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I am sure I am missing something basic here but when I put my AF 70-210 film

zoom on my

D-70, it would not zoom and seemed locked. I moved the lock from Auto to Manual

but still no play.Also, even though outside on a sunny day the flash popped

open. I thought AF lenses worked on DSLRs.I expected to have a 315mm lens. Did I

forget to do something or do you have to preset the zoom before attaching? I

borrowed a friends D70 for the summer to try out my AF lenses before

making the leap to a D300 in the fall.

Jim Higgins

I missed the initial use of the term "CA" in an earlier post. What does it stand

for?

Jim

I have a new D70 (18-70mm 3.5) and shot an art car parade last weekend. I used

both the Auto setting and Aperture priority and noticed the photos in Aperture

priority all had a blue tint to them, as though the lighting was different. But

I shot

all photos from same vantage point and angle and lighting did not vary as it was

overcast. Any ideas what would cause that? Also, the focus seemed off a bit compared

to those shot on Auto.

Jim

I own a Nikon 35mm system with following lenses:

Sigma 28-70mm 2.8; 85mm AF Nikkor,1.8; 50mm. AF Nikkor 1.4; and

a 105m Nikkor, 2.5.

I imagine I can use all of them on a DSLR body with the 1.5 ratio.

I want something that will allow me shoot nature, cityscapes, and some

action photography--sports.

This will be my first DSLR camera.

From the posts I have received, "go fo the glass" seems to be the

consensus.

I am thinking of buying either the new D300 or the D80 but am more interested

in securing good lenses---wide to mid and telephoto. I can have more

money to spend on lenses with the D80. But are there better lenses available

for the D300 or are they the same lenses? Money is the obstacle and I cannot

afford $1,000 lenses.

Jim