rugerfly

Why thankyou! Ruger is handsome and stupid! Oh and he can jump tall cliffs in a single bound only shattering a wrist!

Get it! do not pass go! do not collect 200 dollars :laugh: I WISH I had done it when I stared a similar topic a few weeks ago. Then I would have been $4000 Richer Ruger 10 days after Pancarpal Arthrodesis surgery and a freakin big hole in my wallet.

Im sure I'll be happy with it ruuf. How cool is it having a flash to play with now? works quite well!

After I went through the menu and set it up proper like it actually works quite well. The boogs trying to run toward me with mongy leg.

Looks like I better download a trial of Photoshop and learn how to do that after stuff thing.

So it will never be the same again?

I dont get a word of what you just said :p Ok, picked up the D300 and lens (18-200 VR) Its a mini camera? almost like my cybershot seriously after the D3 and heavy 80-400 its like a Nikon Coolpix!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and it doesnt go CRACK it goes CLICK ;) but lets be positive, at least I own it and I can learn proper like!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One day too, I shall become like Vickie and all the other awesome nikon users. (no offense inferior cannon people ) looking through it is just the same as the D100 i started on, I never realised and Im sure Im not imagining things, the view that you see is smaller? On the D3 it seemed so much bigger?? hmmm, perhaps its the lens Ok im going to read up about why my 200mm may become 300mm.......

Fank Ruke

wow luke thats intricate of you. Im with you on all of that but whats with the speak of adding F stops with VR???????? is that just the fact that you can do hand held extra good like on low light :rolleyes: So if im looking for a lens that is fast focusing, I dont need to go for something with VR/IS if Im doing it for action. Im pretty steady for hand held still stuff too luckily. Havnt got the DT's yet PS holding the D3 body with heavy 80-400 for a day with no Tripod gives you good biceps!

most of the stuff i want to shoot is moving rufe, I really dont understand how it gives you more Fstops with VR yes thats like your image stabilisation.. Thanks Luke.

Im hoping the 18-200 3.5 will be fast enough for agility. I'll certianly have a bash.

I dont own any of the stuff I have. I use a D3 with a AF 80-400mm 4.5 VR and a AF 50mm 1.8 and a nothing to something push pull Nikon on Broadway have the D300 at a great price, so I think i'll just start with the one lens which was packaged with it. After having such a distance lens as above I was wondering if I needed the length for Agility?

Hey no offence taken at all!! Your right about the top end stuff though. Not necessary unless you just have money to throw away. I wouldnt be hesitating admittedly though but Rugers bill is topping $4000 now Imagine the gear chez :rolleyes:

Hi Chez. The subject matter Im used to is Classified :rolleyes: um, yea its people stuff Now that was D3 stuff and gear as good to match it (long zoomies) , but it twernt mine I'd like to get my own stuff and I dont have anything yet. I totally agree with you about big dollars. Im happy to start with the D300 and get the all rounder lens. Your totally right I just need to be told. Now dogs, I have only been doing for around a year, Im doing gundogs mainly but gaiting, not just standing there. The other thing I was enjoying till I got stuck at home with Ruger was Agility stuff and action shots of my own pair and anyone elses pair Rocco, Im savin my head off for the 70-200mm by that time, i'll be hopefully good enough for it.

I havnt been able to sleep for three nights trying to decide to wipe the versitile 18-200m 3.5 VR DX (970.00) and get a AF 80-200mm f2.8D ED non VR (1,343) and a smaller zoomy for portraits??????????????? I want the AF 70-200 2.8 VR too I want to be able to take fast movement shots that are mega sharp. I realise I'd need another lens to do the closer stuff but they can be a tad cheaper and thinking I should spend the money up front instead of the general range 18-200 which is 970 bucks. Dont really need VR do I????? :rolleyes: Im tearing my hair out reading about it all, but there is no real dog photography sites out there, just sit still point shoot stuff Any other suggestions?

God you guys are getting so good Love the border tad. Im picking up a D300 tomorrow, so cant wait to start taking photos again.

Hi Gus. He might be loosing some feeling in his back end around this time. Does he drag his rear legs, do his back toes turn under without him noticing? How is he going getting up and down?

Thanks for that info, will send a pm

Just reading the forums on these type of injury. Cant believe yours was a GSP too, Ruger has this injury also

Get your but into the GSP thread :rolleyes:

Name and number please

I need to find myself a vet husband I keep telling myself. Somebody better send me some good DVD's looks like Ruger and I will be couped up over summer

Has anyone had their dog opperated on that has suffered this injury?

Just use a fast shutter speed to start with and balance your appeture to suit, ie favour your shutter speed. Nothing less than 1/1000 for a grey

Thinking of you and your boy Tilly