Rock, Scissors, Paper .. the learning curve

It sounds odd; I haven't had any such problems during these first days of use. I get exactly what I see. There's probably a setting conflict.

This camera's performance is impeccable IMHO; the best WB, fantastic video, and the IQ is surprisingly very good. Quite enjoyable; it's a pity I can't play with my strobes and the J1, even if you argue that for that purpose there's the D700.

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Nikon D700, D300, J1 + FT1

Nikkor 10 / 12-24 / 24-70 f/2.8 / 70/300 VR II / 50 f/1.4 / 105 f/2.5 / 105 f/2.8 micro
SB 800 / SB 600
Profoto D1 Air strobes