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<p>Micheal, the D7200 gets 6 fps, which is the same as the D300 without a battery grip. I still think the D300 is over-rated on fps, as my D600 is actually faster and takes more photos (buffer) than my D300. I thought there was something wrong with my D300 but my brothers is the same way. Regardless, 6 fps is more than enough for anyone. The D7200 is a much better camera than the D300. I would say that the D300 may be better built but I really do not think it is. After a years use the rubber grips will start to fall off of a D300. The grips on the D7200 are much improved!</p>

<p>Thank You Lil Judge.</p>

<p>David, I have had issues with almost every backpack I have owned. I have owned 5. I must say that I am pretty rough on them. I do a lot of Chattooga River walks where there are no trails. Some areas I have to get on my hands and knees to crawl under trees in the pouring rain. That kind of thing is not good on a pack.</p> <p>Currently I am using the Lowepro Pro Runner 300 AW. I like it because it is inexpensive and holds everything I need for an outing. However, a couple weeks back the zipper caught the water guard and got hung up so bad that it would not back off. Good thing there are two zippers! Prior to that pack I used a Tamrac Jazz, it is the worst bag I have ever owned. The velcro padding has completely fallen apart, cheap, cheap cheap! The best bag I have owned is by far the Lowepro Photo Trekker AW 2 but I like that bag to much to bring it out in the elements. </p> <p>Derek</p>

<p>Scott, no offense, but if you can afford a Nikon 600mm and a 300mm f/2.8 why are we having this conversation? You should allready have a RRS or the best Gitzo made. The only way I could afford a lens like that would be if I won the lottery and I would not buy any tripod under $400.00.</p>

<p>Thanks Les, that is what I wanted to hear. I had a couple of tripods prior to the Gitzo that really stunk with floppy legs. On one, I broke a leg off from over-tightening. I have a real nice Kirk Ballhead ready for it. Thanks to everyone for their input.</p>

<p>Thank You Robert, can you tell me if the legs have stayed tight?</p>

<p>The D7200 will be quite a step up from the D300. That is the model I will use to replace my D300.</p>

<p>Well I need a tripod after 6 years of heavy use with Gitzo. The Gitzo I had was a little over $400.00 new. It looks like their cheapest pods are $600.00 now and not near as <a id="itxthook0" href="/nikon-camera-forum/00dcyx" rel="nofollow">durable<img id="itxthook0icon" src="http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png" alt="" /></a> as my aluminum pod.<br> Anyway, I found this unit from Fiesol that looks perfect for me, the CT-3371. I just know nothing about Fiesol. The one thing that is very important to me is tight legs. I hate nothing more than a floppy tripod! In the six years that I owned my Gitzo I only had to tighten the legs 3 times! My Gitzo is still usable but missing 2 feet, I am not talking about the spike, I am talking about the threaded part that holds the spikes. And, every twist lock needs replacing. Their parts are extremely high priced, just not worth it!<br /><br />If anyone has experience with Feisol, I would love to hear it.<br /><br />Thank You,<br />Derek</p>

<p>Well I need a tripod after 6 years of heavy use with Gitzo. The Gitzo I had was a little over $400.00 new. It looks like their cheapest pods are $600.00 now and not near as durable as my aluminum pod. </p> <p>Anyway, I found this unit from Fiesol that looks perfect for me, the CT-3371. I just know nothing about Fiesol. The one thing that is very important to me is tight legs. I hate nothing more than a floppy tripod! In the six years that I owned my Gitzo I only had to tighten the legs 3 times! My Gitzo is still usable but missing 2 feet, I am not talking about the spike, I am talking about the threaded part that holds the spikes. And, every twist lock needs replacing. Their parts are extremely high priced, just not worth it!<br> <br> If anyone has experience with Feisol, I would love to hear it.<br> <br> Thank You,<br> Derek</p>

<p>Hey Shun,<br> Right after I made the comment B&H sent me an email to return the lens. So I immediately erased the post here. I thought I should go over the lens one more time before sending it back. I put it back on my D300 and it would not focus at all, nothing worked. So I again tried without the Kenko tube and it worked flawlessly. In fact, it focused as fast as my Nikon lenses! Then I tried each tube to see which one may be bad. All the tubes worked fine! After screwing with it for a whole day I could not get it to mess up again, even though it would not even focus to begin with. The conclusion I have come to is that it was never the lens but the Kenko tubes that caused the problem. So I am keeping the lens and so far I am happy with it. Sorry it took me so long to respond.<br> Derek</p>

<p>Thanks everyone, I purchased my first used lens, the Tamron 90mm f/2.8 DI SP. Cant wait to get it!</p>

<p>Thanks Guys, no way I am buying Ebay, no offense to those who do. I have dealt with B&H for years and have had nothing but good words for them. The item is rated at 9.</p>

<p>Being that Nikon no longer sales parts to the consumer I doubt seriously that you could get a parts manual, so I would go with the duct tape.</p>

<p>Anyone ever bought a used lens from B&H? If so, was the lens acceptable? I have never bought used camera equipment and feel a little apprehensive. Also, it is Tamron instead of Nikon and I am not sure about the quality of the item. Stinks being on a budget!</p> <p>Thanks,<br> Derek</p>

<p>Can anyone tell me what benefit it would be for one to purchase Photomatix Pro over Photomatix Essentials. From what I can see the only real difference is you can only use up to 5 bracketed photos with Essentials and as many as you want with Pro. I can not ever see needing more than 5 photos. Also, I really like having Essentials as a plugin with Photoshop Elements 11. So if anyone has experience with both versions please tell me why the Pro Version would be better than Essentials.</p> <p>Thank You,<br> Derek</p>

<p>I appreciate all of the responses. Much of the conversation was unnecessary but still appreciate it. </p> <p>I have come to the conclusion that I will trash the DVD's. I will have primary and back-up here at home and a third copy(favorites) at brothers house. I have 4 McCally cases with 1 TB Western Digital HD;s in each. They are separate external drives with a usb 3.0 hookup, nothing fancy. Over the years I have bought around 10 hard drives and have yet to have any failures. In fact, yesterday I hooked up a 14 year old Seagate that still worked great. Better to be safe than sorry!</p> <p>Derek</p>

<p>Since 2007 I have been backing up my work on External Hard Drive and DVD. At this point I have too many DVD's and considering using Hard Drives to back up Hard drives. Actually, the price of DVD's have gone up and they are slow as molasses, you get more GB's per dollar with the Hard Drive. Despite that I think the DVD would be less prone to failure. </p> <p>Is there anyone here backing up their Hard Drive with other Hard Drive. The last thing I want to do is lose info, but the DVD's are piling up! I would appreciate any input for or against this method.</p> <p>Derek</p>

<I> <p>Derek, please excuse me for interrupting your post and add some background information.</P> <P> Both Nikon Europe and Nikon USA have issued a new service advisory, offering free cleaning and free shutter assembly replacement, including shipping cost, on those D600 bodies that are affected by tiny dust spots on their sensors. This free service includes D600 cameras that have expired warranties.</p> <ul> <li>Nikon Europe: <a href="https://nikoneurope-en.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/55647">https://nikoneurope-en.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/55647</a></li> <li>Nikon USA: <a href="http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Service-And-Support/Service-Advisories/hs309y82/Technical-Service-Advisory-for-Users-of-the-Nikon-D600-Digital-SLR-Camera.html">http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Service-And-Support/Service-Advisories/hs309y82/Technical-Service-Advisory-for-Users-of-the-Nikon-D600-Digital-SLR-Camera.html</a></li> </ul> <P> Those service advisories are carefully worded, e.g. the word "oil" never appears on either one of them. </P> <p>Shun Cheung</p> <P> Derek's original post follows: </P> </I> <HR size=3> <p>I bought a refurbished D600 last year. It gave me problems with dust and oil from 4000 to 7000 actuations. At 7000 actuations I wet cleaned it and it has been perfect ever since. Is a matter of fact I have had less issues with dust in my D600 than I had with my D200 and D300. <br /><br /> Should I send my camera in anyway? <br /></p>