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Echo, Your hair grew.

MikeFairbanks wrote in post #15805123
Echo, Your hair grew.

Sadly not That's not me!

Beware these deals on Ebay

http://www.fredmiranda​.com/forum/topic/12035​44

Expensive Nikon lenses ay bargin prices

rick_reno wrote in post #15805410
http://www.fredmiranda​.com/forum/topic/12035​44

Expensive Nikon lenses ay bargin prices

That's pretty sad.

gqtuazon wrote in post #15805515
That's pretty sad.

I find it sad that EBay doesn't have automated processes in place to flag these so a person can look at them

dgrPhotos wrote in post #15802570
All depends on your comfort level. If you never want to do a wet cleaning then the D600 isn't for you. Others find wet cleaning to be a common task for maintaining their system so it's hard to understand why someone would stay away for this reason. I just bought sensor swabs for my D7100. Not that it really needs it (two spots in the flag pic above) but I know eventually I'll want to give it a cleaning.

People seem to be very scared of wet cleaning their sensor. The problem eventually resolves itself but a wet clean takes about a minute. I'm fixing to check out a D7100, looking forward to it.

Man, I think I just bought a 300mm F2.8 VRII!

Wasn't expecting that!

Hardcore wrote in post #15805867
Man, I think I just bought a 300mm F2.8 VRII!

Wasn't expecting that!

You think? Congrats!

Alright, questions regarding some bodies. Is there a "big" difference between the D600 and D800? Is it pretty much "do I need 36 megapickles?" Are the AFs that different? I'd be using Zeiss often, but nevertheless... Just curious. I want to get an upgrade before I start traveling.

So, is the D800E that much nicer? I've seen the D800 $400 cheaper.

Thanks.

jdizzle wrote in post #15805923
You think? Congrats!

Thanks! Was going to go with the 500mm F4, but found a used 300mm in Canada. Will use it with my 2x when needed. I also think the 300mm will be more useful in the future for kids sports.

nphsbuckeye wrote in post #15806222
Alright, questions regarding some bodies. Is there a "big" difference between the D600 and D800? Is it pretty much "do I need 36 megapickles?" Are the AFs that different? I'd be using Zeiss often, but nevertheless... Just curious. I want to get an upgrade before I start traveling.

So, is the D800E that much nicer? I've seen the D800 $400 cheaper.

Thanks.

It all depends. 24 megapixels of the d600 is more than enough for 99% of what I do. The d800 is a nice camera to have as it also has a very usable DX mode @ 15 megapixels. The d800e will add a bit of sharpness. I think your able to achieve very close to the same results if you carefully post process the d800 images, although there are a lot of people who swear by the d800e. If $400 is not a problem, I'd say go for it.

The focus is a bit of a step down on the d600. Shooting hockey in a poorly lit rink and the d800 just has way more keepers than the d600. Not that the d600 is bad by any means.

There are a couple of things I don't like about the d600. The inability to change aperture in movie mode. Also don't like the fact that I can't close the viewfinder easily like on the d800.

Some of my best shots have been with the d600 although I prefer pretty much everthing the d800 offers over and above it.

nphsbuckeye wrote in post #15806222
Alright, questions regarding some bodies. Is there a "big" difference between the D600 and D800? Is it pretty much "do I need 36 megapickles?" Are the AFs that different? I'd be using Zeiss often, but nevertheless... Just curious. I want to get an upgrade before I start traveling.

So, is the D800E that much nicer? I've seen the D800 $400 cheaper.

Thanks.

Hold both. To me they feel very different. Not sure how much that would play into your decision though.

Myboostedgst wrote in post #15806322
Hold both. To me they feel very different. Not sure how much that would play into your decision though.

Me too, I'm not a fan of the feel of the d600

Thanks, guys. I probably wouldn't "need" 36 MP, but it's in the category of "you never know if you need it". In addition to more resolution, the D800/E seems to have enough better features to make it worth while getting. I don't know if I'm going to need mural-like photos, but what I want to do can definitely facilitate that.

Brought the camera with me to work yesterday to get a shot of some of the cars we park at Phoenix Suns games.

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com …n-photography/8634142344​/

Hardcore wrote in post #15806290
Thanks! Was going to go with the 500mm F4, but found a used 300mm in Canada. Will use it with my 2x when needed. I also think the 300mm will be more useful in the future for kids sports.

Awesome! I was about to buy the 300 when I found the deal for the 200.