steve_may1

mmm....lost the original thread a little above, haven't I. Despite owning a D750 as well I chose the D7200 to take to Disneyland Paris with my wife and daughter recently. 16-85mm lens and no external flash - travelling as light as possible. 500 photos and 30 video clips by the end of day 2 - well and truly in the dog house, galloping towards silent meals. Didn't take many photos on day 3. No regrets on the choice of camera though, brilliant and versatile little camera, did all that was asked of it.

Sad, I agree, as I said above the camera manufacturers need to aggressively advertise what a dslr can do that a cell phone can't - why buy a dslr otherwise? - because you want 2lbs + of extra weight hanging around you neck all day? I'd push the high ISO limits personally. Cell phone users want family/friend pictures mostly I imagine - happy smiling faces of people. The telephoto option would attract some over as well, brilliant shots of kids playing sport - those with young families love these kind of shots. Is a cell phone currently limited to about 70mm? If a manufacturer can't think of what is good about their own own product....game over.

When I want to boost sales I increase/introduce more advertising. Outside of camera magazines, not a new market, I rarely ever see any advertising. What can a dslr do that a camera phone can't, or can't do very well? If there isn't an answer to this question that can't be pushed hard then I'll be upgrading my dslr to a camera phone. I would worry that too much reliance (not complete) has been placed on the existing user continually upgrading as opposed to aggressively chasing down new customers. The big problem now is that dslr's are so good (from any company) that there is really no need to upgrade - image quality is now improving little if at all, the reliance is on touchscreen/flipscreen etc that we could all live without. The introduction of wifi was a clever step in the right direction that neutralised a camera phone plus. Additionally, if I introduce a new product I want people to say 'wow' I like that. The D7500 is getting a lot of criticism (rightly or wrongly) on this and other forums and that is before it's release! In my opinion, including 'dual card slots' and a 'battery pack' would have made this a 'wow' camera - summarising criticisms from elsewhere. Would this have detracted from D500 sales with a stellar AF system and 10 fps, very well designed, weather sealed and structurally solid body? So why hamstring the D7500? (In my opinion again, as always). Nikon have designed some legendary camera bodies, I merely want a few more. Can you not have a legendary camera that is not a flagship?

I mostly shoot full frame, but when I wish to travel very light and with high quality I take a D7200 and I am very very content with the results this camera offers. I can carry this all day with a 16-85mm lens and not notice it, unlike a full frame body with a 24-70 f2.8. I truly hope Nikon's fortunes turn round, both they and Canon are needed in their head to head battles to force standards higher. It was a little disappointing (for a Nikon user) to see Sony nip into second place, however briefly, just recently. The least this shows is that Sony are very very close behind - hopefully it is the kick in the pants Nikon require (my opinion). That aside, I really did look forward to the replacement for the D7200. There are pluses and minuses, as always. I like the tilt screen, I like the slightly deeper grip, I like the increase in fps and many will like the 4K video I imagine. I also like shooting stills to one card slot and video to the other - gone; I do use this camera for wildlife with a 300 2.8 + 1.4 tc, the additional grip is essential here - gone (little interest in bif). This is a big negative. Second card slot I can live without, loss of battery grip....no. For me, the pluses and minuses balance out in many ways, the introductory price therefore doesn't. I hope I am wrong, but it feels as though D7200 users are being 'moved' into upgrading to the D500 - we were the sport and wildlife people for some years. I can see the business sense in that on the one hand, on the other it leaves me very nervous about their future policy with anything but flagship cameras. ie., what is going to happen to the D750? - another legendary camera. The D7500 could have really taken off (still may) if a second card slot had been given and contacts for a battery grip included, that's all. With the frame rate and AF performance of a D500 I don't think this would have cost it sales.

<p>Tried contacting Imagenomic about an issue with their software. Impossible to contact. Despite having used an email address to buy the product the Support site says it is 'unable to find a user account' - my email address; thus making them impossible to contact.<br> Think I'll migrate to 'Portrait Professional'</p>

<p>Thanks for that Robert, I use several Topaz plug-ins.</p>

<p>Hi<br> Debating upgrading my tired pc and will probably wind up with Windows 10.<br> Has anybody had Imagenomic's 'Portraiture' software running in Windows 10? - it doesn't show Windows 10 as an OS on their website.<br> I'm using 'Portraiture' as a plugin in CS6 currently<br> Thanks<br> Steve</p>

<p>Does Lightroom 5 (paid for version) have a trouble free relationship with Windows 10 as well?<br> Steve</p>

<p>Thanks for the replies. Comments were from those who switched to Windows 10 very early, July I think. The few comments I found related to CS6 not loading from the CD; quite a few seemed to have issues with CS6 freezing which was apparently due to their graphics cards - so others commented (CS6 didn't freeze on Windows 7 for those complaining).<br> No recent comments, that I can find (patches perhaps?), and I must also consider that it is usually only those with complaints/problems who post online - so, many many people could be extremely happy with the Windows 10/CS6 partnership. <br> Problem is, I don't know.<br> Steve</p>

<p>I am currently running Photoshop CS6 (the paid for version) on Windows 7.<br> I am debating moving across to Windows 10.<br> What I have read online so far doesn't sound promising.<br> Is anybody using CS6 (paid for version, not cloud) on Windows 10, successfully or unsuccessfully?<br> Be glad to hear your views<br> Thanks in advance</p>