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10-15-2018, 04:02 PM

FredKingston replied to a thread How Photography Can Make You Unhappy in General Photography

Bunk!!!

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10-12-2018, 09:32 PM

FredKingston replied to a thread Interesting Maternity Shoot in Off Topic

Well... the word "Interesting" probably isn't the one word I'd have used to describe that. :nightmare:

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10-11-2018, 11:02 PM

FredKingston replied to a thread Post Your Landscape Photos in Landscape

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10-11-2018, 05:41 PM

FredKingston replied to a thread D3400 - SPORT wthout BURST mode? in D3400

Set your camera's mode to S for shutter priority and single shot. Don't use Scene mode. Set your shutter's speed for 2X the focal length of your...

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10-11-2018, 01:35 PM

FredKingston replied to a thread Post Your Landscape Photos in Landscape

Thank you... It was 85º there the other day... :)

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10-11-2018, 01:45 AM

FredKingston replied to a thread Post Your Landscape Photos in Landscape

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10-10-2018, 01:59 PM

FredKingston replied to a thread New to DSLR/D7500...lens function question in D7500

Yes... that's sort of normal... and is more prevalent in low light situations... The focus mechanism is based on contrast differences... low light...

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10-09-2018, 03:22 PM

FredKingston replied to a thread Autofocus in video mode in D7200

There are many video tutorials on setting the various focus modes for video with that camera. AF-C is NOT the same/only setting you need for...

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10-07-2018, 02:31 PM

FredKingston replied to a thread D90 - exposures - in D90

Wow!!! Learn something NEW every day. It's on about 4 or 5 cameras... Thank y'all... guess I'll have to buy a new camera to get it... D610, D750,...

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10-07-2018, 02:50 AM

FredKingston replied to a thread D90 - exposures - in D90

There are 3 meter modes... single point, center-weighted and matrix... What exactly are you calling "highlight-weighted metering, Paul?

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10-06-2018, 04:38 PM

FredKingston replied to a thread D90 - exposures - in D90

You have Exposure Compensation set on all your images. Why? That may be the reason you're NOT getting the exposures you're expecting.

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10-06-2018, 04:35 PM

FredKingston replied to a thread Image area adjustment on the 810 while using a wide-angle lens in D810

Here's a video for setting the Image Area... skip to the 4:33 time ... As Don mentioned, you're shooting a crop lens on a full frame camera and may...

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10-05-2018, 10:39 PM

FredKingston replied to a thread D600.. EN-EL15 battery only charging to about 75-85% each time - FIX..!! in D600/D610

I'm using the STK from Sterling Tek... They're $20 each on Amazon... A bit more expensive than the Wasabi (I have 1 of them too) ...and bit higher...

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10-05-2018, 10:21 PM

FredKingston replied to a thread D600.. EN-EL15 battery only charging to about 75-85% each time - FIX..!! in D600/D610

OR you could simply buy a pair of 3rd party maker's batteries and charger for 1/2 the price of a single Nikon battery with a higher mAh rating and...

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10-01-2018, 05:29 PM

FredKingston replied to a thread Post your favorite September shot 2018 in General Photography

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09-30-2018, 07:19 PM

FredKingston replied to a thread D850 with old or new 24-70!? in Photography Q&A

Brent... It's a business... It's NOT a free service. I don't blame them. :confused:

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09-29-2018, 11:48 PM

FredKingston replied to a thread D850 with old or new 24-70!? in Photography Q&A

https://www.dxomark.com/Lenses/Compare Here's a link to DXO... they rate/calibrate/review lens and camera performance. You can plug in your...

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09-29-2018, 11:03 PM

FredKingston replied to a thread D850 with old or new 24-70!? in Photography Q&A

I don't think there's any significant difference in quality between the two lenses other than the VR

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09-27-2018, 05:26 PM

FredKingston replied to a thread Rear screen on D90 in D90

https://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/D90/D90LIVEVIEW.HTM The D90 has Live View... The above article describes it.

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09-26-2018, 09:30 PM

FredKingston replied to a thread Post your Cloudscape Photos in Landscape

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09-26-2018, 01:14 AM

FredKingston replied to a thread D610 Battery Life Shooting Video in D600/D610

Jake... I don't think you can turn Live View off recording video... you can change the time out value from whatever your camera is set to... goto...

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09-26-2018, 12:45 AM

FredKingston replied to a thread Post Your Black and Whites Photos!! in Black & White

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09-21-2018, 07:50 PM

FredKingston replied to a thread Problems with wireless triggers. in D7100

That flash will fire wirelessly when set as a remote (and the Nikon CLS system will trigger) It will also fire with Yongnuo TRx sending to a Yougnuo...

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09-20-2018, 01:38 AM

FredKingston replied to a thread Photo filename sequencing on Nikon A10 camera in General Compact Digital Cameras

Nikon's DSLRs have a filenaming and resetting feature. The $90 CoolPiz A10 does not have that feature.

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