fIRST ATTEMPT AT POSTING

[Nikon boy]

Hello all, after much trial,much tribulation, and a lot of assistance from Greg B, I am attempting to post an image, it is of a Spoonbill
taken with a D2h and Sigma 50-500 lens Handheld,

Cheers

[xerubus]

that's a lovely shot nikon boy... can you share the focal lenght .. f stop.. etc etc?

nice sharp results from the bigma... well done.

[Nikon boy]

Hello , thankyou for your kind words, here is the exif data,

Nikon D2H
2005/02/27 18:34:29.3
JPEG (8-bit) Fine
Image Size: 2005 x 1269
Lens: 50-500mm F/4-6.3 D
Focal Length: 500mm
Exposure Mode: Shutter Priority
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/800 sec - F/6.3
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Optimize Image:
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-S
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Color Mode: Mode I (sRGB)
Tone Comp: Auto
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation:
Sharpening: Auto
Image Comment:
Noise Reduction: OFF

[Marvin]

Wow, great shot Nikon Boy! I love the wings. It is very sharp for 500mm hand held!

[sirhc55]

Yes, Nikon boy, a very good photo - sharp and colourful and with a Sigma I am a Sigma advocate myself

[christiand]

Nikon boy,

beautiful shot !

Cheers
CD

[kipper]

Top shot norm.

[boxerboy]

Welcome, and thanks for sharing this excellent shot.

Cheers
Peter

[MHD]

Nice shot!
I love the reflection on the water!

[Greg B]

Norm - Success!! Great shot of the spoonbill.

Looking forward to seeing some of your shots of the man made flying beasts.

[Link]

Nice picture, you got the bird well framed, and the sigma 50-500mm performed well. Well done.

Link.

[Matt. K]

Nice image. Congratulations. The skill is obvious and I look forward to seeing more images from you.

[kipper]

Btw, I love Norms D2H. Very nice and fast. I expect Geoff was druelling if the D2X shoots 12mp raw at the same speed as the D2H without stalling.
That's something I've noticed with the D70 while shooting raw at the F1GP is that it stalls after about 4-5 shots while the buffer has to catch up. Very annoying for sports.

I think the 8FPS of the D2H really got mine and PlatinumWeavers mouths druelling, and then started to dream about the D2X. Man that camera would be a dream, shame it's like 4x the price of the D70. If it was 2x I would consider it.

[birddog114]

Btw, I love Norms D2H. Very nice and fast. I expect Geoff was druelling if the D2X shoots 12mp raw at the same speed as the D2H without stalling.
That's something I've noticed with the D70 while shooting raw at the F1GP is that it stalls after about 4-5 shots while the buffer has to catch up. Very annoying for sports.

I think the 8FPS of the D2H really got mine and PlatinumWeavers mouths druelling, and then started to dream about the D2X. Man that camera would be a dream, shame it's like 4x the price of the D70. If it was 2x I would consider it.

kipper,
what would you like after the D2x? 200-400 VR, head, legs, L bracket, lens foot!

[kipper]

I know, I want too much. Can't help it, always have been like that.

[kipper]

Hey, how did you know I wanted the 200-400VR.