Getting snarky doesn't make you right. Neither does doubling down. The professional approach would be to admit the faux pax, thank the person for pointing out the error, and moving on.

For the longest time people were absolutely convinced that the earth was the center of the universe, and all the celestial bodies rotated around it.

Others believed the earth was flat. Some still do.

We know how that worked out for them.

So it you still want to risk your credibility and continue to believe and promote a DoF myth that has long been debunked, just because it may have been widely used at some point, but with no factual support, I'm not going to stand in your way.

On the other hand, you are welcome to prove your point and convince me otherwise. I promise to keep an open mind and keep the snarkiness to a minimum.

The longer you read UHH, the more expensive it gets.

If you can freely spend money on camera equipment, like what seems like the majority of the UHH community, then the Nikon Z50 with an adapter to your DSLR lenses will maintain your existing lenses.

But seriously: your D3300 is a fully professional-capable digital camera with the current industry-standard 24MP sensor. A Z50 is a $850 purchase, body only, that actually steps down in resolution to 21MP.

Is another $850 the cost of making you happy with your camera? Will it make you a better photographer? Only you can decide.

Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool
Lincoln Park
Chicago, IL
July 2020

The American bullfrog is native to southern and eastern parts of the United States and Canada. Bullfrogs are sexually dimorphic, with males being smaller than females and having yellow throats.

American bullfrog by Paul Sager, on Flickr


Mantises were considered to have supernatural powers by early civilizations, including Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt, and Assyria. Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They have triangular heads with bulging eyes supported on flexible necks.

Praying mantis


All images shared in this post feature the EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM, with the EF 2x III, mounted to an EOS 5DIII, captured in RAW and processed in Lightroom 6 and Topaz DeNoise 6.

Eastern pondhawk


The twelve-spotted skimmer is a common North American skimmer dragonfly, found in southern Canada and in all 48 of the contiguous U.S. states.

Twelve-spotted skimmer


The blue dasher hunts by keeping still and waiting for suitable prey to come within range. When it does, they dart from their position to catch it.

Blue Dasher


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$775 for camera repair on a camera I just bought (used). That hurts! And my local fix-it shop can't even quote on the repairs because with Canon's website down they can't get part quoted. Even Canon stated there might be an issue ordering parts because of the website. However, the guy I talked to said it was up yesterday, then down again today.

I know, I know, when I get it back, it will be a brand new camera. I just feel like I'm hemorrhaging dollars here!

This is Canon's quote to replace main circuit board in my 1DX.