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  1. BF Hammer

    Protective Filter for my new AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR lens

    UV (and IR) filtering is done by a filter that already exists in front of the image sensor. It is only needed if a camera is modified to full-spectrum by removing that sensor filter, as some people will have done for astrophotography use. But double-filtering UV will cause no harm or degrade...
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    Post your Train shots!

    What I can estimate is that the 1 car that is running on the 2 mile loop on any day might return in as little as 20 minutes or as long as 50 minutes. If it ever exceeds 10mph, I'm surprised.
  3. BF Hammer

    Reprocessing Old Images With Current Software

    Think like you did 20 years ago. ISO noise got unacceptable above 400 so of course you would choose slower shutter. ;)
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    BF Hammer 2026: Me and my Zf

    Also July 29: Kenosha streetcar
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    BF Hammer 2026: Me and my Zf

    July 29: Back to the harbor on Lake Michigan at Kenosha, WI
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    BF Hammer 2026: Me and my Zf

    July 21: Burlington, WI Canadian National rail yard.
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    Post your Train shots!

    How about some more PCC car from Kenosha?
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    No battery icon in viewfinder

    Only an original Nikon battery is guaranteed to work fully. An aftermarket only might work. It gets worse on Z bodies. Most aftermarket batteries get rejected with a message on screen. Even if they work without complaints on an F-mount body.
  9. BF Hammer

    No battery icon in viewfinder

    I read the firmware change notes. There is no mention of battery level indication. I also reviewed the D7500 online user manual. There is no option I see in the custom settings menu or the photo shooting menu to turn the battery level off in viewfinder. Like pretty much all of the display in...
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    Post your Train shots!

    Candian National depot building at Burlington, WI. And the grain towers. And the rails and road parts stored all over the place. I missed the freight train while I was eating lunch at the park across the river. But I now know the rough schedule for another day. I expect @Sandpatch can bring...
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    Capacity of a Lexar Silver 256gb CFexpress B memory card in my D850

    A All memory and hard disk storage are skyrocketing in price this year. AI datacenters have bought up all the product capacity of all the manufacturers for 2026 as early as April this year.
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    Capacity of a Lexar Silver 256gb CFexpress B memory card in my D850

    Maybe change the recording to Raw in primary slot, jpg in secondary. If you set the secondary slot to backup the primary, your limit in capacity (and write speed) is that 16GB SD card. Since jpg files are much smaller in size than Raw, splitting the file types to write on the 2 different cards...
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    BF Hammer 2026: Me and my Zf

    7-15: Owen Conservation Park, Madison, WI - Lunch spot. It was hot, humid, and the forest fire smoke was just beginning to roll in. Low effort this day. Used the vintage film Picture Profile again.
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    BF Hammer 2026: Me and my Zf

    7-14: Mount Horeb, WI - downtown on/near the Trollway. Using a vintage 50mm f/2 AIS lens and "vintage film" Picture Profile as well as a B/W. The Trollway just isn't what it used to be in years past. I drove through and I believe I could only see about 5 trolls lurking. Yes, that is the...
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    BF Hammer 2026: Me and my Zf

    Pictures from 3 days this past week, wish I could say something special among them. 7-13: Keyser, WI - everything but the Lutheran church on a 3rd corner. ;)
  16. BF Hammer

    Vivitar Series 1 AF 100-400mm 4.5-6.7 Lens on D3200

    The error is still there after removing the lens? I landfilled a D80 I had infrared-converted when it did that. It is common for a failure of the AF system. Remove your battery and memory card. Then with the battery out, turn on the power switch and hold the shutter release down for a full...
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    Vivitar Series 1 AF 100-400mm 4.5-6.7 Lens on D3200

    Count those CPU pins on the Vivitar lens and then compare to your other lenses that work. I think you will notice a large difference. It may have been compatible with earlier generation bodies at the time it was built, but then became incompatible by changes to the CPU pin setup over time. And...
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    Vivitar Series 1 AF 100-400mm 4.5-6.7 Lens on D3200

    Is the lens a F-mount with the CPU connector pins? Is a mount adapter in use here? 3rd party gear from low-end brands can be very problematic. Like it or not, Vivitar is a well-known cheap gear brand. I have had that error from a Tamron 1.4x multiplier. Worked great on a D80 but would not work...
  19. BF Hammer

    First time using focus limiter

    That is pretty much the reason for having a focus limiter function. (y) These DIY hummingbird videos seem to be all over YouTube and I sometimes wonder if some are AI. Maybe a next year project. Like I have said 2 years in a row.
  20. BF Hammer

    Post your Train shots!

    Ed Dickens had to stop 4014 and dress-down a rail trespasser. I wonder how many times he restrained himself from doing that on this trip. At Sterling, IL there was some idiot trespassing on the track and he drew a whole lot of heckling from the crowd until he finally stepped back.
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