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May 11, 2024 06:17:34   #
russraman wrote:
What's the best way to photograph pro-Hamas anti-Israel/Jewish protests at American colleges and universities without getting your ass kicked?


By not attending
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May 9, 2024 14:22:00   #
Retired CPO wrote:
Come on Bill!! You obviously don't know the full story. Assuming facts not in evidence.
Best to keep trap shut in order to not get trapped in...uh...own trap!


I had one of my senior special education students get hit by not looking both ways. Perhaps your right, maybe this guy had an IQ of 45 too.
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May 9, 2024 08:40:57   #
Zooman 1 wrote:
Saw this grey squirrel stop, scratched a bare spot on the ground, then rolled around on it before it took off. I have not seen this behavior before even though I have taken hundreds of pictures of squirrels. There are both fox squirrels and grey squirrels in this park.

The squirrel was in shadow when I took the photo.


When will you guys learn where to post your images. This is in the wrong section.
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May 9, 2024 08:39:49   #
Mountainlife wrote:
Presently I am shooting with Nikon D 7000 and Nikkor 18-300mm 6.3 lens for many years. The Sony mentioned above is an All-in-one camera suitable for travel and wildlife/birds photography ( my interests), I understand. Wondering if this change over to Sony will be useful. Looking for suggestions.


Only you will know what to do. The Sony is capable of taking great images but is is about the same size as what you currently own but has a further reach of 600 over your 450.
How often do you take telephoto images. At the wide end it is 24 and yours is about 27 so that's a draw.
If you do not take that many images and your an amateur photographer I don't see the need.
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May 9, 2024 08:29:58   #
Jack 13088 wrote:
This morning I read a thought provoking post by Steve Perry on his web site that opened with, “ Warning - you might not like what I have to say.” I thought it would be amusing to throw a match in that gas can. What do you think on the topic Is Technology Killing Photography?


I think the advances in technology has helped everyone from health professionals to professional photographers to amateur's to pet owners to everyone. Hats off to technology.
Next time your life is saved in an automobile accident you can thank technology.
Next time your life is saved by advances in medical field you can thank technology.
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May 8, 2024 08:52:00   #
tcthome wrote:
AHH, what ya gonna do Bill? Some photogs never learn!


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May 8, 2024 06:49:16   #
Bill Koepsel wrote:
Either one is ok....let me know,
Thanks,
Bill


But it's a Canon.
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May 8, 2024 06:48:39   #
coolhanduke wrote:
Nikon is having a D850 Sale.
Thought I would post since there was a lot of discussion when someone wanted to buy one.


old news, that add has been out for several days
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May 8, 2024 06:48:01   #
jerryc41 wrote:
OP/TECH straps are great, and I've been using them on cameras for years. I have one serious complaint, though. The short straps that attach to the camera are too short. If they used maybe 3/4" more of the strap material, it would be so much easier to put them on and off. I just spent at least half an hour trying to remove a strap connector from a camera. I was able to remove the female end (finally), but there wasn't enough strap material to fit the male connector back through the loop.

I spent quite a while removing that little triangular piece of metal from the camera and then I had to remove the strap from that. I still have to remove the strap from the little plastic piece that was on the triangular piece. That still requires feeding the connector back through the loop, though. I'd rather not cut the strap and have to buy a new one. Of course, when I'm done, I'll have to reinstall the tiny plastic and the triangular piece.

In the picture below, each small strap goes through the carry point on the camera. Then, that large connector has to go back through the loop - which is too small. If I have to cut this one, it will cost me $8.00 for a new one.
OP/TECH straps are great, and I've been using them... (show quote)


Spiders are better. You should really go over to the dark side.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=spider%20camera%20holster%20spiderpro&N=0&InitialSearch=yes&sts=ps
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May 8, 2024 06:45:57   #
Urnst wrote:
I want to call KEH to discuss selling a camera but I can't find a phone number. Does anyone have one?


Took 3 seconds on a google search, 1-800-342-5534
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May 8, 2024 06:44:12   #
Retired CPO wrote:
Just saw an add on-line. B&H wants $300 more for a D500 than for a D850!


You don't read for detail do you. The D500 includes the very nice, very sharp 16-80 lens at 2496, you cannot just buy the camera without a lens. The D850 is priced at 2196 for just the camera.
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May 8, 2024 06:40:36   #
jerryc41 wrote:
It's unfortunate that we have the terminology we do in photography. "I'm going out to shoot some kids." "Be sure to get head shots."

When you out in public with people around, someone could call the police if they overheard that conversation. I try to avoid "shoot" and "shots," but it ain't easy.

Another thing is the names of cameras. Nikon had the F series - the FTN - and then they went to digital - Z 6. Why, oh why, did they put a space after the Z in the digital names? Z 6, Z 7? Look online, and you'll see them written with and without the space. And then they introduced the Zf and the Z fc. Did they run out of numbers? I've lost track of spacing in the Zf names. Nikon isn't the only camera company with bad model names. For companies with such clever people, they should be able to come up with consistent names that let the public know what kind of a cameras they are seeing.

I have to leave now and buy a microwave. I feel like we're cavemen here without a working microwave.
It's unfortunate that we have the terminology we d... (show quote)


Can't wait for the Nikon B1, I sure it will bomb, and the Canon 747, I am sure that one will fly, let's not forget the future Sony P51, it will propel itself to new heights.
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May 7, 2024 14:08:17   #
dbrugger25 wrote:
It might be wise to invest in a polarizing filter. There will be a lot of sparkle in the water.


When I shoot Ospreys catching fish from the water I liked the extra sparkle off the water, gave that splash that extra pop I liked so much.
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May 7, 2024 14:04:23   #
TriX wrote:
Bill, you and I have had this discussion before (a number of times) and no one doubts your credibility, skill and experience as a professional. I understand your photos were good enough to sell and satisfy clients - my question to you is have you ecpver tried calibrating a lens/camera combination to see if it could make your images sharper (with an AF DSLR)?


Never had a reason to. Prints always looked really good.
Now that I have a mirrorless camera calibration will be an after thought.
Critical focusing skills, stopping down the lens 3 to 4 stops, learning breathing while holding down the shutter button, shooting at the required speeds for the lens used always resulted in a sharp, focused image.
Used mostly wider lenses and never focused on anything under 10 feet, so critical focusing never entered my thoughts.
But, to answer your question, I never calibrated any lens in my life.
And many of my professional buddies never calibrated a lens either so I never gave it a thought.
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May 6, 2024 20:12:57   #
TriX wrote:
Can’t resist commenting that the most vociferous voices against calibrating DSLR lens have never tried it, or magically, never had a lens/camera combination that front or back focused (or that they noticed). As to the classic objection that you can do more harm than good, the answer is simple - if you don’t like the result, just turn it off! Isn’t surprising that if this feature were unneeded or dangerous, that major camera manufacturers included it?


Never had a lens that need calibrating. I have sold countless images at shows and on line. And all of my customers were more then pleased with their images.
I guess I have just been lucky with the over 20 DSLR Nikon lenses I have owned over the years.
Did I mention I have also taken over 200 weddings and guess what, not one person ever said ONE image looked out of focus.
But again, I must have just been lucky with the over 20 Nikon lenses I used.
Not to mention folks who write books for Nikon DSLR camera's caution AGAINST trying to fine tune a lens. Wonder why that is?
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