I had the D7000 and upgraded to the D750. If you have the money, that would be my advise. The D750 has an incredible auto focus sensor. With my original lenses that I used on the D7000, I now get much sharper pictures and much better low light pictures. My wife and I made a similar trip three years ago. IMHO the 70-200 f/2.8 is sufficient. You may want a wider angle for some of the Grand Canyon and Colorado River shots. If you are worried about telephoto, rent a 1.4 extender.

You're a little early for April Fools Day.

Thanks all. Still a little confusing; but I got an idea of how to approach this challenge in the future.

Lets me start over. What is the process to follow when using an SB800 attached to Nikon D750 in Manual Mode. A friend asked to take some pictures of his band during a dance. I was able to up my ISO to 12,800 and take a reasonable picture; but not good one. I decided to use my SB800 to get a sharper picture by reducing my ISO to 800. I needed to have a reasonable depth of field so I set that at f/8. I would have liked the depth of field set to 12 but the shutter speed was nearly a full second. Even at f/8 I had to adjust the shutter speed 1/30 sec. Since the band was playing and there was movement, I was concerned that 1/30 sec was too slow and the picture would be soft. Could you please suggest a methodology on setting up my camera in this environment. Thanks in advance.

I have a Nikon SB800 and use both the pop-up and speed light. I would use the speed light normally; but there are times when I do not have it with me.

I had a D70, D7000, and now the D750. There is no comparison between the D7000 and the D750. With the same lenses, the pictures are sharper, significantly better in low light and easier to hold and control. Check Dxo Mark for any sense and notice the difference in rating from a 7000 to a 750. It is much more significant than from a 750 to an 810. The 810 is another excellent choice; but you have to have the extra money.

I'm using a Nikon D750 and I'm using Manual Mode. Typically it is poor light when I turn on the flash, unless it is just for fill flash. If I set the camera up with the correct exposure for low light, it typically will have a long shutter release, something more than 1/30 sec. I can go to Program Mode and resolve the question; but I'm missing something. How do you setup for flash in very low light that cannot be adequately corrected by high ISO? I must admit that I'm embarrassed to ask this question; but I don't know and cannot find out the answer.

I was very happy with this lens; but it was too heavy for me. I'm 75 and I could only hold it steady for a minimal amount of time; so I had to return it. Sure wish I was younger. It took some great pictures on a tripod. My main purpose for purchasing was to use with BIF. I cannot do that with a tripod.

Can anyone recommend a basic tutorial on using the movie function on my new D750? I'm having trouble keeping things in focus and I know it is a user problem.

I am a new D750 user and have purchased Darrell Young's book: Mastering the Nikon D750. I have found it very helpful. I'm about half way through it. It does take patience to work your way through it. There is so much that you can do with this camera. The only problem is remembering all of the info. Good luck and I hope you enjoy the D750 as much as I do.

Thank you for your responses. I suspected as much. Will use a camcorder to correct the problem.

First off I'm new to video and I have a new D750 camera. I have it set on 1080/60 and high quality. I'm trying to digitize some very old 8mm film by showing the film and then trying to video it with my D750. The problem I'm having is that black flashes are showing when I play the video. If I use a movie camera I do not see these black flashes. I suspect that I'm not in sync with the 8mm film speed; but I do not know how to correct. Any help would certainly be appreciated.

I recently purchaSED A D750 Also. At first the shutter was loud; but it does reduce after usage. I have taken about 1000 images and the sound is not annoying. It is similar to my D7000.

Thanks again to everyone. I have to do my homework on stacking, and hopefully that will correct the image.

Thanks guys. Again I'm trying to learn and not challenge your responses. I initially used an open aperture, 4.0, because I wanted to blur out the background. I decreased it to 8.0 to increase depth of field, hoping to clear up the image. The point that I did not consider was to reduce the ISO to 100 and since I was on a tripod, I really should not care how long the shutter was open. But going to f/22 defeats one of my objectives: to blur out the background. Is this a case of you can't have both and you need to choose what is more important? Again thanks for any help.