I want to get some new led light bulbs for my old copying rig for slides and flat art. Does anyonr have a recommendation for led light bulbs for use with digital cameras at what io-camera color balance settings?
Thanks,
TKT

I understand where you are coming from. I am 79 and have COPD and Parkinson's Disease which creates some mobility issues. I mainly do nature photography and need to get off the pavement most of the time. I experimented with roller camera bags (too small rollers, no seat) and 3 wheeled baby joggers (hold lots of gear, big wheels, but still no seat) and finally ended up with a rollator walker that satisfies the 3 requirements of gear, seat, and a limited off road capability and a reasonable weight and cost. I chose a Evolution Trillium walker from Amazon. It has 8 inch wheels that can be locked, and room for a DSLR and a couple of lenses, portable oxygen concentrator, water, light jacket and a snack. The wheel size is what determines your off the road capability - bigger is better to handle obstacles like sand, rocks and tree roots etc. It weighs ~15 pounds empty and folds up for placing in a vehicle or storage. Now to add a cane holder attachment for my monopod or tripod.

I have been extremely pleased with this setup as it allows me to practice my craft outdoors again!
TKT

I had a similiar problem once but it wasn't the computer, it was a bad SD card. Once I removed the card from the camera the card fell apart and couldn't be used again. So check the card very carefully before reusing it. It seemed that the camera held the card so it could be read correctly, but once removed from the camera the card fell apart and couldn't be used again.

Mark,

What are the addition sections that already exist on thge hog that you mentioned?

TK

Very interesting the number of replies to this thread. Does this signify a need for a new subgroup of photography for persons with Movement Disorders or other disabilities?
TK

Don't give up photography but adapt. I was diagnosed 4 years ago and have switched to Sony mirrorless from Nikon DSLRs and use a monopod with tripod legs in place of my cane. Used image stabiization and a little higher ISO (~400) to get a little higher shutter speeds. Exercise most important - I use camera walks as the most liked form of exercise. Tai Chi very good for balance and gate issues. Keep on trucking!

Great shot, love the composition!

I have a movement disorder medical issue and use the big sirui with 3 feet. I stand on one of the feet for extra stability of the camera. It not only holds up the camera but me as well. I never use it standing alone - that's tempting fate too much. Works great for panos. It's a beast, but a needed beast and worth the extra weight for me as it replaces my need for a cane.

You should have a ball with the IR camera abd the old adobe churches, building details and walls. You will have very dark skies with IR especially with BW renditions due to the altitude (7000 ft).

I used one for about 8 years while doing photography for a local newspaper and church newsletter. Images were sharp and the f2.8 very handy for available light shots. The only probem I had was with the autofocus which quite working after a while. The problem was in the heat of battle I sometimes hit the manual focus ring while shooting in AF which is a big no-no with this lens. You cannot correct autofocus with a manual move, it's either full manual or full autofocus and not both at the same time! Good lens for the money but you get what you pay for.

I did the church newsletter for about 5 years and faced the same issues. My rig was the D7200, Sigma 17-50 mm f2.8 and a Benro carbon fiber monopod. I routinely shot at ISO 1600 - 3200 using raw file format and processed in Lightroom/Photoshop. If I needed a wider view I did panoramas using Photoshop for stitching several images together. I guess the secret was to shoot a lot of images and useing noise reduction in the processing.

I feel your pain! I dumped my coffee onto my logitec keyboard for my desktop at least 3 times. I turned it upside down immediately to drain as much of the coffee out as fast as I could. then blew more coffee out with canned air used for electronics. It took at least 3 days of air drying to come back to life, even in the dry New Mexican climate. Got the keys mostly back to working except for some stickiness which took some extended exercising to solve. The belt and suspenders solution was a new Seal Shield washable keyboard from Dell - it even has adjustable back lite keys. It was designed for use in hospitals where they have to be routinely cleaned and decontaminated.

I use an Epson 2990 for 4x5 negs at 3200 dpi with good results. You can see the film grain on ASA 100 film developed in D76 which is pretty good. I find that developing the scan in Lightroom/Photoshop offers more tool available than the old wet darkroom plus not having to contend with the chemicals that I ended up being allergic to. Prints up to 24x30 with no problems. Newer Epson scanners are even better, my 2990 is at least a generation behind the current technology. The biggest issue I ran into was getting the scanner set up with the proper spacing between the image on the film and the scanner glass. You can get even higher resolution scans from commercial outfits with the high end scanners. It's not just dpi, but the resolving power of the scanner optics. I have been quite pleased with the results so far.

I have had good results with Kirk, Arca-Swiss, RRS, Induro, Sirui, and Sunway Photo products compatibility. Manfrotto didn't work.

This is quite interesting, especially the number of responses! Does this suggest we need a special interest group of mobility impaired photographers?

Several years ago there was a brief discussion of the special needs of photographers who have mobility issues. There was a post from someone in the UK about a special group for these photographers. I think this was on the national level and had the endorsement of the government! I tried to join but they didn't take anybody outside the UK. I guess they would go on excursions and field trips for their members as well as monthly meetings. I never followed up so I don't know what happened since.

TKT