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Dec 17, 2011 21:47:03   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
??? Canon 70-200mm f/4 L is
Sure these modes will help woth FOCUS/Tracking but for example a Cheetah running at 55mph is still going to need either great panning or a very high shutter speed to maitain sharpness. IS doesn't slow things down you know..... it simply helps eradicate camera shake at slower shutter speeds. I have had to explain this many times to my students too! Good luck with your shooting using IS or otherwise!
GTinSoCal wrote:
phoenix wrote:
FYI... I.S. is near useless (or at least no advantage) if you are shooting sports or moving subjects. It's IMAGE STABILIZATION is designed to prevent camera shake - useful with static subjects but with moving subjects you're going to be using higher shutter speeds anyhow. You've probably noticed that the World doesn't slow down when someone uses an IS lens!


It is VERY useful, since Canon has two modes,
1 - standard IS and
2 - tracking mode
2 - is designed specifically for tracking moving subjects, works very well.

GT
quote=phoenix FYI... I.S. is near useless (or at ... (show quote)

Macaw 1/30 sec handheld f6.3 135mm on 5D2 (using IS)

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Dec 16, 2011 12:26:47   #
(Members Buy/Sell/Trade -- Classifieds)
Wanted to buy: Flashmeter attachment for Gossen Lunapro SBC
Hi. I've got a Gossen Lunasix F meter with the optional flash cord attachment for sale, which is in great condition. The meter does both flash and ambient and is very accurate. I'm looking to get $100 for both, let me know if interested?
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Dec 13, 2011 22:22:42   #
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Sell me your old camera body + lens
Good luck with that one! Canon EOS 5D mk 1 with a lens go for $1000 all day long....... you'll not get a full frame camera for $500 on planet Earth anyhow! Good luck searching though......
Tanya Malott wrote:
I am a pro, shopping for a very good friend. She wants 2 cameras....one for her son, one for herself. He was just accepted to RISD. Her budget is $500 for each camera/lens combo. I was hoping for something with a full image sensor (like an old 5D, not a 20D)
Email me at tanyaphoto@gmail.com


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Dec 12, 2011 14:52:22   #
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Al Servo Al Focus
OK - I think I understand. But out of focus sports/actions shots are rarely "creative' - just out of focus! Of course movement blur/panning is some thing different......
nyweb2001 wrote:
That's the beauty of the camera....I have the choice ! There are times when I want to get creative and have a shot totally out of focus or slightly out of focus ! I rarely shoot anything moving so I have time !
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Dec 12, 2011 14:25:49   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
Al Servo Al Focus
If you're using a Canon with superior AF technology WHY would you want to use MF? It's like having an 8 speed auto BMW and shifting manually - seriously get the technology on your side!
nyweb2001 wrote:
Here's how the manual reads.....
One Shot......still subjects
AI Focus....when you can't decide between One Shot or AI Servo....the camera will switch automatically
AI Servo....moving subjects

I always focus manually so I'll leave the camera in AI Focus just in case I switch to AF.
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Dec 12, 2011 14:23:30   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
Al Servo Al Focus
AI Servo is the focus mode for sports/moving subjects. It will let the shutter fire even when focus has not been achieved. Couple this with continuous drive mode 'H', high ISO 400-1000 (outdoors)fast shutter speeds (1/500+) and if you're shooting JPEGs you can blaze away! Of course for the ulimate action/drive/focus experience use a 7D! It's truly amazing......
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Dec 12, 2011 14:08:55   #
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Opinion about buying a NIkon or Canon
What a difficult question to answer as they are both excellent systems. I teach quite abit these days and although I have students using both, for some reason Canon seems to have the edge about 3 to 1 on DSLRs? My OPINION (and it's just that) is that Canon seems to have the edge with user friendlyness but with the budget lenses that Nikon seem to have the edge. However if you go to L glass it is hard to fault Canon. If FF is your aim then I think that Canon has a slight adavantage and there are thousands of used 5D's (mk1) out there for sale! their both excellent systems though annd both have their die-hard followers......
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Dec 11, 2011 17:25:01   #
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Misleading focal length markings by manufacturers?
I'm really beginning to regret posting this! Everybody seems to be missing the "EFFECTIVE" point! I know that sensor size/ film format doesn't change the actual focal length.... but it does change the effective use/application of the lens in question! I also know that Image Stabilization doesn't make the World slow down....... I'm off to lie down in a darkened room now....(no - not a dark room!) :~(
Roger Hicks wrote:
dpullum wrote:
Analogies can clarify for some, confuse others. I hope this clarifies.


Well, it confused the hell our of me. Different things confuse different people.

Cheers,

R.


;)
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Dec 11, 2011 13:53:09   #
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Flowers are my passion
Welcome. If you use your S+P as a P+S you'll be more successful! Point it before you shoot with it! Seriously though - you'll want to graduate to a DSLR and you'll be amazed at the close up shots available to you......
Vicky Susan wrote:
I call myself and amateur photographer so i carry S@P camera were ever I go. Nature really turn me on ,and light houses oh ya Sunset too. So hope to share with you all.






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Dec 11, 2011 13:42:04   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
Two Lens Buying Questions
Yes the 7D is one hell of a camera and some argue that it's Canons technological flagship!(it's pretty expensive though) In terms of quick focus and shooting it outperfroms the 5D2 dramatically! I teach quite a bit of photography these days (trying to pass on 34 years of experience) and my favorite camera in the APS-C range is the trusted EOS 50D - you can still find some new ones out there! Of course if you're into used you can't go wrong with a used 5D - just make sure it's lightly used though? Sooner or later you'll realize that full frame is the way to go! Well, that's my 6 eggs worth......
SteveH wrote:
The biggest difference between buying grey market and U.
S. is the warranty. A grey market product usually doesn't have a guarantee, if it does, it can't be filled in the U.S.

Whereas a Canon guarantee on a non-grey market camera provides excellent protection. For the small difference in price it does not usually pay to buy a grey market camera.
Be warned, many of the on-line and orders taken by phone, do not tell you upfront what you are getting. They offer a low price and then will send a grey market product unless you question them first!

For a few extra bucks why don't you consider the 7D? There are a number of comparisons on-line. I have two friends who were going to get the 60D and after evaluating the comparison got the 7D and are very happy. There is nothing wrong with the 60D and it might fulfill everything you need, but check out the 7D, if you haven't already done so.
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Dec 11, 2011 11:47:43   #
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Misleading focal length markings by manufacturers?
TYPO .... 25-250 should of course read 55-250! Doh!.....
phoenix wrote:
The key word here is "EFFECTIVELY"...... I know that the quoted focal lengths are accurate but as they do not cover 35mm or FF what is the point of quoting them? As you say it might be a marketing ploy? But just think how much more attractive 80-400 sounds than 25-250? Of course he other arguement is that 10-22 sounds much wider on your Rebel (for example) than 16-35! Maybe scrap the focal length s and describe lenses as 'Ultra wide. super wide, wide, wide/standard, standard, short telephoto, telephoto, long telephoto, super telephoto and ultra telephoto?' As Roger Hicks suggested we need to break away from these old film references.......As time goes on there are fewer and fewer newbies who have ever used 35mm film! When I talk to my students about shooting on 6x7 with 10 shots per roll, some of them look at me like I'm a dinosaur! As for my 'ESMCS' mantra...... well.... you can guess!
dlm84741 wrote:
<<Effectively then you have a 16-35 wideangle zoom and an 80-400 zoom >>

No. No. No. No. No. The focal length of a lens is the same no matter what the sensor size. What you get with, say, a 100mm lens is the picture width or field of view (the crop) of a 150mm lens.

Here's the quote from Nikon's site: For a D-SLR that uses an imaging sensor smaller than full frame (35mm film frame), the ratio of the diagonal of the camera's imaging sensor in comparison to the diagonal of a 35mm frame is the crop factor. This ratio is commonly referred to as a focal length multiplier (FLM), since multiplying a lens focal length by the crop factor or FLM gives the focal length of a lens that would yield the same field of view if used on the reference format.

Confusing? You bet. It's supposed to be - it's pure marketing gimmickry.

Think about it. If a APS-C camera really could extend the focal length of a lens by 50% do you really think they'd sell them for so much less than their full frame offerings.
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The key word here is "EFFECTIVELY"......... (show quote)
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Dec 11, 2011 11:46:20   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
Misleading focal length markings by manufacturers?
The key word here is "EFFECTIVELY"...... I know that the quoted focal lengths are accurate but as they do not cover 35mm or FF what is the point of quoting them? As you say it might be a marketing ploy? But just think how much more attractive 80-400 sounds than 25-250? Of course he other arguement is that 10-22 sounds much wider on your Rebel (for example) than 16-35! Maybe scrap the focal length s and describe lenses as 'Ultra wide. super wide, wide, wide/standard, standard, short telephoto, telephoto, long telephoto, super telephoto and ultra telephoto?' As Roger Hicks suggested we need to break away from these old film references.......As time goes on there are fewer and fewer newbies who have ever used 35mm film! When I talk to my students about shooting on 6x7 with 10 shots per roll, some of them look at me like I'm a dinosaur! As for my 'ESMCS' mantra...... well.... you can guess!
dlm84741 wrote:
<<Effectively then you have a 16-35 wideangle zoom and an 80-400 zoom >>

No. No. No. No. No. The focal length of a lens is the same no matter what the sensor size. What you get with, say, a 100mm lens is the picture width or field of view (the crop) of a 150mm lens.

Here's the quote from Nikon's site: For a D-SLR that uses an imaging sensor smaller than full frame (35mm film frame), the ratio of the diagonal of the camera's imaging sensor in comparison to the diagonal of a 35mm frame is the crop factor. This ratio is commonly referred to as a focal length multiplier (FLM), since multiplying a lens focal length by the crop factor or FLM gives the focal length of a lens that would yield the same field of view if used on the reference format.

Confusing? You bet. It's supposed to be - it's pure marketing gimmickry.

Think about it. If a APS-C camera really could extend the focal length of a lens by 50% do you really think they'd sell them for so much less than their full frame offerings.
<<Effectively then you have a 16-35 wideangl... (show quote)
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Dec 11, 2011 02:02:47   #
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Help! Grandson's wedding/ wants me to be the photographer
HERE, Here! Amen!
seaside7 wrote:
I will leave you with this final thought.
After the gown is put in storage, after the food is gone,
after the band or dj is gone and the flowers have died,
all you have left are the photos.

GET a Professional photographer.
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Dec 10, 2011 18:24:20   #
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Need some help
I love Picasa and use it exclusively for all my editing! When you click on your selected photos click afterwards (each one) the green star - near the bottom left corner. You'll end up with your selection in a small box on the bottom left. When your done simply 'export' to your desired location.(a tab near the middle bottom) You'll have the option to resize (recommended) and even add a watermark (if you creat one?) Hope this helps!
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Dec 10, 2011 18:12:39   #
(Photo Gallery)
Creative thinking, how'd I do?
I've taken another peek at this one and although I like the idea the main problems are (as I see them!)
1) The angle makes her legs and thighs look chubby!
2) The sexy Red panties (thats why color is best BTW) are almost disappearing up her butt!
Have a another go, maybe putting candy on her tummy and showing a hint of lingerie? She's be face up of course!
phoenix wrote:
It's OK - But I'm sure you can do better.... trash this one I say! Sorry.......
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