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@Clovishound I do see exif on the image. 1/500s at f/7.1 (135mm). If a tripod was used, VR should be turned off. Focus might be off. Shutter speed by all recommendations at 135mm is fine. But I will add that I never have had an exceptionally good example of a 70-300mm lens. There are many...

Bright white bird against dark background. The crane is overexposed and that is where the detail is mostly lost. This is where we would use spot-metering rather than matrix-metering. Even then you likely would be darkening the exposure. Shooting raw to get the extra dynamic range to recover, I...

As I searched tripods for you, this one popped up kind of unexpectedly. It looks very suspiciously like the Three-Legged-Thing Billy tripod. I am linking to a version that includes a cellphone mount. It looks like it is just heavy-duty enough to support a D4S and a lens that is not too large...

This is along the Ice Age Trail on a segment near Cross Plains, WI. Shot some photos after lunch here on the way out to a job. Then on return later in the afternoon I stopped again to switch lenses and also use the later afternoon light.

Sometimes you just need to practice with the gear. Glad you are sorting it all out.

Z8 is my next upgrade. But if I was to get one, the brown is my choice in black or bare metal. But you have to buy direct from Nikon to get the alternate colors, for an extra $100 premium.

Is anyone using square filters and adapters? I know from some past experience that there is more fiddling around with them. I actually need to buy larger filters as the 52mm sets I have don't cut it now. I could go giant round magnetic with step down adapters or giant square holder with step...

August 10, 2025. Nikon N70, 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5, Aperture Priority, Kodak 400 T-Max B/W film (expired 2006)

I'm am currently evaluating Fotoo app for Android on 3 tablet devices that I am not actually using anymore. But I can see this app is also on Amazon for FireTV devices. So we have the potential to convert an old smart TV also for a photo display. Or an old Android smart phone...

I routinely post photos as 1280 pixels on the long side. I resize the images as part of my post-processing workflow with RawTherapee. For a quick resizing option in Windows without tedious loading and saving in a photo editor, just install Windows Powertoys and use the Image Resizer shell...

Sometimes the silly answer works. What I haven't learned from YouTube about astrophotography I had to beat into my head with a rock. :)

If it can take single photo that you can later view, then the time lapse series should be visible. The obvious thing to ask is what were the exposure settings you used? The description makes my think you had the shutter speed set way too slow, like multi-seconds. Better still, post a sample...

Thank-you everyone, this project has been therapeutic. @hark The Zeiss lens likely has the focal markings, but of course you have to be kind of accurate on distance estimate. I think the shutter release button on the N70 is not right. I tried to hold at half-press many times and it just does...

I resized all of the film scans before posting here, and I'm afraid some fine detail was lost. Some of the Jurustic Park photos did not make it into the post...

Last location at Astico county park east of Columbus, WI. Also drove down the road to stand on a dangerously narrow bridge and take photos of mill just outside of the park. Only 2 dump trucks and a semi decided to drive over the bridge as I stood there. The steel bridge is with the Zeiss 15mm...

Another day driving through Burlington, WI and another lunch break at the dam in a park next to the VFW. Mix of 28-105mm and 15mm lenses.

Kenosha, WI waterfront for another lunch stop. All with the 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5.

Next location was from my work travels. Lunchtime at Natureland Park near Whitewater, WI. Some shots with 28-105mm and others with Zeiss 15mm f/2.8 Distagon. Yes, I had difficulty using manual focus at 15mm.

In January 2022 Tim was the 3rd of my 3 older brothers to pass on. A 17 year long endurance with emphysema that ended with a cancer. Yes, he liked smoking a lot. All my brothers did. Tim did like to play with photography. He took photos at biker parties and rallies. He did several nude sessions...

A bump to note I have the film scans now.