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Oct 12, 2020 18:29:03   #
rsguiting_usmc wrote:
Need help on how to fix the colors on my shots. I have a canon 7d with 16-35mm f/4L wide lens. I thought I had white balanced correctly and took some shots of people that were static outdoors on a bright sunny day. All the exposures came out great but noticed in post through Lightroom they were all green. Anyway to fix this?


Well, aren't ALL Marines green?
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Oct 12, 2020 17:46:09   #
Dragonophile wrote:
I love my Fuji X-T3 except for one minor irritant. Very frequently I will put my face up to the viewfinder and the little square box that shows the focus area will be way off center. I will diligently re-center it but this annoys me. It took me a few days to realize my nose was hitting the toggle switch on the back and displacing the focus square. My nose is "generous" but not Jimmie Durante-size (oops, just dated myself as an old codger). I have learned to live with it but it would be nice if I had a more petite nose or Fuji had not designed it so the nose easily hits the toggle when using the viewfinder. Sigh. Just wondering if I am an outlier - or everyone else has re-programmed the toggle switch to something else or have learned to better control their nose?
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Japanese people have fairly non projecting probosci. Try using your right eye. That way, your nose will not contact the joystick.
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Oct 12, 2020 17:39:10   #
ccook2004 wrote:
I need recommendations for an external drive. At least 2TB. Thanks


Samsung makes a solid state drive \ a tiny little thing. Pricey, but much better than a mechanical drive like the WD elements which is much cheaper, but has all the drawbacks of any mechanical device. Solid state (SSD) is the way to go!
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Aug 19, 2020 15:17:28   #
kcj wrote:
Does anyone use the leather tather strap? Is it stron enough for a full frame Nikon With a 300 mm lens attached


I have had a couple of wide leather straps I have used for 40 years on my cameras. They are sturdy and comfortable and will last a lot longer than I will. Certainly sturdy enough to carry anything you would want to hang around your neck!
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Aug 14, 2020 16:48:28   #
MichiganLH wrote:
I have been on UHH for a couple of years and thoroughly enjoy reading it nearly everyday. I have a Nikon D7500 with a Sigma 150-600 Contempary and love it but due to its weight decided to venture slowly into Mirrorless. I have 3 E-series lenses I used on a Olympus E-620 DSLR many years ago before going with Nikon. Recently purchased a good used Olympus OM-D E-M1 mirrorless from B&H for $319.00 and an adapter so I can use the Olympus E-Series lenses. So far the results seem quite good. Any UHH folks doing anything similiar. Larry H.
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Your Nikon will soon be gathering dust, poor thing! May it RIP.
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Aug 13, 2020 20:00:36   #
dandev wrote:
I live in the Seattle area - so I should know the answer to this - but I don't.
I have a friend who is a guitar player visiting from out of town and I want to do a portrait session (with guitar) with him.
I want to do something non-touristy (no Space Needle shots) - maybe even a little "gritty." I was thinking of old train stations, old hotels under renovation, cool alleyways, rough construction sites...... Can be indoors or outdoors.
Any suggestions?
Thanks for the help.
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How do you feel about boarded up storefronts?
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Aug 12, 2020 10:04:27   #
fehutch wrote:
I switched to Fuji. . My second body is an X-T1 which lives with 2 zoom lenses in a Domke bag. X-T1 is older, all metal, and without all the so-called “improvements” of the X-T2,3,4, etc. Like my f:stops on the lens barrel and shutter speeds on the top. Rest is non-essential. See Ken Rockwell on the X-T1.


I too love my XT-1. Just as I loved my Nikon FM so many years ago. Just a sensible, elegant little workhorse of a camera. It does not do all sorts of exotica, but what it does do, it does well!
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Aug 12, 2020 09:52:44   #
James Pepoon wrote:
I have several Nikon digital cameras/lenses but don't feel the images are equal to film qualitywise.


Sounds like you need to try a Fuji!
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Aug 12, 2020 09:50:30   #
selmslie wrote:
It sounds to me that you are very frustrated by your inability to explain what you mean by, "my exposure goal is to fully utilize the sensor in my camera."

I was going to prepare another exhibit for you but the sun is not up yet so here is some information from The Exposure Latitude of a Digital Camera and Comparison to Film. It's an interesting article among many offered by people who really understand the subject.

Roger Clark begins the article with the definition, "Exposure Latitude: The amount of overexposure or underexposure used in acquiring an image (e.g. with a given type of film or a digital camera) that can still produce acceptable results."

The article supports my previous comments and includes a demonstration using a Canon 1D Mark II and a Mackbeth ColorChecker exposed in full sun over a range from the recommended meter reading +6 stops (blown highlights) to -11 stops (noisy). Each raw capture was developed from raw to equalize the effect of the exposure differences. Anyone with a little time and curiosity can replicate these tests using their own camera.

What is relevant to this discussion is that the one exposed at +1 stop:



and the one exposed at -1 stop:



are virtually indistinguishable.

In other words, for a scene with a narrow DR and a camera with a wide DR, exposure is not critical. You may not need to go to extremes with ETTR or your goal to "fully utilize the sensor" when you are using raw capture. Getting the exposure "right" is a pointless exercise. Close enough is not just for horseshoes and hand grenades.

Of course, shooting in low light at high ISO is a different matter. That's when you need to be more careful because high ISO narrows the camera's DR.

And JPEG exposure is more important for reasons I have already covered.
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Aug 9, 2020 16:21:36   #
larryepage wrote:
Before proceeding, I want to declare openly that I am about to ask a question which some may interpret as unnecessarily raising controversy or attempting to troll the group or provoke some of its members. Please be assured that is absolutely not my intent, and it is my hope that we can have something resembling an intelligent discussion around the topic. There are some specific elements involved, and I don't want to shy away from those. But please do not interpret them as provocation.

The thoughts behind this discussion arose as I was getting ready to do the latest firmware update for my D850. It was released in April, but I somehow missed it until yesterday. It apparently provides for improved operation with certain lenses. And no...it does not add the "Eye Focus" capability that many have been anxiously awaiting.

So the question is this...and I haven't been able to find a delicate way to ask it...for those who treasure "Manual" photography, exactly what are the boundaries of thta method of operation? And for the purposes of this discussion, let's please set aside the question of whether "Auto ISO" is or is not part of "manual exposure." It's been discussed thoroughly elsewhere without resolution. I'm passionate around my position on that subject and realize that others are equally passionate around their own, different, position.

BUT...it seems that many (and I mean many everywhere, not just here) who would never consider following anything other than manual exposure management would also never consider anything other than automatic camera focus. And preferably automatic camera focus that can identify, lock in on, and focus on the eye of their subject, whether human or animal. Why is the manual choice preferred in the one case, but the automatic choice is lusted after in the other case?

Now just for full disclosure here. I proudly use autofocus essentially all the time, except for night sky photography and a few other cases where autofocus falls short. I was initially quite concerned when some of my newest cameras no longer had an autofocus assist light. (Trust me...I learned that it's OK.) Because of some vision problems relating either from glaucoma or occupational exposure to intense light (my doctor and I don't agree on which), I shamelessly depend on autofocus. And yes, I use Program exposure mode a lot of the time also. It's just too good and too convenient if I select the correct metering pattern, and I am pretty shameless about that also.

Why do we think there is such a disparity in the acceptance of automatic exposure vs. autofocus, especially since various forms of automatic exposure have been around longer than autofocus? I am really interested in the responses here, especially if we can keep the discussion civil and thoughtful.
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Doesn't it depend on what the camera puts out in a given situation? If auto everything is getting you exactly the effect you want, why would you shut it off and do all your exposure setting by hand? But if your camera is not making the automatic choices that deliver the effect you want, then of course you need to resort to some or all manual settings. This includes autofocus!
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Aug 9, 2020 16:13:44   #
Lexartiste wrote:
Looking at top wedding magazines, it appears that the current style is to overexpose which blows out highlights and loses texture in the gowns and washes out skin tones. This not what most of us strive for.


Overexposure tends to minimize skin blemishes and wrinkles. Bride, guests and the mother of the bride may be rather pleased with THAT result.
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Jul 30, 2020 21:21:49   #
GerryER wrote:
I've searched this topic but still don't get the general idea. I have an Olympus Pen and would like to try some older manual lenses on it and realize I need to get the appropriate adapters to mount the lens. Now, if I put the camera in Manual mode and set the lens aperture and manual focus, do I have to set the aperture in the camera to that of the lens. ISO in auto?? Shutter speed?? Or, should I be using Shutter Priority?? I'm confused as to how the camera interacts with a manual lens. Thanks for any help.
Gerry
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Look at it this way, Gerry. The aperture is in the lens, so the lens is in control of that feature. And if it is a manual lens that means YOU are in control of that - the camera has no control of the aperture. The shutter is in the camera, so you can take advantage of the automatic control of the shutter and ISO. If you use shutter priority and set the shutter yourself, the only auto function the camera has to control exposure is the ISO. If you, as you must do with a non auto lens, set the aperture manually, the camera has two auto functions at its disposal: the ISO and the shutter speed.
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Jul 26, 2020 15:59:17   #
dick ranez wrote:
There's an australian forum I lurk around at times called Shotkit.com. Basically it's a "what's in my camera bag" focus aside from helpful reviews. I find it interesting how many of the photographers on that site are shooting with Fuji - prefaced by "I used to only shoot Canon (or Nikon) but switched because........". A lot of "I bought the X100 as a personal toy and was blown away by the colors" or "Shooting two cameras at a wedding was hurting my back" or similar justifications. My shooting buddy just acquired a GFX50R and a fist full of lenses. His images are blowing me away - both color and detail.
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I think Fuji hit a sweet spot in the camera world, with the elegance of simplicity plus just the right amount of nice little tools along with the color that made their film so desirable, and all that in a handy sized package, accompanied by superior glass. Some professionals, tired of transporting mountains of gear, found they could work just as effectively with this scaled down package, and the just for fun photographers found Fuji "just fit". I have been shooting Nikons since the 70's and had my own darkroom - even did color printing. Not any more!
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Jul 24, 2020 16:53:36   #
frankraney wrote:
Cat, it was me you questioned, and I never said or insinuated this. The op asked a question "how would you shoot this" and I answered what I might do. You will NEVER find where I have ever said anything like this. I have always said to each his own, we all have our own way of shooting!


In addition it seems everyone takes everything said PERSONALLY. My remarks are not directed at any one person, but at a theme, often only faintly realized, but there nonetheless. And the theme, of the camera/photo aficionados is this tech oneupsmanship. "Mine is better/bigger/more-pixels/RAW processed/non-auto than yours". Heck, maybe it is just a "guy" thing, and I'm not a guy!
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Jul 24, 2020 13:52:34   #
williejoha wrote:
Why are we even discussing this. We all shoot in the mode we like. But God forbid that I might learn something new.
WJH



Because it seems that there is a kind of virtue signalling going on in forums like this that says "I am a REAL photographer because I shoot all manual and RAW and I process every photo with XXX software". You can frighten off beginners that way. And a reality check says "Why buy a machine that does all that stuff only to brag that you don't use it?"
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