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Sorry, I was under the impression you had one, due to the title. My 2 cents, the Nikkor Z105 micro is an excellent macro lens, if you are using a mirrorless Nikon. It never fails to impress in sharpness and handling. If money is tight, there are other options. Extension tubes do surprising well...

I went to Nikon's website and looke up the MH25a charger that came with both my Z7ii and Z5. It states that it is compatible for the EN-EL15 and EN-EL15a batteries. It charges my EN-EL15c batteries just fine, and again, it was supplies with the camera for charging the battery. I looked at the...

Well, since I am taking mine manually, I don't really want to have to take a lot more than is really necessary, especially when I am taking them handheld. The other issue is that I'm frequently taking them using flash, and need to take time for the flash to recycle. Which is usually only a...

I played around a little with the auto focus stacking and never use it anymore. Keep in mind, I do my macro almost exclusively in the field. I assume you are going to be using it for macro work, given the lens you mentioned. I do my focus stacks manually, and mostly handheld. Yes, sometimes they...

Here's one I'm not sure about. Some of my hesitance may be that I have seen several similar shots by other photographers in the area. Let me know what you think.

Well, it's been a while since I went out on a "real photo outing". Got out to Magnolia this morning. The birds are just now starting to build nests for the busy nesting season. I discovered that I'm a little rusty. I need to get back out there and shoot more. These guys were very near the...

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Whenever I shoot HDR, I don't bother doing it in camera. I just shoot a set of bracketed shots and then do an HDR merge in editing. Of course, you have to have editing software that supports that.

It's certainly a viable option. My thinking is that, if you can afford the 5600, it would give you an upgraded primary camera, and the 5300 would be a viable backup as long as it still works. It all depends on how much it will hurt you to lay out the extra $200. That would be a no brainer for...

When you don't have the luxury of power tools, you learn how to do as efficiently as as possible with the tools at hand. I was into woodworking for a while and became enamored of the old hand tools. Sure, the table saw and router table is quick, but you can do almost anything with a hand saw...

No idea on the shift, other than an issue with the mirror, as you said. I wouldn't want to go on an expensive photo trip without a backup camera, especially since you have an issue with your current camera. Between the two you listed, I would definitely go for the D5600, especially with only...

If you look to the first Ken Rockwell link I posted, just past the introduction is a brief description of the differences between the two. The AF-P (E) is the latest of the two and has several advantages over the older AF-S (G) model. The designations of AF-S and AF-P is the S is silent wave...

Not sure why I like this image, but it appeals to me. We don't get snow around here but maybe once every 8-10 years.

Metal sewer cover with rare to us snow covering it.

That is one of the reasons I went with that crop. I always enjoy input on different takes on an image. Sometimes a suggestion works well for me. Sometimes my preference is for the image as I originally shot and edited it. It often comes down to personal preference. Getting feedback on a...

Here is a listing of Nikon's lens designations: Nikon lens abreviations This type lens is amazingly good for the money, but they are not heavy duty. Many aspects of their design and manufacture were driven by saving weight and money. Several of my daughter's DX lenses sport plastic bayonets...

My daughter has the 70-300 DX (non VR) and I got her the AF-P f4.5-f6.3 ED VR as an upgrade to vibration reduction. We both felt that the image quality of the upgrade was definitely better, as well as the build quality. Ken Rockwell specifically mentions that the E version has advantages over...

I've got the highlights buried to the left in LR on both the overall, and also in the masked subject. I tried cropping it and putting the bird on the third line on the left. It looked really out of balance to me. I tried moving it somewhat to the left as much as I felt I could. I also brought...

I would like to replace my 200-500 F mount with a Z mount long tele some day. I really like the Nikon Z lenses, but the 200-500 is a very good lens for the money, and I just cannot justify spending the money on a replacement right now. The Z lens is better in several areas, but just not enough...