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    Lowepro Tight Fit Toploader 45

    Just want to share this; my new LowePro bag arrived today. Toploader 45 AW II My d7200 with tok 12-28, fit very well, kind of intense tight fit. Nothing else will go inside, the outside pocket is still unaffected. Thanks, now I can carry my d7200 on the walk around corner with the husky.
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    What cheap Protection filter for my Nikkor 70-300 VR

    Walking in snow or rain, things tend to get wet, the photo is me and Borga The Husky, trying go hide out a snow blizzard..... Well, can I just buy the cheapest UV filter I can find on eBay, they go for 10 bucks, or should I opt for some more expensive protection filter for my lenses??
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    The mysterious WhiteBalance

    I have really never understood that white balance in my cameras. Just left it at AUTO, fixing my photos in Photoshop Maybe time to change, set in d7200? Or maybe not, as I am now shooting in raw, not jpegs ?
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    The art of ISO

    Me walking about in the mountains with a flimsy sony RX100 was kind of walk in the park ;) But now with that heavy 7200 and heavy lenses tok 12-28 or even nik 70-300, its another ballgame ..... I do take way better photos, no doubt, so I am in right direction of realising ny hobbit style of...
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    The best!

    Just returned home from a long walk in the mountains. With my all time fav. the lovely 12-28 Tokina. I am soo happy with this lens! These photos of a building, isnt my strongest part, maybe you could advise how to do my photos of such better?. There were just me there.
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    The best walk around landscape lens -- ever :-)

    Walked my dog, Borga, just now. Tested my shiny new 18-140 This must be the best lens ever made, maybe not in sheer ultra sharpness, but this tiny lens on my big d7200, just grab and go and get such snapshots on a short stroll around the corner!! Both photos is from excacly same standpoint, the...
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    To vr or not to VR?

    You might already know my fancy nice shiny Nikkors the 18-135 and 70-300. Both with VR, the 70- even mark 2?? I am sorry, I never bring tripod in the field. Whenever possible I lay the camera on a rock or using my walking sticks as tripod. I always have VR ON.... Tried to understand that long...
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    About cleansing

    In my old days of Nikon F3 I just wiped it and the lens with my handkerchief, the F3 was just happy with that, never got any sensordust on it :-) I reckon these pretty, sensitive cameras of today require a different cleansing? I mean on daily basis, I always use a UV filter to protect the...
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    This fancy AF system --- settings

    I am too old for this. Tempted to just turn every AF modus off, just do it my self as I did with my Nikon F3 :) Well... What would be the clue to learning to use this and when to use what ?? As in this photo, I really wanted everything sharp, but decided just to have the city below in focus...
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    The original 80-400 af vr as travel lens in the mountains

    Need to get a better understanding of this long tele zoom. The photo show how I get photos of animals in the mountains. How useful is this OLD VERSION of 80-400 VR as a travel companion in my backpack on long mountain hikes. How easy is it to use, and how "fast" can I be ready to shoot them...
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    The long lens companion to my 18-140, do I need one?

    Sorry, I am not into birds just flowers. But if a Common Snipe (Wilsons Snipe) should "walk by" ...... I have three options On a Norwegian second hand store; 1) Old Nikkor 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 -- the first with AF 2) A bit newer Nikon 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D AF VR ED The first costs usd 50. the...
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    Walking in the snow - uncovered?

    This is Norway today. It was raining, when we got up in the mountains, it was snowing. As usual :-) Just wondering, how is this weather sealing in these shiny modern Nikons. Should I worry, do I need to put in my bag all the time?
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    Do you turn off?

    Just wondering, when you change lens, change memory card or battery? Second, filename, why shouldnt I change filename from defa DSC0001.NEF to something personal. Like BOR0001.NEF Third, you might know the 70-300 the old ancient one of the 90ies, the first version with autofocus. I can get it...
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    I am soo happy!

    Back in the 1980ies, I was crawling around, taking close up photos of Norwegian mountain flowers. Using my Nikon F3 and my nikkor 55 micro lens Got superb results on Kodachrome 25 .... then came the new century and the era of digital compacts. I sold the F3 in 2002, got an Canon G3, got kind of...
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