Posts for: billnikon
Apr 26, 2024 07:58:18 #
Wood Duck chicks mommy stare
Sony a1, Sony 200-600 @ 600 f6.3, 1/3200 sec. iso 500, manual exposure based on green leaf reading which reflects just about the same amount of light as a gray card, so it's like taking a gray card with you as long as the sun is striking the leaves the same as it striking the subjects.
Sony a1, Sony 200-600 @ 600 f6.3, 1/3200 sec. iso 500, manual exposure based on green leaf reading which reflects just about the same amount of light as a gray card, so it's like taking a gray card with you as long as the sun is striking the leaves the same as it striking the subjects.
Apr 26, 2024 07:50:55 #
jjenk wrote:
I plan to spend two weeks in Maine in late July. Are there any "Must See" photographic stops that you recommend? Either well-known or along the back roads.
Thank you!
Thank you!
tripadvisor.com
Apr 26, 2024 07:48:20 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
As we know Adobe has been integrating more and mor... (show quote)
Not a bad idea, but good luck with that. So, if I remove a branch across a birds face, I have to identify it as AI altered? What will the threshold be for reporting AI generated images?
Apr 26, 2024 07:44:56 #
rcarol wrote:
Consider yourself lucky. The B&H website states that you have two options. You can take the tax or take up to 12 months credit.
ALL of their camera's can be bought 6 or 12 months no interest, no taxes, I was not lucky, it's the way they do business for EVERYONE.
Apr 25, 2024 15:04:03 #
Sidwalkastronomy wrote:
No interest but you pay the sales tax.
You can't double dip.
His GAS attack fogged his brain, easy to do
You can't double dip.
His GAS attack fogged his brain, easy to do
No, you DO NOT pay sales tax. I will give you an example.
The Nikon z9 sells for $5696.90. If you buy it through Payboo the 12 months payments are $475.00 a month for 12 months or $5700.00. the $3.10 extra paid is taken out of the final 12th month payment, so you end up paying exactly $5696.90 for the Z9 over 12 months.
I thought I paid the sales tax too until I bought the z9 with my payboo card. Great value this card.
Apr 25, 2024 14:34:39 #
kufengler wrote:
I've only used PayPal to pay for any B&H purchases. I use the PayPal Credit option which allows me to pay over 6 months. If paid off by then no interest charges.
Same with the payboo card from B&H. I can get 12 months to pay for a $6000.00 purchase with NO interest charges.
Apr 25, 2024 13:14:33 #
rcarol wrote:
I reread the OP's original post and I didn't interpret it in the same way you did. I looked at his post as a general inquiry rather than a bitch session. Clearly, you saw it differently than me.
Here is the thing, his post was unnecessary. The only person that can help him is B&H. All he had to do was call there customer service number and they would have helped him straighten it out. Either he made an error or B&H did. Either way B&H and the OP could have handled this issue without the OP coming here and stating an issue with B&H. There is really NO need for the OP's post, none at all. A simple phone call would have fixed the issue.
Did the OP mention that he called them? NO
Did the OP even try to resolve the issue with B&H before coming here? NO
If his intention was a general inquiry, why did he not make that inquiry to B&H instead of us. WE cannot help him with his inquiry, only B&H can help him with his inquiry.
It is a waste of everyone's time to try to help him when the only way to get this resolved is to call B&H.
Apr 25, 2024 12:21:51 #
rcarol wrote:
If everyone on this forum exhausted all other sources to resolve an issue before turning to UHH, there would be no need for this forum.
But he not only could not solve his own issues, he dragged B&H through the mud, THIS IS UNEXCEPTABLE.
Apr 25, 2024 11:59:54 #
Don, the 2nd son wrote:
I am sure Jim was seeking advice/input (not criticism) rather than whining.
It's a dirty laundry post.
He could have MORE EASILY called B&H and straightened it all out. B&H would have know more about his purchase than all of us here at UHH combined. DUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He is a grown man, he should be able to figure this out on his own. He is not a child.
Apr 25, 2024 10:02:22 #
jim quist wrote:
First of all I have lost count of how much money I... (show quote)
Something in your post does not ring true.
An example, the Nikon Z9 sells for $5696.95, you can use the payboo card in two ways, you can pay off in a month and save the sales tax, so if you use the payboo card and pay in when you receive your statement, you only pay $5696.95.
If you want the 12 month option by B&H and payboo, you pay $475 a month for 12 months or $5700.00. So, this way you can save on the sales tax and get 12 months interest free.
Way to go B&H.
The OP did not do something correct with his payboo card and now he is blaming B&H for it instead of calling them in person and correcting it he comes here and blames B&H. Very typical of him, he likes to blame others first.
If I made a purchase of $6000.00 I would ALWAYS call B&H and talk to a sales person and make sure they understood I was purchasing the $6000.00 purchase with the payboo 12 month no interest option.
That way I would assure myself that I was getting what I wanted.
Yes Mr. OP, it is that simple, you messed up somewhere, do not pass go, do not collect $200.00 and DO NOT BLAME B&H.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/credit-cards
Apr 25, 2024 08:19:51 #
A female Wood Duck takes off at Green Cay.
Apr 25, 2024 08:13:24 #
jim quist wrote:
First of all I have lost count of how much money I... (show quote)
You should call customer service, and in case you did not know, this is how the Payboo card works, if you pay with with the payboo card, you do not have to pay sales tax.
When ever I make a purchase like yours, I call them to make sure they know that I am going to pay over 6 months or a year, if you do that, YOU HAVE TO PAY THE SALES TAX on your purchase but are charged no interest if you pay it off within the specified time frame. So if the sales tax is .05 and you buy 6000.00, you'll have to pay about 300 in sales tax on that purchase.
If they had you pay interest, there is probably a mix up at there end. I WOULD CALL THEM INSTEAD OF COMPLAINING HERE.
Why not put your big boy pants on and call them, I am sure BnH will fix it, REALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Folks like you that come here FIRST to complain instead of handling it with customer service show everyone here what you really are, a whiner.
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Apr 25, 2024 07:57:30 #
dmeyer wrote:
With so many people posting the question of whethe... (show quote)
I find that mirrorless camera's put me at a greater advantage in wildlife photography than any DSLR could.
30 frames per second RAW could never be obtained with a DSLR, Eye focus is not available on a DSLR, I can set my camera so that I can see what the exposure looks like before I take the shot, not available on a DSLR, I can shoot in silent mode on my Sony mirrorless, my DSLR D850 let everyone within a 100 yards of me know when I took an image, especially the wildlife.
For me as a wildlife photographer, mirrorless beats DSLR's hands down, no contest, book um Danno.
Apr 25, 2024 07:52:06 #
dsnoke wrote:
I recently acquired a Sony a6700 to replace a Niko... (show quote)
I own a Sony a1 and a9, for my long lenses like the 200-600 I mount the vertical grip that helps to balance out the outfit. I also hand hold the lens just behind the lens hood, this too helps stabilize the lens.
You really should be able to hand hold the 105 macro without an issue, it is not heavy or big for a macro. I would not put a tripod foot on the macro, too cumbersome. I reverse the tripod foot on the 200-600 so it is easier to handle hand held.
I am 76 years young and have no issues hand holding my equipment, I also own the Sony 600 f4 and hand hold that without issue.
I find a tripod and monopod slow me down in wildlife photography. Below is an image taken of three Cattle Egret chicks and mom, hand held, at a 100 yards, with the 600mm f4.
I find my minimum shutter speed to be greater than 1/2500 sec. that way it helps hand holding and for birds in flight.
Good luck and keep on shooting until the end.
Apr 24, 2024 06:52:30 #
Mottled Duck family, Wakodahatchee Wetlands.
Sony a1, Sony 600 f4 @ f4, 1/3200 sec. iso 2000, focus center spot on adult, since they were in a row, any one of them for a focus point would have done, manual exposure based on green leaf reading.
Sony a1, Sony 600 f4 @ f4, 1/3200 sec. iso 2000, focus center spot on adult, since they were in a row, any one of them for a focus point would have done, manual exposure based on green leaf reading.
