Gary Skirvin

No, MB-D18 clone w/EN-EL18 which I swap out when it gets to about 60%, which takes quite awhile shooting fine JPGs. GS

What is the light source? I just did an 8-day time lapse — an Asian Lilly blossoming, 10-minute interval, manual shutter/aperture with fixed static lighting, not flash. There are nearly 1000 ...

My Nkkon14-24mm met its demise after falling onto pavement from my backpack, sent it to Nikon for possible repair, they sent it back without an estimate. So, get another or . . . Opted for the ...

Minimal edit in PS, resampled to 50% hand-held I was hiking today with the Sigma attached, it's my walk-around with the 24-70mm f/2.8 E Nikkor. I used the Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 E until it got ...

I'm on my 2nd Sigma 150-600mm | C, having worn out the 1st one. I also had the 60-600mm but sold it to a friend. I can highly recommend both the Contemporary and the Sport. I liked the 60mm end of ...

My inventory of Sigma ART lenses: 14mm f/1.8 14-24mm f/2.8 35mm f/1.4 50mm f/1.4 105mm f/1.4 Also 70-200mm f/2.8 S 150-600mm C All perform as well as Nikkor lenses I've owned or still own. With the ...

9-shot panos, Smith Rock after light snow. Mavic 2 Pro Mavic 2 Pro

Dreary day, nothing special about this shot, the sun peeked out, good test for dynamic range Mavic 2 Pro, ND16 GS Mavic 2 Pro

It's snug - I put the lens into the case front-first, with the lens-foot at the zipper-end. No problems. gs

I'm using the Lowepro you linked to, and have found it to be just right for the  Nikon 200-500mm. Nikon really got "cheap" with the original cloth bag. GS

I got the Nikon 19mm T-S this spring, and after fiddling to find the best way to use it for landscapes, found it to be a great tool, especially with pano's, both horiz and vert. Then had to have ...

I've used a wide rubber-band with success. GS

About 5 years ago I too was looking for a long prime, already having a Sigma 150-600mm I C and a Nikon 200-500m f/5.6. I decided to go as long a lens as I could afford having experienced going ...

Certainly these 3 satisfy all my needs, and recently dusted off my D500, which was getting no love, and paired it with my Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6, and either my technique has dramatically improved ...

the same gear I now have: D500 D810 D850 There is nothing they don't/can't do for me: Landscape Astro Eagles/BIF Macro/Micro GS

Both my desktop (AMD Ryzen 7 48GB RAM)  and laptop (Intel i7-7820HK CPU @ 2.90GHz} 32GB RAM), 2 & 3 year-old toddlers, show they aren't good enough for WIN 11. Both are TPM 2.0 for security. But, ...