Don't forget that you'll see Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico, Flagstaff, Arizona, don't forget Winona, and Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino...!!
I'm sure you will get your kicks on Route 66...!

A little known head type is the "Geared Head". This head allows you to make precision moves in any of the three axis. The problem I always had...and have...with a standard 'ball head'...even a fluid head, is that small increments of motion are difficult to make with any degree of confidence...usually it's too much or not quite enough...and then....waaaayyyy too much....curse and start over... Here is a link to a Manfrotto Geared Head like mine....easy to use, highly recommended by ME...! https://www.manfrotto.us/410-junior-geared-tripod-head-easy-to-use-ergonomic-knobs

With all of the 'miracle' devices that many of us have in our homes, the odds that some of them might interfere with others of them is high! It seems that you have gotten very familiar with a few of the 'gremlins' that luck in your home now, too!

I don't use the WiFi link to offload photos either, but I have gotten a lot of use out of the ability to remotely view...and trigger, my D750 by using my iPhone. I am attaching a shot that I did last fall. It's a pano of about a dozen images, taken with my D750 mounted atop a Manfrotto 13' light stand. By using the WiFi link and WMU, I was able to take correctly overlapped images by merely rotating the tube of the light stand. In addition, I could frame the shots to include the 'photographer' as he operated the camera...(5 of the images in this pano are of me...!) Just would not have been able to do this without a remote trigger of some sort...fun stuff...!

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Rich..you are exactly correct...the only "user" difference that I can see, is the range of communication, with WiFi being the winner in this category. Drones that use WiFi, for example, have a range that is measured in miles, not the 100 feet or so with BlueTooth. Thanks for your comment....

OK...hope my responses have been of some help...and remember, there is NO CHARGE for my services....[Grins]

A clarification on this WiFi issue... The "Wi-Fi" link that the D750...and similar applications use, does NOT need a home Wi-Fi to work. They are made so that the Camera-iPhone connection is made directly between the two units...this allows the application to be used anyplace...far from any sort of 'home network' at all. It should work in the middle of no-where.... This is a real point of confusion with lots of people...

From your last part....I have SanDisks, but I can't imagine how that could cause your problem...

It does look like you have taken all of the correct steps and tried some alternate paths as well. You did not mention a power off, power on sequence for your iPhone....sometimes that works wonders...(fingers crossed here!). It sure seems that the bottleneck here is the D750-WiFi link. Since your iPhone works with other Wi-Fi's...it must be that the D750 is not sending a good link address...or maybe any Wi-Fi signal at all?? I don't know if you might have access to another iPhone..or better yet, another D750 to be able to nail down where the problem is... It's a puzzle that you don't see any address from the D750...don't know if this will help you or not, but the address that I see on my iPhone from my D750 is Nikon_WU0090B517EEED...I would not expect yours to be the exact same, but this might give you something to look for....or not!

Hope I can help...I have a D750 and an iPhone SE...with 11.4 IOS installed. I just opened the Wi-Fi on my phone and was able to connect to my D750 with no issues. Can you tell us how far you get when you try this? The correct sequence is to go to the Wi-Fi option on your D-750, then turn "ON" 'network connection". The next step is to "Enable" that connection from your camera. After that, go to your iPhone and in your "Settings" menu, select WiFi...and you should see an address sent from the Nikon D750...I think this might vary with your specific devices, but it will be the only "Nikon" that is trying to connect. Click on that address and you should see that it is now connected to your iPhone. Now...on your iPhone, you should have downloaded the NIKON WMU app. This is the app that will allow control and viewing of info, photos, etc. from your D750... At that point you are connected.....so how far along this path have you gotten?? Being specific about your problem will really help a lot....good luck....post your progress when you can....!

Since I use a pair of D-750's, do I need to purchase two of these devices?? And...would I get a discount on my order...say, both of them for a mere $300? Hurry!And, YES....I was born yesterday.......thanks for asking......................[G]

Put me in the two identical body column. For me, it keeps things a lot simpler (the KISS system!) to have the same controls and menus on both cameras (D750s FYI) My 'normal' arrangement is to have a 17-35mm f2.8 Sigma on one body and a Nikon 28-300mm on the other. This means I almost never need to change lenses and expose the sensors to dust, etc. I DO have different colored Domke straps on the two bodies, this helps when I am removing either of them from my bag...no confusion or lost seconds when it counts.

Minox...!

But...do you mean to limit the responses to DSLRs and SLRs?

When I was working as a news photographer....many, many, don't ask, years ago, it was our practice to align the infinity mark on the lens with whatever f-stop we might be using....usually f8 or so. This would...in theory...give the maximum 'in focus' range and it kept my camera ready for quick 'grab shots' We referred to this as setting the 'hyperfocal' distance... Now with very few lenses having all of the focal markings, it would be a lot harder to do...that, plus the fact that we now have auto-focus, really changes this practice...those days of yore are fading...!!

I have used a D-700 since shortly after they were announced and was very pleased with it....I especially was impressed with the fantastic low-light performance of it. But...since then, I have bought a D-750...and then...since I felt that it has everything I need and/or could foresee needing/wanting, I bought a second one. Here are some of the, to me....important changes between the two models..

1...Much quieter shutter...it does not 'announce' that a photo is being taken. It even has 'super stealth' mode....shhh...!
2...It uses the much more available (and less $$$$) SD cards...AND...can accept 2 of them...backup/overflow, or movie or JPEG/RAW
3...I have gotten a lot of use out of the Wi-Fi link and the ability to adjust, trigger and view the image via an iPhone or iPad.
4...The articulated screen can be very helpful in taking both high angle and low level photos without excessive contortions.
5...The U1 & U2 options are simpler and easier to access than the 4 + 4 menus of the D700.
6...Single button access to Bracketing...no need to fumble around getting to this often-used..(in my case..!)..function in a Menu.
7...The "Focus Mode" button is much more accessible...its position in the M/AF switch makes sense.
8...Before I forget....it is a 24 Meg camera....these files are...in my opinion, the 'right' size.
9...I like the several minor changes to the back panel controls...a matter of personal preference, I am sure.

I shoot with 2 D750s for a couple of reasons...one is that since I normally keep a 17-35mm Sigma f2.8 on one body and a Nikon 28-300mm on the other, I almost never need to change lenses and expose the sensors to the environment, plus I always have the 'correct' focal length ready to shoot. It also give me great peace of mind to have the two bodies, just in case...although I have to say that in some 45 or so years of using Nikons, I have yet to experience a single failure....!

A trip down Digital Memory Lane.... Many years back, the first digital camera I bought was a Nikon SQ...a very unique and versatile camera. It came packaged with a 16 Meg CF card. If I were to put that card (Formatted!) in my current camera...a D-750, I get a "Memory Full" error after exposing just one JPEG......!!!
How far we have come...!

So....taking the advice of many on here, I'd need to have about a bushel basket of these 16 Meg cards for even a short hike......[G]

My tip would be....make a first exposure or two...THEN...start working on making that photo better. Don't stop with just taking a shot from where you happen to be standing, but try to improve your "Point of View"...this means moving both the camera and yourself around. Move the camera to put your subject at other places in the viewfinder...upper left, on the side, zoomed out for more of their surroundings? Oftentimes just changing a few feet from side to side can dramatically change the framing and relationships of the objects or people in your shot.

DO NOT use the viewfinder like a rifle sight, but instead, treat it as a total photograph....think of it as a large print, framed and hanging on your wall. Experiment with your subject by adjusting the zoom, altering your location...is there a way to get higher or lower than the 'normal'...but oftentimes, boring, 'eye-level' view?? Many times you can look around and see a stairway or porch that might give a new way to improve your composition...by moving your camera...and of course, your viewpoint, you can find dozens of ways to alter that first shot.... If you have a camera with a moveable LCD viewfinder, this would be a good time to try a high angle view with it...or...get it down low...(especially good with pets or kids...or BOTH TOGETHER!) You will find that each successive image will add something to your final result. It's rare that I ever end up using the first image I took....and that's a GOOD thing...!


I see way too many people, when ready to take a photo, just raise their camera to their eye and snap a single shot....never taking the time to look for a better angle, location, viewpoint, etc. I like the advice of one of the famous photographers for Life magazine, Alfred Eisenstaedt, who said "I always make TWO exposures, for one will always be better than the other....!" Great advice and especially true in these times with the near unlimited capacity of digital photography.