Been a K1 member for a few years. Yes, for me it’s been worth it. Others’ mileage may vary. Tons of well-organised courses laid out in “tracks”. Just about any photography topic you can imagine….first rate professional instruction.
The online community is full of experts and is well moderated without the nonsense that goes on in non-moderated forums.
They also have lots of live interactive classes and group discussions.
Mr. B wrote:
I can't help you but someone may be able to if you move your post to the Main Photography Discussion instead of the Astronomical Photography section. You'll get more views there.
Well, thanks, but after several tries, I managed to get the camera tethered with a USB cable, but then the Eclipse Maestro program told me that my Canon R5 camera is not supported. Argggg!
I am trying to figure out how to tether my Canon R5 to my MacBook Pro. I am hoping to use the Eclipse Maestro program developed by Xavier Jubier to drive my camera during the April eclipse.
I have a USC-C cable (male USC-C) on both ends but my 2015 Laptop has a USB-3 connection. I have a USB-C-to-USB-A (or maybe its USB-C to USB-3) anyway, I can plug the cable into my R5 and the other end (with adapter) into my Laptop but the camera isn't being seen. Even when I open EOS Utility 3, that program doesn't see that I have my R5 connected.
Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? Does tethering require a special cable? Maybe my Adaptor I;m using is USB-A but needs to be USB-3 (they look the same).
Thanks in advance
EJMcD wrote:
Thanks for commenting. Now that we've "both" had our say we can get back to the topic.
If you read my
entire post - I did get back to the topic.
By the way, one other unusual item I carry in my bag (well kind of unusual) is my FD-RF adaptor. I still have several FD lenses that I use one my 1984 Canon T70 film camera and I sometimes like to adapt them to my R5 just for grins. Actually not bad, but of course only manual focus possible.
dennis2146 wrote:
This thread is getting dangerously close to Attic time. It doesn't deserve to go there. I will be dropping out now.
Dennis
Seems to me the discussions have been reasonable and respectful (so far). That being said, maybe we could get back to the original topic of what unusual stuff we keep in our bags (besides the occasional firearm that some of us sometimes have).
As I mentioned earlier, in my night photography bag I keep a lens warmer and a plethora of head lamps and various Lume Cube panel - style LED lights and a few small multi colored tactical flashlights (for light painting). I also keep a wired intervalometer handy. (One of these days I'm going to get a wireless version).
Lastly, I carry a nice hefty Anker PowerCore+ 2600mAh 45W power pack that I use for a variety of things, but mainly for powering my R5 all night while shooting star trails.
tgreenhaw wrote:
Breath Mints, Apple Air Tag, Plastic Camera Rain Cover, notepad and pen
Whatever you do, don't confuse the air tags for the breath mints!
Retired CPO wrote:
I have been threatened, which stopped immediately when the bad guys SAW that I was armed!
I had the same experience several years ago. Didn’t even need to touch the gun. The five young studs hit the road when they noticed my gun.
Robertl594 wrote:
Aside from camera gear and the obligatory usb drives, card readers, cables and chargers, I always have an Apple AirTag and my custom UltimateEars Bluetooth in ear monitors, Kindle and iPad mini. I never leave home without them. I also have a small Cartier screw driver that fits the Cartier love bracelets. Never know when you will need to take them off.
Putting Apple Air Tags (well hidden) in your bag is a great idea.
I have two main bags. One is a Billingham medium sized bag. Nothing really unusual in that bag My R5 with a ProMediaGear L-bracket usually attached, and my main 3 RF lenses, extra cards, batteries, a set of Maven magnetic filters, cleaning kit, and my Peak Design Slide strap.
My other, bigger bag is a "Fro Knows Photo" "I Shoot Raw" Think Tank Retrospective (hey, I got it dirt cheap barely used and it's a great bag). This is my primary night Photography bag in which I can carry my camera, my 14mm 2.8 lens and a couple of EF lenses with an adaptor. What might be considered unusual are my Lube Cube light panels and my various head lamps and tactical multi-color flashlights for night time light painting. I also carry a lens heater for shooting at night for long periods.
Only allow whatever processing the camera does!
I just learned of two eclipse programs to automate the shooting of the eclipse. One for PC called Eclipse Orchestrater and one for MAC called Eclipse Maestro. Has anyone used either of these? Or plan to for April 24?