Marianne Oelund

I just received the repair estimate from Nikon.  It's only about $600. That worries me a bit, as it sounds like they're not replacing all of the mechanisms that are worn (bill for a high-use D4 ...

It's a 4.3mm-540mm f/2.8-8 zoom. The reach is mostly by virtue of the tiny sensor, which is less than 1/30 the area of an FX sensor. I'm still not convinced that it's worth $1000.

It's only 3000mm equivalent when used with the P1000 sensor.  Actual lens focal length is about 540mm.

24/1.4G $200 off at $1797, 28/1.8G $100 off at $600, 8-15 fisheye $150 off at $1100, 55-200 VR II $200 off at $147 (!), 16-35/4G $100 off at $997, 80-400 VR $200 off at $2097

Relative to the P900, doesn't seem a bargain unless there are other significant improvements besides reach.

Which planet did you take these on?  I'll need to bring my colorglasses with me, if I visit there.

Makes sense if the control lever (or helicoid, etc.) is mechanically disconnected from the diopter element.  When pointed up, gravity keeps the moving element in contact with the control, so it ...

If the shutter alone is replaced, I do not agree that the count should be reset.  It's an actuation count - not merely a shutter count - and actuations involve many mechanisms other than the ...

Yes, that is correct.  I suspect that in most cases where a shutter was replaced and the count was reset, Nikon had replaced much more than the shutter. I've had 2 shutter replacements done on D3 ...

We're talking about focus at the user's retina, not the screen focus.  The OP said that the diopter adjustment was working originally, but starting yesterday, it doesn't seem to work. He also ...

Does the diopter adjustment affect the focus at all, if you turn it through its range from full minus to full plus? I'm wondering if it's become mechanically disconnected.

The latter is a major point, because if you save your camera settings to a card for safekeeping, it doesn't include all of those AF fine-tune values you've painstakingly set up (or at least, it ...

They follow the maintenance procedures specified by the manufacturer. As airliners are safety-critical, they are required to keep maintenance records which can be audited by FAA or other ...

No, I also have a D3s and a D500 which can serve as backup. Critical systems on A380 and all other commercial airliners include levels of redundancy which allow continued safe operation in the ...

You've been doing nothing here, but casting doubt and aspersions on my reported usage, and now you admit that you do essentially the same. What are you marketing?  It certainly isn't character.

That's what I do, normally.  From D2Hs to D3, D3s and D4, I always paid careful attention to the camera's sound, and sent them in for rebuild when they sounded like the mechanics were struggling.  ...

The D5 durability experiment has concluded.  Today, the shutter finally failed, after successfully taking 1,250,817 images. This is the first shutter failure I've had, but it's also the first time ...

You get the 2.5x range with faster lenses - at least f/2.8.  With an f/4 lens, the ratio is around 1.5x, and with an f/5.6 lens or combination, the two ranges will be about the same.

Oh yes, I do use a monopod.  But I still need to hold up the weight of my arms. I have to stand to do this work, so the second-sorest part of my body is my feet.