What money do you think we're spending? Are you one of the Limbaugh/Hannity/Faux News disciples that think they get welfare, free food, free housing? Sorry, they get free nothing, unless they are sponsored by a charity, such as Catholic Charities. In fact, just ONE i*****l a***n paid more taxes in 2017 than the #LiarInChief did. And no Veteran needs to be homeless: the VA has programs for all of these vets. I will not watch this topic, so you can all flame away to your heart's content. I have just had it up to here and past with people who do not know what they are talking about.

For you digitally experienced UHHers, please take a look at the image included. The red arrows indicate some blotches that show up when light, even tones are in that area of the frame. I have enhanced the midtones so these blotches will show up better.

Are these anomalies typical of sensor contamination and if so what would they be caused by? The size and almost circular shape makes them look more like a deposit of something that is left by an evaporated liquid rather than being dust/dirt. Are the blotches indicators of a need for a sensor cleaning? Or do they indicate another condition, repairable or not. I've had the camera almost three years, and maybe it's due for a cleaning?

Also, zoom to the point at the end of the green arrow - is that a dead pixel or group of pixels? Or would a dead pixel be black?

Your advice is appreciated.

Stan

It's not an ideal practice, in my opinion.

But most local retailers are well aware of prices on Amazon, B&H, Adorama, etc. I generally tell them the best price I've seen online, and ask them how close they can come, BEFORE they start taking out cameras or other equipment for me to handle. If they can come reasonably close, I buy locally. But I'm always honest with them from the moment I walk in the door. I also buy all of my film, printing, and consumable products from them if what I need is available there.

It will be a sad day when you can't walk into a local shop and find what you need.

Andy

hi all, on my 7d/2 noticed i had a spot in the view finder so i took the lens off and looked at the mirror. i must say that i really never looked closely to the inside of the body. i have a brush and a rocket blower just in case i needed them,well the brush worked well and removed the dust i didn't need the blower this time. i have two questions. first question looking at the very bottom of the mirror there is a space that stays open and it looks normal to me is that normal? and the second which is more important when looking at that space that is what i think is one of the curtains if using a blower am i over thinking this, if your blowing dust off of the mirror will there be a chance of just moving the dust that was on the mirror to the curtain which will have a greater chance of jumping to the sensor when things are moving? any opp on blowers thanks bill

There are limitations to cell phone cameras, without a doubt and there are limitations with regular cameras too.
There is a big difference in the content of the photo's, with a camera phone you are working up close with people not photographing an eagles nest. If you are on a night out you are hardly likely going to carry a good camera to get a beer knocked over it.

You can be part of an event with a cell phone camera, you're more likely to be an observer with a regular camera.
Did you know you don't even need to be holding a cell phone camera to use it?
Filmic pro can control one iphone camera with a second iphone.

Lets say you have a bird table, you could have one set on the table, and you can operate that camera out of sight of the birds. The iphone has an ip67 rating that can handle immersion in water to 1 meter, you can shoot in the rain without risking killing your camera.

You can even use gaffer tape to put your camera places you wouldn't even risk a regular camera.

There are some brilliant opportunities that are open to you with these very light weight and sophisticated cameras.
There is a whole laundry list of what you can do with a dslr or m43 camera that you can't do with a cell phone camera of course.