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Early impressions on "going digital".
15 years ago
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Well, after a trip to the Toledo Zoo (see the tiger, basilisk, two-headed mutant cheetah, and snow leopard images to your left), I find that the D2x handles almost like the F4. I'm still having trouble getting used to the finger dials for aperture and shutter speed, and I have an annoying tendency to switch the "AF point" unintentionally. I suppose it will take time, though I can't help but feel something is missing.
Somewhere in my gut I understand how the hippies must have felt when Dylan went electric.
On the plus side, the 180/2.8 on this body is a nearly perfect lens for Toledo's habitats. I'll be going to the Detroit Zoo on Tuesday if the weather is clement, and we'll see how the D2x-180 combination works there; I'll probably sling the 85/180/300 battery that's worked well for me in the past. I'm hoping that the lesser pandas will be cooperative.
Somewhere in my gut I understand how the hippies must have felt when Dylan went electric.
On the plus side, the 180/2.8 on this body is a nearly perfect lens for Toledo's habitats. I'll be going to the Detroit Zoo on Tuesday if the weather is clement, and we'll see how the D2x-180 combination works there; I'll probably sling the 85/180/300 battery that's worked well for me in the past. I'm hoping that the lesser pandas will be cooperative.
