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have decided I absolutely need a 300 mm lens. Am torn between a Nikon 70-300vr lens or a Nikon 300mm 4.5 Ais lens. Would welcome imput from anyone with knowledge of these two lenses.:confused:

Have always printed my own digital prints but always lusted after poster size prints. Was able to get prints as large as 20x30 printed at Sam's Club and I have to say that they were not bad. However, you have to reduce the file to a jpeg, and accept their ink and paper choices. This defeats the...

" Regrets, I have few, but then too few to mention" So goes the old song and heaven knows I've always done it my way. But one of those regrets is that I did not take up the camera until my 39th year. And I can not for the life of me remember what i was doing that was so important. And even...

Don't know if this is the right forum for this, if not, the moderators can move. I print most of my photos on Ilford Pearl paper. When I first switched to a Canon printer I tried out their paper mostly because they sent free samples. But i've always migrated back to Ilford. Something about the...

:confused: I began to suspect that my auto focus was not spot on on my 16-85 lens. Saw that it could be adjusted and sent several unedited raw files to Nikon for evaluation. But they tell me they can't evaluate them because they were not opened using Nikon software. ​Now I'm sure that NX2 or...

:wink-new: Watched an interesting video the other day about a well known photographer, 77 years old, who has never shot digital. As an experiment he was given digital camera and asked to try it. He was given a mentor to talk him thru the basics and in a week or so, if the photos are...

:concern: Would be photographer goes to eye doctor. Just routine annual exam. But doctor says that the fellow has the beginning of cataracts on both eyes. Surgery is required. Can hardly imagine news that would make a photographer more anxious than possible eye problems...

More and more when editing my flower photos I find myself cropping the print to a square aspect. A lot of the surrounding area of a rectangular photo is just extraneous to the central flower. Some time great bokeh will rescue that but otherwise no. How many of you that print your own photos...

:) This month I celebrate my 53rd year as a cabinetmaker. I have only been interested in photography for the last 31 years so I'm still a newbie. What woodworking taught me was to always buy the best tools you could afford. They allow you to overcome your limitations and reach your fuller...

:torn: I keep seeing an ad on craigslist pittsburgh of a d7000 with 50mm 1.8 lens and and sb 800 speed light for $400. This seems incredible. camera is supposedly new. I have a perfectly good D7000 so I don't need it but it could be a good deal for someone who does. It might be worth at...

:suspicion::hopelessness: I dont normally think a lot about auto focus but I seem to remember from my film camera days that you could focus on a subject and with shutter button depressed halfway, recompose and shoot leaving your main subject in focus. I am not grasping how to do this with...

Nikon is running an ad for the D800 which simply says that you are going to want to go back and reshoot everything. Well I can't afford a D800 at this time but I thought I would go back through my archives and compare the shots I get with my D7000 to photos taken with my previous cameras Lo...

late at night I tend to ruminate. Tonight I am thinking about projects. Many of you have 365 projects which I envy because that is more discipline than I can muster. But let me tell you about my latest project. Most of my photos are of flowers; many of which are taken on walks through...

I for one would like to see more prime lenses with vibration reduction. The sad truth of the matter is that as I have aged I notice a more pronouced tremor that sometimes causes my pics to be not as sharp as I would like. Most of my photos are taken on walk arounds and shot leaning over fences...

New 50 1.8d came last Friday. Just completed second walkabout. This lens has all the Aperture that a person could ever really need. It is sharp as that last tack you stepped on and is so very liberating. I really like my 16-85 but this lens is a special joy to use. No wonder it is favored by...

Am in need of new 50mm lens, but am uncertain wether to get the G or D version. Would certainly like to hear from advocates of both lenses.