I'm curious. Why is shooting "high school sports" such a big criterion for making a camera choice? Seems like any camera that has high shutter speeds does the same thing.
I guess a crop sensor camera's cropping does reduce the field-of-view, which can affect getting fast-moving subjects, but using a wider-angle lens or zoom setting deals with that.
John Maher wrote:
Is there a good basic light meter -- shutter, aperture, ISO for incident and reflected?
For use with Nikon 105mm f/4 AIS macro lens on D5600. Outdoor, natural light, plants/mushrooms.
Seems that light meters now cost as much as lenses
A meter is not specific to a particular lens.
There are many "good basic meters" in different price points on eBay. I have a couple of Gossens: Super Pilot CdS and Luna Pro SBC.
The Luna Pro SBC uses a 9-volt battery, certainly readily available.
The Super Pilot CdS uses a PX625 cell, originally mercury 1.3 volt. There are various ways to utilize currently-available silver cells 1.5 volt in place of mercury PX625s. Adapters that step the voltage down to 1.3, and ways to fit small cells with spacers.
You can also use PX625 alkalines, but their output drops off continuously so consistency is a problem over its life.
An unadapted 1.5 volt battery in a meter designed for 1.3 volt mercuries is not a problem. You can just adjust the ISO/ASA setting a little to compensate. or not. The exposure difference is maybe 1/3 to 1/2 a stop. If shooting film, exposure of negative films covers this difference.
Seeing as you would be using exposure compensation only occasionally, a dial on top of the camera is a very easy way to make a one-time change and go back to normal quickly.
What's the issue here?
LWW wrote:
The smaller the aperture used, the more depth of field.
The more depth of field, the more is in focus ... whether it’s dust or Dalmatians.
At f22, especially on a wide angle lens, nearly everything can be resolved to st lest a blur.
You're missing the point. Again, dirt on a sensor has nothing to do with focus of an image through the lens.
Longshadow wrote:
Even Windows can't display .CR2 files without loading a driver to do so.
No idea if the driver is included in Win 10.
Windows 10 cannot display RAW files, like in its Photos app, by itself. You have to view RAW files in a program that can view them natively or with a non-RAw editing program that has addins to enable RAW viewing/editing.
Is MacOS the same regarding RAW ability all by itself?
I know the reasons why stabilization is "supposed" to be turned off when on a tripod, but the conceptof the lens hunting for stability and getting confused when on a tripod doesn't quite make sense.
Why does a stabilization system continue to hunt for stability when it IS stable? Doesn't it realize it already has what it wants?
LWW wrote:
Depth of field.
?? What does depth-of-field have to do with dust on a sensor? We're not talking about focusing of images.
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They are very big in the audio and video production fields. Their products are sold by B&H and other dealers.
I have several of their older drives, three of which are part of my NAS, which is located in my bedroom. The fans make no noise at all. I'm sure you could talk to Glyph about their products.
User ID wrote:
You should never read any numbers on a bridge camera ... thaz why one chooses that type of gear (eh?)
There acoarst is a technical explanation, but learning it would undermine the whole bridge camera experience of freedom from the nitty gritty, eh !
Quite often there are techie looking numbers and such sprinkled about on these cameras cuz the marketing department thinks it helps justify the price. But once you’ve paid the price, what you’ve really bought is the freedom to ignore all the numbers and just enjoy photography. Good deal, eh ?
You should never read any numbers on a bridge came... (
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I have to ask, as I think has been pointed out to you before....
What is "acoarst"? Are you thinking of the words "Of course..."?
Rae Zimmerman wrote:
I am curious about how many UHH readers primarily shoot with bridge cameras. My only camera is a Canon PowerShot SX60 IS. I understand its limits and am very happy with the results I achieve. I mostly photograph birds and landscapes. I'm interested in whether other photographers would discount my work due to the camera I use.
Worrying whether "other photographers" are discounting your your work due to your camera choice is a misguided, useless endeavor.
How do these unnamed people know what camera you use? Let your work be admired/judged for what it IS. not what hardware you created it with.
jeep_daddy wrote:
Camera equipment?
Guns?
Trip?
Bills?
What will you do with the money????
Food and life essentials is always a good use.