I get plenty of thunk with my Nikon D850. In fact, it's a much "thunkier" thunk than the sound of my Nikon D810. If I want to feel my Nikon FTn at any time, I can pull it out of the closet and thunk it all day long, but I'm not going to put film in it again and waste time and money.

It doesn't seem like a serious limitation. You'd still hear the audio on the radios picking up the FM signal.

The Epson V600 is reasonable for 6x6 film. It's mediocre for 35mm film. The size of 6x6 negatives overcomes the main limitation of this scanner which is mediocre optical resolution, which is not the same as the DPI you use to scan.

You can buy an attenuator cable that converts the headphone voltage to an appropriate voltage for a line input. There are several variations on this. Some even tell you the amount of attenuation in decibels. This one has a male end for the line input.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B081ZBJV5Q/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_plhdr=t&aaxitk=b9ea0322be6ca63193e18df1a60eb4ac&hsa_cr_id=0&qid=1714513216&sr=1-3-9e67e56a-6f64-441f-a281-df67fc737124&ref_=sbx_be_s_sparkle_lsi4d_asin_2_title&pd_rd_w=eCeot&content-id=amzn1.sym.417820b0-80f2-4084-adb3-fb612550f30b%3Aamzn1.sym.417820b0-80f2-4084-adb3-fb612550f30b&pf_rd_p=417820b0-80f2-4084-adb3-fb612550f30b&pf_rd_r=8M4X0Q23GND8R3X51YZT&pd_rd_wg=X5VQL&pd_rd_r=5ef25d5a-b540-40b2-9154-f8865c0a5261

If you buy it and need an RCA input, this adaptor will work.

https://www.amazon.com/VCE-2-Pack-Plated-Female-Adapter/dp/B06XCR898P/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=16T36PNW7ZQ97&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.35-p-dmXa8DPupz_h2hgQUL1CKe-DmvdbPQ1HciunHbocJxV4B9iGb5NLfONjlGJK7wRhmT4DO_BOUwtIwR3VWS2EIwmC_hrTXu4KrkPWZASbSIsPCLY32Zs2nLlpI499w1fzVAoGKTho_afGqyJmZoX-y5trWTLdHPxlmU5puI1JVXZzQMhbar0NBVD0Mr49n4mMp7m2jgzs3xtTkQ3wFTflh8_fZjnAEfO8wExm9I.2wm07Mc3WIIGbHV27tSbu4svqw210xqQgfYSV1L7Vmk&dib_tag=se&keywords=rca+to+3.5mm+female&qid=1714513771&sprefix=rca+to+3.5mm%2Caps%2C147&sr=8-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1

I was dumbfounded when I read this reply. So in your mind, if I post a recipe for a cake or a book recommendation, I should instead come up with my own recipe or write my own book? If I post a link to a performance of a musical composition that inspires me, I should instead write my own music? If I post a joke, I should instead make up my own joke? Really?

There is an excellent biography of Frank Zappa on Amazon Prime. The rental price today is 98 cents. Well worth it.

https://www.amazon.com/Zappa-Frank/dp/B08P2D9G52/ref=sr_1_1?crid=7JPX3A3S2T2P&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.vB9NIwcttyQ4LjOKBVrYQkb4ibcM5faDGoTFGOf0lrR8dBbEhFz6KqJPRQTSEWjfoBcgwB14qE6nH8xp3tRu1YCF_FJhBCX1Fd9yAimT4cwQH9DUAvk0oGEOLyUCGkZVjYtRTXtO--O-ui5enVekcIpTXR75wP017G-1N04Lqa_9J0QTI7jzGQV8kR83Tt969chwH-6naPzwrzQNY0WfaHajfHo4QUSH4mui5yFFw8k.zZ4R5KhrTtdnNAVRIkKSuvxADq_G-oHcsIvhTFmuRbw&dib_tag=se&keywords=zappa+documentary&qid=1714395395&s=instant-video&sprefix=zappa%2Cinstant-video%2C130&sr=1-1

Let's keep this Dinah Moe Hum going.

Look at that slime oozing out from my computer screen.

"Movin' to Montana soon..." I'm going to find some remote cabin where there is no internet service.

You're probably wondering why I'm here
And so am I, so am I

I think you captured the place very well. Excellent pictures. I'm glad to see that the recovery after Hurricane Frederic in 1979 is complete. Many of the trees were flattened by the 130mph winds. I would not hesitate to recommend that anyone visit this beautiful spot. Spring is the best time for flowers and to avoid the summer heat.

Some people here have to say something contrary about everything. Apparently they have nothing else to do. Go fishing or just enjoy a boat ride. Enjoy the sunshine. Be thankful that you don't have to shovel snow. Best to forget about it. Nothing is going to change. Nothing from strangers is worth getting upset about.

I might suggest keeping one backup offsite, either keeping a physical disk somewhere outside of your house or putting your photos in the cloud. "Fireproof" safes are designed to keep documents from burning up in a house fire. Believe me, if you house burns to the ground, it will get hot enough in your safe during a prolonged fire to risk damaging electronic devices.

Sure, but I don't make prints large enough to see any difference from a normal viewing distance. I shoot a wall hanger on occasion, but the biggest prints of my photos in my house are 12x18.

This is an amazing picture. I grew up on Mobile. I spent many, many days at Gulf Shores growing up. I never saw an alligator there. I did see a couple in the bay when we visited the Battleship Alabama. They were filming Under Siege on the ship when we visited. Some people came up to us and asked if we were with the film crew. (It should have been obvious that we weren't. We had kids with us.) My wife said, "Yes. I'm the alligator advisor."