have you tried entering "this pc" in the search area? For whatever reason, this is the only way i can access my cards

i ordered mine yesterday. My advice is to check it out thoroughly. The 50-250 lens i bought with the refurb z50 kit was bad. I thought i was just having problems setting the camera up for back button focus.

do you use in camera diffraction compensation and distortion control or do it in post, and why?

After much digging online, it seems that the Z50 will only back button focus in AF-S. Follow the suggestions of other posters and use AF-S. If you get the green square, auto focus worked. Then change to AF-C and see that the square won't turn green. What a great gift from Nikon!

Cabins, no tents, in the park, no lines to get in and most meals provided!

not to pump up this company, but i took a tour with Road Scholar a few years ago. Itinerary was Las Vegas to Zion. Half a day there and the whole next day. Left for Bryce and again, half a day there and the whole next day. Left for the north rim of the Grand Canyon and again half a day there and the whole next day. Inside the park sleeping arrangements which means NO waiting. Most meals included. A pro photographer was one of our guides and was very helpful. I will use them again.

Just bought a nikon refurbed z50, 2 lens kit, and adapter. I sold some older stuff and lenses that i didn't use anymore to MPB. Will post on how that transaction went maybe later. Haven't tried the adapter yet and my wife likes the size.

This is just my humble opinion. I use focal as a helper for my non-professional skills. It lets me know what the best focus adjustment is for each camera and lens. The same lens on a different camera will need a separate offset and i'm glad the camera keeps track of this. The use of good filters is a must if you use them. I had a cheap filter that made one lens that i have unable to use the program. The offset it calculated was outside of the camera's adjustable range. A good filter fixed that issue. Focal lets you know what the sharpest aperture is for a camera/lens combo. For zooms i run a wide test and a long test. I set the offset close to the long end between the 2 values. I have labels on my hoods to tell me what the best and next best apertures would be for each camera. The reports it generates include diffraction limits. I shoot in manual with the aperture set to the optimum, an appropriate shutter speed for focal length, and sometimes auto iso. Adjustments can easily be made for correct exposure. I hope this helps.

second a vote for uncruise, many photo opportunities

i agree with the 24-105 being a great lens. I have a commlite adapter that works with my nikon lenses.

agree about breakthrough filters

Just got back from Alaska 10 days ago. One thing we did was take the train to Denali and the 92 mile bus ride. In total that would take 3 days, including the train back to anchorage.

thank you. I was ultimately trying to figure out if shooting raw+jpeg was worth it looking at pictures on vacation, away from a computer. They do look different on my ipad. Raw pics seem duller.

meaning less compression? Which one is less compressed, the raw jpeg or the camera jpeg?

what is the difference between the jpg out of the camera and the jpg imbedded in the raw file?