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May 3, 2024 22:53:47   #
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Battery ‘Swell?
hugEDhog wrote:
I had to use a long nose pliers to remove the battery from its slot where it pops up because of spring action. The last shoot was only a month ago. How could it expand that fast. Battery is one recommended by Fujifilm.
I know manuals say to remove batteries when not in use for an EXTENDED PERIOD of time. How long is that?
Can you restore the enlarged battery to its former size? Hoggers here who have several cameras: how sure are you that a battery is not “hulking” in one of them. Do you have a method?
I had to use a long nose pliers to remove the batt... (show quote)


I check the batteries in the cameras about once a month in the cameras I don't routinely use. The only one where I occasionally see problems with expansion is in my Nikon P-900. Those batteries seem to last only a couple years before they swell so much that they won't fit the camera slot, and it holds true both for Nikon batteries and much less expensive after-market batteries. On the other hand, the larger Canon and after-market batteries for my R-7 and D-6 seem to last for years without swelling problems.
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Apr 3, 2024 09:40:45   #
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finding the sun
mikey12654 wrote:
I'm kind of curious what shooting mode you're shooting in, manual, Av, fully auto or? For me I have no problem finding the sun when I use Av but have problems finding the sun in Tv mode. I took some sun shots recently, using the Av mode, f/7.1, SS 1/320, FL 500mm, cropped using a Thousand Oak solar filter.


From my 2017 "cheat sheet:" All manual, manual focus, Wh.balance=Daylight, iso=100, f/5.6, 1/320 sec., I.S. off. I was using a Nikon P-900 around 800-1000 mm equiv. and a Thousand Oaks filter. Set up on grass, not pavement. Check out MrEclipse.COM for more information for novices.
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Mar 31, 2024 20:49:58   #
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Do you remember
don't remember what make it was, but it was a 6 transistor model; growing up in the early 60s in central PA, spent many nights listening to music on WKBW in Buffalo and WBZ in Boston, or listening to Pittsburgh Pirates games on KDKA.
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Mar 31, 2024 20:19:20   #
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Tombstone Stagecoach
[quote=StanMac]I can’t see that they had shock absorbers for those steel springs so I bet the coach body, and its passengers, was constantly bouncing up, down, and sideways.


early coaches were supported on heavy leather straps to absorb some of the bouncing.
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Mar 31, 2024 09:49:44   #
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finding the sun
MCHUGH wrote:
I am going to try to take a solor eclipse picture April 8th. Since I have never tried to take a picture of the sun I needed to pratice. Got a pretty good photo using the topics already that have been posted. The problem I am having will seem so dumb but I hope someone will be able to help this old man. I am having a diffucult time finding the sun in the view finder. With the dark sun filter until the sun is actually visible it of course is black. I can find it but it takes me a long time very slowly moving the camer back and forth and up and down to locate it. I am hoping someone has a good starting point that will help me find it faster. I guess my 80 year old eyes are just really poor. Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.
I am going to try to take a solor eclipse picture ... (show quote)


point the front leg of your tripod directly at the sun so that the shadow and the leg make a straight line. Center your camera so the lens is in a straight line over the tripod leg. With the solar filter on, slowly raise the camera; you should be close enough to the sun that you'll see a lighter area through the lens and can find the sun easily after that. Shouldn't take more than a few seconds.
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Mar 3, 2024 03:00:40   #
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Why Would You Want This Stuff And What Would You Do With It
black mamba wrote:
You got me...I have no idea.


Some craftspeople cut the skis up and make chairs out of them.
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Feb 27, 2024 02:11:58   #
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LOCKED filter…
CHG_CANON wrote:
You'd get more from throwing that $10.99 in the toilet ...


I've found that wrapping a rubber band around the filter, then using one of those cheap plastic filter wrenches will take the filter off easily. The rubber band gives the filter wrench something to get a good grip on.
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Feb 8, 2024 02:44:46   #
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Cactus Garden Tucson, Arizona
Barre wrote:
Is'nt there a penalty for taking anything out of Nat'l Parks? Leave only footprints behind


depending on the park, they prefer you stay on trails and don't even leave footprints behind on fragile soils. But do take lots of pictures!
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Feb 7, 2024 02:50:27   #
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Solar Eclipse - Something is Missing
CliffMcKenzie wrote:
Something is missing!
Currently via Search reviewing responses to questions regarding the forthcoming eclipse in preparation for speaking engagements.
No one has ever mentioned...wait for it...you can practice before the event. Gimbal vs. ball head? Degree angles? Which lens? which filter? How many stops? Camera settings? Speed bracketing? And get this...you can do it from your own backyard.


I dug out the solar filter and glasses I used for the 2017 total eclipse, and also found the settings I used for that one. I photographed the 2017 total eclipse from Land Between the Lakes in Kentucky using a Nikon P-900 using a solar filter from Thousand Oaks. With practice, I finally set up at around 1000 mm equiv., and with the solar filter on, used 1/320 sec., f 5.6, iso 100, daylight W.B. and manual focus. Something like that would be a good place to start, and adjust for your solar filter, lens, etc. and spend a little time practicing. Hint: set up on grass, not pavement;that way you won't be bothered as much by heat waves coming from the ground.
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Oct 29, 2023 17:15:50   #
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I Really Hadn't Intended....
Cany143 wrote:
....to find myself in the Valley of the Gods, but what's a guy to do after dropping down off Cedar Mesa via the Moki Dugway? Go to Monument Valley? Nah. That place is a zoo these days. Though Arizona was looking a lot less overcast than Utah did a couple of days ago.


Beautiful! I went through Valley of the Gods and up Moki Dugway in 1978; looks about the same now as it did then, even the plant life looks unchanged.
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Oct 1, 2023 21:26:27   #
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Where is Focus Distance in EXIF data.
Alphabravo2020 wrote:
I'm thinking that the focus distance should be recorded somewhere in the image EXIF data as long as the lens and body are communicating. In this case I used a Sony A7iv and a Sony 50mm GM f1.2.

Shouldn't the camera be able to figure out the focus distance from the information it gets from the lens? Anyway I don't see it there or maybe I don't recognize what it is called.

Gratuitous example image supplied upon request.


I'm grateful if it just shows the focal length used on a zoom lens.
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Sep 30, 2023 12:52:20   #
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Hillbilly setting up for the coming eclipse 1 of more to come.
riderxlx wrote:
Well hoggers this is my first attempt at shooting the sun, eclipse, coming soon.
This is my home made cheap ass attempt. More to come, I will also post on the astronomy topic section too.

Bruce


Well done, looks very similar to mine that I used for the eclipse in 2017; I used tape to stick it together rather than glue. It worked fine, and I plan to use it again next year. My solar filter came from Thousand Oaks, so settings may be different, but I settled on ISO 100, f 5.6, 1/320 sec., WB daylight, manual focus.
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Sep 17, 2023 11:27:33   #
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Something Odd
Howard5252 wrote:
OK I just found a similar movement in the sun glint on the right wheel. I don't think it was physical movement but rather a change in the relative panning speed and the speed of the plane. Whatever caused it ... it was quick.


you can see the difference when you look at the "focus" on the tires; photo 1 appears sharp at 1 and 7 o'clock, while photo 2 appears sharp at 11 and 5 o'clock. Just little variations while panning an airplane landing at 80-100 mph.
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Sep 17, 2023 00:38:58   #
(Photo Analysis)
Something Odd
Howard5252 wrote:
OK. Look at the bolts. Do you not see the elongation in the first photo ... Upper Left to lower right
In the second photo Lower left to upper right. Are you using the Download enlarged?


caused by camera movement up & down; show the pilot the third one, it's in the best focus.
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Sep 9, 2023 23:24:38   #
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Solar Filter for Eclipse October 14-2023 April 4-2024
Mojaveflyer wrote:
I haven't seen any discussion of Thousand Oaks Optical. I have three of their solar filters and have had excellent results without losing my eyesight or burning the shutters on my cameras. Not the least expensive but they are trustworthy and provide a good product: https://thousandoaksoptical.com/


I used a SolarLite filter sheet from Thousand Oaks for the 2017 eclipse. I used a Nikon P900 and made a simple slip on filter using the cardboard holder the filter came in and some construction paper; worked perfectly. I plan to use it again in 2024.
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