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| Posted: Sat Nov 11th, 2017 04:34 |
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blackfox
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 nearly but not quiet there ,due to a high end canon body malfunction while under warranty I,m now awaiting a refund . and I have also decided that due to advancing old age its time to lighten my load .so sometime next week I shall be purchasing a new d7200 which seems to fit my wildlife aspirations ,and my lad is selling me his virtually unused Nikon 200-500 f5.6 vr .not sure about other lenses yet but the idea is to cut down weight issues so not sure . time to stir things up again ,missed you lot ,Robert ,j.k,eric plus others 
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| Posted: Sat Nov 11th, 2017 05:52 |
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Robert
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Mmmmm I was just thinking only last evening, it was time you were brought back to the fold! Hope you are keeping well, I haven't been down your way for a while, overdue a trip in that direction, Bodnant at this time of year might be worth a look. Good luck with the D7200, nothing newer, a few more Mp for cropping?
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| Posted: Sat Nov 11th, 2017 06:38 |
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blackfox
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hi rob ,plenty of ring tailed hen harriers about on the marshes on the wirral side .pity my 1D4 went tits up ,but I have been perusing for a while getting a lighter rig ,id4 and sigma 150-600 sport is a mighty load to lug around ,so the camera going is a blessing in disguise really . more m.p its a chicken and egg situation really especially for wildlife as getting close is the name of the game .I have to take economics into account as well ,been a good year but a new caravan swiftly followed by my i.mac going to its grave has left us very depleted for a while .but the new 27incher with i7 processor and SSD drive makes up for it .
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| Posted: Sat Nov 11th, 2017 08:53 |
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Eric
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Welcome back. Your return is well timed as a number of us have been wrestling with the issue of lens length, weight, getting close enough, mirrorless bodies all in connection with wildlife. So you experience in this field has been missed in the various debates. Having had an expensive year myself, I am regrouping the finances with a view to new Nikon purchase in the January sales. Just need to make my mind up which way to jump!!!
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| Posted: Sat Nov 11th, 2017 09:20 |
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blackfox
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hi Eric old friend ,well for the past few years since the d7100 throw my toys out of the pram debacle I have gone through quiet a lot of various canon bodies of both crop and 1.3 crop type I,e 7d,70d,80d,2 x 1dmk3 and the latest 1dmkiv body with various lenses the longest lasting has been the sigma 150-600 sport which is a beast of a lens sharp and fast ,but also heavy and unwieldy and a f6.3 aperture is not the best up norf. the lads selling his 200-500 Nikon in virtually unused condition so thats a no brainer and I was gonna get a a d7200 up till a hour ago when on talking to my lad and browsing the web we noticed that H.DEW are doing the new d7500 for £880 ,so it looks like that will be the body of choice .might have a trawl round the shops before I buy to see how it fits in hand though .
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| Posted: Sat Nov 11th, 2017 11:28 |
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Robert
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That's why I mentioned it, I had noticed the D7500 was very competitively priced, I think you will be pleasantly surprised with the IQ and dynamic range. From what I have read all the current crop of Nikons are pretty well sorted from the point of view of ISO, resolution and image quality. Even my little D3300 produces some stunning image with no bother. I have a D3 now, that, together with a somewhat high milage D300S are serving my needs very well. I have a D3S on the horizon so I am pretty well set to cover all my interests now. I don't yearn for higher Mp. For the moment my car racing expeditions are curtailed, the racing team I was following are taking a season out and regrouping, so maybe next year? Outdoor carting may be a possibility next year too. They have been talking about supporting a rally car for stage rallying. Am concentrating on stars and 360-180º spherical panoramas at the moment. Great fun! The Harriers must be a challenge, I guess fieldcraft rules the day there. Different matter from those Little Terns you introduced me to. We have a colony of Little Terns near here, on Walney Island but from what I can gather access is difficult because of the colony of Grey Seals which share the same area. All access is prohibited to the spit where the seals hang out, they do have pups, about three this season I believe, although I am told they do haul out on accessible beaches, I haven't seen any myself yet.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 11th, 2017 12:29 |
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blackfox
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Yep watching some u tube reviews just now ,the only thing that bothers me is the grip ,as you recall I,m not exactly a small chap ,I used to love my old d300s that brings back memories ..so due to the grip on the 7500 I'm still on the fence that and another 250 quid ?.? .... We went to flookborough for a holiday in sept .the week of the non stop rain and high winds ,thought I would need to float the caravan home, at one point . We did have a couple of good hours at the southlakeland zoo though ,most impressed
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| Posted: Sat Nov 11th, 2017 13:53 |
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Robert
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The grip issue was at the back of my mind... After a bit of research it seems the D7500 doesn't have an official Nikon Grip? My buddy has a genuine grip for a D7200 if you decide to revert to the original D7200 idea. My buddy also has a D600 unused since a factory refurbish. If that tickles your fancy, or anybody else's? (PM me) The weather at Flookburgh can be... unfriendly? It can also be lovely and it's handy for the Lakes. When it blows down there, it BLOWS! I had a unit on the old army camp, where you may have stayed. Back about 1976 on New years day it BLEW, it blew so hard that it blew my Mini clean off of the Mile Road, at about midnight, into the ditch, right opposite the airfield gates. Fortunately I had a winch with me, which I lashed to the airfield gate post and I rolled the car back out of the ditch and carried on like nothing happened!!!  Happy days!
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| Posted: Sat Nov 11th, 2017 14:00 |
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Eric
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blackfox wrote:hi Eric old friend ,well for the past few years since the d7100 throw my toys out of the pram debacle I have gone through quiet a lot of various canon bodies of both crop and 1.3 crop type I,e 7d,70d,80d,2 x 1dmk3 and the latest 1dmkiv body with various lenses the longest lasting has been the sigma 150-600 sport which is a beast of a lens sharp and fast ,but also heavy and unwieldy and a f6.3 aperture is not the best up norf. Well if you read some of the mirrorless posts on the forum you may see that I ditched ALL my Nikon gear in an attempt to concentrate on trying the Fuji XT system on all subjects. The truth is that mirrorless is a compromise and as such one camera cannot be used easily for all subjects ...without you, as an individual, changing the way you operate significantly. For me there is an ergonomic negative with the Fuji bodies...they don't sit as well in my biggish hands without adding battery grips that also add weight defeating the lightweight advantage of mirrorless. They mirrorless also use a lot more battery power...which means a pocketful of spares or limited shot numbers. But for wildlife, the big disapppointment is the screen blackout between shots which means you can lose contact with your moving subject. OK the latest XT2 has greatly reduced this time out...by adding 2 more batteries!!! I've come to the realisation that for special applications (like wildlife) the weight advantage of functioning comparable mirrorless equipment isn't that significant. I am looking at the D500 with the 200 -500 or maybe the D850 and crop! But it's a high price to pay if the D500 will suffice. So I am biding my time spending money on more home improvements this autumn ......but watch this space in 2018.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 11th, 2017 16:13 |
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blackfox
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The 200-500 is the game changer for me ,reach ,weight and aperture ,been thinking about weight a lot as I get older ,so the camera breaking was the excuse I needed ,nearly very nearly went down the path of a eos.m5 as it takes all canon lenses . But now I have the chance of a clean break and start over ,just need my sigma sport to sell I'm up and running
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