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Gordon Laing
PostPosted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:37 am 
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Hello everyone, just a quick note to let you know we've just published a full review and video tour of the Nikkor DX 55-200mm VR lens here:

http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Nikko ... -200mm_VR/

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Great review Gordon!

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Really nice review as is the norm here. I really love watching the video reviews. In any case it didn't change my mind. I have gone with the 70-300mm lense to compliment my 18-55 kit lense.

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Nice with another hint to Canons no-hood sales trick :)

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Yeah, very nice review indeed! :)

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Loving it. 8)

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Cheers guys!
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good job on the review.

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Good job Gordie! The review is great, and as it's by far the most affordable option when I do buy a new lens it'll be the 55-200mm (even cheaper in Japan, hurrah!)

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And congratulations to your "focus puller" as well. Nice job.

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Awesome reveiw, and by the way, cool new t-shirt! :D

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The right side of your face is taking way too much light. Now, when the subject is a face, you really need soft light, preferably using a couple of projectors with softboxes.

As far as background is concerned, it's just outright dull. Although to be fair, there is a perfectly good reason for this, and that is so the codec doesn't have to do a lot of work. It's inevitable for a video of this type, that is destined for the web.

The shirt is ever so slightly darker than the previous ones. Not a big change, but an improvement nonetheless.

There is a hint of echo. This happens because you seem to be in a room with little or no furniture. To correct this, place thick rugs on the floor and velvet curtains on the walls (sheep skins will also do).

Lighting: 3/5
Background: 2/5
Shirt: 4/5
Sound: 3/5

Overall: 3/5

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Gordon Laing
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Thanks for the feedback Luis! At least the shirt got 4 out of 5!
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luis wrote:
Lighting: 3/5
Background: 2/5
Shirt: 4/5
Sound: 3/5

Overall: 3/5


I'm not trying to be rude or anything but, why can't you just give him a 5/5! there's nothing wrong, and I don't really mind the plain Gordan in each of his reveiws. I can't do any better
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I'd give the shirt 5 too! As for the lens, I found a good internet deal so I snapped it up for a bargainous price. Arrives in two days!

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