Just did my first print, B&W from some test shots I took of my reluctant model (a.k.a wife) with the D700 and 70-200VR in a local camera shop. Conversion was done from NEF-DNG with Adobe DNG converter then to TIFF using CS3, so not ideal.
After doing double-take that it was, yes, 1/30s at 70mm, iso 200 and F2.8, did some modest high-pass sharpening, a global contrast tweak, B&W conversion, cropped square to 7x7", some output sharpening and printed via a template I created (caption and text) on Harman FB AL via 3800 and Eric Chan ABW profile.
Impressed - detail was so nice had to tweak the B&W conversion to avoid showing every pore. Very sharp with nice 'transparency', tonality and almost a 3D effect. I know the 70-200 VR is weak in the corners on FF, but as a portrait lens, I was impressed.
Of all the camera/lens combos I've tested and pawed, the D700+70-200VR was one of the few I was actually reluctant to hand back.
Things could get interesting around here over the next year. Just need to figure out to swing and switch AND an upgrade to a Mac Pro (old 2Ghz/2GB iMac is protesting big time).
After doing double-take that it was, yes, 1/30s at 70mm, iso 200 and F2.8, did some modest high-pass sharpening, a global contrast tweak, B&W conversion, cropped square to 7x7", some output sharpening and printed via a template I created (caption and text) on Harman FB AL via 3800 and Eric Chan ABW profile.
Impressed - detail was so nice had to tweak the B&W conversion to avoid showing every pore. Very sharp with nice 'transparency', tonality and almost a 3D effect. I know the 70-200 VR is weak in the corners on FF, but as a portrait lens, I was impressed.
Of all the camera/lens combos I've tested and pawed, the D700+70-200VR was one of the few I was actually reluctant to hand back.
Things could get interesting around here over the next year. Just need to figure out to swing and switch AND an upgrade to a Mac Pro (old 2Ghz/2GB iMac is protesting big time).