caroline_collier

Thank you so much for the information! Your photos are absolutely beautiful!

I do need to look at the lenses to see if they have a focus mark. I have a 28 mm, 50mm, 28-80, and 70-300 that I bought a long time ago with my F100 camera. Those probably have the mark. I have a D750 that came with a 24-120 lens. I had thought of converting the D50 because I don't use it anymore, but if I'm just using a filter I'll use the D750 and either my 28mm lens or the 50mm lens. I'll definitely get the Hoya filter. I didn't even know they still made infrared film. My brain doesn't go to film as an option automatically anymore- that's sad. I think they discontented the one I tried years ago. In any case I'll start with the filter to play with it and maybe I will order some film and break out the film camera later. Thanks for all your suggestions everyone!

I hadn't even thought of a filter. Thank you so much for the recommendation! I will go that route! :-) It is landscapes that I'd like to do, so the filter/tripod should work great. Both photos are so beautiful. Thank you for sharing them!

Hello Everyone, I'm interested in trying infrared photography. I've actually thought of converting a camera before, but never did it. Can I just ask for an opinion? I have a very old Nikon D50 that I could send in to be converted for $275. The website Kolari Vision has an already converted point and shoot Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS35 for $280. I know the D50 is so old that I thought maybe the technology of the point and shoot might produce better images, but I don't know much about point and shoot cameras. I know that what I'd lose is a lot of control, but I just wanted to hear others' opinions on the quality difference. I considered getting a D3300 that is already converted, but its twice the price and I don't know if I'm truly going to stay interested in infrared photography. Thoughts?

<p>Thank you everyone, I appreciate all the great suggestions! Andrew- I'm sorry, I realized I responded to the infrared suggestion to Andreas- I need to learn how to read. Rick, a friend of mine also suggested the D750, I've added it to my list to check out. <br> As for price, I really don't want want to go too far out of the $2,000 range or less for the body. I could go a little higher if I needed to, but from all the suggestions, I don't think I need to. I'm not very concerned about the size of the 200-500 lens because I would use it specifically for wildlife, I'm not planning to take out for general shooting. Andrew I appreciate the mention of the low light and the FX body and Im listing all of this information in my notes. <br> I really do want to thank everyone for all the great advice! </p>

<p>Wow, I have so many responses! Thank you so much, everyone! I will certainly consider all your suggestions, and I really appreciate them! After reading all the suggestions I really do want to check out the D7200. A friend of mine recommended it as well. I've read a lot about the D500 being the camera for wildlife, and I am willing to go $2,000 for the body, but since I’ve been able to work with my old D50, I know that I will really enjoy any of the new bodies! I’m not very technical but I do need to research the differences. I appreciate the mention of the memory buffer being slow on the D7100. </p> I am going to follow everyone’s advice and start with the 200-500 lens now, and then take the time to thoroughly research the bodies you recommended, and go play with them in a camera store to be the final determiner about which one is *my* camera. I’ll wait for Christmas discounts to purchase and hopefully by then I will decide on the body! Ha ha Andreas! Converting my D50 into infrared is something I am thinking about! I've been thinking about it for a few months. I love infrared! I used to shoot infrared film, but I haven’t seen any in a long time. I found a place online called LifePixel and I’m thinking of going for it! Thank you again everyone, I really appreciate all the suggestions. You've helped me decide to go ahead with the lens and helped me narrow down the cameras! I'm glad I found this group!

<p>Thank you for the information! I hadn't thought about discounts around Christmas, so I will definitely wait. I need to go to a camera store and play with both the lens and bodies. Its been a long time since I looked at cameras (except online) and I know they have changed so much. I will definitely check out the ones you mentioned. <br> The lens is definitely massive, but I think it will be okay. I have a tripod if its too big to hand hold. I know it will take me a lot of practice, but I'm okay with that. I spend hours hanging out in the woods anyway. I get lucky and see see a lot of animals-- any time that I'm not prepared for photos.. now I need to learn to get better at stalking them.. :-) <br> Thanks again for your advice!</p>

<p>Hi Everyone,</p> <P> I just wanted to get an opinion. I enjoy photography as a hobby. I started years ago with film, and my camera was a Nikon F-100. When digital took over, I bought a Nikon D-50. That is the camera I still have. At the time I just bought the body only, and I used (still use) the lenses I had with the F-100 which are a 50mm f/1.8 G, a 28-80 f/3.5-5.6 D-AF and a 70-300 F/4-5.6 G. I really would like to upgrade and get a new lens, but I’d also like to upgrade the body and I don’t know which I should do first. I know in general the idea is that the lens is more important, but I’d like to know opinions on this if the camera in question is so old. It still works fine and takes nice photos, but I’ve gotten into wildlife photography lately (total newbie at it, but having fun and I’m going to take a class on it). I notice that the camera is pretty slow, and I’d like a better autofocus system. I’m also finding that I need a higher ISO with my new wildlife hobby, and I’m getting a lot of noise. As far as the lens, I would like to have a new zoom lens because of course I want to be closer to the animals.. and I’m looking at a Nikkor 200-500 f/5.6E ED VR. As far as I can tell, my camera should work with it. I just would like opinions on if I should go for the lens first or the body first. Thank you! </P>