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Gareth Cooper  

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Post D700 ramblings

Journal Entry: Wed Jul 2, 2008, 8:14 AM
It's nice to see that Nikon now have a full frame camera in the Pro-sumer / Wedding photographer's market. The D700. Add a pair of these and a 24-70/2.8 and 70-200 VR and you have a pretty effective Wedding shooter's kit.
It's also very interesting to see that Nikon launched a Full frame 24-70/2.8 a while back too. Which is probably THE defacto wedding lens of choice. I've used one for over a year now and I could easily shoot an entire wedding with this one lens.

Where Nikon are still lacking is in the fast prime arena. That territory is owned by Canon. No one else makes primes as fast or sharp (or as expensive) as Canon. Who else makes a autofocussing 85mm f1.2? Or a 24mm f1.4? That's a whopping 2 stops brighter than an f2.8 zoom. That's 4 times the shutter speed available.

With the launch of the D700, it's easy to see that Canon is in Nikon's targets and it's about time too. I'm predicting a swathe of new fast primes from Nikon over the next few years. With the advent of their new Tilt and Shift lenses it's easy to see that Nikon want Canon's market share. The problem is that Canon have been the market leader for so long, they don't know how to compete any more. A little like a political party that's had a majority share of the votes for so long it can't percive not being in power. So who knows what's around the corner. The 5D is up for replacement in a few months time. But for my money, it's the lenses I'll be investing in.

  • Mood: Love
  • Listening to: Cold Play
  • Reading: If only I had the time
  • Watching: Dr Who Season 4 finale!!!!
  • Playing: City Of Heroes as always
  • Eating: Hmmm hungry!
  • Drinking: Tea..sweet....

Devious Information

  • Current Age: 30 something
  • Current Residence: Swindon
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  • Favourite band or musician: Kaiser Chiefs
  • Favourite poet or writer: Douglas Adams
  • Favourite photographer: Guy Edwardes, Tom Mackie and Joe Cornish
  • Operating System: Windows Xp SP2
  • MP3 player of choice: Ipod Classic
  • Skin of choice: I\'m happy with the one I\'m in...thanks
  • Favourite game: City of Heroes
  • Favourite gaming platform: PC any day!
  • Favourite cartoon character: Dilbert
  • Personal Quote: Science is what we dream of, Technology is what we\'re stuck with
  • Tools of the Trade: nearly Three years with a Canon 5D

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~SkyInYourEyeS:iconSkyInYourEyeS: 1 day 17 hours ago
Nice gallery) :clap: :heart:
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I'll watching you....:blowkiss: :date: :hug:

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=anjali:iconanjali: Jun 23, 2008, 2:23:34 AM
Thank you for the :+fav: :)

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*iBokeh:iconiBokeh: Jun 23, 2008, 12:59:17 AM
Welcome to iBokeh!

Thank you so much for the support! We are looking forward to have you as a member.


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*funkyphotographer:iconfunkyphotographer: May 4, 2008, 5:37:06 PM Mood: Joy
Hey man. Thanks for the support! =p
Much appreciated.

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!autoback:iconautoback: Apr 29, 2008, 1:35:58 AM
Thank Best Regards

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=my-shots:iconmy-shots: Apr 4, 2008, 6:07:38 AM
You have been featured in my journal [link] :wave:
~WerkWeek:iconWerkWeek: Mar 29, 2008, 10:45:20 AM Mood: Joy
well liked the cat and dunno

why shes angry


keep it up

u sure have many cameras kinda lucky well that my opinion.

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take care

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~WerkWeek:iconWerkWeek: Mar 29, 2008, 10:30:10 AM
ah long time no watch well lets seewhat u dont this month...

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=mindwarp2:iconmindwarp2: Mar 28, 2008, 1:39:57 AM
looking forward to seeing more of your amazing photography
~dantedevil666:icondantedevil666: Mar 27, 2008, 1:34:43 PM
hey im from gorseinon, i love your photos :)
!assembl:iconassembl: Mar 16, 2008, 9:30:15 AM
Thanks Best Regards

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~ticktockrobot:iconticktockrobot: Mar 4, 2008, 9:29:03 AM Mood: Obsessed
Your very welcome.
Its beautiful

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~oakydoak:iconoakydoak: Mar 4, 2008, 5:26:32 AM
your photography is marvellous, this much is obvious.

i'm insanely jealous of you living in london - i was there last year and it was amazing. what i would give for a chance to wander about all the time.

in the (somewhat) vain hope of seeing more of london soon, you're getting a watch.

:thumbsup:

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*bcdirector:iconbcdirector: Feb 21, 2008, 10:58:50 PM
You have been featured here [link] :) :)

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*RickyLP:iconRickyLP: Feb 19, 2008, 5:30:36 PM
Thanks for all the faves an congrats for the DD :D
~Flaming-Horseteeth:iconFlaming-Horseteeth: Feb 19, 2008, 4:07:24 PM
Hey, thanks for the fave Gareth! Love your work!

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=lkopuz:iconlkopuz: Feb 19, 2008, 12:46:37 PM
Thanks Gareth :)

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=Amersill:iconAmersill: Feb 19, 2008, 4:36:05 AM
Hi!
You've been featured here: [link]

Have a nice day! :blowkiss:



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~AmberxTwilight:iconAmberxTwilight: Feb 18, 2008, 9:00:31 PM Mood: Wow!
HOLY CRAP.

dude, you're amazing.
i'm an aspiring photographer. and your pictures really inspire me :]

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~dss23:icondss23: Feb 18, 2008, 10:21:09 AM
Luved your photos! I'd put all of them into my faves =)