I just bought a Macbook Pro and have spent hours trying to figure out why I can not find Photos library to import into LR and Affinity. It never occurred to me that it was not possible. Glad I happened to read these posts otherwise I'd still be trying.
I'll just import directly from card to LR and forget about Photos.
Hard to believe that Apple has overlooked this basic function.
Thanks for the reply. You are correct that manufacturers cannot dictate to the reseller to whom he may or may not sell their products. What they can do is require the reseller to agree to a territorial market which they may serve. Enforcement of this type of agreement does not run afoul of anti-trust laws. For 20 years I worked for a domestic manufacturer of commercial and industrial electronic controls and we sold into a closed distribution network. However it was a constant struggle to prevent the products from getting into the hands of non-authorized sellers but at least we fought the battle.
It's interesting that the camera manufacturers cannot say no to the grey market distributor but they can and do say no to the end user seeking service on their products. I have in the past purchased a few grey market lenses, never a camera body, and was lucky to get new products for essentially the price of a used one which had no warranty either. I have decided not to press my luck any further.
The question is why do the manufacturers allow the grey market to exist? Answer: they want the additional sales from low price buyers. Only the manufacturer has control over who they sell to. If they truly wanted to stop this practice they would set up strict distribution agreements and enforce them. Any middleman found selling into grey market channels would be exposed to cancellation of his distribution agreement. This is common practice among commercial and industrial manufacturers.
That is correct, not sure what SP means but that's it
I just received my Tamron 70-200 for my D800 from B&H. What tests can I put it thru to make sure I have a good copy?
Mine had over 30,000!!!
B&H took it back and I decided to spring for new one. I did get several refurb lenses from B&H that were like new.
I think that I just was unlucky with the refurb D800, I did buy a used Lumix GH3 later that had only 200 clicks.
I chose the D800 as my FX upgrade from D300 for exactly that reason, DX mode at 15 mp allows use of DX glass.
It's part of the data recorded on each frame. Can't recall details but just google Nikon shutter count for instructions
I have bought refurb lenses with no prob but recommend checking shutter count on camera body. I bought a refurb D800 last year from B&H and found it to have nearly 30,000 clicks. B&H readily accepted the return and I decided to pay the extra for a new copy.