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Oct 2, 2020 14:33:05   #
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Nikon 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 lens
I use the lens primarily for amateur sports and it gets heavy as the day progresses. So sometimes I use a gimbal on a tripod or just a monopod. For bif I have hand held from a hide. I like it and find the AF good enough. Sometimes I think the image has more contrast than the 70-200.
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Sep 24, 2020 05:32:17   #
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Advice requested
I used to take my D750 and 24-120 lens but it was heavy and also got stolen with my backpack in a restaurant in Spain which I put on the floor beside me! I bought a Lumix DC-LX100M2 which is ideal and the image quality is good too too although not quite as good as the D750. Its zoom range is 24-70 and has 4k video. You can upload the pics wirelessly to your smartphone with their software.
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Sep 15, 2020 07:03:38   #
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Want to select and learn a new photo editor
Try affinity but also look at DXO photo lab and their NIK Software. Capture one is also very good but a bit more expensive. They all do trials. I own all 3 for different reasons.
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Sep 14, 2020 05:41:51   #
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Nikons and FoCal Software
I have used it and got recommended adjustments. But when it comes to telephotos it measures at different focal lengths with different results so you have to decide which measurement to apply.
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Sep 14, 2020 05:39:01   #
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Upgrading IPad and Macbook
I keep all my images on an external hard disc attached to my iMac, why not do the same for your macbook? A SSD would be fast and you can back up in the cloud or on a separate external hard disc. A lot cheaper than a new macbook.
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Sep 10, 2020 05:33:01   #
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Lens
I have the tokina which I use for all my studio work (still life) as well as macro for insects and flowers mainly. I like that it is fairly light unlike a sigma macro, as I do a lot of handheld nature stuff. I can't compare it to other macro lenses but it is my first choice for that work although I did use a 50mm for one studio project this week for a layflat project and a 100mm lens was too close due to height restrictions. Although I mainly manually focus, autofocus is a bit noisy I find. I can find no good reason to replace it.
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Sep 8, 2020 06:07:36   #
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Query
Is your lens a 70-200 or a 80-400? If its the 80-400 that is a heavy lens to use fo a walk about, I would use a monopod with it. For nature photography if you are shooting wildlife that moves you should use the AF-C and set a high shutter speed with ISO at auto. This helps with shutter priority or manual settings if you want to also set the aperture. Also consider using group focus if your camera has that, I use a single focus point and 3D so the focal point moves as the animal moves creating different compositions.
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Aug 28, 2020 05:33:45   #
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Help PLS! :Tokina ATX-i 11-20m CF Users ONLY
There are manual websites that may have the exact manual you are looking for.
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Aug 25, 2020 06:14:26   #
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Topaz Sharpen AI
If you search youtube there is a photographer who uses Topaz whose code gives 20% off. I won't name him but I used the code to get Sharpen AI.
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Aug 19, 2020 06:20:33   #
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Focus fine tune issue
I have a D750 and Focal software and have not experienced your problem. Sorry to hear of your woes.
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Aug 7, 2020 09:14:46   #
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Problem with Topaz Sahrpen AI
will47 wrote:
That, I think, is the problem. My version is 2.1.1, the newest version they have. What you just said makes sense as someone else brought this up. Here is my workflow: Open in RAW (make a few adj>send to PS>run Topaz DeNoise AI (works great)>

Then I send to Sharpen AI. After I do that I hit the apply button (I do not have a save button) and it goes back to unsharpened. Normally any sharpening I do is the last step. So, what am I missing here. While using Sharpen AI, during the process I can see the results and they look good. But, when it get's back to PS there is no sharpening applied.
That, I think, is the problem. My version is 2.1.1... (show quote)


I just checked my workflow. Normally I process in Capture One and "edit with" to open to Sharpen AI with a TIFF, here I "apply" the sharpening which saves the TIFF with no additional suffix. However if I use Sharpen AI as a standalone then I "save" the image and am offered the file format and the suffix option. In both cases I save to the output folder in Capture One and can see the sharpening differences.
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Aug 7, 2020 05:33:43   #
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Problem with Topaz Sahrpen AI
I have the trial version and had no problem with the saved file which has added an abbreviated sharpen option to the file name.
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Jul 28, 2020 05:35:40   #
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Backgrounds for macro photography.
Stewart Wood a macro photographer sells texture packs, you can see his youtube channel and how he uses them. His web site is https://www.stewartwood.com/product-category/texture-packs/
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Jul 26, 2020 05:57:29   #
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Batteries for Nikon Speedlights Question
TriX wrote:
The issue is likely that NiMH batteries are 1.2 volts per cell fully charged, while standard non rechargeable AA alkaline batteries are close to 1.6V per cell, so the flash, which was designed for 1.5-1.6v batteries, “thinks” the NiMHs, are almost completely discharged even when actually completely charged (an alkaline battery at 1.2 volts is almost completely discharged). If the flash will fire and recycle adequately, just ignore the warning.


Agree. My local retailer (WEX) also advised me of this. I also bought a charger with discharging and refreshing modes which I use ocassionally.
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Jul 23, 2020 08:42:03   #
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NIK 3 Collection
I managed to keep the google version and the DxO ver 2 and 3 by keeping them in separate folders. But when editing from another software I got all 3 versions to select from so that I was useless as I could not differentiate them!
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