martys

Yes Thumper,.....

My under insured coverage for the D300 (was my only camera) and the 500mm combined allowed me to replace my camera, I researched and decided on the D800E. I also elected to get a backup camera body and for that I got a D7100.

I am at this location quite often and footing can be precarious I opted to cover myself with at least a backup so I'm not out of business if something now happens.

Had the mishap not happened I would have stayed with the D300 which I enjoyed very much.

Now I alternate between the two new cameras at will, and am more than pleased with the output of each.

File sizes can be large with the D800E but hard drives per terabyte are also reasonably priced these days. We'll be seeing petabyte sized storage I believe before long.

As far as my lens goes,....as it turned out my wife had an identical 500mm,....she always insisted for years,....that I use hers.

I refused and bought my own,..my rationale being,.....if I break the 500,..at least it is mine that I break,......not hers.

I did, it was and her lens was not involved. 

She has now insisted on giving me hers,...she has ceased doing photography due to her dislike of the digital photography workflow, although she is a qualified and experienced film gal herself she no longer shoots at all,....so this time I accepted her generous offer,..... and I HAVE insured it adequately this time. 

Thats how it turned out though,....so far so good  ;-)) 

Thank you for responding Thumper and nice meeting you here.

Am looking forward to interacting with others on this site and sharing techniques and experiences.

Hopefully not the same experience as with the D300 & 500,... which now sleeps with the fish.  ;-)

Be well

Martys 

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Hello to all,my name is Marty.

Just joined nikonforums today, I saw it mentioned on another site.

 So,.....being an avid Nikon photographer dating back more years than it care to think about I thought I'd throw my hat in and share in the cameraderie of  learning, sharing techniques and images, commenting, and meeting some of the talented photographers that frequent the many subject areas here.

Looking forward to taking part.

Marty

Nice meeting you here and thanks for the comment.

Thank you I didn't know that about the male mosquito.

Am new to this site today and look forward to interacting and sharing with other Nikon users here.

Martys