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Apr 9, 2021 10:52:42   #
If anyone here has a Canon 5DII sitting on a closet shelf, and if you'd like for it to go into the loving hands of a fellow member here, please let me know. I currently have a Canon 5DII, which I love dearly, and plan to make that my last camera. What I worry about is should it stop working.

Then complicate that with the fact that I continue to use it to capture images I can use in my classroom. Hence why a 'back up' 5DII would give this person great peace of mind. I'm 54 years into teaching, and I plan until I peak out at 75 years of teaching. Teaching, and a 5DII are a perfect match, especially on a teacher's income. I'll keep my fingers crossed.
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Apr 6, 2021 16:47:31   #
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Apr 6, 2021 08:57:46   #
Here is a one stop HDR, thanks to Affinity Photo.

BTW, I agree with the post that the original has a limited range in Dynamic Range. However, the HDR step in Affinity Photo can cure the dark regions nicely.
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Mar 30, 2021 09:34:59   #
Here in St. Louis, Amazon delivers come as late as 10PM. Fun, huh?
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Mar 28, 2021 10:47:00   #
That lighting, it's a great touch.
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Mar 27, 2021 10:33:59   #
I am talking 2018, when cameras were forbidden in the cabin of planes. It's history now, thank heavens.

Yes, I'm in St. Louis, MO USA. (and also miss London greatly)
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Mar 27, 2021 10:04:36   #
I think you have definitely crossed into Artistry.
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Mar 27, 2021 10:03:00   #
I think he looks great at age 90. I hope we all look that good at that age.
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Mar 27, 2021 09:57:07   #
I'm enjoying this dialogue. As a lifelong photographer, I continue using my 5DII with four L series lenses.

That said, I want to contribute this unusual experience. On the eve of our planned Baltic cruise, our then-Secretary of State (?) made the announcement that no camera larger than a cell phone would be permitted in the cabin of any aircraft, including international flights. And that decision would soon be applied to incoming flights from other countries. So, what in the world do I do? I won't permit my camera and lens to be tossed in the cargo hold.

I bought my first Lumix TZ80. I noticed that it not only shot RAW, but it had an 'eye' view window in addition to the typical led screen. Amazingly enough, the led screen automatically shut off when your eye would approach the eye-view window. Okay, enough with the interesting characteristics. I took this camera around the Baltic, to include an afternoon at the Hermitage museum. Will I be disappointed when returning home? Pleasantly surprised, I've made 11x14 prints that are clean and sharp. Will I stop using my 5DII with L-series lenses? No! But I now take the Lumix camera around regularly as my 'pocket camera'. If you were considering such a small camera as a back up, I don't think you would be disappointed.
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Mar 20, 2021 10:49:16   #
Another thought. When I purchased my first Photoshop in 2002 (and it was $660), I was reminded that when Photoshop FIRST began, many years before that, it began is shareware (? where you send a contribution), so it was almost free. If that was true, and I have no reason to doubt my multiple sources, then the software grew along with the price until it became what it was in 2014 (?). So keep that in mind with Affinity Photo being $49, the price I paid, and happy about it. Five or ten years from now, it might very well grow in price ... and I believe they deserve every dollar, or pound, or euro they currently collect.
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Mar 19, 2021 12:06:08   #
Well, here is my two cents. I spent $660 for my first copy of Photoshop back in 2002. Then I paid about $200 every-other upgrade. If you waited more than two upgrades, you were not entitled to the $200+ price, and had to start over. Okay, having said all that, I used PSCS5 right up to ... 2018 ?, when they switched to the fee based version. Now before I begin waving the flag for Affinity Photo, I want to state, for the record, that I don't blame Adobe for charging a monthly fee. Whenever I'd go into my favorite camera store, I'd always hear other customers say, and I was sickened when I heard, so many of them say "oh, yea, I have it on my computer. But I didn't pay anything for it." Now I'll add this. As many of you may know, I teach college physics. In the past 24 years, I would hear, year after year, from some students who had ... you guessed it "Photoshop in my computer, but I didn't pay anything for it". So, I clearly don't blame Adobe for now requiring a subscription for it. Those who stoled Photoshop spoiled it for the rest of us.

Then, when I purchased a new iMac three years ago, I was able to install my PSCS5 onto it, and it worked perfectly ... until it came time to make a print. The moment I pressed command-P, the software instantly shut down. Soooooo, I had to move on, and Affinity Photo was where I moved to. I have to admit and state here, so far, there is nothing I usually do on PS that I cannot do in Affinity Photo, and that includes all the RAW things I do. So, I highly recommend Affinity Photo, even at their ""expensive price"" of $49.00.
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Mar 16, 2021 09:39:00   #
I've successfully donate mine to one of the local universities, and the chair greatly appreciated it.
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Mar 14, 2021 13:10:28   #
With much discussion here about the failure rate of HD storage, do you, my Chicago friend, have a method you feel is guaranteed long term?
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Mar 14, 2021 12:57:36   #
As a loyal member here, and one who has benefited from advice from fellot members here, it's my turn to offer great news about storage of image files. I'm remembering the articles here that using DVD or CD was dangerous because they "fail over time". Here's my update to that.

I've purchased two digital picture frames, and I'm selecting image to upload to them. Where from? I have six boxes of CDs and DVDs I've used to store my RAW files, from my camera's image cards. Those boxes go back to 2002, when we first began cruising. As I'm working my way through all those CDs and DVDs, I'm finding absolutely no failure. These discs have worked perfectly for the storage and retrieval of my image.

Will they still be safely there in 2035? We'll have to wait to see. But for 19 years, they all work perfectly. I thought you should know and here the good news.
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Mar 9, 2021 09:28:43   #
You are giving a great example of what HDR can do. Great job.
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