D3 -- 200F2

[Sylvia]

I have had the body for a while now but the 200mm F2 is new today.




I think I am going to like this lens.

[Mr Darcy]

Hi and welcome Sylvia.
If these are your first images, I really look forward to seeing what you produce once you get used to it.

[gstark]

Hi Sylvia,

What Greg said.

With the first image, I'd like to see it reshot, but in portrait orientation, and with the drain pipe (I think - the vertical lined object on the left of your subject) as the lh edge of the image.

[tommyg]

Hi Sylvia,

What Greg said.

With the first image, I'd like to see it reshot, but in portrait orientation, and with the drain pipe (I think - the vertical lined object on the left of your subject) as the lh edge of the image.

Would that be a thing called a fence? (or maybe side of a garage)

[Sylvia]

Hi guys, I agree, but geez, I put them up to show DOF and what I can expect from when I use it in anger. Don't hammer me yet till I have spent more than 15mins with this thing. These have been all wide open, and the son is just not interested in modelling while I fuss around. Anyway from the few moments I have had with chubby, I think its an insane piece of glass. I agree with the comments however. Thanks.

One more.

[zafra52]

The results, providing these pictures have not been tweaked, are very promising.
Hint, to get your son to cooperate play with his vanity as much as you play with
your new lens. Most youths are very selfconcious of their looks at that
age.

[Sylvia]

The results, providing these pictures have not been tweaked, are very promising.

No tweaking, the only PP is a crop from the originals. I've discovered the DOF can be made as narrow as a knife. Might whack a TC on it and see what happens next.

[Sylvia]

Lucky last
with 1.7 TC fitted. Its still tack sharp.

[biggerry]

200mm F2 is new today

*drools*

what about some exif info? are these at f2...

*drools some more*

[Sylvia]

200mm F2 is new today

*drools*

what about some exif info? are these at f2...

*drools some more*

Howdi,
All at F2 except the last which stepped down to 3.3 with the 1.7 TC

[aim54x]

I love the fence posts! Looks like that chubby chunk of glass is yet another drool-worthy lens that I would love to get a chance to handle.

[surenj]

Wow nice contrast, color and DOF!

How heavy is this one?

[zafra52]

These last three are superb. I like your framing, colours, and sharpness.
However , I like the expression of your son in these pictures and
I think it would be a pitty to discard them. You could improve them with
some cropping making him more prominent and removing as much of the
background as possible and perhaps converting them to black and white.
Why don't give it a try?

[Sylvia]

Wow nice contrast, color and DOF!

How heavy is this one?

It weighs 4.742 KG with the D3 and straps attached.
The DOF is just amazing. Can't wait to get it out and about.

[Sylvia]

These last three are superb. I like your framing, colours, and sharpness.
However , I like the expression of your son in these pictures and
I think it would be a pitty to discard them. You could improve them with
some cropping making him more prominent and removing as much of the
background as possible and perhaps converting them to black and white.
Why don't give it a try?

Thanks for the tips.
Here's one, but I'd like to make it tighter.
All these are hand hand.

[zafra52]

Sylvia, these last two are terrific. for the
I like that cool pose of your son. It's a very interesting
picture. You did well.
I like the black and white conversion better than the
colour one. I think you've done a great job and because
it's a black and white it adds to the general mood.
Keep playing with that lens of yours and I look forward
to see what else you can do with it.

[surenj]

4.7kg! I suppose you can get a workout while using this one.

[Sylvia]

Well,
I am just blown over by this lens. Not much to add, and thanks for the kind words. Took a few of the daughter riding a couple of our younger horses. It makes my eyes water how crisp this thing is. Hand held F2 in .jpg fine. No pp except cropping.

[Sylvia]

And another

[mickey]

after using methd's one I find your hand gets sore pretty quick with it...good fun though and looks massive with the lens hood on.

[Sylvia]

Another attempt at that lorikeet