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Jul 17, 2020 06:24:45   #
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Gripe with Fujinon lenses 'loose' aperture ring
CatMarley wrote:
Several of my lenses lack an ap ring, and these change aperture using the dial as you describe. I don't have any of the lenses that have an A setting on the lens aperture ring. Wouldn't it be easier to change aperture using the aperture ring rather than the command dial? Avoid the A setting altogether? Much more natural for an old film photographer to handle the lens barrel ring that that fiddly little dial!


TBH it's not that big a deal and I've done as you suggested in the past. But the X-T3 offers this feature because a lot of DSLR users are used to that way of operating and it allows you to easily switch between systems without having to rewire your brain :-)

I can't really classify myself as an "old film photographer" even though I qualify for old, and even though I have a mint Pentax Super A sitting on the shelf behind me, still with a film in it from about that era. I bought it in 1981 and it's taken me almost forty years to actually learn a little bit about photography.
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Jul 17, 2020 06:17:48   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
Gripe with Fujinon lenses 'loose' aperture ring
StanMac wrote:
A small piece of scotch transparent tape on the lower side of the lens barrel and aperture ring would hold in place.

It’s odd to me that you would prefer to change the aperture with a control wheel on the camera when you have an actual aperture ring on the lens. Just sayin . . .
Stan


Thanks. Yes this is what I've been considering as the easiest solution too.
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Jul 17, 2020 06:13:33   #
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DSLR vs. Mirrorless (yes I know this has been done to death)
hobbit123 wrote:
Next thread? This one's still got plenty of legs Golam.


...and shouldn't you be on your way to school???
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Jul 17, 2020 06:12:46   #
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DSLR vs. Mirrorless (yes I know this has been done to death)
User ID wrote:
You may suggest whatever crosses your itty bitty mind. Don’t embarrass yourself too badly shooting the wedding with the wrong camera, and thanks for the entertainment. Looking forward to your next thread. And never forget to always remember: the whole world is watching.


Next thread? This one's still got plenty of legs Golam.
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Jul 17, 2020 06:02:29   #
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DSLR vs. Mirrorless (yes I know this has been done to death)
Hammer wrote:
Appreciate your dilemma. Use a D850 and a Z6 . Bought the Z6 after a GAS attack with the intention of dumping DSLR. Now realise that there is no perfect camera and that each has it unique problem etc.
There is no need to vascillate, just be confounded and confused like me .

Today I am going to a butterfly house with camera attached. Will take the Z6 because of silent shutter , trouble is that the lens , Nikon 70-180 macro , won't autofocus on the Z6 but does on the D850. So to make the manual focus easier I would like to use flash . Z6 silent shutter will not trigger flash ! So I will use a LED (Rotolight Neo 1, old but works ) to over come this issue.

Back to the anxiety tablets.
Appreciate your dilemma. Use a D850 and a Z6 . Bou... (show quote)


Hahaha! Good reply. Yes each camera excels at something. I fail to see how anyone would prefer the EVF of (in my case) the X-T3 over the OVF on the D850. Either they've never used one or they're kidding themselves.

You know the D850 has an electronic silent shutter too?
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Jul 17, 2020 04:12:57   #
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DSLR vs. Mirrorless (yes I know this has been done to death)
DavidPine wrote:
I have both and will continue to have both. I use them interchangeably.


Thank you, I do too. It was a theoretical question and fortunately I don't have to make that choice.
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Jul 17, 2020 04:09:12   #
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DSLR vs. Mirrorless (yes I know this has been done to death)
Kmgw9v wrote:
If “the winner is clearly the Nikon” why would you continue to vacillate?


Because I like the colours of the Fujifilm JPEGS
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Jul 17, 2020 04:01:06   #
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DSLR vs. Mirrorless (yes I know this has been done to death)
repleo wrote:
Why is the 'advantage of being able to see the image before you take the photo' questionable? How often do you display two pictures of the same thing side by side?


Is this one question or two separate questions?
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Jul 17, 2020 03:58:15   #
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DSLR vs. Mirrorless (yes I know this has been done to death)
Strodav wrote:
Let me get this straight. You are trying to see how a $3000 46mp camera body compares to a $1500 24mp camera body looking at one image on a computer screen without specifying raw or jpg or what post processing was done?


Yes that's exactly what I'm doing. My purpose was to show that it has nothing to do with DSLR vs. mirrorless, there are too many other factors involved. So if you see anyone arguing that mirrorless cameras are superior then you know they're talking crap.
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Jul 17, 2020 03:53:36   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
DSLR vs. Mirrorless (yes I know this has been done to death)
BebuLamar wrote:
You are comparing the Nikon D850 and the Fuji X-T3 and not DSLR vs Mirrorless. Fast focus and high resolution characteristic of the D850 isn't only for DSLR. The nice color on the XT-3 isn't only for mirrorless.


Yes exactly. As someone else said you can't compare the two (DSLR and mirrorless) because they are just two different ways to achieve the same result.
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Jul 17, 2020 03:39:15   #
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DSLR vs. Mirrorless (yes I know this has been done to death)
larryepage wrote:
Your experiment is interesting, even if just limited to the two cameras that you used. It underscores why the argument is so pointless in the first place...

I don't understand why folks here can't get it that "mirrorless" is not "new photography." It's just a different set of features to support preparation for the release of the shutter. There is nothing inherently superior about it...it's just a different set of features. Nothing more. Interesting to some, threatening to others, extremely profitable to the manufacturers, apparently.
Your experiment is interesting, even if just limit... (show quote)


Agree with you 100%
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Jul 17, 2020 03:29:28   #
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DSLR vs. Mirrorless (yes I know this has been done to death)
Wingpilot wrote:
Actually, the answer to your question is, take whichever camera you are most comfortable with and photograph the wedding. If you dare, but since, in your scenario you’ve exhausted all your finances, you’d have no choice but to do it yourself. (Yeah, bad grammar, but what the heck, I’m over 70, so who cares!” In the end, assuming you don’t actually tell anyone which camera you took, it doesn’t matter. You use the one you’re most comfortable with, and, without EXIF data, no one could be able to tell the difference, anyway. You’d be neither a hypocrit nor a traitor to either side.
Actually, the answer to your question is, take whi... (show quote)


I like both your analysis of the situation and your proposed solution! (and I don't see anything grammatically incorrect in the way you've expressed it, unlike some other morons (who shall remain nameless) who lurk on this forum, and seem to have a very poor understanding of the English language)
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Jul 16, 2020 23:10:13   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
DSLR vs. Mirrorless (yes I know this has been done to death)
User ID wrote:
Flip a coin and get to work. You already established that results are equal. You further establish that for you there’s no difference in ease of use etc etc by your posing of the question (or nonquestion, flip another coin).


That sounds pretty scientific :-)

Can I suggest for your 15th birthday you buy yourself a dictionary? And maybe a course in English comprehension?
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Jul 16, 2020 23:07:31   #
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DSLR vs. Mirrorless (yes I know this has been done to death)
n3eg wrote:
I like the top photo's colors better, which has everything to do with the sensor and nothing to do with the mirror / EVF.


I would hazard a guess it has not so much to do with the sensor and more to do with how the camera's white balance works. The Nikon photo is just a little warmer - an easy fix if cool is your preference.
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Jul 16, 2020 21:40:54   #
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DSLR vs. Mirrorless (yes I know this has been done to death)
rmalarz wrote:
Well, now that you've brought the plague into the conversation, I'd talk her out of any partying and stay home. Actually, I'd talk her out of partying and then take my camera out and do some landscape photos. I'm at least doing that tomorrow.
--Bob


It's a bit like that old question "Have you stopped beating your wife?" You're damned no matter which answer you give. If you choose the DSLR (because it has the better IQ) you'll be branded as a heretic by the mirrorless zealots but if you pick the mirrorless you'd rightfully be questioned about why you'd choose the camera with the worse IQ. So the presence or absence of a mirror has no bearing on the decision. In this case it would be decided on the sensor (46mp vs. 26mp) or perhaps FF vs. crop sensor.
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