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  1. SkvLTD

    First proper Zf's day out with birds - local raptor show, shot via FTZ 70-200VR1

    Heavy crops on this guy, but the AF blew my mind! Absolute cheat to get these guys at a show, but at the same time - 15 minutes out for guaranteed awesome shots - you just don't say no to!
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    Setup I've been dying for Nikon to make for over a decade - in-hand!

    True pancake with AF. 2.8 is fine. Lack of aperture ring is also fine. And a non-useless field of view of <30mm - FANTASTIC! And to boot, this thing can seriously close-focus for well-beyond my daily needs. And all of that strapped to a robust, and comparatively to even Fuji, still slim Zf body.
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    It's GOOD to be back! Birding tele suggestions?

    Hey all, after my 5 years of a Fuji stint, I'm finally back to this family with refurb Zf on its way, and I will more than likely re-shuffle my Fuji glass to get Nikon back on track for birds. What's the general consensus on tele glass these days? Simga/TamronG2 150-600? Lose extra 100mm for...
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    The first "1000"

    So, decided to finally get around to collaging about 1000 of my first restaurant shoots for advertisement purposes, and at least 99.9% of these were made with my (now dusty, but still) trusty D600. Df got mixed in when I got it, but kept the work load predominantly to the 600 thanks to free...
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    XT3 - Ranger, the rescued owl at Howard County Conservatory

    So 2 weekends ago or so, while waiting for the venue to get set up for the VR tour I was to shoot there, I noticed a flyer with owl info they had and one of the two was at that location. Got lucky got get up close and personal for a minute after my work was done to snap these. Edit- owL** for...
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    Bit the bullet on X-T3

    My lust for, 4k/1080@120fps to possibly start vlogging and namely the lust for super-inconspicuous camera to just haul everywhere let me to go ahead and try the most proper Fuji experience rather than professionally unreliable X-Pro 1 I have and like for what it is. Z7 will never get a tiny...
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    What did I miss? Haha

    Went MIA for a loooooong time besides life taking over, learning that my dad got lung cancer ~ march/april and that it was basically too late to do anything (and thanks to misdiagnosis my multiple excuses for doctors and such) and his inevitable passing Aug 12 @ 1:05PM. (and for some reason...
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    At long last a new rig - Powerspec 1510 aka Sager NP8157 for only $1200

    Finally and unexpectedly, Microcenter came through for my almost year-long wait to commit to a new system. I wanted something that would last 3-5 years once again and finally let me get back on PC gaming photos and maybe even videos aside and my options looked like $1700+ and Sager (or Clevo...
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    Nikkor AF-S 24-85mm G ED VR

    Product Name: Nikkor AF-S 24-85mm G ED VR Price (USD): $260 Location: Rockville, MD Shipping & Pickup: Can Meet / Pick Up in person, Can ship within Country Shipping Cost (USD): $0 Item description You guys already know I up/down/something graded to 24-120, so letting my 24-85 VR go! It...
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    SkvLTD's Why not 365 more clicks, right 2018?

    Since I went out for a hike last night, and one of my NYresolutions is to try and give my poor Fuji some love (and finally play more with adapted lenses, and here with MF-only is where most non-golden ring kit-level things start to really suck with clunky and plasticy focus rings), why not try a...
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    24-120 f/4 or stay on -85VR?

    Kinda crossed my mind a day ago, that nevermind a 24-70 of sorts that I still deem a bit excessive and expensive, but perhaps I should bump to the -120 f/4 for my general purpose work (food, events, might even use it for portraits because why not?) for better IQ and having all my main glass with...
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    Texas Trip Selects

    Did 1 day with X-Pro1, and the rest with Df and 20/1.8 exclusively. https://www.flickr.com/photos/117316212@N02/albums/72157690481290155
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    100th Anni Pin Collection Overview!

    Seems like this was the first thing in-stock out of my order, so here it is in all its glory: And all the details in my blog - http://skvoraltdphoto.com/nikon-100th-anni…lection-overview/
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    Starting to blog all my food gigs hard and fast!

    For both SEO and actually having some tasty, mindless (to write up) amount of content on my site and of course to make all of you hungry! 300 shoots most of which I will blog (minus a few ahole places that honestly wouldn't add much to the palette) hopefully by the end of the weekend. Almost a...
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    FXing to 800+ on a relative budget with given tradeoffs?

    So getting back into nature just like when I started as a wee sparrow way back got me wanting MORE reach (like it did wide for RE and events, but that was a quick and easy $400 fix) and right now I could only cough up half of the optimal equation of D500 + either 150-600 or 200-500, and...
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    And Thus, Df Hits Music Festival!

    What I could only barely afford last year, now has been in my hands in all its glory for nice 9 or so months and made it for what I'd originally wanted a retro looking, but capable body - taking it where "no professional equipment" is allowed. Firefly 2017, namely Busta Rhymes and then Muse...
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    100th Anniversary pre-orders are up on BnH!

    https://nikonrumors.com/2017/06/15/nikon-begins-accepting-orders-for-100th-anniversary-products.aspx/ Better go snap up some goodies before the rest of the community does! I'm absolutely sold on the brown strap and the pin set, plus the T's.
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    Food Folio Update - Can't Narrow it down further....

    A very hefty thing to ask you guys and gals, but I still can't quite narrow it down to say, maybe, 40-60 shots tops while keeping full variety of cuisines in there. My initial cull was 270 shots from, heck, I almost want to say 270 or so shoots, and from there I dropped it down to 136, but going...
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    XPro1 and 18/2 keep surprising me.

    Tack-sharp and that's honestly all I wanna ask from a RAW-able POS kinda camera in my hands. OOC Jpegs still don't impress me nearly as much as the RAWs.
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    Rear curtain sync????

    I'm completely stumped here, and there is no in-camera setting given there isn't internal flash... I've tried setting it in the 910 itself to no avail... Any ideas guys?
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