[lisaly]

Originally Posted by jinhopark

Lisaly:

Thank you so much for compliments on my photography and of my son, Trevor. That picture was taken over 2 years ago when my son was born and was taken with my then D300. At that time I was shooting in my make shift home studio with a D3 and using the D300 as my walk around camera. The D700 was in hot demand and I was on a waiting list for it to be back in stock...I think it came out in August 2008 and I finally got one in November. I kept my D300 just in case the D700 did not live up to the hype, but it met all of my needs and then some. Thankfully the D300 was just over a year old and it still had a lot of value in it and so was able to sell it for an acceptable price.

I do miss the extra reach of the D300 and I miss how light the lenses are. Also, in FX there are no real walk-around lenses to speak of and the cost of lenses are astronomical... but as you mentioned the DOF is razor sharp and I just have a lot more keepers and less photos that go in the recycle bin. The D700 is the perfect companion to a D3/x/s, as they are all FX. The low light shooting is AMAZING, I rarely need to use a flash.

For my current photography needs I don't see me going back to DX any time soon...but if I ever get into shooting wildlife, or need to do extreme close ups then I'd probably get a DX body Vs. using a FX body with a teleconverter. Sorry if I am going on a rant here, I am an absolute NIKON NUT!

I'm sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. I suspected the baby was your son, and he is just beautiful. I'd love to see more photos of him. I've read a great deal about the benefits of FX on fred miranda, which has far more Canon shooters than Nikon. I love that site and have learned much there. I started out with Canon with an FTb, A1, and T90 and then moved to Nikon. I still own the FTb, T90, Nikon N90 and F100, and I started with the Nikon 8008. I own SB24, 26, and 28, along with the SB-800. I have several Nikon lenses which are optimized for FX. I only have the Nikon 18-200 DX lens. I love the D300, and I'm also a bit practical, so at this point I don't feel a need to switch to FX. Nevertheless, I know how amazing the D700 is, and its low light ability really appeals to me. I also prefer the DOF with FX, and that's what I've always used in film. When I eventually get a new camera in the future, I suspect it will be FX. Even many of the folks on the Nikon board at fredmiranda, who thought they wouldn't switch to FX, are singing its praises. I've seen many use the 35 1.8 in FX mode on their cameras, and it's amazing how little vignetting it does closer up. I probably should just get that lens, since it is inexpensive and I think it would get a lot of use. I use the Nikon 50 1.4 AF-S when I want a light lens, but it isn't a great walk around lens on a DX camera since it's not wide enough for me. I don't need to make any kind of decisions now, since I don't feel a need to upgrade at this point. I don't, however, want to buy any DX lenses if I will eventually switch. I'm not using my camera as much as I'd like now, so it's easy to be practical at this point. I also rarely have time to go on fredmiranda because I'd prefer to spend more of my time at Yorkie Talk. I am including a couple of links of great photos I think you'd enjoy of images of dogs, portraits, children, and a thread of best Nikon photos. If you have some free time, they are really inspirational. I love photography and my cameras and lenses, but I'm not a true gearhead. I enjoy more viewing and using what the equipment can do for me. That's why I was so moved by the beautiful image of your gorgeous Trevor. I'd love to see images of your other baby, too.

Nikon portraits Shows Us Your Portraits - FM Forums

Best Nikon photos Your Best Nikon shots. - FM Forums

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People forum best portraits/candids 2010 Best Candids/Portraits of 2010 - FM Forums

Great inspiration for photos of children Another Year in Review, 2009. lotsa kid pics. - FM Forums

The archives are now closed for the month of December, but will return in January. Check out the other two threads of his children shown in the above link (they are really wonderful!) and also a great link of dog photos: All Dog Pix Cant Be Carlos http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/top...83/1&year=2009

His flickr link has all of his lighting information, which is very informative.
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