I would be interested to hear from anyone that has personal experience using or viewing images on the Canon LCOS projectors compared to Epson 3LCD, or Optima DLP projectors. I don't need factory specs or manufacturers info, just real world users and viewers evaluations on color quality, and resolution. Thank you in advance for your time.

I agree with many of the suggestions given thus far Labs, Goldens , Shepards, Corgi's are great but hard to travel in deep snow, we have a Border Collie which is incredible so easy to train and intelligent it's like having another person with you. I honestly believe most of those breeds could serve you well, what is most important is the time you invest with the dog. Daisy says hello!

Nice photo pixelmaster, we normally refer to these as eastern red spotted newts, with the stage you've shown being a red eft juvenile stage which spends about two years on land as a terrestrial then returns to water and becomes an adult aquatic eastern red spotted newt which are green on top with red spots and a yellow belly, generally about 3 to 5 inches long. It is interesting to watch a predator try to eat one, either the eft or the adult newt they usually spit it out very quickly.

Good job!

Nikon has supported the owners of their equipment as well as could be expected through many years of technological advances ( film to digital, manual to auto focus, etc.). I have been using Nikon equipment since 1972 and lenses purchased then still operate perfectly on my D810 as they have on F2, F3, F4, F5, and current cameras. I am sure Nikon will support your F mount equipment with whatever new systems they develop as that has always been a major part of their philosophy and is what has kept me and thousands of others in that system all these years.

Buy your new lens and enjoy it!

via the lens gives good advice, in the field of photography I found early on it was best to seek out the people who's work you admire and study under them when possible. You waste less time and money, you learn the field techniques that will produce top quality work, and in present times the pp techniques that augment the field work you did previously. I don't know what type of work you desire to do, news reporting, or natural history but if it is natural history and you wish to sell your work you will be competing on national and international levels. If you don't wish to sell your work but just shoot for enjoyment and want high quality the procedure is the same. I agree with via the lens, your instructor is just teaching what he knows and is familiar with. If that is the type of work you want to do then his program would probably be suitable, however if your desire is to do many other types of photography you will need to shoot in RAW and pp for the highest quality.

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Both companies make excellent equipment, each has it's pros and cons with some of that based on the individual using it. With proper technique either will produce the highest quality images if using quality lenses. I have used Nikon equipment since the 70's and have been happy with the quality work it will produce as well as the support from Nikon when needed. One issue that was important to me was the ability to use any Nikon lenses I already owned on the latest model cameras I would purchase. Engineering for non obsolescence is an important factor to me.

Excellent work well done!

I have used a Wimberley for many years under under all kinds of conditions and terrain I can highly recommend am not familiar with nest product.

bellgamin everybody is always learning, no question is a bad one.

Yes you can use an sd card in a projector as well as your pc, tablet, phone, and other devices. There are basically three types of digital projectors available DLP, LCD, and LED.
Digital light processing, Liquid crystal display, and Light emitting diode also called LCOS technology.

I won't go into the details of each, you should research that on your own to determine which type best suits your needs. The differences in the technologies each have advantages and disadvantages such as bulb life, cost, contrast, overall image color and quality and other parameters.

One important factor to consider when purchasing a digital projector is brightness or Lumens. You want to make sure your projector has enough lumens to overpower the ambient light in the room your using. Better projectors for large groups will generally be in the 3000 to 5000 lumen range.

Many photographers will design their slide show on a laptop then just connect to the projector for the presentation. Hope this was of some help to you.

Great outlook!

I have not used a 300 f4 my experience has been with the 300 2.8. and performance of that lense has been stellar. Sometimes when shooting white birds in bright sun on water a polarizer can be helpful but it will cost you some light. This fall I observed several people trying to photograph elk that were in a dark grove of hemlocks with the low early morning sun coming up behind the elk and the photographers shooting straight toward the sun. The result was flare and unhappy elk photographers. When using telephoto lenses my personal habit is to use the hood designed for the lense and I try to set up so direct light creates a shadow over the front element and does not shine directly into the lense. The high contrast situation you refer to is a good place to experiment with the Nikon active D lighting mode which will help to give a more natural contrast range in that example. The d810 has that feature and I'm sure the d850 probably does as well. The dynamic range of the d810 sensor is 14.8 evs which will give you a lot of information to work with later. In situations like yours I will sometimes carry a Minolta 1 degree spot meter and just take several readings to see what the range is as light quality changes. You could have the same result using the spot meter in camera on a long lense but to me it's easier to just use the small spot meter. Best of luck to you Erns Eye sorry if I bored you with things you are already aware of.

The OP has received many opinions and much information about his question which is good.

I believe he was headed down the correct path when considering a 300 2.8 lense for the situations he is working under. Having photographed at Conowingo and Muddy Run for Whitetails and birds and working in less than ideal lighting a good portion of the time I would offer a few thoughts. When working in the northeast such as southern Lancaster Co.area a good portion of your days are not cloudless, same as under jungle canopy. I have shot with 300 2.8, 400 2.8, 500 4, 600 4, and 800 5.6 Nikon lenses and the reason I tell you this is you would not want to hand hold any of these lenses except for the 300mm. The 300mm is hand holdable and will give you 420mm at f4, or 510mm at f4.5, or 600mm at 5.6 in a smaller lighter package than the other lenses I mentioned when using teleconverters. The 300mm 2.8 Nikon lense has VR and internal focusing and is a fantastic lense which will work great with the D850 you mention, I have been using a D810. It is an expensive lense as most things are of high quality. Remember that autofocus systems work best with faster lenses and if you can possibly borrow or rent a 300mm 2.8 and a 200mm-500mm 5.6 zoom and compare your comfort using them and the end results only then will feel totally satisfied with that large of a purchase. Just keep in mind that a f2.8 lense will take in 4 times as much light as a f5.6 lense. If you don't have the light and you need the shutterspeed then your ISO has to increase and with it noise increases and quality goes down. One other factor many fail to consider is as the magnification increases shutter speed becomes more critical to obtain sharp images. Hope this is of some help to you.

The Nikon 300mm 2.8 lenses have all been excellent quality lenses. Yes they are a bit larger and heavier than the f4 variety however in lower light situations be it the jungle or early morning or late afternoon the brighter viewfinder is worth the trade off for me. By adding any of the excellent Nikon teleconverters you have a lot of versatility in a relatively small package.
I understand equipment weight is a determining factor for many people for various reasons, however weight is also an advantage when it comes to dampening vibration. One other consideration is the ability to have nicely diffused backgrounds (bokeh). I would recommend renting one for your trip if you think you might be interested.
I will attempt to include a few photos taken with a Nikon 300mm 2.8 but I have not posted any photos here before so I'll see how it goes. Best of luck to you!

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