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Feb 27, 2014 21:27:39   #
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Why only Canon or Nikon
SharpShooter wrote:
Nosaj, Every new model has some new technology in it, if not a complete redesign from the ground up, as in the 70D.

And how do you feel that, that's a bad thing?!

Constantly pushing the camera envelope is a good thing for the consumer!! ;-)
SS


ah, but SS, these are not cameras, they are computers.
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Feb 27, 2014 12:53:34   #
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When did cameras join the throw-away society
Shutterbugsailer wrote:
True, but the environmental tradeoffs might be worth it. While the ever-changine world of digital photography has introduced much e-waste which wasn't there during the film era, it has eliminated almost all the toxic waste from the chemicals used to develop it, not to mention all the celluloid, packing materials, etc. IMHO, the worst enviornmental offenders were the disposable film cameras


you betcha, i hated the disposable film cameras, just like today's digital image making devices.
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Feb 27, 2014 12:52:21   #
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Why only Canon or Nikon
you just might want to take a look at Pentax
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Feb 27, 2014 12:49:09   #
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A Warning Regarding Photo Shoots in the Desert
i'm always amazed at the lack of thought and preparation by folks, these days, when going into unfamiliar environments. is it the inability to understand the printed word? is it the lack of knowing how to do basic research? is this a reflection of laziness on the part of the image maker? i mean for ___s sake, people!
get off your butts, shut the computer down and PREPARE, RESEARCH and PACK THE NECESSARY ITEMS when taking images outside your computer room!!!!
if i sound like i'm now shouting, i am. the model could very well be negatively affected for the rest of that person's life.
when working with a model, you have a responsibility for that person's safety and welfare.
and that should be just basic comon sense!
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Feb 27, 2014 12:42:17   #
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NIKON Df
cjkorb wrote:
Welcome to the wonderful world of electronics.


well said - electronics, not film cameras which don't become obsolete.
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Feb 27, 2014 11:44:56   #
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When did cameras join the throw-away society
f8lee wrote:
Again, the comparison is not level because with film cameras you got all the advantages of the R&D Kodak et al put into the medium by simply buying a new roll of film. Times have changed, folks.


change is not always for the better. digital imaging devices are not particularly environment friendly - either in the manufacturing process or in the disposal process.
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Feb 27, 2014 11:43:07   #
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Spot Metre on manual mode
SharpShooter wrote:
Pug, that's a term that was used in the olden days, when Photogs were actually smarter than their cameras. Today's modern digi cameras have sent that rule to the same place we store our other old rules, like the old Pickett rules.
Ahhh, those weren't the days. :lol:
SS


isn't it sad you are no longer smarter than machinery? (heh-heh)
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Feb 27, 2014 11:34:53   #
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Cannor or Nikon
i don't think the mega pixel issue is important. go with the body which feels the best, has the best methods of operation for you.
lenses, if canon or nikon, will also not be an issue. both systems have some wonderful optics.
good luck and hope you have a lot of fun using it!
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Feb 27, 2014 11:32:01   #
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Focusing on eye when subject wearing glasses
SharpShooter wrote:
Phil, I don't see that you cannot focus on the eye. The camera will focus on the high contrast of the line in the frame in some cases. Also are you shooting at f1.2 or f4?
To eliminate the glare you need to direct the glare in another direction, such as kicking the temples up a 1/4 in or so. With rounded glasses, its gonna be a problem, but most prescription lenses are relatively flat, and redirecting the glare is not so hard. A small tweek in head angle may be enough. If you're DoF is only 1", you may need to manual focus, but unless you have the persons head in a vice, how do you keep them from moving, if it's only one inch.
It will have to do as much with the working DoF as with the focus.
The glare is easily dealt with, you can see it change in the viewfinder. ;-)
SS
Phil, I don't see that you cannot focus on the eye... (show quote)


it's good to remember, with a 50mm lens set at f5.6 your depth of field is from the tip of the nose to the ear, on a full facial exposure.
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Feb 27, 2014 11:30:10   #
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Traveling to Italy
smart move - going anywhere in europe off season is the very best time. no tourists, no cruise ships and you get a much better feeling of how folks live and can have some marvelous conversations with them.
as for food, ahhh, Italy!
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Feb 27, 2014 11:26:08   #
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NIKON Df
we, big fella, better focusing? the eye is the best focusing device out there. metering, via center weighted will take care of 99% of situations.
and the flash connectivity, well, an F6 with the SB 800 is as good as anything out there.
but, then, sadly, you're probably a Canon user (sigh).
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Feb 23, 2014 13:12:14   #
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NIKON Df
lukan wrote:
So what is so wrong about what I suspected, Shooter? You essentially just paraphrased the second half of my statement. King of Darkness is actually pretty cool for a camera (being a photographic tool). "... Except in low light situations...".


while i do not use digital, i've had a chance to spend some time with a df. the results obtained appear to be close to results with film.
the other issue of unnecessary burr brown chips is something for digital users to think about. perhaps a number of you used film cameras in the past. you might wish to revisit your negatives, transparencys and prints and see what you were able to obtain without anything more than a center weighted meter, lens and camera body. you might be surprised.
and those who say it's "easier" with current equipment, my question is this: who ever said it should be easier?
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Feb 23, 2014 13:06:08   #
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Copyright infringement
Rongnongno wrote:
Let's play this game...

You post an original with a copyright (anything, watermark, C, exif).

Some guy downloads it and repost it w/o the notice.

A third guy takes the picture modifies it and post it as his art.

Who are you going to go after if you do not know the second guy who used the 'fair use' as there is no copyright notice?

This is the type of subject that is often unproductive because 1) we are not lawyers 2) existing laws are vague 3) laws differ from state to state, country to country and 4) every post made here is an opinion.

Only thing you can do that is efficient? Don't post your work or better yet, sell it and let the buyer deal with that crap (as many photo journalists do)
Let's play this game... br br You post an origina... (show quote)


and this is exactly why i never post a damn thing on the internet! my prints are mounted and my signature is impressed at the bottom, framed and sold as one offs. i always thought Imogen Cunningham did the smart thing, impressing her chop on the board of her prints.

anyone who posts on the internet is just asking for the worse possible kind of theft to happen.
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Feb 23, 2014 13:00:39   #
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Spot Metre on manual mode
SharpShooter wrote:
Pug, I know, you know now.
But when in manual, using whatever corner of the triangle you like to use, and while looking through the view finder, and as you twist your favorite dial, you watch the meter in the viewfinder, as it goes back and forth, you can see if it's under or over, and you put it on whatever is your pleasure. ;-)
SS


or...you can buy a good spot meter and forget the cheapy that comes with your camera!
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Feb 23, 2014 12:53:11   #
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Film SLR versus DSLR
Pablo8 wrote:
My MPP Micro-Press has a focal plane shutter, fabric on a roller. The tension is wound in four stages to give increasing faster shutter speeds, up to 1/1000th.The shutter blind has varying width slits.


great cameras, and not at all well known in the U. S.
i've used one and always thought the build quality approached my linhofs - definately better than any of the graphic models.
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