JTatyosian

When you step away from your computer, or it is "idle" from your input, Windows takes the opportunity to download or install updates, and your malware/antivirus programs start to cycle and scan ...

What do you mean you can't trust the battery meters *especially with older camera bodies*? The D700 isn't that old of a device.

Yup forgot about this one. 35mm FX and 85mm FX should be pretty comparable in build quality.

The 85mm is an FX lens and the 35mm is a DX lens. The 85mm is a little bigger and heavier. You may find the 35mm a little more plasticy than the 85mm. Image quality is difficult to assess because ...

The mirror is held up when using live view. This effectively blocks out the viewfinder from functioning. I wouldn't be surprised if Nikon bypassed synchronizing them. Are your pictures coming out ...

I would go with the second set of edits. However, you should consider increasing the exposure of the whole group in the family photo. Possibly a slightly warmer white balance setting. If you use ...

These are some fantastic pictures. I'm jealous I wish I knew how to get the whites like you do. Some of the colors and tones you've captured and processed look like they were taken with a Canon.

Do you plan on using filters? Yes > 17-35 No > 14-24 Both of these lenses are about the same price. But I don't understand why you would even consider the 17-35. Do you need the f/2.8? If not, ...

I think you've got something going here. I actually like the style of your images. But I think you can better position your octabox to fill in the light instead of using reflectors. I also suggest ...

I left some comments on each image. My general question is... what kind of reflector are you using (color, finish)? While I see some benefit to a reflector in the first image, I don't really see ...

Great choice! Thanks for sharing your decision with us. Happy shooting!

Thanks so much for your input

Kerry I'm having trouble locating pictures that you've taken recently. I browsed through your pbase and (empty) gallery. I can't find anything convincing that you should be giving advice to ...

I've found DX usually adds a nasty plastic-shine tinge over skin tones and over saturates the red channels. I've never been able to get rid of it no matter how much PP I do. The files from my FX ...

Many will disagree... and I really don't care. I speak from experience as having owned many Nikon bodies. FX is a better alternative for portraits. Nikon has a long list of cameras that poorly ...

Yup I completely agree. Except for the resolution, I can't think of one reason why I want to upgrade. Although I have to say your taste of post processing is on two extremes. The first picture is ...

Wonderful! This is news to me. Thanks for the clarifications and the links.

GTX 1080/1070 might be... but I don't know. You can buy DisplayPort to HDMI 2.0 adapters because DisplayPort supports 4k at 60 Hz. But no HDMI 2.0 on cards yet.

Are you connected through HDMI? My experience is that HDMI does not care as long as it makes a "handshake." I have a 720p tv (supposedly) and my PC can output to it at 1080p when connected through ...

Nooo not really. Windows 10 is actually a great product. If you want to hate them for something, then hate them for something real. Like the updates that users can't disable. Not for a silly ...