Birddog?s D2x

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Birddog’s D2x

Postby sirhc55 on Sat Apr 02, 2005 7:49 pm

Taken today at the beautiful home of Mr & Mrs Birddog.

The first photo was taken with the D2x with the 70-200mm Sigma at 165mm 1/500th sec @ f/4 iso 200

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The second pic shows Birddog, Leek and Glen with a table of goodies. D70 - Sigma 12-24mm @ 12mm 1/45th sec @ f/13 iso 200

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The last pic is a toy bee in a pot plant. Shot with the D70 and Sigma 70-200 + 2x teleconverter at 400mm flash in iTTBL mode 1/180th sec at f/16 iso 200.

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Postby leek on Sat Apr 02, 2005 8:10 pm

Hi Chris,

Can you add some full-size crops of the photos to better illustrate the quality of the D2x???
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Postby sirhc55 on Sat Apr 02, 2005 8:16 pm

John - I will try and get something up tomorrow. The one thing I forgot to say about the D2x files. As most people will know they are around the 70Mb mark. You really do need the latest computer with lots of RAM to go with this camera.
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Postby Geoff on Sat Apr 02, 2005 8:57 pm

Looks like you guys had loads of fun today. I wish we were there but instead we were moving out of our place and into my parents place for a year...all in the effort to save like crazy (so no serious lens lust for me for a while)...I am happy to report though I am now on a wireless lan it's it's working PERFECTLY, the only problem is that the software that tells me about the wireless connection is all in German...hahaha..all I know is that I have a green light and it's working :)


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Postby sirhc55 on Sat Apr 02, 2005 9:02 pm

So Geoff - Beacon Hill is in Germany :roll:
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Postby Geoff on Sat Apr 02, 2005 9:06 pm

Beacon Hill is next to Frenchs Forest and Allambie Heights :) U should come over some time Chris - no need for frequent flyer points to this Beacon Hill :)
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Postby mudder on Sat Apr 02, 2005 9:36 pm

You guys would have had fun playing with all those toys.

I'd be very interested to see some crops of the full size images from the D2X, I've seen a few that have been absolutely amazing for detail... Hmmm, maybe better not look after all, body lust is the last thing I wanna feel :lol:
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Postby MHD on Sat Apr 02, 2005 10:16 pm

Beacon Hill rocks!
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Postby Geoff on Sat Apr 02, 2005 10:18 pm

MHD wrote:Beacon Hill rocks!


Funny though Scotty - no one knows where the hell it is!?! As soon as you say 'near Frenchs Forest' they're like 'ahhh yep'. Why is it so?
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Postby Onyx on Sun Apr 03, 2005 1:53 pm

Chris, the second and third looks to be lacking in colour IMHO. Like something's amiss or "off".

Mudder, to be honest full sized images from the D2X looks a little soft with the same sharpening settings in Capture as the D70. Takes a little after the competition's renouned creamy smooth-ness.
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Postby sirhc55 on Sun Apr 03, 2005 2:32 pm

Onyx - very remiss of me - I have updated the pics because you were sooooooooo right :D
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