Pachito said at 11:32 a.m. on Jun 30, 2008:
I intend to buy a Nikon D80 in a month or two.

I used to own a D70 before the digital photography age and actually know what you get when buying Nikon. I currently own a Lumix FZ-20 which is about 4 years old. It is a reliable camera but it's time for a change.

I found many positive reviews on the Internet but I now invite the Tabblo community to share their opnions with me. Thank you in advance.

Marcif said at 4:40 p.m. on Dec 15, 2007:
Well you guys are a quiet, yet very talented, group! I have just become the proud owner of a Nikon D40x, an early Christmas present from my husband. I also use a D40 at work, have for about two months now. The D40 is a great entry-level dSLR. I tried Canon, Pentax, Sony, Olympus, but just kept coming back to the Nikon. My dad is a long-time Nikon user, so maybe it runs in the family. Anyway, I am happy to be a part of this group.

DeltaV said at 1:28 a.m. on Mar 30, 2007:
I come from a family of photographers. We are also a loyal Nikon family. I used one for my Peru photos (passed down from Dad) that is actually older than me! Now I figure it's time to move to a D-SLR and have settled on the D200. Any comments on whether to wait? Is Nikon coming out with another prosumer camera anytime soon?

Cruising said at 9:06 a.m. on Jan 8, 2007:
Well I took my Nikon D200 and lenses out for the first time in cooler weather. The temp was around 40 or 45 (max), but with a 20 degree wind, the wind chill made it much cooler outside.

The gear in my Slingshot 300 was fine ... even room temp when I got back to the truck after our day at the Zoo. But I was concerned with the 70-200 lens and the 17-55mm that was exposed.

Also - as I went in and out of buildings, the change in temp and humidity could affect condensation.

I always kept the hood on the lenses which reduced the wind from hitting directly on the lens. I read about this - and it appears to have helped. I didn't get any condensation or even fogging that I could see.

The pictures are in my latest Tabblo called Hide and Seek (at the Zoo) with the animals.

When I first post-processed (crop, levels, sharpening), I thought many pics looked washed out or out of focus.

I assumed the focus problem was due to the colder weather possibly slowing down the auto-focus. I had about a 70% keep rate which was great - given all this was hand-held.

The washed out (on color) turns out to mainly be the bright sun and I didn't use a polarizer. The pics in the shade turned out great.

*** By the way - on your monitors - do the colors in these pics look off (like all red cast or all yellow cast)?

Thanks - Bob (Cruising)

Antonio said at 2:10 p.m. on Dec 17, 2006:
Any thoughts? I've heard that this Sigma is quite good, but I'd be interested in what others think...?

KarmanLee said at 4:40 p.m. on Dec 5, 2006:
I was wondering if it's possible to do work somthing out w/ Nikon so we (tabbloers) can also tag our nikon pictures to be included in : http://www.nikonstunninggallery.com/

Antonio said at 7:39 a.m. on Nov 7, 2006:
Hey all,

I am looking for a slightly better zoom than the one that comes in the D70 kit. Specifically, I'd like a faster zoom so that I can use it indoors without a flash. I've currently got a 50MM 1.4 that I use for that very purpose but I've seen a Sigma (on a Canon mount) which seems to have both of the qualities that I am looking for. Any thoughts?