What Lenses to Shoot Grizzly Bears With?

I reckon Alex Bernasconi’s gallery of grizzlies to be the best available for viewing on the internet. I’m sure using two Nikon D200 bodies and a couple of Nikkor lenses and other equipment helped a lot with the image capture, but these photos show the undeniable fact that it was his photographic skill and intimate knowledge of these creatures’ habits that were the most important ingredients in successfully shooting these gorgeous images.
Grizzlies at the Katmai National Park and Preserve, by Alex Bernasconi
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Posted: March 15, 2007 at 7:30 pm by David Chin




Excellent Bird Photos With The Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 Lens

‘Humanoid’ shared 5 fantastic Nikon D200 pictures of birds shot with the mega-expensive Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 lens:
Bird photos, by Humanoid with the Nikon D200, Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 lens and TC-14E II teleconverter
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Posted: March 8, 2007 at 7:14 pm by David Chin




Fantastic Beach Scenery Photos

Nuno Vedder shot these beautiful beach landscapes in Portugal with good, old-fashioned camera filters and no fancy post-processing, a rare thing in the age of digital photography.
Beach landscapes, by Nuno Vedder with Nikon D200 + Sigma 10-20mm lens + photo filters
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Posted: March 6, 2007 at 9:09 am by David Chin




Indoor Basketball Image Samples

Brian Ip aka “Drip01″ posted up these ISO1600 shots of a D-league game over at DPReview.com.
ISO1600 Basketball Images, by Brian Ip with Nikon D200 and Sigma 120-300mm f2.8
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Posted: March 6, 2007 at 7:54 am by David Chin




You Cannot Name or Rename Image Folders In A D200

Here’s a quick note on what NOT to expect with the D200.

Lower end Nikon digital SLR cameras such as the Nikon D70 / D70s allows you to assign a name to, or rename an image folder. In higher end Nikon cameras such as the D2Xs or in this case, the D200, this feature is not available. All that’s allowed is the ability to create new folders numbered 100 to 199 999 (thanks to TXCiclista for pointing out my error), and that’s it.

Just a little heads up for those upgrading from other cameras.

Posted: March 1, 2007 at 6:44 pm by David Chin




Exotic Bug Macros

Glijn shares photos of two species of exotic bugs - my favorite kind of macros. The bugs are bred in captivity and I find them extremely fascinating - prior to his posts, I had never seen a Ghost Praying Mantis before.

Bug macros by Glijn with Nikon D200 + Sigma 105mm EX DG macro lens
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Posted: February 20, 2007 at 4:39 pm by David Chin




Nikon D200 With The Nikkor 200mm f/2G IF-ED AF-S VR Lens

You probably aren’t going to find many image samples on the internet which are shot with the Nikkor 200mm f/2G IF-ED AF-S VR lens mounted on the Nikon D200, what with the astronomical price tag this lens commands (check latest deals and prices), so we’ll have to content ourselves with the few we stumble across.

Portrait shots, by Jeff-C with the Nikon D200 and Nikkor 200mm f2G IF-ED AF-S VR lens
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Posted: December 5, 2006 at 11:49 pm by David Chin




Nikkor 17-55mm in Venice, California

Stephen shares this really nice collection of photos shot in and around some alleys in Venice, CA.
Pictures from Venice, CA, by Stephen Berger, with Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55mm lens
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Posted: October 27, 2006 at 11:42 am by David Chin




At the Copenhagen Historic Race Grand Prix: Slow shutter speed technique with the Nikkor 28-70mm and Nikkor 70-200mm lenses

FleJen shared this series of images shot at the Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix 2006 race.
Copenhagen Historic GP, by FleJen with Nikon D200, Nikkor 28-70mm and Nikkor 70-200mm lenses
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Posted: October 27, 2006 at 11:20 am by David Chin




Image Samples From The Nikon D200 + Nikkor 18-200mm Combo

One of the more popular questions floating around is whether to buy the Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 lens or the Nikkor 18-200mm lens; it actually turns out that the choice is not always that obvious.

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Posted: September 18, 2006 at 4:01 pm by David Chin