If there is a product for sale, there is most likely a similar product in freeware -- just need to research and find it.

It makes me think the NBC Peacock tail feathers are falling apart!

I am in the process of doing the same. The F lenses I plan to keep are the 70-200 f2.8, the 300 f4 PF, the 105 Macro 2.8, and the 85 f1.4. I will be selling off all my other F lenses. Let the Tokina 11-16 go in favor of the 14-30 f4 S z lens and let the 200-500 go in favor of the 180-600 z lens. Good luck with your transition.

Thanks, will do that.

Make an offer. Keep in mind the one lens -- the Leica 12-60 is a little more expensive lens than the other three and is worth more than the body. Look up what KEH or MBP are asking for the equipment and let that be your guide. She will not expect what they are asking but she isn't looking to entertain lowball offers either.

I'm sure the locals just refer to it as "that place over there"!

Also, a single word shouldn't require three breaths to say the whole word!

If the board would accommodate this word, you would receive 59 points!

Great price for an excellent camera! I would jump at this if I didn't already have one.

I pulled out a few for a member wanting articles on studio portraits. That leaves maybe 40 or 50 -- I will check with the post office to see how much the book rate would be and get back to you.

While I like the Bison better in the first shot, the white tree behind it draws my eye and I don't like the juxtaposition it creates with the animal. Depending on the contest rules, you could clone the tree out or crop in tighter. If it is a nature shot, only minimal cropping and adjusting would be permitted, and cloning anything would not be accepted. If no alteration is done, I would have to go with the second shot.

Update: Someone mentioned the second shot being a little less sharp -- in revisiting both shots it does seem the eye on the second shot is a little soft while the rest is sharp. My guess is the bison moved its head slightly as you were taking the shot. I also enlarged the first photo to crop most of the white tree out leaving only the trunk and one lower hanging branch. If you do this, it would eliminate most of what I found objectionable in the original shot. I would do one of two things: If you have Topaz AI Sharpen, I feel sure the slightly soft eye could be sharpened to where it would not be an issue. If not, I would crop down from the top of the first shot as I described.

Good luck with the contest. Both are excellent shots -- let us know when you win!

Good choice there if bucks are a factor. A friend was looking for a small camera and I loaned her my Lumix ZS100 to compare with the Sony 100 VII. The performance was very close but the Sony was a bit sharper. She went with the Sony but then again, the Lumix is 400-500 while the Sony is 1200. If you don't plan to print above 8x10, it would be hard to tell the difference.

From a friend who owns both: Large - Sony 10 IV, Small - Sony 100 VII. Check out the ratings on these two and you will see there isn't really a challenger. Both are pricy 10 IV around 1600, 100 VII around 1200.

Let me know

I have some beautiful magazines in pristine condition. These date from 2006 to 2013. These have some of the most beautiful photos you could imagine. There is also some good information about how to set up some of the photos. I have saved these through the years for inspiration, but at my age, it is time to begin reducing bulk.

I will send one or twenty of these for the price of postage. Some may want copies to complete a year that has been saved. Anyway, they are beautiful and can be appreciated to just look through.

I also have a couple dozen Popular Photography and a few other misc. magazines.

Yes, I think any one-post connection is bound to loosen up regardless of how well it is mounted. I was glad to see Nikon provided two holes albeit one 1/4 and one 3/8. It was simple enough to make that 3/8 hole smaller so two 1/4 screws could be used. Some suggested using ways to keep the screws tight and that is also good info.