All Jerry really has to offer is equipment C&C... Which I could care less about.. I hardly EVER see C&C anything in the actual galleries, but.. You never know.. Maybe I miss all that stuff.
I don't see what this has to do with the price of tea in China, but if you mean that I do not participate in the CC sections by asking or offering CC? No, you are correct. I don't (not on this forum). You see, I avoid the biggest CC section like the plague (the beginner's section), becuase after 6-7 months of re-reading the same stuff over and over, I decided to either not participate here at all and just leave or avoid that section... it was very frustrating for me.
I also never offer CC and I also never ask for CC (except for once 2 years ago around Christmas). This is just a choice. I don't like to give CC and I don't ask for CC. My logic is that if I cannot look at a picture and find my own faults, I cannot be very good. And trust me... NO ONE is as critical of my photos more than me and I make sure of that. At least the ones that mean something to me, that is. I have basically 3 personal levels... the crap, that gets deleted... the ok... that gets put on flickr... and what I consider my good stuff, that stays on my PC here or is printed out. The premise is that I take 100% responsibility for my own education, thats the bottom line. I shoot for me, and the only opinion that has any importance to me concerning my photography is my own. Arrogant? Maybe a little, but as I said, I do this for me, not for a client or a boss. If I was shooting for someone else, they would have full say.
That doesn't validate or invalidate any of my postings, though nor does it mean that I do not spend a lot of time in the other sections seeing how other people look at photos and what "advice" they offer.
All I wanted to get across is that the D700 isn't hard to use.
And I agree with you. It is not hard to use a D700... but it is challenging to learn how to use it
correctly. More so than a D40 and even more so on top of that if your understanding of photography is weak to start off with. That is all I am saying. If you come from a D40, have limited experience and your grasp of the basics is weak, how rewarding will the experience be? Likely not very, and toss in a lot of frustration, because the D700 doesn't hand hold like the D40.
Will that stop anyone? It shouldn't and I also said that a couple times here... but let's set the expectations realistically, ok? That was the whole point.
As for Harry, well... we both kinda stepped on each other's nerves and once an adult runs out of logic... the little boy comes in and name calling is the last resort of the frustrated. Meh... I am a big boy and can take an insult, sticks and stones and all... lol I don't hold grudges, not for that anyway.
One of the things that I often say is to not depend on these kinds of places (forums) for advice on *if* you should or should not. If you cannot make the decision yourself, its not time to buy and I do not care *what* the size of the roll in your wallet is.
Oh, Parkerman, here's another thing you can pin on me... do a search, and look for how many times I asked for advice (any kind) about a purchase. You won't find one... not just here, but on any forum that I post.
I firmly advocate doing your own homework, answering your own questions, and doing your own research. Asking questions about a purchase is fine (ie:"what are some real life reasons I would consider product A over product B?"), but never ask "should I?" or never would I leave the final choice to someone on the internet that is on the other side of the world, is very possibly clueless as to what your needs or budget are and who's own knowledge is likely questionable.
Because of this, I never experience buyer's remorse, I never made a bad decision, and I have only my own self to blame if I do something wrong. By that same token, the only person I can pat on the shoulder when things go well... is me.
