Renee Shipley

I just ordered the Tokina 100mm; it shall arrive Wednesday. Just in time for me to have no chance of using it until Saturday...!

I am good there !

Wow. Thanks for the information! I just looked up the tokina lens...it gets rave reviews!?

Hi everyone. Been a while since I've posted! I'm looking to expand my horizons with the addition of macro work. Looking for opinions on dedicated macro lenses vs using extension tubes. I'm open to both. Looking to do flowers, grasses, etc as well as detail shots for weddings. I've been looking at sigma 105 vs nikon 105 vs tamron 90; does anyone have any wisdom?

Thanks Ed - have the Giottos blower in my shopping cart now. ThinkTank does make some nice bags as well. Will check out the RRS strap options. I want to be able to carry my camera on the way conveniently and comfortably.

Thanks, Dieter! Funny you should mention mindshiftgear as I already had my eye on this one. But I am going to look at those Streetwalker ones as well to see what they have. I appreciate the other suggestions as well. I believe I have looked at Peak Design before as well. In a not related comment, I have to express my regret that with the 'new' pn platform, I miss being able to sign in from a forum post and remain in that thread...I'm sure I am not the first to lament this.

Hello, I need three things and rather than make three posts, I'll just list them . Your recommendations are appreciated! 1. Sensor cleaning kit or supplies? There are a lot of choices; is one kit better than another? 2. I need a new backpack as mine is 10 years old. The zippers are not zipping too well. I would like to have the style that you can flip around in front of you, lay it forward like a table and get your gear that way..I think. Do any of you use that style? I think not having to set it on the ground would be a nice thing especially since waterfall locations never have a nice level place for your bag to sit. 3. A neck strap or shoulder strap or harness with a reliable attachment to the camera...for when you want to have your camera accessible while walking in the woods. I appreciate any advice - thanks! Renee

If it seems all I need really is a sensor cleaning then I am good with it! Thank you all and Mike for your time!

It's all good; it's been misspelled much more disastrously than that. And I have also been called worse things. haha

I actually took this one not quite a month ago.

True! I'm going to see if this works...uploading the original NEF... I see we can't upload that file type. wonder if i can message it to you.

Nope, no filter. What does 'false JPEG creation' mean? Have I done or set something wrong to cause this?

Just because I can - here is another example of this "gradient" or coloration I have experienced. You can see those lines in this photo as well, but coming from the opposite direction.

I will try this and see what I come up with. Thank you! YES! I didn't want to mention that because I really thought I was seeing things. There are definitely strange lines showing up in both the original and Mary's edit. You can see them if you look at the left edge of the photo where the hill meets the sky - there are lines that sweep on a curve from that point up toward the middle top edge of the photo. I have never cleaned this camera's sensor and I have less than 1k photos taken. Perhaps the sensor NEEDS a cleaning..

I do think it is better. Thank you for the assistance! Lots to learn about this new camera - the good thing about that is, I just get to shoot more in order to do that!