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    That moon

    What do you mean: you "had it in the UK"? A few pics from Melbourne (D500 + 200-500; very heavy wind, so getting the red moon sharp turned out an excessive challenge):
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    Wanna spend some of my money???

    Tenba 32L. In my case with D500 + 200-500, D7100 + 12-28, plus four other lenses, two small flashes and a pocket cam
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    Post your Mammals

    Thought I should share this glorious trio of shots from my Australia trip, all taken in the wild with D500 + 200-500: Kangaroos Koala Wombat
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    Post your Birds in Flight

    Thought I should share a few shots from my Australia trip, all taken in the wild with D500 + 200-500: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos Sulphur-crested Cockatoos
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    Post your birds (2)

    Thought I should share some of the yield from my Australia trip, all shot in the wild with D500 + 200-500: Varied Sitella Galah Rainbow Lorikeet Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Leaden Flycatcher Superb Wren Gang-gang Cockatoo Whistling Kite Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
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    Post your low light long exposures

    A belated "Happy New Year" to all Nikonites from my temporary home in Melbourne, Australia, where I took this shot right at 12:00am.
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    P Mode

    Well, that's what I was looking for and could not find. Thanks for helping @Sassy out.
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    Experience with motion triggers

    Well, since there were no comments from others, I went ahead and bought one to try it out myself. :) Initial impressions: pretty good. With about 2 ounces (plus the weight of two AAA batteries), the unit is extremely lightweight. It can be set to respond to motion, sound, and lightning...
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    Hobbyist seeking knowledge

    I second @Bikerbrent. DxO makes good software but their reviews are not all that trustworthy.
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    Experience with motion triggers

    Do any of you use motion triggers, such as the MOVO LC-200. If so, what is your experience: do they work reliably?
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    Post your Urban Decay/Abandoned shots!

    This shot is from Beelitz, a former Sanatorium south of Berlin, Germany, that was once used by the Nazis and later by Soviet troops stationed in East Germany. Largely in decay, the place is occasionally used for movie shots.
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    Does wider zoom range mean lower image quality?

    Good and valid questions, thank you. Every so often, the magazine publishes a report on exactly how it tests. I don’t have a copy of the last issue where they did that, and quite honestly, I wouldn’t want to have to translate all of that into English anyway, but it did make sense to me. In a...
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    Does wider zoom range mean lower image quality?

    In another thread discussing the Nikkor 18-140, I voiced my opinion that its wide zoom range meant that the image quality had to be fairly poor. I sometimes like to test my opinions against hard data, so I went back to do a little bit of analysis. Thought the results might be interesting for...
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    ?: Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF ED VR vs. 300mm f/2.8 VR II

    Hi Rick, German mag ColorFoto, which I like for its diligent and consistent testing, reviewed both this year. They gave the f/2.8 72.5 points, while the f/4 PF received 83.5. Surprisingly, they found that the larger lens was softer wide open. Here are the pics they included in the review...
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    DPR Review D850

    I'm looking at it from a wildlife shooter's perspective, too. The below were all shot in the wild, and while some of them received some cropping, it was not enough in any of these cases to lose a D850's advantage over a D500. Yes, I shoot faraway birds, too, and I agree that DX has an...
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    These are the lenses that I think I will get with the D850

    ColorFoto, a German mag I like for its diligent and consistent testing, gave the Nikon 200-500 an IQ score of 71.5 points. In comparison, Tamron's 150-600 G2 received 61.5 and the Tamron 200-500 got 57.5. All tests were done on a D800 and are thus directly comparable. Here's an idea of what...
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    Post Your D500 Shots

    Not a zoo photo: shot 'face-to-face' in Nepal's Bardia National Park. :)
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    NIkon D850: Best Wildlife Camera EVER?

    I'll throw in another argument for using the D500 for wildlife. Shot in Nepal a little over a week ago. :)
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    Post your low light long exposures

    Bhaktapur, Nepal. This may look like an HDR but isn't - just a single shot.
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    Wildlife in Nepal

    Indian Rhino, again shot in Bardia National Park, Nepal. D500 with 300mm f/4 PF lens, no cropping. The smile is for the camera. :)
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