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| Posted: Fri Aug 2nd, 2013 17:06 |
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blackfox
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another shot for jonathon from this evening ,still not quiet got this camera behaving as i expected ,perhaps the better sensor shows up my own errors that i could mask before .it does seem to like nice sunny days ,quiet disappointed with some shots from earlier when it was cloudy .even though the histogram shows them as perfect ,weird  stretch armstrong by blackfox wildlife & nature imaging, on Flickr
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| Posted: Fri Aug 2nd, 2013 18:14 |
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Robert
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Jeff, does the 7100 have facility to dial in the actual lens used, I don't have an X2 so no experience of them but the camera needs to know what is is dealing with lens wise. That may explain the wayward exposures perhaps? On the D200 and presumably the D300 you can tell the camera what lens is being used, you select from a menu of focal length and max aperture. How it deals with some lenses where there are several quite different versions of a focal length and aperture combo I don't know, perhaps that doesn't matter...
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| Posted: Fri Aug 2nd, 2013 18:41 |
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jk
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I dont think that exposure is that off! If it is more than 1/3-1/2 underexposed then I would be surprised. I actually think that for the swallow's shadow detail in the wings that it has nailed it. The eye is well differentiated.
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| Posted: Sat Aug 3rd, 2013 03:15 |
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Robert
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Jeff was referring to other images taken in cloudy conditions and not the one he posted here I think? Perhaps the lack of contrast from the cloudy conditions was the issue.
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| Posted: Sat Aug 3rd, 2013 06:08 |
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blackfox
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yep you got it rob ,i,m not totally sure that matrix metering is the one to use for birding contrary to what i have used before ,been out this morning and been playing with partial and spot metering to see if that helps ,my mates saying the same thing something not quite right ,heard it from other users to keeper rates down but when its right it knocks you over .we will get it right no doubt
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| Posted: Sat Aug 3rd, 2013 07:05 |
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jk
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OK iI understand. Under cloudy conditions the light is less contrasty so the images seem softer (lower contrast). Maybe since the histogram seems to be OK that all you need to do is mess with the mid point slider a bit to bring back some extra contrast.
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| Posted: Sat Aug 3rd, 2013 10:08 |
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blackfox
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not sure jk ,have now found the bit where you register your lens and t.c setup so done that ,also got a lot of pics taken with each exposure metering type ,will hopefully get to the bottom of it soon .i don't like things that don't work properly . a battery grip turned up for it today as well that helps with keeping the focus point steadier ,more to grip and a improved c of g with the longer lens well downloaded that last lot ,it seems that spot exposure comes out as best ,partial comes in a good second best ,whilst matrix would probably be o.k for landscape pics etc .this camera is turning out to be quiet complex but i like a good challenge nearly as much as a good fantasy .  still really hard to pin it down to this works best etc and even harder to tell on camera ,getting a lot of decent results then some that really deflate you when viewed on computer .and some that jump out and bite you in the face like this one . thats why they call it the blues by blackfox wildlife & nature imaging, on Flickr
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| Posted: Sun Aug 4th, 2013 03:24 |
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jk
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Another great find and picture Jeff. Dont forget that on D7100/7000 there are the two U banks (U1, U2) so you can customise them. One for spot and another for partial and leave the default as matrix. Also the U1/U2 dial allows for very rapid changing unlike on my D3s and D800 where I have to go into the menu. I'm sure you knew that anyway. 
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| Posted: Sun Aug 4th, 2013 08:52 |
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blackfox
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ts probably easier to just flick from one to the other jonathon , you have the possibility of confusing yourself quiet easily as it is with this camera /lens set up .wildlife is by its very nature slow 80% of the time and frantic for the rest of it .i now have the options of bare lens or +1.4 tc or +1.7 tc full focus or 3mtr focus ,then on the camera its full dx mode or 1.3 crop mode and now a choice of 3 different metering modes and not forgetting exposure compensation now wheres my knitting needles  when i need them
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| Posted: Sun Aug 4th, 2013 09:23 |
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Squarerigger
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Very nice Jeff. Great photographs and the new setup seems to suit you well. Looking forward to seeing more bird photos since I don't seem to be able to get shots like you do even if I super glue the damn camera to a brick building.
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