SINGAPORE — The Build-to-Order (BTO) sales exercise for October saw an overall application rate of about 1.4 times its available supply, a few hours before applications for flats were slated to close on Tuesday (Oct 10) night.

The Nikon Zf is a 24MP full-frame mirrorless camera with classic looks that adds the latest Expeed 7 processor and features such as 3D Tracking AF to the $2000 price point currently addressed by the Nikon Z6 II.

My own take: This looks nicer than the Df I tested years ago. If I had disposable income I'd just get this with 3-4 primes.

Having read and watched about flat-bottom and conical pourovers thanks to a previous post, I thought of two things: What about the common electric drip machine, and also will there be any difference with local coffee, since I've only used the drip machine exclusively with that?

The common coffee in my area is very different from what most experience here: It's a very dark roast of Robusta caramalised with sugar. I was thinking a conical pourover won't change it much, would it?

Turns out the answer is yes, it does. I understand what "clarity" means now, I definitely felt the difference. The downside is the acidity that people were referencing about with conical filters also came out, and it's not exactly a flavour I enjoy. Thanks to everyone whose previous comments made me try this little experiment. I'm now looking to the next step and get a flat bottom brewer!

I was a Nikon shooter for a long while, starting with a Nikon F100 in the film days (something about that camera just felt so right to use), and while I've moved over to Micro Four Thirds, I still like to see what Nikon are up to. The Z lenses line up has been pretty interesting, except for the Tamron rebrands (because taking them, slapping the Nikon logo and charging a 30% markup just doesn't sit well with me). The 180-600 in particular looks like a nice upgrade from the 200-500/5.6. While it's quite a bit more expensive than the predecessor, the extra reach and potentially better image quality from the MTF might make it worth the increased cost. Oh and it's also a little lighter than the older lens.

Now if only there were a Z version of the D500...

Wooo, looks like DPReview have been saved. Has anyone heard of Gear Patrol though?

Feels odd that such an instituition of the web needs stewardship by a lesser-known entity.