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Up to you. If the price is right, then IMHO it makes sense. Can you try it out before you buy? And see what it sounds like and see if it looks abused. Here is a reference site for shutter life . . . ...

+1 My first dSLR was a Pentax K100d from ~2008. Still going strong after ~7 years. I've given it to my eldest daughter. And it was dropped! I had it in a pseudo camera bag that was not well padded. ...

+1 Have fun with your new D7200. When you get a chance to use it, let us know what you think. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts. Take care & Happy Shooting! :)

This site has a page for that . . . http://www.dpreview.com/buying-guides?utm_campaign=internal-link&utm_source=mainmenu&utm_medium=text&ref=mainmenu Great way to get familiar with what is ...

+1 LOL. I had a Nikon D70s way back when. Then I just stopped shooting with a dSLR to just take time to look around again. Then I got back into dSLR cameras with a D5100 back in 2011. And as soon ...

+1 Looking good! I am thinking these are better than the shots you were getting with your compact camera? That last one at 1/500sec looks good for the kit lens. Cranking up the ISO to get 1/500sec ...

+1 When I got my D750, after each picture I just kept saying WOW! Then I thought, hey, maybe my wife is getting tired of me just saying WOW! all the time . . . so I decided to mix it up a bit when ...

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Love this video. Love Benjamin's body of work!!!

I especially love what he says about failure.

"The faster you fail, the faster you improve." And his comments on the acceptance of failure....

I had (still have) a Nikon D7000 and then added the Nikon D750. (Pretty similar to the D610.) +1 Yes. Using my Nikon 80-200mm f2.8 is so much more useable for portait shots on the FF. And I am ...

Can you get a cheap used dSLR / mirrorless? Something like a Canon T1i with a 50mm f1.8 lens? Or Olympus E-PL2? See if it is the path you want to go down without breaking the budget? Something like ...

+1 But trying to shoot with the kit lens will . . . 1) Determine what type of lighting the OP is in. If the OP lucks out and most of the gyms they shoot in are fairly bright, or if the cheerleading ...

I like the silicone cases. They may be ugly, but they are cheap and functional. They provide a bit of protection on the top as well. And they don't have to be removed (like an ever-ready case) to ...

+1 Good luck! Take care & Happy Shooting! :)

+1 And now Samsung is rumored to be getting out of the camera business. And Pentax is using Sony sensors and on the verge of introducing their FF camera. ? Take care & Happy Shooting! :)

But it does happen. Look at Pentax and Samsung. :) Take care & Happy Shooting! :)

I happened to see the teaser on mirrorless rumors yesterday about something being posted about Samsung today. I was thinking it was going to be Canon that partners up with Samsung. But I like this ...

Maybe try this . . . Manual Exposure settings with auto-iso. - Put your camera into "M" manual exposure mode. - With your 55-200mm lens, go to 55mm focal length. - Set aperture to f4 (the max ...

I wasn't sure how much you played with, with your compact. Here's a "quick notes" run through (IMHO.) Problem can be broken down into a few basic things. 1) Getting things in focus - If shooting a ...

+1 Choice would be nice. :) +1

Have you thought about focus mode? Single shot versus continuous . . . Or shooting aperture priority or manual exposure w/wo auto iso? Or JPG versus RAW? Just curious. Take care & Happy Shooting! :)