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I don't think it is a copyrighted place - it has been around for way to long (and you're in a public place, or at least a place to which the public has access).

 

I don't think it a terrorist concern as the terrorist could either do it covertly, or request special permission (obviously lying about his true intentions)

 

A couple of months ago they was a concert in the station which was being filmed. I took some photos with no problem.

 

I'd say that a tripod or a flash is a definite no - no, but just taking photos is _definitely_ ok. Next time I'm there, maybe I'll hang around and see what happens.

I'd take the one which looked like it had the more expensive camera gear in it;-)

You can drive the recent nikon bodies with only one hand, esp the on/off switch & the aperture / shutter / manual selection. Certainly those things are not possible with the canon bodies I've used.

They've put extra thought into how the lens is manipulated by modern fingers, improving the tactile experience and zoom responsivenes.

Transparent red dust?

About shoulder bags... The three things I think are important are a comfortable strap, a thin front to back dimension (so you don't get a big bending moment along your spine), and the ability to open the top with the left hand while you grab the camera with the right (or you might as well have a rucksack). Also look out generally for bad design - like zips where they are going to rub on you.

 

http://www.tamrac.com/5606.htm

 

http://www.lowepro.com/Products/Shoulder_Bags/allWeather/Compact_AW.aspx

 

From looking at those sites I'd say....

The lowepro looks like hassle to get into - 2 clips & long zip and the weight of the top probably would not keep it shut and your stuff inside, if you couldn't be bothered to close it properly.

Both are quite wide, front to back.

Both scream "Look expensive camera in here!"

Tamrac has lots of cheesy trademarks like "Slide Pocket" "EasyGrip" and "Strap Accessory System" which I find annoying.

 

If you might get a 70-200 f2.8 or any other long lens, you probably want a bag that can take it top to bottom.

 

And try running around with it.<div></div>

I don't know about those bags, but you might consider going to a shop with a very wide selection of bags and fiddling with them all until you find one that does what you want. Taking this approach in a big Japanese camera shop (which are good for having lots of stuff to play with), I ended up choosing a bag from f64 - a company I'd never heard of.

How do you know the size of the disk? Is it the measured size on a print or your monitor or the sensor or estimate based on what it is covering over?

I'd suggest you take the 400 in case the weather sucks, the 100 slide film in case it doesn't, and the 200 in case you want to waste some film. I'd avoid velvia unless you're going to be using a tripod. On top of that, you might consider some B&W film. The weather in Prague is not particularly weird.

I would second what David said. I bought an EF lens a week or so ago - I had my fingers crossed until it arrived ok. They send lenses out using Special Delivery, so they arrive in the UK in 2 days or so. My lens was not very well packed - the canon lens box was surrounded by a padded jiffy bag, and that was it. That might be fine for a cheap (few hundred quid) lens, but if I were buying a 1000+ quid lens I'd expect a bit better.

 

They are great for film and stuff costing less than 20 quid, but buying expensive things from them makes me anxious.

F6 definitely. Why? Better AF. Automatic film rewind. Vertical grip controls.

I don't think the flash problem is related to the upgrade. Exactly the same symptoms happened to me and required a Nikon fix.

The main difference is that bouncing of the ceiling is effectively increasing the size of the light source (all the flash light is coming off the ceiling) as well as changing its position. The sto-fen spreads the light which would normally go just forward to the sides a bit more. Most of the light hitting the subject will still go straight from the flash to the subject, but there will be a bit more light bounced from the walls etc.

 

I think the sto-fen costs about 1-2 stops. Bouncing off the ceiling will probably require *much* more light, but (i've found) produces a very natural look (like you can't tell flash has been used) (well you can, but the average punter can't) see here http://www.sobi.org/photos/Cat/B/index.html

My D70 makes me grumpy too. I too would very much like to spend a small fraction of my vast wealth on a better nikon DSLR.

I can get my F5 (and 50mm f1.4) to do a similar thing. With the lens at infinity focus, I try to AF on something really close (so everything starts off *very* blurred). Instead of tracking from infinity to close, looking for focus lock, the camera decides it is in focus already, and takes the shot. It's one of those things that happens very rarely in actual use but can be quite easily demonstrated.

You might also want to know that "By using 7dayshop.com, you accept that internet based communication is an adequate form of long distance communication between us". In my experience with I've found it not adequate (weeks to answer emails), and I ended up just sending the stuff back.

 

You can't phone them if there is a problem, but I would suspect that you'll get them to fulfil their statutory obligations, eventually.

I'm making the assumption that there would be limited availability & you'd have to pre-order.

I'd wait. Otherwise it would be like buying a car without having a test drive, you might not like it.

I had one of these.

 

Focus was slowish (on F100)

Warmish cast.

Some distortion.

 

Otherwise fine. The main "problem" was af tracking moving subjects.

I'd suggest ensuring you do get the warranty / service. The D70 is quite a complex little number and is not particularly robust. Mine required several repairs for various things and not having decent support would have been *really* bad. Even for things like focus adjustment, it is worth having.

 

If you're not convinced, try phoning up nikon, telling them your thinking, and ask what would happen in the event of service / repair being required.

 

I'd save buying gray for things you're happy to just chuck in the trash if they go wrong.

How do I get these pictures inline?

It's an f64 bag with a F5 & 80-200 f2.8 & 50 f1.4 & 17-35 f2.8 and lots of film.

Sign me up for the rebel and the kittens.

<b><i>Is the F100 built much better, can the D70

stand humidity, knocks and

the test of time? </i></b>

<p>Yes. Maybe, if you're lucky. The F100 is built out of a bit of

metal, whereas the D70 is plastic. I've used  a F100 in the rain

often with only viewfinder misting up. D70 got splashed by a water

cannon and was dead inside 5 minutes. If you're going to knock it, the

D70 is going to die. A F100 of mine was run over by a car (in Prague)

(bit bent but fine).<br>

</p>

<p><b><i>How does the AF compare? </i></b></p>

<p>The F100 is much better with non-AFS lenses. the D70 is a dog by

comparison, and its focus points are much bigger, and only the centre

one is any good. With AFS lenses, the D70 is ok (ish).<br>

</p>

<p><b><i>How does the metering compare? </i></b></p>

<p>Never noticed. Both are OK.<br>

</p>

<p><b><i>What about the control layout? </i></b></p>

<p>The buttons tend to be in (roughly) the same place on both cameras. <br>

</p>

<p><b><i>What does one camera have in the way of features that the

other

doesn't?</i></b></p>

<p>F100 has a real AF-S / AF-C switch. D70 has to be driven (slowly)

through menu system.<br>

F100 works with MF lenses. D70 won't meter.<br>

F100 has vertical grip / interchangeable screens / AA batteries.<br>

</p>

<p>D70 has fancy pop-up flash.<br>

D70 has fancy colour metering.<br>

</p>

"Bored of Prague in a week? impossible"

 

Sure it's possible. Walk from the old square, over the bridge and up the hill and you've seen everything already. Then you realise that (in summer) most of the people are tourists and that Prague is well on the way to becoming a twee little Euro city tourist event, rather lacking in personality (at least superficially). And then there is the realisation that Budapest & Vienna are *only* about 8 hours train ride away.

 

Redeeming features are, hot chicks, cheap beer, and lots of classical concerts.

 

I once did see a person actually using a canon T/S lens to photograph an architectural something, so it can be done.