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Apr 17, 2024 08:07:12   #
jotaele wrote:
A.T. I didn't say that the Z8 made me a better photographer. What it does, it makes it easier for me to get the pictures I want. I still keep the 2 cameras because I don't want to have to change lenses in the field and at a moment's notice. If I am shooting wildlife with a 300 or a 500 mm lens and I see a beautiful landscape, all I need to do is switch cameras in an instant, take the landscape picture and be back to the wildlife in no time.


For a landscape do you need instant lens change? It's not like the landscape snuck up on you and will disappear if you don't hold still. Two cameras are fine, but the reason you gave doesn't make sense.
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Apr 14, 2024 22:46:35   #
A. T. wrote:
Well, I guess if you feel that a Z8 would make you a better photographer then why not get rid of everything and start over with mirrorless. And I'm not being a smart arse but so many here in this forum have asked that very question to so many who were contemplating switching to mirrorless.


Perhaps it is the new/mirrorless equipment does make one better at photography because it opens new capabilities that the old DSLRs can't offer.
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Mar 19, 2024 20:19:42   #
Rongnongno wrote:
Learned quite a few things that are positive, but nothing so far that will change my opinion in the negative.

My main beef or issues are still:
- If you have issues with your vision, the digital display simply does not work, even using the electronic view finder.
- Weight unbalance, a major factor even if the camera is shooting as a higher rate.

As stated, I believe the sensor used are great, never disputed that; I even started with this part. Yet, the sensor and after sensor process leave many things to be desired compared to cell phones. This of course can be dealt with in post-processing.

Lastly, and a minor issue, at least for a few, is the cost of changing over. Anyone who has invested in decent equipment, specifically lenses' will find that using a required adaptor defeats some of the camera smaller size 'benefits'.

We need a permanent flyswatter in this type of threads, about a third of the posts are unnecessary, relatively offensive and plain nonsense. Personal attacks or comments are never justified.
Learned quite a few things that are positive, but ... (show quote)


Personal observation it seems most mirrorless lenses are as large or larger than the equivalent DSLR lens.
I haven't seen any issues using an adapter either. I only bought a camera and adapter with everything else not needing to be replaced at all. But whatever one is sold on great.
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Mar 19, 2024 17:56:20   #
MJPerini wrote:
This is really getting old.
People should use whatever they choose to use and unless we are asked for our opinion, it is pretty much none of our business. Why should we even care why someone chooses to use a particular camera? Let alone the disparagement of someone else's choices.
If the camera you use, produces the results you want, it is adequate for the task. Period.

By the same token, if you choose to use a previous generation of camera technology, don't 'justify it' by suggesting that mirrorless technology is not better technology in many demonstrable ways, that point is beyond argument.
But use what you want and no 'justification ' is ever necessary.

The truth is, very few of us are "Camera Limited", if we are honest, most of us are skills or effort limited.... we have plenty of room to improve before the camera becomes a limiting factor. If a new feature becomes available ,...say.. Subject tracking, Eye tracking etc and it would be a game changer for the work we do, THEN we are closer to being camera limited. But it is still a personal choice.
Personally, I am still using cameras with mirrors. 2 Canon 5D IV's and a 1Ds III. Not because I think these are better than the latest available, but because I know how much better they are than ME. I do not use subject tracking etc, because the work I tend to do is SLOW. The latest generation of lenses I have are incredibly good. I can make any picture I want to make. Frankly , I am surprised by this, I thought I would have moved long ago, but I just have not felt the need or desire.
Another factor is age, my cameras seem to be gaining weight each year and a couple of R5's would not be significantly lighter with lenses attached.
But something else has changed, some of the best, most expressive photographs I have ever made have been made with my phone,---not by specific choice, but because it was ALWAYS there. That has changed me.
So it is increasingly likely that my next camera may be something like a Leica Q3.
I've spent a good part of my life in Photography as a pretty good Professional with Clients like IBM, Cutty Sark , lifestyle & drug Companies , Architectural work etc, But also as a pretty good Amateur with gallery representation.
Good Pictures are camera dependent only in so far as you need one.
Pictures can be objectively good, subjectively good, or neither, and all three can be important to us for various reasons. The reasons are always Ours.
So this recurring theme of Judging people by the camera they choose to use is shallow and a waste of time.
The world could really use a little less judging, especially among people who share an interest.
At its best , this place can be genuinely helpful and entertaining.
This is as close to a rant as I get. I do not mean it that way.
I really think we can do better, and it would be more fun.
...all the best
This is really getting old. br People should use w... (show quote)


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Feb 20, 2024 12:49:21   #
Sergo wrote:
Located in SW Washington at the entrance to the Pacific from the Columbia River.

Cape Disappointment never disappoints.


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Feb 20, 2024 12:18:06   #
dennisallard wrote:
My wife and I came up with the idea of walking our dog at the beach and it turned out to be a great idea. The dog loved it. This is our third walk on Parsons Beach in Kennebunk, Maine. We were treated to one of the most dramatic sunsets I've ever seen.


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Feb 20, 2024 12:14:27   #
OldCADuser wrote:
Another 'retro' look camera is introduced:


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Jan 21, 2024 12:42:41   #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Definition of taxidermy: The activity of cleaning, preserving, and filling the skins of dead animals with special material to make them look as if they are still alive

Are you suggesting that the image I posted is of a preserved bird? I take that as a personal insult.


Has anyone just looked at something and thought,"That's cool" and left it at that without trying to make up some outlandish bunch letters into a word?
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Jan 21, 2024 07:54:44   #
billnikon wrote:
Look for these new "Sub-Gallery's" coming soon.
People
People walking
People running
People jumping
People in cars
People in trucks
People in airplanes
People on buses
People on trains
People on bikes
People on scooters
People on motorcycles
People on electric bikes
People sleeping
People drinking
People sitting
People playing sports
People not playing sports
etc.


You forgot vacation pics of Thailand part 21.
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Jan 21, 2024 07:52:09   #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Concern? Me neither but sometimes labeling things can be fun. I wonder if this is Wabi Sabi?


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Jan 20, 2024 09:14:15   #
tommystrat wrote:
As the old gospel song says, we can be white as snow when we believe in the finished work of Jesus. Alleluia!

This is an image of my backyard in Bigfork, Montana. Yes, it's cold, but it's beautiful.


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Jan 19, 2024 21:46:09   #
JohnSwanda wrote:
That's fine for static subjects. With moving subjects you don't have time to carefully consider and plan your composition.


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Jan 19, 2024 17:04:51   #
JZA B1 wrote:
Square crop, rule of thirds, or something completely different?

How do you know which one to apply in any given situation? Any time-tested rules or just what looks best?


Whatever looks good to me alone.
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Jan 19, 2024 08:50:06   #
Tonytee wrote:
Lens: Pentax-M 100mm Macro Camera: Pentax K-50 Photo Location: Sherwood Forest ISO: 100 Shutter Speed: 1/60s Aperture: F8.

Manual Priority Mode with Spot Metering. 4.3EV and F/L @100mm.

Thanks very much for viewing.

Tony :)


Beautiful
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Jan 19, 2024 08:49:46   #
Tonytee wrote:
Lens: Pentax-M 100mm Macro Camera: Pentax K-50 Photo Location: Sherwood Forest ISO: 100 Shutter Speed: 1/60s Aperture: F8.

Manual Priority Mode with Spot Metering. 4.3EV and F/L @100mm.

Thanks very much for viewing.

Tony :)


Beautiful
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