I am enjoying reading about all of the gray market chatter from south of Can-Am border. Up here, our authorized, factory and independent repair facilities Have no problem dealing with equipment with Canadian serial numbers and foreign serial numbers with expired warranties. Nikon, Canon and others can’t honour foreign warranties, but can honour international warranties. America First is a terrible idea if this is what it means.

My kit includes the Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8; the Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8; a Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 as well as one other zoom and a number of primes. All are f/2.8 or faster except the Nikkor 300mm f/4. I am ready for all of my imaging excursions and projects.

I’m in Canada (Toronto) and bought a used US model D300s. I had it serviced at Nikon Canada with no difficulty. When I asked, they advised me that they were unconcerned about the origin of the equipment. I have also had Nikon equipment serviced at the independent Sun Camera not too far from my office and they are authorized by Nikon and can get any parts needed if Nikon Canada has inventory. With exchange rate, I’d suggest that all you Americans worried about “gray market” seriously considering dealing with more friendly Canadian repair services.

I am still using LR 6.1.1 and having zero issues with it.

Let's not get sucked in to MegaPixels. I sold images I took with a D70s DX body that had 6mp. Largest was a 16"x24" shot in JPG.

I had this lens (Nikkor 24-300mm) for a short while and was not happy with the soft IQ.

What “those people” don’t realize, or want to realize is that the images they are so proud of NOT PROCESSING have been processed by the on-board software installed in the camera bodies by the manufacturers. Their images are JPGs which have been rendered from the raw data captured by the sensor. The processing is based on algorithms that the engineers decided on to produce images that “most users” would like. It’s the equivalent of a Polaroid compared to film that has to be developed. NOW watch those heads explode!

THIS is a great question. I was using a D300s and a D700 with different lenses mounted for quite a few years. It gave me the ability to shoot wide and tele without changing lenses in the field. A bit bulky perhaps, but I was OK with it to gain the advantages. My last trip with this gear was an excursion to Iceland in 2015. Those in my group who were taking photos were using their phones or PandS's My images are amazing but I was getting bit bogged down by the weight. in January 2016 I sold both bodies and picked up a D810. MUCH more convenient, notwithstanding the lens swapping. Now I generally pick 3 or 4 lenses to shoot with depending on where I'm going. (My arsenal is 11). I keep swapping to a minimum knowing that I can composite or use pano in post. I'll sometimes shoot in DX mode but prefer to composite and crop to maintain high resolution.

It is very hard to dispute the logic of this argument. Today’s advanced digital technology makes creating fantastic images so much better than the primitive equipment used in prior decades. It’s just too bad that “photographers” such as Henri Cartier-Bresson and Ansel Adams did not have access to the great stuff we have today. If they had, they may have become famous.

Hmmm. I am currently running LR 6.1.1 which is installed directly on my iMac. It is not a cloud version. Is there an update that I can download which won’t mess up my system? Thanks VERY MUCH. My next step will likely be to go to the subscription version, but I am too comfortable using what I have now....

Excellent observation - that’s the reason they a good photographer NEVER crops an image EVER. Sheesh!!

It is not a matter of “quality”. It is a matter of what details can be brought out of a RAW capture that would not be possible once data is discarded by the in-camera processing of the sensor information to produce the JPG. Attached is an example of a RAW capture processed in LR 6.1.1

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No ants or any other bugs noted. I have the Mk 1 and love it.

I am going to have people who detract from my recommendation but here goes: You have a D5600 crop sensor body. That means that the field of view on a 24-70mm f/2.8 zoom lens will give you an image similar to a 42mm lens on a "full frame" i.e. 35mm film equivalent sensor. That is not the wide-angle that you're looking for. To achieve a wide-angle field of view you will need a lens that has a minimum 14mm to 18mm PHYSICAL focal length. You're next problem is that a DX lens is not the best for you if you plan to go to an FX body at some future point in time. So, what I'd do (and did) is pick up a Nikkor AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED. The IQ is great, build quality is great and use on DX and FX bodies is not a problem. The lens is well made so if you want to economize, a used copy will serve you well.

The lenses that you refer to as “D” (the D just means that the lens communicates distance information to the body so that a compatible speed light can provide more accurate illumination) are AF - autofocus lenses that have a mechanical coupling to a Nikon body with an internal drive motor. Nikon’s Z bodies do not have an internal mechanical drive motor and therefore will not focus AF lenses. The “button” you refer to is the “Purchase” button for new AFS or Z lenses.