Birding Gear : Big lens transport
When we acquired our Nikkor 200-500mm lens, we had to consider the best way to carry the big lens on outings. Together, the zoom lens and D850 body weigh almost 8 pounds (!), [...]
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Solar Eclipse Totality 2024
Yup we…went. And in order to get as much Eclipsiality as possible, we went further afield than we anticipated we would. Days later, we are still awed by the whole d@mn [...]
Birding lenses: FirstUse
When we upgraded our Nikon DSLR from the D90 to the D850, we went from a 12MP sensor to a 47MP sensor. That massive increase in sensor size enables us to capture higher [...]
Birding lenses for the Nikon D850
When we first acquired the new-to-us Nikon D850 body from a local wedding photographer who was upgrading to the Nikon Z, it came with its original accessories—manual, [...]
Nikon D850 Accessories
The last time we upgraded our Nikon body we went from a D40 to a D90. A LOT of new Nikon bodies have been released since then, but we resisted because the D90 was “good [...]
Opticron USM-2 Mount: FirstLook/FirstUse
We have looked at, played with, and reviewed a lot of smartphone mounts over the years. A LOT. A few years ago we (finally) found one we liked with all the features we [...]
Urban Safari: Finding The Flicker
Early Saturday. 5:30AM to be exact. This text arrives from one of our local RainyDayMagazine readers: "Hey - Let me know if you’d like to see the Flicker’s tree (and [...]
Yesterday’s Tech: the Nikon LS-4000 Slide Scanner
We know, we know: film is dead. However, just because everyone has left film behind doesn’t mean that there aren’t mountains of film worth preserving. We [...]
Yesterday’s Tech: Wacom Cintiq 21UX Setup
After watching Craigslist and FB Marketplace for a few months, we landed a Wacom Cintiq graphics tablet (DTK2100/K, Dec 2010). While no longer supported by Wacom (it [...]
Yesterday’s Tech: Wacom Cintiq 21UX FirstLook
Wacom made a huge splash over two decades ago when they introduced the Cintiq, the graphics tablet that the user interacts with more directly, i.e., no longer needing to [...]
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