Savageduck wrote:
On 2012-10-20 09:06:50 -0700, Wolfgang Weisselberg
Savageduck wrote:
On 2012-10-10 09:47:48 -0700, Wolfgang Weisselberg

A 400mm lens is too short even on crop bodies for much of
wildlife photography.
There are enough shots where a 500mm lens + a 1.4x or 2x converter
on a 1.3x crop camera just fills the frame --- and others where
you still need cropping. 910mm FF, 1,213mm FF --- and you're
talking about measly 450mm FF!

While I would love to have all the extra MPs and/or FF and premium long
glass, the D300S + 70-300mm VR will do (has done) in a pinch for
wildlife photography.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1295663/Fil...C_3633B-1w.jpg

Yep, in some circumstances it works, of course.

However, angering the cheetah by showing him Nikon equipment
(just notice how the hair on his nape bristles --- he'd much
prefer Canon!) isn't considered good sportsmanship.

Naah! The reaction was to the compact and phone cameras in the group
seated in the back of the open LandRover. The cheetah was more than
happy to have its image captured by fine Nikon equipment. Canon in the
field is just so passé.

Cheetahs love Canon.
a) it sounds so similar to cannon. Cheetahs surely want to
make their hunting easier and more successful. So while
they'd really love a Riffle camera, they'll go with a
(handheld) Canon.
b) The phone cameras are a Cheetah's new best friends. Phone
camera users need to come oh so very close ... and (except
for clothing and the phone) are tasty.
c) Canon takes their name from Kwanon ... the God of Mercy.
Cheetahs give mercy to their victims, as they sacrifice
them to their stomach.

Now try that with Nikon. All you got for your claims is an
angry Cheetah.

-Wolfgang