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Full disclosure, I'm primarily a wildlife and macro shooter, so I don't have a lot of experience with street photography, although I have done some in downtown Charleston, which I live near. Compared to the 40mm the 35mm will give you a little wider view, and a little more light gathering...

Great BIFs!

Had a couple visitors to my back yard this afternoon. The light was a bit dim under the canopy, but I've leaned not to worry too much about high ISOs.

I used an FTZ adapter with my Z cameras. I mounted my 200-500 F mount lens with it. I had excellent results using it.

I really wanted a large format camera back in my film days. I could afford the camera and lens, I couldn't afford that and a large format enlarger, so I made do with 35mm and 2 1/4.

Also, keep in mind that while a rental trial will undoubtedly give you much more information than reading specs, it can take a month or two of use to get used to a new camera to the extent that you can give it a fair rating. This is especially true when going to a completely different system...

That 20 fps spits out a lot of images. If you don't mind JPGs, you can go up to 120 fps, which is insane. I have done some pre release capture with the Z8 at 30 fps. Pressing the shutter button for a mere 1/2 second spits out 45 images. The D850 is a beast of a camera. It's big heavy and...

Another option is to buy used. MPB has quite a few in stock for around $165 in "excellent" condition. You might even get a little knocked off the price by trading yours in as a "spares and repairs" lens.

They have a very active banding program at Beidler. I've seen staff setting up mist nets and calling them in. I've run across them at other swamp locations in the area, but no where that they are anywhere as numerous as at Beidler. They are a real challenge to photograph. They are quite small...

It doesn't have to be that warm. It's about the sun warming the surface warmer air rising into cooler air. It has to do with differential air temperatures. I have seen it on cool mornings with bright sun. With the Z8, you should notice a big difference in how well the autofocus tracks...

OK, I downloaded a couple shots so I could look at them and the EXIF data properly. The two I looked at, 3079 and 3094, were both sharp at the soccer ball, and appropriate depth of field surrounding it. I did notice that in the background there was what looked like heat shimmer. That is a...

Went to the Francis Beidler Forest with the CNPA today. Lots of Prothonotary warblers to be had.

First of all, the 200-500 is highly regarded as a very sharp lens, especially considering it's price point. Having said that, it is always possible to have one with either manufacturing issues, or damage/wear that could affect sharpness. I have a 200-500 and have always regarded it as very...

Well, 10 of our states are larger than Italy, so we typically have further to travel.

The other thing about them is they are an inexpensive way to discover how much you might use something like this, and what features you might like, or not like. If you find you use one a lot, you may decide later that you want a heavier duty model, or perhaps a different style. You will be in a...

I use disposable covers. The main advantage of them is they are cheap, effective, pack extremely small, and I can share a spare if needed with my daughter or a friend, if need be. They are durable enough to use several times with a little care, and cheap enough to toss when needed without...

My wildflower plot this year is finally starting to attract some insects. The sweat bees are beginning to gather in the late afternoon and sleep over til it starts warming the next morning. Strangely, the half dozen or so only seem to like the dead stem leftover from last year. They were...

My first camera was a daguerreotype.