To my eyes the lower section looks to be missing most of the green channel. I think this would indicate a hardware issue rather than exposure/shutter issue. You should be able to investigate this more in your PP software.

Alan

Aperture, focal length and distance to subject are the 3 for any given camera. Sensor size would be a 4th. You can verify this in Photopills dof table calculator. Plug in camera model and focal length and it produces a dof chart for aperture/subject distance. While subject to background distance changes the focus in the image, it doesn't actually change the dof.

Alan

Yes, it was an update to Win 10. Looking at my update history it was a Features update as opposed to Quality or Definition updates. I suppose that's why it seemed so different to me. Normally my updates occur automatically overnight.

Alan

Yes, that happened to me a few days ago. I was very suspicious as it didn't seem the normal MS update message but it was legit and I upgraded without issue. It takes a little while and you system will reboot a few times.

-Alan

I'll take the BLN-1 off your hands. I'll pm you my address.

Thanks,

Alan

My first camera was a Hanimex Praktica Super TL with I believe the Oreston f 1.8/50 Lens. Great camera, wish I still had it. I bought it in a dept. store in 1971 before being shipped out to Germany for my 18 month tour (army). Shortly after arriving in Germany I bought a Minolta minature 110. Not sure of the exact model but it was the size of a pack of cigarettes and used 110 film. It had a socket for flash cubes. Remember those? Currently my go to camera is my Nikon Z6.

Alan

All great shots!!!

-Alan

All great! Thanks for doing this challenge. Its given me some much needed inspiration.

Thanks,

Alan

Thank you.

Thank you.

IR effect done in Lightroom.

Alan

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A year ago I only had a D7200. I wanted a camera with a flip out screen for low level perspectives and I wanted to "try" full frame and mirrorless (mostly for the EVF). The Z6 was getting rave reviews and would let me use my existing lenses with the FTZ adapter. After spending an hour with it at B&H, I bought the Z6 kit when it was on sale black friday 2019. I'm very happy with that decision. My 200-500 is permanently attached to my D7200 and the Z6 is my go to camera for everything else. The Z6 is a great camera but there are a few things that bother me, 1) the camera body is small for average size hands. I keep a Smallrig L-bracket on it all the time. It gives me a larger grip for my hand and the vertical part is removable(though I never take it off). The new battery grip might eliminate this need on the Z6II. 2) The EVF doesn't refresh quite fast enough for me when doing high frame rate shooting. Not a show stopper, just an inconvenience. 3) Switching between F mount and Z mount lenses in the field can be a bit cumbersome not just for the adapter but for the 2 different size caps required. Too many moving parts for my 2 hands. :) With Z cameras you will want to buy Z glass for this reason and also the fact that they are great lenses (I have 3 now). So you need to bear that in mind when deciding. My next body move is probably replacing the D7200 with a D500. If I didn't have the Z6 and had to choose one of the 3 for myself, it would be the Z6II. But that for my needs. Only you know your needs and can decide what is right for you. Hope this helps with your decision. Good luck. :)

Alan

Beautiful! An IR camera is on my wish list and Yosemite is on my bucket list :)

Alan

I was hand holding. Yesterday I could hear the noise from about 2-3 ft away, but today it seems to be less noisy. I now need to have it with 1 ft to hear it. I wonder if there was some break in that is reducing the noise. B&H doesn't have any more in stock right now so I'm going to wait at least a few more days before I make a decision on it.

Thanks,

Alan

Thanks for the input.

Alan