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ARGENTIC TO DIGITAL. After experiencing digital camera for the first time in 2002, I bought and tried again an argentic camera in 2004. One more time, developing silver films was too expensive. In 2005, I finally abandoned argentic camera for my first D-SLR, a Nikon D70 (Nikkor AF 28-80mm F3.3 | 5.6G & Nikkor AF 70-300mm F4.0 | 5.6G). |
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SIGMA TO NIKON. In late 2005, I have ordered my first Sigma lense, a 70-200mm F2.8 EX IF HSM. That was another world compared to my first Nikon lenses. After that, I have bought a Sigma 80-400mm F4.5 | 5.6 EX DG OS in 2007 and a Sigma 17-70mm F2.8 | 4.5 DC MACRO in 2009. After four years, I was not satisfied anymore with my Sigma lenses. The construction of Sigma's lenses appears to be less resistant than Nikon as my experience has shown. The 80-400 was not up to my expectations. This lens was too slow and the OS system (Optical Stabilizer) was too noisy and not efficient as I expected. Between the end of 2009 and mid-2010, I have bought a complete Nikkor lenses line to cover a range from 14mm to 600mm and sold all my Sigma lenses. Today, I work exclusively with Nikon gears. |
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NIKON D4 DSLR. This new flagship offers speed and accuracy with a 16.2 MP FX-format CMOS sensor, 10 fps continuous shooting, a 91,000-Pixel RGB sensor and Advanced SRS, improved 51 point AF System, Nikon EXPEED 3 Image Processing System, 100% viewfinder, CF+XQD memory card slots, ISO expanded to 204,800 and 1080p video at 30p with stereo sound. |
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NIKON D800 HD-SLR. The D800 is a Pro-level HD-SLR with a 36-MP FX-format CMOS sensor with Nikon EXPEED 3 Image Processing System, 100% viewfinder, 51 AF point with face recognition, CF+SD memory card slots, Super Speed USB 3.0, ISO range 100 – 6400, ISO Lo-1 (ISO 50) and ISO Hi-2 (ISO 25,600) and large, 3.2 -inch LCD. Video modes: 1080p/30/25/24 and 720p/60/30/25/24, uncompressed HDMI video out. The D800 is not designated by Nikon as the successor to the D700. With this HD-SLR, Nikon is targeting photographers who need sharpest images with high resolution. |
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NIKON D300 DSLR. The D300 is a Pro-level D-SLR with a 12.3-MP DX-format CMOS sensor with Nikon EXPEED 2 Image Processing System and large, 3.0 -inch 921,000-dot color LCD. 100% viewfinder, 51 AF point with face recognition, CF memory card slots, Hi-Speed USB 2.0, ISO range 200 – 3200, ISO Lo-1 (ISO 100) and ISO Hi-2 (ISO 6,400) and large, 3.0 -inch LCD. The D300 is designated by Nikon as the ultimate in DX format performance. It is quite similar to the D700 or D3, with the main difference being that the D300 uses a DX sensor instead of an FX sensor and cannot pretend to the same ISO sensibility as D700 and D3. |
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I use Nikkor Fishey 10.5mm F2.8G ED, Nikkor 14-24 F2.8G, 70-200mm F2.8G ED AF-S VRII and 600mm F4.0G ED AF-S VRII. I also use a Nikkor AF-S Teleconverter TC-14E II. |
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GITZO & WIMBERLEY. My professionals telephoto lenses weighing from 7.2 lb for the 200-400 to 11.2 lb for the 600mm, I need something solid to support these big guns especially the last one. That's why I'm now equiped with a Gitzo carbon GT2541 tripod and a Wimberley II - WH200 head to obtain movement as fluid as possible. The Wimberley Head is a specialized tripod head for telephoto lenses. Its gimbal-type design allows you to rotate your lens around its center of gravity and thus easily manipulate very large lenses. |
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48 LB. The Lowepro Pro Trekker 600 AW as backpack is the best backpack to contain all my equipment with its extraordinary capacity : 2-3 pro DSLRs with grip and lens attached (up to 600mm f/4.0); 5-7 additional lenses; 2 flash units; tripod or monopod; accessories and personal gear; up to a 15.4” widescreen laptop. The Pro Trekker 600 AW is also equiped with All Weather Cover™ that protects your gear against extreme weather, dust and sand. |
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