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By the way, @Needa, I'm not a fan of grackles. The adults don't hesitate to kill smaller birds. They poked a hole into a sparrow's head...

How different is the preview? I have a D750 that allows me to see the exposure on the rear screen. In the past, I know I had to enable...

Do you use a custom setting for center weighted. I was using manual with auto ISO (Matrix), tried compensation but wasn't liking the...

Oh ... I just remembered there was a time when I switched to spot metering temporarily. I used to photograph high school musicals and...

Use whatever works for you. I first learned on a manual focus 35mm SLR that had both Aperture Priority or full Manual Mode. It offered...

VR is usually on. Ill try turning it off as a first option. Thankyou very much

Hopefully @Woodyg3 will chime in. I'm pretty sure he's photographed many black birds while showing detail.

I have noticed some very great photos of black birds posted on this site and since I only only occasionally shoot birds what do you...

I tend to use center weighted metering for most of my photos including birds. It depends on the scene – I eyeball it and use the +/-...

Have been searching for some time and had many none answers. So simple! Thank you both very much.:)

You might find it useful to download the reference manual and keep it on your computer and even your phone for times you want to look up...

Continuous will allow multiple images while the shutter is pressed. Most NIkon cameras have a mode dial. At the bottom of the mode dial...

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Sorry about that. Take a look now and let me know if you have any issues.

I’h going to the UK later this year but don’t want to lug my 70-200 f4 for one day of plane-spotting, so I’ll take my D750, 16-35 f4 and...