i back all my photos RAW and jpeg on 3 external hard drives in folders by month then year..sometimes i burn special ones to disc..and then at the end of the year i have a book made up by Shutterfly with my favorites...Printing them is still by far the best way to show off your work in my opinion...

so what camera were you using??

there is a box on the top of page when it opens up..if i remember correctly you have to uncheck it as the default application so that it isn't the one to open when importing..

being a snow birder i have gone up and down the east coast many times...there are photo ops anywhere you go if you have the eye....however i find that New York can be one of the most eclectic areas around to shoot many different styles.it is nothing like any other state. in the city there are amazing museums ..the street photos are amazing ..people are so varied..different cultures ..the architect ..parking would be difficult..so you would have to find somewhere out of the area and take a bus or train in...spend a few days..new york has country ..mountains..parks....beaches...and large cities with buildings that have character..you could spend weeks and never get your fill..being a new yorker myself of course i am going to brag about my state...but when you do drive through this state you will not be disappointed..have fun traveling..stay safe..

so well put..you hit the nail on the head...it is all about what you feel most comfortable with

you are so right...if you start with Canon you do need a learning curve for the Nikon and visa versa..it's sort of like that old commercial MAC vs. PC ..but most photographers eventually pick up both lingo and manage in a pinch...

i think both cameras are good choices...but steer away from kit packages ..you can always buy just the body frame and get lenses that suit your needs with better quality ..that being said i am all about nikon ..i have never been disappointed with the results..or service..the d7200 is a cropped frame and the d500 is a full frame..but if you want a full frame the d810 has been outstanding..they are superior in their lens quality ..in the end the choices are yours alone..what you feel comfortable with .i chose nikon in the beginning because i liked where all function buttons were for my hands to maneuver ..the look and style and most of all the image quality..

i have two of my camera bodies at the nikon factory that have been there for 9 days also so far and figure it will still be a few more before anything happens..did you ever stop to think that the turnover is usually somewhere between 7 to 10 BUSINESS days..not to mention that yours is not the only items that they are working on..people have days off..sick days etc..then if you're waiting for that return time how about the few days it sits in the shipping area to be packaged and actually sent out..if you have a tracking number from when you sent out your lens aren't you covered with insurance ..be patient.I'm sure that your lens will be returned ..every company has delays for some reason or another ..sounds like you're worrying needlessly..if you had a problem with Macy's would you call Sears to solve the problem so why are you even bringing up B and H..hmm

i usually use the brand name for the camera..i don't trust third party batteries..just my own opinion

i did that for quite a while at my local shelter and it helped rescue lots of animals..yours are wonderful and hard to resist ..keep up the good work..the animals will love you for it..enjoy..

i understand that but i do have 3 other much newer camera bodies to use in the meantime .. if the shutter count is ridiculously high i probably won't go for the bucks next time to have them cleaned again but will still use them ..professional cleaning is already a bit too pricey now so by the time they need to go in again it may not be worth it ..instead i would have to put the money into the newer ones.....

i have affinity and find it to be pretty darn good and especially for the price of 50 bucks and use it often...it is similar to photoshop elements but a bit easier to figure out..i do not like lightroom at all..find it very limited ..still use the aperture program for 90% of my editing..hope it doesn't give out on me..

i just brought in 2 of my nikon bodies directly to the new york manufacturer and they are now charging 76 bucks each with a 7 to 10 business day wait...it has surely gone up quite a bit..however i did attempt to clean them both on my own with no success ..still had spots in both ..so better safe than sorry i reluctantly turned them over to get them properly done plus asked them to do a shutter count to see if it would be worth doing another cleaning after this one..i do have 3 other cameras that need to eventually be cleaned..whew..if nikon themselves are charging so much i would hate to see how much a camera store would to send them out for you ..

i agree about getting the camera cleaned and adjusted..in fact i feel that he should do just that and still get the d810...he won't regret it one bit... i am lucky enough to live near the nikon company itself in new york and just brought my two d7000 cameras in for just that ..and i will be dropping off my d7100 and the d810 next..i have my d700 still packed away and havent used it in ages..it is a great camera but i just don't use it anymore because all the batteries etc are interchangeable except the d700 ..

i have the d700 and hardly ever take it out of the camera bag now that i also have the d810 and d7100 ..which i use constantly..the d810 i use with my tamron 70-200mm and the d7100 i use with the tamron 28-75mm..this covers almost all my photographic needs for most shoots..