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| Posted: Tue Jul 23rd, 2013 16:57 |
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blackfox
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after a couple of weeks of faffing about trying to decide what to do ,and very nearly changing back to canon i finally bit the bullet today and bought a D7100 ,so far very impressed with the machine low noise levels up to iso6400 .got it to late in the day to really run it through its paces tonight .but it looks good . got fed up waiting for a d400 so they will probably announce it next week now >:(>:( and changing back to canon for my criteria the lens choice is to limited and i would have lost to much on the deals.now got a new camera with a two year warranty
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| Posted: Wed Jul 24th, 2013 08:35 |
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blackfox
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got up this morning and took a few test shots of garden birds ,this baby is sweet as a nut ,the only let down being the small buffer but i managed o.k with the 7000 till i got the 300s .both of those cameras are now up for sale .the only addition i will make to this camera is a generic battery grip as its a bit small for my big mutt hands .all i can really add is it feels right  fence life by blackfox wildlife & nature imaging, on Flickr
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| Posted: Wed Jul 24th, 2013 09:28 |
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jk
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Looks fine Jeff. I feel tempted by the D7100 as well but I will wait for a few more months to see if there is a D400 released as I want to use all the same 10pin accessories pn all my cameras. The buffer maky also prove an issue for me for my flamenco shooting.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 24th, 2013 11:10 |
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blackfox
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the more i use it jonathan the better it feels ,it shoots up to iso 6400 with acceptable noise thats easily controlled. for a long time now i have been forced to use the 1.7 tc with my 300 lens to get the range ,now its just a simple fctn button back dial to switch from full dx to 1.3 crop mode and the birds leap out at you .bit of a optical delusion as its just done the cropping for you but it looks like one of those gimmicks thats going to be loveable .actually got the 1.4 coupled up at the moment with all the benefits that brings . its similar to the d7000 but a very definite camera in its own right ,everything seems to function slightly better right down to the 100% viewfinder and the LED display ,and of course a much upgraded a/f system .and so far i have only sat in the garden with it .
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| Posted: Wed Jul 24th, 2013 12:10 |
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Eric
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Oh dear, was trying to avoid upgrading the D7000 at the moment as cash is haemorrhaging from my bank account in the wake of a long holiday, new boiler and big weekly mileages visiting ailing father.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 24th, 2013 13:28 |
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blackfox
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the price has dropped sharply as well eric body only ,u.k models i.e currys ,j.lewis is £844 with a two year warranty
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| Posted: Wed Jul 24th, 2013 16:01 |
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richw
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That's a nice shot. Sounds like you are enjoying the camera.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 24th, 2013 16:28 |
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Eric
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blackfox wrote:the price has dropped sharply as well eric body only ,u.k models i.e currys ,j.lewis is £844 with a two year warranty True, the price isn't prohibitive...just life chucking sterling bombs my way at the moment. Luck is also deserting me. Neighbour rings me yesterday evening.... "did you know you have a young tawny owl on your aerial?" Of course...it couldn't sit on HIS aerial so I could photograph it!! Soon as I crept out...it crept away back into the adjacent tree. I had heard the blackbirds pinking the last few days so I knew there was an owl resting up in the trees....just hadn't had him break cover till then. He clearly is watching my colony of field mice that live under the garden storage cupboard...which houses the bird food!!!
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| Posted: Sun Jul 28th, 2013 15:19 |
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Graham Whistler
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It's got the bird OK!
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| Posted: Sun Jul 28th, 2013 16:15 |
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blackfox
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few days further down the line and its proving itself a extremely good .the sharpness when you get it right is incredible ,and the 1.3 crop mode for wildlife is the deciding factor but putting my head together with other owners we have deduced that as it multiplies the crop factor by two times ,where i was shooting at 500mm its now 1000mm and keeping the focus point spot on is absolutely necessary .i will invest in a battery hand grip shortly to move the centre of gravity back and it looks like a monopod or tripod for the longer stuff . a lot of fuss has been made about the burst rate and as yet i have not found it a problem as it rights to the card very quickly after a burst .not really enough around to practise on at the moment but heres a few  wearing the purple by blackfox wildlife & nature imaging, on Flickr  impressed by blackfox wildlife & nature imaging, on Flickr  bug hunter by blackfox wildlife & nature imaging, on Flickr all shots taken hand held in various conditions and ways ,not settled on anything that suits yet
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