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yup - exactly what occurred. Ansel didn't even remember if he used a red filter or none at all. it was maybe, the first recorded "grab shot" with a 5x4 view camera!

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Feb 7, 2014 13:09:37 #

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Nikon Df, should I or not

Mark7829 wrote:

There is no video with df.

and thank heaven for that. interesting note, nikon is having trouble keeping up with the orders for the df - guess video isn't really that important to the buyers.

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Feb 5, 2014 11:57:43 #

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Broken Nikon 24-70 2.8 Repair Cost?

i woud contact your home owner's insurance carrier. they can rider it on your home insurance policy. if you rent, you can do the same with your renter's insurance carrier.

one other thing. if you have homeowner's insurance, often times they will also cover your lens from this accident, probably with a $250.00 deductible, if you are not using it professionally. just let them know you took it out of the house and went riding on your bike, took a fall and the lens was damaged.

my policy covers this type of incident, again with a $250.00 deductible.
good luck and hope all turns out well for you. it's a highly regarded lens.

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Feb 5, 2014 11:52:27 #

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When should I use/not use a lens hood?

mwsilvers wrote:

Agree. While filters may occasionally prevent a scratch or chip to the front element, I think they are just as likely to cause one.

what you think and what actually occurs are two different things. we have the proof of what occurs, you have your opinion, which you are entitled to. however, because your experience differs from other users does not make you an expert or one who comes across broken, shattered, dropped, damaged lenses every day. and the people who experience this are not less proficient than you may be.

so, please, don't impose your own personal experience on the rest of the imaging population.

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Feb 5, 2014 11:45:37 #

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Three types of camera operators?

peteaaa wrote:

The tools we have now are what we have because of the efforts of Ansel Adams. Ansel developed the zone system which most cameras metering system use today. There has been others since that has added to to photography. The metering in cameras today far out weigh what Ansel had. I have heard people who knew Ansel said he could walk into an area and tell you what the color temprature of the light was with out any aid.

actually the zone system was developed by Minor White at MIT, and actually his graduate assistant is really the one who did most of the work.

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Feb 3, 2014 16:27:25 #

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Three types of camera operators?

bunuweld wrote:

I don't see any problem if the author presents it as an image without claiming to portray "reality". Most famous photographers have presented pictures where some degree of pre-and post- processing had taken place. No dishonesty is present unless the author claims his/her picture to be untouched from its departure from the camera.

In Moonrise Hernandez Mexico, Ansel Adams always publicly stated it was the equivalent of a grab shot and the worst negative he ever had to work with. it took his master printers about a month to come up with the final print, for all the burning in and dodging. the negative was actually a mess. Mr. Adams never misrepresented what he had taken - so everyone knew what they were buying or viewing. how many here, do this with their final images?

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Feb 3, 2014 16:23:00 #

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what are the top 3 professional Nikon bodies

amehta wrote:

Yes, the F6 should be paired with the D4/D800 combo.

And for value, the D7100 with the F5. Or maybe the D700 with the F5. On it's own, I might still pick the D7100, but when combined with the F5, having all FX lenses makes sense. After all, the F5 doesn't have a DX mode. :-)

oh sure....get petty! (hee-hee)

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Feb 3, 2014 15:42:20 #

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Three types of camera operators?

TheDman wrote:

Good thing we're not all photojournalists!

or maybe not...

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Feb 3, 2014 15:30:11 #

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When should I use/not use a lens hood?

hi, and thanks for your response.

the funny thing about the filter issue is Erv has about a dozen shattered filters which, over time, he has removed from photographer's lenses. had it not been for the filter, the front element would have looked like a broken mirror.

we have always recommended uv filters and lens hoods, alike. we've seen "the proof in the pudding", and as Erv has said over 47 years "which would you rather it be. your filter or your front element?

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Feb 3, 2014 15:22:25 #

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Three types of camera operators?

amehta wrote:

While I agree with the sentiment of the three cate... (show quote)

yup, the old "representation of reality" issue. gotcha there, big guy. we've just seen the Associated Press severing their relationship with the Pulitzer Award winning photographer, who shall not be here named, for altering his digital image. notice i do not say photograph. as what is used today are computers with attached lenses. now, can there be credibility in the final image?

with film, you have the baseline - the negative. digital image making lacks this baseline, unless the camera is specially modified. i think i've said this before. but, anyway... you all know i do film only, so please feel free to discount my concerns with integrity, honesty, credibility and belief in what is seen is what was recorded. because if we cannot believe in the picture or digital image then what can we believe - the printed word?

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Feb 3, 2014 15:09:24 #

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Film Photography

ArgusSnap1 wrote:

Hi-yes I started with an Argus Markfinder--my father gave it too me in 1968 whenhe bought a Topcon Auto 100. It still works--I should take it for a shoot later onthis spring. I just bought a C3 off of ebay and waiting for it to arrive. It's amazing how well these ol' cameras did! But they did have straight lenses rather than zooms which are almost always sharper. My Father shot many fine Kodachromes with this so we have a family history of 3 kids growing up from 1947 until the late 60's. Thanks

Erica, my late wife, and i always thought we'd buy about 200,000 argus c3s and build a house out of them. lucky for you folks we never did!!
probably the most ubiquitous cameras until the advent of the Canon AE1 and AE1 Programs.

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Feb 3, 2014 15:06:52 #

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what are the top 3 professional Nikon bodies

Shutter Bugger wrote:

Fair points Amahta.

I agree that the D700 as good as it is, is getting long in the
teeth as far as pixel count is concerned and no longer belongs in the top 3. However, it is an inescapable fact that
it is more camera than the D300s which you included in the list.

I agree the D3 D4 & D800s of this world in all of their incarnations belong at the top of the list.

It is also hard to ignore the pixel count of the D600 and 610.

hey, what about the F6?

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