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All right, turns out I was, indeed, turning the rings in the wrong direction.... How stupid of me... After a few tries, I managed to separate the twins. Thx

Hello, I “stored” together my BR2A and BR-3 and now they don’t want to come apart. They seem glued together. Tried to take them apart (rotation) to no avail. Even tried holding one with pliers but wouldn’t bulge. Could the 2 have really fusioned together? Am I doing something wrong? (I pulled the BR-3 lever while doing this to pull the pin out) It’s driving me nuts. Any thoughts? Photo attached... CJK

<p>Ilkka - you are correct. </p> <p>I had seen how to set a different frame rate. What I hadn't realized -- despite reading the manual and working the menus -- is that the icon with NO number actually means 5 fps... I only realized this re-reading the page following you post above. </p> <p>Meanwhile, I have already returned the camera so it's a bit too late for me. Still hoping to find the magic solution... (which might end up being close to Craig's recommendation: probably a D7200 with a long-ish zoom, taken on an outing mostly dedicated to photography). <sigh></p> <p> </p>

<p>Rich:<br> good idea about doing a clean install. I should probably try that and see if I get any improvement in performance. <br> JDM: <br> WiFi is indeed a bit moody, though not as much as in the initial release. <br> Charles: <br> Rather than rebooting the computer when icons don't show up, try just relaunching the Finder (CMD+OPTION+Esc then click on Finder then on Relaunch). Might be less of drag. </p>

<p>Virginia: <br> I have been using Yosemite on a MB 13" Retina for a few months (since October I think). I heavily use Lightroom and Photoshop and a little bit iPhoto. (I also use business apps like Excel, Powerpoint, Tableau, etc.)<br> No real major hiccup though, generally, I am getting more and more disillusioned with Apple's recent OS upgrades. I feel OS X is getting uglier, slower and (slightly) more instable with each iteration. And I've been an OS X user since Panther (10.3?). Yes, many great functions have been added since but the latest iterations are clearly not as snappy as Snow Leopard for example (which I think was probably the most stable iteration).<br> And I've had to hard-reboot my Mac at least twice since October, which is about the same number of times I had to do it from Panther to Mountain Lion (~10 years?). </p>

<p>Robert's advice seems good. <br> I checked the french yellow pages and found nothing in St Tropez itself. If you read french (even just a little) that'd be your best place to look. <br> http://www.pagesjaunes.fr<br> http://www.pagesjaunes.fr/recherche/saint-tropez-83/photo-service</p>

<p>Andrea, <br> not sure if this answers your question but you can create calendars pretty much at all online photography websites (shutterbug, adorama pix, etc.)<br> Unsure what you mean by overlay for magazine cover. </p>

<p>Wouldn't the weasel be committing suicide by chomping down on the woodpecker's skull or spine mid-flight? <br> I was sort of hoping the woodpecker would spin on its back to dump the weasel mid-air. Landing seemed to me the worst option. But then again, he did get rid of him... <br> :)</p>

<p>Craig - good point about the focusing speed of the 70-300. I've used it for soccer when I didn't want to carry the 70-200 f/2.8 with somewhat ok results, but skiing is way faster. And I did miss shots in soccer because of slow focus. </p> <p>Argh. D810 + 70-200 f/2.8: that's over $6,000 on my back, at the whim of a patch of ice (and I don't get me started on some of the crazy people on the trails!)...</p>

<p>Craig, </p> <p>thanks for your comments. Yes, if I can dedicate an outing to shooting photos, then your approach makes perfect sense. But even with a focused approach and careful skiing, I would still need something a little bit more practical on the trails than my D810 and its attached 70-200 f/2.8.<br> Maybe a D7100 (which I don't have) with a 70-300 (which I have), so an expenditure of about $1,000. <br> For that cost, I was hoping I could something small and pocketable that I could lug with me all the time (or almost). </p>

<p>Ron, </p> <p>Yes, I would follow your approach (maybe with a small APS-C DSLR) if/when I can carve out time to focus mostly on taking photos, probably when the kids are a couple of years older and more independent.</p> <p>At this point I need to have something I can keep with me the whole day and that would be small enough that I can fit into a coat pocket. </p> <p>After reading further on the Sony RX 100 III, I am starting to really like it as an all-around compact. But I am afraid the 20-70mm equivalent is too short for this need. </p> <p>Maybe I should just stick with the J4 and learn to love it? <sigh></p>