Note that my original Sony a6000 had a lens mount which did have some plastic parts and I was concerned, so I replaced the lens mount with an all metal (Brass) kit from Fotodiox:

https://fotodioxpro.com/products/snye-toughe-p-se15-lt

Note that when I got my Sony a6500 I checked and the lens mount appeared to have been upgraded so that there were no longer any plastic parts, it was now all metal. I assume that this is also the case with an a6700.

Note that I also mount a 'ring-light' on the macro lens, again with no problems.

I have some high-density memory sticks which our son in Texas keeps in his gun safe, that I've put critical files on as well as a back-up of my photo archive. These I update once or twice a year. It was easier when I was still working as I kept back-up copies in my office, locked in my file cabinet.

I have an annual Adobe subscription (from Adobe), that covers several of their products, which I pay monthly.

I prefer Sony, but mostly because way back in my film days, I started my serious work with a Minolta SLR, and to make a long story short(er), the heritage and technology of Minolta now resides in today's Sony's.

I have a Sony a6500, which in terms of size and construction, is virtually the same as the a6700 (well close enough) and I have both a long lens (400mm) with a tripod mount, and a heavy macro lens (f2.8, 60mm), and have had no problems.

I consider my current Sony a6500 mirrorless APS-C camera, which does 24.2Mp, as being more than adequate for serious amateur/semi-pro type of work, which I do. Just my opinion, but it's based on over 60-years of photographic experience.

My current camera, a Sony a6500 w/18-135mm lens, I bought on Ebay and have had no problems or complaints.

As for the type of camera I would buy today, if I was starting from scratch, being that my history started with an Agfa rangefinder back in high school (early 60's), to a series of Minolta SLR's starting in college, first an SR-1 I acquired in 1968 to an X-700 in 2002 (with an SRT-101 and XG-M in between), to my first digital camera in 2000, going through several point-and-shoot models from various vendors, to a couple of Sony DSLR's (an A100 and A65) to three mirrorless cameras, starting with a Sony NEX-3N in 2013, an a6000 in 2016 and finally to my current a6500 in 2020, I would stick to a mirroless APS-C format, if for no other reason than cost and ease of carrying around. As for going mirrorless, it's a no-brainer (my opinion), and as for APS-C, my a6500 is 24.2Mp, which is more than adequate for serious amateur/semi-pro type of shooting which I do.

Anyway, those are my opinions, based on my better than 60-years of photographic experience, for whatever that's worth

I have two external hard drives hooked to my MacBook M1 Pro. A 3TB WD (Western Digital) Elements portable drive, which goes with me when I travel, and a 4TB G-Drive, which is where I archive my files and which goes in my gun safe when I'm on the road.

The 3TB WD drive is directly connected to the MacBook M1 Pro via one of the USB-C (Thunderbolt 4) ports, while the 4TB G-Drive connects via a docking station (which is also connected to the MacBook M1 Pro via one of those other USB-C Thunderbolt 4 ports) where all of my other peripherals are connected, such as the external keyboard/mouse, monitor, CD/DVD player/recorder, flatbed scanner, film scanner, webcam, speaker, internet, etc. I've had the current set-up for a bit over a year now and every things been working great.

Prior to that I had a MacBook Pro. The current 3TB WD Elements portable drive was put into service in January 2020, as was the 4TB G-Drive, and was originally connected to the older MacBook Pro. Prior to the current external drives, I had a 1TB WD Elements portable drive and a 2TB G-Drive. The 1TB WD drive in now one of my photo archive back-ups and is kept in a fireproof document box stored in my gun safe (it gets updated every couple of months).

All in all, I'm very satisfied with my set-up.

Yes, Coyotes have adopted very well to urban environments. There was a program on PBS a while ago about how Coyotes have adopted to several large North American cities. I think they highlighted New York, and somewhere else as well as Toronto. Note that the Coyotes that they've been seeing in Canadian cities, many of them are larger and more aggressive, having, they believe, bred with Wolves.

That's why it's a mystery to me...

Back when I was doing freelancing (late 60's/early 70's), my 'Press Pass' was the size of a standard business card (so that it would fit in your wallet). Today, I suspect that most 'Press Passes' are hung around the neck on a lanyard or clipped to your shirt/jacket.

It appears that you're right, just that that still doesn't explain those odd 1" thru 5" areas.

But that 1" area is actually 26 x 28mm. With that in mind, what are the 2", 3", 4" and 5" areas used for? Note that they're not to scale nor are they even proportional to each other, as can be clearly seen in the image above.

I purchased a field bag a couple of years ago from Focus Camera and it came with several accessories, most of which were useful (I was really buying it for the bag itself, the rest was just extra stuff). Anyway, included was this plastic card (see image below), in fact, there was a package of three of them. The issue is that there was no explanation as to what they're used for. I've had the package of them laying in a desk drawer and every time I see them I can't help but wonder to what purpose are they.

Anyway, if anyone out there can give me some insight, I'd appreciate it. Note that I've gone back to the Focus Camera site and looked at this camera bag with accessories and it shows these plastic cards but without any explanation as to what they're used for. And the Focus Camera site is the only place where I've ever seen anything like this.

So, any help would be appreciated: