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    I need more hours in a day

    Since joining this forum :D on arriving home from work i have to allocate at least one hour to go though the new posts,its great to have so many new thoughts and images arrive on your screen every day.I try to go through them without missing any, clicking like when i do,then two or three days...
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    With a converter

    Thought i would ask for some feed back,i did borrow a 1.4 sigma took a few shots and didn't think i was happy,i did take them in raw and had a struggle making anything from them.Today i have spent some time playing with the raw files from the converter and came up with this,is it any good or am...
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    Would someone check this pc please

    Will this desk top be happy if i try working large raw files,i need a replacement but for various reasons dont want a laptop,ime not very knowledgeable on pc specs. Thanks mike Medion E2025 E Desktop PC - Intel Celeron - 1TB HDD | Desktop | ASDA direct
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    Do you play with reject pictures

    Was going to dump this but decided to play with the sliders in View nx2,and then dump it
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    I like my 55-300

    Well had chance to use it and i must say i like it and consider it good value for money,bought from an established dealer with a shop but via ebay,supposed to be refurbished but i think its a grey import with a dealer 12 month warranty. Cost was £199 inc delivery,i did find it a bit cheaper but...
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    D7000 and air show.

    This coming weekend there is an air show on Cleethorpes sea front,its a sort of every thing will be flying show nothing on the ground. There will be several things of interest to me red arrows parachute display,Vulcan bomber,Lancaster bomber and spitfires plus loads I know nothing about. I...
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    Down time Flickr

    Heads up! Flickr will be down for planned maintenance this Thursday from 4 PM PDT to 10 PM PDT and won't be available during that time. Just been on and got this message so thought i would post it. mike
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    55-300 tried

    I have had enough lenses to know better but had to try to find some thing to try it on,very windy out side so i just tested its ability to take the type of picture i mainly want it for,close up flowers and insects but no where near macro. First shot closest focus 55mm Second shot same...
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    Just about done it

    Sitting here listening to the rain,trying to rearrange the dividers in my camera bag to take the outfit,guess what it doesnt fit.Even if it did could i carry it far with shoulder problems and general age related aches and pains,i think not.Do members try to work out what to take for a session...
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    Any one still use one of these

    Just a bit tempted if the price is right,from what i can gather i will still get auto exposure in aperture priority mode on the D7000,its a 300mm F4.5 IFED
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    Focus point

    When using View Nx2 i often switch it to show the focus point,sometimes although the shot is sharp no focus point shows,anyone know why. Thanks mike
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    Advice from 55-300 users please

    The picture posted here was taken with a 105mm,i would like to go down the road of this type of picture but the 105mm requires me to be too close for my comfort.Age is taking its toll and agility is suffering, so i would like to get this type of image from a bit further away and in a position i...
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    Embarrassed

    Honestly ime not just here to waste everyone's time,called in at the dealers to pay for the D300 and got talking about the noise situation,the D7000 body was still there but he had said it would have a higher shutter count,anyway he said take it away and try it along side the D300. Well ive done...
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    No conclusion

    Spent a bit of time today going through threads, will probaly never get them all read but its interesting,what i have noticed is how many people join ask a question concerning some problem they have but never let any one know if it gets solved. Hope i haven't done this anywhere,even if they...
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    D300 two questions

    I have a headache,been going through the D300 manual and am suffering from information overload so help with a couple of points would be appreciated. 1 If a lens with built in focus motor is used what do you set the body to,autofocus or manual. 2 Using none CPU lenses page 198 most of it...
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    I need your help deciding

    I hadn’t even considered a D300 but called in at my local Nikon dealer to see what he had,was hoping to view second hand D90s and D7000s.No used D90s but a D7000 and two D300s so started having a feel if you know what I mean. The 7000 felt nice but the 300 felt fantastic a real presence in my...
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    Andy Murray wins Wimbledon

    We have been waiting 77 years according to the TV commentator so thought i would just mention it:)
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    None original batteries

    Thought i would post my experiences up to now,bought two for £20 to go in my battery pack keeping the original as a back up,as i only have one charger these have been removed one at a time for charging several times (both being charged each time) and have worked no problem. Last night i removed...
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    New or refurbished

    A new D90 or not that is the question,ime retiring at Christmas so would like to get my main spending done before then. I have just bought a D5100 a few weeks ago to pair with an old D70 but the D70 is unreliable,so I thought cut my losses and buy a second body now. The D90 is the cheapest new...
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    Is this too good to be true

    Been looking for the catch http://shoppingboutique.eu/product/nikon-d90-digital-slr-camera-body/
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