Headed soon to Orange Beach Alabama for the month of January. I was wondering if you Hoggers who have been in the area have some go to favorite spots for birding. Shooting with 850 & 500 / 70-200, 300 f2.8 and 500 f4 ... Any suggestions??

Great Shot!!~ Luck is where preparation meets opportunity.

Very nice set Swade. Our colors are really peaking !!~

Sorry sold. Need to update post

Hello, There has been some interest in the D80 but at this time it is still available and on my shelf.

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Totally valid point !!~

Time to clean out the cabinet. I have updated to D600,610,500 and the 850. Need to make room. This D80 looks and operates like new and is perfect for son, daughter or grand kids to get them interested in the world of photography. Body comes with a strap, body cap battery and charger. It was a back up when I was shooting with another D80, or my wife's camera as I updated. So have not been used much. Has less than 3,000 activations... $100.00 including shipping to the lower 48

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Hogger Hcmcdole mentioned earlier that the Lee cpl on the front falls off. Have you experienced such issues?

i brieftly looked at that system yesterday. Will look into it more closely. Thanks John

Primarily this lens will be used with the Nikon 17-35mm f2.8 as mentioned in the original question. However it might be used with Nikon 24-120 f4 and the 70-200 f2.8 . . All have 77mm lens threads

Does the Lee system go over my existing CPL or does it drop into the square holder?

For sunsets or scenes like the grand canyon where one side is in the shade and the other in the sun. I want to add to my tools a 100 mm, 2 or 3 slot square filter holder system with 2 and 3 stop hard and soft ND Grad filters and perhaps a solid 10 stop ND filter. I do have a Tiffen 2-9 variable ND that works very well but is a stand alone filter. Problem is I also want to be able to use a CPL with that square filter system. Any suggestion as to what manufactures will accommodate CPL in one of the slots. All my lens I will use it with are 77mm lens thread and the Nikon 17-35mm f 2.8 the most probable lens I will use. I acquired an old Cokins system (never used) that has 2 slots and a 65x70 ND grad filter and a CPL that can be inserted into the second slot but have not found that in a 100mm system. Also is it possible to screw on my lens first, a CPL then the 77mm adapter for the square filter system, snap on the filter holder then drop in the grad filter. B&H was not too much of a help. Any suggestions would be appreciated !!~

Amen Brother. Been there done that. I have QXD 64Gb and San Disk 64Gb SD's as back ups in both my D500 and 850. I do burst at air shows and BIF and maybe filled the QXD once. Never had a failure but glad they are both there.

Franco
I had a D600 that was replaced with the 610 by Nikon. In the last few years I have replaced the 610 with a D500 and then an 850.
The newer bodys have better fps and higher iso's and lots of bells and whistles I am still learning about. But the 610 in good light is a perfectly fine camera. It is now my wife's camera while I carry or use the 500 and 850. If you find a 610 with a low shutter count, in your price range, by all means pick it up John R