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@Pretzel, thanks for the detailed review and feedback! Your observations are spot on. Before I got the D7100, I was using manual lenses on my D3300 in M mode (the only mode that is allowed on that body). As the D7100 allows using the A mode for Ai and Ai-s lenses, and after learning that a lot...

This vintage lens is supposed to take a 72mm filter, but oddly the 72mm Tiffen UV filter that I have doesn't fit either on the threads on the inside or on the outside edge of the lens barrel (My copy is missing its lens hood). As such, the inside threads are few and too close to the front...

I'm finally getting around to shooting regularly with my recently acquired refurb D7100, and am having trouble getting good photographs in Aperture Priority mode. I was wondering if others have experienced these issues and know of a fix. Manual lenses (AI, AI-S, AI-converted) are the main...

I'm super-new to the world of bird/wildlife photography, and my current setup (thanks to brilliant advice from @salukfan111) consists of a 200 f/4 Nikkor-Q on a modified TC-16a mounted on a D7100 (That works out to 320mm@f/6.4 not considering the 1.5 APS-C crop factor, which if applicable, would...

Hopefully the first of many bird shots. Shot on D7100 with a 200 f/4 Q.C fitted with a modified TC-16a for fine AF.

@skene, good point on the compatibility of non-AI lenses with the D3xxx series and D5xxx series. Word is you lose the meter coupling ability that the D7xxx and comparable FF bodies allow with AI and AI-s lenses, but I'm finding that the meter coupling is inconsistent at best and I'm having to...

Thanks @mikew, @FredKingston, @skene. Thanks for the pointer to the D700, will keep an eye out for one. Looking it up on Roland Vink's site, I also noticed that, price aside, the D750 would be a good FF big brother to the D7100 as it seems to have similar buttons and functions and can share...

Hello all! So call me crazy, but I have realized that I might now need a full frame DSLR to accompany my D3300 and D7100 to keep up with my growing vintage lens collection. This dawned on me after I picked up a 28 F2.8 AIS and figured out that its reputed wideangle awesomeness would be kinda...

Sorry for the delay, attached is an example photo. Thank you for looking into it. I'm dying to know what the problem might have been, because I'd been getting great photos with the 35 f/1.8 until this batch.

Overexposed photos with 35 f/1.8 DX on D3300 Ok, this is somewhat embarassing, but I was trying to show off my 35mm f/1.8 DX prime to a Nikon newbie, and I ended up looking like an idiot. We were indoors during the day in low to moderate lighting, but the majority of my photos came out...

Thank you @Zeke_M. That is exactly what I have done, i.e. picked up a refurb D7100 and keeping the D3300 as backup for the moment, but I expect I may sell the D3300 if it begins to collect dust. Originally I was considering an older backup body solely for manual lenses, but the D7100 happens to...

@salukfan111 I got a used unmodified TC-16A. Is it normal for the aperture lever and the other lever (focusing?) to freely slide from side to side when you turn the lens? Wanted to make sure that's not a defect before I proceeded to modify it. Thanks in advance! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

@salukfan111, thanks for that primer on lenses to acquire. This is great stuff and other than the 105 f/2.5 and the 300 f/4.5 ed if, I was unaware of these lenses. I do have a few others - 200 f/4 Nikkor-QC, 100 f/2.8 Series E, 50 f/1.8 Series E, 35 f/1.8 AFS DX, and 28 f/3.5 Nikkor-H. Not sure...

@salukfan111, thanks for the great advice. Got the lenses a couple of days ago and turns out the 100mm was in great condition and I'm blown away by how light it is. The 300mm seemed in poor condition with a tight aperture ring and focus ring, among other things. And while it's built like a tank...

I've been mulling over buying a vintage 55 f3.5 macro because I'm getting it for a reasonable price. However, I already have the 18-55 VR kit zoom that came with my D3300. Does that make the vintage 55 largely redundant for me, or are there scenarios where having it would be a benefit over the...

@mikew that's my use scenario. I plan to mount the 300mm on a tripod and use it to shoot photos of critters in the backyard. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

@Whiskeyman, that's great to hear. Do you have a preferred range (aperture, shutter speed, etc.) where you feel it performs best? Any other tips on shooting with it? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ok, the combination of GAS and Black Friday hype proved too hot for me to handle :o and I pulled the trigger on the following vintage prime lenses: 100mm f2.8 Series E: Nikon Series E lenses -100-135mm focal length 300mm f4.5 AI-S: http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/ais30045.jpg Just...

Hi all, just writing to pick your collective brains for your tips and insights on B&W photography. For instance, what key things would you do different when composing & shooting a B&W shot (vs. color)? And if you could use your existing color photos, how would you screen for prospects to convert...

Got a chance today to take some photos as per your instructions. I wasn't able to upload the full-size OOC jpegs, so proceeded to downsample them to 2048 pixels wide using the Mac Photos App. You will see several pairs of the same subject taken at 55 and 200mm. Looking forward to your feedback /...