Thanks for sharing. "I bit the bullet" and ordered a 4k monitor, LG 76UP85-W. I like "instant" change on my screen when I make adjustments with my DXO editor so I also decided to upgrade my video card to a 3rd generation Nvidia RTX card. I hope that will produce the quick changes on my screen when editing.

My other concern was regular non photo tasks on the computer. With the dense pixels packed per cm. ----all objects are going to be smaller in size on the screen, text included. My eye sight at my age is not the greatest. I know I can enlarge things with a Windows setting so hoping that will work.

I agree. My present monitor is 10 bit, and 100% sRGB capable. Any monitor I would buy would also have similar color capabilities. My main concern is performance and resolution affects.

Presently, I use a 2k monitor for my photo editing. I need a new monitor and am wondering whether a 4k monitor would be better than a new 2k monitor. I shoot in raw, use a Nikon D500 and Nikon D850 and all my editing is done in DXO Photolab. Most of my photos are birds, animals, insects, flowers, landscapes and sometimes people. I would be interested hearing from anybody that uses a 4k monitor for editing: the higher resolution experience, the increased demand on your video card and CPU (performance) or any other issues or benefits. I have an I7 12th generation CPU, 32 Gb ram and a Radion 1660Ti video card with 6 Gb vram. Thanks for any feedback.

The 500mm pf lens on a Nikon D500 is a super combination. As others already mentioned its light weight and small in size(for a 500mm lens), very very sharp, fast focusing. On larger animals (deer) at close range is limited to head shots but on birds its outstanding. You can't go wrong with this lens.

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I will be going to Churchill located on the Hudson Bay in June for six days. I am looking for a company or local guide. My focus is wildlife: sea and land birds, small and large animals including whales. I do not want to go on the large tundra buses with 30 or more people rather go with one or two other photographers off the beaten path. I would really appreciate any information to contact a guide or company that you have had good experience with. Thanks for any information.

Sorry! The card number should be 1660 Ti.

If rendering pictures is the problem then the video card is inadequate for the job. Hard drives whether regular or SSD will not improve your rendering--they will affect the speed of loading of your programs and pictures. The NVIDIA gtx 1050 card is quite outdated and purchasing it will waste your money. The ON1 program is being updated all the time and will continue to demand more powerful video cards. Your power supply, 450 W, is on the low end and will not likely produce 450 W continuously--so it will limit the video card choice. Check out the NVIDIA GTX 1065 Ti card--it may serve your situation well. It can come in a single fan configuration (smaller size), 6 GB DDR6 memory, uses low power relative to other cards so it might be OK with your power supply and its based on the newest graphic structure--so its fast. Its price though not cheap is the best "bang for your buck". If you did get a new computer, it is very simple to move the video card into it--that would not be the case with the 1050 card.

Thank you! The export with presets option works for me to. That option is also available in the pop-up menu when you right click on the picture.

I wonder if any one else is having this problem with Luminar 3. After selecting Luminar 3 as a plugin for further editing in Lightroom, the following happens: Luminar 3 opens, my picture (Tiff) shows up in Luminar 3 and I proceed to do further editing. When I am finished editing my picture, there is no apply button to send the edited picture back to Lightroom--so I am stuck. When I try doing the same procedure in Lightroom using Luminar 18, the apply button in Luminar 18 is present and I can return the edited picture to Lightroon--i.e. a normal process. My equipment is Intel I7, 7700K processor running at 4.2 Ghz, 16 Gb ram, GTX 1060 with 3 Gb vram video card and I am using Windows 10 (fully updated). All my drivers are also up to date. I would like some feed back whether this problem is unique to my system or others are also experiencing the same issue. Also, whether there is work around this issue.

First of all the I-7 CPU is an intel CPU, the other, is an AMD processor-- determine which one you have--you can't have both in you computer. The intel I-7 processor is now in its 9th generation model and there is a world of difference in performance between the earlier version and say the 7th generation one. If you got your computer 6-years ago your I-7 CPU will be an earlier version one and (i.e. if that's what you have.) will be a slow performer in Windows 10 environment. 32 GB of ram is way more than you need to run Widows 10 and editing software. I have no work knowledge about the AMD processor. A possible boost to you existing computer performance might be to install a mid level video card with 2-3 GB vram. For example, Lightroom will check to see if you have one installed and utilize it--that will offload video processing to it and also free up system ram. I have a 7th generation I-7 CPU with 16 GB ram and a mid level video card (3 GB vram)--there is no delay of any sorts with Windows 10 and video processing 24 GB raw files.

I use a Jobu junior gimbal head with a nikor 200-500mm lens and a tripod. The Jobu is not as expensive as the Wimberly, its light and has a built in Swiss arca for the lens to attach to. Most of my shots are for birds (warblers and birds in flight)--99% of the time I am using the lens at 500mm and balance the gimbal head accordingly. Adjusting the lens say, to 300mm, on the fly and shooting some pictures is not a problem even if the center of gravity has changed. If you are going to shoot a lot of pictures at say 200 mm--readjusting the C.G. balance takes less than a minute. The tripod has huge advantages if you want sharp pictures as it eliminates camera shake (the nikor does have vibration reduction). Small birds often move from one spot in a tree to several other ones on the same tree--the setup allows to easily keep track of its movements and pick your shots and not have to worry about supporting an 8 lb camera steady for several minutes. I have many pictures of birds on Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/enthalpy5/with/26652253267/) if you wish to see what this combination will do.

The D7200 body has features that your present body has not. Compare the features of the two on line and you will see the increased capabilities of the D7200 which are significant in terms of increased capabilities. Price wise its probably the best bang for your buck. Your other DX choices are the D7300 and the D500. If you do bird photography, the D500 is a better choice, if you can afford it. The D7300 will cost you more being a newer model having some extra features which you may not need and therefore a poor deal. As to the lens the 18-300 mm lens will do everything the 18-140 mm does so there is redundancy--sell one of them. The choice will depend on the kind of photography you do. Alternately, get rid of both and go for a Nikon 24-85 mm FX lens which covers approximately the same range and will work with a full frame camera if you ever decide to go that way. Then, eventually get a wide angle lens (18-35 mm DX) and a telephoto lens (e,g, 70-300 mm DX) to bracket this lens.