Leonard Shepherd

Not bad for a combination some despise - and apparently taken at f45 :-)

On a tripod with a big lens in strong side winds or on soft ground I usually do both if there is time and the lens has tripod mode VR. Now I have a tripod with 5 inch spikes rarely need VR on soft ...

Probably not. The User Manual says hold the camera base down. The shutter closes prior to sensor clean. Having the lens on or off the body probably makes no difference.

This is not quite right. The camera AF instructs the in lens (or in body) motor how far to turn for what it thinks is correct focus. If the motor does not turn exactly the right amount - for ...

Why not read the instructions on using VR that came with the lens? The Nikon guidance varies with the lens type. If your lens does not have tripod mode VR (clarified in the lens instructions) the ...

You can also adjust Monitor and/or viewfinder brightness in the setup menu.

Static tends to hold or even build up in/on many man made fibres often used for camera bags, clothing and floor covering. Static (and electricity in generally) discharges when connected to the ...

Off topic as the query is about ML - but who's "instructions" to compare viewfinder and Liveview with DSLR's? LiveView does not detect detail parallel to the long dimension of the frame whereas ...

There is no one conclusion. Generally D lenses are older optical designs with (by recent standards) relatively poor resolution, particularly in the corners wide open. Some are better built than ...

Recent sales figures from Japan (as reported in AP) indicate in Japan the "stampede" to mirrorless has ended, and that sales of new cameras are now back to DSLRs being 40% of the total. DSLR's ...

Good point. Even so as the Nikon Z sensor is locked in position when the camera is switched off, and the Z sensor is much easier to access than on a DSLR I regard the Z 7 as easier to clean than a ...

Your suggestion about the D810 not being suitable for motion activities is, in my experience, completely wrong. With the Z7 motion activities can be challenging due to lesser AF options, though ...

There are 2 pages of technical guidance on the battery and charger on pages 346 and 347 of the En version of the D500 user manual. It would be a challenge to follow everything in the guidance precisely

If you are quick there are some exceptional discounts on surplus stock not sold at the recent big UK trade show http://cameraworld.co.uk Up to £700 on a Z7 kit.

Once in a similar type of situation. When I rang the retailer He realised some-one with the same name has ordered goods on the same day - and the orders had got switched. Straight away a 10% ...

I have just used the clean now function twice in succession. Between the cleans I electrically grounded the Z7 onto a metal radiator. Then the second clean now worked perfect. Next time I need a ...

Adding a bit of hands on clarification to focus shifting with D850 or Z 7 1/ Decide how many steps you need and what focus step distance you need. With a few test runs with different numbers of ...

I use it when a blower brush does not shift dust My advice is avoid changing lens if there is pollen around. Pollen I find can take 2 or more wet cleans with a DSLR.

Lets say possible, though some considerable way than no problem. DSLR perforce is similar to telescopes. The viewfinder of the D810 and D850 transmit enough light with an f8 combination for manual ...

Comments in some posts indicate "Clean now" or "automatic cleaning" does not do a good job of removing dust etc. My experience with my Z7 is similar. If using "Clean now" note the complete process ...