Posts for: horaceunit
Feb 11, 2020 18:51:48 #
rehess wrote:
Before I got this KP a year ago, I limited myself to ISO=800, but I had heard good things about the KP’s ISO range, so I have been exploring. I believe we will have to rethink our standards with cameras such as the Pentax KP and the Nikon D750 around. Noise, Dynamic Range, and color fidelity are all expanded to the point that we can finally decouple a need from light from aperture opening, and use ‘fast’ apertures mostly when we want narrow DOF.
I totally agree but it's still hard to "unlearn" the old limitations. I still don't go over 1600 very often as a general rule, but I have "pushed" it to 3200 on occasion. I suppose I should experiment with higher ISO settings too!
Feb 11, 2020 17:52:25 #
rehess wrote:
I took this photo to send to our daughters to show how long the kitten we adopted last month has become, but I thought it also shows how good modern cameras are without flash.
It still kills me though! It's really hard to use an ISO over 800 since that is about as far as I would push tri-x back in the day. It was almost the same in the early days of digital too. If you went too much over 800 or so the grain (noise) was pretty bad. I still find myself cringing at high ISO settings when in aperture priority but as your picture shows it isn't as much of an issue anymore.
Jan 18, 2020 17:52:55 #
If anyone is in the market for a Canon m50 Canon has a deal on their website. A refurbished M50 with the 15-45 kit lens is $479.99 with a one year limited warranty and free shipping. The sale price is good until February 2nd. Mine came in 2 days and I honestly can't tell the difference between "refurbished" and new which is what it looks like to me. Just thought I'd share!
Nov 22, 2019 20:01:10 #
Tommg wrote:
I did the upgrade to adobe 2020 the other day (photoshop 2020), now my 2020 upgrade is incredibly slow - example: white balance - switching from "as shot" to "auto" takes 30 to 60 seconds same with all other changes ... only happened after the upgrade. any ideas?
Tommg
Tommg
Man there are a lot of things. Did you restart the PC (laptop) after the install?
Nov 15, 2019 18:58:55 #
nadelewitz wrote:
I don't remember Windows having "My Files" and "My Pictures". What version of Windows did you have, and what "another Win10 update" are you referring to?
People are still getting used to Version 1903 as the current, latest upgrade. Version 1909 has been announced and is coming soon.
People are still getting used to Version 1903 as the current, latest upgrade. Version 1909 has been announced and is coming soon.
1909 is already out. I had a couple of PC's at work update to it today.
Nov 15, 2019 18:57:15 #
jerryc41 wrote:
That's what it usually does, but I didn't shut down last night. Maybe it updated in its sleep???
You got it. Once you aren't using your PC long enough it will just go ahead and apply the update and restart for you,
Nov 9, 2019 13:02:52 #
AndyH wrote:
I'm on a budget, balancing supporting my extended ... (show quote)
Pretty close to wahgt I was thinking although I would sell my APS-C stuff if I decide to go to FF> However I already decided to see what good glass will do and have already purchased a 24-105 EF-L lens to see what that does for me at least for now!
Nov 8, 2019 20:13:27 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
I missed this one in the thread. Honestly, the old... (show quote)
I did see mention of the "flop" issue of the lens so hopefully I'll watch out for it. Well in some of the discussions here the idea that a super-wide angle for landscape work isn't really as necessary as it may seem made me think about it some. The 24-105L seemed to be a nice all around lens for a larger variety of shooting situations. Truth be told the 17-40L was seriously tempting and I almost went with it, but the greater focal range of the 24-105 won out in the end. The 17-40 or 16-35 will definitely remain on the radar screen.
Nov 6, 2019 21:34:09 #
wetreed wrote:
Thinking is always a good thing.
Yeah but sometimes you need somebody to prod you in the right direction!
Nov 6, 2019 20:26:12 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
The smile of a woman with a full-frame camera is to behold beauty.
You're killing me! Your posts really made me think about things and I really appreciate the effort! Thanks!
Nov 6, 2019 18:26:33 #
MrBob wrote:
That is a MOST excellent decision Horace.... My fav. quote is " Bodies come and go, but the eyes of a truly beautiful woman are forever ". 
Sort of poetic for camera equipment but I'll take it!
Nov 6, 2019 17:20:45 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Fantastic! I bet it felt good to make a decision 
Be sure to post photos and let us know how you like the lens. I appreciate your comments on my pics, btw
Be sure to post photos and let us know how you like the lens. I appreciate your comments on my pics, btw
Well it would probably have been an easier decision if I'd realized the differences between the EF and EF-S lenses and that I could use the EF lenses on the T5i. Even though I already HAD an EF lens!
Nov 6, 2019 17:06:12 #
Well I've decided to hedge my bets a bit. Instead of going FF at this point I decided to get a piece of glass. Specifically a Canon EF 24-105mm f4 L IS USM Lens. This way I can see if good glass will be satisfying enough. Then if I still feel I want to go with s FF body I'll have 2 EF lenses to work with right off the bat.
Nov 5, 2019 07:49:10 #
ronpier wrote:
IMO for what you want to spend you could be pretty happy with APS-C like me or falling quite short with full frame. Full frame can be a long expensive road if not careful.
That's a very valid point!
Nov 4, 2019 19:23:32 #
rbest77701 wrote:
I upgraded from a T2i to 6D mkII and love it, but ... (show quote)
I was looking at that and the same lens but the USM instead of the STM. The USM is basically $400 instead of $200.