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Devil's Tower, Wyo.    When we entered the visitor center my wife asked where the LZ was.   The docent told her it was a warehouse in Alabama.     Somehow she has managed to recover from the cruel ...

My knees, after fighting too many wildland fires, no longer tolerate jogging. But I still hike and ride trail horses, so I still subject my gear to adverse environments. For such activities I use a ...

Thank you for your response Dick W.    I have been intrigued with the 18-135mm since it came out, but since my 18-200mm covers that range and more I have stuck with it.    Looking back I seldom ...

While most posters here using FF came via progressively acquiring larger format systems, my experience differed. I started with a compact small sensor waterproof camera. Great camera, which I still ...

I have them on my Sony Nex 5 and Alpha 6300 cameras.    These bodies are small, especially the Nex 5.    My hands are large.    The additional gripping surface makes for greater comfort and stability.

I would not recommend the use of a wire tie to fulfill a structural reinforcement role. I live in a rugged mountain area and lead an active life. Given the adverse environments I am frequently in, ...

I do not see it as a myth, but not as a certainty either. When I am at a location I intend to photograph, and if time and light allow, I will take what I hope will be the ideal photograph. But then ...

I will describe what works for me, but it is somewhat specialized, so take from it what you will. My primary vehicle for photographic expeditions is my Jeep Wrangler, which has an integral roll ...

My occupational background is public service, more specifically emergency response services.    Concurrent with that, and a part of the same category OP lists, was teaching, since knowledge and ...

I don't know how 'essential' an LCD screen protector is, but out of caution I have them on all my cameras.   Cheap protection - just in case. I have the CLA-T01 adapter because I have the TCON-T01 ...

Your initial post did not mention SOOC images. That does add an additional element to the questions you ask. Unfortunately I can't tell you of JPEG image quality SOOC. Given that I am going to ...

I have a TG-4, along with my first digital camera, an SW1030 (which I still use). My photographic objective is the print. I process my images through PSE. I have found that if I do my job with the ...

I can't advise you if the a6100 would be a suitable alternative to the a6300 as I have had no experience with it. Given no experience with the a6100 I don't want to speculate. I try to be very ...

Definitely love the railroad museum as well as Old Town Sac. The way I look at my photographic gear is that when I initially purchased whatever camera, lens, etc, it was really good when I bought ...

My main photographic interest is scenery, but I have others too.   Street photography holds no interest for me.    But, just in case it may be of some peripheral interest, or may help others ...

Slight variation on the theme; actual setting of fictional locations. This is the Alabama Hills just west of Lone Pine, CA. From 'Gunga Din' to 'How the West Was Won' the Alabama Hills have been ...

For Ralphie that would be Mecca.

I am of the different courses/different horses school of thought.    So I have several different makes, models and configurations of cameras and associated gear. This approach allows me to take ...

I have a TG-4 that I use for the same purpose. I live in a mountain area very much like that in which you will be hiking. The limitation with small sensor cameras, such as the TG series, is the ...

I have several small sensor (including 'tough') cameras which are my minimalist rigs. I am well aware of the limitations of small sensors - they need plenty of light.    But my principal ...