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dellison
Joined: 02 Aug 2006
Posts: 279
Location: California City, CA
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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 12:45 pm
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| jeffbanke wrote: | I went into Ritz just a week or so ago and was told the same thing as Cyril is stating. I have the D70s and am considering buying the 200, because it uses the same CF cards, and D80 does not, it uses SD like the D50.
The Nikon D200 battery is useable in the D70, but not the other way round, because of the added feature that the D200 battery has. Possibly in a pinch one might be able to use the D70 battery, but would not have the battery life feature? |
Okay - that is a good point. The older EN-EL3 batteries will only work in the older Nikon DSLR (such as my old D70 and maybe the D70s). The new batteries the EN-EL3e will work in everything. I am not sure when they stopped making the EN-EL3 but every battery I have except one are the newer ones. I also haven't bought any batteries when I bought my D200. I just used the ones I had (minus the old one) and the one that came with the camera. |
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kazmaniac
Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Posts: 176
Location: Redondo Beach, California
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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 12:52 pm
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| jeffbanke wrote: | | I went into Ritz just a week or so ago and was told the same thing as Cyril is stating. I have the D70s and am considering buying the 200, because it uses the same CF cards, and D80 does not, it uses SD like the D50. |
I don't know that I'd buy the D200 just because it has the same CF cards as your older camera. Memory is cheap these days. I just bought the D80 because I didn't need the extra features of the D200 (at least not for the difference in cost). I'd spring for the D200 if I needed the magnesium body and/or a frame rate faster than 3fps. |
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LuvThatVert:)
Joined: 07 Mar 2005
Posts: 1420
Location: Miami FL USA. 638 days to retire, I'm begining to feel fear of being retired.
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Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 6:35 am
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| dellison wrote: | | - if this is a hobby buy the cheaper stuff. If you look at this as a business buy the pro stuff. |
I Purchased the Canon - EF 70-200 f2.8L IS USM.
Wow that lense is mammoth in size bigger than what the ads told me.
I got the lense at Pitman in Miami.
I also got the Rebel xt/350 to replace my old 6.2 Rebel. $624.00 had to save here because really I cant even afford the lense. The 30D would have been slightly over, double the price. |
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mikeledray
Joined: 14 Nov 2004
Posts: 9216
Location: Southern California
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Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 12:18 pm
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| LuvThatVert:) wrote: | | dellison wrote: | | - if this is a hobby buy the cheaper stuff. If you look at this as a business buy the pro stuff. |
I Purchased the Canon - EF 70-200 f2.8L IS USM.
Wow that lense is mammoth in size bigger than what the ads told me.
I got the lense at Pitman in Miami.
I also got the Rebel xt/350 to replace my old 6.2 Rebel. $624.00 had to save here because really I cant even afford the lense. The 30D would have been slightly over, double the price. |
you will absolutly love this lens!
congragulations
its well worth it
dont know if you have a photography business or not
selling stock images is technicaly a business so you can take the lens off your taxes for this year as a business expense
merry xmas
let us see your first accepted images with this lens
you will be really happy if you are anything like me
mike
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kaliyoda
Joined: 12 Dec 2006
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Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 12:44 pm
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| jeffbanke wrote: |
Possibly in a pinch one might be able to use the D70 battery, but would not have the battery life feature? |
Nope - the D70 battery will not physically fit into the D200. I suppose if you filed a slot for the missing contact it might but that's a bit risky! |
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dellison
Joined: 02 Aug 2006
Posts: 279
Location: California City, CA
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Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 4:20 pm
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| LuvThatVert:) wrote: | | dellison wrote: | | - if this is a hobby buy the cheaper stuff. If you look at this as a business buy the pro stuff. |
I Purchased the Canon - EF 70-200 f2.8L IS USM.
Wow that lense is mammoth in size bigger than what the ads told me.
I got the lense at Pitman in Miami.
I also got the Rebel xt/350 to replace my old 6.2 Rebel. $624.00 had to save here because really I cant even afford the lense. The 30D would have been slightly over, double the price. |
Congrats on the new lens! Once you buy a quality lens you will be hook! Give it a week and you will be eyeing your next "L" series lens! |
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thorsten
Joined: 05 Dec 2005
Posts: 30
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 4:36 pm
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| LuvThatVert:) wrote: | I considered buying the XTi to save money and I admit tempted by the 10.1 mp, but I am afraid they will be too small & light with above lense ...
I Purchased the Canon - EF 70-200 f2.8L IS USM. Wow that lense is mammoth in size bigger than what the ads told me ... I also got the Rebel xt/350 |
Congratulations on your new equipment. I think you made a very good choice in investing more on the lens. Also XT will give you great results.
Try the battery grip if you think the camera is too small/ light for the lens.
Thorsten
http://tr-photo-blog.blogspot.com/ |
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fleitao
Joined: 28 Aug 2006
Posts: 367
Location: Lisbon, Portugal http://www.fnalphotos.com
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Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 8:05 pm
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| LuvThatVert:) wrote: | | dellison wrote: | | - if this is a hobby buy the cheaper stuff. If you look at this as a business buy the pro stuff. |
I Purchased the Canon - EF 70-200 f2.8L IS USM.
Wow that lense is mammoth in size bigger than what the ads told me.
I got the lense at Pitman in Miami.
I also got the Rebel xt/350 to replace my old 6.2 Rebel. $624.00 had to save here because really I cant even afford the lense. The 30D would have been slightly over, double the price. |
i guess it's a wise choice... although the results also might benefit from a better camera, these benefits are much more noticeable when you use a better lens. So it's always better to invest on glass first. This also because the XT is a very fine camera and way up to the standards (i don't like tit due to the size, as i said, but if you're comfortable with it, it's very fine). As i always say to some friends who are not in the business and use cameras mainly for holidays, why buy a 30d (example) and a 150€ lens ? Get a cheaper camera and invest on glass and you'll see the difference.
You can't overestimate the power of an L lens.
Of course in the ideal world we would all buy a 1D MkII and a prime 600mm L lens (OK, some would buy Nikon, i know).... but this is not the ideal world and we always have to make some adjustments to our wishes ;)
Congratulations on your buy... hope you get the most out of it and love it... you have every reason to. |
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jeffbanke
Joined: 18 Dec 2005
Posts: 7207
Location: www.xlr8photo.com
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Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 2:02 am
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| kaliyoda wrote: | | jeffbanke wrote: |
Possibly in a pinch one might be able to use the D70 battery, but would not have the battery life feature? |
Nope - the D70 battery will not physically fit into the D200. I suppose if you filed a slot for the missing contact it might but that's a bit risky! |
Thanks Dave! I have not had the time to check that out, so ya saved me another trip to Ritz. I just bought the Nikon 70-200 f2.8 VR lens, similar to the canon one .
Like your aircraft images, you a pilot or just into aircraft in pommegolia? |
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