My wife bought a pair of shoes from Amazon. They did not fit properly. They sent me a return paid shipping label and I sent them back. Nice.

You guys obviously have never run a business. For a profit that is.

Cannot speak for that camera, a friend who works for several school photographers taking pictures of students for student records uses Nikon 7000's. He said that one 7000 went 375,000 (and this one is used by a couple dozen people) and is still going, another one gave up the ghost around 200,000. I hope we all live long enough to put that many exposures on one camera. I usually trade up about every three years so I guess I will never come close.

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Very nice paper weights. Just kidding, Ebay would be a good starting point for sales, usually you get a little more than selling to a camera store. (it would be easier to sell as a group to a store, and less trouble for you) You get the mark up, not the store. I would sell the Minolta lenses one at a time. The prices will not be high so make sure you charge for shipping. Or, considering the demand will not be high and the money you make may not be high. The paper weight idea would not be out of the question. Love the retro strap on the Minolta film camera, takes me back to the good old days of film and Kodachrome.

I used to shoot for a school district in Ohio. Used the 80-200 exclusively for football, soccer, volleyball, basketball, and yes, worked great for baseball. You have presets on that lens, set one for first, second, and third base. Never missed the action. The faster lenses tend to focus faster, that's why I mostly stuck with the 80-200. Buy the way, I used full frame, that's why I was fine on the wide end. You may consider a fast, inexpensive 50 1.8 which would give you the 80 with your camera. Their is no substitute for speed when it comes to sports. Good luck.

Most camera tripods have a great UNDER standing.

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In my opinion, check out the Induro AT413 tripod, yes, it costs slightly over $200.00, but not much, and, you will have to get a head, but for the money, it is one of the best values out there. I comes with a nice carrying cast and a industry leading warranty, and tools. It is very sturdy, will last you a lifetime and you will not regret it for one minute.

While in college I took a class back when 4X5 cameras were used, the professor marked the negative and we were given one negative and his assignment. In other words, we had one shot to get it right. You would not believe the aggravation. But it taught me to look, compose, evaluate, look at all the composition rules, exposure, etc. It was a very effective teaching technique. And, with digital equipment, I can now really blast away, sorry professor.

The difference is not in the camera, it is in the photographer.

Generally, you lead from the front. ie. You make the decisions on theme, hints, examples of what to do. Go in advance and check the area out. Check with local rangers if available, take sample photo's. In other words, plan your work and then work your plan. Simple.

I just purchased myD750 from a authorized dealer. Most of the Ebay stuff comes with a 1 year warranty but NOT FROM NIKON USA. Which means you cannot get it serviced by NIKON USA. These folks have their own servicing department. IE, do not buy these cameras that are gray market, that's why they are cheaper than USA brand. I am very happy with my US D750 cause it is protected by NIKON USA.

I agree with you on PUSH-PULL zooms. Internally zooming lenses do not necessarily share this problem nearly as much.

A lot of things on e-bay have a return policy if you feel the description of the item was misleading or the description does not match the product received. Suggestion, since we live in a digital world, take some shots of a plain white wall or a plain surface, you can then enlarge the shot and see if the dust causes any problems. If you are unhappy in any way notify the seller you wish to return it. If that causes a problem, you can go to the resolution center and get it resolved their. Future suggestion, always look for mint in the box stuff with a 100% rating. Read the reviews of the buyer and what other folks say about them. I have found Ebay to be a great site for my more expensive Nikon glass in Mint condition, with the box. Hope your lens performs well for you.

What you need to do is take each lens out separately, give your self an assignment, shoot only with that lens, then the next day shoot with another lens, feel the balance, the weight in your hands, your 750 is similar in size to your 7000, the 750 slightly fatter. Look at your favorite photo's you have taken in the past, what lens did you take it with? The 24-120 will be now wider at the 24 end because it is no longer on the 7000, but you will notice the lens is not as far reaching as it was, because on the 7000 it went to 180 but now only goes to 120, your 28-300 will give you more reach with the 750. Only you will know what lenses to keep. My 750 was great right out of the box, you will see a difference in enlargements or cropping your photo's with the full frame 750. Good choice on your part. Good luck and good shooting.