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I have a Tracker tripod with ball head. Overall the tripod is very sturdy and meets most of my needs as a landscape photographer. The level that is on the tripod is pretty much useless with a ball head. A couple of things that I found annoying are the leg clamps, the weight, the strap. The strap is nice but not really useful, you may need to consider how you are going to carry this thing. The weight can be a pain after many hours in the field. Bring some type of carrying system other than the strap. The third is the clamps. When it is cold outside and my fingers are frozen there is nothing worse then getting them smashed or pinched by these dam things. Also, in snow and ice the rubber buttons on the ends of the legs have come off. Even with these complaints I still like the tripod overall and will not be looking for another one for sometime.

Depends on what you are trying to do with the lens. If I was you and I had the cash I would buy the Nikkor 12-24mmDX f/4G. I miss the wide angle something terrible.

The D100 is semi-professional.

Thanks for the assistance. I haven't a firewire port, nor the firewire cable. I will have to order the firewire cable and upgrade my computer from the sound of things. Very disapointing to know that after forking out all that money Nikon couldn't supply all the cables. Thanks for the help.

After careful review and research I settled on the D1x. Unpacked it

and didn't see any type of cable to hook into my computer. I also

purchased a Lexar 1Gb memory card that included a card reader. I

cannot figure out how to make the card reader work and I'm getting

somewhat frustrated. Is there a USB cable that I am missing? Is there

something that I forgot to purchase? Is the little card reader,

included with the memory card my only hope? I called KEH folks to see

if I had missed something and they assured me that I had not. Help me

Obe-Wan-Kenobi, your my only hope!

If your expanding what are you lacking in your current system? Tough question considering all of the possibilities. For my system I upgraded my lenses one at a time after I figured out what I wanted to do. Before I bought anything I spent many hours reviewing photographers reviews of lenses and reading reviews of professionals. My system ended up consisting of all Nikkor D lenses 24/2.8;50/1.4;105/2.8Micro;80-200/2.8 and a 300/4 along with a Nikon F4s. Your question is something that I figured out over time and as I grew as a photographer.

A couple of years ago I was looking for the caps for my F3HP and got 2 caps from Nikon USA for no charge. They may have stopped doing this but you might want to give them a call.

I would just send them to get processed at the pro-lab and get a contact sheet. Walmart's digital processing doesn't compare to a pro-lab.

I like your website!

I would buy an old OM-1 and 50mm lens and learn the basics of photography and then after a few months or a year make another purchase. My 2 cents.

 

P.S. OM-1 was the camera and 50mm lens that I bought for 125.00.

I use a F4s and don't have any camera envy because I have learned how to use my camera and don't need any other functions at this time. I wouldn't consider moving up unless there was some major reason. Keep your camera and invest in some top notch lenses and filters.

http://www.photographyreview.com/defaultcrx.aspx

 

This is the one that I find helpful.

OM-1 is considered, by some, to be a good camera for Astrophotograhy.