stanley_sizeler

Anyway to lower brightness of yellow lower field?

I would have tried for razor sharpness all image, and pulled down the yellow vertical branch right of center out of field. Good exposure. Stan

I bought a cart used for carrying a small child: metal folding frame, nylon adjustable seat for holding child, easily adjustable to hold a moderate sized camera backpack or large shoulder bag & tripod, 3 large wheels, 3rd wheel in rear, all collapsible to fit in car trunk, ?Cost : used $15 at neighborhood garage sale. Works well on sidewalks, paved trails, fairly well on hard ground and small gravel .Easy to hose off if muddy.

I have visited France, including Normandy, many times and own ( among others)the D700 and the 35-105 Nikon lens that you have. Nikon has better cameras and lenses now, but unless you are a pixel peeper or a fanatic, the D700/35-105 combination will be more than adequate. A VR (vibration reduction)lens like the 24-120 f 4.0 Nikon lens might be sharper due to its stability , but if you keep your ISO above 400 and shoot at f 5.6 or higher (smaller aperture), you will have super images. Film limitations(max 36 exp per roll), processing locations, X-ray film exposure going through airport x-ray scanners, cost, etc. in my opinion preclude film use. I sold all my film cameras (F5, etc.) years ago. You will improve your color images if you use a circular polarizer with that ( or any lens) du ring the day when appropriate. Take enough digital memory cardsfor thousands of images. When you are inside castles, churches,. etc. you can increase your ISO enough to get excellent images without flash. Keep your camera in a plain(non-photo appearing) over the shulder bag when not in use, and lock it in your suitcase in your hotel when you are out of the room. Thefts and street crime have increased throughout Europe, associated with the huge number of refugees. Stan

Rollei 35 film camera, Silver metal, made in Germany /Meter works, shutter & film advance work, accuracy unknown. w/ Carl Zeiss Tessar 40mm lens;w/leather German case. Lens clear, silver metal camera case has a few tiny pinpoint dings on the bottom. Sold as is, no return,since I have no way to evaluate meter or shutter accuracy. Serial #3184412. Low $175. price reflects condition, but I strongly think shutter & meter are working normally .

all gone. Stan

Sold.

SanDisk Ultra II 8 GB NEW( in Sandisk sealed package)compact flash cards (8 GB, 30 MB/s, 200x).All six:$55. plus shipping (estimate USPS $10). Ideal for DSLR. I now use larger capacity cards.

m moving, unable to take heavy multiyear Nikon publications,esttimate USPS media cost $18.00, packing and carton_$15. partial list below: Nikon Field Guide (book)-Hogan Nikon System Handbook 5th edition-Peterson Nikon Lenses (book)2nd edition-Peterson \Expanded Nikon F5 Field guide (book)-Weston Multiple Large Nikonbooklets-Digiguide 2009;D300S;total Imaging System2009;Nikkor Lenses (36 pages);Nikon Digiguide (book)2008;Nikon Full Line Product guides 2008,2011,volume 6, volume7,8,14. Multiple other Nikon booklets, folders, guides. Nikon Nikon D300 Guide,432 pages- David Busch Ideal reference for Nikon products l985-2020. Take all or none, Payment:check,Money order, PayPal. If no one interested, to Landfill.

All stiff carbon fiber tripod legs are inherently more prone to fracture ( break) on impact than the same impact pressure on aluminum tripod legs, which may dent on impact. Whether the lighter , stiffer carbon fiber is an advantage over the 1/3 heavier aluminum tripod legs is an individual choice. Personally , I have and use both depending in circumstances. When not far from the car, aluminum is fine. For longer walks ( no more backpacking hikes for me)carbon fiber. I find flip locks faster, more reliable than the twist locks. Stan A

The original Arca Swiss style plate dimensions were not patented, although RRS, Arca Swiss, Kirk, Wimberley are identical dimensions to my knowledge and experience. They will work well with lever or knob tightening clamps, but other plate makers with different dimensions may not fit the lever clamps well. Ed Ingold's advice to use all plates from the same maker(anyone in my list, above) with lever clamps solves all problems. Some ball heads with lever clamps can have the plate acceptance dimensions changed in the field.

Induro and Benro are made by the same company, but the Induro line is being phased out. The US distributor (Mac Group) originally said Induro was their premium line, but I don't know if it was made to any higher standards. Carbon fiber (depending on fiber weave of the tube) is usually stiffer and lighter weight than similar diameter aluminum but its stiffness makes it more prone to impact damage and fracture. I have seen a few broken carbon fiber legs, no broken aluminum legs. Leg joints of modern Gitzos are strong, but I suspect the carbon fiber legs are just as prone to breakage as Induro. .Carbon fiber legs when severely abraded ( scraped, exposing below surface) are significantly weakened and can split ( like carbon fiber skis). Aluminum is heavier but more rugged and only slightly less stif ( if adequate diameter).

Scanner is sold.

Nikon Coolscan III LS-30 for Windows. Nikon factory refurbished in original sealed Nikon box, never used. Purchased for slide copy project never started.Nikon describes scanner as "Autofocus, Nikon 'clean image' technology, Nikon color management system, driver software,Nikon Scan Ver.3." I bought this unit from Nikon,never opened box:$75.for quick sale. Am now downsizing everything, .Paypal payment.Here's a review by Thom Hogan:https://www.filmbodies.com/articles/coolscan-iii-ls-30-review.html Stan

Phil, I have made many trips to France, Paris, Normandy, Riviera, as well as Dordogne and Central Massif areas. Most trips were with film Nikon cameras (F4, F5)with autofocus lenses, recently digital( several cameras, autofocus lenses). I strongly suggest digital over film, primarily for instant image review advantage. I used my D700, various lenses, and recently D810. The D700 is a great camera, and D810 is even better. I don't think there is any image differenced for travel between D700/D810. My favorite travel lens is the Nikon 24-120 AFD F. 4.0. It handles the close up wide angles well (I am generally at F 8.0) as well as the monuments, architecture, and Normandy (old German artillery emplacements, cemetery, museums, beaches, Mulberry harbor, etc.). ISO 800 works well on the D700 for everything, but it is easy to modify the ISO. Of your listed lenses, I prefer the 35-105, but an autofocus lens will improve images, save much time. I see the Nikon 24-240 selling used for$375-400( what I paid). If you get the 24-120, use the Nikon bayonet lens hood to eliminate flare (lens is 77mm). I am sorry I can't join you. France is Fall can be beautiful ( also sometimes rainy). Stan

My D810 strobe shoe is 'level'. I can insert a clear plastic double ( vertical, horizontal position) level block ( bought it from B&H about $10-15) into the 'hot'strobe shoe of the camera AFTER it is locked into the ball head clamp, then level (maybe 10-15 seconds) the ball head. Has worked easily, perfectly for years. Stan

Sale: Gitzo G 226(Made in France) classic metal (aluminum alloy) Reporter "Performance" (legs can be spread) Tripod in good used condition, leg locks all work well. Scattered small scratches from long use on legs, no effect on function. Tripod has good rubber feet, no spikes. Will accept any ball head. I finally replaced my metal 'pod with a lighter ( not as rigid or stable)carbon fiber tripod. This G226 handled my 150-500 F3.5-5.6 lens with no problem. $100 plus shipping, or pickup(no shipping)SF East Bay area.

Free: about 85 used glass (Hoya, Tiffen, others)filters, most 55mm, some 48,49mm. Also some series 5,6,7 filters & retaining rings. Take all (no individual filters will be selected or sent); pay shipping only($15-25 estimate depending on your location) from SF Bay area . Stan

The original Arca Swiss camera plate DID/DOES rotate occasionally because it has no flange/lip on its rear edge . Every inexpensive Chinese arca swiss clamp and all China-made ball heads come with flat (no rear lip)plates, which can rotate. The rear lip was devised by the founder of Really Right Stuff and he called it 'anti-rotation elevated edge plate' specifically for the rotation problem described. They are all arca-swiss style. The original design ( I still have that plate) was a 'universal' pattern that worked on most cameras, attaching via the tripod bush. He soon recognized that there was a demand for plates designed for specific cameras, which is what is now offered by RRS, Kirk, others. The "L" plate (with rear anti rotation lip) is also made for different camera bodies. I have anti rotation plates for every camera and large lens ( with a mounting attachment). Before I discovered RRS, I DID utilize very thin rubber under my flat plate to prevent rotation; it worked most of the time but the anti-rotation plates solved it permanently. Stan

The Manfrotto grub screws were originally devised by the late founder (he told me, years ago) Lino Manfrotto. I have other tripods ad none have grub screws (patented??)and I lock in the ball head using LocTite blue thread locker, which has worked for me for 20 years. I have several excellent China-built tripods(Benro,Induro, etc)and use Blue Loctite with no problem.

There are several arca-Swiss style metal quick release clamps listed on EBay that have the built large horizontal/vertical levels. You may remove the quick release clamp on your ball head and replace it with the new one with the levels. All of my ball heads have a large bolt or stud holding the quick release clamp assembly and a new one can be substituted. Stan

I have 85B filters in 52, 62 mm sizes. Make offer. Stan

You can easily lubricate the threads to prevent this in the future by rubbing all of the threads with a #2 lead pencil. I also do this with my filter threads. They ae not loose, but can be removed easily l

My Lowepro large shoulder bag and backpack have built-in permanent fabric rain covers that work well. I am rarely out shooting in the rain except when traveling when the tour schedule places me in a rainy location that I may never see again. I carry , buried in shoulder or back bag , the cheap, disposable($3-4 each) Op-Tech USA plastic camera covers which protect camera &lens from rain/snow. I can have the plastic cover in place over camera &lens, with a shielded hole in the rear to focus through. I was i n Norway at the top end of the Geiranger Fjord, waterfalls around me, rain pouring down. With a brimmed hat, waterproof parka, and covered camera I continued to shoot my D810 and had no problems then or later. Whenever I got to a dry covered area, and had a few minutes, I pulled the camera out and wiped off with a dry cloth from bag, which helped.

He was being financially truthful regarding Sony and Canon, both of which are immense corporations producing numerous digital, electronic, communication, and for Sony various television products. Nikon is only an optical products company, a small division of a a huge Japanese corporate holding company. Its financial resources are finite and modest. Nikon closed its Sendai assembly plant and now only makes cameras in Thailand because it costs less there. The worldwide camera market has shrunken, with millions now taking pictures with their smart phones. No one knows if the limited camera market can support Nikon, Canon, etc.