dont care whether back or front focus.
not in focus means not in focus.
so try it and shoot at something.

outdoor shot, no flash sometimes means u dont get any catchlight in the eyes.

in what condition and settings?
sure the iso isnt already at say 100 when ur outdoors?
then the aperture is adjusting accordingly?

i'm just waiting for them to announce what the D300s replacement is going to be like.

i want the crop factor.
plus D700 or 800 doesnt look interesting to me.
if got money sure go straight D3s or D4.

i would say, work on taking proper photos first...then see what u want.
upgrading just for upgrading sake, i can bet u within a few months u will sell it off.

its not a must for a newer body, if u dunno what u want from it.
u need high fps? u need good iso? u need faster AF?

10yrs ago, none of these existed in digital bodies...but ppl still took good photos.
dont even need to go back 20,30,40,50 yrs or more

imo, most of the ppl who are selling off the D700 are not waiting for D800.
they selling it off cos they got buyers remorse...feel like the body not fully used etc etc...wonder why their pics dont improve etc etc.

i also want to get D3s.
waiting for D4 to come out, then see if the price drop more

ya, its ok la.
my nikon F2 came back from YL not able to repair cos cannot get spare parts
still havent find time go send j-one.

still 17-50.

when i go vertically, i hook the strap to my thumb and hold normally.
simple solution to a simple problem

not really.
vertically, u cant really access anything easy anyway except for the AF-ON and command dial.
and both can still be accessed with strap behind thumb...actually not behind thumb literally...but its hooked near the base of the thumb...

nikon 20mm is the easiest widest one to find...and not that expensive.
also got 14mm and 18mm primes, but definitely not cheap or even easy to find here.

D4 battery life is also lesser than D3s

what i like about D4 tho is they added another mini joystick that can be used in vertical mode.
would be nicer tho if the AF-ON button was put closer to the shutter button.

now waiting for someone to come show D3s at ISO 25,600

if D4 is targetted at sporting pros, the most they will go is ISO3200 with a f/4 lens.
most of the time will be at ISO1600 or lower depending on condition with their f/2.8 lens.
so i would think for them the high ISO is already excellent at those settings.
what D4 offers them tho, is 10FPS at RAW with no noticeable loss in speed due to its 100 shot RAW buffer.
and, it can still AF with lenses f/8 and slower, meaning they can stick on a 2x TC in front of their 200-400 f/4, and get a 400-800 f/8 that can still AF...no current body right now is able to do this.

This post has been edited by Everdying: Mar 5 2012, 04:53 PM

wow ifer was right, u really know alot.
maybe next time u can follow me and i'll show u lots of sports photographers with TC.
im sure if i dig around from some of them they can show me some published shots with their 2.0e III.

and these were done with my 70-200vr2 with 2.0e III.
360mm, f/5.6.


400mm, f/5.6.


got more but havent edited yet.

nm, just a couple more with tc2.0.
400mm, f/5.6.


390mm, f/5.6.


even if there was a slow down in AF, it was definitely nowhere near 2 times slower and which u are just assuming as u probably have never used it.
images are marginally softer wide open, but thats to be expected, although with the new 2.0e III its nowhere near as bad as the last version II.


This post has been edited by Everdying: Mar 5 2012, 09:36 PM

sure he can crop to be 3/4 length, then problem solved

moving towards me? like this?


so...lets see what kinda sports stuff you can do?

This post has been edited by Everdying: Mar 5 2012, 11:17 PM