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Brian Great Review! It gives me a lot to think about for getting one for wild life and action to complement a 5D Mk II.
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Don't get something too attractive or conspicuous. If it looks too good, it says, "Steal me!" I would get something functional and non-descript for this reason.
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All excellent shots! Looks like you had great weather and an excellent shooting location to take advantage of the lighting.
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Go for the Sanyo Eneloops. They're charged right out of the package. You can shoot a long time with them and when fully charged, they stay that way for a long time. Costco has a deal on AA's with a charger right now.
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If you need it that bad, buy NOW! I usually prefer to buy big expensive stuff "in-country" just in case there are problems. If there are any issues, you may have to deal with customs and potentially more expensive shipping. Also, depending on who is the shipper, your brokerage fees could be quite high. I know that most couriers charge around
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If you want to shoot birds, even 300 mm is on the short side. I would definitely buy a 1.4x if you're going 300. Even longer like 400 or 500 is not wasted on birds but other than a zoo, you won't be able to use the long lenses on your other interests. Also, big means a lot heavier and more conspicuous when you're out and about.
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I think getting a 7D would give you better flexibility but getting another 5D Mk II would give you better image quality. How you decide to do it depends on your type of shooting. If you occasionally need higher frames per second, or some sports and wildlife shooting, the 7D would be the better choice. The 1.6x crop factor helps out with the longer ranged
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How about some scenery for a change . . . some alkaline ponds.
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Don The images are great and the image quality looks really good too. How do you like the AF system? Have you had a chance to see how it tracks moving objects yet?
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[quote user="CDiperri"] New to the world of DSLRs and knowing that they really make taking a picture so much fun and rewarding. I am just a little confused about the rating of "Shutter Life" some manufactures boast that their flag-ship DSLR shutter has be tested to withstand 300,000 Shutters. Does this mean that when that DSLR hits