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There's so much talk on this forum about the latest and greatest equipment that I thought it might be interesting to share some images shot with camera bodies at least five years old. I'll start.

1) Shot with a Nikon D200 w/Sigma 100-300mm.
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2) Shot with D300 w/200-400mm VR2
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3) Shot with D7200 w/80-400mm G
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4) Shot with D800E w/500mm f4G
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5) Shot with D4 w/200-400mm VR2
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D7000 with Nikkor 200-500mm F/5.6
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Bateleur eagle couple, South Africa.

D7100 with Nikkor 200-500mm F/5.6

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Rassie said:
D7000 with Nikkor 200-500mm F/5.6
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Bateleur eagle couple, South Africa.

D7100 with Nikkor 200-500mm F/5.6

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Couple of nice ones, Koos. Detail on the leopard is awesome. And you really pulled out feather detail in the black chest on the bird. The D71/7200 IQ is still hard to beat when there's adequate light. Some of my all time best images shot with those two bodies.
 
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I appreciate the idea of this thread, because while we all want to improve both our skills and gear, we need to remember to enjoy the journey wherever we're at.
This is the image of a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron that got me excited about bird photography. D300 and 200-500mm f/5.6.
I'll show both the original, and how much I've cropped it, without updating my post-processing.
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Craig42 said:
I appreciate the idea of this thread, because while we all want to improve both our skills and gear, we need to remember to enjoy the journey wherever we're at.
This is the image of a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron that got me excited about bird photography. D300 and 200-500mm f/5.6.
I'll show both the original, and how much I've cropped it, without updating my post-processing.
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Awesome.
 
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NorthernFocus said:
There's so much talk on this forum about the latest and greatest equipment that I thought it might be interesting to share some images shot with camera bodies at least five years old. I'll start.
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Here's some D2X shots that I don't believe I've shared before:

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Male Broadtailed Hummingbird. Nikon D2X, 70-200mm f/2.8 @170mm f/11, 1/250" ISO 100 (Flash)

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Bison in the Snow, Yellowstone. D2X, Tamron 120-300mm f/2.8 @ 250mm, f/3.2, 1/500", ISO 100

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Snow Geese, D2X, 600mm f/4 @ f/6.3, 1/640", ISO 100

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Bald Eagle, D2X, 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 116mm, f/5.6, 1/250", ISO 100 (Flash)

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Trumpeter Swan Coming in Hot, D2X, 600mm f/4 @f/4, 1/4000", ISO 200
 
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I was very new to wildlife photography then, so not as impressive as the photos posted already. Only have access to a few old photos currently, so here they are.

Canon 5D 70-300mm
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Fujifilm X-T1 XF100-400mm
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Fujifilm X-T2 XF100-400mm
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First dive with Nikon1 J3, 10-30mm lens, WP-N2 Housing, Spla 1200 Dive Light. April 14, 2014.
Red Sea near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This was the first of many thousands of shots with the rig.
I have since had to retire from diving, but this camera has gone to my daughter and her husband, who she met as her diving instructor here in the US after her inital diving intro in Saudi.

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Wow, some stunning photos, and like @NorthernFocus said, it's amazing we got by!

Here's one from my D200, the first DSLR that made me shift fully to digital. Before that I carried my trusty F3HP/MD4 (which I still have), and tested the waters with a Coolpix 8800 bridge camera. Yes this really is a photo, a 3 minute exposure taken under a full moon, taken right around 11pm.

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NorthernFocus said:
There's so much talk on this forum about the latest and greatest equipment that I thought it might be interesting to share some images shot with camera bodies at least five years old. I'll start.

1) Shot with a Nikon D200 w/Sigma 100-300mm.
p3873652424-4.jpg


2) Shot with D300 w/200-400mm VR2
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3) Shot with D7200 w/80-400mm G
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4) Shot with D800E w/500mm f4G
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5) Shot with D4 w/200-400mm VR2
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Wow, these are great. Love the Terns? #4 Shows you great shots even on more dated equip as long as the operator is up to date!!!!
 
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Leica R8 with DMR digital back & 280mm f/4 APO

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Beautiful photos all -- just go to prove you don't need an A1 or Z9 to make great photographs.
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This wasn't in question. The a1 or Z9 are more productive: they expand the technological boundaries. For example, bird eye AF reduces the AF errors where the camera decides a foreground flower or the tree's bark should be in focus. Zebras in the viewfinder tell me in real time which highlights are at risk of clipping. Silent shutter means I have more opportunities with timid subjects at close range. Fast readout means limited distortion.

The new cameras reduce the number of deletions due to technological failures.
 
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Doug Herr said:
This wasn't in question. The a1 or Z9 are more productive: they expand the technological boundaries. For example, bird eye AF reduces the AF errors where the camera decides a foreground flower or the tree's bark should be in focus. The new cameras reduce the number of deletions due to technological failures.
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That's well worded. Reduced technological failures. The more the photographer relies on the technology the more attractive the new technology is. Really other than the insane frame rates there's nothing the new tech can do that can't be done with older equipment. But it certainly makes is a lot EASIER. And depending on one's skill set it can make what previously seemed impossible possible. Interestingly I've joked for a long time that what we need in cameras is radar guided AF. The new mirrorless AF is getting pretty darn close.
 
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