I cleaned the contacts again on both the camera body and the lens that was on the body and that got rid of the problem. Thanks again to all who responded and especially to Bill-de who gave me the clue.

Thanks for the suggestions, but I have tried them all with no success.

I shoot primarily with a D850 and have had no problems until last week. All of a sudden I found I was draining batteries at a fantastic rate. I finally noticed that whenever the camera was on, the green memory card access light was going on for a few seconds and off for a few seconds and then repeats the cycle until I turn the camera off. It is like when a cell phone is not in a service area but keeps on searching for service. I wonder if anyone else had had this problem, and if so, have found a cause or a solution. Any insights would be appreciated. Thanks, Lloyd

Thanks Dick. That is possibility I hadn't considered.

Very nice Dave. Glad you posted. Sorry to hear the CMT is getting worse. My daughter-in-law recently told me of a possible break through in that regard. Check out their website for details. (I don't have the URL)

Lloyd

Wonderful series Brent. I especially liked #2.

Lloyd

Thank you ray.

Great stuff Jim. Glad to hear the snow is leaving. It will still be a month before I can get south again, but I am looking forward to it.

Lloyd

Thank you waterfalls.

Thank you Sam. When I can force myself to get the bed/sleeping bag of my back early enough, I usually get better pictures.

Thank you John.

Thank you CPO.

Thanks Longshadow.

Thank you Bruce. I don't often get all of them in one shot.

Thank you SnappyHappy.