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    AF or AFS

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tamron-17-50mm-f2-8-XR-Di-II-SP-Lens-Nikon-Fit-/321501418667?pt=UK_Lenses_Filters_Lenses&hash=item4adafa54ab Get in quick if you don't mind the tiny scratch :)
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    AF or AFS

    If it helps clear up the compatibility question, here's my setup :)
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    Airshow lens: Nikon 70-300 (AF vs AFS) vs Nikon 300 AF f/4

    Just to close this thread off, a friend was kind enough to lend me his 70-300 AFS VR for the weekend. I found it pretty fast to focus and actually quite sharp at the long end as I was shooting with f8-f11 for most of the day. Lovely lens and a vast improvement on the Tamron 18-270. As you...
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    Airshow lens: Nikon 70-300 (AF vs AFS) vs Nikon 300 AF f/4

    Hello, I'm referring to the plain AF Nikkor 300mm f/4 which is circa year 2000 vintage as you have highlighted. No way will SWMBO entertain the AF-S version :) The 70-300 AF-S and the 300 AF f/4 can be had for similar prices on fleabay, whereas the old 70-300 AF is under 100 pounds. I'm a bit...
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    Airshow lens: Nikon 70-300 (AF vs AFS) vs Nikon 300 AF f/4

    Hello, I'm looking forward to going to the Waddington Airshow in early July and am currently in a quandry over which lens to buy. I attended the Duxford show last year with my Tamron 18-270 attached to my Nikon D3100 and was a little disappointed with the soft images and dog slow focussing at...
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    Eyes closed, where to focus?

    They can be incredibly photogenic when they want to be... DSC_0005 by eltawater, on Flickr
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    Shadows and blinds

    Fair enough, as stated wasn't quite sure what I was trying to get at :)
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    Shadows and blinds

    I'm not entirely sure what I was trying to achieve with this one, it's just a combination of the blind in my bathroom combined with the sinking winter sun diffusing against the pattern of the glass... Shadows and blinds by eltawater, on Flickr
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    Nikon D3xxx owners thread

    A decent bag and strap will be good. Recommendations for lenses will depend upon the type of photography you want to be doing, be it portrait, landscapes, fast moving nature/sports. I find the 35mm AF-S 1.8G a wonderfully sharp lens for portraits and some landscape shots.
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    begginers pictures

    To be honest with you it suffers with a general lack of identity or purpose. You've got the foreground in sharp focus so the ship is distracting, off centre and well.... a bit dull really. #2 if looks could kill really :)
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    Winter Sunrise

    I like #2 for the perspective lines of the road vs the sky :)
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    First attempt at pp ;0)

    #1 I'm not too keen on, the contrast of the sky against the foreground seems very very harsh. #3, #7 and #10 look like they've been bled of so much natural colour that and the balance weighted towards the lurid green. #13 could probably do with straightening :)
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    Nikon D7xxx owners thread

    I'm toying with a cheap AF 70-300 nikkor for around 80 pounds, just for the extra length when I need it. Any opinions on whether this is worth attaching to the D7000? Have previously owned a 55-200 on the D3100 and I can't say I was too impressed with the IQ towards the long end.
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    Toploader for D7000 + lens

    There's a decent amount of padding on the 55aw but I doubt it's made to stand up to the specific needs that you have (what if it smacks a rock? ;)).
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    Equipment in car boot

    That's going to be a bit of a pain in the bum given the proliferation of split fold seats and ski hatches across modern car ranges. Doesn't that pretty much restrict the cover down to old style saloons with no fold down seats?
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