I dabbled a bit in photojournalism when I was with the paper and with the
AP (meaning that if there wasn't an assigned staff photog with me, I could
take acceptable B&W photos, usually on Tri-X. I had a Nikon F with two
lenses, a 35 mm and a 105 f2.5. I felt able to do about anything with
those two, and my kit lens gives me about the same coverage. I jsut want
faster glass. Are you old enough to remember the Stroboflash IV flash?
That's what I used way back then. Now I use the Nikon SB-600, and it is
terrific.


Let's just say that I'm old enough to remember flash bulbs and leave it at
that. My first strobe was bought when I was in high school. A cheapo
Vivitar with no automatic features whatsoever. Manual calcs required using
guide numbers. Wouldn't have any idea how to do it anymore.