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In the Spring, the City of Mckinney, TX holds what it calls its "Arts in Bloom" event. It's staged in the historic downtown area where the streets are closed to vehicle traffic for the event. Local and regional artisans and small businesses of every stripe display their wares for viewing and...

I just got a refurbished D3500 with an AF-P DX 18-55mm VR kit lens from NikonUSA as part of the recent sale on refurbished items. I checked the firmware versions that are currently in the camera which are: C: 1.0 LD: 2.018 LF: 1.0 I then went to the Support website to make sure they are the...

Here's a link from the email I got this morning. https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-store/refurbished-cameras.page?utm_source=EC&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=April-Refurb-4-2-2021&utm_content=img&utm_term=Hero&ET_CID=3721734&ET_RID=368409606&SC_ID=0032400001Pono7AAB

After the sub-zero temps in mid February, Spring came as everyone knew it would. Here are some images of the things that Mother Nature has put on display. Also, here a couple of critters I saw while walking around. Southern Leopard Frog Paper Wasp

I thought that folks might be interested to see the havoc that sub-zero temperatures wreaked in my neighborhood. The image is from a group I shot to support my insurance damage claim. I posted in this forum just because I happened to use my Panasonic FZ1000 II. What's shown are the remains of...

The Commemorative (nee Confederate) Air Force has chapters all over the US. Each is a repository for vintage aircraft. A couple of weekends ago, the Conroe, TX chapter flew several of its planes into the local airport in my area. The one that drew the most attention was this completely restored...

C 2.01 to C 2.02 Fixed an issue with firmware versions 2.00 and 2.01 in which fine-tuning values selected for AF fine-tune > Saved value were not correctly applied when pictures were taken.

I went out to a local park yesterday with my new DC-FZ1000 II with the intention of getting some random wildlife images. When I arrived, the entrance I normally use was blocked by the local PD and I could see several ambulances beyond the gate on one of the playing fields. An officer told me...

A Great White Egret and a Little Blue Heron

Since the beginning of 2020, I've sold all of my Nikon bridge cameras (A1000, B700, P1000), my D5600 DSLR, and several Nikkor DX lenses. The cash helped to fund the acquisition of a mirrorless camera (Nikon Z50) and a full frame camera (Nikon D750) to go along with my DX format D7500. I hadn't...

I recently bought a D750 kit which included the Nikon 24-120mm f/4 lens. I have other Nikon FX lenses for the D750 (50mm f/1.8, 85mm f/1.8, 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VR). Although the 24-120mm is well loved, I wanted something with a bit more reach for walking around. I also wanted a wide angle...

Enthusiastic Nikon fan - Coolpix super zoom, DSLR, and mirrorless - I have at least one of each. Even though I have no musical ability, I love the Blues, hence the screen name bluzman.