Recent content by Bengt Nyman

This is a question about an auxiliary GPS (Nikon GP-1, DAWN gps and others) and its control. I understand that the cameras auto-metering-off delay, custom setting C2, controls how long the GPS receiver stays on after each shot. What does the auto-metering-off delay do in the first place? What...

With DxOMark essentially out of the testing business, where can I find test data on new lenses, for example the new Nikon 200-500 ?

Hi, I have several times asked DxO on their homepage/forum about testing the Nikon 300mm f/4 E FL PF VR. They have each time assured that it is on the schedule to be tested but they have never committed to a date. So I recently asked the same question on the DxO Facebook page. This time I got a...

I have an older Nikkor 135 mm F2 lens with a manual aperture ring. However, this lens can also receive mechanical aperture control from the camera, except the lens has a stationary tab that prevents this from working on modern bodies. I recall reading about removing this stationary tab (not the...

I am considering investing in a 600 mm prime for birding. Since birding is only a small part of my photography I can not justify the price of the latest 600 mm VR. Also, since I will use it primarily for exposures under 1/1000 I am leaning toward a used 600 mm f/4 D ED-IF (I or II) AF-S without...

Hi, I use the different Shooting menu banks on my D800E and D810 to set limits for ISO and exposure time for different situations. The limits are adjusted under ISO sensitivity settings. I set both the Maximum ISO sensitivity and Minimum shutter speed. D800E and D810 both obediently follow my...

Lens manufacturers publish MTF charts describing the contrast performance of a lens as a function of the distance from the image center. They typically do this using test charts with 10 or 30 LP/mm (line-pairs/mm). Many photographers today wonder how their existing lenses will perform on a new...

I like to geotag my D800E and D810 photos during my travels. I have earlier used a Gisteq geotag logger and lately Nikons own GP-1A. Unfortunately I find the GP-1A too slow to reliably tag my photos. I am presently using my Samsung Galaxy smart phone running the Geotag Photos Pro app to collect...

I have purchased a TC-14E III for use with a Nikon AF-S 300/F4D IF-ED. They turn out to be incompatible producing the error message FEE on both the D800E and the D810. There is some confusion about compatibility even within Nikon's own documentation...

I have just received my D810 but I have not had a chance to try the following: When shooting birds in flight I wish that the D810 could be set for continuous shooting with autofocus update between shoots. Is the D810 capable of doing this ? 1. I realize that it will be slower than normal...

Maybe somebody can answer this question: I have set my custom settings such that when I half press the shutter release the camera will auto focus as well as light meter; C1=ON. I find this very useful, especially when I want to re-frame the shot but maintain focus and proper exposure of the...