This sounds a lot like the debate between SLRs and Rangefinders in the film days. 6 pages of debate on an issue that cannot be resolved because it has no resolution?

All are good, but number three has impact and emotion. It’s a WOW!

I enjoy pet photography and yours are great. Thanks for sharing them!

Nice set. The Newfie shows why they wear bibs at dog shows until just before being shown. How did you light the animals?

The mount may be the same, but the Nikkormat era lenses will not have the connections for auto focus and will not connect with the meter on your D7200 nor will the camera control the f/stop. The Nikkormat and the Nikon Ftn had built in meters, but were strictly manual cameras. You adjusted the f/stop by turning the f/stop ring on the lens that connected to the camera meter with the 'rabbit ear' you see on the lens.

A lot is going to depend on what you are looking for in a walking around lens. If you are interested in versatility but don't care about weight you would be best off with a different lens than if light weight is important to you.

I use two different lenses for a 'walking around' lens on my D500. Depending on what I expect to be shooting, I'll take either the Nikon 28-300mm or the 18-200mm. The obvious difference is the 18-200 has the edge with wide angle while the 28-300 can reach out further for wildlife. The 28-300 is also a lot heavier than the 18-200. I used the 28-300 for photographing some canoe camping trips on Rivers last year with spectacular results. Mine is sharp (even on my D850 except at f20 and 22).

I had a camera and lens shift in the back of a car and fall on to the pavement when the hatch was opened. The camera landed diagonally, lens first. The filter shattered, but brass ring the filter had reinforced the front of the lens and took the brunt of the impact. The net effect was no damage or deformation to the lens. I had a tough time removing the shattered filter and crunched brass ring, but other than that there were no ill effects.

Were this a firearms forum we could debate, without end, whether the 9mm or .45acp is the better round with each side being certain they possessed the truth. As in this discussion, I suspect the answer is it depends on circumstances.

It takes at least a week to get a reasonable degree of acclamation to the low oxygen content, but when you get back down to sea level you feel like your turbo-charged for a few days.

We call people who live a mile above sea level 'Flat landers.'

I use use B+W UV filters all the time except for night photograph in Unthreatening environments.

I live at 7,000’ above sea level and am frequently shooting at places above 8,000’ and the UV filter can help remove some light invisible to human vision but not the sensor. They have also protected the front element from rain, spray from waterfalls, flying food at a wedding reception, and flying spittle when photographing an attack dog being trained. Depending on what and where you are photographing your needs will change, but for me, high quality UV filters are useful.

None. But I still have the right to believe their action is resrespectful and repugnant. I have the right to find their behavior reprehensible and to say so.

Great photos. Thanks for sharing!

The Constitution also does not guarantee freedom from responsibility for what one does or says. We cannot have personal freedom without personal responsibility.

“Those who take a knee are engaged in peaceful protest”

Many of us would be fired immediately if we conducted any kind of protest at work. Do they have the right? Absolutely. Does their employer have right to terminate them for protesting while on the job? Absolutely. Do I and others have the right to no longer watch a game because we find the disrespectful behavior disgusting? Yes we do.

We have seen the impact of violent ‘protest’ when people have burnt down their own neighborhoods and ransacked and looted the stores and businesses that served them. Yes, and it is sad to see people engage in criminal activity to their own loss.

The Retreat House Prayer Chapel at St Benedict's Monastery.

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