You named your tripod Manuel??

One of the first things I noticed when I upgraded from a 720 p TV to a 4K TV was just how many actors had really bad skin. It was distracting for a while.

Will you shoot portraits in 100 megapixels and then take the images to Photoshop and blur them so that they will be acceptable?

I found mine and decided to duplicate some shots that I took in the 1970s....but nobody sells 126 film anymore.

Good point. It's a Panasonic G9. Thanks for the link.

I plan to get a fast(ish) , wide angle lens for astrophotography. I have a Micro Four-Thirds DSLR. At the moment I am leaning towards the Sigma 16 mm f 1.4 but I have also heard good things about the Rokinon 12 mm 2.0 lens. They are both in my budget range.

Does anybody out there have experience with these lenses, or is there another lens that I should consider?

Thanks in advance for your help.

It looks like you picked a good year. I have been stalking Texas wildflowers for more than 30 years. The best I ever saw were near Brenham, Texas. It is a beautiful place and I hear that they make some good ice cream there.

https://www.dallasnews.com/life/texana/2019/02/20/texas-could-best-wildflower-season-almost-decade-thanks-wet-october-report-says

I was just there a couple of months ago. You won't be questioned unless you are trying to set up a professional photo shoot. You don't need a tripod. Even the interior shots are well lit. Your biggest restriction will be getting access to a good vantage that is not fully blocked by a horde of selfie-taking, smart phone wielding tourists.

Take the D7200 but remember to stop and smell the flowers.

Definitely less than 6 inches.

I just returned from a vacation where I packed two thumbnail-sized 128 GB SD cards instead if 20 rolls of film in various foil pouches. Digital photography is the good kind of progress. I plan to keep my film camera for the days when I get nostalgic for the smell of a freshly opened can of film.

Congratulations on your G9. I just returned from a vacation where I left my big Nikon at home and traveled with my G9 and 2 lenses. I never missed the Nikon.

As for the greatly exaggerated rumors of the death of the MFT format, fear not. When Panasonic recently announced they they were bringing a mirrorless full-frame to market to compete with Sony, Canon, and Nikon, many assumed that they would drop the MFT format. Panasonic has been clear that this is not the case. A full-frame kit will sell for 3 or more times the cost of a MFT kit. Most hobbyists will not want to swallow that pill.

Who knows, maybe if 5 years there will be some awesome new camera format that will blow MFT out of the water. That will be just about the time that you will have mastered all of the features of your G9. Until then, happy shooting.



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+1 on the A 900. I bought one as a fits-in-the-pants-pocket backup to my DSLR. Image quality has been great, except in very low light. No smart phone can match the zoom. You can find one for under $400

Go to the website and download a free trial.

Love the skeleton tug-of-war. I might steal that idea next year.

African or European?