Chart Needed
Sep 14, 2021 16:37:15 #
jerryc41 wrote:
We have so many talented people here, that I'm sur... (show quote)
That's easy Jerry, an 8-1200 f/1.2 zoom
Sep 14, 2021 16:41:15 #
Abo wrote:
That's easy Jerry, an 8-1200 f/1.2 zoom
But that might be too heavy!!!
Sep 15, 2021 06:50:18 #
G. Crook wrote:
I'm with you, Jerry. They have to fit and be comfortable or they're gone. I wear, almost exclusively, boots, be they dress or work. I have some that are 10-15 years old. Work boots, however, seldom last me more than a couple of years here on our working farm and roping arena.
Right. My shoes seem to last forever - shoes and boots. I have Bean boots from the 1980s
Sep 15, 2021 19:31:13 #
Sep 15, 2021 19:51:12 #
rook2c4 wrote:
Photographers have a tendency to be very insecure people, in constant worry of not having the right camera, the right lenses, best filters, enough pixels, the latest upgrade, a powerful enough computer, a strong enough tripod, clean enough sensor, the proper number of image backups, etc. - the list of worries goes on and on. To be frank, I have not encountered this level of worry with any other hobby/profession. Not every photographer is like this, but many most definitely are!
Most certainly true around here !!!!!
I can easily understand the “tradition of uncertainty” in photography stemming from the predigital era. We might spend several $$/shot on Polaroid tests when our ass was on the line.
But it really puzzles me that the instant feedback of the digital era has failed to dispel the “tradition”. Often it appears to have worsened. The tremendous gift of “free polaroids” seems to be just pearls before swine.
Sep 15, 2021 20:01:12 #
Longshadow wrote:
Which of my cars should I drive to work.
Which screwdriver should I use.
Which screwdriver should I use.
Obviously, the one that works the ignition and doors of the car you drive to work.
Sep 15, 2021 22:33:21 #
Longshadow wrote:
Exactly.
Depending on what result they want for that situation.
Depending on what result they want for that situation.
What result intended ? No puzzle there. For any and every standard subject the OPs want the same result that all fellow lemmings produce, so asking the herd how it’s done is clearly the path to the intended result.
They following are the usual well worn recommendations for producing equally well worn results:
• Boring flowers and such: 105 macro, MUST do 1:1 regardless of sensor size,
• Boring scenes of reddish rocky terrain: Ultrawide, MUST feature near zero distortion.
• Boring scenes of trees, water, famous lighthouses, and old barns: See “Boring scenes of reddish rocky terrain”.
• Boring portraits: 85 or 105, MUST feature cult-leading Boakeh.
• Boring BIFs, elk, foxes, and such: Whatever obscure celebrity authors use, MUST force heated geek debates.
• Boring European River Cruise snapshots: Two or more fast FF zooms plus “nifty fifty” for night shots. MUST return home and open a thread about m4/3, RX10, etc.
• Boring undistinguished identical blue moon, super moon, etc frame-filling full moons: The math is too easy so I won’t insult your intelligence, MUST ask the herd anywho. Greatly entertaining discussions about the absolute most boring shot of them all !!!
Thaz the outline for the chart. Maybe some ernest Hogster will volunteer to illustrate it. It’s ok to swipe the moon shot. No one can ever prove you did it.
Sep 18, 2021 08:13:24 #
tcthome
Loc: NJ
CHG_CANON wrote:
If you passed another photographer on the boat during your next cruise, what model will they need to be holding to impress you? There is the answer.
No doubt, a mirrorless!
Sep 18, 2021 08:14:21 #
tcthome
Loc: NJ
DirtFarmer wrote:
I bought tractors to fill a particular need (kind of like how I buy lenses). The tractors were specialized. There were tractors for power use (plowing, disking, material handling), tractors for general use (mowing, moving equipment, harvesting) and narrow wheelbase tractors for getting between crops (seedbed prep, cultivating, harvesting) and one toy tractor to keep the customers' kids busy.
Sep 18, 2021 08:57:07 #
tcthome wrote:
No doubt, a mirrorless!
Mirrorless - the choice of vampires worldwide.
Sep 18, 2021 09:15:15 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
I bought tractors to fill a particular need (kind of like how I buy lenses). The tractors were specialized. There were tractors for power use (plowing, disking, material handling), tractors for general use (mowing, moving equipment, harvesting) and narrow wheelbase tractors for getting between crops (seedbed prep, cultivating, harvesting) and one toy tractor to keep the customers' kids busy.
Just think of all the lenses you could have bought if you hadn't bought all those tractors!
Sep 18, 2021 09:27:58 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
I bought tractors to fill a particular need (kind of like how I buy lenses). The tractors were specialized. There were tractors for power use (plowing, disking, material handling), tractors for general use (mowing, moving equipment, harvesting) and narrow wheelbase tractors for getting between crops (seedbed prep, cultivating, harvesting) and one toy tractor to keep the customers' kids busy.
Damn! That’s quite a collection.
Sep 18, 2021 16:21:38 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
jerryc41 wrote:
We have so many talented people here, that I'm sur... (show quote)
The problem with a chart is that it will never cover the options available.
Let me give you an example.
Lens for Portraits, I have used the 24, 28, 50, 85, 105, 135, 150, 70-200, 24-70, 300, and even a 400. The same could be said for many of the other topics you mentioned.
I am amazed sometimes at the questions raised here on what to use for what.
What happened to experimenting for ones self ?, like many of us did. It is the best way to learn, and today you see instant results using digital, we used to have to wait until the film was developed, now it's instant, folks will be able to learn on there own faster than ever.
Of course, that will take patience and hard work, something that has been lost on some?
Sep 20, 2021 11:19:13 #
billnikon wrote:
The problem with a chart is that it will never cover the options available.
Let me give you an example.
Lens for Portraits, I have used the 24, 28, 50, 85, 105, 135, 150, 70-200, 24-70, 300, and even a 400.
Let me give you an example.
Lens for Portraits, I have used the 24, 28, 50, 85, 105, 135, 150, 70-200, 24-70, 300, and even a 400.
Yes, but people ask "What lens...?" Obviously, any lens will work, but they want the definitive answer for their specific situation. Indoor basketball with small kids, indoor professional basketball, outdoor basketball on a cloudy day. Which lens should I use???
Sep 20, 2021 12:08:11 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
jerryc41 wrote:
Yes, but people ask "What lens...?" Obviously, any lens will work, but they want the definitive answer for their specific situation. Indoor basketball with small kids, indoor professional basketball, outdoor basketball on a cloudy day. Which lens should I use???
Again, the answer is: there is no magic bullet, there is no one lens that does the job well. And again, a variety of lenses are appropriate for each of the situations you have listed.
As a professional photographer for over 30 years I am stating there is no ONE lens. A carpenter does not use one tool to build a house, a doctor does not operate with one piece of equipment, a dentist does not use one drill or tooth extraction tool for every job, and a photographer does not use only one lens for each situation, there are a variety of lenses that can do the job.
A chart would be worthless because it would have to list every lens, too much information to process.
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