I have read the other replies and I believe as most did that the question is what shutter speed to use based on set focal length. Note I said SET focual length. This rule of thumb applies to unsupported hand held shooting. If you are on a tripod you can shoot as slow as desired and if supported (against a lamp post for example) you can also shoot much slower. For hand held if the SET focual length is at 18mm you can shoot at 1/18th second with reasonable confidence of producing acceptably sharp pictures if your technique is good. And at 135mm at 1/135s approximately and so on. Try looking through the camera with image stabilization off and vary the zoom from wide to telephoto; you'll notice that the image bounces around more at a telephoto (zoomed) length. A higher shutter speed is required to prevent this from producing blur.

I hope this answers the question.

Nice copy. I have one (FA) now over 30 yrs old, a field grade in 454 Casull. Don't use it much anymore but still one of my favorites.

Looks to be well kept. This is sill one of my prefered CCW platforms.

Thanks, nice series.

Here's the Nikon screw drive focus feature at 2 O'clock I forgot to attach.

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I cannot find definative information on your question " are they still making it" but it is clear that Nikon's money is going into the newer mirrorless cameras. For them i believe the D850 is a cash cow - they'll continue to make it until it's no longer profitable to do so. It will probably not improve because all company development resources will to toward the growing mirrorless market.

Some things to consider:
1. you can buy a new D850 for about $2,200.
2. you can save about $400 buying a excellent + condition used D850 (KEH).
3. you can buy a new Z7II for about $2,000
4. you can adapt all older F mount Nikon lenses to the Z mount using the FTZ adaper - all internal focusing motor lenses (AF-S) will autofocus on the FTZ. Many or the D series lenses (D=distance info) are listed as auto focus but rely on the screw drive to do so (shown at the 2 O'clock potion on the attached image. It's manual focus on a Z mount. Manual focus is easier on a mirrorless camera.

I hope this was helpful.

This is an illogical discussion that just keeps coming back. A SOOC JPG image may be sufficient for certain needs, faster and good enough and there's nothing wrong with that. But, there is no question that what can be done with a RAW file using PP software can produce more just like working with a negative in a dark room by dodging, burning or any of the various techniques can produce a better print. To my mind it's like the difference between sending a roll of film to Ritz for prints or developing it yourself and working in your darkroom to make (better) images. Why would I throw away the ability to work with the image? I can always produce a quick JPG print using "standard" processing but my options are limited with a JPG file. Aren't we lucky to have this digital photographic medium to work with? It allows us to much more easily work with our "negatives" to improve exposure or tone or even to erase unwanted defects at far less cost and fiddle than working in a darkroom. Just saying ---

When I was a child I would rise each day and wonder where I would go to play. Now once again you are free to spend each day as you wish. Congratulations on your retirement.

Gotta love the venerable 1911; still one of my favorites.

Interresting article. I see a blue eye and don't see a stinger; perhaps you did capture a Melipona stingless bee.

Thanks for passing that along.

After reading these various responses I realized that I'd forgotten much of the detail so I looked it up again. The following links to a good article on the subject in Photography Life magazine. There is a section on "Types of Polarizers" that addresses the question.

https://photographylife.com/definition/polarizing-filter#types-of-polarizing-filters

Nice shots!! Looks to me like you're bringing these home to your studio where you can control lighing with your AlienBee gear.

In my opinion this is and excellent choice for EDC. Rather than rambling on the various EDC options however I'm curions about the photographic points here. To my eye these are very good photographs. The objects have been prepared so the surfaces are clean, free of dust and other imperfections so as to not be distracting in a sharp clean image. The entierty is in good focus. What equipment and techniques did you use and are you willing to pass along what you learned or know about how to achieve good results? Did you use a tilt/shift lens or use focus stacking for example?

Beautiful shots. That D810 is a great camera; they're even still using it on NCIS!