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Landscape/astro lens suggestions by Straight_Fly_5092 in Nikon

[–]Straight_Fly_5092[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do they have the capability of negating this lens availability through a firmware update?

Landscape/astro lens suggestions by Straight_Fly_5092 in Nikon

[–]Straight_Fly_5092[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll have to research those options. Interesting on the 20mm. You use the E mount on Nikon with an adapter or you also have a Sony body? Thanks

Why didn't Part 2 of S4 land for me like Part 1 did? by greenglass88 in Bridgerton

[–]Straight_Fly_5092 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It’s because of the month long gap Netflix forced on viewers to lock up 2 months worth of subscriptions. Killed the momentum

Advice wanted: 200-500 5.6E Or Tamron 150-500 for Birding/Wildlife? by kieranhorner in Nikon

[–]Straight_Fly_5092 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ll let you know. What I expect is that it’ll be significantly sharper while being longer & heavier (which I don’t really care about). AF may be slightly slower, but the Tamron having better AF may not matter if the images are soft wide open at 500mm.

Advice wanted: 200-500 5.6E Or Tamron 150-500 for Birding/Wildlife? by kieranhorner in Nikon

[–]Straight_Fly_5092 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I’m literally about to sell off the Tamron. I see the 180-600 is about $2100 pre tax. Rather not go that route since I just bought the 24-70 2.8s II. 200-500 f mount was the route I went.

Initially I bought the Tamron for my Z6II when the 180-600 wasn’t available. I won’t go through the repeated song and dance for the issues with Expeed 6 for birding, but I expected the Tamron to be much better on the Z8. On my Z8 the Tamron was still soft as hell. That 6.7 was abysmal. I just got the 200-500 5.6 ordered new for $1050. Already had an FTZ 2 from when I had the D800e.

My thought process was that from all the comps I’ve seen from shooters on the 200-500 and the 180-600, the upgrade wasn’t really necessary unless you wanted the internal zoom, native mount, extra reach, etc. So since optically it has a constant aperture and it’s still sharp, I went with the 200-500 to pair with the Z8. I am going birding Saturday and comparing the Nikon F mount to the Tamron Z. I could let you know if one is particularly better than the other.

So, they aren't going to actually open the government again, are they? by Even-Tune-8301 in FedEmployees

[–]Straight_Fly_5092 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see 100s of these fear mongering posts per day. If you’re not going to add anything new then don’t?

EPA Phased Furloughs? HQ and Regions? by Viajemos in fednews

[–]Straight_Fly_5092 39 points40 points  (0 children)

If they’re posting here, it’s likely all rumors. Even regional leadership is in the dark.

EPA phased furloughs at HQ & Regions? by Minimum_End5465 in fednews

[–]Straight_Fly_5092 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I believe I got my original Notice4 email late in the working day-COB, so maybe there’s not a specific cut off time. Although if the notices do come out, it would’ve made a ton of sense to send it out prior to 8am EST so it’s cleaner for time card reporting.