Tom I did a screen capture of the bottom photo to see what I could do using Photoshop Elements. The solution that worked the best for me is to use the replace color comand, but because there is nothing in those pixels you must first paint in some color it doesn't really matter what color because you are going to replace it but I used a light blue. Then replace it using the replace color command picking a color from the good area and adjusting the fuzziness slider for bet results. You may have to repeat this several times to clean up the border. I also used the clone tool at 50% to clean up along the tree line. I also used the unsharp mask in the opposite way from what you would use it to sharpen to give it more clarity. Amount 25,Radius max, and threshold at 4. then autosharpened. Dave

This never happens to me in my vehicles at least. In the past when ever I bougt a new camera I put the old one in one of the vehicles and now I always have a camera available. It has worked out well and I have got some unexpected shots because of it. I have attached a photo of a farm in Alabama that I ran across on I 65 early in the morning as the fog was lifting. I turned around on the next exit and whent back to get it. If i hadn't had the old camera in the car I would have missed it and it is a favorite of mine now.
Dave

Along I 65 in northern Alabama

Great shot of my favorite winter activity. I spent all day the of the 19th out in subzero windchill weather taking eagle pictures I will attach a couple. Dave

Fly by


Teenager

Thanks for the info I appreciate it.

Thank you very much. Philo It is one of my favorite subjects. you can see a lot more of them at [www.pbase.com/dmclark] if you are interested.

Is there any way to delete a post if you mess up or can you just edit it?

Hey I haven' heard any reference to wolf Man Jack for many years I use to listen to him all the time.

I thought I would include a couple of shots I took last year with the 10 - 400 both are at 400.



:lol:

taken at lock & dam 14 on the Mississippi


Taken at lock & dam 18 on the Mississippi

It was a good choice. I have both the 70-200 and the 100-400. I used the 70-200 with a 2x converter and later bought the 100-400 I like it because I do a lot of Eagle photography and you don't lose track of you subject when zooming in on them because of the slide action. I constantly would miss the shot because I would lose the bird when rotating the barrel. If you go to Pbase.com/dmclark you can see some shots taken with this lens all the exif data is on each image.

That is correct you just have to match up thread sizes most have adapters so the will work with both the comon sizes.

Thanks Bob I will check it out. Dave

You might find a better selection on [www.shopzilla.com] and just search for arca swiss. they have some good combinations. Dave

Yes I had to do that on some of mine. If you search the previous mentioned searches you will find all that you need. Pay attention to the thread size on yor tripod base if you decide to change ball head and all or the tread size on the ball head if just changing the quick release plate.

Just search for Arca Swiss plates in the Camera and photo caterory. I purchased both ball heads that already had arca swiss mounts, just plates, and new base plates to change out on my exsisting ball heads. It all started because I bought a gimbal head with an arca swiss mount. You will also have to search for arca swiss ball heads to get the other side and there are some combination sets as well.
Have fun.

I posted this earlier but it ended up on the wrong thread so I will try again and add the quote so it makes sense. Bear with me I will get the hang of it soon I hope.
I did a quick scan and didn't see that any one had mentioned this yet so I thought I would add my 2 cents.
I too missed my split screen focusing from my old SLR days and saw an article in PBASE, where I am a member on the subject. I have a Canon 7D and replaced the focusing screen with one from [katzeyeoptics.com] they have an excellent primer on focusing screens and offer a few choices. They also have instructions for replacing them yourself or they will do it in conjunction with the purchase for an additional fee. I chose to replace it myself and am extreamly happy with it. Also it has no effect on auto focus as the screen is not part of the auto focus system just the viewfinder. Dave.

Do you know if the hood that you can put over the viewing screen magnifiies or can be ordered with a correction in it.