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Possibly a used Sony Alpha and a drastically pared down kit.  When it comes to Nikon ML, I'll switch to another brand as opposed to selling perfectly good Nikon lenses to buy more expensive ...

I've seen on DPR a lot of what fellows call "apples to oranges" comparisons.  Those two lenses are a apples to rotten apples comparison.  Not is the same orchard even. And I own 300 2.8VR, 200-500, ...

That's not the problem.  My Promaster Spectrum 7 tubes have 7 pins.  My D850 has 8 pins in the lens mount. I have not mounted these tubes in several years.  To double down on the testing, I mounted ...

Surprised I stumbled into a music forum and my log-in worked.  Who would have thought.

It's highly unlikely three tubes are defective. I have no issue with mine; they were seamless. First, I'd try cleaning the contacts.  As you said, they're passive, they're simply taking a signal ...

It's a very simple statement. First, he is not interested in any Zee bodies. Second, if a D850 replacement is announced soon that meets his criteria (i.e. a "good" replacement), he'll buy one of ...

I use the ProMaster Spectrum 7s. I haven't used them a lot but I've had them for years. May no longer be available new, but I got my idea for them from the following https://luminous-landscape.com/ ...

Only post that mattered in this thread :) this one included. What took you so long?  :)

Good post.

Same here. And I built my kit by buying packages of gear from fellows wanting to divest themselves of their gear in one sale. I'd then sell it piece by piece, keeping anything I wanted for ...

I think Thom's ship needs to sail. When it starts out with "The typical DSLR user is older and set in their ways" it's not hard to see what he wants to do.  Sell more MLs. I don't agree that there ...

Agreed. ;-)

I think that's the problem. It's more a don't care about ML. I bought some decent stereo gear a lot of years ago. It allows me to play my music to my liking as loud or as low as I care to listen to ...

Like the edit. ;-)

What's the battery level? On a quick search, on a D500, the AF has to be in single point and AF-S.  Download a manual if you don't have one.

Shouldn't be hard to understand that someone on the payroll would be shooting what Nikon needs to sell. And that it's not necessarily by choice. Go figure.

Can't agree with you on that.  Nikon has too much at stake.  Likely said to the Ambassadors "Suck it up and shoot with the freaking MLs."  And "we're hoping to eventually get it right - wing it ...

You are seriously missing something here. You are talking about Nikon Ambassadors. For Nikon to survive they have to transition to ML. Nikon's Ambassadors have to be seen using the Z7ii and Z6ii. ...

Yes, and *this* specific MILC body is the minimum Nikon would need to replace either my D4s, D850 or D500.  *This* one should AF as well as these, something that none of Nikon's current offerings ...

Is it possible that both of you wandered into the wrong place? This is, after all, a gear forum, which typically means gearheads discussing, debating, gear. :)