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cool blog entry Scott. I think a lot of us share the same feelings toward digital. Once I accepted it, I fell in love with photography all over again.
 
Today, on the blog, the passions of 11 people in photography and life are recapped from this month's assignment. ; The last few weeks I have been photographing teams of very passionate athletes as they compete for their league's championship trophy, the Calder Cup.


Follow the Bouncing Puck by Scottwdw, on Flickr

Wilkes Barre/Scranton Penguins goalie Brad Thiessen (39) watches the puck shot by Syracuse Crunch Matt Taormina (6) which ended up bouncing into the net for a goal in American Hockey League (AHL) Calder Cup Playoff action at the Onondaga County War Memorial on Sunday, May 26, 2013. Syracuse went on to win 3-2 and tie up the Eastern Conference Finals at one game apiece. The series resumes tonight in Wilkes-Barre.
 
I may as well call this image Conundrum or Aw cra#. Shortly after buying the D7100 I found myself in a position where I needed the high ISO capability of an FX camera, so I bought a D600. Love the FX sponsor, 8x10 prints up to ISO 6400 look nice. However, the autofocus is a definite step down from the D7100. It's slower to lock on, tracking is not as good regardless of the mode or tracking lock setting. The fact that it's a DX autofocus module means it covers less of the FX frame, and I found that noticeable.

So what I really want is the FX sensor and the better autofocus. D800? But that brings up the next problem I ran into: frame rate. These horses move fast. I can time it so I get the horse rearing up starting the jump or as in this photo going over the top. But the available framemrate of the D600 or D800 won't let me get both. Which would need a D4 or used D3s. Like I said, aw cra#.

Still, the D600 can produce some very very nice images.

Erich
 

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I'll second Scott's recommendation of the D700 with grip. ; It is essentially a D3 for a fraction of the cost. ; The main differences is that the D3 has dual CF cards and a 100% viewfinder. ; The guts of the camera are essentially identical. ; If you go that route, make sure to get the EN-EL4 series batteries for it. ; I shot 80gb at DHS during PM2K12 on one fully charged battery before it died on me.
 
I did consider that. Have you printed an 8x10 at ISO 6400 from yours? The Dxomark for that sensor is quite a bit lower than the D600, not surprising considering how old it is. Still much better than the current D7100 (DX) sensor, but then I'd be going back down to 12 MP. Even with my 300mm f/2.8 I need to crop a bit with the reach an FX sensor gives me. In the low light conditions I was at f/2.8 at ISO 6400 to maintain the 1/640 shutter speed I needed to prevent motion blur.

Erich
 
I usually don't go over 3200ISO with it, but I did make an 11x14 print of this shot for a friend and was pleasantly surprised at how well it looked after running it through NIK Dfine:



That's the only 6400ISO shot I've printed from it. ; Maybe Scott has more experience with prints at that ISO.

It might be worth renting one to see if the high ISO performance is acceptable.
 
Despite your problems, that's a beautiful shot, Erich. ; Reminds me of the time many years ago when I worked as part of a ham radio group providing communication support for a private cross-country equestrian event. ; It was great fun watching the horses and riders taking (or refusing to take) the jumps.
 
hunter/jumper class horses can be real tense types, they can be real handfulls about things they do not know. then again all horses have the potential to panic. the mare we used to have in younger days would get skittish about any parked farm equipment, it could be the horse eating tractor for all she knew. the 2 we ride now have their moments, and when one spooks a little the other does too, as herd animals they all get concerned together, even if the individual horse does not see the threat, after all it must be here somehwere if someone reacted. since karen's horse is an ex barrel racer that can lead to some interesting turns away from the perceived danger
 
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