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John Di Leo

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  1. The New Orleans BabyDolls
  2. we just are getting over one
  3. Been using the same Promaster for years, first on my d700, now d810. It converts from a shoulder/neck strap to a wrist strap easily, It does not seem to be wearing at all, it doesn't say "steal me," it's comfortable. I've been very pleased
  4. I ride cross country on a motorcycle a couple of times a year. I do a fair amount of photography on those long rides. I also do a bit of hiking when there's something to see on the ride, or a notable hike. I'm talking backroads, country and county roads...the small stuff. I carry my d810 and the 16/35/4, the 24-70 2.8, and the 70-200 2.8 on the bike. Of the three lenses, shooting a real mix of stuff, wide vistas to street, Americana to landscapes, closeups and flowers the lens that is most used would be the 24-70, with a very close second the 16-35. The 70-200 is used far less, actually just a few times on a 2-3 week ride. This tells me I am mostly likely shooting wide angle to normal, probably mostly 20-60 mm, so suggesting that my rides are somewhat analogous to your hikes, I would look at something in that range, and not seek something longer. That said, there are two other cameras I carry because the d810 is not light with any lens, and heavier and bulkier with a zoom. The Nikon is in the back in a Pelican case. Kind of like having your camera in a backpack, and having to get it out. And put is back. Or, carry it. I missed many pictures because of that. So I got a little P&S a few years ago, the Sony RX100M2. I can put it in my jeans pocket. I carry it in my tank bag, right there accessible in front of me. Very convenient. And for those times when anything will do, or I don't have either camera with me, there's my Note 9 smartphone. You also might want to consider a lens that is water resistant, tho that info is somewhat difficult to get beyond the "wisdom of the internet." I suspect that you sometimes get rained on? If hiking were my primary focus, I'd go for the P&S, if photography, I'd bite the bullet and carry the 810 with either the 16-35 or the 24-70, or truth be told a 35mm prime and not worry about having the "wrong" lens. Like Stephen Stills sings, "if you can't be with the one you love, love the one your with." As for utility family stuff, that's wide over tele for interiors and outside you can zoom with your feet.
  5. Hey Labas! It's Mardi Gras Way Down Yonder...the ultimate street scene! Last Sunday on Magazine near Bellecastle
  6. I hope there is no prohibition for posting links, but from petapixel today came this article which is likely of interest to Nikonians, about an astronaut usinf his D5 to photograph auto racetracks from space This Astronaut Shot Racetracks from Space with a Nikon DSLR
  7. "when you go to New Orleans, you have to go see the Mardi Gras"...Prof. Longhair it's gearing up real good, but the weather is dicey D810 w 24-70 2.8, onboard flash at -0.7. member of the Disco Amigos handheld below, a float in the Krewe of Cleopatra Some of the Jailhouse Rockers marching club--of course they do a lot more than "march." Big day is a week from Tuesday, March 5 for the rest of you.
  8. it's that time of year, way-down-yonder!
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