Phil Shaw

Great idea to get someone who doesn't regularly use a tablet to review the latest product!

Whatever you decide on the lenses, don't forget to take a speedlite.

Can you tell me if the video "handle" can be removed. Thanks

You should be able to fix the "Open with" by making sure that the file type you are trying to open is associated with the version of Photoshop that you want it to open in - Control Panel > Control ...

Thanks for that.  I checked the link you posted and it appears that the UI scaling problem hasn't been addressed by DxO - at least not yet.

Does anyone know if the new DxO version scales correctly on a high resolution display?  The original Nik and Google versions aren't usable on a hi-res laptop screen - the text is way too small.

I tend to just use "wide" when the birds are small in the frame and track them until they are the size I want to shoot.  If the background is difficult, I use "lock-on medium spot" and wait until ...

I'm waiting for a 600/f4 GM and hope that it is one of the lenses "coming soon".  In the meantime, I have been using the 100-400 GM and I'm very pleased with the results I've been getting on both ...

Eurasian/European Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

To compare the performance of D5 with the D850 I suggest you should be comparing the it to the D850 + Nikon Grip with the larger Nikon EN-EL 18 battery pack.   I don't have a D5, so I can't offer ...

Good advice.

Let's see - my Bh-55 is rated at 50lbs and my Bh-40 is rated at 18lbs.  I think you are wrong.

You would be much better off with a decent ball head.

Try setting the Focus Area to Locked-on AF Wide or Locked-on Expand Flexible Spot (last icon in the Focus Area settings).  Also, in the Menu AF2 tab, set AF Track Sen to 1 (locked-on) instead of ...

At the Sony Photokina press conference today they announced that they plan to release 12 new E-mount lenses "soon" (no specific lenses or defined time scale mentioned).  They also announced that ...

133.35m = infinity as far as focusing is concerned.

Check to see if the locking pin on the flange facing the lens is stuck in its recess.  If so it needs to be released.  Also check the tightness of the screws in the flange.

Second failure - I think I would be pushing for a replacement.  Sony have sold a lot of these lenses and there has been no talk about poor quality or malfunctioning.

Get the 100-400 GM plus the 1.4x.  I used this combo with an A9 last year in Botswana and I was blown away by the focusing and tracking, once I learned how to use it.  I will be going back to ...

Do not make the mistake of trying to use a Sony MILC like a DSLR.  Learn to use the Sony for what it is.  Check out the tutorials by Mark Galer.