Chuck Yadmark

I thought my copy of the 70-300 VR AFS FX was very good, but I found a 70-300 VR DX AFP for 150 and sold the other one for 250 (what I paid for it). I do think the DX AFP is slightly better.  If I ...

My advice is seriously consider it and not dismiss AFP considerations.  Many of you are acting as if AFP is a 100% non-issue and that is simply not true. It might be a 99% non-issue right now but ...

That's already not true.  The 18-55 AFP is slightly better than the AFS and the 70-300 is significantly better than the 55-300 and there might never be another DX AFS again

Yes of course this is all very true.  My main point is simply why wouldn't you take into account that as you jump in you instantly cut yourself off from the future. Its all fine for people who ...

the button will be single action only, full press, no half press to focus. No command dial or directional pad.

but a higher and higher percentage of the lenses are going to be AF-P. The 70-300 DX AFP is already quite a compelling lens, cheaper AND better than the 55-300 AFS and 70-300 AFS that came before ...

I'd really want you to be able to use AF-P lenses that means D3300 and later, D5300 and later, D7100 and later.

opinion only, based on the past, if they announce anything it'll be in February 2019 for sale next spring.  They are probably due. I wouldn't pay full price for one at this time.  A refurb ...

Look in there see if there aren't little plastic bits that might have come off a card, hard to see admittedly.  Try yet another card.  That's all I've got.

that is weird.  Never had to do that before but interesting thing to note.

"Perfect working order" is relative, especially with a third party lens.  Like I said before third party equipment = INCONSISTENT incompatibility. Maybe, probably?  Not certainly though.  And then ...

OP just bought the lens from somebody else.  It shouldn't be the responsibility of the buyer to have to work very hard to get it to work.    I would return it if possible before the possibility of ...

tripod's not very useful for sports.  panning is much more difficult, and besides, high shutter speed is needed anyways to mitigate or eliminate motion blur.

You're going to want a 750 with a 70-200 2.8 lens.  Maybe a 70-200/4 might work. so 1800-2000 dollars.  Much less and you're going to be disappointed in many ways. Might be able to use a 7100 at a ...

but I'd really rather have an AFP compatible camera, 3300 and later, 5300 and later, 7100 and later.

I was a prime snob and I won't even use TC's, but the 200-500 is truly remarkable. It's far better than it should be at its price and range.   Its weakness is probably bokeh. I have both that and a ...

Very likely its this lens and the D500 problem. Its a risk of third party lenses, batteries, flashes- INCONSISTENT incompatibility. One lens works, another doesn't. Works with one body, but not ...

probably whatever catch mechanism is inside there is broken or stuck in some way

yes full frame refers to size of the sensor - 24x36mm, not the ratio which is 3:2 in this case You're probably thinking ratio 4:3 of those old cameras.

IMO, the 700 is the first of 2 "everything for everybody" cameras from Nikon, the second being the 850.  the 700 is also the first camera where I said that if things never got better I could make ...