D5200 First Shots, First Impressions

Bytesback · Feb 9, 2014

That Leopard shot is just stunning!

yahgiggle · Feb 9, 2014

Awesome shots, Now i want a D5200 too lol

robbins.photo · Feb 9, 2014

oxmav3rickxo said:
That Leopard is indeed awesome, were all those shot with the sigma lens and 2x converter??

The leopard was shot without the teleconverter attached, so was the owl. The tamarin was shot with the teleconverter. Overall I was fairly impressed with the teleconverter, I really didn't expect the image quality to be anywhere near that good. I think I'll be adding a 1.4x as well shortly, the 2 x is nice to have when I need some more magnification but a 1.4 will give me 280 mm at F/4 (roughly 420 mm with crop factor applied) which I think would be really nice to have.

robbins.photo · Feb 9, 2014

vipgraphx said:
I like the leopard shot as well. Glad you got a camera that works out for you!

Thanks Vipgraphx - I'd still like to get a 7100 at some point, but since this one really didn't cost me anything it's not like I could pass it up. I have to admit I'm really surprised how much difference that 24mp sensor makes.

robbins.photo · Feb 9, 2014

xj0hnx said:
That leopard looks like he wants to eat your soul.

Well, if I had one.. lol

robbins.photo · Feb 9, 2014

Bytesback said:
That Leopard shot is just stunning!

Thanks BB - with any luck I'll get a few more worth keeping today. Yesterday was really more about testing stuff out and seeing what all the camera could do, today it's just going to be all about shooting.

robbins.photo · Feb 9, 2014

yahgiggle said:
Awesome shots, Now i want a D5200 too lol

Well I can highly recommend them now - saw a refurb on Ebay the other day for less than $500 for the body, that's a whole lot of bang for the buck. Still hoping to get a 7100 at some point myself but the 5200 will definitely be staying in the bag, it's a real joy to shoot with.

Braineack · Feb 9, 2014

robbins.photo said:
...the 2 x is nice to have when I need some more magnification but a 1.4 will give me 280 mm at F/4 (roughly 420 mm with crop factor applied) which I think would be really nice to have.

So what you meant to say was: ...the 2 x is nice to have when I need some more magnification but a 1.4tc on my 200mm 2.8 lens will give me 280mm f/4.