Great. You’re welcome. I’m glad it was helpful. We hardly got any snow last year so I only used it twice. That’s typical though. We can get plenty of snow or it can be not much at all. I guess that means my machine will last as long as I need it though.

Thanks for the tip

I use the bungee cord to keep it from popping out of the height I want because that metal is too thin. I believe someone else commented on my videos saying there was an upgrade for that piece, so assuming you’re using yours for residential use it should still be under warranty and they should be able to replace that for you at no cost

The Eye AF and continuous AF on the X-H2 is noticeably better than the Z7 II. I have a Z8 now and while the Z8 is probably better than the X-H2 regarding continuous AF/tracking, I don't recall having any problems with the X-H2's AF for what I normally shoot (which sometimes includes concerts/shows while on vacation, tracking a person on stage). The X-H2 AF was very reliable for me...and the Z7 II has its known limitations regarding continuous AF/tracking, but I expect Nikon will fix that in the Z7 III, like they just did with the Z6 III.

When I had the Z50 I was just using AF-S, single point. That might not be the best in your situation if you’re trying to follow moving subjects.

If they replace the trans, let me know if it still locks up the rear wheels when pulling it backwards (in certain conditions).

It’s fine and a good idea to prune off anything that’s obviously dead (brown, dry and brittle in this case). I do that to mine.

If it was me, I’d prefer the 24-120mm if I had the space/room to work with a longer focal length because you could get a more shallow depth of field with the ‘long’ end of the 24-120 lens due to the fact that a longer focal length having a more shallow depth of field. If you have the money, it might be better to by the 85mm f/1.8 G lens for portrait photos.

Thanks. I don’t use any presets to get the look of my photos. I start with the standard camera matching picture profile in Lightroom and then edit from there. Occasionally I do use the included presets from Adobe but I still do more editing.

It depends on your needs and wants but overall the Z 50 would be the most comfortable camera to hold if that’s important to you. The Fuji might have the best image quality overall, but not drastically different. If you don’t need to shoot lots of action photos I think I’d go with the Z50. If you do need better tracking autofocus for fast action photos maybe the a6400 is the best option and there are many lenses available for the Sony.

@@ThePhotographyHobbyist Thanks. Do you know if the z50 has focus shift shooting for focus stacking?

@@nohandle641 there was no focus bracketing included on the Z50 at the time of release. I’m not sure if they added it later via a firmware update. You’d have to check their website and look at the user manual and any updates to the user manual (if any).

@@ThePhotographyHobbyist I did what you said and it looks like there have been 5 updates or additions and none of them were focus bracketing. Thanks for the help.

Now I'm leaning more towards the xt30 ii. Would you say the 18-55 lens is significantly better than the 15-45? Both are available with the kit. The 18-55 is $300 more. Do you think it's worth it? I looked up that lens and it retails for $699.

Yes it was probably my D750 and D600 in the past with that lens. D780 would have the same quality of the D750

@@ThePhotographyHobbyist okay, sir i want to start studio photography so i want to use nikon d780 with 24-120mm f/4g lens so is this a perfect ?

@@saki092 it should work well for a variety of uses.

Pretty bad. There’s no attachment to direct it anywhere, so it just sort of falls into a pile on the left side of the now as you’re behind it. It’s not well dispersed. I never use it for discharging because of that.

It’s small, similar to a motorcycle battery.

@@ThePhotographyHobbyist thx

I assume that’s the ratcheting sound and if that’s the case, that part is normal. The rear wheels on mine do the same when it’s not running and you push it forward. Sort of like the same sound, but louder, that you hear for example when you push a 10 speed bicycle forward without the pedals moving. Ratcheting sound.

@@ThePhotographyHobbyist thanks!

Took mine to a dealer who now reports it needs a new rear wheel drive transmission. I used it twice to mow a 1/4 ac. lawn. Not building confidence in Ariens, at this point.

I’ve driven several rental cars that had CVTs and hated them. Mushy/soft feel and ‘oozy’ forward even when you put the pedal on the floor. With the CVT in the WRX, it’s totally different and it pulls hard. If you hadn’t told me it’s a CVT it would take me awhile to figure it out. Using the paddle shifter in the steering wheel gives you distinct ‘shifts’ too and if you downshift fast to a lower ‘gear’ it’ll make you move forward in your seat. Maybe some still complain about it, but my experience is that I’d be totally happy with the WRX CVT.

Got mine 3 weeks ago. also at Menards. Had a very noisy left rear wheel, when not in drive. They insisted I take it to the dealer who honors the 2 year warranty. Called them today, after a week and was told it needed a new rear wheel transmission. Covered under warranty, but not really a trust builder!

It does indeed cut really well and even in soaking wet grass, bagging.

Unless I overlooked it, I don't see a way how to do that in the user manual. download.nikonimglib.com/archive3/ofnoB00QeUNQ03zrQlV93Vwwa867/Df_(En)04.pdf

@@ThePhotographyHobbyist no me neither. But isnt that extremely strange?

I'll check on that. I don't see it on their website.

I called Ariens today and they told me no such accessory exists (discharge chute attachment) for the Razor walk behind mower. 🤷‍♂️

I’m not sure. Maybe all they need is the serial number.

That’s cool. I was tempted to try a coast redwood, but saw the temperature range they normally survive in for winter and decided not to try it, thinking they wouldn’t make it here. Hope yours do well.

Thanks. Good luck. 🙂

If you’re not often shooting in lower light situations where you need a much higher ISO to maintain a shutter speed you need, then there’s really not much difference in the overall image quality…when you’re shooting near base ISO or not much above that. Also if you’re mostly shooting JPEG straight from the camera, there might not be as much difference as if you were shooting raw. The cameras do a pretty good job with in-camera JPG. I personally think the Panasonic handles better and like you mentioned you would get a better focal range using that kit lens, so unless you are really worried about higher ISO noise or you have some other reasons why you like the Z 50 better, maybe the Panasonic makes more sense in this case.

@@ThePhotographyHobbyist Wow, already a reply :) Thx! My plan was to have good looking JPEGs to share with family and friends and to edit the RAWs later on at home. I am currently using an old Lumix FZ80/82. Sadly the poor thing is already noisy at the base ISO of 80. Though, its a tiny sensor with only 1/2.3"... Recently I started using DxO PureRaw to process my RAWs. Boy does it do wonders to the noise and muddy image quality! So maybe my best bet is to get the G95 use it, be happy, and for those challenging ISO situations, treat the RAWs with DxO. Maybe one last question regarding the focus performance of the cameras. I plan on shooting mostly city and landscapes. Rather typical travel photography, if you will. Though, the occasional human or car of interest passes by and wants to be captured. Have you noticed a significant improvement in autofocus with the phase detect AF of the Z50 compared to the DFD autofocus of the G95?

@@MrHirschkeule the Z 50 will do better with moving subjects and also with continuous focus when shooting video but if you’re not doing lots of that and most of your subjects are city/landscapes and slower moving objects, I don’t think you would notice much difference.

It simply screws into the tripod hole, not much to see.

Ah. That makes sense about the top. :-)

Yes, I guess. It looks very healthy​@@ThePhotographyHobbyist

Nice. Older “screw drive” AF lenses for DSLR cameras should be getting a lot cheaper as the days go by. Only the higher end bodies and the rather old bodies had the AF motor inside the camera body to drive those older lenses that don’t have their own motor inside the lens, so those type of lenses are less useful for most people which makes them less expensive. :-)

Nice. If it can grow there it should grow here as far as the cold winters go. I think my biggest issue here is the heavy clay soil which can stay too wet, too long.

For that issue with the pin that snaps into a hole in the handle, I’d use a screwdriver to move the pin around a little to make sure it’s not simply a bit crooked and therefore not poking out far enough. I think it’s sort of spring loaded but not necessarily a spring behind it, you know. Like a springy metal piece stuffed inside the tube with the pin that should pop out of the hole. Wiggle it around a little and it may get seated in better and pop out like it should.

@@ThePhotographyHobbyist Thank you very much for the quick response. Also I want to mention that I found your video the most useful on the topic, and yours is the one people will benefit from if they watch.

@@cliffmathew Thanks. My videos aren't fancy, but I try to show something people might really be interested in or need to know.

@@ThePhotographyHobbyist You are doing a great job! Keep it up 🙂

I'll do an update sometime this Spring. It's still doing well.

@@ThePhotographyHobbyist That is great ! Perfect the sequoia is still doing well. My 2 10 cm tall seedlings survived their 1st taiga winter. 1 is damaged by the ice but turns green. A 3rd,ca plug i bought did not make it. Learned a lot..

@@howtogrowdragonfruitplant7849 sorry you lost one. Maybe the others will do OK. I hope mine will grow well the next few years. If so, maybe it’ll live a long time.

The 2 that survived i grew from seed. I put them into the ground at 7 cm tall. I am happy they are ok. Yes, i also hope yours will grow well and that we can see your update videos...

Not that I'm aware of. I see that mentioned in their user manual in the troubleshooting section: Problem: "The flash unit is automatically powered off" Answer: "It will switch off when there is not in use for over 60 minutes, switch on again." www.nissindigital.com/_files/ugd/3d8c0a_1383cffc50074213abe3da6051d4e2b7.pdf

@@ThePhotographyHobbyist I saw that, too. I am putting this flash as a rim light and it will be up high for a shoot. I don't want to have to keep pressing the button to power it on if I wait too long. Other flashes can disable standby. I had hoped this one could.

@@LightPointSoftware you might want to contact them to see if there’s a hidden way to do it, but I don’t know how quickly they would get back to you and to me it looks like there’s just no way to do it.