Love the camera, owning d7100 and the d3200, this is the pro version of DX Nikon camera. Just returned from Bali where i worked with both cameras the d7100 and the new 500, the dynamic of the 500 is excellent and the overall picture is flawless, what about the camera that i like it is the ease of changes that you make while taking the shot, what i referring is, no more going back to the menu to make the appropriate change, all the change and settings are on your finger tips, without loosing to much time.

If you are looking for a sharp lens at 300mm, your best bet is a prime - either a 300mm F4 or a 300mm F2.8. The 55-300 and the 70-300 are consumer oriented lenses that generally have only fair performance at 300mm. The 28-300mm AF performance is dismally slow, has pretty awful image quality past 150mm, and it has poor sharpness in the corners and edges at any focal length and aperture. It is so bad that it did not make Nikon's list of recommended lenses for the D800. Now, because you plan on using your lens on a cropped sensor body, the results are going to be a little better than on a full frame camera, but still not up to a higher standard of quality.

I would suggest taking a look at the Nikon 200-500 and the Sigma 150-600 Sport, or if you want something a little lighter the Contemporary 150-600. Any of these will give you good to excellent performance at 300mm, and will be significantly better than the 55-300. 70-300 or the 28-300.

On the other hand, if you get an electric vehicle you don't have to muck out your garage quite so often, and it usually smells a little less pungent!

Hello fellow Hoggers. I am considering purchasing a new printer that will be capable of creating larger exposition quality images. I am looking for a machine capable of producing prints larger than the 8.5" X 11" that my current unit is limited to.

I am very happy with Epson so I have narrowed my choices to the following:

Epson Artisan 1430
Stylus Pro R2000
Sure Color P400 or P600

I am interested in any of your personal experiences with these or any other larger format photo printers. I know that there are other units that cost much more and that other manufacturers produce similar products so I will sit back and consider all of your suggestions. I know that many online services can produce exceptional prints for a much lower cost than I can do myself, but I just like to do my own.

Thank all of you in advance.

It depends on the shoot, and they are mostly - personal/classical concerts/motor racing.

#1 Right gear for the shoot (Bodies/lenses/filters/tripod/monopod/remote release).
#2 If shooting for a "client" back up bodies and lenses.
#3 Spare memory cards and batteries.
#4 Memory cards in bodies are formatted and batteries fully charged.
#5 for dawn/dusk shoots a torch.
I think that's a flashlight to us Yankees.

#6 For extended shoots water bottles/food etc and depending on the weather, protection for my camera and myself.
#7 Suitable method of carrying it all.
#8 Any media acreditation is organised.

I always shoot raw so, mostly, white balance isn't a problem

Remember when music CDs became available? When was that 20 years ago, maybe 25? There was hot discussion as to "how long will the CD last?" Yet, many have CDs from 20 years ago, and they play just perfectly.

Actually CDs became available about 1983--more than 30 years ago.

Let's talk CDs and DVDs used for image storage. I have been doing that since I began shooting with my Canon 20D, and that would be 2005 if memory serves correctly. Just last week I pulled images from our first trip to London, and from a CD used for storage, eleven years ago. Images are perfect, still.

Likewise, I've had two hard drives go sour before transferring my finished work to a DVD. Lost. And before you say "copy your work onto two, or three, or four external hard drives", spare me. I'll continue storing my memory card-to-DVD and post-production work to DVD.

I've worked at a radio station, and heard doom and gloom of how every music CD would stop functioning. Yet they play today. And, by the way, before you say "factory stamped CD", there are custom burned CD's from 1998 that still function perfectly to this day.

For those who find peace and a better night's sleep by using multiple external hard drive, I encourage you to continue since it gives you peace of mind. But don't consider a CD or DVD storage as Death Row.

Music CDs are still around and doing well, as are image CDs and DVDs.

I want either a (Tamron 150-600mm or Nikon 200-500mm) lenses.
I want to be able to get Sharp Images and Sharp Detail on Feathers when Shooting Birds. Lens will be used on D750 and a D7100.
Saw some photos Recently by Nikon 200-500mm Posted Here of some Birds but Feathers didn't have any Detail or Sharpness. (But the guy was very proud of them). Don't know if they where Over Cropped or What was going on!
I downloaded images and I wasn't impressed.
Some people seem to Love the Tamron and Others Hate It !


You might want to consider the Nikkor 80-400mm lens. It has a little less reach, but is a fantastically sharp lens.

I would like to here from Both Sides Tamron and Nikon Folks!