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I'm with you on the way too many hobbies. I started out with photography, my Dad's big passion, and moved on to SCUBA diving, woodworking, target shooting, and now back to photography. One great thing is this is something I can share with my daughter. Try a bunch of different genres and at...

I have a Z7ii and a Z8 that I use with an F mount 200-500 F5.6 using an FTZ. The AF tracking works quite well with the Z8 and this adapted lens. I shoot mostly wildlife/nature photography which is particularly demanding of AF. I found the AF for wildlife in the Z7ii to be somewhat disappointing...

What size are the individual files? If they are much larger than 1000 pixels on the long side, resize to that and try one again.

Welcome. I moved to mirrorless a few years back and never regretted it.

Got this shot of a jumping spider. Was having issues with editing it because the bright yellow flower was coloring the light too much IMO. I tried playing around with color temperature and hues and got an acceptable image, but still not what I wanted. Tried B&W and kind of like it better, but...

Thanks for the kind words. You can install an addon on your browser that will allow to read the metadata in an image file. Here is a thread about it. EXIF readers

It was shot with my Z8 using a Nikon 200-500 F5.6 with the FTZ adapter. Settings are 500mm, 1/3000 sec, F5.6 and ISO 1600. I had the Z8 in manual exposure mode with auto ISO. I also used 3D autofocus tracking with bird object detection. I would prefocus on the feeder, and when the birds would...

The first camera I bought was a Praktica. I got it used from a local camera store. That was followed quickly by a used Durst M601 englarger. Interesting story I read about Praktica. After the wall came down between E and W Germany, the leadership of the company were meeting to decide what to...

Might end up becoming a duplex next week.

Spotted another jumping spider yesterday. Beautiful coloring, but this one is really small. It was a game of hide and seek with me. He found a partially opened flower bud that had a hollow area that he could retreat to, occasionally coming out to scout around. It made it really difficult to get...

I don't like grey squirrels, but those are good shots of them.

So, by my calculations they were made for a negative 3 years. They must be very rare indeed!

BF, what EXIF reader are you using? I'm using xlFr, and it shows only file data, no camera data. It normally works on files that have metadata.

As regards to extension tubes, keep in mind that since the OP is using a 200mm lens, a lot of extension will be required to achieve a significant increase in magnification. Rule of thumb to achieve 1:1 magnification with a non macro lens is extension length matching the focal length of the non...

I had one tell me what he thought of me today.

It sounds to me, from your post that you are using autofocus. I would recommend that you use manual focus. You can either use the switch on the lens, or the menu item in your camera to switch to manual. It also sounds like you have a focusing rail, which is a good tool for macro work, especially...

"HEEELLLPPPPP MMMEEEEEEEEEEE!" For those of you who don't get that, it is a quote from the 1958 movie "The Fly" with Vincent Price. I saw the movie sometime when I was a kid, but don't remember much except this scene from the end of the movie. OK, in the movie the fly was caught in a web. And...

I wonder if these are tasty with a little melted butter. With flash: And without:

There is a lot to consider here, but let's get the focus issue sorted first and then move on. Like BF said, we really need to see one of the images to help diagnose the problem. I have one question. Are you getting a sharp image in the viewfinder? One technique you could use to preserve...