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Thank-you everybody. I'm sorry to admit I was not even thinking of the weekly challenge as I took the photo. I was intending to get a proper test of the new Viltrox lens and try out some new picture controls. I only realized I might have something after I got home for the day. :)

Just supposing here, but could it be the visual difference of the holding the camera about 2 feet (60cm) in front of your face instead of tight to your eye?

And Nikonians is a different site altogether. They still send me emails so many years after they went subcription-only.

You mentioned in an earlier post photographing wildlife. You will appreciate the extra reach of the 24-120mm. And it is at least as well regarded as the 24-70mm. I think budget is the main factor. The FTZ adapter really comes in to play when transitioning from an F-mount camera. A person can...

Remember the crop factor. 16-50mm on the small sensor gives the same view as 24-75mm on a full frame sensor. You have many options in that range. The Z24-120mm f/4 is a highly popular choice. Z24-70 f/4 is out there for less. There is a Z24-200mm with variable aperture also.

4-6-2026: Lunch at Reedsburg, WI where there is some kind of log cabin museum/park. Then after work a stop at Goose Pond by Arlington, WI on the way home.

I just want to know what Photoshop filter NASA used to turn the pyramid-shaped Earth into a sphere shape. :whistle:

Since up grading to a Zf from a Z5, there are many new options on camera for connecting via wifi. I can connect to Snapbridge by AP mode (the "classic" method where the camera makes an access point) or by Station mode where the camera and phone can be connected to a home wifi and still talk to...

Sooo, you think the photos are fakes then?

I expanded the exif data for one of the images. It was taken with a D5 and 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 G ED VR

It is a pair of D5 DSLRs and a Z9. The Z9 is a trial to see how it works with radiation outside of low earth orbit. The ISS was only recently upgraded to Z9's.

Something else I left off. Viltrox is mostly plastic and lighter. 7Artisans is a very metal lens. The lens cover on 7Artisans is deployed by turning the focus ring past infinity. It often opens inadvertently from handling. Viltrox has a positive deployment switch. It does not open just by...

It basically is a list of most used cameras. Canon might be a bit over-reprepresented compared to Sony's numbers.

The price was reduced to $79 for Amazon Days, so I bought. I have been using a cheap pancake style lens as a body cap for the past year, and the concept has been working for me. So I decided to upgrade to autofocus and AI chip on board. My blurry, handheld photo of the Viltrox Z 28mm f/4.5...

I did edit/create my own B/W Picture Control recipe on camera. I just modified the existing "Monochrome" and gave it a red digital filter and increased contrast. Then I downloaded a couple of recipes to the camera from Nikon Cloud and gave "Vintage Film" a try. First the standard color profile...

I applied a "vintage negative film" Picture Control recipe and cropped like a Kodak Instamatic 126 camera.

Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 Art. It is always mentioned as a top DX format video lens.

Congrats Bill!

Oh boy, Spring Amazon Days happened. I bought more stuff. What I will not bother reviewing much is the mostly-matched spec Lexar SD card and Micro-SD card. I bought Lexar Silver Series+ 128GB cards, SD card can write up to 160MB/sec and the Micro-SD card should write up to 150MB/sec. Now...

I have another week of testing now and I have concluded that this charger combination works about the same speed as the Nikon charger, more or less, with a single battery charging. With 2 batteries installed, it will charge both at a slower rate, but with the time saving of charging 2 at once...