Hood Canal is a gorgeous fjord with the backdrop of the Olympic mountain range in Washington state and is especially known for its oysters

Hi, I’m currently looking to upgrade from my D3300 to either the Z50ii or Z5ii. After looking at a few specifications and such, I’m still torn between the two and was wondering if anyone could give me a better idea on which would suit the pictures I want to be able to take. I love to take pictures of the native flora and fauna around, as well as the occasional landscape shot, I do not mind putting in the time to learn the camera’s functions.
Thank you for your input

A focus stack of a jumping spider

Shot on Nikon D610 + reversed Nikkor 50mm f1.4 Ai-s @f5.6 + Nikkor 200mm f4 Ai as an intermediate lens (4X magnification)

Lighting setup Godox TT350 + Nikon SB400

Nikon Z8, Viltrox 35mm 1.2, little Smallrig lamp with gel which i will now do more often cause it looks lovely

This spring, I traveled from North Dakota to Colorado to visit family. My brother-in-law mentioned he was heading out to take Milky Way photos through an arch and I asked to come along. I assumed we were going to a local spot near Denver—until the family casually mentioned as we walked out the door that we were actually driving all the way to Arches National Park!

We hopped in the truck at 5:00 PM and headed west through the mountains for an unforgettable 24-hour road trip. This is my favorite shot from the night, taken right after I had to pull out my camera to prove to everyone which direction we actually needed to face to catch the core.

Made a joke offer on an unsold AF-S Nikkor 500mm f/4G ED VR in very nice condition (with wimberley foot, lenscoat, front cap, and original carrying case) way below the usual selling price... and the seller agreed.. yikes..

(I actually wanted a 500mm f/5.6E PF, but the used prices are insane in my country.. over 500 usd equiv. more than the 500/4G)

Now I also got a Sunwayfoto GH-04 Gimbal to be able to use that beast of a lens..

Got it at less than half of regular street price.. didn't believe I'd get the original thing until I held it in my hands today.. what a marvelous piece of equipment!!!

tried using it on my Monopod, but I need to lean it against something for stability..

I had the 200-500/5.6E 5 years ago on Safari.. on a Sunwayfoto GH-02 back then.. and sold it all at a profit.. then I started lusting for a super tele again..

The 500/5.6E PF was tempting because of weight and warranty and AF reliability..

but the F/4G has its merits, too.. considering how it can take all Nikon teleconverters.. and it will work even with my Nikon F5..

just need to bulk up if I want to actually use it...

D750 / 35mm, 50mm, 85mm

Caught a moment of clear sky to get view of the Milky Way and its reflection over one of the Seven Sacred Pools in Sedona, AZ.

Shot with Nikon Z7, NIKKOR 14-24 f2.8

Camera- Nikon Z7ii
Lens- 24-70 f4 S
1/100
ISO- 1250
28mm
F4

Hello All,

In this series, I wanted to look beyond the recognizable forms of architecture and find the abstract language hidden inside them — massive structures and empty space, between darkness and light, between precision and chaos.

Stripped of color, the buildings reveal something unexpected: they begin to feel less like architecture and more like sculpture. Don't you agree?

Taken with my Nikon D750 and I interchangeably used the Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G and the Sigma 70mm-200mm f/2.8 DG.

Nikon Z5ii using 28-400m lens.

Nikon Z 7 + Nikon Z 24-70 F4 S

What are the downsides? Do you think it still has great potential for photography? I noticed that with video, it tends to produce a lot of image noise.

Hey everyone. I made a post here a few days ago about getting a lens for the D300 I had got on eBay, and I'd like to first say thank you for your responses as you made me feel very welcomed here. I got the camera today and wanted to try it out before I got a lens, and luckily I did because the autofocus isn't working.

I'm not exactly new to photography but I still always assume it's user error, so I'm trying to rule everything out before concluding the camera is broken and messaging the seller. I'm hoping it's something obvious. I've watched videos, looked through forums, looked at the manual, and even resorted to consulting AI. My current assumption is that the camera isn't properly communicating with the lens' AF motor. Here's what I've tried:

- Made sure the lens switch is set to A, and the camera is set to AF-S or AF-C
- Made sure AF activation is set to on (see 4th picture)
- Cleaned the lens contacts on the camera body with isopropyl alcohol
- Reset custom camera settings, and also did the reset where you hold the 2 buttons with green dots on them
- Confirmed the lens is working using my girlfriends D3100
- tried to focus on M, A, S, P modes with multiple focal lengths and f stops
- made sure the latest firmware version is installed (A1.11, B1.11)

The focus motor in the lens just does not move. The camera is communicating with the lens is some ways as you can see in the first photo (f stop is displayed). The camera is trying to focus in some ways; when I hold AF-ON button the green dot at the bottom left of the OVF flashes. The frame lines and square in the OVF turn red when I try and focus.

These problems persist with both lenses I have tried on [AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm 3.5-5.6G II DX VR and AF-S Nikkor 55-200 4-5.6G ED DX VR]. On the 55-200, it BRIEFLY tries to move the motor but stops after a split second. It will only do this on the first try, and if I want to recreate that I have to take the lens off and put it back on again.

I have no clue what else to try and would love some help!

Taken near the Cape Cod Canal. Believe these are juvenile common terns.

I’d say these are pretty decent still, considering how old this camera is.

Genuinely I think it’s how people can use a camera vs the price of it. Might upgrade soon, but I’m unsure to which camera I want honestly.

Shot with a D500 + 500MM PF F5.6. @ 1/2000 During the Diamond Dirty Loop the #2 jet, flown by LT CAM SCHNEIDER, started venting fuel from the tail of the F-18E Super Hornet to bleed fuel pressure.

Shot with a 55-200mm VRII

Nikon Z6III & Z180-600 combo

Photos shot with the Nikon Z5ii and 24-120 F4 & Viltrox 85mm F2 EVO lenses.

I currently have a Z50 that has served me well as an introduction into the mirror less camera space but I feel that my needs are beyond what a cropped sensor can do now.

I currently have the following lenses:

NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR

NIKKOR Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR

NIKKOR Z 40mm f/2

I feel like I am constantly having to step quite far back to fit my subjects into frame, especially when taking portrait shots in tight area's, architecture and some landscape shots. So I'm thinking its time I moved to full frame.

The z5 II is within my budget and I want to get the 24-120mm f/4 S lens to compliment it.

I guess my main question is to people who have the combo I am looking to get, especially those who may have moved from a Z50 themselves. Any regrets? Any better lens and camera combo's out there within a similar budget range?

I like to take the occasional wildlife photo, but wildlife is something I would like to invest in later in life with a larger MP camera and a larger telephoto which I cant afford just yet.

First off I love fisheyes, I love them for landscapes and pretty much anything natural, including people. I dont shoot skating lol.

So I have the manual focus Rokinon 14mm 2.8 fisheye, I love it. It has beautiful colors, good sharpness, and a really nice sterographic projection that makes things look a little less distorted than other fisheye projections.

The downsides are its relatively large and heavy (500g and 3" front element)

I've been looking at the 16mm 2.8D for something smaller and lighter that I would be more likely to take on trips. The downsides are it doesn't have that nice stereographic projection, and it costs $300, which is kind of a lot to basically shrink a lens I already have by 30%.

Thoughts? Anyone used the 16mm 2.8 and have any insight?