Recent content by BF Hammer

It will try, with about as good success as my D750. There will be misses with the hits. It is the entry-level model, which is why I am promoting the Z6II. It will work just that much better at everything.

It's a lot slow, but so is the 24-50mm.

I have a feeling this lens is destined to replace the Z24-50mm. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1941956-REG/nikon_20132_nikkor_z_24_105mm_f_4_7_1.html Kind of a mirrorless take on the old 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5. Looks like it will be cheap enough to be the new kit lens, and a much more...

My short take is if you want more pixels, then the 45MP Z7. But the 1st gen Z7 and Z6 have feature shortfalls that were corrected in the 2nd gen bodies. Big one is they added a SD card slot to supplement the single slot of gen 1. So if you might be happy with a 24MP sensor, I say get a Z6II. Z5...

Exactly what are you thinking you need to control on the lens? I believe just focus and zoom is going to be available. If you buy a full manual lens, then you will be forced into using manual mode and dialing the aperture on lens. Shutter still has to be controlled by the shutter wheel. You can...

On the most basic level, any of those cameras would be a major upgrade for you. I have some feelings on this, and they favor getting into a mirrorless body early and not be hindered with having to buy 10 year old gear and keep looking through used sales to find even older stuff as the years go...

I don't believe I use the year for the in-camera copyright since the date and time are embedded in exif data with the copyright. But I will update my watermark overlay.

Choose only 1 of my babies!?!? But really, I love them all the same!

Not that many to choose out of. :)

Ps: The sensor cleaning function is silent, it just is vibrating the in-body image stabilizer motors to try to shake the dust off. Static electric forces are hard to overcome that way. Just a drop of fluid on a full-frame sensor swab is the best way. Swipe across going one direction then...

Buy a blower and a swab kit with cleaning fluid. It's no big deal, you will be doing this cleaning kind of regularly. You are not going to damage the sensor because the part you are touching is a glass UV/infrared filter in front of the sensor. As you already see, it is really easy to access...

Post #2: Eagles on the Wisconsin River.

12-21-2025: Followed the Dam Road to the dam parking, where there were some eagles.

I wish I could get that light angle at my eagle location. Public access has me looking east toward the sun. Opposite river bank is a golf course and very closed.

Ehh, made it within 10 days. You are practically late opening it by retailer timetables! I will watch with envy. Have property taxes eating up my new lens funds now. But I might go harass some eagles this weekend with my Sigma.