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Cab anyone tell me if my existing Nikon SB900 Speedlight will be compatible with my soon-expected Z6??

I am about to come into enough money to buy myself a Nikon Z7. What do you guys think of it, and is it the best buy in today's mirrorless selection. Keep safe, keep well Jim Dickson

I just recently upgraded ther firmware on my D7100 and since then I notice that in the menu, the usual icons don't appear for White balance;Direct sunlight, Flash, Cloudy,Shade, etc, but have been replace with a table of colour temperatures or Preset manual. Has this occurred during the firmware...

I have what looks like a small insect or piece of fluff inside mt D7100. I removed the lense, cleaned the sensor, mirror and gave the whole inside a good blow of air, but the thing is still there. It doesn't however, appear on any images!!! Anyone have any bright ideas, or can point out...

I loaded up a memory card full of shots and found that I had dark spots on my shots, all in the same place!! Horrified, I then set about cleaning all my lenses, front and back, only to find I still had the problem. I read in a magazine that a dirty sensor could be the problem, so I bought one of...

I recently took some shots in HD with my polariser filter on. I now have a few shots with really strange lights in the sky, like Aurora Borealis, but I can't seem to get rid of them in Photoshop.Any suggestions?? Jim

Hi good folks!! Just returned to photography after a long period of illness, and since I recently retired, I now have more time to dedicate to my once favourite hobby!! I put some images on my desktop after "doctoring" them a bit in Photoshop Elements 13. I now have a desktop covered in shots...

I'm currently doing an online course after a loong absence from camera stuff, and am having a problem reducing the size of a photo I want to submit. The maximum size should be 500Kb, but I can't get one of mine below 900!! It was taken in HD. Would that make a difference??:confused::confused:

Hi folks, I've been gone for a while,and I can't get this website offshore. I'm back for a while now!!! I bought a slider rail for doing macro (non returnable), and discovered when it arrived that it doesn't fit the thread on my quick release plate for my tripod!!! Anyone got any bright...

I'm still learning to usemy D7100, and have been trying to do double exposures. The shots come out ok, but in the 2nd shot , the subject looks almost transparent (ghost- like)!! I set the gain to "on" as advised in the manual, but they all come out the same way! Does anyone have any advice they...

After playing with my lovely new D7100, I tried to upload the pictures I had taken to my computer. The Nikon transfer software is already in my computer from my D90. The transfer page opened up, and it obviously recognised the different camera, as it said D7100, but nothing happened!! I waited...

Please excuse my numptiness, but I cannot figure out how to update my equipment. I remember when I joined I gave a list of equipment, which has changed recently. I just need to find out how to make the changes:confused: ​Jim

Last night my better half handed me a carrier bag and asked "Do you like box wine?" I took it from her and gave it a little shake, wondering why it wasn't making any sloshing noises. It was well wrapped up, and when I got to the last layer, I could see the tell-tale gold and black box with D7100...

I have tried to upload 2 phots today, and each time I ghet the message that the file is too big, so I went back and compressed them-still too big. I am at work aboard ship at the moment, and I normallt have no trouble uploading from home. What gives???:sour:

Someone gave me a raincoat for my D90 after I moaned about getting it soaked in a rainshower a couple of months ago. Have any of you guys had any exoperience with them? Jim:indecisiveness: