Posts for: rehess
Apr 13, 2018 19:13:02 #
whwiden wrote:
Thanks. Sorry to hear about the 18-400. Do you think the Sony would be sharper in good light?
The only connection between sharpness and 'good light' is that 'good light' reduces noise, and noise is a natural enemy of sharpness.
Apr 13, 2018 19:03:30 #
One of the things Maine is famous for is their 'two-foot' railroads. In Wiscasset, just north of Portland, they are restoring one of them, including a locomotive and several cars originally used on that line. Proportions are completely different from what we are used to.
Apr 13, 2018 16:58:51 #
Geegee wrote:
When I was referring to the grip I meant the camera's grip not a battery grip. If you rotate the camera clockwise to take a picture what finger do you use to trip the shutter and if you are using back-button focus what finger do you use for that?
I've held the camera the same way for over thirty years. I don't use BBF.
Holding camera with short lens vertically. I use left hand to hold lens when lens is long.
Apr 13, 2018 16:41:22 #
billnikon wrote:
Mirrorless camera's are NOT that much lighter. Not when it comes to camera and lenses, especially mirrorless zoom lenses. The non 2.8 zoom lenses I am talking about. Not much difference at all, not when it comes down to direct comparisons. Mirrorless is the NEW, DSLR'S are the old, NEW has a natural appeal as better, therefore it builds it's own appeal.
This thread is about weight. MILC is different discussion - in fact, there are several going on right now. If I were to get an MILC, and given what Pentax has said recently, that isn't likely, it would be for a completely different reason - namely benefits resulting from use of an EVF, but that is completely irrelevant to this discussion.
Apr 13, 2018 13:35:53 #
gwilliams6 wrote:
Yes there will remain some DSLR especially if you ... (show quote)
Why do you keep treating me like an opponent? I said that I've been expecting MILC to succeed for some time now - expecting both to remain should be OK.
Apr 13, 2018 13:18:20 #
beerhunter13 wrote:
If you want to take pictures, use a smart phone. If you want to make pictures, use a camera.
False separation. I use DSLR to "take" pictures of speeding trains that smart phone couldn't handle. I know a guy who started with a smart phone picture of friends standing in front of church and "made" a picture of them standing on a beach.
Apr 13, 2018 13:06:21 #
gwilliams6 wrote:
Yes you get the OP's question. This is a discussion really if we thing DSLRs wont be king in the future. This came from interviews of the execs of the Japanese camera makers themselves, and they all agree DLSRs won't dominate in the future. These are the folks that make them and this is what they are publicly saying. That should tell you what their product development plans are, and it is to go full-in for mirrorless or be left behind.
Not quite all. Pentax seems to have no MILC intentions right now ... of course, their identity is tied to the pentaprism. For several years now I've been expecting things to flip. When MILC becomes dominant, DSLR will remain, but less important, and the two could co-exist for a number of years.
Apr 13, 2018 12:45:55 #
mas24 wrote:
Yep, you missed it on Apr 10-11. As stated earlier it went to 16 pages.
rehess wrote:
Actually, it has now crawled into page 17
Now on to page 19 - should never dismiss a thread like that.
Apr 13, 2018 10:33:16 #
Geegee wrote:
Clockwise is not easier or quicker. Counter clockwise is the correct way. Always keep your right hand on the camera's grip and your right index finger on the shutter release and always keep your left hand palm up supporting the lens. (You can easily zoom with your left thumb and third finger.) You can switch from landscape to portrait in an instant just bringing your right elbow up.
What is "right" about having your right elbow 'up', hanging in the air?? Rotate clockwise and your elbows are tucked into your body as normal because your left hand is on the lens / left side and your right hand is on the right side as normal. And there is nothing special about keeping your hand firmly on the grip; back in the day, we did just fine with no or little grip; modern grips are part of the trend to unnecessarily large cameras
Apr 13, 2018 09:13:23 #
Tallyann wrote:
Normally you are looking through the lens wide open.That's what happens to me with the D7100 which prompted my question. At F16 plus the preview is a dark or black view that shows nothing. What is this telling me? At f3.5 the view dims very little, if any. I wasn't sure if the button if working properly or I just don't get it the purpose of it.
When you have the lens set at f/3.5, pressing the button closes down from wide open to f/3.5, so it dims a little.
When you have the lens set at f/16, pressing the button closes down from wide open to f/16, so it dims a lot.
Apr 12, 2018 22:33:49 #
gwilliams6 wrote:
Sony a7 III PERFECTION? (7) Reasons the a7 III is the PERFECT Camera for MOST People
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg6ksdkY81U&t=264s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg6ksdkY81U&t=264s
You and Dan DeLion need to get together
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-481546-1.html
Apr 12, 2018 21:28:43 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Because of their small sensor size, bridge cameras... (show quote)
Linda is right. Unless you are working at long focal lengths, it is hard to get much "out of focus" with a small sensor .... and the lenses of bridge cameras are not particularly designed to produce pleasing bokeh.
Apr 12, 2018 21:23:56 #
My Plustek scanner works much better than my Epson does
Apr 12, 2018 21:20:16 #
tomcat wrote:
I don't intend to read 11 or 12 pages of comments. So I'll say this.
At least you're honest - but even at this stage the top of each page shows that you' have to read only 4 pages worth.
Apr 12, 2018 21:11:58 #
My wife and I had a very informal wedding, and neither of us had any desire for the nice artsy stuff professionals produce ... then some friends of ours - fellow poor grad students - offered to take snapshots in lieu of {costly} gifts, so that is what we did. We're approaching our 39th anniversary, and we've never regretted that decision.
But once you've hired a pro, the whole narrative is different. S/he needs to work unhindered - and from the most recent wedding I attended, an army of smart phone toting guests will make that hard enough. If you're just taking candid's, any camera {preferably small} will do - the "FF only" rule will be irrelevant - so take a small one if you wish, but do try to enjoy yourself!!
But once you've hired a pro, the whole narrative is different. S/he needs to work unhindered - and from the most recent wedding I attended, an army of smart phone toting guests will make that hard enough. If you're just taking candid's, any camera {preferably small} will do - the "FF only" rule will be irrelevant - so take a small one if you wish, but do try to enjoy yourself!!