Are you interested in selling the 18-300 lens separately. If so what price?

Lightroom converts automatically. If I set it up that way I did it inadvertently. I just looked for a way to have it not convert but didn’t find a way to change it so it doesn’t convert.

I have a Nikon D5500 and when I shoot RAW the file format is an NEF file. When I import into Lightroom it converts it into a DNG format. The DNG file is always a little bit smaller than the NEF file. Does this mean I am losing some of the RAW data when I import into Lightroom?

I currently use photoshop elements 14. I see there is a ferr trial for lightroom. Two questions: how does lightroom compare to elements both in terms of capability and in ease of use; and second, if I take the free trial of lightroom and decide I don't want it, does it cause any problems going back and using my current elements?

The attached is a picture shot with a Nikon 5500 with the Image Quality set for NEF (RAW) + JPEG fine. The version with the color streaks is what the camera has as the RAW version and the picture without the streaks is what the camera has as the JPEG version. This seems to happen occasionally while I am shooting (maybe one out of every 40 shots). Any idea what is happening?

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RAW file

I have been asked by my wife's women's group to take individual pictures for their photo directory. I have a Nikon D5500 with an 18-55mm lens and a 55-300mm lens. This time of year i will probably take them indoors. Pictures don't need to be portrait quality but don't want them to look like mug shots either. Any suggestions on which lens to use, camera settings, flash/no flash, etc.?

I have a Nikon D5500 and the manual indicates that the battery is good for about 820 shots. When I go out to shoot I generally take 50 to 150 shots. The question I have is: for best battery life should I recharge the battery each time I shoot, or should I wait till the battery is more run down to recharge? I have a spare battery so being caught without a charged battery is not an issue, just what is best for long term battery life.

I am trying to see what software to use to catalog and edit/adjust my photographs. I am especially interested in haze removal, redeye removal, and exposure adjustment. It seems both Photoshop Elements 14 and Lightroom are candidates but I am having trouble determining which one I need or if I need both. In some respects it seems there are duplicate capabilities in these two programs. Is there a simple table or list comparing the features/capabilities each has so that I can see where the duplication is and what the differences are? Which one might you recommend - or again - do I need both. By the way, I have a basic avoidance of subscription (pay by the month) programs, so I am not interested in that form of photoshop.

I have two 2TB portable hard drives. One stays hooked to my computer on constant backup and the other in my safe for some protection from fire, theft, etc. They get switched weekly or whenever I have a big project creating important files.

I have a Nikon D5500 with two lens. A Nikon DX 18-55mm 3.5-5.6 and a Nikon DX 55-300mm 4.5-5.6. Several times I have found myself shooting where 55mm seemed to be the right focal length to use. The question I have is would I be better off using the 18-55 cranked out to 55 or the 55-300 at its minimum of 55mm? Or is there any real difference?

Are there advantages/disadvantages to using micro sdxc cards with adpator vs sdxc cards in Nikon D5500?

Going to take pictures at granddaughters ballet recital. Rules are no flash and no tripods. I have nikon d5500 and 55-300 mm 4.5-5.6 lens. Realize this is not a "fast" lens but what settings or techniques would give best chance for good shots?