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  1. Fred Kingston_RIP

    Post your latest purchases.

    ahhhhh.... Just looked up that page for my Nikon SB-910 and tried to activate the heat-protection circuit... took about 80 1/1 shots to get there...but it did shut the light down... cool... Learn something new every day.
  2. Fred Kingston_RIP

    Post your latest purchases.

    I think you're gonna find that the flash makers grossly over-state the number of "full power flashes" these lights produce on a set of new (fully charged) batteries.
  3. Fred Kingston_RIP

    I thought I retired a tripod, but I just improved it now.

    I love Manfrotto and own 4 of their tripods and monopods...but I hate their mounting plates...I never trust them...and use Arca Swiss all the time.
  4. Fred Kingston_RIP

    Wedding Photography a Dying Industry?

    I have at least a half-dozen good friends that are "Professional wedding" photographers. Folks whose sole income is "wedding photography"... To a person, they all agree that "wedding photography" is the most "cliche" art form there is. There are relatively speaking, 25 setup shots that are...
  5. Fred Kingston_RIP

    Tamron releasing 150-500 for Z mount

    That's a difference of $1700 to $5,000... That's pretty significant for a weight saving of about 1 pound...
  6. Fred Kingston_RIP

    Toggle AF-C and AF-S on Z6ii

    Well...Yeah, that's how it would be done... the object, using a flying bird as the example... is one or more of those single in-focus images is both compositionally pleasing as well as tack sharp...the rest are discarded... another option instead of burst mode is Steve Perry's method of...
  7. Fred Kingston_RIP

    Toggle AF-C and AF-S on Z6ii

    That's correct... it doesn't "beep" on focus lock either... On my Z7II, I have to look really close to see that it, in fact, actually focuses... it's so fast... The theory is, if you're out in the wild, and most everything is pretty static, and slow... and all of a sudden, a fast-moving thing...
  8. Fred Kingston_RIP

    Toggle AF-C and AF-S on Z6ii

    That's the object of Back Button Focus as @BF Hammer correctly points out. Leave the camera in Continuous Focus Mode, Pressing the Back Button turns ON the Continuous Focus as long as the Back Button is pressed... Releasing the Back Button Stops the Continuous Focusing at that point, and...
  9. Fred Kingston_RIP

    Zf Released!

    They haven't even posted that camera for sale on their web site yet, so there's no access to the manuals to see whether you can do that...
  10. Fred Kingston_RIP

    Thinking of purchasing a Z9

    Why were you unhappy with it?
  11. Fred Kingston_RIP

    Considering Z8 and Z9 but can't fine storage requirements

    Here's a link to that chart... These specs are for Nikon's 660G card...
  12. Fred Kingston_RIP

    Post your macro photos here

  13. Fred Kingston_RIP

    External Hard Drive for Mac

    Yes, they're slow, and out-dated... unless your computer and ports are old... The Crucial SDD X9 drives via USB-C are the schnizzel now...
  14. Fred Kingston_RIP

    Free Nikon Raw Editing Software

    Under the "Adjust Details" tab
  15. Fred Kingston_RIP

    Thinking of purchasing a Z9

    There are two issues involved. Focusing better is one, but the other indicates that that low-light focusing comes at a cost of an increase in noise... and the question then becomes how much post processing does a wedding photographer want to do...
  16. Fred Kingston_RIP

    Thinking of purchasing a Z9

    Here's a discussion of exactly that issue... I personally went from a D810 to a Z7II and was surprised the Z7II didn't last as long... Steve Perry did a lengthy article, you can find on his web site that discusses ways to minimize the battery usage with the Z cameras...
  17. Fred Kingston_RIP

    Nikon Refurbished Cameras & Lenses Sale w/ Additional 10% Discount

    Nikon's Refurb prices are never a bargain. There are several places where the prices are about a 1/3 off for basically, open box used... with warrantees... The only thing that makes the Z9 refurb prices from Nikon a bargain at this point is, that camera hasn't been out long enough to flow into...
  18. Fred Kingston_RIP

    Zf Released!

    The last time they released a semi semi high end camera with one slot they were chastised mercilessly... they didn't repeat that mistake.
  19. Fred Kingston_RIP

    Post your Fungi shots

    Great color/exposure @Peter7100
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