Only a week, you must be pretty good!

I understand but that was a cooling problem with HP, de-lamination will stop a freight train. That can't be blamed on Windows but more likely on insufficient air flow.

Great series and composition! What software are you using for PP?

Just curious but what Windows product, items, specifically burned out in 18 months or less and how were you using them. I have been using Windows for over 10 years with never a "burnout". I just happened to start out with a PC and haven't made a change as of yet but I do like the screens on the Macs.

I've had the great fortune of meeting several UHH members in person in Yellowstone along with their wives. We have become very good friends and always look forward to future meetings in the park. There are many more that I would love to meet and pick their brains and almost all of those have already been mentioned.

Do you know what you are using for a video card and the specs?

That's the same stuff that my lab offers too, very light and I've never had a single problem with it. Great suggestion!

My wife is also a retired nurse and she too had carpal tunnel, both hands, and got it fixed 14 years ago with surgery. She has "trigger finger" in one hand but overall no problems holding or carrying her camera. Is that an option. Again, good luck!

Welcome home! Dave, you can say that again! Watch your post for something in the next couple of days.

Ron

Some, no many people aren't aware that late July and the month of August is the prime breeding time for bison. I fear the bison more then any other animal in Yellowstone, very fast and can turn on a dime too! I saw the video and I think the park should go after the little girls parents and fine them. Several years ago I watched in harrow as a woman walked up to s sitting bull bison near Old Faithful and petted him not once but twice and no this was not a foreigner. Her boyfriend or husband didn't get it recorded on his cell phone the first time.

What camera, lens, and tripod are you talking about? Don't laugh but do you do any physical activity with your upper body to strengthen your arms? You can get padding for the upper tripod legs that makes carrying much easier. Are you shooting a long prime or what? I keep my legs (tripod) extended when carrying for several reasons, first for balance and second so I can put it down an be ready to shoot. I carry a large CF tripod with either a 300mm f/2.8 or a 600mm f/4.0 with a 1.4 extender and a pro body all attached. I'll make a few suggestions you can think about. First, if your not already using a quick disconnect between your camera and tripod, get one, I use Accra Swiss. Next, get a good wide camera strap for carrying your camera over your shoulder and either carry your tripod by hand or a Black Rapid strap to carry the tripod and you'll have both hands free. I sure hope you get some answers here so that you won't have to give up on your photography and my last thoughts would be to get a lighter camera or to just forgo the tripod and maybe try a monopod even though I'm not a fan of monopods. Best of luck! Sorry, just read some of your reply's and what I just said won't help.

Keep that up and this will be sent to the "attic"!

How did you find parking, in June. I was there too and it was packed! Rangers were ticketing vehicles that parked and blocked the marked parking spaces. Lots of parking at about 6:30 AM but not the best shooting light. BTW, very nice composition in your shots. Going back in Sept and Oct and even though less daylight also hoping for less people, LOL.

Look up Regis here and look at what he has done with the 400mm DO and now with a 300mm f/2.8. As others have said, the 400mm f/5.6 is a very sharp lens but many complain it's not good enough only because it does not have IS. I think the 100-400 II or the 400mm f5.6 would be the way to go starting out.

I have the same question too as to being able to find the BIF if you loose it in the finder. Tony Northrup did a review on the Sony A9 and the new 600mm f/4.0 lens and that was one of the cons he listed. As advise to the OP, I'd wait until September and see what Canon has to offer. I started with the 7D and due to noise moved up to the 7DMK2 and although it was an improvement it really didn't do for me all that they said it would. The 7DMK2 is a great camera and one of the things I like better over my 1DXMK2 is the lack of shutter noise. Birds jump and Hummingbirds fly at the sound of the 1DXMK2's shutter. I do get more pixels of my subject with the 7 over the 1 as they are both about 21MP sensors do to the crop. If you go to the 5DMKIV you will have to get closer which is always a good idea anyway but you will loose some of your reach. Your going to be spending your money so even though a new model will be out I'd still wait a few months and look at all the review on before I jumped.