wapiti wrote:
Complete rotator cuff tear about 8 years ago. No where near 100% after surgery, but the doctor told me that. It's impossible for me to life a gallon of milk up to my shoulder. Don't even try to hand hold my 500mm f4.0. No way.
Look into “Reverse Shoulder Replacement”, saved my life. Don’t continue to suffer I know what that is like. 3 years ago I couldn’t reach out to change a station on my radio in the car, I had maybe 10-20% use of Both! Arms. After a year post surgery ( I did them 2 years apart) I’m kayaking and using my big lenses
I’m 62, Both shoulders replaced, took a year for each, I carry a D700 and D300S, and my D2x with 80-400, no problem, cycling and kayaking also.
Physical therapy wasn’t what helped, time did.
I should also mention that when my shoulders were bad, I used Oly em-1, went back to Nikon when I healed and became frustrated with the haptics of the em-1, couldn’t relate to mirrorless
frangeo wrote:
Years I had a 200. It was crap!!! It was so bad that Nikon replaced it with a 300 (free) and it was 200% better. They knew it was a lemon.
I don’t know what’s going on anymore
I was under the impression that the low “keeper rate” was due to focusing issues, I personally might print 5-10% of the photos I take. For me there is no keeper rate, there are photographs worth printing or there are none
uaeluor1949 wrote:
Sorry, I can't sell or give away something that I believe is defective. It would be cheaper to buy one that is working perfectly than to get my camera fixed.
Many of us question the actual “defectiveness” of the d200 since the restoration, I wonder if there’s something else like a focus setting, lens prob or whatever. D200 is still a fine camera
John Battle wrote:
I'm just wondering. Are there charities that accept older cameras for some purpose?
Every charity I’m aware of that has a re-sell outlet would be thrilled to receive it
I must admit that I too shoot only in jpg
If you research on DxO you'll find that neither lens does particularly well, the difference in sharpness really borders on insignificant, So you're paying double, but gaining very little, I'd say the ability to shoot sharp at F5.6 (f4) vs F8 (F3.5-5.6) is the primary benefit and at that point there's little benefit to the faster lens. Soo, in summary, they are both adequate, save your money and buy the old model, make certain it was made in Japan, They were also made in Thailand and I gotta believe the Japanese ones are sharper due to higher construction standards
Ive used the first VR lens for years on crop sensor cams which gives me a 36-180, a generally useful range, is the new one better? Yes. Can you tell which lens took a picture? Nope! Save some $, shoot the f3.5-5.6 at f8 and enjoy
It only effects the em-1i, a smack in the bottom will cause the shutter to reset so to speak, I found out that really all of them do it and Oly will repair them for free. I wasn’t enamoured enough of the camera so I traded it in
Mine did the same thing, it is a design flaw, they’ll fix it for free, I sold mine anyway, Nikons have never let me down
berchman wrote:
There is good reason to believe that the OP is a troll.
Well he certainly was successful, I asked a question yesterday, got one answer, one one word answer
f8lee wrote:
Who I really are is fed up with insipid questions and ultra generic post titles by people too lazy to state an actual question with valid parameters.
What you originally posted is as worthless and stupid (yep, I said it - I don't mind the concept of stupid-shaming) as something on a car forum titled "Car" with the text being "Mini Cooper or Maybach". Got it? Think a minute before vomiting a half-thought onto the forum is all I ask.
That your UserID lent itself to a new term was merely a happy coincidence!
Who I really are is fed up with insipid questions ... (
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A lot of verbiage over a mere 15 letters posing a question
Third trip out west, taking the D700 and D300s, putting either the 20mm f4 or 25-50 f4 on the D700 and debating betwenn the AF 35-135 f3.5-4.5, or the 24-120 f3.5-5.6 VR on the D300s. I like the reach for the mountains, but...
also thinking of taking a 35mm f1.8, cuz...primes
And NO i cannot afford new glass, no recommendations for 24-70's etc, please.
I think the OP means the f2.8, a magnificent piece of glass, I too want one, one of the original trinity, someone please answer the question, “Would you notice...?”