Stunning.

Yeah, that's what I thought too, except their tech support continually refused to accelerate the repair beyond the phone in tech center, that happens to be in the Philippines, along with the language problems inherent with their heavily accented English. The only reason they agreed to replace it was that the part they thought they needed for repair was on an extended backorder. Try to find a US number to call and continually get routed back to the Philippines call center. Glad your experience was better. I will not give them another chance. I feel that after over 6 months of almost constant calls to repair the device, they ran out the clock on the warranty and held me hostage to further support fees and a $1000 machine that is marginally functional.

Maggie Mae,
FYI: My experience with Dell customer sevice is not favorable. A few years back, I purchased a new XPS 13 2-in-1 with Intel Core i7. Within a couple of weeks use, the keyboard wasn't working properly (had to really pound on the individual key for it to recognize the input; couldn't actually type normally) and the screen kept blacking out. Spent hours on the phone on two or three different occasions without resolving either problem. They refused to escalate to have an onsite technician, rather had me send in for repair. After receiving the unit back, both problems continued. To their credit, they finally agreed to replace the unit, after much arguing about what they were doing to repair the unit. When I received the "new" unit, it was not the XPS 13 2-in-1, but the standard XPS 13 Laptop, and it was a refurbished unit at that. Within a few days use, was having other problems. Continued having random problems and back-and-forth with Dell Tech Support with no resolution. Finally, with no fix, and a pending problem, the warranty ran out. They then refused any further support without the purchase of an extended service plan, even though the purchase of a new device, through an authorized retailer, never worked properly. Needless to say, I will never own another Dell product.

Peanut butter smeared on the bark of a tree will also work for a more natural setting. Also. Wild Birds Unlimited has a product specifically designed for wild birds, called Butter Bark. It also comes in a paste form that can be spread directly on tree bark, or in other hanging feeders, that the birds love.

The attached is from Harry Reasoner, published in Approach Magazine, circa 1973.

Unless they're Hueys, then they're "barn doors"!

The real principle of helicopter flight is mirrors and magic!

Thank you Phil,
That's what I'm looking for. My old Canon SX10 just can't get that sharp.

Thank you Bill.

Thank you Gessman, wasn't familiar with CIZ, will definitely follow up with that.

Thank you Repleo,
I thought I had checked the mounting collar, seems so logical that it would be included. I'm going Thursday to physically examine the camera and lens to check out how it feels.

Thanks ORpilot, I appreciate your feedback.

I'm getting back into photography after years of hibernation. I primarily enjoy photographing birds, wildlife, and my romping dogs. I'm considering Sony's a6500 with the Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS for the above (able to utilize the crop factor of the sensor); and the Sony 16-70mm f/4 ZA OSS lens for everyday walk around/general work. I would expect occasional enlargements to 16X20, but not much more than that.

I'd appreciate any comments, or suggestions, on whether I'm on the right track or am missing something along the way.

Yeah, but you can "feel" them first!

Best Buy has partnered with Canon, Nikon, and Sony at select locations to provide what they call Camera Experience Shops. My local CES has at least one brand specialist, trained by that manufacturer (they are also generally knowledgable in photography and can discuss other brands carried (Fuji, Olympus, Lumix, etc). These locations also sponsor photography workshops once a month covering basic camera/photography topics for part of the WS, and a monthly specific topic as well. Their sales personnel are not commissioned. I believe that with this consolidation of camera centers, other Best Buy locations have a hit or miss approach regarding inventory and or knowledgeable associates. Not their fault, rather the expense of brick and mortar stores trying to compete with internet sites not having much higher fixed costs to cover. I don't have any nearby traditional camer store left in my area, my Fry's no longer has physical cameras on display (all they have is a card with basic camera specs that you take to a cashier to purchase), so I appreciate Best Buy's efforts to at least attempt to bring a physical camera store to my market where I can see, feel, and maybe fill in a little additional info I'm not fully aware of just by reading online manufacture ads or other party reviews.

Best Buy has partnered with Canon, Nikon, and Sony at select locations to provide what they call Camera Experience Shops. My local CES has at least one brand specialist, trained by that manufacturer (they are also generally knowledgable in photography and can discuss other brands carried (Fuji, Olympus, Lumix, etc). These locations also sponsor photography workshops once a month covering basic camera/photography topics for part of the WS, and a monthly specific topic as well. Their sales personnel are not commissioned. I believe that with this consolidation of camera centers, other Best Buy locations have a hit or miss approach regarding inventory and or knowledgeable associates. Not their fault, rather the expense of brick and mortar stores trying to compete with internet sites not having much higher fixed costs to cover. I don't have any nearby traditional camer store left in my area, my Fry's no longer has physical cameras on display (all they have is a card with basic camera specs that you take to a cashier to purchase), so I appreciate Best Buy's efforts to at least attempt to bring a physical camera store to my market where I can see, feel, and maybe fill in a little additional info I'm not fully aware of just by reading online manufacture ads or other party reviews.