Check those pockets...

[zephod]

I have learned a valuable lesson. I recently bought a new camera bag and as I was going through the pockets I discovered a "lost" memory card. These are some of the first pictures I took when I got my new D80. So lesson learned is "Check those pockets you never know what might be there".














One of the things we are going to miss when we leave here is these dunes. The path to the beach is filled with all sorts of things for my son to discover and of course TONS of places for his daddy to shoot pictures.

Doug

[FoG]

Lovely shots !! Can I ask how you rate the D80 ? I am thinking of D80 or D90 in my short list (about ten in it so far trying to narrow it)

[zephod]

Originally Posted by FoG

Lovely shots !! Can I ask how you rate the D80 ? I am thinking of D80 or D90 in my short list (about ten in it so far trying to narrow it)

Well, I had a choice between the two when I was in the market and honestly, had I known how badly this bug would bite me, I wish I would have just spent the money on a D300. I picked up the 80 over the 90 primarily because it was a high quality pro-sumer camera and I was not impressed with the video from the 90 (let's be honest I want a video camera to do my video and a still for my stills ). I think they are both great camera's but now I am going to start looking at either the d300 or d700 I just don't know if I want/need the FX capability of the 700 or stick with the 300. Things like the D3 or D3x will stay out of reach until I actually have a studio set up and am established.

I think overall one of the primary things I've learned here on DPS is the fact that the camera is a tool and although I'm still relatively inexperienced that tool is only as good as the user. That said, for the several hundred dollar difference between the two tools I found the D80 to be the most accurate for me.

Doug

[teedlepeep]

I love that first shot !! Something about his expression that just captivates me !!

If you have the choice in the future ... go for the D700 .. you will never look back

[zephod]

Originally Posted by teedlepeep

I love that first shot !! Something about his expression that just captivates me !!

If you have the choice in the future ... go for the D700 .. you will never look back

I've been wondering about that. My concern is lenses atm. I am planning on buying 3-4 lenses over the next few months and want to make sure the lenses fit both my D80 and the next camera I purchase. Funny thing is you are the third person to tell me this. Another friend said that the 700 was the best choice as well since I'm going back to school and thinking seriously about photography as a profession.

I'll have to really read up I guess. I'd hate to spend 3 or 4 thousand dollars and then realize I bought the wrong thing. Back to NikonUSA and Youtube for me. I guess it's no big surprise I bought the su-800 and 2 sb-600's off ebay only to find that it was not nearly as reliable as I'd hoped and now I'm trying to find somewhere other than ebay to pick up the ctr-301p setup.

Oh and thanks. My son is definitely a ham when it comes to having his picture taken.

Doug