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Realise it's not one of your suggested alternatives but the 24-85 G is worth considering. Produces excellent results on my D800E for "general" photography. Use it more than any other lens despite having a few good ones to choose from.

 

Cheers - Martyn

No contest... Olympus OM1.

FastStone Image Viewer (windows).

Also free for personal use.

<p>Thanks for the info - works OK for me on Win7. Only had time for a quick look so far.<br>

Anyone know how this compares with ACR?</p>

 

<p>Always use B+W UV filters on all my lenses unless there's a specific reason to remove them (usually to avoid stacking with a ND or Pol). Rather get crap on a filter than the front element, never had any problems with this. I believe some people disagree... :-) </p>

<p>Not new but been doing some B&W conversions... Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire.</p><div></div>

<p>Not quite on topic, but... here in the UK adobe are currently offering a promotion on their CC photo bundle - about £83 pa (usually over £100). Finally weakened & signed up.</p>

 

<p>Sandy, thanks for the reply.</p>

<p>I guess I should have been more specific in the original question. The latitude/longitude data seems to be fine (which is what the 3 meter figure refers to).</p>

<p>The unit also gives a bearing for the direction the lens is pointing - it's that which seems to be both inaccurate & internally inconsistent.</p>

 

<p>Just got a Aokatec AK-G1s GPS unit to use with my D800. Very pleased with it in general, fits well on the camera & the positional accuracy is better than I expected. Happy to use it just for that.</p>

<p>But, the direction data is not so good. I have tried to calibrate it a couple of times & doesn't seem to have helped.</p>

<p>Question is, before I spend a lot of time messing about with the compass calibration - how accurate should I expect the direction information to be when the unit is properly calibrated? Any advice from users would be much appreciated.</p>

<p>Thanks - Martyn</p>

<p>Colin,<br /><br />Nice shot - didn't realise they are so common hereabouts, don't recall ever seeing one before (not up close at any rate). Happy to see more of them, far too many pigeons... :-)<br /><br />Regards - Martyn</p>

<p>Thanks to everyone who responded. Happy with the Sparrowhawk ID.<br>

Regards - Martyn</p>

<p>Hi, <br>

Can anyone help with the identification of this bird?<br>

http://www.photo.net/photo/18184296&size=lg <br>

Photo taken in Essex, England - February 2016. Caught in the act of eating a pigeon. <br>

Thanks - Martyn</p>

<p>Problem solved... it was the the f9, "Customize Command Dials" in the settings menu. Changed it to use the command dial & the camera is now back to normal. No idea when/why the setting was changed, no recollection of doing it... <br>

Thanks for the help :-)<br>

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<p>Just noticed that I have a problem setting the aperture with D series lenses on my D800. When in M or A mode the aperture is stuck at minimum aperture (seems to work as it should in P & S mode). Seems to be a problem with the D800 body as the same lenses work as expected on my D800E. Also, G series lenses work OK in all modes on the D800.</p>

<p>If anyone has any ideas how to solve this I'd be interested. Thanks.</p>

<p>Olympus OM-1...</p>

<p>Another B&W version, variation on the "Dramatic Light" preset in Perfect BW8. Crop/resize in PS6.</p>

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<p>Hi, just in case anyone is still following this thread - decided to sell the adapter, works fine but just can't see it getting much use. Probably putting it up for auction at the weekend - if anyone would care to make a reasonable offer in the meantime I'd much rather sell to someone here...<br>

Regards - Martyn</p>

<p>Put a few examples in the gallery <a href="/photodb/folder?folder_id=1074226" target="_blank">http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1074226</a>. Not claiming they have any artistic merit but they do show that the adapter works - the 3 colour examples were mounted on a tripod & are straight from the camera except for reduction. The B&W pic was shot hand held, converted it to see how it would work. </p>

<p>So, it does work... but, can't really see where any advantage is using the Mamiya lenses on the Nikon body, certainly much less convenient & I don't see any special quality in the images. Will probably give it a more thorough run out when I have the time but I doubt it will get a lot of use. </p>

<p>Not keen to get too involved in these details, but the field of view of the RB 50mm is close (but slightly wider) to that of the Nikon 50mm.</p>

<p>Adapter arrived yesterday. Good, robust, all metal construction - seems to be well made. No instructions but pretty straight forward if you're familiar with the RB67. The shutter cock pins need to line up correctly to mount the lens & there is a twist ring to open the shutter so you can see through it... You have to use the aperture preview lever to stop the lens down for metering & shooting. Metering worked OK with the D800 set to app priority.</p>

<p>Took a few (extremely boring) test shots with my RB 50, 90 & 180mm lenses, all produced technically acceptable results (best at f11), broadly comparable to the Nikon 50mm f1.8 standard lens set on auto. Bit heavy/awkward to use handheld but works well enough on a tripod.</p>

<p>Reckon it would probably work OK for landscapes, will take it out for a run ASAP & post a few examples - not sure yet if it will be worth the effort... :-)</p>

<p>Didn't know such an adapter existed 'till I saw your post on the Nikon forum. Unfortunately I'd just got back from the pub & let my curiosity get the better of me so I'm now awaiting a delivery from Amazon UK. If it turns out OK I will put a few examples in my PN gallery. If not you may see an adapter going cheap on ebay... :-)<br>

Martyn</p>

<p>There's now a new firmware upgrade available for the D610 (C 1.01).<br>

https://nikoneurope-en.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/61869</p>

 

<p>Just noticed a "spot" on pictures from my D800, only shows up against a plain background (usually sky). Appears to be only one & as it occurs whilst using different lenses I assume it must be dirt on the sensor. Example attached (the inset is at 100%).</p>

<p>As I'm new to Nikon digital cameras just looking for some advice - how easy is it to deal with a sensor clean oneself or is it advisable to send it for a professional clean.</p>

<p>Any advice would be appreciated.</p>

<p>Martyn</p><div></div>

<p>Thanks for the info, just tried it again & it works perfectly...</p>

 

<p>Just got a D610 & am still learning how to use it. Seems to work fine with the 50mm/1.8G purchased with the camera.</p>

<p>But, when I tried mounting an old AF Nikkor 28mm/2.8<strong>D</strong> the autofocus failed to work. I believe D series lenses should work on the 610 but am not sure what settings are required? Am a bit cautious about experimenting with the new camera... Any advice would be much appreciated.</p>

<p>The 2.8 appears to be in good condition but I can't test it on another body (new to Nikon).</p>

<p>One other thing, the 28mmD has a small switch (with an orange dot) which can only be moved when the aperture is set to 22 - what does this do?</p>

<p>Thanks - Martyn</p>