Didn't know you had a Live Stream, so I missed it this morning. Don't mind the power pole or lines...I am a retired Powerline Worker. The mist in the background was pretty neat. I enjoy the ""on location" videos that you produce.

I just saw that the new Photoshop beta has an automatic way to remove power lines as part of the remove tool. Haven't tried it yet, but definitely sound very beneficial and would certainly help you here and leave just the pole to get rid of.

volume is good

Sorry I missed it live. I was making a video myself. :). Next time you exposure bracket, try 3 shots. -2, 0, +2. So much easier. You will get the same results.

Excellent job as usual.

Patience. Thank you for sharing your light painting technique. Beautiful result.

Great video guys. Ron, I just came over from Tim’s channel and subscribed. A lot of what you said really resonated with me, so looking forward to your videos.

Great video, as a D500 & 500 PF owner I have been dithering about buying the Z8. I can’t part with the rig but I am interested in adding the Z8. Apparently the 500 PF is long enough to be useful on the Z8 for you and this was a question I’ve been debating, so thanks for answering that. I also have the OM-1 & Olympus 300mm with both teleconverters and they work very well so I have plenty of reach available. Keeping the weight to about 90 oz or less is important to me and this looks about right with the Z adapter. Thanks for the review.

Enjoyed being a fly on your windshield and watching your discussion as you were driving to your location.

Get a life.

I enjoyed listening to this conversation. Thanks guys.

My suggestion is stay the course with your channels and the content! The formula-matic (photography) channels with 200,000 or 500,000 or 1 million subscribers are mostly in decline. I've noticed the stats on a lot of those channels, getting only 2,000-7,000 views per video. So people subscribed to them at one time, then ditched on watching them... Interesting in-transit conversation(s) and thanks for the channel mention!

Good morning Ron and Tim. Have fun 🎉

Great conversation! I agree a lot times mistake or not the first introduction is the best! Tim as far as people watching your photography channel or either of you for thot matter, if you connect with one subscriber-watcher and you make their day then you have made a difference. You both have done that for me! Keep up the great content on all your channels!

I have never been much of a fan of “live” videos. They always seem chaotic and or discombobulated and I lose interest rapidly so I just choose to avoid them. If the main objective in your video is to sell me something or enlighten me on some secret for success, then I can promise you I will either click off quickly or not click on at all. I have zero interest in product review videos of something that I will surely never purchase, so those won’t get watched. I like videos about places to take photography and how to find them and maybe your thoughts on capture decisions. I could “not” care less about what gear you use unless your goal is to bad mouth or diminish other brands, then I will more than likely unsubscribe. I prefer photography channels that focus on “photography”. If I want to watch videos on editing, then I will choose a channel that focusses on that. I will watch some that cover both if the subject is of interest to me. I prefer videos without music because I feel it competes with the video. Poor audio is less tolerated than poor video. My two cents

The channel mentioned in the video sounded interesting and wasn’t linked in the description so I hunted for it. It is called Folk Art And Camera. Link: www.youtube.com/@folkartandcamera

What a fun conversation! Had a great time with you out and about. We didn't get a lot of pictures, but we sure had a lot of fun!

I ran the charging cables throught the dah out the passengerside footwell. So much cleaner! Fun Fact, 10ft cable is way to long, i could have probably used 6ft cable and been fine

Hows your experience now with the a6700?

Testing this stuff takes a LOT of time. But it is worth it to make our videos better. Great job!

45+ 45+ 45+ 45 = 180 not 150 and 45 X 3 is 135 feet

It great you test this stuff so other creators can find out 1st hand of any issues

Thanks Ron! I'm happy my RODE Wireless Mics WILL work - BTW, I also hate begging for subs too (that's for the kids).

D500 is great.. but the image quality of the newer Z cameras is just hands-down better than D500..

Like button SMASHED for ya!

also is nice to see you share and talk about the picture you take

I love continues focus with 3d traction got the Z8. I used it 90% of the time

They rushed the z7ii... The 6ii and 7ii seemed like an afterthought. They should've held out to get the newer processor in there. I just want it to be a smaller z8 and keep the mechanical shutter lol. Wouldn't mind a good apsc though either.

i watch many videos on my tv so i cant hit a like button, not everyone uses a laptop or phone some of us watch on other devices that are not capable or even convenient to hit the like button. so that's probably a huge reason why some dont its certainly a huge reason i dont.

I hit the like button for myself and the person that made the video. If I'm looking for an answer to something I don't need to watch the same video twice in most cases. If I'm on a mission to find an answer I may need to watch a bucket full of videos so by hitting the like (or dislike) button it helps them out and it helps me out because I can see I've already watched that video. I have a close circle of friends that I share tons of videos with.

I just hit the UNlike button !! You're welcome

the entire system is rigged , it’s fake, that’s why , since you asked…

The B rolls had me laughing 😂. Good video though

What bothers me about the battery is the gauge. One minute it says full battery the next minute it’s flashing red and the next minute it’s back to full then it’ll go to medium then it goes back to full then it will flash red. I like to change my batteries when they turn red and not let them run completely out, but the Z 50 turns red before it is really at the red level. Drives me crazy lol The one nice thing about the 16 to 50 is it is tiny. Probably less than a third the size of the 14-30. But as you have demonstrated the 14-30 works great on the Z50.

I'm glad you got the cards ordered I have high hopes. Enjoyed your video. Thanks Ron

What's the back story on the infrared conversion? Assume it'll become a topic going forward...

This is a really cool video. We need to link up at some point and photograph some wildlife.

Heather made an amazing landscape photo with my old D7100. One of my favorites of mine was with that camera too. I bought it on Amazon Cyber Monday sale for something like $850 brand new. Great camera with the right battery and lots of resolution for it's day, more than D7500 D500 Z50 D7000. Tons of noise above 1600 ISO and no tilt screen are really my only gripes with that camera. I agree, sometimes or even often shooting alone is the best way. If one person wants to stay and another wants to move on, that doesn't work well. I'll be interested to see how your Z50 infrared conversion goes. Maybe if Nikon ever makes Z90 / Z70 I'll convert my Z50 too. I was going to disagree about shooting at high frame rates but then I remembered that I have not used my Z8 above 8FPS in several outings even for birds in flight. I'm sure when Heather and I go to Florida in March I'll bump it up to 20 FPS to give myself the best chance to get the perfect wing position of the in flight Spoonbills we are after. Sorry I missed you that day.

Wow, cool building. Tim is fun to hang with also.

Wow! Great tour and I'd love to revisit the old hotel with you and see his progress!

Totally agree with you about going out to shoot some types of photos...you just gotta be by yourself. Thanks for sharing your day and the shots that you got.

I bought the D7100 when it was released and still use it

Lots of love from india 🇮🇳

Well said. We have a homesteading channel and it seems like we can't get any body to leave a comment or give us a like.people need to realize it does not cost anything to subscribe or comment.

Looks good but may I ask why you are using a gps when you have a iPhone and CarPlay?

I totally agree with your opinions. I have sony 6400 and its not even closed for Wild life. I am glad I still keep my D500

Thanks for this. It was super helpful!

Excellent

Wow, that intersection looks a lot different now.

Well said! From a fellow "Ron" photographer in Alabama... (and I did hit "Like")