Comments on: New Lens | Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8 http://JasonKimball.org/nikkor-80-200mm-f28/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:28:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: billywest http://JasonKimball.org/nikkor-80-200mm-f28/comment-page-1/#comment-352 billywest Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:49:40 +0000 http://JasonKimball.org/?p=873#comment-352 Looking forward to seeing some more images caught with the new lens, and glad to know I'll be able to glean some useful info from your site. Cheers! Looking forward to seeing some more images caught with the new lens, and glad to know I’ll be able to glean some useful info from your site.

Cheers!

]]> By: Jay http://JasonKimball.org/nikkor-80-200mm-f28/comment-page-1/#comment-351 Jay Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:03:08 +0000 http://JasonKimball.org/?p=873#comment-351 Steve, Thanks a lot. All the tips and advice I receive from you is very helpful. Your blog has some really great articles. I look forward to checking it out more in the future! Steve,
Thanks a lot. All the tips and advice I receive from you is very helpful.

Your blog has some really great articles. I look forward to checking it out more in the future!

]]> By: Steve "Kern" Ramsdell http://JasonKimball.org/nikkor-80-200mm-f28/comment-page-1/#comment-350 Steve "Kern" Ramsdell Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:40:30 +0000 http://JasonKimball.org/?p=873#comment-350 Here is a link or two, to B&H photo, since you use them. These are the 3 in one, a diffuser, a silver reflector, gold reflector. You will use these at every out door shoot, as they are so usefull! Keep up the awesome blog, I love to read about Japan, and your days there! http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/358629-REG/Impact_R1442_Reflector_Disc_Soft.html Plus, a neat hand held one::: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/375216-REG/Lastolite_LL_LR3628_TriGrip_Reflector_Sunlite_Soft_Silver.html Here is a link or two, to B&H photo, since you use them. These are the 3 in one, a diffuser, a silver reflector, gold reflector. You will use these at every out door shoot, as they are so usefull! Keep up the awesome blog, I love to read about Japan, and your days there!

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/358629-REG/Impact_R1442_Reflector_Disc_Soft.html

Plus, a neat hand held one:::

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/375216-REG/Lastolite_LL_LR3628_TriGrip_Reflector_Sunlite_Soft_Silver.html

]]> By: Jay http://JasonKimball.org/nikkor-80-200mm-f28/comment-page-1/#comment-349 Jay Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:02:46 +0000 http://JasonKimball.org/?p=873#comment-349 @Emil, Thanks for the comment. I plan on really using it this weekend. Hopefully the weather holds up! @Becky I would just love it if I owned the 70-200 f/2.8. Too bad I got the 80-200 f/2.8 :). I definately plan on using this lens for sports, but more importantly...portraits. I wish my budget would allow for another lens. I suppose I can wait another year before buying something in this price range again. Thanks for stopping by. @Emil, Thanks for the comment. I plan on really using it this weekend. Hopefully the weather holds up!

@Becky
I would just love it if I owned the 70-200 f/2.8. Too bad I got the 80-200 f/2.8 :) .
I definately plan on using this lens for sports, but more importantly…portraits. I wish my budget would allow for another lens. I suppose I can wait another year before buying something in this price range again.
Thanks for stopping by.

]]> By: Becky http://JasonKimball.org/nikkor-80-200mm-f28/comment-page-1/#comment-348 Becky Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:38:39 +0000 http://JasonKimball.org/?p=873#comment-348 Jay - You'll love your Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 for sporting events. I bought mine last fall and it is usually the only lens I use! I bought the VR version and I'm really glad I did. Even with the VR, I still use a monopod when shooting my nephew's sporting events (either I'm not very stable or I just get nervous when he is playing so I experience some camera shake). Being able to set the aperture to 2.8 is absolutely wonderful! I used to shoot sports with my kit 70-300 f4.5-5.6 and it was great for outdoors, but I found I really need the larger 2.8 aperture for indoor sports photography. For football, I do miss the extra 100 mm of the 70-300mm, but prefer the 2.8 aperture of the 70-200mm over the longer lens length. I'm now saving for the 24-70mm f/2.8 so I can get closer to the wrestling mat ... I also understand that this lens is great for portraits ... I don't do any of that, but hey, who knows? Good luck shooting! Jay – You’ll love your Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 for sporting events. I bought mine last fall and it is usually the only lens I use! I bought the VR version and I’m really glad I did. Even with the VR, I still use a monopod when shooting my nephew’s sporting events (either I’m not very stable or I just get nervous when he is playing so I experience some camera shake). Being able to set the aperture to 2.8 is absolutely wonderful!

I used to shoot sports with my kit 70-300 f4.5-5.6 and it was great for outdoors, but I found I really need the larger 2.8 aperture for indoor sports photography. For football, I do miss the extra 100 mm of the 70-300mm, but prefer the 2.8 aperture of the 70-200mm over the longer lens length.

I’m now saving for the 24-70mm f/2.8 so I can get closer to the wrestling mat … I also understand that this lens is great for portraits … I don’t do any of that, but hey, who knows?

Good luck shooting!

]]> By: Emil http://JasonKimball.org/nikkor-80-200mm-f28/comment-page-1/#comment-347 Emil Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:16:23 +0000 http://JasonKimball.org/?p=873#comment-347 Hey, even your first shot is nice. The others should be even better. Btw. Thanks for stopping by my blog! You've got a pretty nice blog, here, and nice photos. I'm gonna bookmark this. Enjoy your new lens! Emil Hey, even your first shot is nice. The others should be even better.

Btw. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

You’ve got a pretty nice blog, here, and nice photos. I’m gonna bookmark this.

Enjoy your new lens!

Emil

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