That rings a bell! My first digital camera was a Nikon Coolpix E800 (2.1 MP). Took good pictures and a few I enlarged to 8 x 10". If I did not get too close (inches) to the print, could hardly tell the pixels apart or the stair-case appearance in diagonal lines! <LOL>

I still have it, somewhere in the basement (the camera and the prints too)

Brilliant! And it would not be idle -- but would provide an insulated area to pick up the pod on a cold morning without risking frostbite.

This bird is ready for the highest political office in any nation or political system therein.

So this is how I did in my case:
SSD internal drive 240 GB ($30)
SATA to USB3 cable (left over from recent internal HDD to SSD replacement -- reused) ($10)
The elastic bands were from postal service deliveries! (FREE)

240 GB SSD flash drive for 40 bucks with faster transfer rates than regular flash drives ($$)...! ;-)

(the 16 GB) flash stick to cover the Brand of SSD (NOT included...!) [NOT SELLING any of these, by the way!!]

I have the following items for sale:

A) GODOX Speedlights (Flash; Universal - centre pin hot-shoe contact) Manual, with tilt and swivel feature, perfect for use as master or secondary (Slave), lots of features, work with any camera with hotshoe, no proprietary (Canon, Fuji, Nikon etc TTL, though). Built-in catch-light insert and lenticular grid. GN 60 (powerful), 2.4G wireless built-in. Units used only a few times, in perfect condition (functionally and cosmetically, like new). Original Box, diffusor, soft carry case, foot for off-camera use on table or on tripods, instructions are included:
Godox TT-600 $60.00
Godox TT-600 $60.00

B) Off camera flash radio-controlled remote control units, 433 mHz. Like new, sparingly used, instructions included. Receiver plugs into Godox TT-600, transmitter in hotshoe of camera.
Godox FT-16s transmitter $18.00
Godox FT-16s receiver $15.00
Godox FT-16s receiver $15.00
Would prefer to sell as a set for $45.00 (3 items)
Entire kit of Godox Flash guns and remote control units $158.00 (5 items)

C) Meike 320F speedlight (flash gun) with tilt and swivel feature for Fujifilm cameras (Fuji TTL compatible, manual and multi-modes, works as primary and secondary (slave) unit, comes with original box, documentation, Diffusion attachment, lattice screen, foot for off camera use (on table or tripod), carrying case, instructions included. Sparingly used, like new (functionally and cosmetically), GN 32, LED feature for use for video recording, feature rich! $90.00

D) AC(Mains) NP-W126S battery adapter Kapaxen, for use in long duration video recording, time-lapse, intervalometer shoots for fujifilm cameras. Never used (New condition priced low for quick sale (in original box) $30.00

E) I also have the following items for Nikon coolpix P7700, P7800 cameras
Nikon 40.5mm NC (clear filter) $23.00
Eveready case for P7700/P7800 $15.00
Busch field guide for Nikon P 7800 $15.00
All three items for a lower price of $48.00

If buying all items, prices can be negotiable within reasonable extent. Contact ranjanrb@hotmail.com
ALL Items are in perfect condition, functionally and cosmetically and have been priced very low for quicker sale!

All items being sold as is. Only the advertised items are for sale (in the photos enclosed). Buyer pays for shipping (if outside Ottawa, Canada)

I had been using a Nokia 520 earlier. It had a small screen and lo-res camera (only back-facing) and did not get a satisfactory performance.

Then I used a iphone 8+ (larger screen, higher resolution camera -- actually 3 cameras, one facing the user, the other two facing the back for 1x and 2x magnifications) and had been using my conventional camera less and less (size differences, though the phone has half the resolution as the camera sensor) and the camera has definite advantages in terms of manual controls option, interchangeable lenses, way more features and options, etc etc.

So will I give up either of the two. I think not! As they say one needs a hammer, screwdriver (and a saw, drill, sander, etc) for completing a creative project.

Oh, one thing more! I use my iphone with the fuji app, as a electronic remote control. A heavenly marriage made on earth! No question of any divorce at this time...!

This is good and practical (and practicable) advice. I have used this method now for more than two decades to reduce dust and eliminate static when changing CPUs, RAM and I/O chips and more lately, cleaning sensors. I allow about an hour after the "humidification". Sometime using an electric kettle also helps to cut down the shower water usage...

I have been using the Thinktank mirrorless mover 30i for over a year and very happy with it so far. Has room for a mirrorless body and 2-3 lenses plus a flash, extra batteries, cables a filter or more, flash cards, cleaning gadgets, a powerbank + extension rings as well as a tablet (upto 10"). Even a phone if one wishes.

Hello Dear Friends (those who may/may not [?] remember me? :-) ),

Writing after a long time, although had been getting snippets of sharing from all of you through digests.

This is funny..., at least in retrospect! When recently the G.A.S.-bug bit me, something drew me to X-E3 and when I arrived at the local photo-store to check out the camera, I knew how the local (Multi-brand Giants Brick and Mortar) tend to be, I had with me not only the E2S body for trade, but also a charged battery and a SD card as well as the XF-27. Guess what, the X-E3 could not focus, out of the BOX. The "child" who was tending the store, while her senior compadre was wolfing down supper in full customer-view, mounted my lens and the DARNed spanking new X-E3 could/would not focus...!

Worrisome moment, to say the least...? Then the BIG guy came after quaffing his supper and did his little tests and went back to his 'dessert'!

I (potential customer?) next suggested that they ((get off their duff and...)) fish out a lens from their inventory...? I HAD TO...!

They (she) complied and it worked perfectly...! Soon it was discovered by the young lady (junior salesperson) that there was a MCEX-16 stuck on the XF-27 pancake! From then onwards it was straight and simple...!

I am not sure about you all folks here, but I am not SO sure if Brick and Mortar with their multiple and fickle BRAND loyalties and generally BLASé attitudes are going to last much longer, other than if the PRO-PHOTOGRAPHERs with urgent and $$$ needs keep them fed and ALIVE for a few years or a decade or so longer ...?


I am 65+, so please ignore my babble...? 😜

Few things about Nikon D600:

1. Yes, many had the flaw that resulted in deposition of shutter lubricant and debris on the right lower edge of the sensor and which showed up in the markedly higher incidence of *spots* in the upper left corner of the image.

2. The spots were more visible when the aperture was smaller (generally > f11) and against a uniform background in image (shooting a field with freshly fallen snow, or a cloudless blue sky or a white wall).

3. The spots were first identified by folks who were using high speed intervalometer (repeated and rapid shutter actuations for a long period of time). Probably the original shutter was not meant or anticipated to be used by photographers for time lapse photography etc. Nikon probably underestimated the users. The camera had underperformed in the fairly rich options it provided! I do not know if folks noticed similar oil deposits after a few thousands actuations in single shot or occasional multi shot modes (without using intervalometer sequences or time lapse mode).

4. There were scattered reports which mentioned that over a period of months the spots diminished (kind of seemingly like the extra lubricant getting spent over time...?)

5. After a period of denial, stalling, if I recall correctly, soon after a class action suit got filed, Nikon issued a service advisory for customers to send in their camera for a free replacement of the shutter assembly and if the problem remained uncorrected to replace the camera. From what I gathered on international forums, the different Nikon centres were less than consistent in terms of replacement of the camera. Some got a Nikon D-610 after 2 attempts, others met with more resistance! As far as I know the extended shutter replacement warranty applies to the camera and not just the original owner. Nearly all new camera warranties from Nikon are for 1 or 2 years and ONLY apply to the original owner. Since the D-600 special warranty is different, all existing owners or 2nd hand owners must retain all documentation (original purchase, service advisory printout, subsequent service-correspondence with Nikon), just in case! Corporations sometimes develop amnesia after a while!

6. Some individuals noticed that the repaired camera was not giving as many shots as it did with the original shutter. The new shutter probably utilized more current. Nikon never responded to this satisfactorily, as per those who reported this issue on the forums after hearing back from Nikon.

7. I sent my camera in after almost a year or so of usage. It came back in 2 weeks after replaced shutter (?2013/2014) and the oil spots seem to have been resolved. The battery life seems to have diminished but still quite respectable.

Hope the above helps

Cindy,

I am quite happy with my Canon Powershot G5X. It is a 1" sensor camera, small and pocketable (even more so than my mirrorless -- more because the Canon zoom collapses when camera is turned off). G5X is probably going to have a mark ii version soon, so please do not rush out to buy the current version

Even after CDs arrived, die-hards insisted that vinyl shall never be replaced!

BTW, anyone wants a box of S-VHS tapes cheap...? I have some cartons of film (frozen) too...! :-(

PSE 15 supports ACR 9.10 and I read the other day that PSE 2018 comes with ACR 9.11 and will support a few higher versions (updates). The following link shows the different ACR versions required by different brands and models of cameras:

https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/kb/camera-raw-plug-supported-cameras.html

I think the "reflex" is missing from the mirrorless cameras hence ILC designation is more appropriate for the mirrorless cameras that allow different lenses and FLC for the mirrorless cameras with integral (fixed) lenses.

I have used Plustek 7600. Works very well!!