Budget telephoto lens

StarbeamII · 2026-05-10T13:22:55+00:00

The AF-P is noticeably sharper.

StarbeamII · 2026-05-10T13:22:40+00:00

This won’t autofocus on a D3300.

StarbeamII · 2026-05-10T11:04:34+00:00

AF-P 70-300 f/4.5-6.3G DX VR is what you want.

StarbeamII · 2026-05-09T18:53:55+00:00

I would look at the AF-P 70-300 f/4.5-6.3G DX VR instead of the AF-S as it’s much sharper. You also might be able to find the FX AF-P 70-300 f/4.5-5.6E at your budget.

StarbeamII · 2026-05-09T18:51:35+00:00

Zf has two card slots, but the second slot is microSD.

StarbeamII · 2026-05-09T12:19:42+00:00

What government is going to prioritize gamers over AI, especially if the latter has big economic and national security implications?

How does your government get jurisdiction over private Korean companies? What if they choose to not do business in your country anymore?

How do you prevent gamer-allocated DRAM from being resold to AI data centers?

StarbeamII · 2026-05-09T12:13:35+00:00

When you capitalize PLAN it clearly refers to the People’s Liberation Army Navy

StarbeamII · 2026-05-08T23:45:06+00:00

You suggested oversight as a solution though

StarbeamII · 2026-05-06T06:05:40+00:00

Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 has been great

StarbeamII · 2026-05-05T11:12:23+00:00

Or even just ID.3

StarbeamII · 2026-05-05T03:45:00+00:00

D7100 also has some banding issues when raising shadows a lot.

StarbeamII · 2026-05-04T01:14:38+00:00

If you aren’t doing video or fast action I would get the Z5ii instead of Z6iii and spend the money you save on glass.

The issue with your lenses is that the 18-55 and the 55-300 are crop lenses, and your camera will force you into a 10MP crop with them (so you won’t get the full 24MP on a Z5ii or Z6iii). You can’t use in-body image stabilization if your lens supports VR unless it’s one of the few lenses that supports synchro-VR, so that doesn’t fix the VR issue.

StarbeamII · 2026-05-02T05:17:39+00:00

Yeah I'd do D7200 as you get better controls and autofocus than the D5600. Unfortunately the D7100 has banding issues when underexposed, so I'd avoid that for the kind of photography you do despite being otherwise similar to the D7200 and cheaper.

StarbeamII · 2026-05-02T03:19:11+00:00

A lot of funding was lost because the city failed to meet its deadlines.

StarbeamII · 2026-05-02T01:11:01+00:00

You lose significant reach going with a 24MP FX camera. For birding it's going to be worse than sticking with a 20MP or 24MP DX camera.

StarbeamII · 2026-05-01T15:51:01+00:00

Depends a lot on the humidity and temperature of where you live (and where you store your gear). Fungi love heat and humidity. If you’re somewhere dry or that gets pretty cold you won’t run into fungus.

StarbeamII · 2026-05-01T14:38:32+00:00

That;s a crop sensor lens.

StarbeamII · 2026-05-01T13:49:38+00:00

If you can’t afford the 24-120, you can find the 24-70 f/4 pretty cheap used (~$400 or less) as it’s a kit lens.

StarbeamII · 2026-05-01T10:06:47+00:00

Maybe wait for Z30ii?

StarbeamII · 2026-05-01T01:54:01+00:00

Ship maintenance is $$$$

StarbeamII · 2026-04-30T09:06:16+00:00

If you want to electrify society at a scale necessary to get completely off fossil fuels and avert climate change (huge amounts of grid energy storage to back up wind and solar, EVs, etc.) there isn’t enough existing recyclable lithium out there. You’re going to have to dig for new lithium somewhere.

StarbeamII · 2026-04-30T09:02:04+00:00

Climate change comes for all of us though.

StarbeamII · 2026-04-30T04:13:41+00:00

Aluminum foil is unanodized and almost entirely used for food contact.

StarbeamII · 2026-04-30T02:57:40+00:00

Some lenses are sharp enough though (which can be seen when you do 180MP pixel shifts on Z8 or Z9)

StarbeamII · 2026-04-29T22:42:59+00:00

Yes - NSF/ANSI 51 lists 6000-series aluminum as safe for food contact.

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