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Japakomom, I will attempt to address your questions. :-)

To begin, I never intend to carry more than two cameras at the same time.. My reasons for wanting extra camera bodies is that changing lenses does attract dust to a camera's sensor and to help prevent this from happening, the less that a lens is changed, the opportunity for dust entering into a camera body is somewhat

Also, my house is not full of dust, but it does have dust as do all homes and we even have two expensive large room dust filters located here in our home.. They are large floor mounted Hepa filters manufacture by a company named Austin whereby they purify air with a separate carbon filter along with other materials in their other filters, In other words, the units contain more than just one filter that is replaced at set intervals and the filters are not cheap either. We have them to remove allergens form the air. One filter is with me here in our den and the other filter is located centrally which is in our living room.

Moving on: Another reason for my wanting extra camera bodies is for the convenience that they offer ~ such as whenever an opportunity pops up whereas a camera is immediately needed, I will always have a camera on hand with a lens already mounted upon it that will sate the need !

Being that this forum is a photography forum, my posting about my collection of Nikon D810 cameras, hopefully, does not offend anyone ~ after all, this is a photography forum is it not ? Not only do I enjoy chatting about camera equipment, but on this forum, I enjoy chatting about most any topic that has to do with photography.

Actually, over the past few months, I have responded to our members questions by attempting to assist them with their posed questions and this is because I had once taught photography classes and art classes here at our local art center, albeit, I had retired after serving upon my day job as a manufacturing coordinating engineer enacting changes made by our design engineering team onto our leaders of our manufacturing team; Also, upon our forum, I have posted very few photographs of my own whereas the wanting for praise wasn't upon my agenda, but I have given praise to others for the photographs which they had posted. I've posted thought provoking ideas; I've posted questions of my own; I've welcomed new members who had joined our forum by having taken time to send them quite thoughtful welcoming messages and along the way, several of our members have invited me to become their private friend.

Japakomom, below is one of my welcoming messages which I had sent to a new member who had joined our forum not long ago and after it had been posted, several of our members had responded with praise in regards to my having taken time to post it "so gracefully" as they had said it to be.

Mohitt wrote:
Hi all you awesome people,

I am a newbie and about to purchase my first DSLR. I have finalised Canon EOS 1200D to be my first tool.

I wish to learn the basic features of a DSLR like exposure, appretaure, focus and other things.

Can anyone help me with some links to useful articles or thoughts of their own?

Thanks in anticipation,
Mohitt


Mohitt, to begin, I would like to welcome you to our forum and ask that you please be prepared to read a myriad of diverse thinking responses from we members of UHH <~ (Ugly Hedge Hog)...

Mohitt, if you already have previous experience with 35mm format film cameras, especially, SLR <~ (Single lens reflex cameras), you have an advantage compared to a person who does not have previous experience with a SLR camera and I say this to you because most photographers who have digital cameras use those which are single lens reflex (SLR) cameras.

Before you dig your heels in and begin to learn how to use your new camera, my first suggestion to you is for you to set your camera on an auto setting whereby you can choose the "P" programmed setting which will enable you to first begin using your new camera without having the knowledge needed to use many of the camera's many other manual settings.. I say this to you because doing such will permit you to have fun using your new camera while, at the same time, you begin to set some time aside to begin learning the many other features that your new camera has to offer !

Learning to use your new digital camera will take some time and there are many sources available that will help you ! For starters, like others on our forum may have already suggested to you, I would like to suggest that you carefully read the instruction manual that was packaged with your new camera.. After you have done this and have tinkered with the settings on your camera, next, you should begin to seek other avenues to learn more about using a DSLR (digital single lens reflex camera). May I suggest that you log onto your computer and you type in "Google" and once Google opens, type in "Books to learn about digital photography? Once that a new window opens, you will see many books which you may purchase.. Yet, to be more precise with your needs, I would suggest that you type in "Canon EOS Rebel T5/1200D For Dummies." Ok, because of this book's title, I am not suggesting that you are a "Dummy", but I am suggesting that this book will be a good book to start with as it is designed for your specific camera. Of course, once that you have read this book, I then suggest that you move on and find other more advanced books which will enable you to become a master photographer !!!!!

Best of luck to you, Mohitt, and don't ever be shy when it comes to posting your photos here on the UHH forum !

My very best regards to you, Sir, and once again, I, personally, welcome you to the UHH forum !

~Doug~

Anyway, Japakomom, as for my collecting Nikon cameras and Nikon lenses, do you find it to be any different than people collecting, let's say, Hummel porcelain figurines; or automobiles; or comic books; or baseball cards; or gold and silver coins; or even cash money etc, etc, and on and on ! After all, there are people who collect any or all of the above and even though they may not need those things any more than some of you think that I need another Nikon camera body and or more Nikon lenses, they do it anyway !

If you would like, perhaps you could set time aside to contact the administrator and suggest topics that you would recommend that we should be permitted to chat about and if the administrator takes heed by agreeing with your ideas, you can rest well assured that I will abide by following any new guidelines the admistrator suggests :-)

Meanwhile, I have no hard feelings about that which your thoughts may be about me nor do I have any hard feelings about that which you think about my ways !

So, with all this written, I wish for you a good night's sleep and may you enjoy the best of health in all of your tomorrows :thumbup:

My Very Best Regards,
~Doug~

Well, guys, after taking delivery of another new Nikon D810 from B&H last week, I am now wanting to purchase another one !

My thinking is to have (3) Nikon D810's along with the D800E which I've had for nearly six months.. My reasoning is to have enough camera bodies so that I won't be needing to change lenses which could enable dust and other unwanted particles to enter into the camera body and, then, those particles come to rest upon it's sensor..

Other reasons for wanting (3) Nikon D810's with the D800E are so that I can mount my Sigma 180mm macro lens on the D800E, mount my Sigma 24-105mm on one of the D810's for everyday shots, mount my Nikon 16-35mm VRII on another D810 for wide angle needs, and to mount my Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 or my Nikon 200 f2 VRII on the final D810 for portraiture.. By doing it like this, there will never be a need to remove a lens which will guarantee that should any dust ever collect upon one of the sensors, it will had made entry due to air movement with one of the lenses having zoom capabilities..

Is there anyone else among our membership who would give consideration to doing the same as I will be doing ?

I have read most of the replies and all the conversation back and forth on this and I see it this way. I have few around me who understand my obsession with photography and the gear that goes with it so I find UHH to be a wonderful forum to listen in on all the discussions regarding photography. I find many of the members to be hilarious and get many good laughs out of some of the posts. I view your need to acquire cameras a little bit like my parents need to acquire more original artwork. Even though they have little to no space left on their walls and precious few remaining places to exhibit statuary, they are forever coming home from a trip and telling me what they have purchased. ENJOY what you can afford to purchase if it gives you pleasure in the pursuit of your passion.

Well, guys, after taking delivery of another new Nikon D810 from B&H last week, I am now wanting to purchase another one !

My thinking is to have (3) Nikon D810's along with the D800E which I've had for nearly six months.. My reasoning is to have enough camera bodies so that I won't be needing to change lenses which could enable dust and other unwanted particles to enter into the camera body and, then, those particles come to rest upon it's sensor..

Other reasons for wanting (3) Nikon D810's with the D800E are so that I can mount my Sigma 180mm macro lens on the D800E, mount my Sigma 24-105mm on one of the D810's for everyday shots, mount my Nikon 16-35mm VRII on another D810 for wide angle needs, and to mount my Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 or my Nikon 200 f2 VRII on the final D810 for portraiture.. By doing it like this, there will never be a need to remove a lens which will guarantee that should any dust ever collect upon one of the sensors, it will had made entry due to air movement with one of the lenses having zoom capabilities..

Is there anyone else among our membership who would give consideration to doing the same as I will be doing ?

Ever see a socket set that a motor mechanic uses.
They vary greatly but they contain, a ratchet and usually
20 or so sockets of various sizes.

The "ratchet" is used to drive the sockets to undo and do up
nuts and bolts. The sockets simply push onto and pull off the square drive of the ratchet.

If a motor mechanic explained he bought 20 ratchets and attached a different socket to each one because he doesnt like changing sockets;
would you say to him, "ENJOY what you can afford to purchase if it gives you pleasure in the pursuit of your passion." or would you think
he needs psychotherapy?

I'm glad I live in the "free world" where I am free to practise my faith, free to express myself without hurting / insulting others, free to roam wherever, free to live where I chose, free to work where I want, doing what I want,free to take photos of what interests me, free to buy whatever make of camera I want, free to buy as many lenses as I want, and yes, free to buy as many bodies that I want and at the end of my use of said bodies, I am free to dispose of them as I see fit.
Freedom is good, let's not abuse it or others for exercising their freedom.