OKsprat wrote:
I laughed out loud at this response!!!
😅😂🤣😜
Thank you!
Yeah, me too! that was a good one
Fleckjohn65 wrote:
I have the Epson ET4750 and love it. Got 2 sets of ink with the purchase. Cost 400 Canadian at BestBuy. The ink lasted 2 years for me. Just purchased black ink bottle 30 bucks. Use it for docs, photocopy, scanning. Don’t do a lot of photos. Hope this helps.
John
I have the ET 4760 and it is a great printer, and very economical in using ink. Likewise I only do a limited amount of photo printing. The photos come out fairly decent but I had to do a bit of tweaking of colors on screen before coming up with prints that looked good in print. Not bad for up to 8x10's in my experience. I haven't tried any 11x14's yet.
I don't own Canon but that might be better than the Epson for photos.
The Epson is a very good all around printer for routine printing, albeit high priced.
If you have the funds and don't mind spending them, then I suggest going with the mirrorless.
I have had my 6D for several years and have been very happy with results because it has been a beast, helping me to produce many great photos.
But I decided to switch to mirrorless, first the EOS R and then to EOS R6.
I am very pleased with the R6 especially since, for me, it opens up opportunities for improvement that would have been more challenging or not available with my 6D.
The IBIS and focus peaking are great for allowing me to use my vintage manual focus lenses with a lot more success; with the 6D that was pretty much hit or miss or more time consuming to get sharp, stable photos with these.
Of course the flip screen helps greatly with taking macro shots and other low-the-ground photos; option not available with the 6D.
Low noise shutter sound, faster autofocus response, eye autofocus for people and animals are all advantages over my 6D.
Only two downsides I see are shorter battery life (using my 6D batteries as extras) and lower megapixels but neither not major issues for me.
Yes, you can still take great photos with the 6D because it is no slouch, but I have essentially retired my 6D and 7D2. Will eventually sell the 6D and keep the 7D2 for occasional use mostly for wildlife or as a web Zoom camera (works great).
Bottom line if you have the fund free and clear, for the Canon mirrorless (R6), I don't think you will be disappointed.
I like the EOS R but not as much as the R6. Using the R mostly for landscape and R6 for action photography.
An app called Sun Position does what you want and more, and it's free! I can hold and aim my smart phone camera to the horizon and it shows the precise spot where the sun will rise or set. It has a map screen that also pinpoint sun position on the Google map.
I like and use it a lot.
goldenyears wrote:
I'm looking for recommendations of safe, effective pre-moistened wipes for dust and fingerprints on camera lenses and lcd screens. There are many products for sale on Amazon, including Nikon and Zeiss products, but some buyers complain that these products are too dry. Maybe they are not supposed to be very wet.
Costco has some very nice, moist wipes.
Flents "Wipe'NClear. Three boxes of 75 packets each. On sale for about six bucks.
They are soft and quilted.
Not sure about the Tamron 100-400, but my canon 100-400 I works well with Tamron 1.4x converter on my 7D2. Of course you get expected degradation in quality but all mechanics work pretty much the same (auto focus, etc).
rkelso wrote:
Damn! You mean you got an R body for $1,300?
got mine for 1499 with regular EF lens adapter, backpack, SD Card, and misc lens cleaners thrown in for free at B/H over the holidays
SHWeiss wrote:
Hike at Torrey pines, architecture at hotel Del Coronado, visit the old mission, walk the coastal path in La Jolla (seals)
If you want to include sunsets try Sunset Cliffs Park
Use the small bungee cords with the knob on the end. Loop the cord around the sling and push the knob end under your belt towards the back. The further towards your back you anchor the knob the less swinging you will have.
This minimizes swinging for me, even with a 100-400.
This works for me:
If you have a camera sling and a large enough coat or jacket pocket with a zipper, just put on the sling with camera and lens attached and shove the lens barrel into your pocket, zip pocket around lens barrel and problem is cured, no lens creep, minimal camera flop.
Camera and lens are at the ready...... like quick draw mcgraw.
Wal-Mart sells a super light weight "monopod" gun rest that has a yoke to rest your gun (or in our case camera lens) and the yoke can be unscrewed and removed to reveal a screw mount you can screw into your camera's tripod mount. I have not weighed it but I am sure it is a pound or less. It is made of plastic and hollow metal. Extends to approx 58 inches. Of course it will not be as durable as a dedicated camera monopod but is light and quick to use by resting the camera lens on the yoke and in an instant you are ready to shoot. I like it for hiking.
Wal-Mart sells a super light weight "monopod" gun rest that has a yoke to rest your gun (or in our case camera lens) and the yoke can be unscrewed and removed to reveal a screw mount you can screw into your camera's tripod mount. I have not weighed it but I am sure it is a pound or less. It is made of plastic and hollow metal. Extends to approx 58 inches. Of course it will not be as durable as a dedicated camera monopod but is light and quick to use by resting the camera lens on the yoke and in an instant you are ready to shoot. I like it for hiking.