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  1. BackdoorArts

    In-Camera Multiple Exposure and EXIF

    Does anyone know if there's a way to tell whether an image was produced using Multiple Exposure mode when looking at the EXIF data? I just shot a couple with my D500 and D750 in hope of figuring it out and I can't seem to find anything. Everything I'm seeing seems to reflect the EXIF for the...
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    Props to Sigma

    Sigma customer service has always been second to none in my experience, but they upped the ante this week. On Wednesday I sent my 105mm back for a firmware upgrade to fix any issues with the D500. UPS just dropped it back at my house an hour ago. I'm one day away for shipping, so this means...
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    Sigma 105mm Macro not focusing on D610

    OK, kids, got a question for you. Is there a reason why my Sigma 105mm won't focus on my D610 but will focus on every other camera? The D610 works perfectly with every other lens but it's not focusing with this one. I don't know that I'd ever mated the two of them before so I can't say that it...
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    Custom Jigsaw Puzzles

    OK, folks, I've found a bunch of sites that will do a jigsaw puzzle from a photo, but I'm looking to produce something like a 16x20 or bigger jigsaw (1000-ish pieces) for some Christmas gifts. Any recommendations?
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    Great Deal at B&H on MeFoto Roadtrip

    B&H is taking $100 off the MeFoto Roadtrip Aluminum tripod thru the end of the day ($109 after discount). Alas only for the white and hot pink ones are discounted, but hey white will camoflauge in the snow, right?! It's a seriously good, compact tripod with Arca-Swiss head. I've had one since...
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    Color issue in PhotoShop - Need Help (see Video)

    OK, folks, here's a weird one. I'm editing an image in Photoshop and do a black and white conversion using Silver Efex Pro. When it comes back to Photoshop it's got colors. These were not visible in Silver Efex, nor are they visible in Lightroom when I save it. Here's a video of what I'm...
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    Anyone Upgraded to Ps 2017 ??

    Wanted to see if anyone here has upgraded to Ps 2017 yet (released this week)? In the past the major releases like this have killed all the connections to various filters (Nik, Topaz, etc) as well as custom toolbars and I wanted to know if that happens again before upgrading - I've got just...
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    Watching the Nikon Press Conference at Photokina...

    ... and I want to kill myself. So far I've learned that Nikon is now making a bunch of GoPro's, and that Nikon has paid for one and only one piece of music for all of their promotional videos, causing an earworm that has exhausted my will to live.
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    Sigma 8-16mm w/ D500 - Anyone?

    Since getting it I've mainly had long glass on my D500, but this passed weekend I had occasion to stick my old Sigma 8-16mm on it. At first I had an issue with autofocus working, but I removed and reseated the lens and it was fine. I normally don't turn the camera off when I'm done...
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    2016 Worldwide Photowalk Anyone?

    Met a few fellow Nikonites a couple years back as a part of the Kelby Worldwide Photowalks. There's nothing exciting, it seems, in my area this year, but they're doing one in Princeton again and considering it's been 3 years since I've shot there I'd consider doing it again. Find a Photo Walk...
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    So, is the new marketplace open for business?

    Saw that a D800 was listed in the Marketplace today in the traditional method of forums like this - simple post with photos. Does that mean we can post away or are we still awaiting new software?
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    Think my D610 may have a shutter issue

    OK, so I don't do a lot of flash photography, but I needed to do some headshots for a friend as well as a project, so I was testing a light set-up using my D610 because it was handy. The D610 is supposed to be able to sync at 1/200s, but at 1/160 and even as slow as 1/100 I was getting what...
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    The D500 Touch Screen Is Ultra Sensitive (The Final Chapter)

    (Mods, feel free to merge this with my other thread(s) - I just felt that this information stands well on its own and apart from all the symptoms and diagnostics that got me here.) After 5 weeks with two separate D500's I've reached the conclusion that the D500 touch screen is just a touch too...
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    Deja vu, all over again

    Going to make this short and sweet. I got my replacement D500 from B&H yesterday. Put in a battery, slapped on the 300mm f4 PF, set all my menu settings (including making sure my image review and menu screen timeouts were all 10 seconds), and went out shooting birds off the deck. About 100...
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    Sometimes Nikon Doesn't Make You Buy One For Each

    I just wanted to say that I'm extremely pleased that the tripod foot for my 70-200mm f4 also fits the latest 300mm f4 PF. It's a light enough lens that you really don't need a foot on it, so I never looked at which foot it uses, so I was pleasantly surprised when I received it and said, "Hmmmm...
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    One Day Deal on Benro Tripods at B&H today (6/23)

    I suspect these are going on closeout to be discontinued. I bought one of their "lay flat" versions a couple months back and it's become my go-to tripod. When I bought it I thought it was essentially the same as the MeFoto Roadtrip, but it wasn't. I believe this one is. Do yourself a favor...
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    D500 - My Issue Resolution

    As stated in other threads here and elsewhere, I've experienced some issues with my D500 that have not been documented elsewhere leading me (and others) to believe that mine was a defective body. Restated plainly, I never experienced the lock up (UHS-II SD related) or extended timeout (Sigma OS...
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    D500 Battery Drain with 3rd Party Lenses

    I have another thread out there regarding an issue I'm having with my D500 when using the Sigma 150-600mm Sport lens where the image review screen will not turn off and all active camera functions stay on. It's not a problem I can reproduce at will, but it will happen at some point every time I...
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    Great (IMO) Article on Product Lighting

    Even if you don't shoot product photography, the stuff in this article can be extremely useful when you need to light something while avoiding all the reflections and hot spots that come with front lighting. Basic Rim Lighting with a Do-It-Yourself Striplight
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    Sigma 150-600mm Sport + 1.4XTC (+ D500)

    I wasn't whether to post this under the Telephoto forum for the lens+TC information or under D500 forum because that's what I'm using with it, but since the thread will eventually have images I thought I'd post it here. Last week I found an "as new" Sigma 1.4x TC for less than half retail and...
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