Size Matters

[Mark 72@E]

A photographer/friend/co-worker loaned me a lens to shoot the inboards at Cambridge, Maryland July 29th and 30th. Past experience taught me that my lenses were not big enough to shoot the kind of pictures I wanted from shore.

Needless to say, size matters.

This was shot with my Nikon D70 equipped with a Nikon 400 mm 2.8 lens and a 2x converter.

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[HRTV]

Wow !!!!!!! I was going to come down over the weekend but never made it. Great shot and great lens!

[Cameraboy]

oooo...I want one

****! 400mm 2.8? Image stabilizer too?

They cost what, 2-3 Yamatos?

[Mark 72@E]

No Bugs In This Guy's Teeth

****! 400mm 2.8? Image stabilizer too?

They cost what, 2-3 Yamatos?

No, this one's not a VR model, if that's what you mean. He normally uses it to shoot wildlife, mostly birds. Nothing doing 70-120 MPH.

I asked how much it would cost me, in case it got stolen, and he told me. After that the lens didn't leave my sight.

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No Bugs In This Guy's Teeth (below)...

[HRTV]

****! 400mm 2.8? Image stabilizer too?

They cost what, 2-3 Yamatos?

I looked up the lens last night get ready to shell out $5,999 ! yes! this is not a typo.

[PopPop]

Size Matters ?

"Size Matters"? Don't you mean $$$$$$$s matter!!!.

[Mark 72@E]

And then add...

Dan,

And then add two converters, a 1.4x and a 2x.

And then add a top-of-the-line tripod that has motion so fluid it's unlike anything I've used before.

I'm waiting for the owner to come in this morning so I can return it all. >sniff<

[Cameraboy]

Dan,

And then add two converters, a 1.4x and a 2x.

And then add a top-of-the-line tripod that has motion so fluid it's unlike anything I've used before.

I'm waiting for the owner to come in this morning so I can return it all. >sniff<

And then you really need to have of the pro digital cameras. Bill Osborne, a guy who actually makes money shooting boat racing, has a rig that can fire a burst of almost 30 frames before it loads up. That'll run you 6 figures.

A guy like him and F. Pierce Williams will have two or three of these rigs set up and ready to shoot.

http://www.billophoto.com/cart.php?type=prod&prod=447

[HRTV]

Oh yeah this type of gear is not for the weekend shooter just having fun.