mikard wrote:
These are some of the best wildlife shots that I have ever seen. How close were you to the Kestrel hawks? The feather detail is amazing. I have this lens too. I am not sure if the autofocus on my D800 can capture the inflight shots, but the portrait shots are definitely a possibility.
Some years ago, maybe 07 or 08, a fellow by the name of Pierre Dubeau posted an incredible series of street portraits of a retro event in Toronto, the anniversary of the "Summer of Love". I guess it was in 07, celebrating 1967. All of them were done with the 200/2 VRI, on the tiny little D40 which for the time was remarkably free of noise.
The thing went semi viral. Detail and clarity were amazing. Pierre probably sold for Nikon at least two hundred copies of the 200/2 VRI with Summer of Love Retro and some of his other portrait/candid galleries.
I'm thinking on page 74 of FM alone, you're in danger of doing the same thing for the 105 f/1.4E ED.
Some years ago, maybe 07 or 08, a fellow by the name of Pierre Dubeau posted an incredible series of street portraits of a retro event in Toronto, the anniversary of the "Summer of Love". I guess it was in 07, celebrating 1967. All of them were done with the 200/2 VRI, on the tiny little D40 which for the time was remarkably free of noise.
The thing went semi viral. Detail and clarity were amazing. Pierre probably sold for Nikon at least two hundred copies of the 200/2 VRI with Summer of Love Retro and some of his other portrait/candid galleries.
I'm thinking on page 74 of FM alone, you're in danger of doing the same thing for the 105 f/1.4E ED.
Pierre's 200VR images came along about the time another "amateur" with pro level talent, Ronnie Gaubert, was producing some of the best wildlife images ever online. Ronnie was from Louisiana and did his incredible work with far less than what we have available today, much of it done with the little D200. He died within months of retirement, of ALS. Imagine what Ronnie could have done with the 105 on a D810 and the time he so justly deserved.
I should add that Pierre had his own story. He lost his daughter in a car accident, I think when she was only 16, and photography became a part of Pierre's healing process. I was one of hundreds of photographers he influenced.
Dan, thank you very much for the info. I know of Ronnie Gaubert's work very well, such an amazing photographer! Just had a look at Pierre's work and he also has some excellent photos!
MazeRunner wrote:
If anyone needs a comparison of the 200/2 and the 105/1.4 wide open... the 200/2 is still king. (From a wedding I shot in Virginia this past weekend.)
But as Lance shows, the user is still more important than the lens.
I really want the 200 f2 but there is just no way I can afford that!
This lens is the closest I'm gonna get by the looks of it. It's incredible!
I'm just loving all these pictures!
