Hello from the beautiful Pacific Northwest ( Washington State )

[Krs_2007]

Krs_2007, how do you like the grip on your D600? I am considering one for the D610 eventually, kind of like to know how people actually like them or not. Thanks!

For me, its the only way to go. I had one on my D7000 as well. I am a firm believer in Nikon grips, but others like the 3rd party grip.

As far as the function, it provides more grip surface, it helps stabilize larger lenses, it has a AA battery tray if you ever run out of juice. Now with the later most will say that their battery will last them for days, thats great but I shoot 6-8 baseball games in a weekend and need to make sure I have plenty of juice. I have forgotten to charge my batteries after a long day in the sun, returned to the field and actually had to use the AA battery tray while the main battery charged in the truck.

 

[RocketCowboy]

Howdy Stephen and welcome to Nikonites!

 

[Roy1961]

hello and welcome, i hear you on the long drive from the east coast, i had to fly from Belfast to San Diego, a tough 11 hours of free drinks, some ones got to do it.

 

[jstimagine]

Welcome to the list!

 

[wornish]

Welcome

 

[Pretzel]

Unlike Hark, my welcome is unofficial... but WELCOME just the same!

If you happen to get tired of that D610 kit in the next few weeks (you know, when the honeymoon is over), feel free to ship it all to me. I run an FX Rescue Center in the South Central US where those full frame critters can still be part of a family and participate in fun activities like photo walks, etc. LOL

Sorry to hear about your drive through the "flat and barren" US. Shoulda come through western Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma... TONS of fantastic scenery here, although the mountains aren't quite as high as the Rockies! Looking forward to your pics and such here on Nikonites! (btw, I finally learned, after 6 years of "straight through" driving to Florida and back, I was doing it ALL WRONG! Now, we either fly, or plan a few extra days for travel to take the *YAAAAAAAAAAAWN* out of the journey)

 

[Mister Bumbles]

Unlike Hark, my welcome is unofficial... but WELCOME just the same!

If you happen to get tired of that D610 kit in the next few weeks (you know, when the honeymoon is over), feel free to ship it all to me. I run an FX Rescue Center in the South Central US where those full frame critters can still be part of a family and participate in fun activities like photo walks, etc. LOL

Sorry to hear about your drive through the "flat and barren" US. Shoulda come through western Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma... TONS of fantastic scenery here, although the mountains aren't quite as high as the Rockies! Looking forward to your pics and such here on Nikonites! (btw, I finally learned, after 6 years of "straight through" driving to Florida and back, I was doing it ALL WRONG! Now, we either fly, or plan a few extra days for travel to take the *YAAAAAAAAAAAWN* out of the journey)

*lol*

I think that I'll be BURIED with the D610, it cost about as much as a decent low-end coffin, and more than a cremation, so I'll just have them bury me with it in a hole in the ground and call it good!
If I decide to see more of the U.S. again, I'll do it while driving. But I will take my time with it. Instead of busting butt to get across country as fast as possible, I'd drive for a couple hours, then stop and enjoy the scenery somewhere before continuing on. Flying IS faster, but it's less enjoyable for me.

 

[RocketCowboy]

There's no better way to see America than from the seat of a motorcycle.

But reading about your aches and pains, and I realize some of my mishaps in my younger years were caused by some of those same motorcycles.

 

[Mister Bumbles]

There's no better way to see America than from the seat of a motorcycle.

But reading about your aches and pains, and I realize some of my mishaps in my younger years were caused by some of those same motorcycles.

My first couple dislocated knees were from a BICYCLE *chuckle*. I still remember looking down at my leg and my right kneecap was almost completely around the back of the leg. I had to pick myself up, and lean on my bicycle and limp 1/4 mile back to the college dorm. That was no fun at all.

I've always been a big guy, large framed / big boned, whatever. By the age of 16 I worn a size 15 ring and had a 56" chest. But man, the downside of being large at that age, every time you fall down, it hurts more! *chuckle*.

I always wanted a motorcycle, and maybe someday when I'm healthier and have had my knees and back 'fixed' as much as possible, I'll get a nice trike and head off into the sunset in search of adventure. Although, I'm much more likely to transform my little Ford Transit Connect from it's ordinary boring-ness into a unique & fun vehicle.

Currently my van looks like this...


Used another photo, and some Photoshop magic... and THIS is what I want to turn BUMBLES into...

Problem is, it's going to take more money than I've got.. for a while anyway. But I can dream!

 

[Mister Bumbles]

Spent 3 hours working on an elderly ladies computer, and it kind of wrecked my back. After I finished with her computer I came home and tinkered with my new camera in the office a bit. It's so very different from my Canon 40D setup. A lot of the controls on the 40D felt very intuitive, even from the moment I first took it out of the box 7 years ago. The D610 doesn't feel intuitive. Options are not where I feel like they *should* be and I have to kind of go digging for things to find what I need.

I am hoping I will build 'muscle memory' to be able to get into and out of these menus to find the right settings when I need them in a hurry!

I also found out that all of my old graphics software is basically useless with NEF files. I have to run all of them through an NEF to DNG converter that is relatively slow, so you tell it to process, then walk away. My version of Photoshop is quite old for Windows, (CS2). I had CS3 on my iMac before the iMac went up in smoke in October. So now I am considering trying to find Adobe CS5 or CS6 on disc, or just biting the bullet and going for Adobe Cloud just to get Photoshop ($9.99 a month). Considering my budget, it's not likely that I can afford a disc-version of CS6, so I may be forced to go to the new 'cloud'-based Photoshop.

Here's a little tinkering around this afternoon...

 

[jay_dean]

Krs_2007, how do you like the grip on your D600? I am considering one for the D610 eventually, kind of like to know how people actually like them or not. Thanks!

I'm a huge fan of grips, and find them to be an absolute necessity for me. They make the camera more balanced and easier to grab and handle imo. Your drive across the U.S is a bit of a bucket list thing for me. I'd love to do that, not quite as fast, camera in tow, turning up at small towns that no one visits, so the locals can laugh at the 'foreigner with the silly accent' And, welcome btw

 

[Mister Bumbles]

I'm a huge fan of grips, and find them to be an absolute necessity for me. They make the camera more balanced and easier to grab and handle imo. Your drive across the U.S is a bit of a bucket list thing for me. I'd love to do that, not quite as fast, camera in tow, turning up at small towns that no one visits, so the locals can laugh at the 'foreigner with the silly accent' And, welcome btw

It's good to know (about the grips). Now that I have a *superb* camera, I want all of the things that enhance the experience. Although, for the past 7 years all I used was a camera and some lenses, but when shooting in portrait, it'd be nice to have all the buttons in the same place as normal.

Ah yes, the cross country trek. Right now, there's a few places I'd love to see. Yellowstone National Park is one of those places. I've seen pictures, but I want to take my own!

 

[sonicbuffalo_RIP]

It's good to know (about the grips). Now that I have a *superb* camera, I want all of the things that enhance the experience. Although, for the past 7 years all I used was a camera and some lenses, but when shooting in portrait, it'd be nice to have all the buttons in the same place as normal.

Ah yes, the cross country trek. Right now, there's a few places I'd love to see. Yellowstone National Park is one of those places. I've seen pictures, but I want to take my own!

From my viewpoint....unless you're a professional Photog, you really don't "need" a grip. It might just fall into the "want" category in my mind. I've never spent the money on one!