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  1. Jack

    Nikon Z 24-200.

    Took the pancake 40 and my 24-200 on a short family vacation to Maui. Obviously a really easy kit to carry and both lenses did everything I expected. I came away really liking the 40, and feel the 24-200 is quite good in the 24-150 range but shows some weakness at 200mm. In my case, I will...
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    New Z firmware is online, but it isn't what we expected.

    :( Oh well. Maybe we'll get the one we've been waiting for before the end of the month?
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    Okay, this looks interesting!

    Could conceivably replace the 28 and 40 Z pancakes --- ??? https://nikonrumors.com/2021/09/30/ttartisan-will-soon-announce-a-new-32mm-f-2-8-full-frame-autofocus-lens-for-nikon-z-mount.aspx/
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  4. Jack

    (Potentially) Good news for Z6ii and Z7ii owners

    Nikon rumors, we may get a "real time AF" FW update soon :) https://nikonrumors.com/2021/07/12/nikon-z6ii-and-z7ii-firmware-updates-with-new-real-time-tracking-rumored-to-be-released-in-september.aspx/
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  5. Jack

    Anybody using a digicam to capture the aerial projected image at a LF cameras film-plane?

    Hey, it's an idea. In theory, I could set up a 5x7 (or any LF format) with a legacy lens for a look I wanted, then mount a DSLR or Mirrorless with a macro lens at the rear to focus on the now "aerially projected" image at the view cams film plane that would normally expose film. I know you can...
  6. Jack

    Z 28 and 40

    Looks like the 28 and 40 are soon to be announced -- I will most likely pre-order both... >They are not S lenses, check, I am okay with that as I expect performance to be more than "adequate" based on what Z lenses have produced so far. >They have plastic mounts, check, I am mildly suspect of...
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    Pretty interesting Z lens review...

    Here: https://photographylife.com/best-lenses-nikon-z7-ii?fbclid=IwAR0AoVLBnqq1Mt6nslB6M7T0FNVVvzcdrh44iyIW4Nj40vCbIo1igOSAIIk What's really interesting about those MTF's to me is how similar ANY of the zoom lenses are at f5.6 - f8. Of course the primes are amazing across the aperture spectrum...
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  8. Jack

    Nikon Z AF fine tuning

    I decided to post this in case my experience could help someone else out. I've always thought that due to the way mirrorless cams focus, AF fine-tuning was rendered pretty much irrelevant -- and honestly didn't understand why it even remained a menu option. To be clear, none of my Z lenses and...
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  9. Jack

    Finally, a digital B&W conversion I'm pleased with!

    Special thanks to my friend Bob Freund for his help on this project. As many of you know, I have been searching for a credible digital to mono conversion routine for quite some time. To date, none of the traditional goto methods nor any of the third party plug-ins I've tried have impressed me --...
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    Z7/Z7ii ISO noise performance

    The Z7's tend to get relegated into the "poor at higher ISO" camp of cameras. For my uses, I remain fairly impressed with them at up to 25,000. I thought I'd share this shot for two reasons. First is it's taken at ISO 6400, but has a 2/3rds exposure bump, light saturation and clarity bumps and a...
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  11. Jack

    Color me stunned...

    There's been a lot of net discussion lately on Adobe's recently released "enhance image resolution" upscaling in LR and ACR. So just for giggles I decided to try it out. Frankly, I was not overly impressed, but then admittedly did not spend a lot of time working with it -- I find the ACR/LR UI...
  12. Jack

    Found: Nikon Z7ii body, new to gently used

    Found! Title says it all. I know this is a long-shot, but please tag me if you have one you're willing to let go.
  13. Jack

    SSD RAID, anybody running one?

    My RAID 5 box is running fine currently, but the spinning drives in it are getting a bit long in the tooth so I am going to upgrade them later this year regsrdless. I am contemplating migrating from spinners to SSDs now that their price is coming down, but know there is a R<>W wear issue in...
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    Viltrox 85mm for Nikon Z -- initial mini review with some pics.

    So I pulled the trigger on a Viltrox 85 in Z mount based on the mostly positive initial reviews. Note that historically I've not spent a lot of time with the 85 focal. I don't know exactly why, I do like the way they render, but always seemed to grab my 105 instead. That's the main reason I...
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  15. Jack

    D50/160 Monitor profile spec, ISO12646

    Just learned this and thought I'd share FWIW... For years I've profiled my monitor to D65/120CD/m2. I've always felt is was a touch too cool, but used it since that's what "everybody" used. I just bought a new 5K display and my old i1 had failed, so had to buy a new profiling head. While...
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    Eizo CG 279 Graphics monitor, local pick-up Silicon Valley, CA

    I know it's a long shot, but if you live in NorCal and want a nice graphics monitor, I have an Eizo 27" CG279 with hood and on-board calibration available. I'm located in Los Altos, heart of Si Valley. This one...
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    So I added a Thunderbolt3 NVME SSD

    Covid cobbling 101 warning 😁 I just put together a Sabrent 2TB NVME Thunderbolt3 external drive for my current working images. I use this drive for faster I/O when off-loading cards and working on images as my main image storage drive is a full of relatively slower spinning drives. I of course...
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    Reprocessing images

    Like many of you, I've been going back into my archives and reprocessing some of my historical images. My main point to this thread is two-fold. First that *I perceive* raw processors --in my case C1-- have improved enough to warrant redos -- some of my best legacy images were processed with 5...
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    Nikon Bellows and Slide copier complete kit

    Nikon PB-4, PS-4, BR-2 reversing ring and BR-3 rear lenshood. These are all in good, usable condition and everything works smoothly. The PB-4 bellows rear mount allows for rotating between horizontal and vertical while the front standard allows shifts and swings for perspective adjustments at...
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    Don't you just hate it when...

    Decided to share a few of my pet image processing peeves -- fortunately we don't see very much of them on GetDPI, but they seem to be everywhere else on the net :D First gripe is a horrible mask job with obvious horizon halo. Mostly I see it with sunset or sunrise captures, but now more and...
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