Can sun dogs appear below you?
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Can sun dogs appear below you?

How it looks in the picture is exactly how it looked in person, and it’s not a reflection on the glass. Can sun dogs appear both above and below you if there are ice crystals above and below you?

u/Shark-Force — 11 days ago

[B][USA-NJ] Nikon Zf Black

Looking to buy Nikon Zf in black with a low shutter count. I'm also interested in the 40mm special edition lens for it.

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u/Shark-Force — 2 months ago
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$2000 ish budget camera suggestions

I currently have an Olympus OM-D EM-1 mk ii with one high quality zoom lens. It’s a good camera, and I’ve used Olympus for 12 years, but I want to move on to a full frame sensor.

I mostly shoot aircraft, some birds, and generic shots like street and landscape.

  1. D850. I think it would be cool to own the best DSLR ever made, the sensor is still top of the line, and the lenses are hugely compatible and are cheaper. I would be getting one new because used is barely cheaper.

The downside is DSLRs are a dead end, the D850 is pretty bulky and loud, the autofocus tech has improved since then, and the F mount is also a dead end.

  1. Z series (general). If I’m going to make the move to Nikon it only makes sense to hop on board the new system, and the Z cameras have some neat features.

The downside is the nifty autofocus features don’t particularly appeal to me. On my Olympus I just use the center focus point. The Z cameras seem more expensive vs the D850 for the same image quality (or worse). And what concerns me the most is Z mount lenses seem to be very expensive compared to F mount lenses. I don’t plan on buying many anyways though, so it’s not 100% a deal breaker.

Should I invest in the top of the line tech of yesterday and invest in used F mount lenses? Or should I get with the times and invest in the Z mount system that isn’t a dead end like the F mount is?

If I should go with the Z series, what’s a good option?

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u/Shark-Force — 2 months ago

Considering first martin, asking for price check

Hello, long time guitar player but semi recent acoustic player. I currently have an FG830 I bought in August, but wanted an upgrade. I bought a used 000-18 but ended up returning it due to fret sprout that I learned from a tech was due to it being excessively dry. It might have been fixable but the idea of putting my new Martin in a case for a month to fix just after I got it didn't seem right.

There is a used 000-18 Modern Deluxe for $2899, and I'm having trouble figuring out if this is a decent price. The price isn't flexible and it's in decent condition with a couple of small pencil eraser sized dings on the binding. There are so few used 000-18 MDs out there that I'm not sure what a good price is. If you look up used 000-18 MDs you probably find the exact guitar I'm looking at!

How's this price and why are there so few 000-18 MD and even standard 000-18s on the used market? Do people just hang onto them and that's why there's so few? Or is the 000-18 a niche model?

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u/Shark-Force — 5 months ago