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  1. BF Hammer

    Post your favorite December 2024 shot

    Got one just in time! The fog at this veteran's park had a smokey battlefield vibe going.
  2. BF Hammer

    Replacement question

    Looks like you are in position to make lemonade from some lemons life handed you. Starting from scratch I would have to also recommend a mirrorless body, Nikon's DSLR line is at the end development. Your question about FX or DX also has an easy answer. Nikon only has 3 Current DX format Z-mount...
  3. BF Hammer

    The moon has a buddy...

    I thought I remembered this happening before in 2020. It was a near-conjunction.
  4. BF Hammer

    Some fog at Devils Lake

    I was driving by on a foggy day and this scene caught my eye. Only had a Lumix DMC-ZS6 with me to take the photos. But this is one of the older Panasonic cameras with the Leica-designed lenses. Stitched panorama was my best plan.
  5. BF Hammer

    Image Space question

    You're not missing anything, sharing an image online to a forum is not possible. Here at Nikonites, I mostly upload the image from my PC when I can, as then the EXIF data can be read. But otherwise I also use Imgur.com as a free online photo host. But for showing off photos to friends and...
  6. BF Hammer

    Nikon Lens VR AF-S Nikkor 200-500 1:5.6E ED.

    Believe it or not, the original FTZ adapter has a firmware update. But since this is for a Z9, you would be using the FTZ-II and there is no updated firmware for that. Are you using a teleconverter here? I would try removing that from the equation if so.
  7. BF Hammer

    Lens help ?

    Here are reviews of the Sigma and Tamron 150-600mm lenses mentioned. They pretty much are equivalent to each other and it mostly comes down to brand loyalty it seems for choosing which. I had some Art series Sigma lenses and like them, other people have history of using Tamron and like them...
  8. BF Hammer

    Lens help ?

    Yeah, I did not want to open that can of worms about mirrorless. Basically we are at the end of the road for new DSLR camera bodies. When current inventories are gone, it is mirrorless bodies with Z-mount lenses that are left. So if I were starting new, I would walk past the discounted DSLR...
  9. BF Hammer

    Lens help ?

    It is overwhelming when starting. Nikon F mount evolved over decades to accommodate new tech and at least try for backwards compatibility. Did not always work that way. DX means a sensor that is smaller than the full-frame of 35mm film. For cost and technology reasons all DSLR makers began with...
  10. BF Hammer

    Lens help ?

    This would be my first time out using my Sigma 150-600mm C lens. All the eagle action was happening on the far bank of the Wisconsin River that day. The other photographers were out with 200mm and 300mm lenses and pretty much did not even try much. Again, the straight JPGs. Then forward to...
  11. BF Hammer

    Lens help ?

    For a hint at what might be possible with a crop-sensor camera and a 70-300mm lens, these are from a lightly foggy morning in 2014. All JPGs straight from camera.
  12. BF Hammer

    Lens help ?

    I think a 70-300mm option will give some better photos for eagles. 55-300mm is a 5.5x zoom while the 70-300mm is 4.5x zoom. There just will be less optical distortion that way. At 300mm, you may be wishing you could get closer. But we all start somewhere. I have an eagle spot about 45 minutes...
  13. BF Hammer

    Software update

    I will just add these 18-55mm lenses were the kit lens included with so many camera bodies over 15 years at least. They are plenty on the used market for cheap. These often were upgraded and very lightly used.
  14. BF Hammer

    Snow action

    When you work in real snow it basically becomes a battle with wind and and wetness. And the model telling you to take the f'in photo already! :D
  15. BF Hammer

    Hello

    Welcome Maximus, I did catch your photos in the other post. (y) I still do have my 1970's Minolta XD-11 kit I purchased from a sheriff's auction about 28 years ago. Have 2 very old rolls of Kodak B/W film waiting to be run through that camera.
  16. BF Hammer

    Difficulty Transferring Photos from Nikon Z6 to Android Device

    It requires installing SnapBridge on phone. A wifi connection to camera and not bluetooth is also mandatory with the earlier Z bodies. Often phones will drop the camera connection in favor of a wifi with internet. An adjustment with the phone settings helps.
  17. BF Hammer

    Tracking down a falcon

    Ummmm, yes?
  18. BF Hammer

    Unable to pair bluetooth

    Open SnapBridge on your phone and try in the app.
  19. BF Hammer

    Tracking down a falcon

    The bird was released 8 days ago, so it is an in-the-wild situation. It was an injured bird that is now healed.
  20. BF Hammer

    Tracking down a falcon

    A small story, could be in progress. I watched a TV news story last week prior to Thanksgiving of a peregrine falcon that had spent the past 2 months being rehabilitated in a special pen and was released into the wild at a local Audubon Society bird sanctuary. Easy drive to try to photograph. I...
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