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    Are you chrushed?

    On long mountain walks, say Bag End to Rivendell, or in Norway Hølstoen to the big mountain Rindhatten, bringing along them nice 20/1,8, 45/1.8, Tokina 100 micro and of course the 70-300 Nikkor, do you a) Keep them in wollen socks .. as suggested by Ken Rockwell b) Keep them in leather pouches...
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    Just exactly what I needed for my perennials!

    Indeed my perennial lens! Just like this, a photo of that lovely Wild Chamomile, a point and shoot picture just now when walking my dog around the corner. No tripod or heavy photo gear, just my Tamron 45 and d7200.
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    Just exactly what I needed for my perennials!

    My second shot with this lens. I have never figured out how to photograph oxeye daisy in full shadows, using flash and ruining the shot. Maybe this Tamron might learn an old dog some new tricks :-)
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    Just exactly what I needed for my perennials!

    this is my very first shot with my brand new shiny Tamron 45 /1.8 I am soo happy. I have a 105 macro, 12-28 zoom, 40 micro, 24 /2.8 and 70-300 None of tthese was useful for this specific purpose, taking some decent photos of them large garden perennials Of cours, a tripod and that 105 macro...
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    Nikkor 24 /2.8 best mountain lens ever!

    Ny dog also agree. She wont be carrying any lenses, since I am not carying any heavy tokina out in the mountains :_) The picture here is yesterday. Its seven in the evening. The weather, well, it was 8 deg celsius, and everything was wet and moist. It didnt really rain, but that fog was creeping...
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    Walking into nightfall with Tamron SP 45 or?

    My walkaround lenses, the Tokina 12-28 and Nikkor 24 2.8 might not cope with ambient lights when walking homewards on my long mountain walks wants a sigma art the 50 1.4. Alas its too big ! How is that shiny new Tamron SP 45 1.8. ? Beiang vc and im particular weather sealed. This one looks...
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    To do butterfly orchid with Nissin i40 - or not??

    This is evening, about 1700 hours, windy, heavy overcast, no sun. That was this Sunday last. Struggled with getting some lights into my orchids :-) Would a Nissin i40, handheld off camera, do the trick? Getting me a nice touch of sunshine from upper left? As in old days flash, with no TTL, I...
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    To 400 ASA or not?

    Thats just me and that wb tool. Never tried that one before. Dont know if it got any better?
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    Nikon 24 2,8 on 7200 ???

    My very first shot with the 24 lens. A snapshot on the morning walk with dog. Just what I was looking for :-)
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    To 400 ASA or not?

    Another obscure Norwegian mountain photo at ASA 400 :-) This is last night at 22hours, just before dawn. About 980 m asl. Reminding me of the fantastic gift offered by the mountain farmer, he had just moved up here with his cows for this summer. Sour cream! Made in the real old ways just here...
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    nikon hn-1 please

    Anyone might want to offer me a nice rarely used HN-1 ? And can send it to Norway by reasonable priced letter post?
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    The best walk around landscape lens -- ever :-)

    After using this lens for some months I finally got its place. Its one of the best light weight carry with me in the backpack on long 16 h mountain trips The photo shows my primary use of it, photos of afar mountains. I guess I could also used my 70-300 lens for this0 but I need them wide 18...
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    To 400 ASA or not?

    This photo were taken yesterday. It was heavy overcast, very windy, cold, and at midday (two o clock) I had to shoot without tripod. How good is 7200 at ASA 400, should I have tried a lower speed?
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    Nikon 24 2,8 on 7200 ???

    This is Jørunhålet Mountain. Yesterday, July 6th I am soo happy with this picture, its handheld and its eight in the evening. I wonder, this is 18-140 Nikkor at 24 mm -- will this 24 be the same as the 24 mm prime I am about to get?
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    Nikon 24 2,8 on 7200 ???

    I jumped on a used 24 2.8 :-) My gear ( 7200 and) tokina 12-28, is so heavy that I want to leave the lens at home, when walking 16hrs in the mouintains, just bringing the 40 macro my 40mm macro is used to shoot the flowers, but I needed a similar weight/ size for them landscapes --- when I am...
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    LS4000 to Mac Mini 2013

    You know what? I did some cleaning in my cellar, and found a Nikon ls400!! and the firewire cable to it Amazing! How do I connect it my mac mini ? It has firewire, but wrong socket. And what software should I get for ls4000?
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    On the track again

    After suffering some heavy depression last weeks, we are into the astounding beatiful May. The photo here is me and my beloved, walking into the sunset. Norway, the most beautiful country in the world. May 1st, at about 2000 hours.
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    With what to flash my wee tiny Oxyria?

    I was in fav photo store the other day. Almost got jumped to buy a Nissin i40. Just perfect in any way, size and looks, but could never take it out in the back garden for a try. Now I read more about this-- I want that SB-700 in a smallet package like i40 What is Metz 52 AF, too expensive and...
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    It fell off :-(

    The battery lid All the sudden it dropped down to my table top, I had severe trouble ataching it again :-(( SHall it do that? Would be disatrous out in the field I reckon :-( Any other parts that can fall off my brand new d7200??
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    Which head do you have?

    I have a M 496 R2 (compact ball) Very satisfied! Not that happy with my 30 year old M 055c tripod, big bulky heavy :-( Now, I am hauling my d7200 with T 12-28, Nikkors 40 and 105 micros, the lovely zooms 18-135 and 70-300 in that very nice blue LPro Flipside Sport 15AW. ALso a thermos and...
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