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Re: Outdoors at night?
This will not be art, but photojournalism as a contact sport. I think Andy's right about shooting at 1600 or 3200 with a fast prime or good normal length zoom without flash. The 24-105 F4 L seems like it would be ideal for this venue. Or the 24-70. Fast enough, but with enough DOF to be easy to use in dim light. Flash will… -
Re: Lets discuss long lenses
This helps, especially if it is given by real world experience. The general exposure rule for churches in the days of film was 1/4 of a sec @ f4 400 iso (on a tripod of course). It was a very safe exposure if you didn't have time to meter before the ceremony. Hasselblad, 150 mm, mirror lock up, cable release, and practice… -
Re: new camera gear
Thanks for the feedback. Some interesting points regarding a zoom have been brought up, which gives me more to think about. My thinking thus far has been to get a lens that I know I would want in my bag anyway, and to not spend more than $300 on it, in order to keep my initial costs down. (I hopefully will add another lens… -
Re: Short Review - Feisol CT-3371 Tripod
Results from first use As promised, I had the opportunity to use the tripod last night at a local photography club meeting/shootout. Let us just say that the tripod/ballhead combination got some attention! This is alright, among friends - I hope that's not a foreshadowing of what I can expect to encounter on a regular… -
Re: Great review of Canon EOS 5D Mark II
LL Review You always have to take into account the reviewer's viewpoint. The LL reviewer was more comparing the 5D2 to medium format digital backs than a 50D. Since it was posted on that website, that is appropriate. And maybe Canon does need to upgrade some glass. But from the perspective of a 40D shooter, the 5D2 is a… -
Re: which 70-200?
Wow! It's been great to read all the different responses about these lenses. To answer claudermilk's :poke, I mainly shoot people (portraits) and I enjoy nature/landscapes, too. I'd like to have better reach for the backyard birds and squirrels. I don't really plan to shoot weddings, at least not on a regular basis. I can… -
Re: Fill Flash, Flowers, and Hoppers
Swartzy, thanks for the feedback! If I may.... Perhaps I should re-ask this in the discussion thread on fill, but this is something I'm having trouble getting my head around. If you expose to the right, one generally ends up with +EV, but yes, -EV gives richer colors especially for the wildflowers. However, the flash ends… -
Re: SmugMug Statistics
January 2005 Hits: 92023 C. Ratio: ~168% Bytes: 6.06 GB February Hits: 50481 C. Ratio: ~251% Bytes: 3.19 GB March Hits: 71104 C. Ratio: ~162% Bytes: 2.46 GB April Hits: 203766 C. Ratio: ~105% Bytes: 7.73 GB May Hits: 178402 C. Ratio: ~108% Bytes: 4.01 GB June Hits: 158939 C. Ratio: ~100% Bytes: 4.81 GB July Hits: 287785 C.… -
Re: #26: Which one?
Thanks Greg. The vignetting from the polarizer will dwarf any vignetting from the GND filter. The Cokin filter holder is OK for lenses 24mm or longer (on a FF body), but anything much wider than that and the holder itself will show up in the frame - much worse than any vignetting that could occur (at least the last time I… -
Re: sigma 24-70 vs canon 24-70 vs sigma
I wanted a 24-70 or 24-105 for my XTi, but I couldn't drop the nearly $1k for it. I did quite a bit of reading on here and PoTN. I bought the Sigma 24-70, and I've been really happy with it. This review was recommended to me, and it helped. http://www.pbase.com/lightrules/2470exl I recently took some pictures in a bar, ISO…
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