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  1. BF Hammer

    Tether Tools Cable for D750

    I think you have it Cindy. When I used a D750 it was a smaller than a standard connector. Also was used on the Sigma dock, and a Coolpix 4000 I inherited. I believe Fuji also used that connector a while. I used the USB-A version cable. Pretty sure I sent my cables away with all those items when...
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    Nikonites products

    I started looking and discovered the ball cap options. It looked for a short while that they had a great $3.75 upgrade option to a wool semi-fitted style with the elastic in the headband in the back of the cap. Like I remember my favorite wool baseball cap I wore all the time at 7 years old...
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    June 2026 Monthly Assignment: "Vacation Travel"

    I'm afraid this day-trip to rural Illinois is most likely my vacation for this year.
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    What's gone wrong with my owl?

    Were you mechanically stabilized with VR on? As in resting on something or monopod? I have used VR with monopod though without problem. There are stories of blurred photos being caused by using a lens hood. Sun heats the black hood, thermals happen within. The fix is to remove the hood. I am...
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    Post Your Black and Whites Photos!!

    Revisited the Whitewater, WI depot today. Straight from camera to Snapbridge (resized) to here.
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    BF Hammer 2026: Me and my Zf

    From 6-14: This is an outtake from my entry to the weekly challenge (blurred). Pedestrians in this shot instead of just cars. And some personal news. I only shared with a couple of people here prior as a precautionary measure. I was diagnosed with prostate cancer at the beginning of last...
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    D 850 versus Z 6III

    I think my best help when I bought my Zf was Huson Henry's setup guide videos. He has 2 videos for the Z6-III and I would recommend having your camera in front of you and working with Hudson examining the setup and features. You don't have to do all that he recommends, but it is a good base to...
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    Caring for long lens / lens fault

    No issues, but I just got thinking about it. This also solved a packing configuration problem I had in my backpack. I always had to choose between carrying a Sigma 150-600mm or my Nikon 70-200mm but not both. Now the full kit except my 105mm goes in the pack with the camera compartment now...
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    Caring for long lens / lens fault

    I don't have any advice for this. I made a decision last year to not transport my camera around in-bag with a long lens attached anymore. I now have an inexpensive 28mm pancake lens I use as a body-cap to stow in my bag. I select a lens when I get to a scene now.
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    example jpegs straight from camera?

    Easiest way to do this is share my Nikon Image Space album created just to share these samples. I shot 12 of my Picture Control profiles, and I have a couple dozen more at least. Most of the built-in ones are not my taste. This is basically the same scene of a playground from a distance for each...
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    example jpegs straight from camera?

    I have some in my 2026 album, but I cannot call them straight from camera due to resizing smaller and adding my watermark. My BW photos usually are using the camera profiles and not desaturated in post. I have a bunch of color recipes installed and use them sparingly...
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    BF Hammer 2026: Me and my Zf

    6-14: I did miss the boat for last week's weekly challenge with abandoned industrial spaces. The grain towers are a historic building and believed to be the last grain tower made of tile. Sun Prairie, WI. And Sun Prairie, WI 1895 water tower has been fully replaced by 2 new modern water...
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    nice shirt?

    A couple of the Harper Finch shirts I picked up recently.
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    BF Hammer 2026: Me and my Zf

    6-12: US Hwy 14 runs parallel to railroad tracks west of Madison. Passed this train between towns, I waited for it at the next town, which was Cross Plains.
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    BF Hammer 2026: Me and my Zf

    6-12: Working in towns along the lower Wisconsin River today. Found a bit of DNR land on Google Maps and took lunch there. I think nobody but the neighbors can find the place. And along WI Hwy 60, I have driven past this shack dozens of times and always felt like I should stop and take...
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    Post your Train shots!

    OK, I could be developing a problem now. It's raining trains all over me. Wisconsin & Southern short train moving through Cross Plains, WI.
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    How to Turn Off Auto ISO on D500

    I wonder if you unintentionally customized the front dial function?
  18. BF Hammer

    Advice please upgrade for birds

    It makes sense. Really you would be looking at a D850 as the upgrade and still be using optical viewfinder. D500 if you want the crop in-camera instead of in-post. There will not be any newer options. Your biggest limitation is the 24MP sensor of the D780, which limits the amount of crop you may...
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    BF Hammer 2026: Me and my Zf

    I just keep finding railroad-related photos this past month. 6-10-2026 I was going to photograph the restored depot and along comes a train. Major storm was rolling in, got the shots before the clouds.
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