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Agreed - if the interior is dark, there's a window and the pull matters, one has to do it by hand. Or add light à la scott hargis - or both!

David, that is so hard it made my head explode. Photomatix pro allows for selective usage of images.  It can be used for deghosting, or for selective portions of a specific image. But mostly, it ...

Here's the better way: take a flashmeter reading at the area you want to have mid-exposure (for example, the counter top of the bar).  That's your base exposure.  Then spin the bracketing to 3 (or ...

I'd use 3 shots, 2 stops.  Or five shots, 2 stops, try both and have a look at the top and bottom exposures before settling on it. In spite of the dim light, f/5/6 or f/8.  Helps with pinpoint lights.

Fine for me. I almost always use Medium, and certainly do for events. The D5 has better low-light performance, but how much that matters depends on a) how much the end-user will notice (typically ...

Impressive, tends to validate the high price of single-digit series.  And great to hear a success story instead of the opposite.

Centre-point only AF.  So usable, but not great, and barely 'appropriate'. Any z-mount adapter would need to allow full AF or I'm out.

Simplest thing is to remove the XQD card.  Then the SD is automatically looked at for firmware upgrade.

That does not define liability, leaving the photography more-exposed than should be to a lawsuit.  Defining liability is another purpose of contracts.

I have to sign a contract before an oil change. I'd refund him (with a traceable instrument like a cheque) and cancel your verbal agreement. The contract is more than what you'll do for how much, ...

No. Almost impossible. Yes. CTO. Or just kill the ambient from the room lights with fast shutter and low iso and have it all flash.  See the suggestions below. Lighting 101 ...

Yes.  The readout is comparatively slow on liveview, so flickering florescents can cause problems. So ensure a) that flicker detection is fully on and b) stick with the regular shutter.

Nice.  I may add a roll of teflon tape to my kit.  In between shots, I can repair plumbing ;)

Hence the Medium Raw mode with about 25Mpx

Yes. They should be neutral, and so can be used if need be.

Yes, after they turned off the thermal protection .  Which is exactly what will happen to any flash without thermal protection. In their normal condition, they didn't "fry themselves".

And, one can use the white towel method - http://super.nova.org/DPR/WhiteTowelRatios/ But even better is a flash meter.

No, they didn't. The heat protection circuit in an SB-910 slows down firing and eventually stops it.  The circuit in the SB-900's just stopped, which annoyed people who would rather have slowed ...

Any phone app that produces GPX files.  Then merge in post (lightroom's native gpx track matcher or the friedl one).

In situations like that, I take a small UPS.  Most will take dirty power and charge their batteries, while running the gear from nice clear power.