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    Anyone having trouble with checkerboard artifacts in the backgrounds with Topaz AI?

    I use Topaz Photo AI v2.3.1 Free and have not encountered the issue YET. (M2 Pro Mac mini Sonoma)
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    Z8 Firmware 2.0 Update

    To me, the con of low-res sensors stems from the fact that when the subjects do not fill up the frame and have to be heavily cropped, you lose a lot of pixels that can show a big deal of "details" (for wildlife photos). Guess not everyone can always shoot at a well-closed distance for full-frame...
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    Z8 Firmware 2.0 Update

    Thanks for your opinion, Danno. My undecided plan: if I go for Z8, my Z6ii will stay as a backup or casual use. If I get Z6iii, Z6ii will go to a new user.
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    Z8 Firmware 2.0 Update

    And today Nikon has a sale on Z8: $200 off (body only). Does anyone remember how much off for the last holiday sale? My hands itch as I keep pondering a high-res upgrade for my z6ii. It's still too high $ for me... The rumor of z6iii says it could bring up to a 33M sensor. Should I wait?
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    Install NX Studio on M2 Pro Mac mini

    According to Nikon, NX Studio 1.6 is compatible with Sonoma on Apple silicon. It just won't install on my machine :( update: I just tried downloading and installing again and it worked! Don't know why. Only that it replaces my previous ViewNX-i
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    Install NX Studio on M2 Pro Mac mini

    Let us know when you update to v1.6 on your Apple Silicon (M1 or M2) with Sonoma OS. Thanks
  7. blackstar

    Install NX Studio on M2 Pro Mac mini

    On what computer system did you install NX Studio?
  8. blackstar

    Install NX Studio on M2 Pro Mac mini

    Has anyone succeeded in installing the latest version of NX Studio on an M2 Pro Mac machine? I tried and it said "Installation is completed"... but nothing was installed! Any idea?
  9. blackstar

    From old Sony camera

    Correct!
  10. blackstar

    Post your Raptors

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    From old Sony camera

  12. blackstar

    Post Your Birds (3)

  13. blackstar

    Marilynne's Wetlands and Other Stuff - 2024

    Did you do PP on these other than cropping? With which software?
  14. blackstar

    Shore Birds

    Processed through Gigapixel and Denoise AI to recover from Heavy crop and low-resolution sensor.
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    Vote for Weekly Challenge Jan 24th - 30th "Curves"

    Congratulations to Needa!!!
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    Post your Birds in Flight

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