Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

A photo group I shoot with had set up a model shoot at a local park a couple of weeks ago. I took a couple of cameras, several lenses, a light stand, remote flash triggers, reflectors, a tripod, a collapsible beauty dish, backup lights, plenty of batteries, a Minolta light meter, extra camera batteries -- everything, right!? Got to the shoot and began setting up equipment and -- no cold shoe to mount my lights on! I looked through both camera bags, my light, and battery bags, and even though I had one speed light with me in addition to larger lights, no shoe to mount the lights on! After a few minutes, I remembered the D5300 I had taken to show to someone who may have had an interest in buying it. I was able to screw the D5300 on the light stand and with the camera off, use the shoe atop the camera to mount the flash I was using with a beauty dish! The problem was rather unconventionally solved! When arriving home I found the stand with the 1/4 - 20 screw hole on my desk where I had been loading up the bags. It got away from me because unlike the Nikon Speed Lights, the one I have fits so tightly in it's bag, there was no room for the stand. What really puzzles me is why two light stand toppers that have a cold shoe and a hole to secure an umbrella were missing from my light bag where I normally keep them. The only thing I can think of is that the last time I used a particular pair of light stands, I left the toppers on them. I have a couple of pairs of those so (memo to myself), I must not use one pair except with the lights I was shooting with and make sure hey are returned to the bag along with the lights themselves.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

A good practice is to set up everything you intend to use. After one is sure that is everything, pack it up piece by piece.

I actually have lists to check depending on the type of shoot in going to be doing.
—Bob

tonyjag Loc: Bolton, Ma.

D5300 is my back up camera which I set up for my son to use on our trip to Antarctica in 2019 Dec. AFIK, it is the only Nikon DSLR that has GPS built in for those of us who like to geotag. Here is a link to our pictures from that expedition. https://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyjag/collections/72157713758443993/

gmontjr2350 Loc: Southern NJ

Quick thinking saves the day!

George

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That's why I still have a D5300. But I believe the D6 has GPS built in.

Some of the bridge cameras and the water resistant point and shoots also had it.

Sadly Snapbridge linking to phone GPS is now the preferred solution for Nikon.

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

Nice shots. I recently read that the education level of Antarctica was the highest of any continent. Are there any permanent residents there, or just scientific stations where scientists and engineers rotate in and out?

tonyjag Loc: Bolton, Ma.

Thanks. I don't know of any human permanent residents there.

tonyjag Loc: Bolton, Ma.

You are right. We have a P&S Nikon S9300, which has not only GPS, but also an electronic compass so you can see which direction the camera was pointing. In other Nikon DSLRs like my D7500, i use a Solmeta GPS that plugs into the flash shoe.