stephen_doldric

I use it for outdoor 5k road races all the time.. Aperture and shutter are important, but clouds and variation make manual difficult at times. I set my aperture to f4, then walk my shutter speed up as fast as I can go with an ISO I like. If it's bright out I'll get 1/1200th of a second, cloudy and I'll get 1/500th or so. My target ISO is usually around 400. That way if things brighten up the camera will have room too to go to ISO 100 if things darken a bit it has room to go up in ISO. Plus I can see the current ISO in the viewfinder so I can optimize shutter speed based on current ISO. It's actually quite brilliant, I get the aperture I want, I control the shutter speed and the camera helps keep up with changing lighting situations. I'm using a d700 and a d750.

<p>If it works, just keep using it. I have a D40 from 2008 and the only service on it has been cleaning the sensor a few times over the years. Its keeps chugging and in spite of my other gear, I continue using the D40. If you haven't used the d7000 a lot you might not even need a sensor cleaning. You can check by shooting a few shots of the sky or blank wall (yellow seems to be good) and see if you see spots on the image that you don't want.</p>

<p>I was under the impression that if you registered your lens online at NikonUSA via adding them to your gearbag that you were covered and didn't have to send the slips in (the old yellow card). Looks like maybe the new card they got rid of that requirement.</p>

+1 for what Kent said, but in all seriousness Canon makes some really good stuff. Perhaps you haven't made it to the higher quality Canon gear.

<p>I bought this <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IQ7PT5A?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00">Manfroto (amazon link) </a> <$300 US and I am very happy with it for the price. It includes a manfroto 498RC2 ballhead. I'm 6' 1"" tall and no issues with height. Its folds up, but I would not want to pack it around. Its a good car tripod. Very solid. Its exactly what I needed, a solid, good tripod with ball head that doesn't break the bank from a brand name manufacture. I suspect there are higher quality ball heads and someday I might replace it, but its not junk either. Its better than anything I have ever had before.</p>

Yup.. Agreed. The one thing I wish is that the shutter were quieter. It's better than the d700' but still not as quiet as it could be.

Forgot to mention my take on the shutter speed. only 4000, but in practice I haven't seen any issues. Base ISO is 100 vs 200 on the d700 makes up for that. ISO 100 also makes outdoor model/portraits easier since I can shoot with say f4 where I was only able to get to f5.6 with a studio light since I routinely run into the sync speed issue.

<p>I bought a D750 about two months ago. I had already parted with my D7100 and had no backup camera, just the D700. My 7100 just didn't have high enough ISO for me coming from a D700 and the buffer was too shallow for my shooting. My plans were to use both the D750 and the D700, but in practice there isn't anything that the D750 can't do better. Two card slots, with fast cards and it chugs right along for my road race shooting or as a backup for critical events. At first I thought the 24mp size was going to cause me grief, but I heavily use the DX (1.5) and 1.2 crop modes. Completely awesome. Walking around with the D750 is like walking around with an FX and DX camera. Minus the big wad of cash missing from my wallet. Low light is also completely awesome. The compressed focus points give me no issue in practice. I'm coming from a place where I thought there was no replacement for a D700. Portraits and street photography, outstanding! I'm not a huge fan of the way the grip feels, but its not a big deal. Heavy use of custom menus and I don't mind loosing better button layout of the D700. The folding LCD screen, haven't used it yet. but plan on it.</p> <p>Anyone else make the jump to a D750 from a D700? I figured its good to get feedback over time for anyone else considering doing the same thing.</p>

<p>Down low on the floor behind the front seats seems to be the coolest place in the cabin. Not sure about that vs the trunk. I tried a regular cooler in the trunk and measured the temps inside it and it really wasn't up to the task. Seemed to make very little difference over a prolong period of time. For a few hours yes, but not several hours.</p>

$1050 us will get you a used full frame d700 from keh.com in ex+ Condition. Though you won't have any glass since what you currently have is dx. I know it's an older body, but it's still a fantastic camera and I use mine all the time. I'm not parting with it until it can't be repaired anymore. I also have the d7100 and it too is a great camera. Both have excellent 51 point auto focus whic is a huge help for sports. I got rid of a d7000 because I didn't like the 39 point af. My in focus percentage is much higher now. Next up after you upgrade your body, you will want to look into better glass.

<p>I tried using a D90 as a scanner for prints and I was never able to beat the quality of my Canon LidI scanner. Learning curve and setup will take time, I'm sure you "could" equal the quality with enough effort and the right setup, but I would recommend using a scanner. The scanner is slower, but the quality better.</p>

Upgrade to a d7100 if it solves a problem for you. I upgraded from a d7000 and am very happy. The two issues for me were better autofocus and the dial lock. the buffer is still shallow on the D7100 so it depends on your type of shooting. 24mp for me wasn't a selling point, but rock solid af was.

Those are great photos Ellis. I'm not defending or recommending the b1 as I don't have one or plan on getting one. Just sending out a link I found with some practice experience. I agree, with you though that TTL is just another tool in your arsenal. I use it when I think it's going to work better for me. Though I'm in Bill C's camp for johns problem I think that it would be harder to control variability between shots in a mass production setting like school photos if you use TTL. Things like controlling backdrop exposure will make you go nuts.

Here is a good comprehensive review on it. I don't think it's intended to be a studio strobe though based on its power source being batteries. http://sophastudio.blogspot.com/2014/06/buds-review-of-profoto-b1-air-off.html

Sridip I still love the system, but I agree it's only a matter of time. My time happened and I was just lucky. That was it, 100% luck in how it ended. I'm sticking with it, but being more carful and adding a tether. Black rapid should consider adding in a tether with each strap they sell.