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They were considerably cheaper than the old standby filter brands like Tiffen and Hoya, and seemed to be of decent quality. A friend bought me a set of no name filters off Amazon. While I greatly appreciated the thought, they were absolutely horrible. Plastic filter material, and they ended up...

With the weather cooling off, and sunrise getting later, the Pup an I are looking to go back to Boneyard Beach to do some trees in the surf photography in the coming months. I decided I wanted to do some long exposure shots, so I ordered a 10 stop ND to fit my 24-70. I ended up with one of those...

It's not just street photography they are destroying!

Do you have a second battery to try? The other thing would be to clean the contacts on the battery and the camera. Other than that, I would call Nikon CS.

Stuck in Lodi. Again?

The 685 is a great flash IMO. I have one that I use primarily for macro work. TTL and auto should be a good place to start. If it gives you the results you want, then stick with it. I will mention that the 685 has two built in diffusers. If you look carefully at the head there are two little...

Here you go, I tracked him down and brushed it off.

I think it's just some trash. Here's another angle on it.

Not sure what a MIG 21 has to do with automotive, but it's a neat shot. Where'd you get it?

Another robber fly and sweat bee. This was a 7 exposure handlheld focus stack.

Trying to get some more macro shooting in before the insects disappear. I've said this before, but I really need to try shooting some more available light macros. This one was somewhat backlit by morning sun. I took a few with the flash and then switched the flash off, cranked up the ISO and...

If you are talking about tropical cyclone 8, no. It is passing north of us. We aren't supposed to even get any rain from it today. It's a tad windy and overcast, and that's about it. Thanks for asking. We tend to keep an eye on the tropics here on the east coast this time of year.

My understanding is that the new Z mount with a larger opening gives the designers more options for optical designs. That, and they are the latest designs. Nikon, and most other companies have stopped designing DSLR mount lenses and cameras. They are still manufacturing them, but only current...

I really didn't notice the sky at all until you said something. I might have gone with a little less dramatic sky, but everyone has a different taste on things. I doubt anyone would think it was a replacement just from looking at it. It is a really striking image.

I can't help you with some of the more esoteric questions you pose, I can, however, answer at least one. Yes, the FTZ adapter works well. I use one to adapt my 200-500 F5.6 F mount zoom to my Z5 and Z7ii cameras. Everything works as advertised. I will say that looking at comparable lenses, the...

And for all of you that hail from the British Isles. Sorry, no gravy.

Headed back over to Cypress Gardens this morning to try some more with the new gear. Almost got rained out, and the humidity was brutal, but I persevered. I was glad I had my snake boots for this one. I had to step too close to the swamp edge for comfort otherwise. This is probably my...

It is about food, just not the kind that you and I eat.