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| Posted: Sat Apr 16th, 2016 15:17 |
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Robert
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Yes, great fun Graham! Today I went to the local rugby club, they were playing Bradford, I tried out the D300s and the D3 with both the Nikkor 300 f2.8 (MF) and the 80-200 f2.8. I took 220 exposures, after deleting all the uninteresting and unwanted sequence images I'm left with about 25 reasonable photographs. Here are some of them. I have selected them mainly for the action and the expressions on the players faces. D3, 300mm f2.8 MF @ f2.8, 8000 Sec, Auto ISO 500  D3, 80-200 f2.8 @200, f4.5, 3200 Sec, ISO 400  D3, 80-200 f2.8 @200, f4.5, 3200 Sec, ISO 400  D3, 80-200 f2.8 @200, f4.5, 3200 Sec, ISO 400  Although I took quite a few exposures with the Nikkor 300 f2.8, on both the D300s and the D3, almost all of them were nicely sharp, with the action within the very narrow DoF. However, they were inevitably at the far end of the pitch and it was hard to pick choice shots at that distance, so most of the good shots were with the 80-200 and closer. The cold wind was making my eyes water and I found it very difficult to see what was happening. None of the D300s images made the cut, mainly I think because I found the D3 so much easier to see what I was doing and was so sweet to use. Some of these images are very heavy crops a couple almost 1:1 yet they seem to me to be well good enough. It will take me a few events to get fully up to speed with the D3 but I'm loving it!
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| Posted: Sat Apr 16th, 2016 15:38 |
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Eric
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Robert wrote:Yes, great fun Graham! I hate to say I told you so.  One thing I found when running the D3 and D300 side by side was the D300 started to stay increasingly, in the bag....and ultimately went up for sale. The D3 is just a relaxing camera to use....and its crops can match the D300 in most circumstances. Try leaving the D300 at home and give the D3 your undivided attention. Nice shots, by the way. I think their shirt design is a bit girlie...but I wouldn't plan on telling them. 
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| Posted: Sat Apr 16th, 2016 16:20 |
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jk
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Yes I have to agree with Eric. The D3 is heavier, bulkier but so much more satisfying to use. Those images look good. Glad to see that the sun shines on you with the D3. Rain will come and the D3 will outshine the D300 even more under higher ISO conditions.
____________________ Still learning after all these years! https://nikondslr.uk/gallery_view.php?user=2&folderid=none |
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| Posted: Sat Apr 16th, 2016 17:05 |
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Graham Whistler
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Very good set of action pix, well done glad the camera is working for you.
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| Posted: Sun Apr 24th, 2016 13:53 |
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Robert
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Well, my day at Donington came and went... On Friday I had a good day exploring the circuit ready for race day on Saturday. I took a few photos all with the D3, on Eric's advice. I took the D300 and the D3100 just in case but they didn't see the light of day. I find Donington a very tough circuit to find a decent vantage point which is close enough to the circuit with the light in the right place. The massive catch fences are a real pain in the photographers backside. I covered 8 miles on Friday walked around the inside of the circuit three times. I took over 600 exposures, the 11 fps was a boon in those conditions using a 300mm MF lens, I was able to focus on a fixed point and wait for a car to come into the focus zone then rip off three or four rapid exposures, usually at least one was sharp. I found auto ISO was a big help setting the mode to manual and then I had complete control over my parameters, aperture AND shutter speed. The auto ISO took care of the exposure. When I woke on Saturday I was suffering badly from vertigo. The world was spinning, I looked like a drunkard as I staggered across the paddock! So my photography was curtailed, no further images created as I struggled to recover sufficiently to drive back home. Here are some my least bad exposures. D3, Nikkor 18-36 No flash.  D3, Nikkor 300mm f2.8 @ f11, 1/200 Sec ISO200 Very heavy crop.  This is the original before cropping...  D3, Nikkor 300mm f2.8 @ f11, 1/200 Sec ISO200 Very heavy crop. 
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| Posted: Sun Apr 24th, 2016 13:57 |
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jk
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Sorry to hear that you were under the weather on the Saturday. Like the car. Very nice, I wouldnt mind taking it for a spin on a circuit.
____________________ Still learning after all these years! https://nikondslr.uk/gallery_view.php?user=2&folderid=none |
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| Posted: Sun Apr 24th, 2016 14:18 |
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Eric
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Well they look good to me Robert. Sorry your day was curtailed, hope you recover soon.
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| Posted: Sun Apr 24th, 2016 16:24 |
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Robert
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Thanks, I think there were actually seven Coastal Racing cars out on Saturday, although I heard some ran into each other... But that's another story! I'm still a bit wobbly! Now I am reunited with my meds I should recover in a few days. I had loosely planned to call round by the Fields before they depart for Continental vistas but I couldn't face another 200 miles of driving yesterday. My next motor racing outing with Coastal, is later in May to Brands Hatch, I have never been to Brands either but live in hopes it's not like Donington and I can get a lot closer to the action, without all that catch fencing.
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| Posted: Sun Apr 24th, 2016 17:21 |
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Graham Whistler
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You got some good pix there. One is enclosed is me with my 1275cc very fast mini I used to race in Rhodesia this about 1966! Yes I did once have hair! Attachment: GW-Motor-Racing.jpg (Downloaded 24 times)
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| Posted: Sun Apr 24th, 2016 17:29 |
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Eric
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Graham Whistler wrote:You got some good pix there. One is enclosed is me with my 1275cc very fast mini I used to race in Rhodesia this about 1966! Yes I did once have hair! Did you ever come across a guy called Mo Mendham? He raced minis ...but in the UK during the 60s?
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