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RE: From Nikon D7100 To Canon EOS 7D Mark 2?

Hi Dickson, Rather than 70-200/2.8 L, you should try the 70-200/4 <acronym title="Island Airlines (USA) and Eagle Air/Arnaflug (Iceland)">IS</acronym> and 70-300L. I had the first and sold it after I got the 70-300L. The f4 <acronym title="Island Airlines (USA) and Eagle Air/Arnaflug (Iceland)">IS</...

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RE: Canon 70d With 70-200 F 4 L

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/angad84" class="quote" target="_blank">angad84</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>does the 70-200 l have as good of image qual...

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RE: Looking For A Good Camera

For your needs, I think Nikon d7200 should be nice - as it has more reach for birds and wildlife. Canon 7D2 is also a good choice because of its AF. I personally prefer Canon's 100-400 Mk2 over Nikon 80-400 VR2 but you won't go wrong with either.

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RE: Looking For A Good Camera

It really depends on a lot of things. You're not tight with the budget, but what kind of photography will you do other than shooting aircraft? If you want quality camera, take a look at Nikon D750. It's a full frame camera and has an excellent sensor. As for the lenses, 70-200/2.8 VR2 or 80-400 VR2 ...

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RE: Mirrorless And Micro 4/3 For Aviation Photography

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/B747-4U3" class="quote" target="_blank">B747-4U3</a> (<a href="#10" class="quote">Reply 10</a>):<br/><i>I have a Fujifilm <acronym title="KLM Ex...

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RE: Any Experiences On The Nikon D7100

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/egondo" class="quote" target="_blank">egondo</a> (<a href="#18" class="quote">Reply 18</a>):<br/><i>May I know where you get this info from, AFA...

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RE: Nikon New 80 400 VR AF-S

I agree with some of the opinions here; Canon has a lead in the flagship 1DX market - because 1DX is indeed an excellent camera. I played with it for several hours, put all my lenses on it and I was surprised to see they look 'sharper'. That sensor is really something and the <acronym title="Air Fra...

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RE: Any Experiences On The Nikon D7100

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Alasdair1982" class="quote" target="_blank">Alasdair1982</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i>Any idea when the D7100 will be ...

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RE: Nikon New 80 400 VR AF-S

Congrats!! I'm using Canon right now (3 bodies, 10 lenses) but the new D7100 and AFS 80-400 are really tempting me to switch back to Nikon

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scopedude

RE: Long Lenses: Lots Of Glass Or Less?

Today's high end astronomical telescopes costing thousands of $ feature only 2 to 3 elements only (some can be 4 or 5 elements if it's meant to be flat field). One or two elements are usually Fluorite or <acronym title="Edelweiss Air (Switzerland)">ED</acronym> element. The old Telyt is probably the...

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RE: Opinions On The Canon 650D (T4i)

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/GuitrThree" class="quote" target="_blank">GuitrThree</a> (<a href="#26" class="quote">Reply 26</a>):<br/><i>Just make sure if you don't want to ...

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scopedude

RE: Colour Issue

That might be atmospheric, high humidity in the air causing such aberration. It's like shooting through a giant lens.

just my 0.02

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RE: Colour Issue

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ptrjong" class="quote" target="_blank">ptrjong</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>There is a way of removing some red or addin...

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RE: Opinions On The Canon 650D (T4i)

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/gasman" class="quote" target="_blank">gasman</a> (<a href="#15" class="quote">Reply 15</a>):<br/><i>What actually impressed me most about your p...

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RE: Opinions On The Canon 650D (T4i)

Actually, I just replaced my 60D with the new 650D. Compared to 60D here's the pros and cons of 650D: Pros - Better <acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym> (both are 9 cross, but 650D is more accurate) - Can <acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym> at f/8 (70-300L + Kenko DGX 1.4x), 60D won't - Bet...

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RE: What Format Should I Shoot In?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/trvyyz" class="quote" target="_blank">trvyyz</a> (<a href="#19" class="quote">Reply 19</a>):<br/><i>You missed the biggest point, the WB cannot ...

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RE: What Format Should I Shoot In?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/trvyyz" class="quote" target="_blank">trvyyz</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>I normally shoot raw. but for normal day time ...

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RE: Which Canon Lens Should I Get. I'm Torn..

I'd get a 70-300 L and never look back - unless Canon's new 100-400 will be out soon but I always consider that 70-100mm gap useful in certain situations. I got some 1500px photos in my <acronym title="Brit Air (France)">DB</acronym> here (about 80% of my photos were taken with 70-300L). At 300mm it...

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RE: Which Camera Do You Use?

Body: 5D2 and 650D, the latter is actually a very capable camera.

Lens: 70-300L (my workhorse), 70-200/4 IS L, 135L, and 55-250

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scopedude

RE: Innsbruck LOWI/INN 2012-07-19

Thanks again for sharing, Maikel. I plan to go to Austria later this year, hopefully I could spend a couple of days in Innsbruck. Your post reminded me just now

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RE: Opinion On Image Quality (7D + 100-400L)

I use 60D which has similar sensor to 7D. IMO, the highlight DR is also not very good, so I have to turn on HTP (highlight tone priority) which makes ISO200 the lowest. As expected, the noise is also more visible (either due to HTP or ISO200). BUT - with sharp lenses like 70-200 series or 70-300L, I...

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RE: Zurich LSZH/ZRH 2012-07-18

Wow, thanks for the complete trip report! I'm bookmarking this

I was there last December, but the weather was terrible. May I know what camera/lens used?

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scopedude

Spotting In PER/YPPH

I'm planning to go to Perth in June, and I will have a lot of time to do some spotting there. I found some info at spotterswiki.com but I would like to know if the information there still current. I will rent a car so hopefully I could reach the spots mentioned. Can anyone chime in? What are the bes...

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scopedude

RE: D800 Unveiled

in DX mode, D800 will give you 15.3MP more or less, similar to D7000 (16MP), so noise-wise it will be much better than D200. If you downsample the 36MP file to 12MP, I think noise should not be worse than <acronym title="Daallo Airlines (Djibouti/Somalia)">D3</acronym>. You'll need a fast CPU, thoug...

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RE: Lens Upgrade - 70-200 F4L Vs 200 F2.8L

I compared my 70-200/4 <acronym title="Island Airlines (USA) and Eagle Air/Arnaflug (Iceland)">IS</acronym> and 70-300L when I first got the ripoff lens a year ago. To my surprise, it's hard to tell the difference esp in the 100-200mm range. The ripoff lens, however, goes to 300mm and is sharp there...

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RE: Lens Upgrade - 70-200 F4L Vs 200 F2.8L

Another vote for 70-300L, at least 60% of my photos here are taken with this lens. I also have a 70-200/4 IS that rarely sees the light now.

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RE: Best Lens For Nikon D3000

to the OP: take a look at Tamron 70-300 <acronym title="Servivensa (Venezuela)">VC</acronym> USD. It's very sharp to 240mm, and quite sharp up to 300mm with good contrast. <acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym> is nearly silent although not as fast as <acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym>-S. I ...

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RE: What Camera Gear Are You Using?

My arsenal is not much; a <acronym title="Daallo Airlines (Djibouti/Somalia)">D3</acronym> with 14-24, 28 AIS, 50/1.<acronym title="Angel Airlines (Thailand)">8G</acronym>, 105 AIS, and 70-300VC - plus two EOS 60D, 70-300L, 70-200/4 L <acronym title="Island Airlines (USA) and Eagle Air/Arnaflug (Ice...

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RE: Photos Taken With A D700 / D7000

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/darreno1" class="quote" target="_blank">darreno1</a> (<a href="#24" class="quote">Reply 24</a>):<br/><i>The d7000 has two card slots. True the b...

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RE: New Camera - Looking For A Good Spotting Lense

Both Nikon 70-300VR and Tamron 70-300VC are excellent choices. I also use D7000 and Tamron 70-300VC for the same purpose.

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RE: Canon 50D Sensor 22.3x14.9 V Nikon D90's 23.6x15.8

The difference is actually not much in (sensor) size. D90 is better in term of high ISO noise, but if you put a sharp lens on 50D, at ISO100 you could actually make slightly larger printouts from its 15MP sensor. For aviation both D90 and 50D are excellent. IMO, lenses will make more noticeable diff...

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RE: Canon EF 70-300mm F/4-5,6L Is USM - Happy With It?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/C172Akula" class="quote" target="_blank">C172Akula</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i>I've had this lens for a couple of years...

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RE: Advice About Lenses On Gradangular/normal Range

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/teopilot" class="quote" target="_blank">teopilot</a> (<a href="#16" class="quote">Reply 16</a>):<br/><i>And scopedude... what about the 17-50 Ta...

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RE: Advice About Lenses On Gradangular/normal Range

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/teopilot" class="quote" target="_blank">teopilot</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i>Thank you very much my friend... I went to...

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scopedude

RE: Nikon Spotting Lens

I was focusing on the fact that the lens should not break the bank

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RE: Nikon Spotting Lens

No one suggested Nikon's 70-300VR and Tamron 70-300VC? Both are good performers, better than 80-400VR IMO. With full frame, you will use the longer end most of the time though. That's the reason I rarely used my <acronym title="Daallo Airlines (Djibouti/Somalia)">D3</acronym> for spotting. This was ...

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RE: Canon EF 70-300mm F/4-5,6L Is USM - Happy With It?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/jcoz" class="quote" target="_blank">jcoz</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>My father also owns the 70-200 f4. It is excellent...

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RE: Advice About Lenses On Gradangular/normal Range

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/teopilot" class="quote" target="_blank">teopilot</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>Thank you for your opinion... but I have f...

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RE: Advice About Lenses On Gradangular/normal Range

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/NZ107" class="quote" target="_blank">NZ107</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>But if you're at that price anyway, you may as w...

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RE: Advice About Lenses On Gradangular/normal Range

My choice would be the 15-85, followed with Tamron 17-50/2.8 non <acronym title="Servivensa (Venezuela)">VC</acronym> or w/ <acronym title="Servivensa (Venezuela)">VC</acronym>. If your budget allows, 17-55/2.8 <acronym title="Island Airlines (USA) and Eagle Air/Arnaflug (Iceland)">IS</acronym> is s...

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RE: RAW Converter For Canon 60D

I prefer adobe's ACR 6.4 for CS5, other than that I use Capture One Pro. I found better 60D's high ISO RAW conversion better with the ACR 6.4, though. It handles noise without artifacts.

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scopedude

RE: Canon EF 70-300mm F/4-5,6L Is USM - Happy With It?

I have been using mine since February, and so far I never touched my 70-200/4 <acronym title="Island Airlines (USA) and Eagle Air/Arnaflug (Iceland)">IS</acronym> anymore <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" border="0"/> It's...

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RE: New To Aviation Photography...

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/SIA6696" class="quote" target="_blank">SIA6696</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>I'm not saying that it isn;t a bad lens, I'm...

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RE: New To Aviation Photography...

If the budget is really tight, EF-S 55-250 is a good lens. It's light and compact - very useful when I have to shoot through the fence.

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scopedude

RE: Entry-level Camera

Image quality depends largely on the lens - and your skill. If you shoot at ISO100/200, all of the entry level cameras are more or less equal in term of image quality (pixel sharpness, noise, DR, etc.).

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RE: Entry-level Camera

If you're familiar with 500D, I suggest you to get the 550D if your budget allows. Don't get me wrong, the new 1100D is a fine camera - but has smaller viewfinder and lower res. <acronym title="Louis Trichardt (LCD / FALO / FALT), South Africa">LCD</acronym>. As for the lens, you should try before b...

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scopedude

RE: Camera Upgrade Advice

Full frame has the advantage in term of DR, noise, and - depends on the lens - sharpness. However, your lens has wider FOV now

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scopedude

RE: Camera Upgrade Advice

Although I could never say 'plastic is better than metal' in case of 50D vs 60D - plastic is not necessarily inferior. 60D still feels solid and handles very well. Sure it misses some buttons/controls found on 50D, so 50D/7D users need to adapt for a while. Regarding noise control, it's a mixed bag....

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scopedude

RE: Camera Upgrade Advice

I happen to have 60D and did try the 7D for two days. The 7D has the noise banding at ISO100 and 200 - but you really have to push the exposure/brightness of the shadow up to 2-3 stop in photoshop to see the banding (I see no reason to do that so this is no issue actually). I personally like the 60D...

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scopedude

RE: 400 Mm For Nikon

Thanks Martin

At least now I know there could be a better sample of 70-300 VR!

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