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<p>I tried auto today while capturing birds on my deck using the D800 and Tamron 150-600 and I must say I ended up with some great results. I had always shot with ISO of 200 but auto bumped it up to 1100 at time and I still got great results. I admit seeing the ISO creep up there concerned me but the D800 handled it beautifully.</p>

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<p>I would like to hear from people who have used auto ISO. I have always manually set it and normally shoot in Aperture priority or full manual when needed. I shoot with a D800 primarily and a backup D300. If you have shot using auto ISO and had good or bad results please let me know. Its one of those things I am curious about but just never tried.</p>

<p>Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 I have this lens and I am very happy with it. But if you don't require the 2.8 such as William said if your shooting outside at F8-F11 I would stick with the kit lens.</p>

<p>Will trying to photo the eclipse with no filter damage my D800 or D300. I was going to try Aperture priority F22 ISO 100. Thoughts?</p>

<p>I assume most of us out there that have done family photos have had instances where a child is so wild or just does not want to be in the photo. There is just no getting a good image with the child at all. My question is what do you do in this situation?</p>

<p>This reason is why I tell them in the meeting up front they will not be getting "ALL" the photos that they will get all photographer accepted images with minor corrections (color correction done in ACR) then they can choose from those a per-determined amount of images that I will do a full photoshop workup of. This is also why contracts even simple contracts are very important. There are simple contracts online that you can download where if nothing else it helps spell out in writing what the person will get and what your compensation will be. I always ask for half of the money as a save the date fee non-refundable (attorney advised not to call it a deposit) then the second half of the money is to be paid by 2 weeks prior to the wedding. I would still shoot it if they didn't pay on time but I would not deliver anything until payment was made.</p>

<p>I guess I would give her all the files in JPG or give her most of the shots renamed to seem to be sequential. Then chalk this up to another learning experience.</p>

<p>Kent,<br>

I am now in the Omaha area but grew up in Springfield, South Dakota which is close to Yankton. I am curious where you are from. <br>

I have my CCW and carry a concealed 9mm most often when I go out taking photos. In occasions like the one I originally posted I knew I was going to a park and there is posted no concealed weapons allowed so I leave it at home. But if I am just walking the neighborhood or going into Omaha I do tend to carry. </p>

<p>LOL William. I was actually using my new Nikon D800 (LOVE IT) that I upgraded from my D300 that he saw me with last year. Maybe hes a Canon guy? That with the 70-200 2.8 made me suspicious I guess. I can not fault the officer that responded as he was only doing his job as he had to. He even knew that even if I would have been taking photos of kids it was not illegal. Once again that's not in my comfort zone anyway so that part is a non-issue. And since he was very professional I even offered by saying I know legally I am not required to but I am willing to let you view the photos that I have on the camera. He declined to even look at them. I guess I was not so suspicious to him.</p>

<p>I have to admit I am very surprised the event staff would allow you to use flash at all from the floor.</p>

<p>Well this is what happened to me. I was walking several blocks from my home to a park I go to about 3 times a week. A guy drove by me several times, the last time while driving he was taking a photo of me with his phone. I remember this guy as a person who followed me several blocks last year from this same park. Well this time he called the cops and told them I was at the park (actually when he saw me I had not yet got there) taking photos of young kids. Well a local cop showed up and questioned me. He informed me that they were responding to a suspicious person with a large camera taking pics of kids call. I informed him I had not taken any photos yet that day yet but definitely would not photo any other persons child ever without consent, even though legally I am aware I could without with breaking any laws. I just would not be comfortable with that. The officer agreed I had not broken any laws even if I would have photoed kids at the park. I informed the officer I come to this park several times a week to photo birds and bunnies and an occasional military jet that goes by. We are close to an Air Force Base. My question to you all is have any of you had the cops called on you simply for having a camera and how did you handle it?</p>

<p>Thank you for all the feedback. I will be doing a lot of shooting with the D800 this weekend and will try a few different options based on your feedback. </p>

<p>Phil, If I understand your comment correct are you saying on the D800 you have to have both a CF and SD card in all the time? While I obviously do not know, not owning the camera yet that just does not sound right to me.</p>

<p>I am picking up a D800 today and I have a D300 running compact flash and D50 running sd cards. Now the D800 will take either or both. Is there any advantage of one over the other? Someone at one time said CF is faster but I have never confirmed this. Anyone have any opinions on this?</p>

<p>I have a Tamron 17-50mm F/2.8 somehow I got a fairly large dust partial inside of the exterior glass. I watched a video on someone taking the glass out to clean it and it does not look real hard but I know I had been cautioned before about taking any SLR lens apart. Normally I would leave this alone but it shows up bad in my images. I would like to get some opinions on taking this apart and blowing it out with my rocket blaster. Here is a link to the video I am speaking of and the element I am talking about is towards the end of the video.</p>

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<p>Its warm today around 65F. I am not a camera tech. More of a computer guy.</p>

<p>I have had great luck with my Tamron 70-200 2.8 and use it a lot. I went out tonight to take some quick photos and the auto focus was not working all of the sudden. I placed it in manual mode and it turns but with a lot of resistance. I tried to move it back and forth to see if it would free up but no luck. Anyone have any suggestions?</p>

<p>I have been looking to upgrade from my D300 and I am looking towards the D800/e I see a price difference between the /e and non /e version but the compare on B&H does not show any other differences. Can someone in the know tell me the differences?</p>

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<p>I have done this before with the use of a sound trigger. See my profile with the arrow going through tube lights as they shatter. You hook the sound trigger up to the flash and be in a dark room. Then open the shutter on bulb and when the sound hits the flash will go off and you have your image. It takes some practice but I think the results are worth it. I have talked to some people who just do the multi shot and rely on luck but the sound trigger works well. You can google sound trigger and find some kits off the internet to build your own.</p>

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<p> I have seen extremes both ways from the photographer just sitting in his/her chair and taking shots during the ceremony all the way to one who actually walked up behind the pastor and took photos over his shoulder during the ring exchange. I wanted some opinions on how you as a photographer feel about what is acceptable moving around during the ceremony. I have hear "You do what it takes to get the shot, its easier to ask for forgiveness than permission" to "You need to be invisible, its their day capture it but don't been seen."</p>

<p>Thank You<br>

Bill</p>

<p>My D50 did this one time. And when I removed the battery and replaced the battery it would come back down. I always worried about it but it never did it again. I now have a D300 so the D50 only serves as a backup when needed.</p>

<p>Oh and all that have provided the information on upgrading I (we) thank you very much. He has decided not to convert this lens but we do appreciated the information.</p>

<p>Peter He bought a body only off Ebay so he does not have the kit lens but he has some glass from his film cameras that he has confirmed will work and he shoots with that. The problem is the it is 70-200 so he has nothing for shooting short distance like at the ATV/Motorbike park this last weekend. I did get some good photos with my kit 18-55 so he is going to invest in an 18-55 DX kit lense. Hopefully we can get one cheep from someone who upgraded to a faster lens.</p>

<p>Thanks James, What is the process to have it AI modified? Is this a send it in to Nikon thing or something a local shop may be able to do?</p>