I can post here, as this thread is only one page
but, at the moment, I cant post post on anything of two or more pages. the forum logges me out, when I go the the last page

( edit - just tried F5 all Ok )

I seem to recall NikoDoby once saying that there were two servers and that there was a delay in the second one knowing you had logged in. Perhaps he was talking about an earlier configuration?

Whatever happened to him?

Me too from time to time.

I've had the same problem at times.

I'm with you on this. Each time I try to click on the current page of d4/d800 issues thread it logs me out. For some reason I can post on this thread fine....

Selecting the option to "remember me" solved this issue for me. Since then, I'm always logged and no more this strange behaviour when going to another page of a forum thread.

This has happened to me frequently. I have closed IE and tried Crome and had the same problem. Tried from my office PC and home PC and the same thing happened. That's 2 different PCs and 3 different browsers that all put me into the loop.
Today was another "loop" day when I saw this thread and tried the F5 suggestion. Well, as you can see I'm in, so I'll try a PAD that I've had a lot of trouble with.
Thanks for the F5 suggestion.

Happens to me all the time, as spraynpray said, clearing your Internet cache will solve the problem. (You can ask your computer to do this automatically on closing your browser should you so wish.

Happens to me on occasion. I'm prompted to log in in order to post a comment, but even when logged in I still get the same prompt. It's an intermittent thing that usually resolves itself.

I do not understand those reasons either!

For reasons I do not understand, occasionally, moving from one page to another it will show a member as not logged in when this has been accomplished. As spraynpray as suggested, pressing F5 will refresh your cache or simply reloading the page corrects the problem.

No you are not the only one

I sometimes get the same thing

i just come back a few hours later and it seems to fix itself

Just press f5 to refresh the image in your cache after logging in and you will find all OK.

Sorry if I sound mean, but if you can't log in how are you posting?

Am I the only one who sometimes cannot log in to the site?

When I go to log in and reply to a multi page post it sends me back to page 1, then when I click through to quote someone on the last page I have to log in again, then it sends me back to page 1 again etc etc.

This is very annoying.

dotslash said:

But what in the world is the PAD?

YABA (Yet Another Bloody Acronym)

http://nikonrumors.com/forum/topic.php?id=7364

dotslash said:
indeed, they are lovely photos.

But what in the world is the PAD?

Photo-A-Day (PAD) forum

indeed, they are lovely photos.

But what in the world is the PAD?

You are ready....please post on PAD! Nice shots.

First off, thanks everyone who contributed here and helped me out! I got the D7k combo and am super excited shooting with it that I just couldn't find time to update stuff here.

The following is from my pre-DSLR days:

My Gear now:

My first shots from the D7K:

Someday soon I wanna be good enough to post on the PAD!

Cheers!

To answer the final part of your questions, $2000 doesn't seem bad, but you may be better off buying the D7000 kit (body and 18-105VR) and shopping around for the 70-300VR separately. I have seen some good prices on the web for that lens. Make sure you get the VR!

Where in the world are you?

JNA said:
... You're right about the choice paralysis, that is something I don't want to be found in! :) ...

I know I'm coming in late but it might be worth looking at the 18-200 & the 35mm 1.8. Those two will cover everything you are looking at doing to get started.

That can depend on the Kit (D7000 & 18-105) you are looking at in price as it could be priced as a no brainer to get it. If the price is right, I would go with what you started with. I love my 70-300vr and it has been in my bag for years and still is one of my go-to lenses a lot of the time.

35mm vs 50mm - depends on what you want it for. Both are equally good, and I'm guessing you will end up with both at some time. I would say try them both out at the store since the 50mm on DX is 75mm equiv and gets tight meaning the field of view is considerably less. Great for portraits but for group settings at parties etc, I prefer the 35mm as you can get more in. I vote 35mm to start. The 50mm 1.8 is cheap so that is easy to add.

Just don't forget about a Flash at some point as well;)

As for everything else - you are never "stuck" with the lenses you pick today and can add, sell and buy new ones at any time. If you stick with Nikon lenses, resale is good. I think all of us at some point when we started, thought that all we needed were two lenses. 12 years later and I think I have over 15 now and have owned at one time or another probably 30 different lenses. Once you figure out what you really like to shoot, you will learn what lenses will fit better for that type of shots or "look" you are going for. That is normal and means you are learning and getting better. Nothing to be afraid about.

@SquamishPhoto... I think you have a point. When I said the kit would not do it, I was thinking about shooting f/4 at 10,000 ISO with the D4 and 1/125th sec. But, I have shot a 300mm f/4.5 at 1/15th sec held against a tree. And have hand held the 24mm f/2.8 (old lens form the '60's) at 1/15th easily. We used to shoot ASA 80 B & W film, tripod, available light, and got great results. So, I was just lazy in my comment. I should have said, the fast primes make life a lot easier, but the kit lenses can be used wide open and hand held, just requires some good old fashion patience. And, in fact, when I hand hold shots now, if it is a still life object, I rarely breath. Usually exhale, hold and squeeze, so as to avoid any shake.

Good point, Squamish...

Exactly. Its utter nonsense to suggest that he couldn't get great results in low light with a kit and a consumer tele-zoom. Sure, for high speed action sports that have shit lighting, yes, but thats hardly the only circumstance where poor lighting is an issue. Also, if you aren't planning on selling the photo and/or don't care if you can't view it large, then you can get some very satisfying and amazing results with noise reduction software and downsampling. If its just to share on the web then you can really go nuts with your ISO on pretty much any modern DSLR offering from Nikon today.

But if its portraiture, landscape, etc, it can be quite simply to overcome a lot of poorly lit scenarios with creativity, careful planning and a sturdy tripod. And its something I always try and apply in my photography (even using cameras like the D700 & D800 that can both produce fantastic results SOOTC at high ISO in poorly lit scenes) because the lowest possible ISO is still the most desirable, so even in poor light I make every effort to take the shot as close as possible to the cameras native ISO - even if it means exposing the scene several stops too dark since I know I can save the shadows in post and get to keep the highlight detail from the more optimal ISO setting.

It all depends on what you want to shoot really, and even then a bit of care and diligence can allow you to overcome many perceived limitations. Buy the camera that you want and have fun shooting. :]

Low light is a bit like, low life . People have different definitions

get the D7000 crank up the ISO and see how you get on with the 18-105 F/3.5-5.6