Comments on: Q&A Friday http://johnbatdorff.com/blog/2010/03/05/qa-friday/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:55:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://johnbatdorff.com/blog/2010/03/05/qa-friday/#comment-885 John Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:32:21 +0000 http://johnbatdorff.com/blog/?p=1592#comment-885 Peter....thanks for sharing. John Peter….thanks for sharing. John

]]> By: John http://johnbatdorff.com/blog/2010/03/05/qa-friday/#comment-883 John Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:31:26 +0000 http://johnbatdorff.com/blog/?p=1592#comment-883 Let me know how your shoot goes.... Let me know how your shoot goes….

]]> By: Lori Nicoli http://johnbatdorff.com/blog/2010/03/05/qa-friday/#comment-872 Lori Nicoli Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:59:30 +0000 http://johnbatdorff.com/blog/?p=1592#comment-872 Nice post, John. And may I add, I sleep with my 70-200mm L, however, I just added the 24-70mm L to my collection ~ but there's still room in the bed. :-) The new one arrived on Tuesday but I haven't put it through it's paces yet. I plan on trying it Saturday in a nightclub setting. Thanks for the tip about the hoods. I need to use them more often. Cheers, Lori Nice post, John. And may I add, I sleep with my 70-200mm L, however, I just added the 24-70mm L to my collection ~ but there’s still room in the bed. :-) The new one arrived on Tuesday but I haven’t put it through it’s paces yet. I plan on trying it Saturday in a nightclub setting.

Thanks for the tip about the hoods. I need to use them more often.

Cheers,
Lori

]]> By: PEter http://johnbatdorff.com/blog/2010/03/05/qa-friday/#comment-870 PEter Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:34:38 +0000 http://johnbatdorff.com/blog/?p=1592#comment-870 Lens Hood: I use a lens hood on most of my lenses. The only lenses I don't are my 60mm macro (it gets in the way of the bugs!) and when shooting sports shots inside. UV Filter: I go Commando. Why in the world would I add another piece of cheap glass in front of my expensive glass? It is just one more thing to refract light and cause unwanted effects. I do use polarizers and ND filters, but they are on for a specific effect. Sunset shots: I tend to use the Cokin system, so putting on and removing the filters is very fast and easy and I tend to shoot both with and without so that I have a choice of look later... My favorite lens: I really don't have just one lens I use for all situations. But for vacation 'all round' type stuff, it would be the 18-200mm VR nikkor lens. It is actually a really good lens, even though it gets a bit soft at 150-200mm. It's in the bag: I use a KATA R-103 bag. It is a tank (but a bit heavy) but also can carry my D300 with an 80-200mm attached, my 80-400mm, a Tokina 12-24, my 18-200mm, and a prime (such as a 60mm or 105mm) without too much trouble. Lens Hood:
I use a lens hood on most of my lenses. The only lenses I don’t are my 60mm macro (it gets in the way of the bugs!) and when shooting sports shots inside.

UV Filter:
I go Commando. Why in the world would I add another piece of cheap glass in front of my expensive glass? It is just one more thing to refract light and cause unwanted effects. I do use polarizers and ND filters, but they are on for a specific effect.

Sunset shots:

I tend to use the Cokin system, so putting on and removing the filters is very fast and easy and I tend to shoot both with and without so that I have a choice of look later…

My favorite lens:
I really don’t have just one lens I use for all situations. But for vacation ‘all round’ type stuff, it would be the 18-200mm VR nikkor lens. It is actually a really good lens, even though it gets a bit soft at 150-200mm.

It’s in the bag:
I use a KATA R-103 bag. It is a tank (but a bit heavy) but also can carry my D300 with an 80-200mm attached, my 80-400mm, a Tokina 12-24, my 18-200mm, and a prime (such as a 60mm or 105mm) without too much trouble.

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