Go to the Inner Harbor and buy an all day pass for the water shuttle. Historical boats galore; lots of scenic shots.
I too have a D7100 and the same macro lens, plus three Nikkor lenses that give me continuous range from 10 mm to 300 mm (35 mm/full frame equivalent of 15 to 450 mm). Just for grins, price out what it would cost to buy a full frame Nikon body and the equivalent lenses. Are you wealthy? Are you planning to make really, really big prints? Are you happy with 26.3 megapixels and a slightly smaller image size? If I were rich I would switch but I'm not and am very happy with the D7100.
It does appear to be a requirement across brands. I hate to admit it on a public forum, but I bought and use "Nikon D7100 for Dummies." LOL (at myself).
My first digital Nikon was a D70 that was 6.3 megapixels. I have a 3 x 4 foot print from Austria on my wall. (I now a a 23.6 megapixel D7100) Don't worry about the pixels unless you are selling professionally.
No problem! I always get DX and FX confused. Gentle corrections are appreciated. I used to be cutting edge with a roll of Tri-X but I am over the hill now.
Wow! Somebody actually said "respectfully" on the internet. So rare these days. Thanks. Yes, I think I understand the effect on film or sensor size on the reach of lenses. My first camera was a 1970 Nikkormat with a 50 mm f2.0 lens which was what we called "normal" back in the day. So I think in terms of the 24 x 36 mm frame of the old 35 mm film days. I also shot some with a 2-1/4 by 2-1/4 twin lens and even a 4 x 5 view camera, so I understand how image size determines what is normal, wide angle, and telephoto. When I went digital (first a D70, now a D7100) the huge price differential between the full frame (35 mm equivalent screen size) and the DX format was too much for me to justify. But I still think in terms of full frame equivalencies (since I've been shooting various Nikon lenses and bodies for 47 years) so when I say that the 200-500 on my DX has the "reach" of a 750 mm on a full frame I'm pretty sure I understand what I am saying. There is a function on the D7100 that allows you to zoom in a bit more but it is just a crop, which I would rather do post-shooting. Enjoy this forum!
I decided to use these shots to learn Lightroom with so it may take a bit of time to post. I think I have some howler monkey shots that will be great with a bit of work. The howlers stay high in the trees so the long reach was a necessity.
Earlier I posted about my dilemma regarding the need for a longer lens and the cost of what I really wanted. I work with a Nikon D7100 which is FX which means the lenses are 1.5 longer than what I think of when I think of my many years of shooting 35 mm full frame. So my 55-300 mm zooms out to the equivalent of 450 mm. But I wanted more for my trip to Costa Rica where I would be shooting birds and monkeys. Various teleconverters and off-brand lenses were discussed (and one lens that was over $10,000!) but I settled on the Nikon AF 200-500 mm f.5.6 ED VR lens. The good news: this is a gem of a lens and with the 5.6 and VR can be hand-held in daylight situations. The bad news: $1,400. I can't justify that price. But one of you suggested Borrowlenses.com and I rented the lens for eight days, plus insurance and shipping for $148.85. Everything went flawlessly and I would use them again. Do the math: if you go on vacations or safaris once or twice a year the cost of rental versus purchase would be amortized over five years. So thanks again! This forum was a real money saver.
No. That's why I do these days. Safest way to get your gear there in one piece. Should sail through the scanner machine. You probably have a little extra space for things like contact lenses, meds or whatever.
P.S. just thought of the fact that if you are buying the gear to photograph and promote your jewelry your tax advisor might tell you that they are deductible from your income tax.
You can get a used Nikon D70 (body only) for around $50-65. There are two great things about this. It can do all kinds of sophisticated stuff as you get more into it, but you can simply put it on "A" (for auto) and it is as easy to use as your iPhone. If you buy a body only and you are only or mostly shooting jewelry. you might go with a macro lens or at least one that can zoom in very close. I kept my D70 as a back-up when I moved to a D7100. You will often see the body bundled with a AF-S Nikkor 18-55 mm 1:3-5~5.6G (27~82.5 mm in 35 mm film equivalent). That would work but might not get you close enough. I also use a AF-S Micro Nikkor 40 mm 1:2.8G (60 mm in 35 mm film equivalent) for macro work.
I the "old days" I had a Nikon F loaded with Kodachrome 64 and Nikkormat loaded with Tri-X 400. What I do now is shoot with a Nikon D7100. Because the D7100 replaced a D70, and because resale values are so low, I kept the D70 as a backup. The other thing to keep in mind is that if you have two memory card slots (such as on a D7100 or above) you have backup for other than a catastrophic camera failure.