Nice Shots. Nothing like learning your way around a new camera - have fun, and good luck!

It's a shame you only had the camera, and not the gun.

Do the cameras have a reset option? If so, I would reset them and check. Good luck.

My vote would be for the Canon 80D. All the lenses you bought will fit and work, and the 80D can be had used or new for great prices.

I have the Canon 55-250mm STM lens as well and I am blown away by its performance, especially for its ridiculously low cost. I would have liked a wider angle than the 55mm, but I have augmented it with Canon's 17-55mm f/2.8 lens which also provides me with excellent results, but carries a stiffer price tag. These two lenses, plus the Canon 10-18mm lens comprise my general walk-around "kit". When I want to walk around less incumbered, I take just my Canon 15-85mm.

Personally, I would look elsewhere.

The 80D is a great upgrade for you - I have one myself, but it all depends on how long you can/will wait. Canon should be announcing the successor to the 80D (everyone's calling it the "90D") by October of this year. Actually, rumor has it that the 80D's replacement will combine some of what the 7D has since the 7D line is rumored to have been discontinued. Upgrading to the 80D would be a natural for you, but what if the "new 90D" has greater features that you find as must-haves? Oh, one more thing. A "new 90D" will cause the 80D prices to drop. How low, no one can say. But waiting a few months could pay dividends whether you go for the 80D or the "new 90D". Just sayin'...

On 6/1/19, sales tax became due and payable from all purchasers buying on the web to the purchaser's home state (if that state has a sales tax). The law now states there need not be a physical presence in the purchaser's home state for sales tax to be due and payable. In eBay's case, there are two charges because there are two "vendors", the seller and eBay. eBay, under the law, is required to collect the sales tax, so a separate charge will be added to the sale and show for sales tax.

I always use 85mm and up for portraits. I have found over the years that the 50mm (and lower) distorts too much, even though it's "crop factor" on my APS-C Canon cameras would imply 80mm. Remember, the 80mm is not a true 80mm in this scenario, it is simply a crop factor as a function of the sensor size.

IMHO, the move from DX to FX for someone who does not earn his living through photography is not warranted. DX cameras, including the D7100, give outstanding performance.

The film 35mm SLR "killed off" the twin lens camera and I'm sure when the SLR hit the scene a similar discussion to MILC/DSLR took place. It's all about technological evolution - face it, the death knell for the DSLR has been sounded.

The second one reminds me of an early 1950's postcard - half picture and half drawing. Colors are typical for those postcards - fake. I never did see the "art" in them, just considered the look as a low cost way to produce them.

Obviously, I prefer the second pic after appropriate work in LR.

Congratulations on your new camera and welcome to this great world of DSLR photography!

There is also a lot you can learn on YouTube. You will find basics on aperture, shutter speed, ISO, lenses, composition, and step-by-step operation of your D750 - plus much more.

FWIW, consider previously owned gear. I just bought a Canon 80D for just over $600.00 and it is fabulous - looks and functions like brand new. I was upgrading from a 40D for the video function. I already had all the lenses I need from the 40D and I couldn't be happier with my purchase.

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I agree. Nice series, but I'll take #3.