Posts for: billnikon
Jul 27, 2015 06:37:08 #
The new Sony 90 has a Zeiss lens that goes to 750mm and fits in your pocket. The 400 goes to 1200 MM. How long of a lens can you hand hold????
Jul 27, 2015 06:34:14 #
I believe Art sang the song correctly, "Kodachrome (25) gives the night bright colors" "don't take my Kodachrome away"
Jul 22, 2015 06:46:31 #
My general travel kit is the Nikon 10-20 mm and the 18-200mm.
Jul 21, 2015 06:46:53 #
Jul 21, 2015 06:45:43 #
Jul 20, 2015 07:38:25 #
Let's be clear, your talking about the 24-70 2.8 zeiss right? I have this lens and it is very sharp. Keep in mind that Sony just remade this lens so do not buy it new, it will lose value right off the bad. Advise you buy mint condition used from e-bay or similar. It is heavy, you know that right, and you will be shooting 36mm- 105, not 24-70. If you are set on this lens that's OK but there is an alternative. Sony also makes a 16-80mm zeiss for a lot less. In fact, off e-bay you are talking under 400.00 mint for this very sharp lens. It would be 24mm-120mm on your Sony AII, a very good range. However the sacrifice would be in speed, 2.8 vs 3.4-4.5. The weight of the 16-80 is a fraction of the 24-70. I have both lenses and on a average shoot you would be hard pressed to tell the difference in IQ. Good hunting.
Jul 20, 2015 07:28:08 #
If you like wide angle work, get the full frame. If you like telephoto work all the time, get the aps-c. Todays digital cameras give great results, most printers today can give you a very decent 16X20. Will you even want to print larger?
Jul 20, 2015 07:24:49 #
I always get permission from some official at these events. It appears from your photo that you could have gone up right beside him as he was the only person standing that close. If there was a barrier between him and you then that's why you ask permission from an official before hand so that you can go around crowd barrier and take your shots. I do this all the time and rarely get refused permission. However, in this case I would have knelt down so others could see behind me. My bad.
Jul 17, 2015 09:58:25 #
Rick from NY wrote:
I hate to be negative, but the photo you posted as... (show quote)
Jul 17, 2015 06:21:38 #
I own a Manfrotto ball head, Model MH054MO-Q2. I use it on a monopod and on three different tripods. It will handle up to my 200-400 Nikon f4 lens. There are many good ball heads out there. I went to B&H and tried them all out. They have them in one section of the store. All about 75 of them, what a headache I got looking at them all. For me, the Manfrotto fit the bill. Again, there are soooooooooooooo many of them, the best advise is to try them before you buy. It's a lot like buying a pair of shoes, if you buy them before you try them on, then your stuck. Good hunting.
Jul 17, 2015 06:09:53 #
I own a Sony DSC- HX400V. Has a Carl Zeiss 24-1200 lens. The attached photo was taken hand held at 1200 into a strong wind. This shot is as good as my Nikon 300mm 2.8 could deliver. But then again, I could not get that close to this American Kestrel with a 300. And, of course, it was shot in jepg. So I guess it is not as sharp as RAW, you think!
Jul 10, 2015 08:04:35 #
Picdude wrote:
I would avoid glues like Super Glue or any cyano a... (show quote)
I have used super glue for years on rubber and it has never hardened. Where do you get your facts ?
Jul 10, 2015 08:01:58 #
I can't believe it. Yet another person who has said they will photograph a team picture and has no idea what to do so they turn to others for help. It is like the guy who wanted to paint his own car but didn't know how to hold a spray gun so he goes on line and asks how to paint a car. Is that not why there are professional photographs out there. But then again, maybe that's why professional photographers are getting out of the business. Because the guy with the spray gun is getting the business and not the professionals.
Jul 10, 2015 07:57:43 #
Wait, let me get this right. Your are a professional photographer hired to shot model mermaids in a tank and you are asking us how to do it. Am I reading this right? Are you nuts, your a professional hired to do a job and your asking others how to do it. RUN WHILE THERE IS STILL TIME!!!!!!!
Jul 10, 2015 07:51:48 #
The older hot shoe was a throw back to their Minolta days. All older Minolta flashes would fit the newer Sony bodies. When they switched to the new flash you now needed an adapter. The new flashes have small tiny exposed wires that make contact with small metal tabs inside the shoe in the camera. My first thought was that these exposed wires could become damaged with tough use over the years. I keep the plastic shoe attached on the flash foot that Sony supplied when not in use and I have not had a problem yet but I still think that their design is flawed.