Project 365 - 2012: ohkphoto

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jengajoh

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Aw, he's adorable, congrats on the new puppy! Its great that everyone is getting along. Sorry about the mouse, we get that from the cats every now and then.
 
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Thanks, all. He has quite the "personality" . . . made it clear that he wants to run with the big dogs. Put a smaller water dish next to the regular dish. He insisted drinking out of the big dish . . . even though he had to climb up to the rim.

February 4 --- Day 35


The Rest of the Family

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Thanks for the nice comment! I think our horns are bigger than yours LOL . . . must be the heat! :cool:

Sam, what lens do you use for your wildlife shots?
 
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Sambr

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ohkphoto said:
Thanks for the nice comment! I think our horns are bigger than yours LOL . . . must be the heat! :cool:

Sam, what lens do you use for your wildlife shots?
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LOL we could really get Pete going with this thread :) Helene I use a Nikon 300mmF4 with or without a 1.4 TC with either the D7000 or D300
 
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I use a Nikon 300mmF4 with or without a 1.4 TC with either the D7000 or D300
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I rented this lens with the new 2.0 aspherical teleconverter. . . plan to use tomorrow on my trip to the Bosque. I was 95% sold on the Sigma 50-500, but after using this lens with or without the teleconverter, I think I may have found what I really want. I'm finding myself liking prime lenses over the zooms.
 
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AxeMan - Rick S.

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ohkphoto said:
I rented this lens with the new 2.0 aspherical teleconverter. . . plan to use tomorrow on my trip to the Bosque. I was 95% sold on the Sigma 50-500, but after using this lens with or without the teleconverter, I think I may have found what I really want. I'm finding myself liking prime lenses over the zooms.
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Helene, I been doing a lot of reading on fast glass and teleconverters. A 2.0 your going to give up at least two f/stops for the extra reach, with a 1.4 your only going to give up around one f/stop. My research is based on an DX camera body. If I'm not mistaken you shot full frame, so you might be able to make up the difference of a 2.0 with camera settings. From what I read most people use the 1.4. I didn't buy fast glass and a teleoconveter to give up f/stops and take me back to were I was zoomed in at f/5.6. Just my opinion, BTW did I say buy? ;)
 
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A 2.0 your going to give up at least two f/stops for the extra reach, with a 1.4 your only going to give up around one f/stop. My research is based on an DX camera body. If I'm not mistaken you shot full frame, so you might be able to make up the difference of a 2.0 with camera settings. From what I read most people use the 1.4. I didn't buy fast glass and a teleoconveter to give up f/stops and take me back to were I was zoomed in at f/5.6.
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Actually, Rick, I don't mind losing 2 stops. With this lens/teleconverter combo, the fastest I could shoot is f/8 at 600mm (on a DX ). with the sigma 50-500 mm, fastest was also f/8. so far I find the 300mm with teleconverter sharper and easier to handle even with the teleconverter. But I'll have a better idea after today.
 
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AxeMan - Rick S.

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I figured you knew what you were doing. You were the first post I read this morning at 4am and I was still working the cobwebs out when I replied.

Good luck today can't wait to see what you come back with.
 
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Sambr

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ohkphoto said:
Actually, Rick, I don't mind losing 2 stops. With this lens/teleconverter combo, the fastest I could shoot is f/8 at 600mm (on a DX ). with the sigma 50-500 mm, fastest was also f/8. so far I find the 300mm with teleconverter sharper and easier to handle even with the teleconverter. But I'll have a better idea after today.
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Good choice Helene, you will love the results. I simply can not be without my 300mmf4 - it is so easy to handle and affordable compared to a 500mmf4 Nikon.
 
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