That's why I got the Nikon Df. Different. More like all of my manual focus film SLRs. Now they have the Zfc, which is even more close in size and thickness to the old film SLRs, but is not full frame.

No camera buying for UHH members. Camera nazi has given his ultimatum.

Color. It makes the picture come alive. In contrast, the B &W looks dead.

Oh,no! No offense taken. That's why we are here to interchange ideas and learn from others. And if we can be of help to others, the better.

My comment was about the red-eyes not about what we prefer.

As I said, I also prefer my off camera flash because obviously is far superior.

The point was not to criticize you particularly, but to explain that red-eyes and harshness with a camera's flash can be avoided and/or minimized in those situations where you find yourself in need of a flash and all you have is your on-camera, or you don't feel like carrying gear.

As a nobody neophyte amateur photographer, I click into the tread eager to learn some insights, but as odd as it might be I got so turn off almost immediately, starting by the the dude that initiated the tread.

I read about negative complaints, but it was more than that, to me it was reading about inflated egos with their my way or the highway, but little if anything about Karsh's work.
If anything, I thanks Mr. Shapiro Mr. Malarz, and a few others. Their input on the subject was what was enlightening to me.

This is the thing that I can't comprehend: red eyes. Obviously anyone talking about red eyes must not know how to use their built-in flash.

All you have to do is read your camera manual and learn how to reduce the output of the flash, and the use of a diffuser. I have a Lumiquest diffuser just for that purpose. A tiny piece of equipment that you can carry in your shirt pocket. No red eyes, no harsh frontal light on the subject's face.

Granted I prefer the use of my speedlights on a bracket above my camera where I can tilt and swing from horizontal to vertical, but for those instances when I can't be bothered with carrying all that equipment, your built-in camera flash is always ready for you at a moment's notice, and no red eyes.

Very imaginative. LOL.

I'm glad. Now the fun starts; which one?

This picture shows the ships already in one of the locks, in my days that ship was not entering the canal to be at one of the locks, the ship has been in the canal already. But I think they were expanding and creating new locks. From the picture I can't figure out which side is which anymore. It's been like over 4 decades for me since I last navigated the canal. I think that there's a new lock shortly after entering the canal from the Pacific. I wonder if that what I'm seeing.

Carabiners, what kind of contraction are you planing to make to carry photo accessories?

If you check photo stores like, B & H, Adorama, Roberts Camera, etc., you can search for belt pouches. They have so many different configurations for carrying camera accessories that you will have a fun time deciding which one to pick.

Since I'm not a professional photographer that depends on his gear capabilities for his livelihood, I don't care one way or another. I'm still shooting with my film SLRs cameras (some from the 1980s), and I bought my first digital SLR camera in 2017 and to be honest, it doesn't matter to me which camera I use. They all would do what I want to do; whether I can see or not the results right away. I just pick whichever I fancy at the moment. Camera manufacturers love the masses because they know they can count on them to buy the latest and greatest.

I do use the build in camera flash. I do have various camera brand and non brand flash, but I still depend on my camera's built in flash when I an not bringing a flash. I do have a mini Lumiquest brand flash diffuser that I can attach to the built in camera flash and I get to avoid those direct hard flash lights on the subject.

LOL.

Yes. I've been going to Dale's Lab for decades. They are the best in S. Florida in my opinion.