I'd love that lens as a replacement for my 300 f4 (the one before this one), but can't justify having another 300mm, especially not at that price!
you'r right there...I.keep convincing myself that i still need it, after i bought the 150-600,. its bloody good , even for macro work..The lens you have Chris, (the 300mm f4 AF-S), is IMHO one of the best Nikon have made - I have only just sold mine - a 'classic"
you'r right there...I.keep convincing myself that i still need it, after i bought the 150-600,. its bloody good , even for macro work..
I'm definitely keeping mine even when I get the 150-600 as an amazing walkabout lens. Not quite as good as the pf version but still!
not long had battery grip, free with 7200, does any one use it, if they do what are plus and minus points, keep looking at mine thinking shall i shant i put it on.
would I gain anything for general use, only ever use one shot,I got it free on the offer too. I keep it on constantly because it gives you a faster fps and i use mine for product photography so find the portrait controls useful.
Not on D7200 it doesn't.it gives you a faster fps
Not on D7200 it doesn't.
Only the D300, D300S, D700 and I think the D8xx cameras benefit from an increase in FPS with a grip. (D8xx in DX mode only apparently!) Would be great if the D7200 did.Really?? I could have sworn I read that somewhere!! I can't find anything about it now!
Really?? I could have sworn I read that somewhere!! I can't find anything about it now!
Page 67. The only way to increase fps is use the 1.3 crop mode (it goes from 5 to 6 with 14-bit raw or from 6 to 7 with JPEG). Interestingly it mentions the frame rate may drop at extremely high apertures, low shutter speed with vr on, using auto ISO and when the battery is low.Really?? I could have sworn I read that somewhere!! I can't find anything about it now!
Well that's pretty rubbish then. I'll take it off. Still, it's useful for portrait mode when I'm doing product photography.
Out of interest, do you all use 12 or 14bit raw?
I used to use 12 bit but changed to 14 bit lossless compressed as i might as always shoot at the highest quality. It only costs a small amount of storage difference. The buffer is affected slightly but there is still enough buffer for me unlike the d7100 where the buffer was limiting.
14-bit here too as I like to shoot at (what I perceive to be) the highest quality.Well that's pretty rubbish then. I'll take it off. Still, it's useful for portrait mode when I'm doing product photography.
Out of interest, do you all use 12 or 14bit raw?
This is a good explanation of 14 vs 12 bit. It would seem most humans can't tell any difference between the two.I was reading a comparison yesterday of 12 vs 14 with the d810 and the guy found no difference except in maybe 1% of scenes under very specific circumstances. As you say though, can't hurt.
Rob, that's the article I read He doesn't seem to see any difference except if you really under or over expose and have to recover shadows or highlights dramatically. Maybe I'll stick to 12 then, because for BIF I want the highest fps obviously.
also if you put a faster SD card in it will help with the frame rate
there is a chart somewhere on the net comparing speeds
Just wondering what AF settings fellow D7100 owners tend to use? I'm not used to this much choice!
Is it the official Nikon grip, Ian? If so, I've had one sat in my Amazon basket for the last couple of months that I haven't got round to buying yet.....Same here, tried the grip on, felt OK but couldn't think of a situation where I'll ever need it so it's sitting in a cupboard. I'd sell it but everyone's got one already!
Only recent uk purchasers got the grip offer. I'm sure there are owners who haven't got one as they either purchased uk before the offer or purchased grey.I'd sell it but everyone's got one already!
Like meOnly recent uk purchasers got the grip offer. I'm sure there are owners who haven't got one as they either purchased uk before the offer or purchased grey.
I thought it was about as subtle as a house brickLike me
@banjokat (maybe my last post was a little too subtle) - if you're interested in selling, then I'd be interested in buying....