such great advice... (thanks Hank)

anyways, the opportunity is going to see the Blue Angels at Boeing Field, in an area that is restricted to the general public... they will take us out onto an area on the tarmac and use a lift and lift us up into the air for a "good" experience... not sure if we are meeting the pilots or not, but that isnt the reason im excited...

just got to pass the DoD background check (not a problem, have done it many times), and deal with traffic... this all depends on if im camping/fishing that weekend or not...

anyways, Hank, i asked about that P900 because it also sports an 83X zoom, and also has a mode for .................... MOON!!!

so yeah, i already bought a camera a little while ago, its a Nikon D7000, with under 8k on the shutter, came with a 24-120 72mm 3.5-5.6D AF lens, a Tamron 70-300 4-5.6 LD 62 mm lens, battery grip with trays for Nikon batteries, and the other one for rechargeable/AA batteries, a Albinor 2X tele converter (junk), a very nice strap, remote, and a nice Lowepro backpack.. the guys at Robies were stunned when i told them what i paid for it... 300 bux for all that is a steal...

was just wondering if i should run what i brung, or, spend 500 bucks on a P900 which i can use all year long for............. MOONS!!!

or spend some money on a different lens... have been looking at 400 MM lenses but not sure if i will need that, plus they are big, and heavy, and i would need to either buy another base plate for my Manfrotto, which are expensive, or buy another tripod itself, which are expensive, as the cheapo that i bought to hold me over a bit is a tad on the weak side... i suppose for this instance that i could get a Mono pod, but ive never used them...

the only reason i even asked, was because im not super familiar with Nikon stuff, mainly Pentax, and as you can see, produced some really good pictures when i started getting the hang of it...








this Nikon is a bit different controls wise, and i havent used it a ton, mainly for 1 purpose but thats for another time... i have taken some pictures of Rainier, and its definitely no slouch...






the way this website is formed, the pictures tend to stretch and end up degrading the quality of the image if its a certain size i have found.. i also dont edit my photos, and if i have to, i try to not do it too much... the D7000 has a lot of post click features that i can do in the camera, vs on an external program like Lightroom that i have...

i guess ill try running it on the 4th and see if i can figure some things out, but, thats at night, and settings have to be messed with in order for things to work correctly... you cant just put it on "auto" and start clicking like you can in broad daylight... it needs to be on a tripod, and the use of a timer/remote is a major need...

i can buy a used F1.8 or 2.8 or whatnot from Robies for a good price if they have any, they are pretty good about their trade in prices and whatnot so they dont over charge on stuff too terribly bad... kinda trying to stay away from ordering one from say B and H photo off the internet, because, well i cant use it first to see if it even works correctly, unlike at Robies, where they will take pictures with it as well...

i guess if i need real information, i need to ask real photographers, so maybe ill just go ask Stick.... he would probably be of much more help than a bunch of retards over here that cant hold a normal fvcking conversation, regardless of where its posted....

thanks Hank, ive actually been eyeing that camera for a while, then the P1000 came out which sports a 125X zoom, which is 3000mm equivalent, the P900 83X is 2000mm.... the P1000 is a grand tho, and i dont know of anywhere that stocks them so that i can go mess with it.... thanks again...