It should be clear by now that, long term, there IS no future for cameras as we know them today.

The young person who has any interest in conventional camera hardware is definitely a rare animal.

On a recent trip to a particularly touristy area in Switzerland, I made an effort to see who was using what: a surprisingly large proportion of Japanese tourists were using Fuji X100v, a small number of Canon/ Nikon/Sony mirrorless and one poor soul looking like a refugee from photography boot camp with a big bag of gear, and not one but two tripods.

Oh yes, and the vast, vast majority waving cellphones around.

Almost all were taking photos of themselves and their friends with some of the world's most spectacular scenery in the background.

Talking to one group, someone said "I can look up beautiful scenic images online, or buy a book, or a print for my wall, but WE may never be here again".

Hard to argue with that...

Good day,

I am the fortunate owner of a Nikon Full Frame D800 and a great D4. I am feeling a desire for a good wide angle prime lens. I think I have it narrowed to the Sigma ART 1.4 20mm and the Nikon 1.8 20mm. In the "good condition" used lens market they are pretty close in price. I would like to ask the opinions of my friends here .

If you have a suggestion or opinion that is outside the framework of my question, that's ok too! Like if you think maybe a good zoom? Or a third choice in 20mm prime? or anything really that would help me.

I currently have a Nikon VR 28-300 zoom for Full Frame, and a Sigma 50mm 1.4 for full frame. (Not ART). I swap them back and forth between my two FF Nikons.

Thank you!
Don

Wrong again. You say, 'Schulmer's threat was a political threat' not a physical threat' when he said, "Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, you will pay the price. You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.” That sounds like a physical threat to me. After all it couldn't be political as these Justices will never be up for e******n. They have lifetime appointments. It MUST be a physical threat.

Now you tell us what was the "physical threat" Trump made on J*** 6.

I have a mirrorless Nikon 1 J1 and so I find out that the focus is governed by the sensor which is an advantage over mirror cameras.

"Mirrorless Camera Calibration
Because of their unique design these cameras stand apart in their ease of use both as IR only and as full spectrum converted cameras. Since they are mirrorless they rely completely on the imaging sensor for all aspects of the image capture process, including focus and metering. Because of this they are able to “see” the IR focus shift real time and adjust for this on the fly while focusing. This allows you the freedom to use pretty much any micro four thirds lens and still achieve sharp images. "
https://www.lifepixel.com/focus-calibration-options

A lot of features you don't get with a dSLR, and about 20 pages of argumentative commentary in this thread!

Read and watch some reviews of the camera and see what the pros think.

https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikon-z9-review-a-dslr-like-stills-video-monster

https://youtu.be/KLLWKh1UmYo

The video reviewers are Canadian, so they pronounce ZEE as ZED. They also think Seattle has great weather compared to Calgary, but other than that, they're great guys!

The Z9 is the camera Nikon should have released in 2018, and could have, had they been paying closer attention to the mirrorless concept's birth in 2008.

From the Nikon D850 manual:

"No part of the manuals included with this product may be reproduced, transmitted. transcribed, stored in a retrival system, or translated into any language in any form, by any means, without Nikon's prior written permission."

Seems pretty straight forward.

My guess is that it is directed at those people who want to sell copies of manuals, rather that owners of the camera. But technically ...

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Why do you suppose that there is not solid evidence to tip the scales in either direction? It's because China does not want to tell anyone how little they know or have someone else who is smarter figure it out for them.

It became political in China when they clammed up and would not let anyone talk publicly. But then, that's how the CCP has always done things. They hide the t***h from their own people and from the world. Almost everything we know about what goes on in China is second hand.

Whether or not the v***s originated in nature (zoonotic) or in the lab is not the question. It doesn't have to be one or the other.

It could be both zoonotic and a lab release. And it could still be the result of g**n of f******n experimentation.

We have heard that W***n laboratory workers were some of the first to contract the disease. And we know that China does not want us to find out what happened.