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Nov 12, 2014 09:09:59   #
It would help to know what kind of photography you enjoy. Different cameras and camera systems are better for different applications.

It sounds like you are not interested in starting a lens collection, so I am assuming you would like to get a good body and select a quality "walk around" lens. However, knowing more about what you like and or want to shoot would help.
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Nov 12, 2014 09:07:21   #
Should have hung on to the 7DI, I am guessing you did not get $999 off in your trade up which is the current price of the 7DI at B&H. A nice alternative would be the 70D (body only at B&H is also $999.00 after $200 rebate). It will work with all of the EF-S lenses. The tech of the 70D is better than the 7DI and the sensor is 22MP compared to 18mm on the 7D mkI.
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Nov 12, 2014 08:44:28   #
The 35mm has an advantage at 35mm. Once you need to move to other lengths and cannot “zoom with your feet”, that advantage starts to disappear. Assuming the same framing of a shot, the low light efficiency of the 35 deteriorates when cropped compared to a zoom to 50mm. This happens because the zoom at 50mm is using the whole sensor while the cropped 35mm image is using only a portion of the sensor. The further away from 35 you get the worse the relative efficiency.
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Nov 11, 2014 09:01:16   #
OddJobber wrote:
I prefer kamakazi style in yer face, but some pointers:

Good running shoes.

Be sure you have two memory card slots. If confronted, you can show that you're deleting a pic but still have it on card two.

Always use a monopod. It can be shouldered and used like a baseball bat.

Forget discreet. Go large. Size matters. See how she's looking at his... lens?


No one else seems to have the guts to ask. What is the big wet spot on her shirt? It appears to be directly in line with the " big lens"



:roll:
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Nov 11, 2014 08:33:33   #
Rongnongno wrote:
What irritates me are not the questions but the introduction to questions ie, the topic title and then the initial post that lacks the info needed to help.

UHH user education is needed, not on photography or computer but on HOW TO ASK A FREAKING QUESTION (or create a thread).



:thumbup:

Now that is more on point!
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Nov 11, 2014 08:30:32   #
jerryc41 wrote:
It's funny how that works, isn't it? My wife was really good at doing what she wanted to do on her computer, but there were certain operations that I consider basic, and she had no idea how to do them. It's like when I see someone introduced on the news as a "computer expert." That's an awfully big term. No one knows everything about a computer.

You're right, though, about knowing the basics of computer operation.


So when your wife encounters a computer problem and asks you about it, how does she react when you tell her to read a book?

:roll: ;-)
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Nov 11, 2014 08:27:48   #
pmackd wrote:
The first thing I noticed on the camera review page is that Nikon D7100 is rated above Sony SLT-Alpha-77-II, but not by much.


Pmackd,
A small correction. It was a "camera sensor" review. Not a camera review. This is a significant difference. A camera review covers the whole camera. It would be like calling a MPG review a car review. And no, using an engine in the analogy would not be more accurate. The focus system and the lens system are more the engine of a camera.
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Nov 11, 2014 08:19:03   #
Sheila B wrote:
Wow! I just now found a few minutes to read your responses! Wish I didn't'!
Some of you are so outright rude and full of yourselves! I'm assuming you have your spectacular photos published all over the world and are making so much money you don't know what to do with yourselves! Congratulations! Happy for you!
To the other responders who were not condescending and actually tried to help, I thank you!
I'm not even going to lower myself and respond to some of your comments but I will say this, I don't need you and your attitude, I've lived too long and tolerated a lot of idiots in my life and I no longer will. There are other groups. Bye!
Wow! I just now found a few minutes to read your r... (show quote)


Let me help you define rude with an example. Posing a question disparaging something to a large group that leaves out most of the detail needed to provide a reasonable answer and then not hanging around to provide that detail. If you were honestly looking for an answer, you would have (a) stayed to take part or (b) waited until you could take part before asking your question. But I do not for one second believe you wanted to pose an honest question. What you did smells like troll.

:thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown:
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Nov 10, 2014 11:51:54   #
catfish252 wrote:
<snip>, are these pros blind? Why wouldn't they choose the best possible? <snip>


Pros look at results from the field, not simply tests in a lab. DxO does not test anything beyond sensors and lenses. That leaves out the impact of camera technology. That technology contributes greatly to the final product, which is ultimately the ONLY real measure that counts. Canon systems deliver superior real world results.
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Nov 10, 2014 11:45:55   #
Morning Star wrote:
I think a lot depends on the learning style of a person.
I am fortunate, I have the ability to learn from a book and many a windy-snowy-rainy afternoon or evening you will find me on the couch with a large mug of hot chocolate, my camera, the manual, a notebook and a pen. Also nearby will be a couple of books written by "experts" about my camera.
I like this way of learning.

I used to teach adult ed in night school. Fun! However, some of my students just made notes on the hand-outs I gave them and were fine with that. Some only needed to hear what I had to say. Others needed to be shown what I was trying to tell them, and yet others needed to be shown with a complete explanation of everything I was trying to teach them.
Add to that the fact that some folks know exactly what they want/need to ask, but don't have the verbal or writing skills to ask the question...

So, us know-it-alls just try to remain patient, try to guess what the poster really wants, or send a message asking for more specific information.
Just my 2 cents worth, delete it if you like... Oops, the Hog doesn't recognize a delete button, sorry, you can't get rid of me :lol:
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Just saying that answering questions is sort of what the forum is about. I get upset when someone sugests that anyone should not ask a particular type of question. Esspecially when they have asked very similar questions.
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Nov 10, 2014 10:47:28   #
Is this another OP who drops a bomb and never comes back to the thread?
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Nov 10, 2014 10:46:24   #
gvarner wrote:
I am constantly amazed at how many people on UHH profess to "not be a computer person" when they post an inquiry on an issue they've run into, asked for help to solve a problem. Basic knowledge of how your operating system works is essential to running any of the software used in PP. It's just not like picking up a phone and saying hello. Not computer literate? Take a class. It's not good enough to use the software without knowing some basics about how the computer is operating.


Would the same go for people who seem to be camera illiterate and pose questions like...
Why rotate camera for vertical shots...or
What would the basic adjustments be, if any, that you would do when first opening a RAW file? or
When I open a NEF in Elements 11, I see an option to use 8 bit or 16 bit. I'm a hobbyist and not that picky on some of the more technical things you can do in PP. What would 16 bit processing provide over 8 bit? ... or
questions about "Losing data in JPEG's"..

Should people like that just get a book and not ask the question?

I think you know who asked these questions.
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Nov 10, 2014 10:40:03   #
Don't know that it is necessary, but it couldn't hurt.
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Nov 10, 2014 07:18:25   #
Sheila B wrote:
Is anyone else finding the new 7D to be soft? Myself and another photog seem to be having that issue! Love the speed but the result? Not so good! I am here at Conowingo for my last day and would like a few sharp pics! Help! Settings are 2,000 F6 ISO 2000......


You say "yourself and another" Is that two of you using two different 7DII's or two of you using the same camera?
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Nov 9, 2014 09:15:24   #
imagemeister wrote:
My first choice for lighting is a large flash bounced off the ceiling ( also illluminating the backround with great "depth of light") with a small ancillary light reflector to provide fill front lighting and catchlights in the eyes - or, just a bare bulb flash ( no refector) iluminating the whole room - with a slightly shorter than normal lens for good DOF. With no or impractical ceiling, my second choice would be a direct diffused flash in a bracket off camera, and able to accomodate horizontal or vertical format compositions.
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In case it is not already clear, you need to master your flash! Bouncing is one route, as long as the ceiling is not too high or painted too dark. There are a lot of options in attachable reflectors and diffusers as well as brackets to move your flash a little off camera without requiring an assistant.

Good luck
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