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I was surprised that FedEx delivered my new z 20mm f1.8S from B&H at around 6:00 PM today! Today is the only day having a little sunshine and a clear sky for this week (all raining and showers every other day). So I set the new lens on my z6ii and went outside hoping to catch some night sky...

Hi, First, if here is not the right place to post the question, please move to the right place. Currently, I am looking to add a new z lens (20mm f1.8S) to my z6ii for nightscape and general scene photography. After reviewing my old system (D3500), I feel that selling or trading old gear could...

There's a small FW update (v1.5) for z6ii/z7ii. Links: https://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/download/fw/463.html (for z6ii) https://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/download/fw/464.html (for z7ii)

Never done interval timer shooting before. Now want to make the effort to Milky Way shots later this week. So took a little experiment (daytime landscape) for five shots in intervals of 5" for 1/350 exp each (shutter speed). Image size=medium. Image quality=RAW+fine Jpg*. The result was fine...

Tried to make a shot for the weekly challenge (decided not good enough to enter). First I used D3500 and then thought about the new z6ii just for comparison. Here are the results from a similar setting with the low-end DSLR and the mirrorless (except iso). How do you judge the performance of the...

Maybe it's on z7ii and z9 also, but I found this strange behavior when using z6ii to shoot a weekly challenge entry (glasses). In the viewfinder, I saw there are two focus rectangulars partially overlaying each other (I set Wide Area Large). At first, I thought my eyes got double-vision. But...

Like to try AF-C bursting shots on moving objects with z6ii. Came up with shooting moving vehicle idea at city street side, but not at day time as drivers may be intimidated. So here comes two of the bursting series (z6ii with Z 24-120mm S, AF-C, wide area large, CH high)

Hi, Don't know where to put this thread. Since I now own and play with a z6ii, here is a new thread at Z6/Z6ii. It's interesting (and valuable) to know (and to learn from) the members here who own and use Z cameras. So I sincerely ask you, all z owners, to raise your hand for a head count and...

Received a new (hopefully) sigma 150-600mm C recently from AMZ. Being testing it with my z6ii mainly for sharpness at 600mm. The first stage of shooting still objects was about done, yet no opportunity for testing moving objects with auto-tracking (any suggestion for moving objects other than...

My new z6ii has arrived today together with a new 24-120mm f/4 S and an FTZii. B4 I can use it, made some visual inspections, and a few initial installations. Basically, the body and lens feel solid and strong in construction. The lens, however, is unexpectedly heavy (even heavier than F...

First visit SJRNWR in 2022

I used to do removing object(s) using Retouch and Spot Removal in Darktable. The process is a tedious and low rate success, not to mention often unsatisfying outcome. Recently I found a plug-in for Gimp: Resynthesizer. It touts the performance for removing and healing can be as good as of PS if...

Golden Gate Bridge (GGB) viewed from the east side

July 4th, 2021

Examples of my attempts: I use AF-C, S-mode with 1/2500, auto iso with +0.7 EV, single-spot (center) focusing area, and burst shots. Usually, I can handle BIF in the sky (slow to moderate fast). In this case, it's quite surprising that this raptor always wants to show its more than kind...

The highly endangered riparian brush rabbit, found at SJRNWR (San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge), is a focal management species along with many other riparian woodland-dependent wildlife. With California Quails:

Here is a note (March 31, 2021) from Andrew Fazekas in National Geographic's "The Night Skies" coverage: "The Ghostly Zodiacal Light: Tonight and for the next two weeks, keen-eyed skywatchers across northern latitudes get a chance to witness the ghostly glow of the zodiacal lights for about one...

Hi, I am starting my macro adventure now while being still a newbie on everything in photography. My experiments start with simple equipment and tools (totally non-pro): d3500, 18-55 mm kit lens, 55mm reverse ring, 3 tube extension set, tripod, and short plastic stem (stick) from a cotton swab...

Hi, I was experimenting with vertical stitching Panos and came up with this very-hard-to-stitch one (from four shots of highly entwined tree tranches and leaves)... The result is ok and then I made two pp versions. Your pick and opinion (reason) are appreciated. Three unidentified (avoid bias)...