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<p>Simply beautiful shots. Had a 2.8 Planar many years ago, wonderful camera. Still ask myself why I sold it. Tri-X at 320. Can't replicate beautiful B&W with digital.</p>

<p>Whoops! Sorry, forgot the rules.</p>

<p>One more.... from a P530.</p><div></div>

<p>Well, a day late & a dollar short. But, back in the Nikon camp again. Just a test shot.</p><div></div>

<p>Both were F4's.</p>

<p>I've had two 70-200 L's. With and without IS. Both were among the best zooms I ever owned. Optics were great, build was great.</p>

<p>I appreciate everyone's responses, and yes, perhaps I've been paranoid. I finally settled on a quality camera and hopefully I'll be happy with it and can post some pics. Your opinions is what makes this site so great. Thanks to all.</p>

<p>Thanks Robin & Shun, and yes, I'm probably paranoid. Really just looking for any good & bad experiences, trying to ascertain as to what I might expect if I have an issue that the company needs to fix. Appreciate your responses.</p>

<p>I posted about a week ago re: buying a new camera. Basically decided on either a D3300 or maybe a D5300. Unfortunately, my curiosity regarding customer service from Nikon (and Canon as well) led me to nothing but a ton of complaints. Are these two merely ignoring the customer? Am I being truly paranoid? I have had an issue with both companies in the past, Canon made the repair, no problems, took it to their Atlanta facility. With Nikon, I sent the lens (85 1.8 MF) 3 times, by the third time, it seemed fixed but I sold it. Don't know if I'm over-evaluating this or not. Any experiences with either would be very helpful. Just don't want a lemon.<br>

Thanks to all.<br>

Mark</p>

<p>I thank everyone for their responses. Mike, in terms of IQ, looking at it from a general sense. Will be doing portraits, possible some macro work, so really nothing too specialized.</p>

<p>Been away from this fine site for a good while, had to sell my D90 outfit a good while back to pay med bills, and hopefully looking to buy a replacement in the next couple of months. Two years without a camera is crazy. Being on a budget, I've been looking at the D3200 and D3300, as well as some bridge cameras (Sony DSC-HX400v and Gasp! a Canon SX-60), and read all the specs, but still confused. I don't plan to make the investment in a large outfit again, just looking for IQ. Obviously, what I'm comparing are different animals, so was looking for feedback from anyone on these cameras and their experiences. Thanks to all.</p>

<p>Taking this shot, I noticed how many faces showed up....</p><div></div>

<p>Downtown festival</p><div></div>

<p>So many fine photos today, as every Wednesday (and Thursday, not to insult the canon fans), and Matt, this is a great idea. I like it and if the bandwidth supports it, sounds great. These are taken from a recent festival. All taken with D90 and 18-105.</p><div></div>

<p>Simply too many fantastic photos here today. Beautiful work. And with all of the technological advancements, I'm still amazed at the quality from the D700's, D300's and D90's. Been recovering from an illness for several weeks, don't think I've posted this before, but if so, forgive me for I am old. Taken with the el-cheapo 55-200 non VR.</p><div></div>

<p>Wow, there must be something wrong with me then, I'm still happy shooting with my D90, and after 2500 shots, I haven't really scraped the surface of it's capabilities. Wish I could develop camera lust, but I can't, I'd rather just go & shoot.</p>

<p>Great photos today. Just a flower, nothing more.</p><div></div>

<p>Just Dolly coming by to say Hi! Robert, my sympathy on the loss of Buddy, just like losing family. As a side note, our Dolly was just diagnosed with SARDS (Sudden acquired retinal dysfunction/degeneration). We don't know to what extent her vision has been impacted, but if you have a dog and you suspect they may have vision problems, find a canine ophthalmologist ASAP.</p><div></div>

<p>Caught this from a civil war reenactment at a recent festival. Not sure if two of the guys were bored or nodding off.</p><div></div>

<p>Happy Wednesday to all. Just a lady and her hat.</p><div></div>

<p>Happy Wednesday to all. Well, for me, this photo did present some lighting issues, though not hostile lighting. Lots of sun and shadows all around that day.</p><div></div>

<p>Hi Laurie, actually, If I'm not mistaken, Tokina is suppose to come out with a 70-200 F4, but when, I don't know. But don't let that stop you, if you decide to wait on that lens, ok, if you can afford an 80-200 2.8/70-200 2.8 Nikon, that would certainly be a good option, but don't ignore the cheap 55-200 plastic lens. It's not built well, but it's optics are actually nice. My suggestion is to work with the two lenses, see where your work is being limited by what you have, and research and make your purchases from there.</p>

<p>D90, 55-200 Nikon kit lens.</p><div></div>

<p>Snack time!</p><div></div>

<p>Having owned both M's and R's (as well as an SL and SL2 - both tanks), If I were going to buy a used Leica, I'd look at one of the rangefinders. I've had an R3, R4, R4s, an R6.2 - all fine cameras, but saw very little difference in my prints and chromes versus the Canons and Nikons I had at the time. Also owned an M4-2, an M4P and an M6. The rangefinder lenses are just jewels, superb results and actually the M's were very fast and easy to use. I'd venture to say a perfect condition M4-2 or M4P could be passed to your grandkids (provided film is still available then).</p>

<p>Well, was out again at some local festivals, and discovered this young lady enjoying her ice cream. Oh, Roberta, wonderful shot of the damsel fly.</p><div></div>