Hello everyone. I have been following this site for quite a while, but this is my first posting. I am hoping to get some advice from someone that has both a D600/610 and a D7100. I currently own a D200 and it has been a great camera for me. Love the layout and the feel of the semi-pro body. As long as I do not have to push the ISO too high, it performs great. My main interest in photography is high school sports. The D200 works great as long as there is plenty of light, but for night games under the lousy stadium lights, or inside a gym I am only good up to about ISO 800 before things get too grainy and too much loss of detail. So the question is, a D7100 or D610? Advantages of 7100; better focus system, more reach, slightly faster FPS and of course price. Advantages of 600, better high ISO image quality, which is very important. All my lenses are FX, including my main sports lens, the old but trusty 80-200 AF-S 2.8 By the way, I only shoot sports in JPEG so the buffer is not an issue, and I do crop most of my photos in PP. Thanks for any advice you can give me.

I just received back my lens from Nikkon which was repaired it is an AF-2 DX NIKKOR 18-55 F/3.5-5.6G VR, and because I havent used the camera all that much, and want to get real closeups of wildlife, ice, (yes we still have it here) and a few action shot, everytime I want to get a close-up the closer I get the more I turn the lens, the more blurry it gets, I cant seem to get anyclose ups at all with it, even with an zoom which i suppose it does by turning the lens (Im very new to this) and it gets frustrating because yes it takes very nice scenes far away, and could only get to a certain point, then the blur comes in, and cant get real close ups, I do have another lens that came with the D3000, which I rarely use, AF-S NIKKOR 55-200mm 1:4-5.6 G ED, but that one seems to be blurry no matter what i want to take pictures of, and its probably me, because I'm still not sure about any of this on this camera. Is it possible that you need a special lens for real close-ups? or can it be done on photoshop? I'm a bit confused, I have pics that are closeups from before, but from another camera, and they were awesome...or maybe I'm just not using the lens right, need help with this, I'm still a rookie with this camera, and hope the lens was repaired right...Thanks again from all you professionals out there...Linda :-)

I have a D7100 and I normally like to use my 70-200 f2.8 lens. I have back button focus set on AFC (9) points. I will be shooting in bright sun light. SS I plan to use is about 400. I plan to use a variety of f stops 2.8 - 11. ISO will vary. I need advise on lens options. I have a Nikon 105g f2.8 Macro that I love, an 18-200 f3.5 VR, 50 1.8 and a 35 f1.8. I don't want to use just the 70-200 (even though I love it). I like to shoot action but I also like to get candid gallery shots. I want to take 3 lenses as this is a 2 day tournament with almost 90 teams. I have a monopod and a tripod but I think I am only going to take my monopod (opinion on that as well please).

Every so often a member asks what photography magazines we read. I've been getting Popular Photography and Outdoor Photographer for years, partly because I can get them for $12 or less for a year.

I realized, though, that I have piles of them sitting upstairs, waiting for someone to read them. When a new one arrives, I'll skim through it, and add it to the pile. I seldom get back to read the articles. I find it interesting seeing what new products are being introduced, but these magazines don't seem to have any real value for me. Of course, if I took the time to go through the technical articles conscientiously, I would probably get something out of them, but I seldom do that.

Am I the only one who stacks these with the thought of reading them later?

I know, I know, this topic has been hashed and re-hashed. I did do a search and I read most of the previous postings. I still have a couple of specific questions for you guys.

I have been asked by my Daughter's Lacrosse team to take pics and choose a photo sharing site so parents can view the photos. I will also be doing this for my Son's Lacrosse team as well.

They have asked me to use one of the following sites:
Shutterfly, Photobucket or Flickr

So my question is this. Is one of these better than the other for this type of sharing? What would be the best way to go about setting this up? Do I use a personal e-mail and password and set up folders for each, or should I use a team account instead with a team email and password? Why is one better than the other? Does each option allow me different controls, such as: only allowing for viewing and/or for use?

Never used one of these sites before so you input is valued. Thanks for your time!