I downloaded Luminar 3 and when I opened it, it looks like it imported all my photos (don't like that - don't want them all in Luminar). I didn't investigate too far because it is slow, but looks like all my photos are in there 3 times.

I then downloaded the update, which is supposed to take care of duplication?, and I still see three of each photo. Anyone know 1)How do I get rid of the duplicates? 2)As an alternative, how do I go back to the 2018 version, uninstall the current Luminar3 and reinstall later?

I recently had a Kodak Retina II camera restored. It was my dad's and was made in or around 1950. It had been languishing for several decades. I am amazed by the results in terms of sharpness and color. I have never owned a Leica but I would not be surprised if the Retina is at least very close to the Leica in image quality. The one drawback of the Retina is the lack of interchangeable lenses. You are limited to the 50mm Schneider f2.0 lens but it is a very fine lens indeed. By the way, if anyone needs service on or restoration of a Retina camera, Chris Sherlock in New Zealand is an expert and does very fine work. As it turns out, my camera needed a few parts replaced and Chris had the parts. That is remarkable, considering that this is a 70 year-old camera. In my opinion, it is worth the shipping cost from the U.S. to New Zealand and back.

I have been away from the camera updates going on around me for a couple of years. Bigger cameras, smaller cameras, full frame and now mirrorless. Seems like a race to nowhere. I've been using Leicas for over 40 years the only improvements, minimal. They offer the best of what a camera should be. A precision camera, practically indestructable with spot on metering, manual focus and with the best split image finder possible. Never had a mirror, who needs it and lenses that are among the finest in the world, barr none. They provide the means to produce any kind of image your looking too create. They are expensive but a once in a lifetime purchase makes it a small investment. I know many of you will disagree but I can go out out a 50 yr old lenses on my camera and produce outstanding images. If I want to shoot telephoto images I can use Visoflex and use it also for some of the most magnificent macro images you ever saw. If I where to live another 20 years I would still be using it and people would still wonder what camera I use to give me those wonderful images. Ok have fun, test me apart, but you all no it's true.

I have been away from the camera updates going on around me for a couple of years. Bigger cameras, smaller cameras, full frame and now mirrorless. Seems like a race to nowhere. I've been using Leicas for over 40 years the only improvements, minimal. They offer the best of what a camera should be. A precision camera, practically indestructable with spot on metering, manual focus and with the best split image finder possible. Never had a mirror, who needs it and lenses that are among the finest in the world, barr none. They provide the means to produce any kind of image your looking too create. They are expensive but a once in a lifetime purchase makes it a small investment. I know many of you will disagree but I can go out out a 50 yr old lenses on my camera and produce outstanding images. If I want to shoot telephoto images I can use Visoflex and use it also for some of the most magnificent macro images you ever saw. If I where to live another 20 years I would still be using it and people would still wonder what camera I use to give me those wonderful images. Ok have fun, test me apart, but you all no it's true.

I don't know if this has been posted before but here it is anyway. I have a Sony A6300, and when I download photos to my computer, the file name for the card, on the desktop screen is "No Name." I've been unable to figure out how to change that to say, "Sony A6300." Has anyone else with this issue figured out how to change it? Even if it's to the Sony proprietary "DSC..." that would be fine. Anything to identify it as Sony and not just "No Name." I have lots of those small icons on the desktop screen and it just blends in with the others when I plug the SD card in. Thanks.

Thanks for all the replies. As indicated, I am not looking for any information for myself, but rather to share information and experiences among the group. I agree that the D300 and even higher level cameras in what I've come to call the "medium size" bodies (larger than, say, the D6xx, but smaller than the largest "pro" size bodies sometimes don't feel completely "right" to hold. I've noticed that the bottom corner seems to sometimes hit the meaty part of the heel of my right hand, which can be fatiguing over time. The grip fixes that. It also provides better mechanical advantage when using heavy protruding lenses. To me, the 70-200 zoom when using a grip is no harder to handle than a 24-70 zoom. And the 24-70 handles much more like a short prime lens with the grip installed. That can be important for me, because my 24-70 does not handle VR. I'd estimate that the grip gives me about 2 stops of additional stability, but I've not done any objective experimentation to verify that.