Posts for: ecurb1105
Jul 28, 2019 15:02:23 #
Scruples wrote:
So, I driving along in my car. I noticed several things strange. The car in front of me had their license place made difficult to read. Either the paint was removed or a plastic cover is over the place or a few pieces of duct tape are stuck on the back. When my wife and I are talking about it, we figured out why. In New York you cannot swing a dead animal without hitting a red light camera or a speeding camera on every corner. How come the police don't do something about this atrocity?
Atrociy? Camoflaged licence plates or red light cameras, speed cameras and automated license plate readers? The book 1984 was a warning, not a how-to manual.
Jul 26, 2019 12:40:10 #
Marilyng wrote:
I am looking for some recommendations on how I can carry my camera which is attached to my tripod.I am a small,older,women & can not lift my camera attached to my tripod over my shoulder.I am looking for something with wheels that I can push with my camera & tripod.So all I have to do is lift it out of the cart & set it up.I don’t think they make such a thing,do they? If so please let me know!
You want a tripod dollie. Google tripod dollies or call a professional camera store. Also check your tripod manufacturer website. I once shot a project wheeling a tripod around Chicago's loop with a Hasselblad EL and 250mm lens. The dollie worked well on the sidewalks and streets.
Jul 21, 2019 16:51:54 #
BebuLamar wrote:
While I don't want something I don't use on my camera like video or built in flash but built in radio transmitter is something a good idea.
Good for Nikon too to encourage people to buy Nikon flashes.
Good for Nikon too to encourage people to buy Nikon flashes.
I don't have a problem with a plug-in radio transmitter for the rare times I do multiple light shoots these days. I do however, like the convience of a pop-up flash when needed. I also shoot video. 😂
Jul 21, 2019 15:04:34 #
SSD 2610 wrote:
We are proceeding on Alaska cruise next week. We would be taking shore excursions at Sitka, Ketchikan and also a whale watching tour. I would be carrying a Canon 7D mark II. I request tips on which lenses to carry ( i have Tamron 150-600 and 18-270 besides 18-55) and also some advise on what to look out for as photographic landmarks. I like to do landscapes as well as wildlife.
I hope this is not too general a question :-)
I hope this is not too general a question :-)
Just take the 18-270.
Jul 17, 2019 18:53:56 #
[quote=Bill P]
Those of us who grew up shooting 8x10 and 4x5 view cameras dont find tripods much of a hassle. My favorite tripod is still my QuickSet Traveling Samson, originally bought to hold an 8x10 Deardorff.
ecurb1105 wrote:
I was taught to get it right in the camera before considering any retouching.
brilliant but unusual advice. Only disadvantage to using a t-s lens on a trip is the unbelievable PITA of traveling with a tripod.
brilliant but unusual advice. Only disadvantage to using a t-s lens on a trip is the unbelievable PITA of traveling with a tripod.
Those of us who grew up shooting 8x10 and 4x5 view cameras dont find tripods much of a hassle. My favorite tripod is still my QuickSet Traveling Samson, originally bought to hold an 8x10 Deardorff.
Jul 17, 2019 14:21:23 #
Lighthouse51 wrote:
We are about to go on a vacation which will feature a lot of photographs of architectural art (buildings). Does anyone have a view on whether Lightroom/Photoshop deals adequately with removing the distortion (of objects "leaning in" if they are off to the side) or one should invest in a rackable, "perspective correction" lens? I will be shooting a Nikon D850.
I was taught to get it right in the camera before considering any retouching. Use a tripod, level the camera fore and aft and side to side. Perhaps a wider angle lens lets you keep verticals straight and allow you to crop extraneous elements from the photo.
Jul 16, 2019 13:31:05 #
Jul 6, 2019 15:51:21 #
PhotogHobbyist wrote:
Rather difficult to do when photographing multi story buildings.
Difficult but not impossible. When I was a working architectural photographer it was a challenge in the cities to correctly render tall buildings. As mentioned you can use a wider angle lens, keeping the camera level, and crop out unwanted foreground and side image. For a taller building, find another building that may give you a view of your subject building and ask to shoot from a window at a floor half the height of your subject building, or maybe from the roof of another building. Or rent helicopter airtime to shoot your building. These all can work to give you correctly rendered verticals, I've used them all.
Jul 1, 2019 17:12:50 #
RahulKhosla wrote:
Any ideas for easy ( portable, light, travel-frien... (show quote)
Generally heavier cameras are easier to hold steady. Beyond a fast shutter speed and higher ISO, I can only suggest a Kenyon Gyrostabilizer.
Jun 30, 2019 13:11:17 #
abc1234 wrote:
I cannot understand why people want to shoot film just to scan it later. Why not stick to all digital? Or get an enlarger to print the negatives properly.
Because they already own and know how to use film cameras, they like the look of film, or they simply prefer to shoot film. Film is simply another art form, it's the artists choice, not yours.
Jun 30, 2019 12:54:57 #
Frank47 wrote:
Does anybody have any idea whether the film shown that has been exposed and has been sitting unprocessed in home interior conditions for approximately 17 or 18 years will provide any kind of negative and therefore a print?
Yes, you can process the film and get decent images. Find a service that returns negatives as well as scans. My local Walgreens sends film out to process but does not return the negatives, just scans.
Jun 28, 2019 18:41:02 #
Architect1776 wrote:
Have you ever used one?
Or just listen to you tube click bait and internet rumors?
Or just listen to you tube click bait and internet rumors?
Yes, in the 1980s when I was the manager of the studio sales department at the old Helix Photo in Chicago.
Jun 28, 2019 14:28:47 #
juan_uy wrote:
Hi all,
Basically just what the title says.
I would like to check variable ND filters........is there a decent enough one to be considered useful?
Which one?
Thanks,
Juan
Basically just what the title says.
I would like to check variable ND filters........is there a decent enough one to be considered useful?
Which one?
Thanks,
Juan
No, go with fixed value ND filters. Variable are gimmicks.
Jun 28, 2019 14:26:55 #
catchlight.. wrote:
Interesting is the fact that, as mirrorless bodies... (show quote)
Future bodies, camera or human ?
Jun 27, 2019 08:37:30 #
frjeff wrote:
Want to get a digital of an old photo of my mother’s 5th grade class.
Shoot a Nikon D7200.
What lens would be best for this type of shot?
Own the kit 18-55, a 17-70, 70-300 and 35 prime.
Thanks
Shoot a Nikon D7200.
What lens would be best for this type of shot?
Own the kit 18-55, a 17-70, 70-300 and 35 prime.
Thanks
35mm prime.