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  1. BF Hammer

    OldFilmGuy - Hello!

    Welcome! All of us above a critical age are old film guys.:giggle:(y)
  2. BF Hammer

    Affinity Kicking Adobe

    Hopefully Adobe continues to add a hidden, hard to find privacy setting in future upgrades. They like to turn evil every couple of years.
  3. BF Hammer

    Interface for the D3400

    Well a user manual tells you what you need. Then the reference manual tells you all that you need! LOL
  4. BF Hammer

    Post your favorite June 2024 shot

    I have film prints of those kind of clouds from 3 decades ago. It was also at sunset with the orange-pink color.
  5. BF Hammer

    Bikerbrent

    I feared this was the case. May your soul be at peace Brent. I learned a bit about him trying to track down his email and phone. A retired engineer who worked on designing cruise missiles during his career.
  6. BF Hammer

    SnapBridge Woes

    Is this connection by Bluetooth or by WiFi?
  7. BF Hammer

    3D Tracking

    You are set at AF-S which will only set focus once at AF-on button activation. You need to be on AF-C (continuous focus adjustment) or AF-A (auto selection of modes). Then the 3D will become an option.
  8. BF Hammer

    Nikon D3400 live view black bands

    Off the top of my head: 1. Something dangling down in front of the lens. 2. Mirror is not lifting up fully.
  9. BF Hammer

    Closeups with D3400 - having great difficulty !!

    Exposure is a triangle. A balance of lens opening (f-stop), shutter speed, and sensitivity to the light (ISO) must be found for good exposure. With the tiny f-22 aperture, the photo needs a lot more light. It either means slower shutter speed or higher ISO, or both. Each setting has...
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    Closeups with D3400 - having great difficulty !!

    I only have limited experience with a much older version of your 18-55mm lens, and none with the 18-300mm. But here's a Ken Rockwell review of the 18-300mm. He does not use any scientific method or anything, just shoots with the gear and tells it as he sees it. Here is an excerpt regarding the...
  11. BF Hammer

    Post your favorite June 2024 shot

    Didn't get out much due to being sick more than half the month. Only a few photos to pick from.
  12. BF Hammer

    Closeups with D3400 - having great difficulty !!

    So yes, what you really appear to be complaining about is Depth Of Field (commonly just DOF). Some of the stuff in the photos are in focus, but it is impossible to get it all in focus from that distance at that focal range. This can be pretty easy to get most of the things in focus with a...
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    Closeups with D3400 - having great difficulty !!

    By "closeup", what I mean is pointing the lens at an object about a foot away. Nothing is in focus !! And that is exactly the point. You cannot bring that lens that close to your subject. It cannot focus that closely. Unless you assist it with the macro extension tubes. If I can't figure out...
  14. BF Hammer

    Closeups with D3400 - having great difficulty !!

    Clovis has this covered, I just will back up what he said. In plain English, all lenses have a minimum focus distance, closer than that and only blurred images. To get closer you can... Use a macro lens that has a much closer minimum focus distance. Most expensive option. Look at Nikon Micro...
  15. BF Hammer

    when the Roadrunner is faster than you!

    Next time I recommend a quality lens from ACME for capturing a Road Runner image!
  16. BF Hammer

    Nikon D750 recording problem

    Setup menu: F9 is where you can assign a custom function to the Record button. But it is all hold button down and turn a dial type functions, so I presume they work by long-press is the custom function, quick press is recording start. Try jabbing the button more quickly? You can also assign the...
  17. BF Hammer

    D750 and Elinchrom DLite 4 not working

    Is AF hunting for focus in the dark? Test with manual focus.
  18. BF Hammer

    Need a quick opinion on a small tripod

    CF vs Aluminium: there really is not much difference to report in field use. I have 3 CF tripods and an aluminum monopod. Have used cheap aluminum tripods in decades past. Really I would pay more attention to the head if there is one that comes with it.
  19. BF Hammer

    Name that bug!

    I was going to call him Steve. After Col Steve Austin, the Six Million Dollar Man!
  20. BF Hammer

    Post your Aurora photos

    Here's a link to the album hosted on Nikon Image Space. It appears to finally be working after the updates last week. https://img.gg/w99EFtG
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