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Looking for a New Long Lenses Tamron or Nikon Which One ?

Jlgad wrote:

I want either a (Tamron 150-600mm or Nikon 200-500... (show quote)

best way to choose is to rent both lenses and maybe try the sigma brand also, go out and shoot some photos and compare the results before buying, that way you will have solid images to compare and get the lens that best suits you. it will save you a lot of money and you will get the lens that serves you best.

Jan 11, 2016 22:33:01 #

Fujifilm X30 point and shoot

Any thoughts on a point and shoot fujifilm x30. I need it for when i am in crowded areas and my nikon d750 is too big. Can i set one for back button focus

Jan 11, 2016 12:52:41 #

Pixma pro 100 question.

AzPicLady wrote:

This has been an interesting little discussion for me. I have one of these printers. I set it up and, as someone else said, I print infrequently. My printer will turn itself off but does not automatically turn back on. I have to touch the power button to turn it back on. So I guess I should be physically turning it off each time?

if it is turning itself off, manually turning it off each time would be optional, would get the same result either way.

Jan 11, 2016 11:34:27 #

nikon d750

garry wolfe wrote:

hi garry is my name i am asking all that has experience with the d750 &lenses like 24/120 or 18/140 or maybe 18/300 24/300 low light ,sports,hiking.any thoughts thanks garry

watch your lenses when you purchase them and make sure they are not dx lenses. your d750 will shoot with dx lenses but that negates the purpose of a full frame camera, as you will automatically be switched to dx mode and lose more than half of your pixel count.
try renting lenses before you purchase and you will gain some perspective on what you are looking for before you shell out lots of bucks on new lenses

Jan 11, 2016 11:29:42 #

Question on an SD card

trash it and start with a new card, frustrating to be in the field and have your card crash, always have a few backup cards with you. all things electronic crash eventually

Jan 11, 2016 11:26:46 #

External Photo Drives on Macs

jerryc41 wrote:

It seems that a lot of Mac users, even instructors on YouTube, use external drives for holding their images on a Mac. Is this because the iMac has only one internal drive and fills up fast, or is there an advantage to having images on an external drive?

Yesterday, I copied my images to my iMac, and the drive is a little more than half full, so I'm thinking about using an external drive. Then I could use that drive to edit on my Mac or Windows machine.

not just mac users, I have both mac and hp and I use external drives for storage and additional external drives for backup. photos take up space and used space slows down computers.

Jan 11, 2016 11:20:50 #

Pixma pro 100 question.

Mr.Ft wrote:

I bought a Cannon pixma pro 100 printer a few weeks ago. My dilemma is I travel for work quite a bit, and am being told two different ways I should leave the printer.

1- Turn off but leave plugged in.

2- Just leave it on and plugged in.
any help to clear this up would be appreciated.

Tom

Depends on how often you print. if you are printing daily, leave it on, if you are printing weekly or less, turn it off.

Jan 10, 2016 17:39:11 #

Best Next Upgrade Option

soaro77 wrote:

I hadn't considered that. It's a good idea that I might look into doing. I'm not sure I would really see much difference until I do things like shoot higher ISO where the full frame is almost certainly going to excel.

a nice winter sunset might fill that need

Jan 10, 2016 17:22:40 #

Best Next Upgrade Option

soaro77 wrote:

I think that is part of my problem as well. I'm af... (show quote)

Ever consider renting a full frame camera and shooting some target photos with both cameras and comparing the two side by side. I have both full frame d750 and dx d7200 and rarely use the d7200 anymore. I do not dislike the quality of the d7200, i just prefer the d750, just personal preference.

Jan 10, 2016 17:15:48 #

MtnMan wrote:

The cropped sensor cameras have more MP on the DX area. Most current ones 24 and the new D500 20.

D8xxs have about 15 and the D750 and D6xx about 10.

Lens doesn't matter.

But you pay for the MP with more noise at high ISO.

Lens doesn't matter??? Use a fx lens because the lens does matter

Jan 10, 2016 10:28:34 #

CO wrote:

If it's a fixed focal length lens it will be the same in FX or DX mode just a cropped image in DX mode. If it's a zoom lens and you use focal lengths that result in the same field of view such as 24mm on cropped sensor and 35mm on the full frame then the cropped sensor gives more depth of field for the same aperture.

Photographer Neil van Niekirk wrote an excellent article on the subject here:
http://neilvn.com/tangents/full-frame-vs-crop-sensor-cameras-comparison-depth-of-field/

you will lose pixels in cropped mode.

Jan 10, 2016 10:27:10 #

mostly through reviews and I think they favor the d750 because of price, the d810 does not offer enough extras to justify the extra cost. other than that, it would be a personal preference. the d810 has more pixels, but that is not a factor unless you are printing top quality posters, in my opinion.

Jan 10, 2016 08:58:38 #

What

the d7100 will be much cheaper and is a great camera. unless you shoot a lot of action photography and need the larger buffer of the d7200, the d7200 is not significantly greater that the d7100.

Jan 10, 2016 08:55:52 #

Nikon Lens Advice

try renting the lens before buying

Jan 10, 2016 08:54:17 #

the d750 is a great camera and most reviews rate it higher than the d810.