This dance was closely followed by a sucessfull "marriage". Wakodahatchee Wetlands , D800 Nikon 80-400

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Really nice shots. Is the "unknown" one a gnatcatcher?

Thanks,
I'll recheck the sensor. I've been doing post processing since we got back and working on a laptop with a small sensor so I didn't notice the issue, but I'll recheck it now.

Shot this with D800 and 24 to 120 f4 lens .

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I can't confirm that the information is correct, but I have been told my Nikon that they will patially support Nikon Capture NX2 by continuing to update the NEF Codex that will permit RAW conversions from newer model Nikons. I hope so, I find the advantages of Capture Nx2 to Aperture to be significant. I also have the NIK suite, CS5 and Photoshop Elements 11. Each has it's specific applications but I can PP 90% of my RAW photos in 5 to 10 minutes each with NX2.

have been using a red dot sight on my Nikon 80 t0 400 (both old and new versions for the past couple of years. Used with my D200 and D800 bodies. I originally tried mounting it with the Weaver mount to the hot shoe but it wasn't rigid enough to stay calibrated. I then made up a mounting that I drilled and tapped into the lens L collar and that does the job.It works fine and simplifies BIF because I can keep the subject in view asit approaches rather than having to keep my eye to the narrow field of view in my viewfinder.

My first SLR was a used Exacta II I bought at Peerless Camera in NYC at their "Gold Rush Sale" and I waited in line all night to get it.
That was in 1950. My first DSLR was a D200 because I could use the Nikon F lenses I accumulated over the years. I now have a D800 and a D7000 and I haven't regretted my original decision for a moment.

A lot more bird photos I have shot. We're leaving for Alaska on Saturday. I'll post some more in the Summer.

These guys are usually hiding but this was a young one that was seriously annoyed and was squawking his head off.

Squawk!

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Lake Worth FL has an annual Street Painting Festival that is a great photo op.

Redhead with other colors

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Lunch Break

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Sunbeam

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I use NX2 and View NX (I shoot only Nikon NEF) and find it very fast, intuitive and easy. It does 90% of what I want. I've used Lightroom and it didn't add anything. I use Photoshop for cloning and some layers that can't be handled by Nx2. The major issue with Nx2 (which was developed by NIK for Nikon is that the new beta version NXd is completely different. It doesn't use U point and it was developed by a 3rd party after NIK was purchased by Google. I downloaded and tried Nxd and I will not use it. If you get a legacy version NX2 I think you will like it but I don't know if Nikon will continue to support it. If that happens I'll have to switch.

I'm handling RAW files (48mb) from my D800 on a SONY laptop running Windows 7 64 bit with a dual core 2.2ghz processor. It was very slow with some functions using 4gb of SDRAM but upgrading to 8gb made it workable. The horror stories about handling big files aren't as bad as described. Resolution, even after cropping to Dx is still hugely better than the D7000 since you're using just the sweet spot of the Fx lens and noise is barely noticeable at ISO 3200. I'm very pleased with my move to Fx (but I started with Fx Nikons in 1965)

I recently went through the same question. I had the D200 for many years and was happy with it, My wife bought a D7000 and after trying it many times I ended up buying a D800. I do a lot of wildlife shooting and I was concerned about the frame rate and reach of my long lenses, but in the last analysis the feel (form factor) of the D800 was much closer to the D200 and I found I was most comfortable with that. If you are used to, and like, the D200 try the D800 body. I find the smaller bodies (7100 and 610) don't feel right particularly with larger heavier lenses. The other limitations became less important to me than my comfort in handling the camera.

I recently went through the same question. I had the D200 for many years and was happy with it, My wife bought a D7000 and after trying it many times I ended up buying a D800. I do a lot of wildlife shooting and I was concerned about the frame rate and reach of my long lenses, but in the last analysis the feel (form factor) of the D800 was much closer to the D200 and I found I was most comfortable with that. If you are used to, and like, the D200 try the D800 body. I find the smaller bodies (7100 and 610) don't feel right particularly with larger heavier lenses. The other limitations became less important to me than my comfort in handling the camera.

Great shots Bev. Talk to Marcia I just found out that she has always been using her Nikon with her left eye.