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  1. hark

    old man

    Welcome. Pull up a chair and join in our conversations! Nice to have you here.
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    Apple Patents Camera with 20-Stops of Dynamic Range

    This is huge for cameras! A camera with the ability to capture 20-stops of light! https://ymcinema.com/2025/06/25/apple-just-patented-an-image-sensor-with-20-stops-of-dynamic-range/
  3. hark

    Problem with AE-L/AF-L button

    As far as I'm aware, it's a choice between one or the other. At least all of my DSLR's operate with it being AF-L only.
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    Zf with Yashica 45mm f/1.7

    I had a Yashica 35mm film rangefinder camera which was superb compared to the Kodak 126 film cameras. After I purchased a Minolta 35mm manual focus SLR, I gave the Yashica to my brother. Yashica has excellent glass!
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    DOWN TIME 6/20/2025

    Many accounts are getting banned, but it shouldn't have anything to do with whatever happened behind the scenes.
  6. hark

    DOWN TIME 6/20/2025

    jdeg thinks he was able to fix the problem. Sorry about the multiple inconveniences.
  7. hark

    DOWN TIME 6/20/2025

    jdeg is on the forum right now. I think he was able to get on while the issue was present.
  8. hark

    DOWN TIME 6/20/2025

    Sorry about the most recent issue tonight with the forum being down again. I let jdeg know as soon as I found out.
  9. hark

    DOWN TIME 6/20/2025

    I will let jdeg know. The forum was fine for me earlier this morning, but I probably wasn't on at the same time as you. Thanks for letting us know.
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    DOWN TIME 6/20/2025

    No clue why, but jdeg looked into it.
  11. hark

    D1X

    You'd be looking for a Nikon EN-4 battery. I kind of doubt Nikon still makes them, but it's possible aftermarket batteries are available. Sometimes aftermarket ones don't always allow a camera body to function perfectly. But looking for the battery by name might help. Welcome to Nikonites!
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    Went to the gym today

    Also ... look up Fat Gripz. They help develop the forearms as well as the biceps just by holding a fatter grip than a bicep curl bar offers. It's also more comfortable to hold something that is fatter especially when it weighs more.
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    Went to the gym today

    If you are just starting back up, you'd be better off using a lighter weight and doing 2 sets of 10. But a curl machine isn't enough. There are several dumbbell exercises you can do which will work different areas of the biceps. Do they have a bicep curl bar in addition to the curl machine? Any...
  14. hark

    F4 issue

    Do you have a camera store in the area that could look at it? I know there aren't a lot of those around anymore though.
  15. hark

    Feed back on black birds.

    Forgot to mention this is when in Live View!
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    Feed back on black birds.

    By the way, @Needa, I'm not a fan of grackles. The adults don't hesitate to kill smaller birds. They poked a hole into a sparrow's head once. Had to bury the poor little bird. They often attack other birds while they are trying to eat. Fortunately I haven't had many over the past 2-3 years. No...
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    Feed back on black birds.

    How different is the preview? I have a D750 that allows me to see the exposure on the rear screen. In the past, I know I had to enable it in the camera's settings. Just can't remember if it was my D750 or D610. Is the preview that different from a DSLR that allows the actual exposure to be...
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    Feed back on black birds.

    Oh ... I just remembered there was a time when I switched to spot metering temporarily. I used to photograph high school musicals and dramas. No flash was allowed, and of course the stage had really bright lights. Spot metering helped prevent the stage lights from interfering with the camera's...
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    Feed back on black birds.

    Use whatever works for you. I first learned on a manual focus 35mm SLR that had both Aperture Priority or full Manual Mode. It offered center weighted metering so I found center weighted metering on a DSLR better than Matrix metering for my preferences. I was already accustomed to using it...
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    Feed back on black birds.

    Hopefully @Woodyg3 will chime in. I'm pretty sure he's photographed many black birds while showing detail.
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