Equipment Show Case, MDougherty, ThePhotoExperience

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Legacy Equipment


Sigma 300-800 F5.6	Nikkor 1200 F11 AIS	400 F5.6 Nikkor P


Vivitar 800 F8	Contax IIIA	Nippon Kogaku


18 F4 Nikkor	200 F4 Nikkor Q

Nikon Sensor Sizes

			MP	Own
2002
2003
2004	D2H	crop	4.1
2005	D2X	crop	12.4
2006	D200	crop	10.2
2007	D300	crop	12.3
2008
2009
2010	D7000	crop	16.2
2011
2012
2013	D7100	crop	24.1
2014	D810	FF	36.3
2015	D7200	crop	24.2
2016	D500 (2)	crop	20.9	yes
2016	D750	FF	24.3	yes
2017	D850 (2)	FF	45.6	yes
2018	Z7 (2)	FF	45.6	yes
2019
2020	Z7 II	FF	45.6	yes
2021
2022	Z9	FF	45.6
2023	Z8	FF	45.6
2024
2025

Nikon Bodies

	DX	DX	DX	Other	FX	FX
2002
2003
2004		D2H
2005		D2X
2006			D200
2007		D300	D200
2008		D700
2009
2010		D2000	D2000
2011			A580	A77
2012				A57	D800
2013		D7100	D7100	A77 II
2014				A77 II	D810
2015	D7200	D7200		P900
2016	D500			RX100	D750
2017					D850	D850
2018				P1000	Z7
2019					Z7
2020
2020
2021					Z7II
2022	D500	(used)
2023					Z8
2024
2025

	FX	FX	FX	FX
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020	Z 14-30	Z 24-200
2020	Z MC 105	Z 50 F1.8	Z 85 F1.8
2021	Z 24-120	Z 100-400
2022
2023	Z 180-600
2024
2025

Kits

Landscape

Wildlife

Birds

(CRJ+)	Wt.
Think Tank Commuter	5.5
Z7II + 100-400 Z	3.8
Z7 + 24-120 Z	3.25
Z7 + 14-30 Z	3.25
Ext Tube Z	0.5
(Actual wt.)	19.6

(737)	Wt.
Think Tank Accelerator	5.5
Z7II + 180-600 Z	xxx
Z7 + 24-120 Z	3.25
	xxx
Ext Tube Z	0.5
(Actual wt.)	19.6

(737)	Wt.
Think Tank Glass Limo	5.5
X8 + 180-600 Z	xxx
Z7 + 24-120 Z	3.25
	xxx
Ext Tube Z	0.5
(Actual wt.)	19.6

Surfing - Wedge

Football - Sidelines

	Wt.
Think Tank Glass Limo
D850 with Grip
Tamron 150-600 G2


(Actual wt.)	00.0

	Wt.
Lowepro
D500
Nikon 80-400


(Actual wt.)	00.0

Accessories

A Step Beyond

Bag Swap

In Field Bag

Grad. ND filter: 82 mm 3X soft

Filter holder (77) (Pol. / 2-4 stop)

Flash light / Lamp

Sony RX100 II - Infrared

Croakies

Liner Gloves

Gortex Hat

Knee Pad

Rag / Micro Fiber Cloth

Gaffers Tape / Rubber Bands

Suntan Lotion

Deet 30 Wipes

Band Aids

Sun Glasses

Skull Cap

Rain Pants

Totes Umbrella

Bonine

Water Bottle

Bags & Tripods

Bags

Tripods

(Airlines 22"x14"x9")

Think Tank
Accelerator	737	CRJ	CRJ +
Antidote	20.5"	17"	18"
Commuter	14"	12"	12.5"

Glass Limo
Tamrac 787

Sirui ST124	RRS BH-40 Ball
Benro A1190 T	Acratech Ball
Gitzo G1127	Acratech Ball
Gitzo G1227	Acra Swiss Z
Bogen 3011	RRS BH-55 Ball

RX100 & P1000 Setup:

RX 100II IR

P1000 Setup (birds)

P1000 (macros)

- Place camera in P (red) mode

- Image size: L:20M

- Quality: Fine

- Focus mode: single shot AF

- ISO: ISO Auto

- White Balance: Auto WB

- Picture Effect: High Contrast Mono

(Turn MODE DIAL to "S" (Shutter priority)

Image Quality ... RAW + F

Image Size ... 16m

Metering ... matrix

Continuous ... S (Single)

AF Area Mode ... Subject Tracking

AF-F (Full Time Autofocus)

Startup Zoom Position ... 135

Use Viewfinder to change SHUTTER SPEED

(Turn MODE DIAL to SCENE)

Menu ... Scene ... Close Up ... NORM Single

Shot

Scene ... Image Quality ... Fine

Scene ... Image Size ... 16m

Menu ... Wrench ... Format Card

D850 Default Settings:

1) DEFAULT:

2) AUTO EXP. BRACKET:

3) AUTO ISO:

4) 2 SECOND DELAY:

5) HIGHLIGHT WTD:

Front top left dia- Mode: M / F11 / ISO 160

Press small button on left side of prism.

Hold down ISO while turning SUB Command Dial

Main Menu ..... D5 to shoot

i ..... press matrix meter button top left (spot with asterisk)

Auto ISO - D850

MENU ... SHOOTING MENU ...

ISO SENSITIVITY SETTING ...

Auto ISO Control: ON

MODE BUTTON ... "Manual" ...

Dial shutter to 1,000

Dial F stop to F8 (manual becomes automatic)

When Done: Auto ISO to OFF

Mirrorless Setup: (1st time)

Hardware	Software	Z7 Settings of Note
(Chg. battery / format mem. card)	Back LCD - stay on 5 sec.	A6 AF Activation Off
	View "highlights".	A7 Limit AF Area Select Single Pt
Install hard, back LCD cover.	View "Histogram".	A12 Manual Focus Ring Enable
Install generic camera strap.	Meter Mode - Multi Segment
Gaffer tape over front ID.	Drive Mode: H	B3 Center Weighted Area 12 mm
Install auto twist & release plate.	Auto Focus- single point
Place body ID label on prism.	Auto Focus - Continuous	C1 Shutter Release Off
Place owner ID label somewhere.	Turn image rotation off	C2 Self Timer Delay 2 sec.
Add bubble level to hot shoe.	Focus Peaking	C3 Power Off Delay 5 min.
Record serial number.	Define FN2 button as DOF Preview
	Pencil ... shooting mode ... 100%	D6 Extended Shutter Speeds On
Copyright 2020 Michael F Dougherty All rights reserved.	Histogram in Live View	D10 Framing Grid Display On
	(LV ... OK ... INFO) 1st time only	D11 Focus Peaking On

Z7 Setup:

Settings of Note

Assign Exp. Bkt to Fn1 Button

Assign Preview to Fn2 Button

PHOTO SHOOTING MENU

ISO Sensitivity Settings - Auto ISO

CUSTOM SETTING MENU

a3 - Focus Tracking with Lock On

a4 - Eye Detection

c2 - Self-timer

SETUP MENU

Format Card / Clean Sensor

Custom Setting Menu

F - Controls

F2 - Custom Control Assignment

Fn1 Button (top left)

Bkt

Custom Setting Menu

F - Controls

F2 - Custom Control Assignment

Fn2 Button (top right)

Preview

Z7 iMenu:

Z8 Initial Camera Settings:

1. Set Time & Date		Setup Menu: Enter Time Zone & Date
2. Image Quality		Photo Shooting Menu: RAW + JPG (Lossless Compressed)
3. AF Activation	a6	Custom Setting Menu: AF Activation / OFF
4. AF Wrap Around	a10	Custom Setting Menu: Auto Focus Wrap Around / ON
5. Focus Point Display	a11	AF-C / ON
6. Focus Pt Sel. Speed	a14	Shooting Display / HIGH
7. Ext. Shutter Speed	d5	ON
8. High FPS Finder	d19	120 FPS
9. Sensor Shield		Setup Menu: Sensor Shield / ON
10. Sound		Setup Menu:

Z8 iMenu:

Z8 FN Button Assignments

FN1	FN2	DISP
Spot AF	Wide Area AF	3D Tracking
F2 - Custom Controls Shooting	F2 - Custom Controls Shooting	F2 - Custom Controls Shooting
Select FN1 - enter	Select FN2 - enter	Select DISP - enter
AF - Area Mode + AF ON	AF - Area Mode + AF ON	AF - Area Mode + AF ON
Single Point AF ..... enter	Wide Area AF (C1)..... enter	3D ..... enter