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Apr 20, 2018 11:34:12   #
I have acquired a few Canon lenses by various unintentional means.
I have a no-glass adapter. Infinity? Howza bout max 10 to 15 feet!
A buddy has the "good" adapter- with glass- take off 2 stops. Nice fuzzy vignette, tho.
These ARE tools. Ends justify means. If you really need that lens, buy the camera.
I had thought about getting a Canon, on occasion, and my hands kinda like the feel. But a short nap usually fixes that.
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Apr 20, 2018 09:50:32   #
One thing to consider is your brain. I'm serious!
People can process a specific amount of information thru a particular sense.
The amount of data in color can sometimes wash out your ability to discern detail. Comics and cartoons are great at using this. So do the special effects in many action movies. And that "vivid" mode will help disguise the lack of sharpness.
Take another look at the two examples. At first glance, the B&W one is sharper.
There was an old hippy thing about mixing B&W shapes in the mobile above baby cribs for this.
Plus I too "grew up" on B&W, when ISO 100 was a "fast" film. There were kits and plans for turning a closet into a darkroom- simple process, simple chemicals, fast results. There's something special about a slow chemical reaction of a long, small aperture shot that we don't yet get with digital.
So put that camera in B&W mode, and notice how much you need to focus better.
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Apr 20, 2018 00:02:58   #
ollie wrote:
that's exactly how I burned them. They were on Memorex which I thought was a good company but they were DVD+R discs. What should they be on?

Memorex is a good brand. Burn to single layer DVDs, tho.
PC softwares don't always recognize the file structure of a Apple magic formatted dual layer 8,5gb DVD consumer burner disk.
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Apr 19, 2018 23:51:13   #
rmalarz wrote:
Hardly pagan. I still shoot 4x5, Rapid Omega, Hasselbald, Nikon F and F5, and a Leica IIIf (which I like for street work). I also have a few twin lens reflex cameras, as well. Love 'em all. Along with the rest of the family, meaning my D700 and D800e.
--Bob

Exactly one of my points. I did slack off the 120 folders a bit for a few decades when I went to the 35mm Nikon side, but I still have and use quite a few. And kits? Taking along a few lenses and flashes for my Praktica took a small backpack of their own! My lil Ikonta 6x4.5, tho has always been my backup, point and shoot, ever ready camera.
But the other point was: Times Have Changed. I thought there was ALWAYS going yo be 120 film and cameras galore, in all shapes and sizes. The same for 35mm. Then the APS-C standard looked kinda like another long term standard. But my lil Nikon A900 is much better at most everything than my D80. That Oly makes my d7100 kinda iffy. That Oly with two lenses is cheaper than a Hassy lens just 2 decades ago- and I don't need to do a couple dozen rolls of film today.
My kids grew up with 35mm cameras, and today most prefer some kind of super zoom bridge type cameras. My grandkids prefer their phones- why get something extra? I think their kids are going to be Borg- blink a picture and iCloud it.
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Apr 19, 2018 12:37:45   #
Fotomacher wrote:
I shoot with a D810 and E-M1 mk 1. Both are excellent bodies and have their advantages/disadvantage. I use pro lenses with each body (share the Oly lenses with my wife!). Can’t say one or the other is “better”.

Yes. We forget about progress and evolution. We also forget these are also tools.
The landscape guy can argue with the portrait guy and the wedding girl, and the Mom who just wants to shoot the kids in the low light living room at Christmas. I used to disparage 35mm when I used my Ikontas. Then I did a wedding with a largish 6mp Canon, took 100s of shots, and was able to give all the women a photo album the next day. These days we're looking at our stacks of older system cameras and accessories, and wondering if it's too late to change over without too big a loss.
Now this Oly can make 50mp HiRes shots and 4k video. 16fps AF gives amazing HDR and panorama opportunities. In the next few years the 4/3 sensor will get more pixels with better ISO, the cameras will get better built in systems, and Photoshop will get smoother. I'm kinda envisioning a faster better efficient 35mp Oly upgrade from the Mark2, but as a very good bridge type super zoom camera. If the picture quality beats that D850, we can ditch the backpacks. I'll probably still be shooting film, but I'll have me that Oly also.
How much did the Hassleblad full wedding/ reception kit cost (and weigh!) in 1999? And the film purchase and processing costs? Anybody want to call dibs on my full kitted d7100 after 2020?
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Apr 19, 2018 01:41:37   #
Youtube U will drag you thru. Just look up "nikon d3400 tutorial". Make sure you have snacks and drinks nearby. And the camera!
AND if you also open up the "savido.net" website, with a couple of hoops to go thru, you can download the videos.*
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Apr 19, 2018 00:41:40   #
If you're still with that girl, get another newish similar Canon. You can learn and be photogs together and be cute. Otherwise- plpplpl. Get a refurb Nikon d750. IMNSHO it's the best standard system camera out there for the money- but you can settle for the d700.
In the meantime, take a little time. YouTube U will tell you many things. So will Google, and sites like "dpreview.cpm". Got a camera- take a few dozen shots- everyday, then edit them. Use all the pictures on the mode dial. Show them- before and after- to your girl. You'll get better fast.
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Apr 19, 2018 00:03:25   #
Pagans. Where is the joy of bumping people while looking down the viewfinder of your Twin Lens Reflex? Or doing a wedding with your Rapid Omega and seeing the bright eyed looks after you pump another neg thru (sounds like a 1911 being cycled) followed by that flash! from your 8" reflector. The subtle tones of grief using your Kiev88 on a remote site. Again. *sigh*
I think it's called evolution. We remember the quality from 10 to 20 (or more!) years ago, and try to compare that with the modern equipment. It's the 21st Century. Better sensors, electronics, software, glass, manufacturing tolerances; and then it's post processing time. My A900 takes better pictures than my big old D80, and fits in my pocket. Except for some low light issues with newbies, that Oly is slowly beating the pants off the Sony FX cameras.
I too am divesting myself of the good old backpack required system cameras. I use my Iskra on occasion- and I still enjoy my Kiev60. But my next camera will be something like that Oly. Mirrorless, 4/3, 20mp (or more) small zoom- full kit in a velvet Royal Crown bag.
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Apr 18, 2018 23:16:47   #
Plus 1: Raw Therapee AND Photoshop Elements.
Raw Therapee works really nice to "translate" raw files, and you can export full-info .tiffs as well as diff sized .jpg files. I'm going to WAG and say over 90% of us don't need the full Photoshop experience, and Elements will do just fine. For me, Photoshop is like taking the 18 wheeler to go grocery shopping, and Lightroom is like taking the bike. They all do well for what they're intended, and there's overlap in their functions. Try Photoshop Express (free) and if the $79 Elements isn't enough you can always goto full boat Photoshop without retraining.
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Apr 18, 2018 22:59:56   #
Yes, it's the formatting. You're using a Mac (BSD) formatted double layer disc on a PC that doesn't always understand the arrangement. Sometimes things work by accident! If you're doing hard drives, use the exfat method- both can read that. And yes, I'm typing this on my dual Xeon MacPro that runs Win10 and Yosemite on different drives- and I have an extra hard drive formatted in exfat just for temp storage and transfer buckets.
Save those dual layer platters for you and your fellow Apple nuts, and maybe invest in a couple USB flash drives.
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