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Hmmm ... I think I need to incorporate  a couple more factors into the Gear Acquisition Justification Formula. c=How much c aution will we exercise when using our expensive gear? (T+$xxx)-c=How much T

Have you tried qDslrDashboard to see if it still blocks the camera monitor? Or is the problem simply camera based, meaning when you plug a usb into the camera, it automatically turns the camera ...

I've used this wirelessly with my PC's ... downloads instantly and doesn't affect camera monitor. https://dslrdashboard.info/ And, remarkably,--You can now download the qDslrDashboard V3.6.4 for ...

Screw in hoods have been around for a very long time, and you can get one as deep as you'd like.  The reason I got the one I referenced is because the lens fits in my backpack with the hood ...

That is ridiculously expensive! ... Did you get the Budget ($88) Model? ... Or did you go for the super camo $120 hood? Cheers! What we spend on this stuff is equal to the depth of our pockets ...

I use this one on my 200-500mm ... it is aluminum, and screws onto the front of the lens, or the filter, if you use one. It stays on all the time ... no reversing and no getting knocked off. ...

We were there in July of 2019, and saw nothing like that.  It's great that you had that opportunity, and captured a really good image.  Below is probably (unfortunately) the best shot I got on the ...

"What have you done?"
Hate to repeat myself ... but ... Wow ...

Wow! That will be great when the Falcon 9 can carry 341 people!
What is your apples to oranges point Francis?

Placed 22^nd in the challenge. This little guy swung toward me upon hearing the shutter on my camera.

Placed 38^th in the challenge. Perched in the backyard. Taken Handheld through the kitchen window.

Placed 20^th in the challenge. In one of her more "still" moments, our beloved Westie, Abbey, poses on the rock at the Dog Park in Steamboat Springs, Co., USA.

If you have trouble carrying your 70-200, then the 200-500 is definitely not a hiking lens for you.  Yes! ... it is a great lens matched with a D500, but it is best used for only short hikes, or ...

Just for information purposes ... I used an 18-200 (arguably, a mid-grade lens) on my D300 for about 9 years, and was happy with the results. However, in 2016, when I got my D500, I immediately ...

Great to see that someone else does that! I will use anything in the "real world" to check auto focus, and adjust if needed.  Even a crack or gap in concrete will work.  The more "pro" way works ...

To quote the OP ... ""what would be a great 2 lens kit" for a Nikon DX camera?" How did a D2X manage to get into this discussion? Poor comprehension, maybe, or ...? Without knowing what DX camera ...

Placed 46^th in the challenge. Mother and Father and Juvenile Bald Eagles hoping for a Family Picnic at Statter Harbor, Juneau, Alaska.