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Sent the D5600 back to MPB and received full refund. Great source. From my end this concludes this thread (unless of course anyone has anything to add). Thanks again for all the good inputs!

Took some pics off my rear deck with both cameras with the 70-300mm lens. Some back to back shots of the same difficult object (a distant house far away between a narrow gap between much closer tree trunks). Used max zoom, P mode, manual focus (AF failed to pick up the house between the...

Connectivity: Tried to set up bluetooth connection between the D5600 and my iPhone. First had to update the firmware from 1.1 to 1.2 and get the SnapBridge app. Then, after several tries bluetooth connection had been established. I then tried to copy several photos to my iPhone but the app...

Update: Received the AF-P 70-300mm FX lens and the D5600 body from MPB. Both in beautiful shape, the lens in its original box with the soft bag, and the camera with the manual, Nikon battery and charger etc. Performed a little test matrix of shutter releases: - each body with each lens (D5300...

To answer your points: - No good local used camera shops in upstate SC. Don't know of a better used source than MPB. - I looked at the D7x00 series and decided against it because the relatively small edge in performance it offers over the D5600 for my needs does not justify the significantly...

Yup... thanks, see my other reply in my lens thread. 🙏

Thank you. Yes, will definitely take a mopod. As for the lens, it is a trade-off. I am a casual, not a hardcore photographer. Our trip is not about photography. It is about the real time experience. Photography for us is secondary and should not get in the way of our natural experience. So I...

Decided on and ordered the AF-P FX version on MPB. Chose the FX out of build quality considerations. Thanks everyone for the good advice! 🙏

Order for a D5600 and a 70-300mm AF-P FX placed on MPB. Both designated as excellent condition, the D5600 includes the manual, the lens the Nikon hood and original packaging. Many thanks for everyone's wisdom and counsel !

Thanks, @BF Hammer . I think the stars are getting aligned for a combined order from MPB...

No, I haven't tried disabling VR or changing lenses (my 18-140mm kit lens is the only one I currently have). Will certainly test with the 70-300mm lens once I get it and report here. (Have yet to order it; leaning towards a used AF-P FX based on excellent feedback on the other thread.) The way...

I tend to agree with your thinking, @Clovishound . I can afford the $200, just trying to act fiscally responsible... 🤪 Have a few other expensive hobbies and need to prioritize... but I guess in light of the big trip should not act penny wise and pound foolish, huh. Thank you!

Thank you again, @Clovishound . All you said makes perfect sense to me. You would not entertain having mine repaired for $200 + shipping, huh? I am a bit apprehensive of a repair vs. a factory original unit. Of course mine was factory original until it broke... 😱 Yes, I fully agree that one...

Hello All, I am an occasional hobbyist photographer but pretty new to this forum, so thanks in advance for your patience... Recently I posted my first question in another new thread re which 70-300mm lens for my D5300, and am very grateful for the number and quality of replies. I now have...

Thanks, @Clovishound ! Yes, I have read Ken's review and was loosely aware of the distinction between the S and P autofocus drive methods. I did not find in it a definitive verdict regarding the AF-S. I was just wondering about other aspects such as optics, build quality, compatibility and...

Thanks for everyone's guidance! One last one (I hope): Between the two FX lenses, what about the AF-S model vs. the AF-P one? (Nikon still lists it on their website as current)

My intuition points in the same direction. Thanks, Bill!

Bill, thank you! Could and should have searched by myself. Appreciate it! :oops:

Bill, yes, it certainly does! Thanks! So, with E standing for electromagnetic aperture, does G stand for mechanical aperture or something else? And yes, weight may be a consideration. Build quality, durability and optical performance would take precedence, but sounds like there is not much...

Many thanks to you too, @Clovishound for great info! Interesting that Ken Rockwell did not seem to find the DX inferior in terms of optics or build quality. I am not planning to upgrade to an FX body, but I am taken aback a bit by the plastic bayonet... Can you explain what is behind the E...