It's important to remember that when you purchase a lens from the Nikon, Canon, etc, you are paying a pretty penny just for the name.
Larry, you handled that beautifully. You have given these students an experience they will never forget and will serve them well even if they only pursue photography as a past-time. Kudos and accolades to you.
make sure you hop on over to Ponce Inlet to get photogs of the lighthouse. I lived in NSB for 2 years and it's one of my favorite places.
BboH, great information, but a bit on the overload side. Thank you for your expertise.
I agree with Speter. Although the right DSLR can take some great video like the 5Dxxx series, if you want video, get a piece of equipment that is built to do just that. Canon and Sony make a great line of camcorders. Sony even make a great 4K camcorder. Good luck
Take a serious look at an IBM ThinkPad. They are a work horse of a laptop.
Does anyone think that Nikon will release only one model of the mirrorless camera or will it be a series. Would buying a first generation camera be wise, or would it be better to wait a generation or two later? After all look how long Sony has been producing their products.
Does anyone think that Nikon will release only one model of the mirrorless camera or will it be a series. Would buying a first generation camera be wise, or would it be better to wait a generation or two later? After all look how long Sony has been producing their products.
I've said this ad nausium , (sp?) rent, rent, rent, before you buy.
I once mounted a Minolta 70-200mm lens to a first or second generation Sony DSLR. If you aren't aware of this, but many years ago Sony bought out Konica/Minolta. I was working at Best Buy at the time and did this at the advise of my supervisor in DI. Amazingly, they had not changed the lens mount. Since the autofocus mechanism is built into the body of the Sony, that function worked as well. The autofocus in the Minolta I had was incredibly slow. The Sony made it whirl around like a dervish. Ergo, you might be able to sell the lens to someone with an older Sony DSLR. Sorry that took so damn long to explain, but I was amazed.
The Nikon SB400 would be a good choice, but when I was looking for a flash for my D60, I bought a Sunpak equivalent and it works great. Also saved a considerable amount of money.
Starting with the D7xx series, Nikon has a "Q" setting and that stands for quiet so it dampens some of the mirror slap.
As far as I'm concerned, you want a flash for a Nikon, get a Nikon flash. I bought a sunpack equivalent of the SB 300 for my D60 and it worked just fine, but for a cam like the 5500, I'd go with a Nikon flash. Good luck.
Being left handed myself I share in your woes and frustrations. I have a problem in that I keep touching my glasses with my right thumb and put a big smudge lens. Please excuse my ignorance, but what is BBF?