A.J. Griffin heads to the DL
On my way home from checking out Iron Maiden I couldn’t resist seeing my A’s while still in the Bay Area. The A’s have been on an incredible run of late. They won the night before the game I was to see them. Unfortunately, it was a 15-inning affair which meant no batting practice the next day and a day off for most of the regular players. Oh well, I’d get to see one of their phenomenal rookie pitchers, A.J. Griffin, right? Well, sort of. Griffin hurt his arm in just the second inning and was pulled immediately. Today he was placed on the disabled list. To add insult to injury (literally!), the Blue Jays staged a come-from-behind victory on Saturday and then went on to win again today. I hope the A’s luck has not run out, but it does seem to be turning in the wrong direction.
August 21st, 2012 at 4:45 pm
Hi,
Nice sharp pictures. Just want to ask about the Nikon 70-200 on D7000, because I’m thinking of buying the same lens. By the way, I also have the D7000 with the 18-105 kit lens. Do you notice a big difference in image quality with other cheaper lenses like the one that I have? And how do you handle this big lens? Do you carry it by the lens or the camera?
Thanks a lot!
Romel
August 21st, 2012 at 9:43 pm
I have not used the 18-105, but I have used the 18-200 and 70-300. You can see photos taken with them here:
http://traveljapanblog.com/ashland/tag/nikon-18-200mm-vr-ii/
http://traveljapanblog.com/ashland/tag/nikkor-70-300mm-vr/
I haven’t noticed much difference in IQ when the lighting is good. The big difference is in poor lighting. Also, for sports you can get to 1/8000 sec shutter speed at f/2.8 but probably not if you are at f/5.6 or worse.
The 70-200 does focus faster and more accurately in my experience as well.
The size of the lens is the biggest downside. I don’t have a bag big enough for it to be mounted and in the bag at the same time which means I always have to change lenses if I want to use it. It does fit (unmounted) in my bags though. I usually hold the lens with one hand and the camera with the other.
These days I usually only bring my 70-200 along for sports. If I’m going on a hike or planning to use a telephoto out of doors I’ll usually bring along my 70-300, instead, for the smaller size and weight.