Yes they finally wised up and got out of there! Dumbasses.... I was sure he was gone and the rip out here would have just rolled him like a rag doll.

My last SCUBA dive -- we had to crawl and claw our way along the bottom to get back to the beach... the rip was just trying to drag Alex and I off to Tahiti!


Good deal on the camera!!


Have him show you the continuous mode setting (a dial affair) and the VR settings (normal and active)... and maybe he'll let you sit in on class! It really does help!


:cheers: :woot:

I bought my wife a Tamron 18-200mm 3.5 and that's the only lens you'll find on her camera now. That range covers the vast majority of "needs."

Take a car event for example: With 18mm you can capture the entire car without backing up 20' and with the 200mm you can get spy shots of the hotties, or reasonable frame filling track action shots. :yes:

Well I picked up the D7000 today :woot:

Wow what deal!! I got the body with 390 clicks, the lens 18-200 VR II,
Multi-power battery pack MB-D11
Nikon Speedlight kit SB-400
Nikon camera bag

I'm so happy with camera and I've only taken a few pictures with it.
Now I just need to spend the next few days learning how to use this thing :lol:

Any suggestions on a good start to the setting???

Here's a couple of iPad pics

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j1...518bb841d9.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j1...6838991895.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j1...3df9b5a44f.jpg

Any suggestions on SD cards?? Looking at some online reviews the Scandisk Extreme looks to be a good place to start?? Or the extreme Pro???

Scandisk or Kingston are popular and worked well for me. I'd recommend type 10 for the additional speed, that may improve continuous frame speeds.

I have a pair of RAW Steel 32GB SDHC cards in mine -- have yet to EVER fill the first one! It will hold hundreds of photos unless you're shooting RAW and no you don't need to shoot pro grade RAW shots.

Go back to Ken Rockwell -- find your camera -- read his stuff - mess with your camera... He's got all manor of info on there.

Just don't think you're going to remember ANY of it for a long time... you've just got to read - play - read - play - get an understanding for what you WANT from a shot you see with your naked eye... composure etc....

In the meantime -- most of my shots are taken in Auto mode and I spend more time actually looking thru the lens and trying to make the shot interesting. Really look thru the camera and note the background -- where things are - where the subject is within that frame... would it be more interesting off to the side - or toward the bottom -- or maybe a different zoom - or different angle....

First thing I notice about your camera ---


dial on the top -- LEFT --- there is a WHITE S - CL - CH

Your's is set to CL -- that's continuous LOW

S is for SINGLE

CH - is for continuous HIGH

Push down the little black button right by the dial to change it....

The lower bezel rotates -- separately from the top knurled dial.


Mess with it and you figure it out.


Ken Rockwell will tell you EXACTLY how to set up your camera.


:cheers:

Also --- ditch the protective cover over the LED view screen... unless you're an abuser. I've carried mine in all kinds of bags - all over the world and it doesn't have a single scratch in it. The protective plastic gizmo just clouds your view.


Read about taking 1080p movies with your camera --- there's a couple buttons you need to become familiar with.:thumbsup:

Rick, are there more deals to be had like the one you got? I see you got the 18-200 lens too. Can you post a link? I'm going to get one of these somewhere if not Costco. Thanks.

Erik, I found this one on eBay! I kept looking at what was posted, 2 or 3 times a day on eBay and Craigslist. I found this one 2 min after he posted it on eBay. So as I have done in the past with many items on eBay I emailed him and asked if he had a buy it now price. He said no but I could make him an offer, so I did and he upped me $50 and it was a done deal. Also it helped that we were local to each other. I sent him a deposit with PayPal and we closed the deal yesterday in person.

The deals are out there you just have to be committed to getting them. Also you have to be patient as sometimes I am not :lol: If I want something I usually want it now! But when I decided to spend almost two time my oringal budget I HAD to be patient and find the right deal.


Heres another one I found
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nikon-D7000-...item257952851c

Not much info in the add (well no info really other then it's used) also it ends later today. It's in Vegas so maybe not to far from you??!

The deals are there you just have look as most of the deals don't finish on eBay, the end earily. The deal at Costco is not bad but I got more with my camera and saved almost $400 from the cost at Costco. Don't get me wrong there are A LOT of people asking way more on eBay then you could get a new for, just got to keep looking.