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Hello all the long lost. Oh wait, that's me.
Yup, I haven't really used my camera for a couple years. Had cancer back in 2017 ... so I sold the D500 for more than I bought it for
; sold extra lenses, basically sold stuff. Then in 2018 whilst in my recovery I over exercised my upper body messing up my neck/shoulder muscles, tendons, aggravating arthritis and the like. It was to the point where if I kinked my neck wrong my whole left side would go numb, or limp.
The last couple days I've used my D750 a bit. Yesterday I had fun (see images below).
One of the oddities was my Tamron 150-600 was giving my aperture readings of F/29 to F/90 and would not AF (this copy was purchased from CoastalConn before he had flight to Canon, then back). I lightly cleaned the electrical connectors on my lens and body and that seems to have minimized the problem. It also wasn't really AutoFocusing but is better now. It still has fits where I have to rotate the focusing collar then it will work again. So I'll have to clean those contacts a bit more when I get around to it, a t-shirt isn't the best cleaning method.
I also totally forgot how to change the focusing modes. Drove me batty until I found the answer online of pushing the AF/M button .. oh yeah, I forgot about that one hidden away on the front side. Found the "my custom" menu button up there too. And remembered why I liked the rear Focus Thumb Lock (the one most ppl switch to BBF) so much.
But while very lightly using my D750 & Tamron and Nikon 24-85/28-4 lens yesterday I took a few pictures .. the "from my backyard" pictures. My shoulders/neck were strained while doing this so when I woke up this morning I feel like I have bad arthritis in my fingers, neck hurts too. Oh well, as my doctor keeps telling me over the years .. I'm not 25 any more.
I look forward to going mirrorless at some point to reduce the weight, maybe when more enter the used market. I'd love to get a D500 or D7800/7200 again but I need something smaller and lighter now. Maybe venture off to SONY like I nearly did a few years back, maybe the Nikons. Maybe I'll go cheap and get a D-whatever DSLR to use.
So here are my "from my backyard" shots from yesterday as I use my camera again, maybe.
I've always seen OOF sun shots, so here's mine.
I thought this early morning frost on the grass was kewl, at least conceptually.
and the frost on the windshield wiper ... well, at least sounded good in my head.
And I saw a shimmer of light from the blades of grass a short time later. Took this picture, though my neck I couldn't bend down so took it blindly by putting the camera low and clicking away with my 24-85/2.8-4 in macro mode.
and here's one of those ferocious, mini black bears that this area is known for.
Yup, I haven't really used my camera for a couple years. Had cancer back in 2017 ... so I sold the D500 for more than I bought it for

The last couple days I've used my D750 a bit. Yesterday I had fun (see images below).
One of the oddities was my Tamron 150-600 was giving my aperture readings of F/29 to F/90 and would not AF (this copy was purchased from CoastalConn before he had flight to Canon, then back). I lightly cleaned the electrical connectors on my lens and body and that seems to have minimized the problem. It also wasn't really AutoFocusing but is better now. It still has fits where I have to rotate the focusing collar then it will work again. So I'll have to clean those contacts a bit more when I get around to it, a t-shirt isn't the best cleaning method.
I also totally forgot how to change the focusing modes. Drove me batty until I found the answer online of pushing the AF/M button .. oh yeah, I forgot about that one hidden away on the front side. Found the "my custom" menu button up there too. And remembered why I liked the rear Focus Thumb Lock (the one most ppl switch to BBF) so much.
But while very lightly using my D750 & Tamron and Nikon 24-85/28-4 lens yesterday I took a few pictures .. the "from my backyard" pictures. My shoulders/neck were strained while doing this so when I woke up this morning I feel like I have bad arthritis in my fingers, neck hurts too. Oh well, as my doctor keeps telling me over the years .. I'm not 25 any more.
I look forward to going mirrorless at some point to reduce the weight, maybe when more enter the used market. I'd love to get a D500 or D7800/7200 again but I need something smaller and lighter now. Maybe venture off to SONY like I nearly did a few years back, maybe the Nikons. Maybe I'll go cheap and get a D-whatever DSLR to use.
So here are my "from my backyard" shots from yesterday as I use my camera again, maybe.
I've always seen OOF sun shots, so here's mine.
I thought this early morning frost on the grass was kewl, at least conceptually.
and the frost on the windshield wiper ... well, at least sounded good in my head.
And I saw a shimmer of light from the blades of grass a short time later. Took this picture, though my neck I couldn't bend down so took it blindly by putting the camera low and clicking away with my 24-85/2.8-4 in macro mode.
and here's one of those ferocious, mini black bears that this area is known for.
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