It is fun to play around and not have to wait, but I kind of miss the fun of the darkroom (still have most of it packed away, patiently awaiting the day when I have room to build another). The learning curve on photo programs is just as daunting as the menu's for the cameras. Miss watching images come to life in their bath and deciding if now is the time to pull or wait a second longer. Butttt, not having to wait, is real cool too.

Ron

Thanks,
I can find the shutter priority on the 50 and 610, but not the 800. Will give the 50 an 610 a try later.

My wife is reading this over my shoulder and just told me she knows where to find it on the 800. We shall see!

Will update later in this never ending saga.

Ron

Switching over to a DSLR is becoming a real challenge.

Have a multitude of old Nikons, so naturally I stayed with Nikon as my lens collection was substantial. Inherited a D50, nice, simple, little small and light for my taste, but got me into the digital world. Next step was a D610. Humm, bigger menu, ok, wade through it. Still wadding through it after six months. Opps, now a D800E. Loaned a friend some cash to purchase a used one with less than 1500 shutter count and battery pack. Lost his job, I got the camera, and my borrowed lens back. I haven't figured out all the menu on the 610, and the 800E is twice as big. My head hurts.

I shoot Manual, as I said prior, I have a good inventory of AI lenses. What I am trying to do is figure out how to get the 610 and 800 to expose for over the menu settings of 1/15. I know it can be done, just can't figure out how.

I still haven't plumbed the depths of all the things the little D50 can do.

Probably true, but since this is just a hobby for me, can't justify the cost any longer. My personal preference is if I have to doctor it, I didn't do it right. Next time I will hopefully have improved. For me it is just fun and learning as I have just transitioned to Digital.

I honestly do believe, that you will find that Nikon software will give you a true representation of what the camera captured as compared to other software. They guard their code, and others are an interpretation. Something is going to get lost in the translation. Take a close look at the actual raw file sizes.

I just Cap NX2 and CS4 for printing, and Gimp and Raw Therapy for creating Tag files to open in CS4.

Ron

I believe you will find that it transfers Nikon RAW/Nef and Jpeg better and more faithfully than other programs. It is almost as fast as transferring with PC Opus, but much more accurate transfer.

I believe you will find that when you install, it will take you to the Nikon site and update you to Capture NX2 which will do even better. I guess it is now free as I no longer have the 60 day limitation before buying.

Ron

Got one, made in Thailand. No warranty. Got it to have as a back-up. Gets the most use as it fits very well and has a decent, uncomplicated menu. Taken a lot of abuse in the time I have had it, (not intentional) and it keeps on ticking. Did have some issues with having to clean the sensor, same problem as the 600, but not that hard to do. I did check, yes it is a 610 and not a relabeled 600. Pretty simple learning curve going from film to digital with it.

Yes indeed, wife purchased a D810 and a D610 through them. The prices were too good to be true. They shipped the D610 but never the D810. They stated that they were not grey market cameras. Any way, we never did get the D810, and now they refuse to talk to us and claim that it is in the hands of their legal dept. except that they will not give us any way to communicate with their so called "legal Dept." They owe us over $4K for the undelivered camera and accessories we purchased.

My suggestion, stay away.