Dieter Schaefer

Z9, 800PF

If I had the intention of building up my Nikon Z-system, I'd be very interested in the Z8 at this price point. Alas, I don't want to dispose of my F-mount bodies and lenses at dumping prices just to pay premium for the new Z-mount stuff.

Common Eider (male)

This is the additional weekly image thread for the Nature Forum. While images posted to this thread should still be nature in theme, it may contain a small amount of human-made objects and therefore less restricted than the Monday in Nature threads. Please see this discussion for more details: Alternative weekly thread in Nature forum Each participant please post no more than just one image per weekly thread. Many members will appreciate any information you are willing or able to provide regarding location, shooting process, exposure settings, equipment, and information on the subject(s), including scientific and/or common names. Northern Cardinal after an icestorm

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Z9, 800PF She had enough of him dancing on her back for a minute or so and not doing what he was supposed to:

Their third year on this nest - getting things ready

Z9, 800PF

This is the additional weekly image thread for the Nature Forum. While images posted to this thread should still be nature in theme, it may contain a small amount of human-made objects and therefore less restricted than the Monday in Nature threads. Please see this discussion for more details: Alternative weekly thread in Nature forum Each participant please post no more than just one image per weekly thread. Many members will appreciate any information you are willing or able to provide regarding location, shooting process, exposure settings, equipment, and information on the subject(s), including scientific and/or common names. Great Horned Owlet. Learned about this nest yesterday; it's located on a golf course and hence one can only photograph it from one location at the perimeter. Quite high up in a pine tree it poses some challenges to actually get the owlet in focus.

This is the additional weekly image thread for the Nature Forum. While images posted to this thread should still be nature in theme, it may contain a small amount of human-made objects and therefore less restricted than the Monday in Nature threads. Please see this discussion for more details: Alternative weekly thread in Nature forum Each participant please post no more than just one image per weekly thread. Many members will appreciate any information you are willing or able to provide regarding location, shooting process, exposure settings, equipment, and information on the subject(s), including scientific and/or common names.

Z9, 800PF with 1.4xTC This nest will hopefully be occupied again quite soon

And I wonder which lens the 70-180mm f/3.5D might be? Mine was a f/4.5-5.6 🤔 According to this site: https://www.photonstophotos.net//GeneralTopics/Lenses/OpticalBench/OpticalBench.htm#Data/WO2020-119907_Example01P.txt,figureOpacity=0.25,AxisO,OffAxis the focal length at 1:1 is actually about 66mm.

FWIW, here are some working distances (that I personally often find more important than the MFD): https://www.dslrbodies.com/lenses/macro-information/macro-lens-working-distance.html