The ExpoDisk instructions say to meter the subject fm the subject's perspective, w/the ExpoDisk over your lens, next to the subject; pointing to where you will be w/the camera when taking picture & trip the shutter, to save it as a custom White Balance setting, & for Nikon cameras use the manual's input on create custom white balance presets; but the process seems to have changed fm the DSLR world- & I would very much appreciate an explanation on how to do this w/the Z7ii; as I don't "get" what the Nikon manual says about creating a custom white balance preset… & Nikon Tech support won't support creating a custom preset w/a 3d party WB filter.

Thanks in advance, seeker613

Thanks TriX, good one! Well described!

Thanks, consider something fm Stardock software. They make great UI & OS customization tools I've used for years!

Thanks! 👍

Thanks, that certainly addresses my concerns!

Does anybody have any 1st hand experience w/upgrading fm Windows 10 64bit to Win11?

I mean in terms of Lightroom, Photoshop, any of the Topaz apps, esp DeNoise AI, Sharpen, & Gigapixel; & w/hardware like Wacom Tablet & TourBox Elite…

Any tips, warnings, gotchas, bugs & work-arounds, would be much appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

Thanks! I already have the figures of how much weight my tripod & head will support & there is plenty left over!

Thanks, Larry! That fits w/what I saw on Steve Perry's 'gimbal' video on his backcountrygallery.com website, that moving a zoom can require re-balancing the weight the gimbal is holding… but I figured that it meant either adjusting the height of the big lens' center of gravity; or moving it fwd or back via the lens plate along the 'ARCA ridges' the gimbal is mounted on & that's why there were little screws front & back to prevent not only everything slipping out/off; but to serve as a guideline for when other measures need to be taken (vertical adjustments, or using some sort of counter-weight.

The 2nd hole would be another way to adjust overall balance, but since that would take a lot of time, comparatively, it seemed that would be for when one uses diff size lenses that have diff balancing requirements. I'll keep that in mind… ☺

@ cahale & PoppieJ

Thanks for the replies. I never understood why having an elongated lens plate, longer than the base (head) it is attached to achieves anything. It is not like the extra length overhanging the base of the head it attached to is spread over over any support…

I have a Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary that has a tripod foot that measures 1.5" x 2.5" & a Slik 700 DX Pro 3way Pan&tilt head that is longger & wider than the lens tripod foot, so would there be any point in getting an elongated lens plate to 'spread the weight of the lens over a longer area when the interfacing area of the Slik head is longer & wider than the lens's tripod foot? Thanks in advance!

Thanks! I thought that the original raw was affected by (some functions in) Ps.

Appreciate the boost into expanding my Post Processing horizons!

Thanks for reply!

Just curious, I use Lightroom Classic, a non-destructive method. But isn't Photoshop, or aren't some of Ps functions destructive?

Thanks in advance!

Thanks! Good to know original raw file will still be there & important to know if I undo it that a jpeg will result.

Thanks for the reply, but as I told RG, it was in-camera, post exposure application of D Lighting, not Active-D Lighting applied via Settings before the exposure. I used the following method to try to change/remove the D Lighting changes: Menu-Retouch-DLighting, which now I cannot access - bc D Lighting is not available - it is greyed out under the Retouch.

BTW, if using (Active)-D Lighting doesn't change the RAW file, then what purpose does it serve? To make the image appear different in the Monitor during image review only?

Thanks for the reply, but it was not Active-D Lighting, which is done b4 exposure - via Settings. I applied the changes after exposure, by pressing the Menu button, going to Retouch & choosing D Lighting; which at least by name is different than D Lighting.

I have a little icon in the upper left of the screen during Image Review; & going back into the Retouch menu doesn't allow me to go into D Lighting, as it is greyed out.