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Forum: Digital SLR Cameras November 10th 13, 05:49 PM Posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
Replies: 77
Views: 18,822
Posted By Doug McDonald[_6_]
A blurry photo

On 11/5/2013 2:04 PM, PeterN wrote:
Some photos are not supposed to be sharp.
As always, all comments welcome.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97242118/under%20the%20wave.jpg


Those...
Forum: Digital Photography March 30th 13, 01:36 PM Posted to rec.photo.digital
Replies: 137
Views: 3,328
Posted By Doug McDonald[_6_]
How to photograph an oil painting

On 3/30/2013 12:10 AM, Robert Coe wrote:

: No one ever thinks to use a polarizer indoors.

How often does one encounter polarized light indoors?


In every reflection off of glass or plastic...
Forum: Digital SLR Cameras March 18th 13, 02:18 PM Posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
Replies: 49
Views: 6,585
Posted By Doug McDonald[_6_]
So how good is 36 megapixels?

On 3/17/2013 9:25 PM, Doug McDonald wrote:



I have the pictures. No, I', not so stupid as to not check for moire at
100% or 200% view. They are absolutely hilarious.

One more comment: what...
Forum: Digital SLR Cameras March 18th 13, 02:15 PM Posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
Replies: 49
Views: 6,585
Posted By Doug McDonald[_6_]
So how good is 36 megapixels?


Please you could point to a sample image? What does it look like zoomed
right in to 1:1 viewing? I wonder whether the moiré may be due to
resampling for your display?


...
Forum: Digital Photography March 14th 13, 09:00 PM Posted to rec.photo.digital
Replies: 159
Views: 8,099
Posted By Doug McDonald[_6_]
Nikon new release D7100

Yes, for some purposes it has been reached: shooting
pictures of very smooth blank walls that have zero
texture.

Do you do that often?

If you so much as have a fly land on that...
Forum: Digital SLR Cameras March 7th 13, 08:13 PM Posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
Replies: 20
Views: 4,787
Posted By Doug McDonald[_6_]
Nikon did it again, increasing the price of replacement lensby $1000

On 3/7/2013 7:13 AM, Floyd L. Davidson wrote:

On the other hand the new 80-400mm G lens has S30 at
0.73 and M30 at 0.74. Not only is that a very large
jump above the 0.55 of the...
Forum: Digital SLR Cameras January 29th 13, 10:21 PM Posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems,alt.photography,rec.photo.digital
Replies: 28
Views: 4,594
Posted By Doug McDonald[_6_]
Pinhole shots of the Civil War (re-enactments)

The real state of the art for pinholes is twofold:

1) Laser drilling
or
2) spark erosion drilling

Both make nice pinholes down to about 0.001 inch. Lasers go smaller.

One can buy such pinholes at...
Forum: Digital SLR Cameras January 28th 13, 05:41 PM Posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
Replies: 56
Views: 5,644
Posted By Doug McDonald[_6_]
Choosing a system, the practical and the philosophical

On 1/28/2013 4:21 AM, Andrew Haley wrote:
What really matters is where the systems are going in the next few
years/decades. Today, you'll be fine with either Nikon or Canon.

It wasn't always...
Forum: Digital Photography January 27th 13, 01:50 PM Posted to rec.photo.digital,rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
Replies: 111
Views: 2,464
Posted By Doug McDonald[_6_]
'We're being screwed': photographers and designers vent over'stolen' images,

On 1/26/2013 2:22 PM, Robert Coe wrote:
On Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:51:00 -0600, Doug McDonald
wrote:
:
: The problem is common sense:
:
: If you don't want your...
Forum: Digital Photography January 25th 13, 04:51 PM Posted to rec.photo.digital,rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
Replies: 111
Views: 2,464
Posted By Doug McDonald[_6_]
'We're being screwed': photographers and designers vent over'stolen' images,

The problem is common sense:

If you don't want your pictures to be used without payment,
only show them to prospective buyers in hard copy form where
you retain physical possession, or, if on the...
Forum: Digital Photography January 17th 13, 04:35 PM Posted to rec.photo.digital
Replies: 121
Views: 3,427
Posted By Doug McDonald[_6_]
Does any camera come with a laser pointer?

I actually OWN a camera with such a pointer, though not laser. It also
aids manual focus. The camera was made in 1948. Its a 4x5 Pacemaker Crown
Graphic. It does not blind people. However, this...
Forum: Digital Photography December 10th 12, 08:19 PM Posted to rec.photo.digital,rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
Replies: 455
Views: 12,473
Posted By Doug McDonald[_6_]
Sony tells DSLR shooters they're idiots

On 12/10/2012 12:12 PM, Alfred Molon wrote: In article , Trevor says...
How many times do I have to spell it out, a "properly exposed" RAW file is
not...
Forum: Digital Photography December 7th 12, 04:26 PM Posted to rec.photo.digital,rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
Replies: 455
Views: 12,473
Posted By Doug McDonald[_6_]
Sony tells DSLR shooters they're idiots

On 12/6/2012 8:10 PM, wrote: On Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:05:23 -0600, Doug McDonald
wrote:

And even worse ...
what if the incident light is different...
Forum: Digital SLR Cameras December 7th 12, 04:23 PM Posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
Replies: 2
Views: 1,794
Posted By Doug McDonald[_6_]
Nikon's new 70-200 f/4.0 some images great, some not

On 12/6/2012 8:06 PM, Robert Coe wrote: On Wed, 5 Dec 2012 22:37:43 -0800 (PST), RichA
wrote:
: There's a couple images at f/4.5 on the Dpreview samples. One is
:...
Forum: Digital Photography December 6th 12, 10:40 PM Posted to rec.photo.digital,rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
Replies: 455
Views: 12,473
Posted By Doug McDonald[_6_]
Sony tells DSLR shooters they're idiots

On 12/6/2012 3:32 PM, nospam wrote:
In article , Doug McDonald
wrote:

So I learned something from this discussion, even if it only why...
Forum: Digital Photography December 6th 12, 07:17 PM Posted to rec.photo.digital,rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
Replies: 455
Views: 12,473
Posted By Doug McDonald[_6_]
Sony tells DSLR shooters they're idiots

On 12/5/2012 10:05 AM, Elliott Roper wrote:

So I learned something from this discussion, even if it only why others
were inexplicably preferring JPG and lamenting the tedium of processing
...
Forum: Digital Photography December 6th 12, 07:05 PM Posted to rec.photo.digital,rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
Replies: 455
Views: 12,473
Posted By Doug McDonald[_6_]
Sony tells DSLR shooters they're idiots

On 12/4/2012 8:02 PM, wrote: On Tue, 4 Dec 2012 23:45:42 +0100, Alfred Molon
wrote:

In article , David Dyer-Bennet...
Forum: Digital Photography December 1st 12, 05:13 PM Posted to rec.photo.digital,rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
Replies: 455
Views: 12,473
Posted By Doug McDonald[_6_]
Sony tells DSLR shooters they're idiots

On 12/1/2012 10:47 AM, Doug McDonald wrote:
Somebody wanted such a picture ... here's one.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/5310360/IMG_8081g.jpg

Doug McDonald

I also made up a JPEG in DPP that...
Forum: Digital Photography December 1st 12, 04:47 PM Posted to rec.photo.digital,rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
Replies: 455
Views: 12,473
Posted By Doug McDonald[_6_]
Sony tells DSLR shooters they're idiots

On 12/1/2012 4:11 AM, David J. Littleboy wrote:

If you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you. AWB can't possibly work. In principle. It can't
tell the difference between a pink shirt in...
Forum: Digital Photography October 30th 12, 05:03 PM Posted to rec.photo.digital
Replies: 403
Views: 8,717
Posted By Doug McDonald[_6_]
How do I delete photographs from an iPad?

On 10/30/2012 10:26 AM, Savageduck wrote:

To "Delete" individual, or groups of image files from my iPad or iPhone, I open the "Camera Roll",
touch the "action" button (the one with the arrow...
Forum: Digital Photography September 2nd 12, 01:14 AM Posted to rec.photo.digital,alt.photography
Replies: 42
Views: 1,549
Posted By Doug McDonald[_6_]
What should I pay for a polarizing filter?

On 9/1/2012 6:12 PM, Doug McDonald wrote:



Its not marketing hype. If any of your 77 mm lenses are telephoto,
you need to spend big bucks. Say $25 as a minimum.

O my. I meant $125.
Forum: Digital Photography September 2nd 12, 12:12 AM Posted to rec.photo.digital,alt.photography
Replies: 42
Views: 1,549
Posted By Doug McDonald[_6_]
What should I pay for a polarizing filter?

On 8/31/2012 4:54 PM, Robert Coe wrote:
Because of aquisitions over the past couple of years, three of my most-used
lenses are now 77mm diameter. So imagine my irritation last weekend when I
...
Forum: 35mm Photo Equipment August 27th 12, 01:37 AM Posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems,rec.photo.equipment.35mm,rec.photo.digital,alt.photography
Replies: 7
Views: 2,243
Posted By Doug McDonald[_6_]
[SI] On The Road is up /COMMENTS

On 8/26/2012 7:07 PM, Robert Coe wrote:

As I said, it's a hard nut to crack. But you might try this as a starting
point:
http://www.pmc.org/articles.asp?ArticleID=164&Tab=Calendar


I read...
Forum: Digital Photography August 18th 12, 02:28 AM Posted to rec.video.desktop,rec.photo.digital,rec.audio.pro
Replies: 3
Views: 341
Posted By Doug McDonald[_6_]
Has your memory card ever worn out?

On 8/17/2012 4:11 PM, nospam wrote:

you're very fixated on access to the file system.

think out of the box for a change.


YOU are fixated on the ideal world so beloved of Apple-lovers
and...
Forum: Digital Photography August 11th 12, 08:43 PM Posted to rec.photo.digital
Replies: 31
Views: 1,901
Posted By Doug McDonald[_6_]
HDR with panoramic stiching.

On 8/11/2012 2:52 PM, Alfred Molon wrote:
In article 2012081103230846517-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom, Savageduck
says...
...and sometimes it is nice not to discount the details because of
...
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