I checked with B&H Photo, they said that the D700 has been discontinued.

I just recently upgraded from the D300 to a D610 and so far it has been a great camera. The controls were very similar to the D300 so I had no problem getting used to it. With 24 megs, it allows me to enlarge pictures up to 24x30 with no problem. The D610 is currently on sale at B&H for $1895 ($100 off) but I think the sale ends today.

Good luck

I think something in between the two would look more natural. I ran it through Photoshop CS3 and did a curve adjustment to balance the white out and made an adjustment with the Levels tool to bump up the contrast. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder so what looks good to one person might not look good to someone else. Its just a matter of taste....

The changes between the two are minor and it certainly wouldn't be worth upgrading to the D610 if you already have the D600

As most people guessed, the only reason Nikon released the D610 was to correct the shutter problem of the D600. I attached an article below that describes some of the minor differences between the two cameras

http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2013/10/16/nikon-d610-vs-d600-whats-new-and-what-isnt-in-nikons-new-full-frame-dslr/

Glad you liked it, what can be done in Photoshop is very subjective so you never really know if your actually making a picture better or worse sometimes....

This picture was shot on the California coast a couple of years ago. I made several trips to the same area before I finally got it right. This was done with a polarizer and a Singh Ray three-stop split neutral density filter mounted on a Cokin holder. The only Photoshop work was just some minor contrast adjustments and some sharpening. I love these kind of shots, I have several ocean shots using the same combination of filters. You get similar results using HDR, but I am not much of a fan of HDR, the pictures usually look unnatural to me.

I like the middle one best. The first one has too much dead space on the left side. The third one is ok, but I am a big fan of slow shutter speeds on water. I took the liberty of running the second one through photoshop. I removed the one pole, darkened the sky a bit to add more definition between the sky and the water, and added a bit of contrast to bring out the clouds. I also darkened the shadows from the poles to add some "leading lines" to the photo. Total time in Photoshop was about five minutes. Nice shot. If you like doing shots like this you should invest in some split neutral density filters, the work great for shots like this.

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You might consider a "sling" bag. I have owned one similar to this one (see link) for over 10 years now and I still love it. It has a lot of storage and can hold several lenses, depending on their size. I like the sling bags because I hike a lot so when I am not using it, I can sling it across my back. But when I need it, I just sling it to the front and get what I need. I usually never have to put the bag down on the ground, which is a good thing when you're hiking. Good luck

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A photographer went to a dinner party where he showed many of his photographs. The lady of the house said, those are very nice pictures, you must have a great camera.

He said nothing, but when leaving for home offered the following compliment to the lady of the house "The meal was very nice, you must have great pots and pans."

I have visited this cave a few times, it is pretty dark, the lights are spread out and are mostly used to light the trails. That being said, photography is still possible even without a flash. You will need to use a high ISO and I recccomend that you put your camera in manual mode. The surrounding darkness will throw your meter off, so it will be just trial and error until you get the exposure right. You can use a flash, but it tends to wash the pictures out and they end up looking like something that was taken outdoors in a mid-day sun

There are several caves in the area but California Caverns is the better one to see. Don't waste your time on Merced Caverns, it's very small and there isn't much to see. Moaning Caverns is pretty cool abeit a little too comerciallized. The town of Columbia is worth the trip.

I would definitely recommend Lynda.com. I spent years trying to learn Photoshop using books but I never got very far. I went to Lynda and in just a couple of months I learned how to do a lot. The videos were short and informative. Beats trying to read a book...

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Enjoy

Sounds like B&H screwed up on this one. I have dealt with the same issue and they do have a 30 day price guarantee so they should have gave you a store credit.

I had a similar incident with B&H over a camera I bought. I found it a $100 cheaper so I contacted customer service and they said they would give me a store credit. After a couple of weeks I still never got the credit. I contacted them again and they told me that they made a mistake, the price guarantee was only good for 30 days, it had been 35 days since I bought the camera. Now I have no issue with the customer rep making a mistake, but I did have an issue with the fact that when they discovered they made the mistake, they did NOTHING! They just decided not to refund me the difference without telling me why. I contacted them one more time to complain about their lack of good customer service and they decided to credit me back $50 instead.
B&H is a good company, but like all big companies, their customer service can really stink at times.
And buyer's beware, I have noticed in the past that B&H will change their prices on a daily basis sometimes. I ordered a camera backpack one time and saw the price vary by as much as $50 over a period of three days.

I think you did the right thing, send the lens back if they want to be that stupid. I'm sure Adorama will appreciate it....

The 180mm lens would be the best bet. The longer lens allows you to get close ups with a reasonble distance between the lens and the subject. This is expecially important with moving subjects such a butterfly's. They usually won't let you get too close. I have a 105mm by Sigma, works good but I wish I would have spent the extra bucks and got their 200mm

Lee filters are good and so are Sing Ray, but Sing Ray's are expensive. Take a look at the split-neutral density filters, they are amazing for landscape. A two-stop graduated filter that mounts on a Cokin P holder is what I use the most. Great for "holding back" the sky so you can expose for the foreground better. It's like HDR without the fuss

I agree with the others, B&W is one of the best filters makers out there. They are a little pricey, but what's the point of spending a lot of money on a high end lens and diminishing the quality by putting a cheap filter on the end of it? Now days with digital photography, I only carry a couple of filters with me, a polarizer and a couple of neutral density filters. The rest can be done in Photoshop. Good luck

Nice. Looks like what you would find on a post card. Good lighting, good skies.