Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted January 30, 2013 Root Admin ID:641115 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Photographyblog - Nikon AF-S Nikkor 800mm f/5.6E FL ED VRNikon USA - AF-S NIKKOR 800mmNikon AF-S Nikkor 800mm f/5.6E FL ED VR Lens, with 1.25x Teleconverter, U.S.A. WarrantyNikon AF-S NIKKOR 800mm f/5.6E FL ED VR Lens Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWB Posted January 30, 2013 ID:641147 Share Posted January 30, 2013 man ... that lens is about the same price as my first house was !(which may or may not say much about the joint)good equipment is pricey ... but i wonder how much of that price is paying for someone's vacation in barbados .many years ago i did the recon for three tv studio cameras .i was given a budget , the owner said : "try to keep it where the weeds have been mowed" .the cams wound up costing about 35 kilobucks each ... they were "last year's model" .i was able to get a lower price as the sales person let some information slip :"i need three for now ... maybe a couple more down the road , and an engineer at another station will be in the market for a couple in a month or so ...""no problem , if you buy three up front i can let them go for 40 grand each ... there are several in stock and i can give you and the other engineer the same price in a month ...""are the serial numbers above "xxxx.xx" ?""let me check ... (paper rustling , mumbling) , no , they are all below that number .""so what you have in stock is the older model that needs to be retrofitted and circuit modifications made to improve the response and reliability ...""errr ... yes , i suppose so ...""you do realize that first , i have to tell the owner what the deal is , and second , i have to work on the cams before they are put in service .""uhhh ... that may be true ... but ...""it is true ... no way around it ... if the price was low enough , the owner might go for it .""ok ... i'll take a grand off each of them .""let's see here , you have a bunch of these and they have been sitting around collecting dust , i am going to recommend them to a friend ... naaaa , you better sharpen your pencil some more ."(a little haggling ensues)"ok , you can have them for 35 grand each , shipping included and you'll tell the other engineer to buy them too .""yes , you will have confirmation from the station owner on my end and hear back from the other engineer within the hour ."the cams arrived in a few days . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted January 30, 2013 Author Root Admin ID:641151 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Oh yeah - I know how expensive the equipment "was" and really still is (at least from a consumer point of view). But some amazing equipment out their these days, just not sure it goes through as much QC as it used to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSnakeKobra Posted January 31, 2013 ID:641381 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I better be able to see the flag on the moon with this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted January 31, 2013 Author Root Admin ID:641396 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Well you can go bigger if you like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSnakeKobra Posted January 31, 2013 ID:641397 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Now that's more like it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintree16 Posted January 31, 2013 ID:641442 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I want a really nice camera someday... when I can afford it... and I really like Nikon. I have a Nikon digital camera that I bought in 2006 and it is still going strong and I've never had an issue with it, aside from a momentary freeze once or twice.Mostly I want a really good one to take pictures of animals, nature, and especially birds. I love birds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted January 31, 2013 Author Root Admin ID:641458 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Well you may find that your point-and-shoot camera is actually pretty good a most photographic tasks.This is a long article but reasonably informative about the subject.Ron Martinsen - What Camera Should I Buy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintree16 Posted February 3, 2013 ID:643057 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Thanks Ron Well, for one, my camera hesitates. I click the shoot button & it takes up to 5 seconds before it takes the pic, so if I am taking a picture of a critter, well, if the critter is quick, no picture That is one thing that bugs me. Other than that I love my camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted February 3, 2013 Author Root Admin ID:643061 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Well perhaps you just need to investigate a point and shoot that allows a little more control with some settings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintree16 Posted February 4, 2013 ID:643172 Share Posted February 4, 2013 I thought I had. I can no longer access the user guide online, and I am not sure if I still have the one that came with it... but, I am going to keep trying. that is the only thing that annoys/frustrates me about my camera. Other than that, I love it. It's a CoolPix L3. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted February 4, 2013 Author Root Admin ID:643216 Share Posted February 4, 2013 These links should work to download the owner's manualNikon Coolpix L2 & L3 Guide to Digital Photography Camera Owner's ManualOnwer manual direct download link Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted February 4, 2013 Author Root Admin ID:643220 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Nikon Compact Digital CamerasCanon PowerShot Compact Cameras Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted February 4, 2013 Author Root Admin ID:643229 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Just about any of the current digital compact cameras will produce good quality photos.Perhaps not quite to this level but still nice photosNikon D800 - Sample 1Nikon D800 - Sample 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintree16 Posted February 4, 2013 ID:643233 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Thank you Ron!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWB Posted February 4, 2013 ID:643297 Share Posted February 4, 2013 @ AS : how did you know i liked red-heads ? how about tera-pixel technology from about 1944 ; kodachrome 4"X6" positive transparency Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted February 4, 2013 Author Root Admin ID:643381 Share Posted February 4, 2013 She was great to work with CWBOh yeah.... lot of great images taken throughout the years. Too bad Kodak could not change with the times fast enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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