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  • MsmotoMsmoto Posts: 5,398Moderator
    Welcome to NRF,Koru. Enjoy yourself.

    As to sending money.... Sounds like a symptom of NAS. (Nikon Acquisition Syndrome :D )
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  • PeterJPeterJ Posts: 19Member
    Hi all here nice to see this forum here...just new here and fresh :)
    Name is Peter John and I am a video journalist worked for lots of international media, mostly, as I am Dutch living in Macedonia, for Dutch tv.
    I use a range of camrecorders such as the Pro HD series of JVC
    Recently got a D5100 after saying goodbye to my old Canon Mark I
    Before I had a Nikon D90 but :( it has been stolen.
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  • MsmotoMsmoto Posts: 5,398Moderator
    Welcome PeterJ to NRF. Jump in and join the folks… let us see your work.
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  • Golf007sdGolf007sd Posts: 2,840Moderator
    Hello Peter...it is a welcoming news to have a video journalist as a member. I'm sure you will be able to provide some valuable input on some of our conversation.
    D4 & D7000 | Nikon Holy Trinity Set + 105 2.8 Mico + 200 F2 VR II | 300 2.8G VR II, 10.5 Fish-eye, 24 & 50 1.4G, 35 & 85 1.8G, 18-200 3.5-5.6 VR I SB-400 & 700 | TC 1.4E III, 1.7 & 2.0E III, 1.7 | Sigma 35 & 50 1.4 DG HSM | RRS Ballhead & Tripods Gear | Gitzo Monopod | Lowepro Gear | HDR via Promote Control System |
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  • jpparmentierjpparmentier Posts: 3Member
    edited May 2014
    Bonjour :)
    Althought I've been a reader of NR for many years now, I never joined the forum... Until today. I've been shooting with Nikon gear since the D1X and up to the D4s today... I'm really used to the handling and controls, and for my speciality (pool & billiards) the low-light performance of Nikon's bodies is really a plus. And I get technical support from Nikon France (NPS) for some of my shoots.

    My work is featured on many websites or magazines such as AZBilliards and Billiards Digest. I shoot most of the important events on the calendar for editorial or commercial purposes. The most popular are the Mosconi Cup, the World Pool Masters and the World Cup of Pool, for which I am the official staff photographer.

    Until I relaunch a proper website you can see my work in the public albums of my facebook fanpage
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    D4S, D4, D610 | 70-200 f/2.8G VRII | 200-400 f/4G VRII | 24-70 f/2.8G | 16-35 f/4G VR | 105 f/2.8G | 50 f/1.4G | DX 10.5 f/2.8G | TC-14E II
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  • MikeGunterMikeGunter Posts: 543Member
    Hi all,

    Bienvenue!

    And my best,

    Mike
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  • adamzadamz Posts: 842Moderator
    Welcome to the forum jpparmentier. Glad to see another european and NPS member among us :)
    Please share your photos in the P-A-D thread.
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  • FlorieFlorie Posts: 3Member
    Hi Everyone,

    I am from the Philippines but am working in Saudi Arabia as a WP QA/QC Welding and Piping Specialist. I just joined NR a couple of hours ago. My interest in photography started just last month when I bought a Nikon D5300 with an 18-55mm VR II kit lens. I also bought 55-200mm VR for a telephoto and I wish to ask NR Members to give me advice what other lenses I still have to buy as basic requirements for a beginner like me.

    Thanks in advance everyone...
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  • MikeGunterMikeGunter Posts: 543Member
    Hi Florie,

    Welcome!

    We'll have you in a D4 before the end of the Summer! :-)

    My best,

    Mike
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  • adamzadamz Posts: 842Moderator
    Welcome to NRF Florie!
    one lens you should start with is 35/1.8.
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  • FlorieFlorie Posts: 3Member
    Thanks Adamz for the advice. I bought this Nikkor 35mm F/1.8G DX for 750 Saudi Arabian Riyal. It's really a good lens. Thanks again.
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  • lasherlasher Posts: 14Member
    edited June 2014
    hello,
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  • Golf007sdGolf007sd Posts: 2,840Moderator
    @lasher. Welcome to our community...officially. You many want to confident the newer version of 80-400. Will do a fantastic job for the price.

    D4 & D7000 | Nikon Holy Trinity Set + 105 2.8 Mico + 200 F2 VR II | 300 2.8G VR II, 10.5 Fish-eye, 24 & 50 1.4G, 35 & 85 1.8G, 18-200 3.5-5.6 VR I SB-400 & 700 | TC 1.4E III, 1.7 & 2.0E III, 1.7 | Sigma 35 & 50 1.4 DG HSM | RRS Ballhead & Tripods Gear | Gitzo Monopod | Lowepro Gear | HDR via Promote Control System |
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  • lasherlasher Posts: 14Member
    edited June 2014
    thanks
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  • adamzadamz Posts: 842Moderator
    @lasher - have you tried the Nikon 1? i know it's not up to full frame quality, but I had some good experience with it and once you mount a telephoto through ft1 it gets you closer by 2.7 times.
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  • lasherlasher Posts: 14Member
    edited June 2014
    nope
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  • Gr8dave37Gr8dave37 Posts: 14Member
    Good Morning from Harrisburg PA! My name is Dave and I am new here. I'm perusing the lovely world of Digital photography and am looking to get my first DSLR (likely the 5300). I have shot everything from a 4x5 to a medium format Bronica ETR series to my Nikon D90. I have had PnS's in the past but I am looking on moving up in the world.

    If I may interject a question at this point, I was kind of looking for a recommendation. Costco has a kit with both the 18-55 and 55-300 lenses in it, or do you think I might be better off getting a kit with just the 18-140? I do shoot pretty much everything from landscapes to portraits.
    Nikon D5300, 18-55 Nikkor F3.5 AF-S VR GII, Nikkor 55-300 F4.5 AF-S VR G | Nikon N90S, Tamron F3.5 28-80 AF, Tamron F4 75-300 AF | Bronica ETRS, Seiko F2.8 75mm, Seiko F4 40mm | Graphlex Crown Graphic 4X5, Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar F4.7 135mm, Schneider-Kreuznach F5.6 150mm, Schneider-Kreuznach F5.6 210/370MM convertable
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  • Gr8dave37Gr8dave37 Posts: 14Member
    Correction to the previous. Should be Nikon N90, not D90.
    Nikon D5300, 18-55 Nikkor F3.5 AF-S VR GII, Nikkor 55-300 F4.5 AF-S VR G | Nikon N90S, Tamron F3.5 28-80 AF, Tamron F4 75-300 AF | Bronica ETRS, Seiko F2.8 75mm, Seiko F4 40mm | Graphlex Crown Graphic 4X5, Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar F4.7 135mm, Schneider-Kreuznach F5.6 150mm, Schneider-Kreuznach F5.6 210/370MM convertable
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  • Golf007sdGolf007sd Posts: 2,840Moderator
    @Gr8dave37: Welcome to NRF. The Costco kit is a neat bundle. However, I would personally go with just a body only and then get the proper lenses for your needs. Have look around our forum and you will find many conversations addressing your needs.
    D4 & D7000 | Nikon Holy Trinity Set + 105 2.8 Mico + 200 F2 VR II | 300 2.8G VR II, 10.5 Fish-eye, 24 & 50 1.4G, 35 & 85 1.8G, 18-200 3.5-5.6 VR I SB-400 & 700 | TC 1.4E III, 1.7 & 2.0E III, 1.7 | Sigma 35 & 50 1.4 DG HSM | RRS Ballhead & Tripods Gear | Gitzo Monopod | Lowepro Gear | HDR via Promote Control System |
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  • gcohen6gcohen6 Posts: 1Member
    edited June 2014
    Hi,

    I'm George, and I'm an amateur photographer, although I did a little portrait work back in the 70's. I used my Minolta XK. I still love taking pictures. I have a D80 now, which I love dearly, but it's broken with the err and I'm contemplating fixing it myself. I'm retired now so I have no money but plenty of time. I owned a repair shop fixing VCR's and camcorders back in the 90's, so I have some experience. I must say, I'm a little disappointed in Nikon, it seems all their SLRs seem to have a weak point. My D80 only has about 12000 actuation's and it broke. It is supposed to go 50,000 MTBF. I have an F3 body and it still works. I guess they don't build them like they used to. Sigh... But I still love em...

    PS I should have mentioned, in my professional life, I was/am an electrical engineer. I spent most of my career as a Quality Engineer, qualifying computer designs. I did a lot of root cause analysis for failures, so I get a bit miffed when I see failures happening because of poor design. (Like the gear that always fails in the D80).
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  • Golf007sdGolf007sd Posts: 2,840Moderator
    @gcohen6: Welcome to NFR. Looking forward in your reading your input on the many topics we cover.

    D4 & D7000 | Nikon Holy Trinity Set + 105 2.8 Mico + 200 F2 VR II | 300 2.8G VR II, 10.5 Fish-eye, 24 & 50 1.4G, 35 & 85 1.8G, 18-200 3.5-5.6 VR I SB-400 & 700 | TC 1.4E III, 1.7 & 2.0E III, 1.7 | Sigma 35 & 50 1.4 DG HSM | RRS Ballhead & Tripods Gear | Gitzo Monopod | Lowepro Gear | HDR via Promote Control System |
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  • RAWRAW Posts: 2Member
    Haven't commented in a few years, was present on old forum.

    I'm usually in Oakland, CA, USA

    Many images are mine up on http://www.haitiaction.net/index.htmlwhere I have also done a bit of the writing of late

    Most recent Nikon is a D4 with several f1.4 primes and a 28-300 zoom for run and gun content

    I wish Nikon would reintroduce a Thunderbolt Coolscan RAW that can handle 4x5 how about that as a new topic?

    RAW

    My mother gave me the initials, but I've since earned the name…

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  • adamzadamz Posts: 842Moderator
    welcome back RAW!
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  • RussRuss Posts: 12Member
    Hi Folks,
    I'm retired, like to travel and photography has been one of my main hobbies for about 60 years. I bought my first Nikon, a Nikkorex-F with a 50 mm lens back in 1960. I had a wet darkroom with a Leica Focomat 1c enlarger for many years (I still have the enlarger) but now I'm strictly digital. I'm sad to learn and be a victim of Niikon's policy of "built-in obsolescence". I purchased a 70-200 mm VR zoom in 2007. The optics are astounding, the auto focus died last year and Nikon wants $600.00 to repair it - Nikon's cost to manufacture a new lens. I heard the same is happening to the 200-400 mm zooms. I'm not going to buy that lens, I'm saving my money for repairs. All the best.
    Russ
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  • MsmotoMsmoto Posts: 5,398Moderator
    Welcome, Russ. Sorry to hear of your repair experience. But we are happy to have you here on NRF.
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