Jens,
Two weeks ago, I had the *istD in -10°C plus windchill for the whole
day, two days in a row without malfunction. On the same set of
batteries. Well- provided that I didn't try to AF with the DA
16-45...:-)
I had Lithiums this time, but I've had good performance with some
NiMHs as well. Notably, both my sets of 2100 mAh "GP" batteries
outperform both a 2350 mAh Hähnel set and a 2400 mAh Panasonic set.
A set of regular AA Lithiums are probably the best way to go in the
cold, though.
Jostein
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 7:51 AM
Subject: RE: My first action shots/cold batteries
I didn't say the D was useless. It's a great camera. Just not the
action
photogrpahers first choise (some guy asked about a camera for
photographing
skating). An action photographer would probably choose a camera with
very
fast FPS, AF, and write speeed, I (still) believe.
Yes football is great fun. And difficult. During this game three
goals were
scored - I didn't get one of them, as I was changing batteries all
the time.
Which battery will last a full half-game (45 minutes) in cold (4
degrees
Celsius) and windy conditions? I would like to know before the next
game,
please? What do hockey game or ice skating, winter olympics
photographers
do?
Regards
Jens Bladt
http://www.jensbladt.dk
-----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
Fra: Tim Øsleby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 6. april 2006 00:37
Til: [email protected]
Emne: RE: My first action shots/cold batteries
You are full of surprises Jens ;-)
I wonder how many posts you have sent the list telling us that the D
is
useless for action photos? And now, what do you do?
You post an action shot ;-D
You are a strange character. Coming from me, that is a compliment. I
like
strange characters.
Anyone taking bets on when Jens will post a pictures using P TTL
flash? My
bet is ten dollars on within 6 months ;-)
Nice shot BTW, Jens. Shooting football is hard.
It is hard to predict the next move in the game. At least when the
game is
bad, in a good game you will find a rhythm.
Note to myself: I need a set of fresh batteries.
Tim
Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian)
Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds
(Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy)
-----Original Message-----
From: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 5. april 2006 23:02
To: [email protected]
Subject: My first action shots/cold batteries
I did my first action shots. The *ist D/FA 80-200mm behaved quit
well
(using
AF).
My shots were heavily overexposed (my fault) but not too bad
otherwise. I
was positively surprised. Except my batteries kept dying on my ;-/
I don't have a battery grip - and the recharables were too weak.
Would it help to use a battery grip - or is it the same problem
with
rather
cold batteries (it's 4-6 degrees Celsius here)?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/123893666/
Regards
Jens
Jens Bladt
http://www.jensbladt.dk
-----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
Fra: Rick Womer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 3. april 2006 17:56
Til: [email protected]
Emne: RE: Z-series feature I miss on the ist D
Yes, but it's the camera's contrast control mode.
--- Joe Wilensky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Does that method use the flash's contrast control
> mode?
>
> Joe
>
>
>
>
> >That's right. Works brilliantly on the PZ-1p;
> don't
> >know about the SFXn. Nice even lighting, no
> shadows,
> >and much more natural-looking than bounce flash
> alone,
> >IMHO.
> >
> >Examples here:
>
>http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=528842
> >
> >Rick
> >
> >--- Markus Maurer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Rick
> >> And with that setup did you just let both Flash
> at
> >> TTL setting and no
> >> further corrections for indoor shots?
> >> Frankly I haver never used the build in flash on
> the
> >> SFXn alone or in
> >> combination so far, would be interesting.
> >> I guess there has to be a minimal distance of
> about
> >> 1.5 meters to get good
> >> results and to not overexpose faces?
> >>
> >> greetings
> >> Markus
> > >
> >>
>
>
http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW
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