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    Considering a D5 for wildlife

    Well I bought a very good used D5 for my wildlife photography. The speed of everything is crazy fast. It almost knows where I want it to focus before I even touch the button. But one area I am having issues with is noise at not extremely high ISO. At 100 % on the computer it looks quite noisy...
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    Nikon 500 mm F/4 G

    I am close to pulling the trigger on a 500mm F/4G lens. I found a second hand one in good shape. Any advice from users of that lens would be helpful. I know they are heavy but can they be used hand held some?A new 5.6 PF is more expensive but much lighter. I also found a 500mm F/4 D ii. They...
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    200-400 mm version 1

    What are your impressions of the 200-400 VR1 lens? I have seen quite a few reviews and it almost seems like if it was a Nikon sponsored review they are fine but others say they are soft at longer distances. Wonering if anyone here actually has a version 1 and what the pros and cons are. No lens...
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    Considering a D5 for wildlife

    I am considering a D5 for my wildlife photography. Also comparing it to a D850. I see a lot of nice pictures on here of wildlife and I am wondering how you get so close to get the good pictures. I now shot with the D500 which being a crop gives me the 1.5 crop factor. Do D5 images crop that...
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    Replacing my D7200

    I have a D7200 and a D500. I shoot wildlife mainly and I am thinking of replacing my D7200. I find the D7200 is not the most accurate focusing camera. I liked it because of the 24mp. I am looking at second hand D850 or D5. I have wanted to try full frame even though I will lose the crop factor...
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    Upgrade to D850?

    Hello all. What are your thoughts on upgrading, or adding a D850 to the mix for wildlife photography? I shoot with a D7200 and a D500 now. My main concern is image quality. I know I will lose the reach but I am not a heavy cropper but still have to crop a little sometimes. I have never shot full...
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    D4s vs D500

    I am wondering about the D4s as a wildlife camera. I have a D500 and have been interested in trying full frame. I know for wildlife the D500 is one of the best cameras for that, partly because of the crop factor. Other than the crop factor are there any reasons that the D4s would be a good...
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    Xqd vs Cfexpress in D500

    Has anyone did the upgrade yet? If you have, have you used the Cfexpress cards? Any issues or better yet, have there been any speed/ buffer increases? I expect not from what I have heard, but just wanted some users to tell us their observations. Thanks. P.S. I have not done the upgrade yet but...
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    CF vs XQD

    A question for some D5 owners. I have seen the speed comparsions of the CF card version D5 cameras and the XQD versions. Everything is happening so fast, I find it hard to tell. But for most people who only shoot a burst of 20 or 30 shots, is there any real speed difference or any other...
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    New Sigma 70-200mm sport vs older Sigma 70-200 EX

    Has anyone compared the new Sigma 700-200mm Sport to the older 70-200mm. I have the older version and am wondering if it is that much better. Thanks
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    D500 and auto ISO issue

    I have the D500 and it works quite well. But every once in a while the auto ISO, jacks the ISO up for some reason. I was shooting today and noticed all of a sudden everything was over exposed. I was shooting the same area and within seconds of the normal shots. Then it went back to a normal...
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    500mm f5.6 pf

    Looks like there are none of the 500mm F5.6 pf lenses in Canada yet. Has anyone in Canada got one yet? They seem to be not available in the USA either... Just wondering what's going on...
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    Primes vs Telephoto lenses

    I know that primes are sharper than telephoto lenses but is it that big of a difference? I am looking at a 500mm or 600mm prime. They are older as neither has VR. "D" versions I believe. Here is a pic I took with the 150-600mm Sigma. Just wondering how much sharper it could get...... Thanks
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    Second hand D800E

    Looking at a second hand D800E. The asking price is $1800 Canadian. It has 27000 clicks on it approx. Is that reasonable. Seems close to me, but maybe a little high. I have a D7200 and D500. I do mostly wildlife. I do get the chance to do some "wildlife portrait" shots. Would like to try full...
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    Thinking of adding a full Frame camera to my mix

    I am looking into full frame bodies and was wondering what you all think. I do mostly wildlife and bird photography. Some of my shots are close (20feet) but most are further. Right now I have a D7200 and D500. Both help with distance shots. My main 2 lenses are Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 and 150-600mm...
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    F- stops for different lenses

    I have a kind of stupid question concerning F- stops in different lenses. If you use the same F- stop with 2 different lenses will you get different ISO values. Take for example a $16,000 Nikon 600mm F/4 lens set at F8 and a $1250 Sigma 150-600mm C (@600mm) at F8. Will the camera need different...
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    What the heck is wrong with the D500 and Nikon?

    Can someone tell me what is wrong with this POS D500? Yesterday I put a fully charged battery in it and it said I had taken 1 picture in the battery info menu. So I actually took a pic to try the new Xqd card I bought for it. I had done the firmware upgrade to 1.13 as that was suppose to fix it...
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    Fx and Dx lens conversions

    I may have asked this before, so if I did, I apologize. I know when you put an Fx lens on a dx body, you multiply by 1.5. But does a Dx lens already have the crop factor figured in? An example would be my 18-55mm Dx lens. Is that a 12-37mm fx lens? I am thinking of buying a wide angle zoom. But...
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    200-400mm F4 vs 200-500 F5.6

    What makes the 200-400mm Nikon lens that much better than the 200-500mm lens? I know one is F4, the other F56 but that can't be it... Just wondering.. Anyone used both? Thanks
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    Todays Value of a D3S

    In 2017, what is a reasonable price for a used D3S? Anyone from Canada et me know as that is where I am from. Hard to justify much as it is only 12mp and fairly old, even with a low shutter count. thanks.
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