Last September I built a high-end gaming computer using the best components at the time. I even forked out an insane amount of money for a GPU which is killing me now because I can purchase the same one at half of what I paid. Anyhow, I was concerned about how my photographs would look on a gaming monitor. As it turns out, I can not tell the difference between my IPS or 1-year-old VA monitor even when looking from the side or comparing colors side by side. If there is a difference, it is minimal. As far as performance, Lightroom, Photoshop, and other post-processing programs run like a dream. I use PS Premiere Elements at times and that is where a 12-core-24 thread processor really shines. Today, you can get a really nice IPS gaming monitor (I assume for laptops also) so it's a moot point. Performance-wise, she will love it. My older computer (2 1/2 years old) was no slouch but at times using Lightroom drove me insane with crashes, etc. I love my new rig.

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I rented one for a trip to Yellowstone 3 years ago but I used it on a Nikon D500. Two years ago we returned to Yellowstone, but I took all of my good glass, thus I have some pretty good images to compare. Yes, the Tamron makes some compromises to cover that kind of focal range, but not much IMHO. If I find the right price, I will purchase one to use as my travel lens.

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The blue triangle indicates clipping in the blue channel. The cyan triangle would be clipping in both the blue and green channels.

Unfortunately, the sale is off, I just saw it a few days ago for $54. It goes on sale regularly on NewEgg. I bought mine in April and I have seen it go on sale twice since then

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I just recently purchased an Apeman a100 from NewEgg for a sale price of around $54. Just got back from a week of scuba diving at Cayman Brac. The Apeman unit worked at 92 feet on multiple dives and the video and pictures were amazing. Our Nikon AW100 flooded at 90 feet. It's only rated to 30 feet but it is a very old camera so we tried. The Apeman a100 comes with a whole box of accessories but I recommend purchasing an underwater handle for it. They are cheap and float

Great set Jack. Where in the Cleveland area did you see these?

I have rented from lensrental.com and was very satisfied. The equipment looked brand new and worked flawlessly. Getting and returning the lens was easy. It is not cheap but much cheaper than buying a new lens.

I spent a couple of hours reading as many reviews as I could tolerate comparing the EOS R3, the A1, and the Z9. Each reviewer picked a favorite and each camera body took the nod as the best and the distribution of wins was very equally distributed between the 3 cameras.

One thing that was very clear is that all 3 cameras are first-class professional bodies and no one would be unhappy with any of them. The clear winner would probably come down to a user's familiarity with a manufacturer's software. It would be cool to rent all 3 for a week and have some photography fun

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Nice Images Jack!