Hi all,
for background, i ve been shooting jobs on and off, but had to take a break for studies. i'm thinking of starting with the odd job or 2 next year. my d200 shutter count is over 110k so gonna get a second body. thing is, i want to step up to FF when the d700 replacement comes out and so this second body will be temporary and don't want to spend too much.
i will shoot mostly school events with some dinners/portraits. but most of the demanding stuff will be covered by the d200 (if it doesn't die first )
i plan to get either a d40/d40x. so my 80-200 will be on the d200, and 17-35 on second body. my 80-200 is af-s so will work with the d40 is my d200 dies. afew questions though:
how does the 17-35 go with the d40(x)? AF speed ok for normal event shooting?
how does flash metering (sb800) compare with the DX00 series?
how does the d40 hold up for high iso? i only need similar to d200/d80 iso 800
is the d40x worth it over the d40?
lastly, any limitations you've experienced?
thanks very much for your time and input. ;
regards,
benjamin
for background, i ve been shooting jobs on and off, but had to take a break for studies. i'm thinking of starting with the odd job or 2 next year. my d200 shutter count is over 110k so gonna get a second body. thing is, i want to step up to FF when the d700 replacement comes out and so this second body will be temporary and don't want to spend too much.
i will shoot mostly school events with some dinners/portraits. but most of the demanding stuff will be covered by the d200 (if it doesn't die first )
i plan to get either a d40/d40x. so my 80-200 will be on the d200, and 17-35 on second body. my 80-200 is af-s so will work with the d40 is my d200 dies. afew questions though:
how does the 17-35 go with the d40(x)? AF speed ok for normal event shooting?
how does flash metering (sb800) compare with the DX00 series?
how does the d40 hold up for high iso? i only need similar to d200/d80 iso 800
is the d40x worth it over the d40?
lastly, any limitations you've experienced?
thanks very much for your time and input. ;
regards,
benjamin