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Yeah, I would shoot raw so it would not matter much with JPEG color rendition. I really just wanted to see if people were less orangish now in Nikonworld. If I could have bought a d750 in a D810 body I would have probably walked out with that today.

Went to the only large camera store I could find down here in Dallas to try out all the new bodies. They let me use each camera and pull up the results on my laptop. While I was not originally thinking about it, the D810 ended up impressing me the most except for color rendition. Massive Dynamic Range made it so nice to expose for highlights and bring the shadows up. A bit more noise at high ISO than the 5D mk III but the 5d pics could not be pushed anywhere near as far the 810. I really liked images from the D750 but did not find the body to be in the same league as the other two. Still don't think I prefer any of them to my RX-1 overall but they each would be fantastic cameras for the collection. As I have no real lenses laying around I could really go either way at this point and will probably grab one today before the rebates end. Just not sure which one....

Looks like clearance time on the Nikon Coolpix A. Seems to be a decent camera, especially for $429 instead of $1099. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/936177-REG/nikon_coolpix_a_digital_camera.html

Almost forgot. Have fun.

Happy Birthday Jacob.

Yeah, kind of the opposite that I thought was going to happen based upon week one of the championship. I think we can all be very thankful that Brent lost again and again and call the season a success.

I am actually talking to a guy about a used 5D MK III that I might get just to get going while I wait for the mk IV. If that falls through I am thinking a D750 with all its advancements may be a better purchase than the 5D mk III new.

I have the viewfinder but I really never use it. I keep it velcro'd to the strap but never find I need it.

Plus the lenses. Everyone I know that has a digital Leica has ended up hating it. Seems to be really strange issues with them all. I found the Sony RX-1 just about perfect for a travel camera.

With all the rebates coming to a close this week I am trying to decide on a D750 w/ 24-120 lens and a 5D mk III body which would be about $200 less than the Nikon with the kit lens. I am leaning towards the Canon as I found a few basic lenses laying around for the Canon to get back into the swing of things, but the upcoming 5D mk IV in April is making me reluctant to buy this one right before a new one is announced.

I don't really see the need to carry a 35, 50 and a 24-70. Whole lot of coverage of a narrow range that could be handled with a few steps most of the time. I found traveling with 35 only to be pretty usable. Sometimes a big zoom or an ultra-wide would have been nice but carrying two extra lenses to only get me out to 70 would not have been worth it for me.

Happy Birthday

Yeah you are probably right. Focus lock/speed will probably be more important than most other factors. The AF performance of the d750 does look very impressive as does the high ISO performance.

Back in the market for a camera setup as I have to shoot a friend's wedding next year. Trying to decide if I can make a go of it with a Sony A7 II and lenses with my RX-1 as backup. Really do not want to buy a whole Canon setup again as I am not all that interested in using anything large after getting the RX-1. The 5d MKIII does not do much for me either. Is the 750 worth looking at? I know I like the sensor more than the enormous D800 sensor already but the selection of good lenses kills me with Nikon. Maybe Nikon with Sigma lenses but i know I will miss selection of L Glass.

I have the same Mini5 from Crossroads. Great little amp when you figure out some of the rhythm and guitar types.

Happy Birthday.

Happy Birthday Ken.

Suck. Hope it ends up being short term pain

I am semi-serious now, but definite-serious if Dinny goes.

No, my strat is Paulownia.

The Paulownia Tele was routed improperly and they did not like the fit with my neck so I assume it either went back or was used for a build with a better neck fit.

I specifically told them not to let you in Colin. Are you in disguise?

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Yeah there were some big scorers in the consolation tournament. Looks like both league championship games come down to me and Bryan. Double champion or split? It is looking pretty close at this point and I might have used all my points in the first round.

Looks great Mike, I need to break my Big Agnes out and give it a test. I just never actually get to spend any time at home.