Kinda makes one wonder just what that dress is advertising

Basically you're correct, but my point was there are multiple factors to look at, focal length among others, and the op my want to verify that the lens will actually fit his needs before spending $XXXX.XX on a lens that may or may not do the jobs he thinks it will.

While all the advise you have received is good, I think this all boils down to - you have a bad battery pack, and it's the one that won't hold a charge. Battery packs themselves are typically comprised of individual cells in the pack. If one of those cells shorts out, it will drain the rest of the cells in the pack, and sometimes any other packs loaded in the same device.

I think Peterff is pretty much on the mark. If it were me, I would get another battery pack, replace the one that doesn't hold a charge, and it will probably work as expected.

What you haven't stated is exactly what style of photography you practice. You already have a 28-300 which covers a respectable wide-angle to tight-in zoom range. The 70-200 you're looking at is already completely covered by the 28-300 as far as focal length. I shoot landscapes and would find that lens combo an enormously huge pain-in-the-neck because I would constantly be switching from one to the other to get from wide-angle to mid-zoom to tight zoom.

However, your shooting style may be quite different. What I would suggest is that you go back over the photos you have taken over the past several weeks or months that either appeal most to you, or have been your biggest sales. Check the EXIF data of those images to see if the brunt of those images fall within the 70-200 focal length you are looking at. IF you find that most of your best images fall within that focal length, AND you feel you need the increased aperture, THEN then 70-200 may well become a valuable addition to your arsenal. IF you find the above is NOT true, you may want to rethink your strategy.

I'm not a big fan of ANYTHING Apple. Having said that, it's pretty easy to ding any laptop on battery life. Having used laptops as my primary computer for the last 20 years I've come to look at the battery as nice when it's working, but don't depend on it in a crunch.

I'm just curious, and it could make a difference on how your question is answered: Are you asking because you want to ADD On1 to your PP workflow or are you looking to replace Photoshop/Lightroom with On1?

Nice job on all 3, although my favorite is #2. Thanks for sharing.

Very nice!! Love that sunset. Sure wish I had your subject matter to deal with at 'home'.

Can anyone else hear Jefferson Airplane playing in the background?


Nice job, Rob.

Very nicely done, Tim.

Ooooo!!! Very nice capture Pierre. That definitely belongs on a wall somewhere.

I have the D5200 and have really enjoyed it. Read the manual on it, but as others have said pick up a book such as 'D5200 for Dummies'. The manual will tell you what the controls do but other books will give you better insights on how best to utilize the controls.

You mentioned it came with a kit, but not what the kit was. That camera typically comes with an 18-55 lens, but has also come with the 18-140. I would recommend the 18-140 if you don't have it. Good lens for the price and much more versatile than the 18-55.

Steve, the Gallery is a great place to start if you want to post pictures and see how your images compare to others in the same subject area (Landscape, Nature, Portraits, Cityscape, etc.). If you do not specifically ask for critique in the Gallery, most of the responses are pretty generic; if you do ask for critique you will often get some more detailed responses in addition to the generic ones.

Another place to post you might consider is the 'For Your Consideration' section. You can expect members who view your images in that section to point out what they like about an image and what they individually might change or improve on. A good place to get suggestions on cropping, content, post processing options and even how different camera settings may have helped improve the image.

Keep in mind that any time you ask a group of people to give their individual opinions on a topic or object, you are going to get some responses that may seem overly harsh to you. In most cases, the author of the response is not necessarily trying to be mean or rude, but is expressing his/her self as best they know how on a written forum such as this.

Nicely done, Plymouth. I'm a big fan of Panos, especially if I can catch the subject like you did. Just to ask, what did you use for your stitching software?