chrismitchell

When is Nikon going to release a 60 pixel camera? How long has Sony had one? Nikon buys silicone from Sony. Next guess?

Lexor 128 GB 250 mb. Nikon Z5 can't read it. Kodak machine for buying prints can't read it. The one with the raw photos died at the rodeo in Cody last summer. The one with jpeg gave up recently. I had some photos of elk and grizzly that I was proud of. Is there any hope of retrieving these photos?

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The Resplendent Quetzal. In Mayan folk lore, if the feather of a Resplendent Quetzal falls into your hand you will get your wish. We have dollars, the Mexicans have pesos. The official currency of Guatemala is the Quatzal.

Colombia is reallismo magico, Medellin, home of the prettiest girls. Colombiana really likes to have her photo taken. I developed and gave Colombiana so many prints, that I have an account at Paisa Color, an outstanding photo shop. I don't have to pay full price for a photo. Ladrones. The local government paid for posters around town, to warn about thieves (ladrones). The cutest little cat with a mirror in it's hand. In the mirror the cat has fangs like a vampire. Don't ware a camera bag on your back. One teenager makes a living by taking $3,000 lenses out of bags. He sells them for $30 so he can be high as a kite. You cannot out run him. Everyone likes Colombia, everyone. Be more careful with your camera.

As a guess, I would say a ball head would work best for birds and bears and things that move around. One with a larger ball perhaps? I have to ask because I don't know.

Ball, pan, tilt? I have a two pound Silk with a small ball head. I have a four pound Manfrotto which has no head any more. Both are old. I lost the head last week while cycling to a remote trail head in Olympic national park. Last night while photographing some dear, the camera fell of the cheap tripod I bought at Goodwill. About three feet into some grass. 400 4.5 on a z5, ouch. Good thing I went with Nikon. No damage. On Monday I will be in Seattle. This time I am willing to pay $$$ for a good tripod.

"If you follow the Lenstip link I posted above" I did follow the link. The 20 1.8 got my attention because the photos posted on nikons web page most resemble photos I like to take. If you click any z lens and scroll down, they post photos. Presumably the ones Nikon thinks that lens is good for. Mean while. While I was hiking in Olympic national park. The head came unscrewed from my tripod. I spent a whole entire day searching for it, no luck. Any ideas on a good tripod for back country hikers? Eagles look a lot better when the camera is on a tripod. I got a couple of good ones this time.

What type of tripod and head would be best for hours long night photos? I lost the small Manfrotto ball head I had screwed on a lighter tripod while hiking in Olympic national park the other day. I went back and looked for it, no luck. I was questioning it's stability on longer shots, hmmm. I found what appears to be a smaller size video tripod at the Goodwill store. Model 321 is the only thing it says on it. It should get me buy for the rest of my hike. (My eagle photos look a lot better when I used a tripod compared to the hand held ones.) At the end of the month, I am buying a lens and either a new head for my Manfrotto or a whole new tripod. I want to take night photography into consideration as I decided which one.

I bought the Rokinon because side by side comparison of star photos looked best from that one. Buildings did not look so good. This is what Nikon says about the 14-24 "Many wide lenses misshape pinpoint lights like stars. Not the NIKKOR Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S. Advancements of the Z Mount and the use of Aspherical elements keep point-light sources like stars and city lights round, sharp and clear, free of sagittal coma and flare. " Will the 20 make stars non round?

For z5 My Rokinon 14 mm makes stars look good. I'm talking long exposure. Buildings are, not so good. A tree or cactus in the center of the shot looks fine, with star trails in the background. (Is that Canadian smoke in the skies, blocking out the stars?) This winter and next winter I plan to visit isolated ruins in Guatemala. With permiso especial I will be able to take night photos with star trails with Mayan pyramids in the pictures. My Rokinon 14 makes buildings misshapen. I found a lunar calendar in the jungle. Hidden in plain sight. 3,000 year old pyramid, dedicated to studying the cycles of the moon. At the center of the lunar cycle I was standing all alone watching the moon rise in the center window. In about 18 months the moon will reach it's southern most point in the sky. I want to have the proper lens to capture the moment. I don't mean a telephoto lens to capture the moon. I mean a lens good at night photos, that holds the shape of the near by ruins and also captures excellent astrophotography.. I was reading about the z 20 1.8 today. Is this the best choice?

By the numbers. "Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Review - Optical Features" https://photographylife.com/reviews/nikon-z-100-400mm-f-4-5-5-6-vr-s/2