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Finally I decided it was time to upgrade so I ordered the D700 from B&H last Wed for a Fri delivery and it came in around lunchtime. Man I love/hate my Credit Card...lol. I got home and carefully unpacked everything and checked it out. Charged the new battery and started playing with the settings.
I like the fact it is a little bigger and heavier and I am still considering whether or not to get the grip for it. I have been playing with the Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 inside the house because it is raining and cold outside.
I went to the Virginia Auto Show at the Richmond Convention Center today and took some shots with the 50mm and also the 18-200mm VR (DX mode of course). I will try to look at all of these shots tomorrow sometime and then maybe post some on here. After about an hour of walking around, camera hanging some, I saw that the LCD protective screen already had scratches on it. I guess the metal zipper on my light jacket was rubbing it? Not sure but that is my best guess right now.
So far I am impressed with how low lighting doesn't seem to hurt this camera as much as the D300. I hope to have a buyer for the D300 tomorrow but will only believe it once the CASH is in my hands.
From this THREAD I posted last month, I still am thinking on lens choices but thanks for everyone's help on lenses and I am sure I will be asking more questions very soon. I need some FX lenses now!
Finally I decided it was time to upgrade so I ordered the D700 from B&H last Wed for a Fri delivery and it came in around lunchtime. Man I love/hate my Credit Card...lol. I got home and carefully unpacked everything and checked it out. Charged the new battery and started playing with the settings.
I like the fact it is a little bigger and heavier and I am still considering whether or not to get the grip for it. I have been playing with the Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 inside the house because it is raining and cold outside.
I went to the Virginia Auto Show at the Richmond Convention Center today and took some shots with the 50mm and also the 18-200mm VR (DX mode of course). I will try to look at all of these shots tomorrow sometime and then maybe post some on here. After about an hour of walking around, camera hanging some, I saw that the LCD protective screen already had scratches on it. I guess the metal zipper on my light jacket was rubbing it? Not sure but that is my best guess right now.
So far I am impressed with how low lighting doesn't seem to hurt this camera as much as the D300. I hope to have a buyer for the D300 tomorrow but will only believe it once the CASH is in my hands.
From this THREAD I posted last month, I still am thinking on lens choices but thanks for everyone's help on lenses and I am sure I will be asking more questions very soon. I need some FX lenses now!
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