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PebblzNnutz

PebblzNnutz

Member Since 01 Oct 2013
Offline Last Active Yesterday, 05:26 PM
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#67481 After the Snow Storm

Posted by PebblzNnutz on 20 April 2020 - 07:26 PM

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#67245 Yesterday's Weather

Posted by PebblzNnutz on 05 April 2020 - 07:08 PM

Yesterday's weather was a great time to stay indoors but, for some people that needed to get somewhere, it didn't stop them.

D500 w/Tamron 70-200

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#65341 20mm Lens for Nikon D3500

Posted by PebblzNnutz on 15 November 2019 - 02:04 AM

Either the AF-S NIKKOR 20mm f/1.8G ED or the Sigma 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Lens for Nikon F should work on your D3500. If you want to use your older 20mm AF lens you could return the D3500 and get one of the D7xxx bodies. Either way you choose you'll be spending about the same amount of money to use a 20mm lens




#65010 Good news, good news and bad news

Posted by PebblzNnutz on 23 October 2019 - 07:51 PM

Well, this is getting pretty annoying to say the least. The Interim Postmaster hasn't flown over to open the Post Office yet. She said she'd come over last Friday but postponed it to Monday, then to today and now to Sunday. At least I have my D7200 but would've liked to have had the D500 when I went for a walk the other day. 
Her's a few from my walk around the bone yards.

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#64811 How to remove AF Area Brackets on playback

Posted by PebblzNnutz on 10 October 2019 - 11:45 PM

Try looking at a setting in Menu > Playback Menu > Playback display options. One of them should be "focus point" or something like that.




#64479 Signs of Autumn ——> COMMUNAL THREAD

Posted by PebblzNnutz on 24 September 2019 - 11:25 PM

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#64338 What happened with these flash photos?

Posted by PebblzNnutz on 15 September 2019 - 06:00 PM

I was experimenting on balancing ambient light and flash using my Godox TT685N speed light in a  26" Westcott Rapid Box Octa soft box without the deflector plate. My subject was a flowering plant that was placed in front of a 3'x5' double paned window, the soft box was placed on my right about 3' from the plant while I took the photos maybe 6' away from the plant. Photos were taken with my D7200 and 85mm 1.8G lens while triggering the flash with a Godox X1T trigger. The attached screenshots were edited in LR6 but the original NEF files had the same effects. In the side by side screenshot both photos were taken using auto white balance but on the right I used a golden reflector to the left. The second screenshot doesn't show the effect even though I used the same settings as the others. The only thing different is I refocussed my camera each time before taking the photos. D7200 focus settings are AFC, D9, center point. Is this effect from using 1/80 shutter speed or is it something else?

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#63548 Electronics + High Heat = ?

Posted by PebblzNnutz on 29 July 2019 - 01:46 AM

Update
Only our luggage that we checked in with the airline goes through the heater. Carry ons like my camera bag didn't need to.

Thanks everyone.




#60896 Your Best Photo, Week Ending 3 March 2019

Posted by PebblzNnutz on 04 March 2019 - 04:57 PM

Of all the photos I took at the regional basketball tournament, I think this is the best of the lot.

 

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D750
Tamron 70-200 A009N @70mm

f/3.5

1/640

ISO 8000




#59596 Your Best Photo, Week Ending 6 January 2019

Posted by PebblzNnutz on 07 January 2019 - 02:20 AM

Ever since the Bering Sea ice finally arrived a few weeks ago, I haven't really been out all that much with my camera to take any photos. Thought I'd see if I yould find an interesting shot with a sun dog that was out today and found this at the beach.

D750, AF-S 24-120 F/4 G, ISO 100, f8, 1/1000

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#59336 Focussing problems with D3500 withNikkor 70-300mm lens

Posted by PebblzNnutz on 24 December 2018 - 05:52 PM

I have it sorted now. I presume the Nikor 70-300 lens doesn;t have autofocus?

Not all lenses will auto focus with the D3500

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#58582 Looking for deal Nikkor 200-500mm F5.6 ED VR

Posted by PebblzNnutz on 14 November 2018 - 01:12 PM

B&H currently has a $200 instant savings and a 4% reward for the 200-500 5.6. I don't think you can get a better deal than that. 




#58278 Your Best Photo, Week Ending 21 October 2018

Posted by PebblzNnutz on 26 October 2018 - 12:09 AM

Sorry, I couldn't pick just one photo. I recently ordered a Tamron 150-600 G2 for my D750 to use for some wildlife photos. Pretty much all the migratory birds have left during the last few weeks and all the wildlife that is left are the island dwellers, foxes, squirrels and voles. There are some non-migrating birds around like the various different gulls, various ducks, ravens, snowy owls and gyrfalcons but with the high northerly winds combined with rain, I haven't been out too much with my new lens to take photos with. Here are a few of Arctic Foxes, all were taken at 600mm (except the last one was at 240mm) with some cropping, f8 and ISOs in between 800-1600 to keep the shutter speeds up around 1/800.

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#57046 International Travel

Posted by PebblzNnutz on 18 August 2018 - 05:24 AM

Update:

We changed flight reservations so we didn't have to fly with AA. I had no problems with Alaska Air or JAL with my Lowepro ProTactic 350 AW bag as a carry on. I did see a lot of people at Seattle taking on bigger bags than I, all without them being confronted by AK Air agents. Even my wife and son with their thicker than spec backpacks didn't get a second glance from all the agents. 




#56424 International Travel

Posted by PebblzNnutz on 26 July 2018 - 06:33 PM

Sorry for the long delay in responding to each one of your posts.

AA might be borderline as the official smallest side is 9", 23 cm is a rounded value and the ProTactic is 9.1" according to Lowepro. AkAir seem to have gone with 9" as well in their new regulations from June this year. JAL international are still @25 cm. Test pack your bag and measure well before your trip as having to check in your camera bag is no fun at all.

 

I did notice that the ProTactic is just out of the minimum requirement and I'm hoping it won't get noticed. I think that measurement is from the top portion of the bag that is a bit thicker when viewed from the side. The bottom 2/3 portion is a lot thinner. Thanks for the info on AKAir's new carryon regulation. I think my older LowePro bag is now out of spec for AKAir.

I have traveled quite a bit internationally and never had a problem with my Lowepro backpack being challenged, Even when overly stuffed.  Don't ask them to measure it at the airport, just assume it is OK until challenged.  I've been amazed at what has been allowed as carry-on in some airports.  If they do ask to weigh it and it is over weight you can take something out and carry it on your person until you get on the plane.  They don't weigh people.  You might think about what you will be wearing and what you can pull out ahead of time.  Again, I've never had a problem with size or weight.  

 

I usually try to board as soon as I can to get my carry-on into an overhead bin, before they fill up due to other travelers taking liberties with the carry-on rules.  My backpack fits under the seat in front of me, and I've had to do that on some regional airlines, but that would get old on a long flight.

 

I tend to bring too many lenses, but I'd rather have them and not need them than need them and not have them.  You might consider putting your 85 and 50 in your checked baggage if they won't go in your carry-on.  That way you will have them if needed.

 

Hope that helps.  Have a great trip!!

 

Wayne

That's good to know, Wayne. I will go with your "don't ask" suggestion. Before AKAir decided to go with the new smaller regulation my LowePro Fastback 250 had no problems with their domestic flights. I'm curious, which LowePro backpack do you bring for your international trips? 

 

MANY, MANY years ago back when I was a film photographer with my 3 Pentax MX bodies and about a dozen lenses, some friends who were travel agents and photographers recommended that I register all of my gear with US Customs.  Apparently some of their friends had ended up having to pay duty on some gear that Customs believed they had purchased while out of the country.  Not sure if that still "should" be done or if it is even possible to do that any longer, but thought I'd throw that out there for you...

 

As to the rest, yes, I did take every body (with motor base), every lens and lots of good extras including tripod, flashes, etc.  I'd rather have it and not need it than not have it and want it.  For what its worth, depending on the day and what we were doing, I had different film and / or lenses between the bodies.  Usually slide film on one or two bodies and Tri-X in the third.  Once in awhile I put print film in the other body.  Usually though it was slide film in both with a long lens on one and a short lens on the other...My camera gear weighed in at over 60 pounds :)!

 

Wow! I just weighed the 350 with the above gear and it felt a bit heavy for me. It only weighed 20 pounds  :o!

I read online about registering all the gear with US customs but it was said it was a hassle for the agents due to having to sign off on each of the forms. Each body and lenses would need it's own registration form. The other option that I seen was to bring along the receipts for the camera gear to show the agents as proof that they weren't bought overseas. 

I registered my gear with Customs back in the day, but I never had any Customs agent ask to see the registration or have any concerns about my gear.  I haven't registered anything in years and have never had any issues.  I don't know if they still offer the service even.  Just my opinion, but I don't think the average tourist bringing back untaxed items is something Customs is too concerned with these days.

See my reply to TBonz regarding registration. I agree with you that customs have more concerns with average tourists. The last time we went to Japan www came back with a couple full backpacks full of our personal items that customs didn't ask to see what was in them. I'm hoping they do the same again this time. We're not planning on importing anything unusual anyway on our return.

 

I would consider seriously culling the amount of gear you're planning to bring for several reason.

 

1. Pure weight and volume. Even if you plan to mostly be moving from plane to car, to house, every extra ounce is a burden when you're traveling internationally and if it's ounces of valuable hardware, the burden is increased even more. 

 

2. Options can be negative. Full disclosure, I've done what you've done and carried the majority of my camera gear with me when visiting my sister in Germany. The burden didn't end at my sister's door. Because I'd brought so many options, I didn't really want to leave them at home, so I was going out with a heavily loaded sling bag. Did I get some good pics? Yes, but I don't know that it was worth all the extra sweating and time that I burnt thinking about choices of hardware. Walking around Heidelberg would've been a lot more pleasant if I'd only had a point & shoot instead of hauling my D300 plus 17-55mm f/2.8, and more options with it.

 

3. Airport security. In recent years, I've had to take every lens out of my camera bag and put in the tubs to pass security AND tended to get flagged for extra checks. Royal PITA and a high risk with all that gear just sitting out.

 

My suggestion to you would be to leave the K-3 at home, take the D750, 24-120mm f4 for general use, if you really feel you must, take the 70-200mm f/2.8 and take the 50mm f/1.8. One of your flashes might be worth bringing depending on if you plan to do much human photography. 

I am still contemplating on which gear to take with me. The above gear weighs in around 20 lbs and I felt it might be too much carrying around with me in Japan. Especially in the 80-100 deg F temps there (the average temps here hover around the upper 40s to mid 50s F on a good day, more so inland). I could leave a lens or two at my inlaws if I needed to though.

I too have brought lenses that I never really used on my trips within Alaska that I rarely used because I'm one of those "I'd rather have it and not need it" types like TBonz posted earlier. 

Unlike you, the last few domestic flights to and from Anchorage and once to Washington state, I only had to remove my camera body w/lens attached and laptop when I went through security. It must be a European thing, IDK.

Right now I am thinking of leaving the K-3 and taking the D750, 24-120, 70-200 and the 85 but, that may change in the time I have until we leave in a few weeks. As for the flash, I'm not comfortable in taking it along because I'm not experienced enough in using it on or off the camera.

 

Ena is on the list of the places were going to visit for a couple days while were in Japan. I may regret taking all my gear to Japan but experiencing something that very few people from here have ever dreamed of seeing and experiencing a different culture and some of it's past history that is still standing will be worth it I think. Seeing my inlaws once again along with my nephews and niece will be the highlight of our trip though. We were thinking of taking a before and after photo of the kids when we get all together on the last week of our trip.  :)