On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:17:09 -0500, Neil Ellwood wrote:

On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:15:34 +0000, ray wrote:

On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:21:43 +0000, David J Taylor wrote:

"ray" wrote in message
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On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:59:20 -0700, RichA wrote:

On Oct 14, 11:35 am, ray wrote:
On Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:40:27 -0700, RichA wrote:
I simply pointed out that they could get a demo Nikon D40 with an
kit
lens for about $250 so it was time for them to chuck their
sad-sack Sony P&S in the waste bin. Of course, once they saw the
output from the Nikon, they were thrilled.

Probably be less thrilled when they do that first 8 mile hike or 25
mile bike ride.

Yes, 1.5lb's of DSLR and lens are a killer...to a five year old girl
maybe.

One lens would be quite limiting - unless you had a lens that weighed
more than that.

Nikon D40 - 522g (1.2lb)
18-200mm lens - 560g (19.8 oz)

A 400mm or so would be really nice - that's the equiv I have on my P&S.


Total: 2.4lbs

That's a fair amount of tonnage.



David

I have a 150 - 400mm as well as a couple of other lenses that I carry
round when I need to. If I can do this at 77 why can't younger people do
it?

'carry around' or hike, bike, snowshoe? I'm talking about several miles
in each category - biking, 20 or more. I'm in decent shape and 'only' 64,
but I am sensitive to the extra poundage - realizing that I also pack
along extra water, basic survival gear, etc.