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Nov 23, 2008 at 11:59 PM

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p.1 #2 · My prehistoric push/pull 80-200

these are amazingly sharp Phillip. If you ever choose to share your sharpening technique I would certainly bring the popcorn

Nov 24, 2008 at 12:01 AM

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p.1 #3 · My prehistoric push/pull 80-200

Why do you bother? I know the pictures aren't any good because the lens doesn't have VR....

REALLY sharp, where'd you find those critters?

Nov 24, 2008 at 12:25 AM

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p.1 #4 · My prehistoric push/pull 80-200

Really nice, Philip. It's a good thing those things weren't moving. For one thing, the first generation 80-200 AF is slooooow. Secondly, you might have been eaten.

Really sharp and nice color though.

Nov 24, 2008 at 12:36 AM

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p.1 #5 · My prehistoric push/pull 80-200

I just retired my one-touch 80-200 last year ... awesome glass ... and the AF wasn't much of a problem as I was weaned on MF. That's why I loved the one-touch, much easier to focus and zoom.

Nice images.

Nov 24, 2008 at 12:54 AM

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p.1 #6 · My prehistoric push/pull 80-200

I call BS, these aren't real! The skin tones are waaaay off!

Nov 24, 2008 at 02:58 AM

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p.1 #7 · My prehistoric push/pull 80-200

That thing actually looks real in #1!!!

Nov 24, 2008 at 03:02 AM

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p.1 #8 · My prehistoric push/pull 80-200

Haha... funny stuff.

Nov 24, 2008 at 03:09 AM

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p.1 #9 · My prehistoric push/pull 80-200

I wouldn't have guessed that you're THAT old, Phillip... Those critters must have been extinct since at least before the... uhh.... uhhh.... FM-2 went out of production?

Nov 24, 2008 at 06:00 AM

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p.1 #10 · My prehistoric push/pull 80-200

MAN! where have you been?

Great shots.

Nov 24, 2008 at 06:22 AM

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p.1 #11 · My prehistoric push/pull 80-200

Justin Huffman wrote:
these are amazingly sharp Phillip. If you ever choose to share your sharpening technique I would certainly bring the popcorn

It's no secret

I stay away from sharpening in Photoshop. I find that using NX2 is a lot smoother and more natural. That said, I don't use USM in NX2. What I do is I go to the camera settings in NX2 and fiddle with the sharpness in the shooting mode. I have my camera set to Neutral. That is what I find works best. Hope that helps

Nov 24, 2008 at 05:02 PM

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p.1 #12 · My prehistoric push/pull 80-200

wfournier wrote:
Why do you bother? I know the pictures aren't any good because the lens doesn't have VR....

REALLY sharp, where'd you find those critters?

. Thanks! We have a temp exhibit at our Botanical Gardens which runs till next week. Pity they have to leave is.

Nov 24, 2008 at 05:03 PM

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p.1 #13 · My prehistoric push/pull 80-200

MichaelMann wrote:
Really nice, Philip. It's a good thing those things weren't moving. For one thing, the first generation 80-200 AF is slooooow. Secondly, you might have been eaten.

Really sharp and nice color though.

Thanks, Michael

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The lens is not too shabby on my D700. So far it has worked great for my needs.

Nov 24, 2008 at 05:05 PM

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butchM wrote:
I just retired my one-touch 80-200 last year ... awesome glass ... and the AF wasn't much of a problem as I was weaned on MF. That's why I loved the one-touch, much easier to focus and zoom.

Nice images.

That glass should never be retired! You gonna hang on to it or sell it?

Nov 24, 2008 at 05:05 PM

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p.1 #15 · My prehistoric push/pull 80-200

BenV wrote:
I call BS, these aren't real! The skin tones are waaaay off!

Hahaha

Nov 24, 2008 at 05:06 PM

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p.1 #16 · My prehistoric push/pull 80-200

Thanks for the great comments, everyone! I'm just glad it was overcast yesterday, providing me with the largest natural diffuser

Nov 24, 2008 at 05:07 PM

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p.1 #17 · My prehistoric push/pull 80-200

I LOVE my 'ancient' push/pull 80-200... these are probably the sharpest pictures I've seen from it.

Nov 24, 2008 at 09:02 PM

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p.1 #18 · My prehistoric push/pull 80-200

Sometimes I wonder why I spent $1800 instead of $350... Threads like this don't help.

Nov 24, 2008 at 09:53 PM

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p.1 #19 · My prehistoric push/pull 80-200

Jake Kenney wrote:
I LOVE my 'ancient' push/pull 80-200... these are probably the sharpest pictures I've seen from it.

I scored this one off of craigslist. Sometimes the best deals can be found on CL. Just gotta sift through all the shady people

Nov 24, 2008 at 10:32 PM

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p.1 #20 · My prehistoric push/pull 80-200

Jammy Straub wrote:
Sometimes I wonder why I spent $1800 instead of $350... Threads like this don't help.

Trust me...if I had the extra $$ laying around...I'd have spent $1800 also. I am real fortunate to have found a super duper ultra mega sharp copy

. It makes up for the slower AF and lack of VR

Nov 24, 2008 at 10:33 PM

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