[i20ian]

Originally Posted by navin_bhp

Per Canon rumors it might be announced in Mar 2018. Specs are expected to be 30MP APS-C sensor with No AA filter, a fast 12fps and tilt screen.

12fps sounds great.. Eagerly waiting. Any rumours about price?

[navin_bhp]

Originally Posted by i20ian

12fps sounds great.. Eagerly waiting. Any rumours about price?

It's predicted to be $2000. Here you go Link

[M35]

Had sold my trusted Nikon D810 along with my quality FX gear. Didn't have time to do justice. Now that I started getting some spare time, the itch to get out grew in me again. Bought home a brand new D500 as its going to be birding mostly that I would want to do. The 16-80 2.8-4.0 + 200-500 5.6 + 85 1.4.
Spend some quality time with the D500 + 200-500, hence thought of sharing my experience.

• The initial AF acquisition is instantaneous, my D810 used to be sluggish here

• The general tracking of flying birds was excellent, so was my D810. But D500 retains the AF even on fast incoming birds as well, which my D810 couldn't most of the times.

• The 10FPS is fun, especially when almost all of them turns out to be in focus. In this area the D810 is quite slow

• D500 is built to last, very close to D810 here

Having said all these, what D810 is in a league of its own is the Image quality. The files from my D810 were fun to work at post. Early days though with the DX monster !
One from today:

[vinayrathore]

Photography Gurus! Need a suggestion.

A likely new venture would need a lot of digital marketing with Landscape/Nature/Building Photographs being a major part of it.

Being a Canon fan, I tried with a rented 70D with a 24-105mm and 50mm prime but was not impressed with the results.

Now looking at a full frame option and 5D mark 3 or 4 seems a good buy as have some very good experience with Mk2.

Question: Since budget is a constraint, is it wise to look at used equipment? Apart from shutter count, what else to look for in a used body? Do lenses also wear apart from physical damage to optics?

Thanks in advance!

[nilanjanray]

A few shots from Arunachal and Assam. Had carried a 24-70 f/2.8, used it extensively. And my usual wildlife lens too. The new D9 AF mode of Nikon (different from the old D9 mode) works rather well.

[Thad E Ginathom]

Originally Posted by nilanjanray

A few shots from Arunachal and Assam. ... ... ...

Super pictures as usual. Was remembering your more abstract samples, with pleasure, the other say

[nilanjanray]

Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

Super pictures as usual. Was remembering your more abstract samples, with pleasure, the other say

Thanks Thad.

Shot quite a few abstract ones. Some folks asked me whether my hands have started shaking because for them a non sharp photo means something was wrong :-)

Herons after sunset





And a sharp photo for a change (somewhat cropped). Always look up in a less explored rainforest. Even if leeches are getting extremely hospitable and friendly around your feet.

Malayan giant squirrel, near threatened.

[Thad E Ginathom]

Nice. Enjoyed the 'abstract' ones very much.

[wrongturn]

Originally Posted by nilanjanray

Herons after sunset

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Absolutely amazing. This is beyond beautiful. Could I get a full size RAW version to use as a wallpaper?

[govigov]

Originally Posted by nilanjanray

Herons after sunset

Beautiful. Can you tell me for what time duration you had the shutter open?

[Thad E Ginathom]

I think quite a few people might like that on their screens. But most of us would be better off with a full-size JPEG. I, for one, am yet to acquire more than the most very-basic skills in raw processing.

Also, the composition is locked in to the JPEG.

[nilanjanray]

Originally Posted by wrongturn

Absolutely amazing. This is beyond beautiful. Could I get a full size RAW version to use as a wallpaper?

Many folks buy my photos. Not fair to them to give away high res files just like that. Besides, a photographer almost never shares the RAW file

Originally Posted by govigov

Beautiful. Can you tell me for what time duration you had the shutter open?

Aha, trade secrets! Shutter speed was 1/2s.

Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

I think quite a few people might like that on their screens. But most of us would be better off with a full-size JPEG. I, for one, am yet to acquire more than the most very-basic skills in raw processing.

Also, the composition is locked in to the JPEG.

I cropped it like that because someone wanted that kind of an aspect ratio for a print. There is a little crop from top and bottom, none from left or right.

Re processing: many times one takes a shot keeping the end result in mind. End result means end photo after processing the RAW file. Very subjective and relative. Eye of the beholder and all that.

A couple of monochromes from Assam forests

[Thad E Ginathom]

Originally Posted by nilanjanray

Many folks buy my photos. ... ...

Lucky man!

No, not lucky... skilled. You deserve it

[govigov]

Originally Posted by nilanjanray

Aha, trade secrets! Shutter speed was 1/2s.

Thank you, Nilanjanray! I would keep that in mind next time when I see a flock of birds and see how the results turn up.

[Thad E Ginathom]

There is a series of instructional videos about bird photography on Canon's site. One of them talks about blur. Nilanjanray takes it to a whole other place, let alone level.