Thank you for answering so quickly. And thank you very much for your advice!

Check out fumfie.com. They are selling the D7100 for $1,180. They are out of New York so you don't pay taxes. Its a bundle deal with 4 lenses. Check it out. They are the cheapest I have found and have used them a couple times. They are very knowledgeable and helpful.

I just bought the Nikon D7100. I am wondering if I made the right decision on this camera. For my PI business, I will be taking close-ups, long distances, night time photos and videos.

I also will need the pictures and videos to be time and date stamped. I have heard that this can be difficult to do when transferring the photos or video from the camera to the computer, I have a Mac. I understand it is on the camera but once transferred the date and time are lost. Any help with this?

Is there a "special" lens for videotaping and a different lens to use for photos? What about lenses for day versus night use?

I am also looking to buy a SLR camera for my son. He is planning to take a photography course in college so I would like to get him a nice camera as well.

I understand that you can NOT interchange lenses from Nikon to Canon, if this is so, then should we both have Nikons?

I welcome any and all advice.

Thank you in advance!

Hi there, I'm tnzmzoom. I am new to photography. I am starting a private detective business and it is important that I learn about taking great clear focused pictures and videos from close up to far far away.