Art Jacks

A general comment on this thread.....For  reason unknown to me my account was upgraded to the ' pro ' status some years ago, I never paid anything for being elevated above my rightful place but I...

to the OP, I am a halfway man, I prefer the multiple card approach but with 16 Gb 1000x Lexar CF cards, this gives me approx 200 images of best quality nef files from my D800e, I have the CF card...

I use 3 1000x Lexar cards which at the best quality nef file setting gives 200 images per card, you can specify which card is your primary card in the setup menu, I use CF cards as I feel they are...

When the decision was made to move to FX I spent a considerable amount of time checking the exif data of my shots to find out what focal length lens I was using for my typical shots, using short...

Having made any adjustments to my files I always opt to open a copy by ( on a Mac ) holding the alt key, the wording on the open button changes to open a copy, this way my original file remains...

My set up, a Nikon 60 mm micro, a couple of Nikon rings plus slide copying attachment, the part with the opal screen has a push/pull adjustment so allows a certain amount of cropping. Not a swift...

My only concern about the pre D lens ( I have a 35 and 85 bought at the time of the F4 ) is that the manual focus ring rotates when AF is activated , I am not sure if all pre D lens worked this way...

I think the relevant point in your reply is " having to upgrade every few years " as consumers who own the boxed product we have the choice when we feel the need to upgrade, many of the ' new...

My only advice would be to purchase whichever camera you decide on in good time to allow you to check out it is working properly and to give you time to learn how to operate the camera, nothing...

I use Preview in the following way, go to the required folder, select all, right click select open with preview, I get a thumbnail view down the left hand side ( maybe different on yours ) with the...

Not wanting to get involved in a this or that is best argument I am just enclosing a couple of shots from a recent visit to Switzerland, the first is purely a compositional effort just to see how...

I may be out of step but I  describe my lens by their focal length rather than the popular perception of what the should be used for, if the shot requires a 85 I will use the 85 no matter what the...

The important thing about dodging and burning I have found is to do it in a subtle way, I use CS so I am not sure how the controls are set in Lightroom but I have the tools set at a very low...

Personally I think the image could stand being a stop darker than your revised version then I would get to work burning and dodging the foreground.

I had been using one of the Nikon 900 series ( twist body ) I could see the benefits of digital but at the time the quality was not matching what I was getting from my F4. At the time of the launch...

Thanks for the suggestion, I have just looked but A3 seems the largest they offer and the requirement to convert my TIFF files to a high quality jpeg is not ideal, my framed prints are usually A2...

Have you considered your local framing shop ? where I live is a combined printing and framing shop, I take my memory key also my laptop, we put the images onto their computer and compare screen...

Would you be less disappointed if it was made in Japan and cost considerably more ? Nikon make cameras in Japan but you have to choose how you spend your money, it is a consumer choice as with many...

Just asking as I have the same head with the knobs did the camera fall to the ground because of the multi knob situation or because of a fault with one of the parts ? I have inadvertently selected...