On Jan 26, 2018, Eric Stevens wrote
(in article<0nun6dt6ldckp107hnktq6bdo60ukgfu4j@4ax.com>):

> On Fri, 26 Jan 2018 16:31:28 -0800, Savageduck
> <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com>  wrote:
>
> > On Jan 26, 2018, Eric Stevens wrote
> > (in article<q2gn6d9gl21lk027v57iroqmeo1hlsoi8o@4ax.com>):
> >
> > > On Fri, 26 Jan 2018 14:40:46 +0000, David Taylor
> > ><david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid>  wrote:
> > >
> > > > On 26/01/2018 08:21, Eric Stevens wrote:
> > > > > On Thu, 25 Jan 2018 17:51:44 -0800, Savageduck
> > > > > <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com>  wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > On Jan 25, 2018, RichA wrote
> > > > > > (in article<d97a3ed7-af3f-48b9-9796-c91014573b4d@googlegroups.com>):
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > This was done on a tripod by a known camera tester. It also depends on
> > > > > > > lens
> > > > > > > focal length, the test done was with a 200mm.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > http://blog.kasson.com/d850/d850-vibration-with-the-nikon-200-2/
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The solution is simple; Go mirrorless!
> > > > >
> > > > > That doesn't make sense if you have bought a dslr.
> > > >
> > > > Is your main investment in lenses or DSLR body?
> > >
> > > It doesn't make any difference. All my gear is Nikon/Nikon mount. If I
> > > go mirrorless I would have to sell the lot.
> > >
> > > In the meantime I want to take a vibration free shot with my camera on
> > > a tripod. Do I now sell all my gear and buy a mirrorless of some kind,
> > > or do I merely raise the mirror before I shoot? There is only one
> > > sensible answer.
> >
> > In your case, with your camera mounted on the tripod, raise the mirror, use
> > LiveView, and manual focus with VR off, set the timer to release after 5-10
> > seconds, and trigger the timer using a remote release.
> >
> > ...but if you really want an excuse for going mirrorless, there it is. 
> >
> > Remember, that with an adaptor you can still use your Nikkor glass, all
> > manual, but you can use it.
>
> If I was going mirrorless I would do as you did: start afresh with a
> downsized camera and lenses to match.

As I have always said my switch to Fujifilm was initially due to Nikon being 
slow to deliver a replacement/update to the D300S. Once I had been exposed to 
the benefits of the Fujifilm X-System there has been no going back. If Nikon 
had released the D500 a few months earlier I might never have switched. Now I 
find myself with three Fujifim X-cameras, and 6 Fujinon lenses. That cash 
could just as easily have been spent on a D500, and some fresh Nikkor glass. 
Timing is everything, even in the release of cameras.

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Regards,
Savageduck