[Jimmie Arroyo]

Marvin, I have two tripods, one for the D70 and one for the N80. A Bogen that's about ten years old (but is mint) and a Davis and Sanford which I bought for cheap off someone I know, so I don't need one from Santa. Good news for Beth. What I need for Christmas is a paid vacation, and extra dough to take your workshop. But this year, I will again ask Santa for world peace. I have my daughter ask for me now as I'm a little too big for his lap.

Mike, I always look through the viewfinder anyway while holding the cable release. The only time I don't look through is when the model is tense, she'll loosen up if she does'nt think I'm going to take the picture. Then snap with the cable release! The receiver for the remote should easily be in reach at arm's length while lookin through the viewfinder. Not sure if there's a minimum distance, but I'm sure there's a maximum of about 15 feet. Not sure how comfortable that would be while trying to take a pic.

I mainly ask because I noticed that a couple of the pics I took were slightly out of focus and others that were extremely sharp. Don't know if it's me pressing too hard, or the model moving. I'll try to be more careful next time and see what happens. Thanks.