jack flannery

Sold mine. Frankly I wish I would have sold the D800. It is a lot more practical for just taking photos. Very forgiving.

<p>When I was doing field work in the high desert on NM (geologist), a F2 was my camera. Dust. Dirt. Rain. Heat. Bah, it's nothing. I knew a guy who used one in Antarctica. Where it was so cold the meter might not work but the camera did. Then one day I was climbing up a cliff to a ledge that had a rattlesnake on it. I jumped back, dislodged a boulder which then rolled down the slop and over my camera, which was lying on the ground. The damage? One small dent. If that would have happened to my D800, there would be a thousand shards. I wouldn't go back to film, but one cannot deny the utmost quality of the Nikon F2. </p>

And the 28-105 has a close focus option.

<p><br />Apparently not.</p>

The only thing I can say about B&H is I have never had one thing to complain about them. I have a friend who takes his

family to NYC on vacation and he goes there because as he says, "that place is amazing."

The 28-105 is a far better lens than the old 24-120. But if you insist, I will give you mine for postage. It is just gathering

dust.

I like the ISO wheel. That thing is giant.

<p>Well, if you are disappointed with Nikon, try the Olympus E-M5. I've had one for a while now and I rather hate it. The build quality is pretty crappy. My $300 battery pack turns off the camera when it is installed now, and it looks like it has been in battle, and it hasn't. It's small and has some good features but it is very frustrating to me. I bought it to travel with and every time I use it, I feel like throwing the dang thing. Pick up one of my Nikon DSLR's and it just falls in the hand. I'm pretty done with the micro 4/3's experiment after having owned two of them. </p>

<p>I bought a refurb D7000 and a refurb lens (forgot which) from Nikon and would have absolutely no problem buying another one. A risk of 9 months of warranty is one I am willing to take.</p>

<p>It looks to me like the focus is way out of whack. The window frames in both pics are more in focus than the face. I would return it. </p>

The best 7100 update is to modernize the 17-55 and stop with all of these 18-xxx consumer zooms. Enough already.

<p>On one hand, I need a viewfinder. Period. And I commonly require a small camera. So I have tried the V1, the EP-5, and the X-Pro 1. When it comes right down to it, nothing matches the responsiveness of the DSLR. So I don't know why Nikon would introduce a mirror less high-end camera unless they can jump 2-3 generations in technology. </p>

<p>Odd problem. I don't get the offset where the colors go wonky. What kind of hardware are you using? I don't know why it would be the card. Can you take a card with the faulty images to a different computer and look at them there? Are the cards compatible with your camera? It seems to me that if you are the only one with this particular problem and it is happening with multiple cards, it probably isn't the cards. I would be suspicious of your computer.</p>

<p>I sold one of my V1's to a friend who commented on how much "the tube" costs. After he got it he was gushing how it worked with long glass. The Nikon 1 cameras are a heck of a lot better than many "experts" claim. I wish they didn't screw up the interface of the V1. It is the perfect motorcycle camera.</p>

I gave a V1 as my motorcycle camera. It is small and fits anywhere. Afterwords, I bought an EP5. There is one glaring

difference. The build quality of the Nikon is miles better than the olympus. The V1 is tough as nails and the Olympus is

looking pretty banged up. I wish they would have kept that body style with some interface enhancements. Like the stupid

mode dial. I don't mine searching through menus but the mode dual wrecks what would otherwise be a nice little camera.

Get the D800 and an old 28-105D. It is a decent, lightweight, moderately fast zoom with a macro mode. They are also cheap as all get

out. That will get you started with FX. I don't think you will regret your decision.

<p>I have vsn 3 that I picked up for a reasonable price. It's pretty heavy but is pretty sharp. I don't use it hardly at all.</p>

<p>The Nikon 28-105 is in your price wheelhouse and is pretty good. No focus motor though.</p>

<p>David, that is not true. Apple lossless is very similar to FLAC. It is just supported by iTunes and apple players. </p>

<p>He posts some pretty nice shots from those crappy old sensors.</p>

<p>I like a small camera for motorcycling purposes. So I try a V1. Great tech, with a frustrating implementation. So I try a micro 4/3's (EM5). Build quality substandard. Decent tech but to be honest, the V1 is snappier. User interface problems. The Df? I'm curious but it sure clicks a lot of buttons. </p>

<p>All of these sneaker photos of the "new Nikon" look like those flying saucer pics. Or Yeti. </p>

<p>If I were you, I would look at a D7000. Slightly used or refurbs are well under your budget and you can use screwdriver lenses. They aren't current, but they aren't crap cameras either. </p>

<p>I just did a quick glance on ebay and you can get a D300s refurb for $850. That sounds like a pretty good deal to me. There are also a bunch of new ones.</p>

<p>That is what they should have done instead of the D600. Heck, use the D4 sensor.</p>