At least with the Nikon Z9 129 frames per second actually makes less culling. It has a feature that alkows you to take shots up to a second before you push the shutter. So, if you out it in a tripod prefocused on home plate at a baseball game and then only push the shutter when someone gets a hit you save culling through every single pitch.

Many ither applications for that kind of frame rate including super slo motion video. Nothing says you have to use the frame rate but its really nice when you need it.

I have a leaf vac that I pull around my yard, and I had to order a new hose for it. I've had it for fifteen years, so I guess I can't complain. I ordered the hose on 11/2. I received an invoice yesterday - five days after I ordered it. There's still no information about shipping it.

I keep telling the leaves that I'm waiting for a part, and it should be here - eventually. They don't care about "eventually." They want to get off the lawn and be piled up with their friends and relatives. Amazon sells similar hoses for less money, but there's no guarantee they would fit. I'll have to wait.

Three new lenses have been introduced today.
1. RF-S 10-18mm f4.5-6.3 STM
2. RF 24-105mm f2.8 L IS USM
3. RF 200-800mm f6..3-9 IS USM

The 24-105mm looks like a good replacement for the short range 24-70mm lenses with the longer 105 mm and still f2.8.
It also has a fully manual aperture ring.

The 200-800mm should be great for those needing reach but can't afford the 5 figure 600mm or 800mm lenses and you get full compatibility with the TCs. At $1,900 a great deal.
PS it, like several other Canon lenses uses diffractive lens to help with size and weight. They just don't put it all over the lens.

1. Choose a candidate and rent one for a week. When I did that for the Sony RX10 III it pleased me so much I bought one before the rental period was up.

2. The Nikon Coolpix 900 or 950 has a sensor that is 1/4 the area of the Sony RX10 but the apparent or equivalent zoom is much longer. We have the 900 and the 1000. The 1000 is much heavier than the 9xx because the actual focal length of the lens is about 540 mm and the equivalent is 3000mm!! For birding it's spectacular. Although it has the same small sensor it takes somewhat better pictures than the 9xx. I can shoot with the 1000 free hand at full length and often can get a sharp (enough) picture but it's not easy. My wife get it right about 10% of the time but would do better if she would rest the lens against something. That said, her good shots, because of the equivalent length, are simply great. A good shot at full extension with the Coolpix 1000 is almost always better than my shots at the same distance with my RX10. The 540 mm lens (actual) beats the 220 mm sense (actual) well enough that the bigger sensor can't compete. Keep in mind that the Nikon crams 16 mb into an image and the Sony only has 20 mb in 4x the area. Sony's image quality is better but not when you have to enlarge 5x to get the same size subject.

3. The Sony RX10 IV
https://www.sony.ca/en/electronics/cyber-shot-compact-cameras/dsc-rx10m4
is close in size and weight to the Nikon 9xx series but is much nicer ergonomically. If you rent one you will see what I mean. The image quality and the eye-focus are great, even for pets or birds. But an equivalent 600 mm is not anywhere near either of the Coolpix's 2000 mm.
https://en.nikon.ca/nikon-products/product-archive/compact-digital-cameras/coolpix-p900.html
But if you intend to enlarge and print then, if 600 mm is enough then the Sony, at a higher price, is the best choice. I have printed some pics from the Coolpix 1000 up to 11 x 14 with acceptable results but IMO, the Sony's image quality is clearly better.

4. Be aware that if the same size sensor as the RX10 IV but with only 200 mm equivalent would suffice, then the RX100 m7 might be a good choice because it's very small and light and has comparable image quality.

I'm a confessed Sony fan-boy so others will say that their favorite brand is best. YMMV.

I have deliberately avoided discussing digital zoom in this. Some people disagree with me about this.

I need a new video card for my computer. The current one is a nVidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and the fan is getting noisy. I presume this means it will fail shortly. The problem is that I cannot find a replacement fan and nVidia does not have any. The current card is a gaming one with 4 Gb.

Since I cannot find a fan, I presume I have to replace the entire card before it dies altogether. The most intensive programs are Photoshop and Premiere Pro. No games. Adobe recommends just 4 Gb with DirectX 12 support for PS.
What do you recommend?

Thanks for your help.