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<p>I have a number of mac ranging from an old Apple Xserve to the latest iMac 27. The Xserve is running 10.6.8 and can't be upgraded. I have CS5 and have now upgraded all of my available Macs to Sierra. I usually install on one and run it for a week or so before updating the others. I do have some bones to pick with Sierra, but none have to do with image processing. I also did not see a real improvement with Sierra - just a different look and feel.</p>

<p>I just did this when my 8 year old iMac died. I do have lots of Apple gear including an old Apple Xserve. I also have both a MacBook pro and an small screen Air. I'm with those suggesting an iMac. Look at the refurbished on the Apple site and you can save a couple of hundred dollars. Get one made after October 2015. It is the video card that is most important for photo processing. i5 or i7 processors are both fine.Get one with an AMD Radeon R9 M380 2048 MB video card or equivalent. Get the 4K Retina screen. 8GB of RAM is OK. I previously had 16GB and now find 8GB fine. With the new iMacs you can easily upgrade it yourself later if you find the need.</p>

<p>I'm going to wait for the exploding camera to come out.</p>

<p>Adding weight to the tripod as suggested will probably solve your problem and leave the money for beer.</p>

<p>I have been a photographer, either amateur or professional for over 60 years. The expansion of the possible in photography in the last decade is nothing short of spectacular. My iPhone 6s takes better photographs than any camera I have owned except my current DSLR. I use the phone for panoramas that I could never have shot previously. I can take the phone places setting up a tripod and stitching together numerous images would simply not be possible. On the other hand my DSLR opens low light opportunities that I never would have dreamed of. On top of that the processing capabilities of normal desktop computers (I'm on a new iMac) with spectacular software has opened up an entirely new universe of possibilities. At the same time, I'm not driven by the built-in obsolescence of digital cameras and always upgrading. I tend to wear my camera out before replacing. The only thing that would drive me to a new camera (probably the Nikon D500) is the autofocus improvement and the frame rate for stills. I don't shoot sports, so these are no critical needs and I'll wait until they are more common on the refurb and used market.</p>

<p>Unless you feel the need for the shallow depth of field of a fast lens, the current (and future) crop of auto focus technology and high ISO/low light sensors make the slower lenses the obvious choice. Not only are they less expensive, but also much lighter in your pack.</p>

<p>Shun, while I greatly enjoy and respect your comments, the newness of the gadgetry does not make my gear less effective, unless it fits a need, deficiency or stimulates some creativity. Giving me another stop in low light is of no benefit unless I have some use for it.</p>

<p>Whether metal or polycarbonate (plastic) cuts both ways. I think if you drop either from a significant height you are likely to suffer damage, though it may be different. The weather sealing is more important to me in the "durability" of the camera in the field. I may be able to prevent the catastrophic drop, but I would like to frequently take the camera into damp or wet conditions.</p>

<p>I think the issue is likely technique and not FX or DX. If fact, if your technique is the problem, it will be exaggerated with an FX camera. Have you checked and adjusted the focus for each of your lenses?</p>

<p>Digital photography is not about cameras. It is about how it liberated our creative vision. Photographs are still made in the mind, not the camera. If there is any stunted progress it is between the ears of the photographer.</p>

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<p>Shun, is the card reader setup in the D7100 like the one on my D7000? I suspect that their may be a small bit of debris that is preventing the lock from engaging to hold the card in place. I would try to blow out the space with a can of compressed gas and the small tube. It does appear that there is one small screw that holds each of the card readers in place. Does removing that screw enable the removal of the card reader? I would blow the compressed gas into the space with a card in and with it removed to try to move the lock to see if there is anything that has gotten in to prevent the lock engagement. If it were the spring I would suspect intermittent failures before a complete stop.</p>

<p>I think the offer to reshoot is both generous and most likely to provide the bargained for result in the contract. What you are offering is to perform the contract by delivering the images bargained for. Money damages are only appropriate as a substitute for actual performance. In this case you can offer performance and I would be as gracious about it as you possibly can -- bring a bottle of champaign to the shoot.</p>

<p>Possibly a little off subject, but I have had similar thoughts. We all lust for a new gadget. I have been shooting with a D7000 since they came out. I'm perfectly content with the image quality. I find only two shortcomings with the camera. I do wish for a faster and better AF. Once in a very rare while I wish for a deeper buffer, but not very often. I shoot RAW and JPG at the same time. If I wanted speed I would just shoot JPGs and be done with it. I do not shoot sports and very many moving subjects (except those moving in the wind). The build quality of the D7000 is just fine for me. The weather sealing as well. I do push the camera and work in environments that could challenge the build. I have about 50,000 activations on the camera and see no issues. I have cleaned the sensor once - that worked out great.</p>

<p>Ask yourself "How do I see things?" Your choice of lens should match your vision. If you see sweeping landscapes, you should get a wide angle lens. If you see detailed flowers or insects, then you should think about something that can do closeups. If you think in terms of sports or wildlife, then something longer is in order. One of the hardest things in photography is thinking about your own vision. Photographs are made in the mind and extracted with the camera.<br> Try to figure out why you like some photographs more than others and figure out what type of lens was used to produce them. If you get good at that, you will be able to nail it most of the time.</p>

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<p>For me the hard thing about photography has very little to do with the camera. Cameras have changed a lot in the 70 years I've been doing this. The hardest thing is conceiving of the vision you are seeking to produce, then figuring how to do it with the hardware (and now software) you have at hand. </p>

<p>What an interesting question. Is playing the piano hard or is it easy. My seven year old grand daughter plays the piano, so does Ramsey Lewis, one of my favorite jazz pianists. I'd never confuse one with the other. I think the answer largely depends on what your vision of photography is. Can you achieve your mental vision of an image through photography? Is that easy or difficult? If all you wish to do is make snapshots for family memories or take selfies with your phone -- it is easy. If you set the bar higher and challenge yourself to make complex images with many subtleties, that may be hard. I've been doing this for just about 70 years and I still find photography challenging. I have been asked by one of the photo software developers to write and article about my journey through photography over the years. I thought that would be easy - it turns out it is hard because it has been a long, complicated and rewarding journey and I'm enjoying it more today than at any time in the past.</p>

<p>The 120 was my favorite lens of all time. I had both the 150 an 250 here and did not find much use for them. When I owned Hassies, I also had a number of Nikon Fs and a 4x5, so the 2 1/4 fit into a niche. I loved using the camera more than any of the others. It seemed to fall to hand better, though when hand held it had a left handed shutter release that took a bit of getting used to. <br> While I have no desire to go back to film from digital, for the joy of ownership the body with a 120 could find a place on my shelf of memories.</p>

<p>I prefer a well hopped pale ale.</p>

<p>Do you like monkery jack or cheddar on your cheeseburger? This is that kind of decision.</p>

<p>Do you have the software to marry two exposures into one? If so, bracket the image and take the best of the dark and light areas.</p>

<p>Sandy, you might give it a try. The latest generation iPhones and Samsung phones are incredible cameras. I've been digital since the first D-1 and have about a million digital images. Some of the best are from my latest iPhone -- I too, have solid (though now two models old) Nikon gear. There are photos I can take with the phone that my Nikon cannot touch.</p>

<p>I would choose to create.</p>

<p>I was the guy back in the day the never went into the field without at least two Nikon Fs, a Hasselblad and a half dozen lenses. Cameras have become so much more reliable today I travel with only two cameras -- my D 7000 and my iPhone 6s. I frequently will find myself choosing the iPhone as the primary. My phone is a better camera than almost any I have owned in 65 years of taking pictures.</p>