globetrotter4

I am a professional photographer (4-decades as a pro) supplying high resolution images for books, calendars, adverts,

magazines (including covers and double-page spreads), large posters and gallery framed prints, but shoot all my pro

cameras in jpeg (large-fine) format. Sometimes I shoot Tiffs in-camera, but 98% is in-camera jpeg. For many years I shot

in Raw only or Raw + Jpeg, but because I set up the Canon, Panasonic and Nikon pro bodies to capture images that

reflect my inner-vision on location, drastic post-editing is rarely needed so I stopped using Raw. However I would also add that in-camera

jpegs/tiffs shot on cameras such as D800, 5D Mk3; GH3/4 etc can be post-edited and adjusted a lot without degrading an

image enough to show on the printed page, even for high quality landscapes.

<p>The Nikon 35mm UW for the Nikonos V is not the only lens that can be used for land and underwater photography. The superb Nikonos 50mm f/2.8 UW Macro for the RS can be used below and above water.</p>

<p>The F6 is steadily dropping in price, especially secondhand on Ebay, but in my view the F5 is an even better buy at a cheaper price and able to offer far more system options such as removable finders etc.<br>

The D3 and D3x are wonderful cameras, but I still wish that they did not have fixed prisms and huge costs for a body alone.<br>

I like to carry two or three bodies on expeditions, but forking out for three D3X bodies is a huge investment comapared to three F5 bodies. I also wish that I didn't have the need to buy (or carry!) different flashes, leads, battery packs etc for the different bodies.</p>

<p>Sorry, double post (edited)</p>

<p>I use all the Nikon F5 finders, and the DA-30 action finder is the one I use the most, although the DW-30 is my favourite fro low-level macro work.<br>

A good deal of information, including photos of the finders etc can be found at the NIKON F5 mir.com website at:<br>

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/NikonF5/index.htm<br>

The interchangeable finders on the "F" cameras has always been a huge asset for professional photographers (as it was for the Pentax LX and Canon F series) and I now find it a great pity that the F6 and all "D" Nikons have fixed finders.</p>