Forum: Digital SLR Cameras
March 27th 07, 11:35 PM Posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
|
|
Replies: 9
Views: 558
Lens tutorial or guidelines for a newbie?
I'm familiar with sites like Thom Hogan's and He who must not be named
(KR ;) but they seem to presuppose a basic knowledge of lenses, like
500mm is a long focal length while 14mm is very...
|
|
Forum: Digital SLR Cameras
March 3rd 07, 12:50 AM Posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
|
|
Replies: 11
Views: 935
Canon announces the new EOS 1Ds Mark III Critic
And there are three settings which modify the degree and depth of the
criticism. They are "Beginner", which offers the harshest criticism,
"Advanced", a bit more moderate, and "Genius", where...
|
|
Forum: Digital SLR Cameras
February 23rd 07, 05:27 AM Posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
|
|
Replies: 6
Views: 598
|
|
Forum: Digital Photography
February 23rd 07, 05:26 AM Posted to rec.photo.digital
|
|
Replies: 14
Views: 878
getting a balanced exposure of artwork
when you all talk of "dynamic range", do you mean lightest light to
darkest dark,,,, or subtleties in between?
Lightest to darkest. It's usually expressed in terms of how many stops
(or...
|
|
Forum: Digital Photography
February 22nd 07, 04:28 AM Posted to rec.photo.digital
|
|
Replies: 14
Views: 878
getting a balanced exposure of artwork
All good advice in response to this, but oil paint has a much greater
_possible_ dynamic range than a digital sensor can record (why is
everyone
assuming that it doesn't?)
Because VERY...
|
|
Forum: Digital Photography
February 20th 07, 07:53 AM Posted to rec.photo.digital
|
|
Replies: 14
Views: 878
getting a balanced exposure of artwork
i have another q. the one thing i wish were better is a well balanced
exposure between the darks and lights of my paintings. they're ok for
now, but as i expected, the lights get a bit washed...
|
|
Forum: Digital Photography
February 20th 07, 01:15 AM Posted to rec.photo.digital
|
|
Replies: 11
Views: 816
Suggested reading?
What I am after is "what is different about using DSLR compared to
film SLR".
Your dynamic range is less than that of negative film, and greater than
that of many (most?) slide films. Other...
|
|
Forum: Digital Photography
February 20th 07, 01:12 AM Posted to rec.photo.digital
|
|
Replies: 13
Views: 733
Canon EOS D30 "lenses"
I will be buying this camera this week my question it come with the
EF-S18-55 lens - should I go for the body only and by a separate lens
instead? Is so witch one is there a difference between...
|
|
Forum: Digital SLR Cameras
February 11th 07, 08:56 PM Posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
|
|
Replies: 14
Views: 1,157
canine action photography - few tips needed
I think these photos illustrate the differences in our experiences.
The dog appears to be in a trot or fast walk, not a full out run.
Try your AI servo when the dog is running at top speed...
|
|
Forum: Digital SLR Cameras
February 10th 07, 03:40 PM Posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
|
|
Replies: 14
Views: 1,157
canine action photography - few tips needed
Whenever I've been tracking a dog and had AI-servo fail me, it's always
because at least one of two factors was present: One, the dog was moving
erratically rather than at a semi-steady...
|
|
Forum: Digital SLR Cameras
February 10th 07, 04:26 AM Posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
|
|
Replies: 14
Views: 1,157
canine action photography - few tips needed
What kind of dogs are your trying to track?
Many running dogs are too fast for even high end cameras
to track. I use a 1D Mark II set on high speed AI and
these dogs can run faster than the...
|
|
Forum: Digital Photography
February 2nd 07, 03:34 PM Posted to rec.photo.digital
|
|
Replies: 11
Views: 772
Using Flash Beyond The Guide Number Distance.
At 105mm & ISO100 my Canon Speedlite 580EX has a guide number of 58
(meters). At ISO3200 (maximum ISO of the Canon 20D) the 'effective' guide
number becomes 328. My lens has a maximum...
|
|
Forum: Digital Photography
January 30th 07, 02:35 AM Posted to rec.photo.digital
|
|
Replies: 17
Views: 995
Best current MAHA Battery Charger?
the 'ultimate' is currently the mh-c9000 wizard one.
Cool. What about the "value" level?
Thomas doesn't appear to have them, but Newegg carries the C204F charger,
which at $20, is a...
|
|
Forum: Digital SLR Cameras
January 23rd 07, 03:23 PM Posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
|
|
Replies: 29
Views: 1,383
10 vs 8 MP
I am trying to decide if 10 MP is significantly better than 8MP. ( just
want to decide whether to buy Canon XTi or 30d )
It's the difference between making a print that's 11.75" wide, and a...
|
|
Forum: Digital SLR Cameras
January 20th 07, 02:58 AM Posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
|
|
Replies: 10
Views: 556
EOS-350D stays at "999"
It only has three digits, it can't display anything larger. If it
thinks
you have 1,000 or more shots left, it will just say "999".
That makes sense, but the memory card only has...
|
|
Forum: Digital SLR Cameras
January 19th 07, 10:42 PM Posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
|
|
Replies: 10
Views: 556
EOS-350D stays at "999"
For some reason the counter in the display on my EOS-350D stays at
"999" despite taking new shots, but only in the "green" and other
"automatic" modes. In the "creative" modes I believe it...
|
|
Forum: Digital SLR Cameras
January 18th 07, 02:45 AM Posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
|
|
Replies: 17
Views: 816
Lensbaby 3G?
Anybody have one of these? How do you like it?
Perhaps a lot of people here are computer literate and prefer to Photoshop
the same effect?
Good luck with that. Emulating spherical...
|
|
Forum: Digital Photography
January 17th 07, 05:07 AM Posted to rec.photo.digital
|
|
Replies: 17
Views: 973
best (low cost) stitching application
I've had several problems with Autostitch - not the least of which is
memory errors on moderate-sized (well, I don't think they are
*ridiculously* huge - am I wrong?) pano's (eg 12 x 9Mp...
|
|
Forum: Digital Photography
January 8th 07, 06:33 AM Posted to alt.comp.devices.digital-cameras,rec.photo.digital
|
|
Replies: 5
Views: 615
Thoughts on Hoya Filters?
I am in need of UV and Circular Polarizer filters. In reading reviews...
it definitely sounds like B+W is the best and worth the price. If I were
using L series lenses, I would definitely...
|
|
Forum: Digital SLR Cameras
January 7th 07, 08:51 AM Posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
|
|
Replies: 7
Views: 413
Best lense on a Canon 5d for OCR
Richard L. Wohlers wrote:
A scanner. Using a 5D for OCR, regardless of lens, is daft.
I don't think so, not at all. Once you set up your "station", you can
crank...
|
|
Forum: Digital Photography
January 7th 07, 06:02 AM Posted to rec.photo.digital
|
|
Replies: 20
Views: 1,554
|
|
Forum: Digital Photography
December 30th 06, 05:45 PM Posted to rec.photo.digital
|
|
Replies: 9
Views: 510
This is Your Year-End Conscience Speaking....
Lessons learned:
1) Back up MONTHLY at a minimum - More often if you have added important
information.
One of my favorite sayings is "If you can't afford to make backups, you
can't...
|
|
Forum: Digital SLR Cameras
December 21st 06, 07:06 AM Posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
|
|
Replies: 15
Views: 1,048
F Number
Photographers,
I have got some trouble with F-number terminology.I would like to know
whether a particular number say F/4.5 means same(i.e it allows same
quantity of light) for ALL lenses at...
|
|
Forum: Digital Photography
December 21st 06, 06:53 AM Posted to rec.photo.digital
|
|
Replies: 25
Views: 1,129
paper cutter
Blade type cutters will never cut square regardless of what you pay for
them. The only way is to use one with a circular blade like a pizza
cutter on a rail.
That is how you are using...
|
|
Forum: Digital Photography
December 17th 06, 06:21 AM Posted to rec.photo.digital
|
|
Replies: 7
Views: 547
Rechargeable battery life related question
Canon S1 IS has an excellent video capability and I have used that
function extensively. Does that constitute being "hard on them?"
Other than that I don't think I have either been hard on...
|
