After reading 6+ pages and having what seems to be about 90% preferring D, I still go with C for three reasons:
1. Leading lines are an important element in photography and as I mentioned before, the sky itself is a leading line.
2. The tops of the trees from the lower left toward the bird form another leading line.
3. While the orientation of the bird is the same (just mirrored), I get the feeling the bird is flying toward me in C and away from me in D.

Sorry, I thought you had the zf, not the zfc. I wouldn't trade a 6ii for a zfc.

No, when the US declared war on Japan, Germany, being an Axis power with Japan, declared war on the US. I can't answer whether we would have remained neutral but because of Germany's alliance with Japan, it would have eventually gotten involved.

Be sure and look at the Panasonic at Sam's -- they seem to hold up really well.

I have run into that -- some cameras I've had in the past will do weird things when the voltage drops too low. Things like not allowing you to change the f-stop etc. Newer cameras I have simply put up a message saying "Battery Drained" or words to that effect, and then completely shut down.

My question about Alkaline batteries was an oops -- of course, they aren't rechargeable, I meant the Nickel batteries vs. lithium.

I realized that when I just brought up the post again! I meant nickel batteries as opposed to lithium.

39,000,000 on your island. Still, 1/4th of the earth's population in 1939 was under the British flag. That means there should have been New Zealand, Australia, Canada, India, and countless other nations that would have come to England's defense. While some of those nations were involved with the Japanese problem, I'm sure some manpower was available for England. And I didn't say the US didn't declare war on Germany, I said the only country Germany declared war on was the US.

I know that is good advice for alkaline batteries but is it necessary for lithium cells?

What is your impression of the zf compared to the 6ii? I have the 6ii and have considered getting the zf to replace it. From what I've read, the zf has taken some of the focus improvements of the z8 and z9 but is otherwise pretty much like the z6ii.

I like the isbeach!

I have a couple dozen antique cameras and have looked at many more. This is the first of these I've heard about!

Thanks for posting!

I tried to see if generics lasted as long as OEM Nikon batteries -- not possible. First, it would require shooting the exact scene or target with all batteries fully charged and recording the results. In the field, there are so many variables it just isn't possible. For the trip later this month, I'm just going to take 10 batteries and keep six of them on me at all times.

It's funny how we bemoan having to change a battery after only 200 - 250 shots but we never thought anything about having to field strip a camera to put in a new roll of film after only 12 to 36 shots -- and that was much more involved than switching out a battery.

So far, I like Neewer, Watson, Kastar, and Wasabi batteries. I would rate all of these to give 80% to 100% of the shots I get from OEM batteries. Am I going to get all flustered because I only got 220 shots from a battery when others might give me 250? ------ No, I'm just going to remember film days when I had to stop every little bit to switch out a roll of film!

Hardly alone -- there were many Americans involved with You Brits before Pearl Harbor, particularly with the RAF. I'm sure Canada was heavily involved and so were the French. While France was conquered, many soldiers still escaped the onslaught and fought with the Allied forces -- the French Resistance Forces played a huge part throughout the war, especially leading up to and after D-day. The US lost many lives to U-boat attacks as they supplied England with war materials before the US entered the war in force. The attack on Pearl Harbor was just the tipping point.

At the outbreak of WWII, the UK had about 1/4th of the world's population under the British flag -- roughly 545,000,000, compared with 148,000,000 under the US flag. Yes, the US entered the war late but your statement sounds like someone wanting to bite the hand that feeds it.

Are you aware that the US is the only country Germany actually declared war against?

It is a matter of honor and the US living up to promises made. I'm not sure we lived up to either of those propositions in Vietnam or Korea or any conflict since then. We are a member of SEATO and have an obligation to all our South Eastern allies to defend them. We backed out of both Korea and Vietnam without finishing the job. In the Middle East, we win and then give the countries back to the people we fought against without continued oversight as we did with Japan and Germany.

I'm afraid the US does not have the respect we had after WWII. If I were Taiwan, I would be skeptical about the ability (or rather resolve) of the US to protect it against an all-out attack from mainland China.

A lot of us here on UHH are in our 70s and later. In 1960 I was ten years old and WWII had ended only 15 years before. I can't recall a lot of talk about people who served during that war -- and they numbered in the millions. The most memorable display of veterans was during parades when a VFW branch had a contingent in the parade. Now a half-century after Vietnam, there is much more recognition, talk, and community involvement in that war than anything I can recall about WWII. Many groups have tables set up during events like Memorial Day and the 4th of July highlighting things like MIAs, Wounded Warriors, and homeless veterans (this would include what we call sandbox veterans -- the ones that fought in the Middle East). I guess the difference is the proliferation of social media. We are much more connected across our immediate home areas and nationally. When events occur, we know about them and their efforts for recognition. They can make a statement about their concerns and generate community support much easier than fifty years ago.

I wonder how the youth of today see us (Vietnam Veterans). We are the old guys dressing up in battle fatigues and marching in Memorial Day Parades.