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The Lenovo Tiny PC arrived today. A bit of a surprise is that it did include WiFi which I will not using. It is an i5 3.2GHz CPU, not the i7 that was also in the random mix of stock. But it still out-powers the old photo editing PC. I have it doing the initial Win11 setup and updates right now...

Perhaps you are not aware of this item? Fotodiox F to Z adapter with tilt-shift in the adapter. But I admit it may be vaporware. They list it on the site as out of stock, and it has never changed in months. https://fotodioxpro.com/products/nkg-nkz-tr

The Samsung display is sold out now, but I am still curious about what the typical display would be today. I was caught a bit dumbfounded when I discovered my laptop supported HDR video and the feature was turned off. Been using it over 3 years that way.

It kind of sounds like the wrong lens hood was included. New or used item? From Nikon, it should be marked HB-102 on the hood https://www.nikonusa.com/p/hb-102-lens-hood/4259?srsltid=AfmBOooYr-0UgDa-lOTy3371bNeV96ZqawK_Ndyo3VMH95q1doS7eAP0

I think a D850 is overkill for your needs. But if you were a wildlife and birding person, that would be the choice. Might consider a D780 as your full frame upgrade. It really is a feature continuation from the D7000 series and a natural path to take. It was the last generation of DSLR and came...

I've used various Nikon digital products since 2001 and have made most of the mistakes myself. In this case I suspected LiveView from the beginning, but I did not know for sure if that was in the D300. Was checking on this between jobs at work on my phone, but now I'm home and can do basic...

I have confirmed online that the D300 has LiveView. Switch the lever on the back off of the "LV" position. Your described behavior is how LiveView works.

There is another mirror up mode where you press shutter release once to raise the mirror, then must press the shutter release a 2nd time to take the photo. This is supposed to reduce vibration from mirror-slap on long exposures. On my D750 and D7000 it was labeled 'MUP' on the function dial and...

I just didn't have any photo inspiration this past week.

Welcome. I had to look up the specs of the D300, but yeah I won't dismiss the battery as the issue even as you tried 2 different batteries. EN-EL3, same as the D80's I owned years ago. If you are using the original batteries they can be bad by now. If you have bought aftermarket replacements (I...

RAM and storage drives are pre-ordered for and have the factories running at capacity to fulfill the AI data centers being built. This will affect our ability to buy digital electronics for months/years to come. The PC I bought is a refurb. Read that as lease return that has been wiped and...

So I have upgraded my PC and will have to wait about 10-15 days for delivery on that. I just planned for continuing to use the same display, which is a 23-inch 1080P display, a bit wider than 16:9 ratio. Really it is a common HP LCD monitor from 18 years ago with a generic badge. Today also on...

One day later, I still have not bought a lens. But I did just buy a PC. :D A refurbished Lenovo tiny desktop from Woot (a deal of the day site) so I do have to act if the deal is right. And I really do need to update my photo editing PC desperately. The CPU in my 16 year old Asus PC is so...

I finally paid off my car loan 10 days ago, and I have my home equity line of credit down to where I will pay off in days. But I came very close to extending that loan out 2-3 more months. For the holiday weekend, my local camera store was having big promotions and another "Cash 4 Cameras"...

Zf manual says to release the Fn button then press it again to bring up the WB target on display. Then move it to your target (card) or leave it centered. Then OK. Perhaps you need to assign WB to a Fn button to do it this way. Looks to me measuring from a photo (the other way) is easier