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  1. BF Hammer

    Upgrade from Z5 to Z6ii

    Yes, you can recycle an SD for slot 2, but you won't want to use that for your only card. Slowest transfer rate option. XQD card is the fastest option and what you want to maximize the burst speed. https://www.nikonproductsupport.com/s/article/Approved-Memory-Cards-Z-7II-and-Z-6II?language=en_US
  2. BF Hammer

    Hark's 2025

    You have a nice start going. Spring can be challenging to find outside subjects. Keep it up!
  3. BF Hammer

    Upgrade from Z5 to Z6ii

    If you want the higher frame rate, I would say yes. But I just have a Z5 also. What I really wanted to point out is that the viewfinder blackout is optional in the Z5. The factory default setting is a freeze-frame view. I found it disorientating to track things with the freeze so chose a...
  4. BF Hammer

    Post your favorite February 2025 shot

    Tripod and use the self timer is basically all that is required for night landscapes. For a start anyhow. ;)
  5. BF Hammer

    Post your favorite February 2025 shot

    You clearly have not taken a multi second night exposure before. Flashy aircraft lights do that. I remember NBC's Unsolved Mysteries 40 years ago presenting that as some unknown phenomenon and never did tell the straight truth.
  6. BF Hammer

    D750 tethered live view blown out

    I have to take a very wild guess by reading between the lines. Is there an aperture control ring on the lens you are using? Remember to set it to the highest f-stop so the camera body can control that properly.
  7. BF Hammer

    Vote for Weekly Photo Challenge Feb 26th - Mar 4th "Messy"

    Congrats @billpics that was far better than any idea I was kicking around. I nearly submitted my photo gear shelf. :D
  8. BF Hammer

    Weekly Photo Challenge Mar 5th - Mar 11th "Half."

    Night is lights off, 20 second exposure. Day is lights on and shielded for glare with black paper, 1/2.5 second exposure. 11mm extension tube used in addition to 105mm macro lens. All other settings same.
  9. BF Hammer

    Unable to get auto focus fine tune to work on a particular lens

    Try it without the tele-converter yet?
  10. BF Hammer

    First images with the Z8

    Set the clock next. ;)
  11. BF Hammer

    This makes things difficult for me, in a good way!

    Congrats on the Z8! I want one, but my priorities are to get the Z glass for it first. :)
  12. BF Hammer

    This makes things difficult for me, in a good way!

    I could not give you more guidance Clovis. We have different goals in our kits, so what I am trying to do is just not going to apply much to your goals. I'm building a premium Z lens kit as best I can. I barely started at this goal with F lenses when I bought my Z5. I just switched my focus to...
  13. BF Hammer

    This makes things difficult for me, in a good way!

    Are you currently using any adapted F-mount lenses? Could be the time to get a Z-mount equivalent lens. There is rarely regret over upgrading glass.
  14. BF Hammer

    Dark Images when using manual mode on D850

    Can you try to post a jpeg from camera that is not edited? You likely would need to resize smaller but just so we could look at the exif data to see where you may be going wrong.
  15. BF Hammer

    The new MonsterAdapter F to Z adapter has officially been announced.

    I really have been watching the rumors of this product for a while. However there is a "gotcha" with the initial version. So you would still have need for an actual Nikon FTZ adapter for any AF-S, AF-P, G, VR type lenses...
  16. BF Hammer

    Vote for Weekly Photo Challenge Feb 19th - Feb25th "Candlelight / Nightlight"

    Thanks once again everybody! Paddington and my thunder-buddy for life Ted also take a bow.
  17. BF Hammer

    F2 lens type(s)

    Some reading material here about the Nikon SLR focusing screens. https://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/michaeliu/cameras/shared/ff2screens.htm
  18. BF Hammer

    F2 lens type(s)

    Are you referring to a split-prism where you align the 2 halves of what is in the circle with each other? That is installed in the viewfinder, not the lens. I know over the years different kinds of focusing screens were made for SLR viewfinders, but the split-prism was by far the most common...
  19. BF Hammer

    Nikkor Z14-24mm f/2.8 size comparison

    There were some comments and questions when I shared last week that I had bought it. I decided it was fair to show the size of the lens compared to some others I have. Personally I think Nikon did a remarkable job keeping the lens as compact as they did. In a line, MC Z105mm f/2.8, Z14-24mm...
  20. BF Hammer

    Nikon FTZ ii with AF-S ED lenses

    Point taken. So then it is just a matter of updating the camera firmware.
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