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| methodology I do think I will stick with Nikon but this is because I now know how their cameras work, as well as knowing the layout of their digital camera menus. Knowing a specific camera system means you can use it more quickly, efficiently and to its full potential. My two current bodies work wonderfully. I use a F5 and a D70. The light meter in the F5 is more intelligent than me and the camera is amazingly tough. The weight is the only downside of this camera, but on the bright side, it gives me a workout every time I take it out shooting. I'm not sure how much longer I'll use this 35mm camera, but for now it's lightmeter, mirror lock up feature and robustness ensure I'll be using it in certain situations for a while yet. I
recently read an article by a National Geographic photographer, who stated
that after years of use, his F5 had never failed on him despite taking
it to some of the harshest environments in the world. So perhaps it's
just the adventurer in me but I love this camera! I bought it used, as
I did most of my lenses. I use a Coolscan V ED to scan my slides. You
can see a quick page I made about the scanner here. I do have a couple of gripes with this digital camera; It does have some colour issues I think. Sometimes you get a lot of variation of colour between identical shots. This can be corrected of course, but it's something to bear in mind. This is less of an issue when using prime lenses. I also tend find night shots don't look so good with my D70 but I think this reflects the price of the camera. My only other complaint is a lack of cable release. You can set the timer or use a remote control but it's not as convenient as looking throught the viewfinder and being able to trigger the shot. The remote sensor is on the front of the camera so it's hard to trigger it whilst looking through the viewfinder. At 6mp this camera is a little dated now, but I'll keep using it until 12+mp cameras are a lot cheaper. All my lenses work great. My current favorite is my 80-200mm which although heavy, is rarely out of my bag. It gives me awesomely sharp photos even at f2.8. I name the lenses I use in all my galleries and on my flickr pages for reference. If you do have any questions about any of the equipment I use, drop me a mail and I'll try to help. The
proof is in the pudding as they say. You see a lot of people 'reviewing'
camera equipment on the web. The first thing I always do is look at their
galleries. If their images are great, I'll move on to the reviews from
there. There are many well known sources who use amazing equipment yet
take terrible photos, just as there are many people out there taking stunning
images with point and shoot digital cameras. I think quality equipment
can make it easier to take nice photos, but ultimately it's the shooter
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