First wedding with D70

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First wedding with D70

Postby shutterbug on Fri Mar 04, 2005 12:33 pm

Captured a recent wedding with my new D70, very happy with the result.

Mostly used the 80-200mm with the D70.

Here is a pci

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Postby MHD on Fri Mar 04, 2005 12:34 pm

nice shot...
Boy the Boke that lens produces is just superb!
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Postby birddog114 on Fri Mar 04, 2005 12:35 pm

Vince,
It's very nice!
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Postby the foto fanatic on Fri Mar 04, 2005 12:35 pm

Lovely wedding portrait. Well done. :)
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Postby shutterbug on Fri Mar 04, 2005 12:36 pm

Yep, it sure is a great lens, bargain price too.
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Postby birddog114 on Fri Mar 04, 2005 12:38 pm

MHD wrote:nice shot...
Boy the Boke that lens produces is just superb!


Everyone in this forum have to agree the 80-200 or 70-200 is perfect lens for wedding shoot!
Forget about the 18-70 or other lens in the same league and dig up the 70-200VR or 80-200AF-D/ AF-S then you'll be in the game.
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Postby sirhc55 on Fri Mar 04, 2005 12:50 pm

So sharp - superb
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Postby rokkstar on Fri Mar 04, 2005 1:45 pm

Very nice shot that.

MHD wrote:nice shot...
Boy the Boke that lens produces is just superb!


What does Boke mean?

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Postby shutterbug on Fri Mar 04, 2005 1:48 pm

I recommend that lens to everyone. Great for candids.
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Postby huynhie on Fri Mar 04, 2005 1:49 pm

Rokkstar


Here is a link to the definition of bokeh
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Postby MHD on Fri Mar 04, 2005 1:51 pm

It is the way in which the out of focus elements are rendered...
imagine you are taking an image of an out of focus point source of light...

The best result is a smootly varying circle (well somethinga-gon) that is bright in the centre and falls off

it is pron Bokeh and is japanese for "mess"

Good boke in images is smooth creamy out of focus areas, no sharp edges or weird effects
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Postby rokkstar on Fri Mar 04, 2005 1:55 pm

Many thanks for the heads up there guys.

Much appreciated.
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Postby JordanP on Fri Mar 04, 2005 2:22 pm

Excellent shot vince. The client would have trouble compaining about that one. :)

Birddog114 wrote:
MHD wrote:nice shot...
Boy the Boke that lens produces is just superb!


Everyone in this forum have to agree the 80-200 or 70-200 is perfect lens for wedding shoot!
Forget about the 18-70 or other lens in the same league and dig up the 70-200VR or 80-200AF-D/ AF-S then you'll be in the game.


While I mostly agree with your birddog I would have to say that the 70-200 has a substantial edge on the 80-200 purley because of its VR capability. Often weddings are being shot in poor light and when you need to move fast you want to be handholding - thus the 3 odd extra stops you can get hand holding a VR lens at 2.8 is extremely valuable.

All that being said I would only use my 70-200 20% max at a wedding - the rest is with the 17-55 and 85 1.8

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Postby birddog114 on Fri Mar 04, 2005 2:24 pm

JordanP,
Totally agreed! nothing can beat those first two but the 85/1.4 will be more nicer :wink:
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Postby JordanP on Fri Mar 04, 2005 2:27 pm

yes .... when the 1.8 breaks I will replace it with the 1.4 :D
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Postby MHD on Fri Mar 04, 2005 2:27 pm

so both the 1.8 and the bank will be broken :)
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Postby JordanP on Fri Mar 04, 2005 2:29 pm

MHD wrote:so both the 1.8 and the bank will be broken :)


that's what I love about photography :)
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Postby Catcha on Fri Mar 04, 2005 2:31 pm

Nice shot, really sharp as well , did you use any filters for that ?
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Postby shutterbug on Fri Mar 04, 2005 2:35 pm

Hi JordanP,

Yes, the 70-200 VR is on my wish list :wink: but cannot justified the extra cost at this point in time.

Catcha, no filters used.
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Postby Matt. K on Fri Mar 04, 2005 2:58 pm

Some nice PP there! The image pops off the paper and the camera didn't do that.
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Postby shutterbug on Fri Mar 04, 2005 3:02 pm

a little edge sharpening always helps :)
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