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May 6, 2015 16:22:04   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
Camrea bag
I have a D3 and Nikon 70-200, along with a D7000 and two lenses, along with some accessories stuffed into a Lowepro 200. The Lowepro can be carried over one shoulder or picked up like a suitcase. BTW, the 70-200 is attached to the D3, ready to go. When I don't use the extra body I can carry an SB-600 flash and extra batteries and at least one or two (nifty 50 or 24-75)lenses. I think the advice to bring your stuff to a camera store and try them out is great. Good luck
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May 2, 2015 13:04:57   #
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FX lenses on a DX body - pros & cons?
gvarner wrote:
I have a Nikon D7000 and was wondering about the pros and cons of getting an FX lens. A few lenses that I am interested in getting don't come in the DX format. I know they'd work on my camera but not sure about the differences, if any.

Hello
Coming from film and knowing that one day I would move up to FF, I upgraded kit lenses from the d3000 I started with and bought FX lenses and moved up to the d7000 because of the built in motor.
I now also own a d3 and I am really glad I bought FX glass for the crop frame cameras. Also, most of the lenses are not the "G" type, but the older "D" lenses, which I can still use on my film cameras. Good luck
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May 1, 2015 10:49:20   #
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How Good Is LightRoom-----Really???
I am a couple days behind on this thread, so bear with me. I signed up for the $10/mo PS/LR package and started using Lightroom for basic post-editing functions that were covered in Nikon, Picasa and Gimp. I found that LR was a far more reaching program than any of the other mentioned. Six of my favorite flower photos are now proudly displayed in my house--all done with LR. I have since forced myself to devote time to learn new features on both PS and LR, just as I would learn to practice photography. There are many facets to any program and you just have to sit still and learn them. It's also only $10/month and you can spend that much in two visits to your favorite coffee shop lol
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Apr 9, 2015 16:15:51   #
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TERM LIMITS ?
Bill Coleman wrote:
Term limits will not significantly reduce the number of people who  want to be elected or re-elected for evil or selfish reasons and will not reduce the need for informed voters. Without more informed voters, there would be little if any improvement with term limits. With more informed voters, there is decreased  need for term limits out side of the voting booth. In other words, term limits will not be a magic pill unless it is done right and I don't know what that effective right way is. Do you think term limits alone has worked good for the office of POTUS? What is the right way to impose term limits?
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The only effective way to insure that term limits work is to vote ALL incumbents out after one term. Serving in the legislature, either on a local, state or federal level, was never intended to be a lifetime job with a fat pension and lifetime health care benefits. Let them serve one term and then vote them out. It's not about seniority (it's not a union job)--it's about serving the people who put you there.
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Dec 11, 2014 17:46:17   #
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What lens for Nikon D5300
wilsondl2 wrote:
I would not go with a lot of money untill you find out what you need. If you get the 18-55 (I see them for around $75 on eBay) and use it for awhile and take notes on shots that you would like to take but the lens will not do it. Then when you have enough notes you will know what you need. It may be fast for low light. It may be a macro. It may be a long tele. I would also watch eBay close. The kit mid zooms are bargans. You will want to make sure whatever lens you buy has a focus motor becuse you camera does not. - Dave
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I totally agree with this reply. I had kit lenses on a d3000 and noticed that I basically shot stills and portraits at certain prime focal points. I use a 35, 50, and 105 when not shooting sports. The 28-75 and 70-200 zooms I have are only used at sporting events because of changing conditions. The primes are "zoomed" with my feet. Don't be afraid to buy used or refurbished lenses from reputable dealers--they hold value and can be used to trade up. Good luck
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Dec 11, 2014 17:25:49   #
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Best consumer dslr for sports today?
JPL wrote:
I have read a lot of positive comments about the New Canon 7d mkii as the best sports camera now with 10 fps and priced at around $2.000

As I am a long time Nikon user, but sometimes on the look for other options I was thinking if this new Canon would be my entry ticket to Canon. I am year by year getting more and more time for my photography and was thinking about a sports camera for next spring, and therefore looking at the new Canon 7d mk ii.

But now when I am studying this on the internet another camera with much better specs and price keep popping up on my screen. So my question is, has anyone here got the Samsung NX1? If so, how good is it.

I see it has 4K video, which is not much for me as I am rarely doing videos. But it also has 15 fps, 28 mpx sensor, three times more focus points and much lighter and slimmer plus lot of other features that the Canon has not. Plus it is $4-500 cheaper. Actually the only thing in favor of Canon here is more lenses available for the Canon.

But specs is one thing, real life use is another, so I am curious about if any members here have any experience with the Samsung NX1.

What would you recommend I buy, the Canon or the Samsung?
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I had the same dilemma 2 years back. Having already invested in a 70-200 f2.8 for Nikon and other great glass, I sold some old camera and bought a refurbed D3. It is still used by many pro sports photographers in the Philly area and it gets 11 fps without a strain. The auto-focus system is second to none and the pictures are sharp. I noticed you own several older Nikons that could be used to trade up to the D3. If that doesn't work, you can still sell the D3 and go over to the dark side.

PS--one newspaper photographer complained that the new Canon he HAD to use was not as good as the D3 he preferred!! This guy shoots high school, college and pro sports teams for a major newspaper!
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Dec 10, 2014 16:17:32   #
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Back Button Focus - D7000 - with Battery Grip
banjonut wrote:
I'm sorry, I believe I have led you astray. I dug my D7000 out of the closet so I could go through it step by step. Alas, I could not find it. So I reached for the D600 which is set that way, and there it is in the menu. D600-yes. D7000-no. Please forgive me.

You can still set the D7000 to back button focus, but for me, that is just too awkward.

I thought if there was a different/better way to do it, I would try. So, in the Christmas spirit you are forgiven lol
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Dec 10, 2014 11:14:30   #
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Help please with low-cost flash for Nikon DSLR
My sb-400 can be used as a slave with my d7000. It is powerful enough to use for weddings and parties and has menus for fill and power settings. Best flash I ever bought-used and cheap!
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Dec 10, 2014 08:18:20   #
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Back Button Focus - D7000 - with Battery Grip
banjonut wrote:
My suggestion is to go into the menu where you can assign various button functions. I have assigned the stop down button on the front for the same function, and for me, is more convenient.


I can't seem to program the front buttons, either the preview or function, to AF-ON for back button focusing. The AE-AL button can be programmed to BBF but not the other two. How did you do it? Are you using AF lock or AE lock for those buttons?
Thanks
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Oct 18, 2014 07:48:53   #
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My Wife Thinks I Ruin My Pictures with Lightroom
bsprague wrote:
My DW has a new Panasonic P&S camera, the LF1. She bought it because it fits her purse. And, she read on a travel photography forum that the best color comes in "iA" mode with the color selected to "Happy".

I didn't believe her. So she showed me the setting. There really is a "Happy" color mode!

We both took pictures yesterday in the Norman Petty Rock & Roll Museum in Clovis, NM. It was where Buddy Holly, and many others, worked with Norman Petty to respond to music appetites in the 1950s.

We both took pictures of a restored diner complete with juke boxes and red plastic booth seats. Lighting was terrible. After I worked my RAW shots with Lightroom, the red looks like the red I think I saw. She says it looks terrible and says "my color is better".

How to you explain to your 48 year loved DW that "happy color" just can't be the goal?

I think the solution is to keep my pictures to myself, enjoy my cameras, play with my software, live on and ignore her stinging criticism.
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"When the Queen is happy, there is peace in the kingdom". Only took me 45 years to figure that one out LOL
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Oct 6, 2014 18:29:13   #
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I took the Plunge.
Just a quick question--Does your wife have a single sister? just askin..
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Aug 7, 2014 12:06:53   #
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Replacement for D7100
kb6kgx wrote:
How many realistically need a frame rate faster than 6 or 7 fps? Although I can understand why one would want that, is it that much better to have 8?

Faster autofocus WOULD be significant, probably the most significant.


Try shooting a lacrosse or hockey game at a 3 or 4 frame rate--then you buy a D3 or Canon (insert # here) and shoot away!!
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Aug 6, 2014 14:06:05   #
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Replacement for D7100
Racmanaz wrote:
You might want to wait for this Canon upgrade......


Is Nikon coming out with something like this next February (after the d7700)? lol
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Aug 6, 2014 09:39:36   #
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Nikon D7000 or D7100
mntnmn wrote:
Hi, thanks for your reply. Before I went digital, I would occasionally blow pictures up to 20 X 30 from a 35mm camera. They looked great! I've been told that 20 X 30 with the 7000 might not look as good. I guess the best thing to do would be to try one to see how it looks. No sense in spending the money if it's not necessary. I certainly don't need any more bells and whistles!


I have gone 16x20 with no apparent loss of detail. My experience has been more pixels for cropping. I started with a 3.1mp Kodak and moved up to a d3000, d3 and d7000. If you don't go for tiny crops you may not need the extra mp's The d3 is 12mp and the d7000 is 16mp and when cropping, there is a difference,albeit, small. Good luck with the decision.
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Aug 6, 2014 09:04:21   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
step up or down rings for cpf filter
Rongnongno wrote:
Always use a step up as the step down will create vignetting.

Personally I step-up all my lenses to 77mm and use only 77mm filters.

Having mostly 52 and 77mm filter threads, I finally stepped up to just using the 77's with a step up adapter also. No problems
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