 for handheld flight and wildlife shots. I like it even better handheld now that I can bump the ISO on the newer bodies.

I don't know about Tamron or the other brands you mentioned but I have a couple of Tamron SP lenses and like those as well..

What horrible journalism! While many of the images were spectacular, the writing and captioning was atrocious. The last image was not of a Hawaiian volcano but of Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone. It was captioned: "Bleak: Smoke rises off rivers of fiery lava as it crashes into the sea". :?: The Daily Mail must take their readers for idiots. Is this the state of journalism today?

Post a couple of photos so we can see what you are trying to do. Also shoot in the highest resolution the camera is capable of. You will capture more detail and you can then re-size for the web after post processing.

I soot in manual for 100% of my landscapes. It gives me great control to precisely set exposure and DOF. On the other hand when shooting wildlife, fast action, and street scenes I shoot in aperture priority with exposure compensation as needed.

While this may be true, I find it curious that the camera has no problem knowing the type of lens being used and passing that onto the EXIF file. Since the camera recognizes the lens, the lens must be sending the correct info to the camera. I have used Nikon bodies and equipment for a very long time with no regrets but it seems that they "might" have built this bug into the system to encourage use of Nikon lenses. Or do they assume that only photographers using their very good but very expensive glass would have a desire to take advantage of the AF fine-tune feature?

On another related note, i find it odd that I only have back/front focusing issues with these lenses on the D800. I used them without problems on my N80, F100, F5, D300s, D3s and D700 bodies with no back/front focus problems. I would say it is just the higher resolution of the D800 magnifying the problem, but one would think an issue like this would have been evident on drum scanned film.

I have noticed some back/front focusing issues with some of my D800/Lens Combinations.

In the process of fine tuning my lenses to the D800, I am having a curious issue.

I started with the Sigma 12-24 DG with no problems. When I next sought to test and adjust my Sigma 70-200 f2.8, in the AF Fine Tune settings the camera recognized it as the first 12-24 lens with the settings I made for the 12-24. This also happens with the 300 f2.8.

If I delete the 12-24 lens in the Delete Saved Values Dialogue and then put on the 70-200 f2.8, the camera recognizes it correctly.

After adjusting the settings for one Sigma lens, each Sigma lens added after is recognized as the first lens with the settings for that lens. This doesn't happen with the Tamron lenses that I own.

I have the current firmware installed and these are all CPU Lenses. The metadata accurately reflects the lens used to capture an image..

Has anyone else run across this issue?

Thanks

The difference is whether you simply made a dish using the recipe or if your intention is to copy the recipe to use in your cookbook or on your website. The copyright for the recipe is owned by the person that created it.

I like the angle and shadow detail on number 4 and the trees on number two. If these are the same shot on a tripod, I would try combining the two in Photoshop.

Color profiles are made for each paper and ink combination. Third party inks can't be counted on to be accurate and/or consistent. I have always used the epson inks in my epson printers. If use still have problems, make sure your printer settings are correct. You want to let the photo software apply color management so make sure that color management is turned off in printer settings.

The Humpbacks, pelicans, dolphins, sea lions and terns were in a feeding frenzy this week in Avila Bay. Notice the pelican in the mouth. He got out just in time.

Humpback & Pelican

I also use Spyder4. Calibrate your laptop also. If you're interested, I wrote a blog post on calibrating your monitor. you can have a look here - http://www.flotart.com/2012/05/calibrate-your-monitor-for-better-results

My wife has the Tamron 18-270 on her D300s. It is a versatile lens and she loves it. It focuses fast and is sharp. The only time it comes off is when she needs to put on her 200-500 for wildlife.

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