10-27-2009, 11:20 AM
I am back! The photos will be posted soon, once I return home. I am currently still in China. I am posting here, because what I have to say relates closely to the trip! I am using a borrowed computer at the moment.
Firstly, the D700 and D90 performed flawlessly! I went through sand, snow and extreme temperatures from cold to hot. I went from mountains to lakes to the desert. I got about 1,100 - 1,200 shots per charge on the D700. It was very dry and very dusty, I tried to NOT change lenses if I could help it. I am really glad the bodies are pretty dust resistant.
The trip took me from my starting point in Japan to Guangzhou in China. I then flew from Guangzhou to Xi'an. From Xi'an we travelled to Lanzhou and via road all the way west to Urumqi. Total of 2,500km.
More to come once I return to Japan.
Here is a shot straight out of camera flying in to Lanzhou, Shaanxi, China.
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Firstly, the D700 and D90 performed flawlessly! I went through sand, snow and extreme temperatures from cold to hot. I went from mountains to lakes to the desert. I got about 1,100 - 1,200 shots per charge on the D700. It was very dry and very dusty, I tried to NOT change lenses if I could help it. I am really glad the bodies are pretty dust resistant.
The trip took me from my starting point in Japan to Guangzhou in China. I then flew from Guangzhou to Xi'an. From Xi'an we travelled to Lanzhou and via road all the way west to Urumqi. Total of 2,500km.
More to come once I return to Japan.
Here is a shot straight out of camera flying in to Lanzhou, Shaanxi, China.
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