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:) 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.