ok, good information, thank you

if i already have an internal focus motor in the body of my camera ( nikon d7000) and i have 2 choices on the lens, one with PZD and one without does it matter?

is there any way to open up the camera on your computer to view your pictures and delete from there. i know there is a tab that says delete all pictures from camera but if i just want to delete a few at a time while viewing them on the computer and not thru the camera viewfinder is that possible? when i say a few really about 800 out of a thousand. i dont want them all gone because i like to keep some of my favorites as a backup. i have a nikon d7000. thanks!

you should try lightroom! it has all the colors on sliders to make adjustments!! BW is much easier on it.

I actually gave mine to a friend because for some reason he just fell in love with him. i worked at a pet store i virginia and he was a co worker. he was a cool bird though!! hated bald men....
i only have my 24 yr. old blue front now. had tons of birds over the years though. lost my grey a few months ago. parrots are great! but havent seen a senagal in years!

i love my 7000 because i live in a very humid area. by the beach and with the body being weather proof i am hoping that will help the camera last longer than previous cameras!

ok, stupid question, i had no idea you download updates for my camera. how do i do that?

i am scared to post dumb questions here but i do anyway!! i like your senagal! my first parrot was one. long time ago when i lived in Virginia. neat bird.

true but i was hoping after buying a 1500.00 camera i would be satisfied with it for a few years!!

i already gave away my old cameras and bought the nikon d7000. Just hoped that it would last me more than a couple of years. makes me not want to take so many pics of all the people who want me to take their pics!! yes, you can get a readout of how many actuations but it varies. you can google it easy enough. i bougth mine used but it only had 20 actuations on it!! the owner said it was just too heavy for him.

wow, not very long . wonder if it is expensive to replace a shutter. do they ususally just go out or does the pictures just start suffering? any thoughts?

I have a question of how long a camera will last, without any mishaps of course . just the regular lifespan of a camera. the reason i am asking, i had 2 canon S3 and S5. both lasted about 2 years each. they did not break but my pictures just became grainier and grainier till i couldnt stand it anymore. I now have a nikon d7000 but take thousands of pictures. If i take about 400 pics in one setting say twice a week and then of course there would be vacations where i would take a couple of thousand. so anyone know with regular use how long a camera like that should last?

i have one coming in the mail from hong kong, thanks for the info. should have it any day now to check.

thank you, i appreciate that comment.

thanks, and if i run it thru lightroom what should i do to it?