Handheld or tripod? If handheld you have steady heands altough 1/800 would help ... [/quote]
Tripod. I can hold my 500 for maybe 10 minutes but after that, my arm will be aching. For this kind of action wildlife shooting, you do it without a cable release. So it is best to have the shutter speed near 1/focal length. I could have probably gone down one step and been OK.
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Tripod. I can hold my 500 for maybe 10 minutes but after that, my arm will be aching. For this kind of action wildlife shooting, you do it without a cable release. So it is best to have the shutter speed near 1/focal length. I could have probably gone down one step and been OK.
One of the problems here is that there is so little demand for fixed lenses that most of them are older designs. The zooms on the other hand, using the latest computer modelling and material and as such, do very well. That said, F4 is not very bright so I carry my "pocket" 50mf1.4 with me. I rarely need it but it doesn't take much to carry it. Also, for shooting portraits, I like to have longer focal lengths and lower f stop.I am sliding toward the D-7/800.. It seems to have slam-dunked over the competition with those 31.5 MP and the price remained the same ... I must say I am really surorised to se how much eveolved zoom lenses have become 24~105 encompasses all the lenses one is likely to use in most photographic situations .. I hope they give fixed focal lenses a good run for the money ...
Epson is really the market leader but also a pain to maintain. If you use the unit all the time then the heads don't clog and you are OK. There is more support for it as far as paper choices, etc. that any other brand. I have a large format unit that I use to print poster size (4000 series). They are actually not that expensive. Where they get you is the ink of course. Best resource for research there is here: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/index.shtml. I have not been in the market for a couple of years so don't know if HP or Canon are on top now.As for printers which one would you recommend?
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