Hi again - been lugging the "beast" round some more so time to report back again. So far I have been using three lenses only - the 12-24 Sigma; the 35-70 f2.8 and the 70-200 f2.8 VR Nikkors - this coming weekend will see a run out with the 105 micro Nikkor. I have put the 18-200 DX Nikkor - my favourite lens on a D300 or D2X etc but I refrained from "pulling the trigger" - not because I doubted the lens could perform ( I've had it a while and it's very good) but because of what happened in the viewfinder. It shrank to half size with a greyed out section round the bright section.
Now I wear specs and I use magnifying viewfinder lenses on some of the DX bodies - but seeing what was left in the D3 viewfinder was both a shock and very difficult to use - so I'm afraid that the use of DX lenses on the D3 is out for me. My last dozen or so posts LINK HERE :
http://www.worldphotographyforum.com...00&ppuser=2724
are all D3 shots - mainly snaps to find out how it works - and it is a steep learning curve - The shots on the lake are with the 70-200 and I've used Ken Rockwells suggestions for wrap around, follow focus and he is spot on with the speed and accuracy LINK HERE :
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d3/af-settings.htm
These settings work - just as he describes. Now back to shooting - more to follow.