Leonard Migliore

I use a pair of Elinchrom 200 W-S lights for copying artwork. I have found that I get the best color accuracy using flash. My work area is 3.5 meters X 6 meters and the lights go through ...

The OP was considering using 4 Elinchrom 400 watt-second monolights. Since they're not putting out light all the time, there won't be a heat problem. But that's a whole lot of strobe in a small ...

I don't know this product but it seems like it needs a light source, either an LED or another strobe. I have a pair of these and they're plenty strong; you might have trouble turning them down ...

I love landscape too. The last thing I worry about is focus. I pretty much shoot everything at f/11 and infinity focus. Nothing seems fuzzy to me. I use a D750 and lenses from 20mm to 300mm. For ...

They used to have 24 MP. They also used to have aperture pickup rings for AI lenses but that's gone too.

Of the choices you listed, I'd go with the 17-50 zoom. I think a prime just makes life more difficult.

On the Nikon site https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/dslr-cameras/index.page the D7500 is listed as having 20.9 MP. The D500 is also listed as having 20.9 MP. This would lead me to conclude ...

I used a D300 until recently, when I replaced it with a D750. And I use an RX100 Mk3 when I travel. They are roughly the same for low light. The Sony has more pixels but things tend to look mushy ...

Don't most people want to be able to change the shutter speed? I'm still mystified about what the OP wants to do.

I got my D300 in 2008. I got 2 batteries at the time. They're both still fine; that thing will go for weeks on a charge. But of course, I never use it anymore.

I fail to understand your issue. I have my D750 here in front of me. It doesn't have a shutter wheel. It does have a dial around the shutter button. The dial has "ON" and "OFF" positions. When I ...

Anything will work if she really wants to learn photography. I can dimly recall being a teenager in the late 50's. I got hand-me-down cameras like a Bolsey and a Zorki. Nothing good about them at ...

No, the equivalent f/stop changes with sensor size. The effective f/stop changes with bellows extension but nobody cares any more. There are many who refuse to accept equivalence and hold exposure ...

It's not that old. Most if not all 70-300's are low-cost variable aperture lenses. Mine's a Tamron.

Note that the lens only gets to f/1.4 at 24mm; as you increase the focal length, the brightness drops. I don't have the Panasonic but I do have the very similar Sony RX100. These are very small ...

Usually only big lenses come with tripod feet. What I have noted is that for large lenses without tripod collars (I have a 70-300), when you put the camera on a tripod, the combination is very ...

Perhaps you should examine your own responses in that context. You seem to be denying that equivalence has any relevance, although it is based on generally accepted mathematics and physics. This ...

I guess that would work but I'd be reluctant to dip a lens in boiling water (I know you just want to heat the cap but accidents happen). I'd sooner use a filter wrench; the back thread is just a ...

But he hasn't even posted in this thread.

The D750 + 24-120 should work well for portraits. I have that combination and it's OK. With its wide zoom range, it's certainly convenient. I wouldn't call the 24-120 a "really nice lens" but it's ...