A great processor, I owned one in the film days and developed all my own film, color and BW, for my wedding business and relied on it for sheet film processing with zone system. A very reliable machine when working correctly. Automatically saved chemicals for replenishment too, and easy to program. Some one with basic electronic skills will get a super bargain! This machine was manufactured before the micro circuits of today, so it should be quite repairable? Good Luck with your sale!
I was a blonde before the grey, and laughed hard, especially liked the last one, thanks!
I would assume you are not forced to stay in one spot behind the catcher all evening? It would make for some very repetitive shots. If you move around a bit and anticipate where the action may occur, then the 70- 200 f2.8 with VR would be great. You should be able to capture many fun moments. Even Nikons first VR version of that range of zoom is an excellent lens that should serve you well for years to come with family sports photography. The longer lenses are great but become more specialized in their application.
A wide angle, wider than 16-18 on a full frame is rarely, if ever, needed for architectural. The building trade wants accurate representations of their buildings and interiors to show to the world. They do not want distorted images. Artsy stuff is fun but is not the meat and potatoes of the real world. Go too wide and every room looks like an auditorium. The only need for the widest angle is to shoot in cramped places and show things from near to far with some sharpness. You will need from 10-14mm to about 85mm for your D7100 camera. Sometimes you need to shoot long. And one lens will not do it all if you need pro results. Just speaking from real life experiences.
Hmm I heard that Sony and Fuji were merging, to produce a Fony!
I was employed part time as an architectural photographer ( mostly did wedding and corporate shots) before retiring. I used a Dx sensor Fuji S5 with a Tokina ATX 12-24 f4 that was wonderful to use. Best push-pull manual/auto focus selection system IMHO, and a very sharp lens! Never found a need to have VR when I could use available structures to brace myself if long exposures were called for. When lots of glass came into play I did have to be careful. Sometimes used a tilt/shift Nikkor to shift me out of glass reflections. Honestly though, the 12-24 was all I needed for 99.999% of my work. I sold the T/S and just used the zoom for the last year or two, being careful around glass and using PhotoShop if need be on rare occasions. I just recently (three days ago!) sold the Tokina lens as I have gone over to the full frame side! The crazy thing was that the ATx lens covered full frame from 18mm and up pretty nicely. I just figure a zoom 18-24 was too narrow a range to carry around?
Keep in mind Epson, maybe others, sell their larger printers with Starter cartridges. They are half filled, and a good portion of that is used in the initial startup and charging the dry lines. At least they did when I bought mine, I doubt the printer manufacturers have gotten more generous. So you may buy a new printer but not get as much ink as you expect. I felt the pain early on in using the PRO 4000 printer when I bought an Epson cartridge set for about $80 for each of the eight cartridges! Now I use Cone pigment inks, with user refillable cartridges. I save about half on ink and get very long life of prints on display in harsh light. I am sure there are other good second party inks out there available in bulk, some dye based, others pigment based. Dye tends to fade rather fast when exposed to strong lighting, though dyes clogs less? Some pigment inks are very good, some not so much. A good pigment has lightfast qualities into the +100yr range as determined by accelerated tests. Printing is a whole new tech challenge if you demand precision. Monitor calibration to each batch of paper is not unexpected. But some enthusiasts may look at a print and see a pretty picture no matter what color casts or other flaws exist? A previous comment indicated they must use their printer at least once a week to keep it free from clogs. That is no exaggeration, especially with pigment inks. The pigment particles layers itself like bricks and causes clogs fast! But the vibrant colors and durability are unmatched. Enjoy printing!
I have the Rob Sylvan book on the D750, not loving it, though it is an OK companion to the factory manual. I have a Busch book on my D7000 that I prefer slightly over others I have seen and own. OK book, but not the holy grail. It all boils down to: maybe no book fits anyone perfectly. You have to spend lots of time reading whatever book you purchase, along with the factory manual, until enough info sinks into the brain, and fits into your style of shooting. Then you are ready to go beyond the book and use those tools with your own brain to make art! Enjoy, the trip can be as much fun as the destination.
Try before you buy! Printers have chronic issues with tubing/heads clogging. I have seen really big printers sell for under $500, but you better be confident that you can fix it! The less they are used, the more they clog. My Pro 4000 is clogged right now. The result of too much sitting idle. I have had many frustrations using this medium sized printer, though also have made some beautiful prints. I really think most hobbyists would do themselves a favor by letting their labs do the large prints. It may be cheaper in the long run? And more time spent shooting pics rather than running test patterns and doing cleanup cycles. And ink at $500+ a set, yikes!
I feel your pain! We had Time Warner Cable, only cable company available in my city, no other form of high speed internet available. They are now Spectrum. Since the change over I can no longer use Kodi which is a program to watch free access streaming television. It worked great for years while we had Time Warner, then when switched to Spectrum it will not work at all. I have been told that spectrum alters the signal to not allow the streaming. So much for the advertised claims of improved service under Spectrum! Just another way to attack our wallets. Good Luck!
I went maybe 20 yrs ago and for a modest $40 or so you had many hours and tripods were needed! Also a flashlight with extra batteries is wise. There can be rattlesnakes in those canyons! I visited both canyons for that price by the way. I shot all medium format film in those days.
Could-a, Should-a, would-a. The only real mistake I can see with my hindsight: not having a third person as a spotter to keep aware of what is going on and not be involved in image taking at all. He would have been a lifesaver!