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Regarding the transfer of lots of image files, here is one option that could work for you if you have the same set up I have. Images stored on a HDD or SSD external drive in an enclosure case. Your computer is a desktop that allows you access to add additional internal drives. Open the external drive enclosure case and remove the HDD or SSD with the images. Open the desktop and install the external drive into the appropriate slot. Turn on the desktop and copy the images from drive letter assigned to the external drive to the drive letter with the new internal drive. When done, remove the external drive and put it back into your enclosure case.

For those of you who connect cables to the camera, see the section where Thom talks about needing an Apple dongle to get one cable type to work. I believe this may apply to only the lightning cable, but I am not sure. See video about minute 49-51.

Thanks Shun for the DX lens info

Nikon Z9 in Africa Meeting Recording Video Conferencing, Web Conferencing, Webinars, Screen Sharing Recording expires January 11th

I missed the first 10 minutes of the presentation. Regarding cameras and lenses, he also used a Nikon Z 50 and a 18-xxx lens. I missed the full name of the lens. I know the Z 50 is DX; not sure about the lens being DX or FX and or S. That seemed to be a neat small sized travel option. Thom said he used it for sky shots and other uses. Does anybody have info or thoughts on that lens?

Mary and Mike, the stats do not lie and are correct. But there are other factors too. My 100mm-400mm feels lighter than my 70-200 f2.8, probably because of balance factors. And if I am going to bring the f 2.8 or the 100-400mm, I will likely bring the 100mm-400mm depending on light availability. I am going to rent a Z6 or Z 7 and try out my new stuff soon. I am particularly interested in seeing if the Z 1.4x tc is as good as some reviewers say it is.

I just discovered that the 42 manual for the Nikon 100mm-400mm was not in the box. The lens documentation that came with the lens informs you that you have to download the lens manual from Nikon . I have done so and have read it. Since this is my first Z mount S lens, I am glad I read the manual. Things like VR--can be set from the camera only. And Control ring--will do things as set in the camera like exp comp. Here is a link to it: https://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/products/583/NIKKOR_Z_100-400mm_f_45-56_VR_S.html

Here is the fifth picture of the lens foot on the 100mm-400mm

Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 S Lens arrived yesterday. Today I took some pictures of it and other lenses to get some size comparisons. Lenses shown with the Nikon 100mm-400mm S are Nikon 300mm f4 PF; Nikon 500mm f5.6 PF. In another picture, the Nikon 100mm-400mm is pictured with a Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 G II. The last picture is a close up of the foot on the tripod collar mount of the 100mm-400mm.

That is very good advice. Thanks, I will contact them abut that.

Shun, I am not NPS. I ordered a Z9, 100-400mm lens, Z 1.4 x TC, CF cards, etc. Tomorrow, Thursday, I should be receiving the 100-400mm lens, FTZ II adapter, 1.4x Z TC , extra camera battery, but not the Z9 or the 24-70mm f4 S lens. I guess I will have to stare at the lens for awhile as I do not own any other Nikon mirrorless bodies. I might rent one to test out the lens and get familiar with mirrorless. My retailer does not know when I might get the Z9. He has no ETA for me.

I went from an old windows desktop to a new windows desktop in 2019. I agree that writing down all of the steps is needed and will be a big help. New windows 10/11 desktop? I would do win 10 pro 64 bit. Desktop case--tower Motherboard--make sure it has lots of fast ports: USB3.1; USB-C; Thunderbolt 3 or higher; and some slower USB ports too for keyboard and mouse. Main drive: 1 TB or 2 TB NVMe SSD, preferably Samsung 970 or 980. Data files: 2 or three HDD drives, each one large, like 12 TB or 18 TB. . Have desktop set up with ribbons so you can add anther drive if needed. RAM: at least 64 GB, with capacity for more Video card: Depending on your software you will need a good video card with dedicated RAM. 4 GB minimum, 8 GB Ram is better. Make sure it has the ports needed to support your monitor or monitors. Microprocessor--best you can afford Extra fans in the desktop to cool everything Have your new desktop built by someone like MicroCenter. Plan. Backup all of your image and data files. Two or three copies. Backup everything in your Downloads folder. Two copies to another external drive. Look for all of your license serial numbers for each application. Have these in a separate folder New desktop. Install each needed Program to C: drive as a fresh download. This way the process will identify needed drivers, etc. Launch each program and enter any needed license serial numbers Once that is all done, copy your new Downloads folder to another drive. Then start adding your data files by copying them from external hard drives or from the internal drives from your old desktop. (That is one reason why you want a free or open internal drive bay setup.) Copy files to one or more of the new internal HDD drives. That should give you the basic outline.

You may need to download two "camera" manuals. The Users manual and the reference manual I do not know if both are in the box with the camera. And the firmware manual Nikon | Download center | Z 7II

I love that textured joystick. My D500 and D850 both have it. Its location and construction features makes it so much easier to move that focal point quickly and accurately. And having it close to the AF/ON is another plus if you use back button focusing.

Here is a almost full moon shot from Thursday night shortly after moonrise with clouds present. I biased the exposure for the clouds and thus the moon is blown out. Image taken with a Nikon D500, Nikon 500mm f5.6 PF lens, Nikon 1.4x tc, on tripod. Auto ISO in A mode set. ISO 32000, f11, 1/100, exp comp -.3. Highlight metering used on D500.

I also recommend NIK Silver Efex Pro 3, part of NIK Collection 4. It has some new features I really like like Clear View. Here is one webinar on it. Look for others too but make sure they are for the latest version. I access the NIK collection from DXO PL5. You can access it in different ways. DxO Webinar: Artistic B&W Landscape Images with Nik Silver Efex

Others have made some calculations of the 800mm's size from the Nikon Z Lens Roadmap picture chart. Approximate size is 140mm x 314mm. For comparison, the Nikon F mount 500mm f5.6 pf is 106mm x 237mm. And the Nikon F mount AF-S 500mm f4 E is 140mm x 387mm.

On my Nikon FX DSLRs, I much prefer using my Nikon 24-85mm f3.5-f4.5 and not my Nikon 24-70mm f2.8. The former is much smaller and lighter and easier to use than the larger and heavier 24-70mm f2.8. And its cost is significantly less. For Z bodies Nikon as two S lenses, both 24-70mm. The f4 costs about half that of the f2.8. And the 24-70mm f4 is about $200 less than the just announced Nikon 28-75 f2.8. I am not sure which one I might purchase, the Nikon 24-70mm f4 or the Nikon 28-75mm f2.8.

I shoot birds with a D810 and a D850, often using both cameras at the same time but with different lenses. Yes, the D850 outperforms the D810, but will you really notice it? To get the max performance from the D850 and its sensor, your lenses have to be very good to the very best. AF works better, other things the same, if the lens is a fast lens, like a f 2.8 vs a f 4 or f5.6. If you shoot mostly in sunny conditions this might not make much of a difference, but if you are shooting in low light, every extra edge you have available to you id a plus. That means a camera with fast frames per sec, cards with fast write speeds (from the buffer in the camera), fast lenses, fast AF, maybe a tripod and excellent shooting techniques. Bird photography requires a good system, not just a camera. And a D850 or other camera with a large sensor needs a computer with needed equipment and software to process the larger RAW files. From Nikonusa, software, here are the MAC system requirements for D850 and Z cameras. (Earlier versions of View NX-i and NX D might have other MAC requirements like what you have right now. ViewNX-i & Capture NX-D Version 1.21.010 macOS Big Sur version 11 macOS Catalina version 10.15 macOS Mojave version 10.14 NX Studio Version 1.1.0 macOS Big Sur version 11 macOS Catalina version 10.15 macOS Mojave version 10.14 This link compares features of the D810 and D850 and the D800e. Nikon D850 vs D810 vs D800 / D800E DXO PL5 Apple/MAC system requirements: (I use this software on win 10 pro laptop and desktop) Since your computer is old, this might give you an idea as to the minimum things needed to run modern software. Minimum system configuration: Any CPU 8 GB RAM 4 GB available disk space macOS 10.15.7 (Catalina), 11.0 (Big Sur) or 12.0 (Monterey) Graphics card with 512 MB of video memory for handling GPU acceleration Recommended system configuration: Intel® Core™ i7 4th generation or higher, or Apple Silicon 16 GB RAM 6 GB available disk space AMD Radeon™ Pro 580X or better for Intel® Macs

My workflow is somewhat similar to Dieter's. I also use Downloader Pro to create file folders and file names specific to the shoot and date taken when I transfer images from the card to my computer. I also create keywords and other IPTC data that gets put into xmp files at the same time. When I went digital with a Nikon D 200, Nikon transfer was not available as I recall. A sample file folder created at download might be: 2021_11_25_Thanksgiving_D850 and a file name: 211125_Thanksgiving_19.NEF. Since I shoot with multiple cameras I like to see the camera name in the file folder but not the file name. The choices are just about endless. I like the "download selected" feature in DP as it allows me to create different file folders and file names for different shoots on the same card. I usually cull my images in Nikon View NXi as it reads the imbedded jpeg. Then I do processing in DXO PL5 and sometimes Nikon NX D.

Nikon Transfer is a program you can use to transfer files from your card to your computer. It is part of Nikon View Nxi or NX Studio. NX Studio is the name of the latest Nikon software that combines View Nxi and NX-D, the raw processor, into one program. You can download the Nikon software you need from here: Nikon | Download Center I do not use it as I use a different third party program, but i have many friends who use it and like it.

I have digitized 35mm slides using both the Nikon ES-1 and the ES-2 with Nikon 55mm f2.8 macro lens with ext tubes and the newest Nikon 60mm macro lens with the proper extender that comes with the ES-2. For me, the ES-2 with the Nikon 60mm macro was far faster and easier to use than the 55mm f2.8 and ext tubes. If you use a digital camera to digitize slides, I recommend the ES-2. If you have black and white 35mm negatives as well as color slides, the ES 2 is what you need. I have no experience with scanners and therefore no opinions on them pro or con.

Thom Higan has some general info on Nikon software at this link: The New World of Nikon Software | Thom Hogan and here too: Versions of Nikon Software For Z System | Thom Hogan

I am late in responding and realize the problem may be resolved. If it is still not resolved, check the lens to make sure the focus switch on the lens is set correctly. Or reset it a few times and then set it to the right setting. Maybe that is the problem or part of the problem.

For me, if I had the new 100-400mm, I would likely not buy any new 70-200mm, either f2.8 or f4. I would likely keep my current 70-200mm f4 and use it with the FTZ adapter. My S lenses would the 14-30 f4; 24-70 f4; 100-400mm; and a 500mm or 600mm f5.6 pf (if ever made by Nikon).