Chet Posted July 31, 2019 Report Share Posted July 31, 2019 4 hours ago, Bankstick said: I do some occasional photography for work projects, and this will be good for those. 4 hours ago, Bankstick said: Tax deductible? What Bank said... at least part of the cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted July 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2019 7 hours ago, Bankstick said: Tax deductible? 3 hours ago, Chet said: What Bank said... at least part of the cost. Not to worry, I’m an accountant, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 On 5/20/2019 at 4:32 PM, JohnG said: Last night I was catching up on importing and reviewing photos and was a little discouraged at the quality of my recent shots. Composure aside, they just didn't seem quite as crisp as I had expected, especially when cropping. They seemed a bit noisy at ISOs that are usually fine. I looked at the file size and they were about half the size of what I'm used to... At some point my camera got switched to shooting in Raw-Small Looking back through my photos, it seems to have happened a couple months ago when I was visiting family. Not sure if someone helped themselves to playing with it or if I left it on in my bag and some button kung fu happened. The quality is still more than good enough for my purposes and I can touch it up to improve it, just frustrating not knowing how the setting was changed and what else may have been changed. I'll go through the other settings tonight to see if anything else is unusual. Shoot with RAW as well as JPG. You've got a lot of latitude in those RAW files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted August 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 29 minutes ago, collinb said: Shoot with RAW as well as JPG. You've got a lot of latitude in those RAW files. I usually shoot full size RAW, but it had somehow gotten changed to RAW Small. I used to shoot RAW + JPEG, both full size, but realized I never used the JPEGs for anything so switched to RAW only. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 18 minutes ago, JohnG said: I usually shoot full size RAW, but it had somehow gotten changed to RAW Small. I used to shoot RAW + JPEG, both full size, but realized I never used the JPEGs for anything so switched to RAW only. I used to do the same thing. Now i shoot RAW to both cards. This way i can take advantage of the dual card backup feature. It's nice having the RAW files on an SD card with an adapter i can download them strait to my phone and edit on the go without having to go back to a computer every time. This is generally how i do project photos for journals on here as well. https://www.amazon.com/Memory-Reader-Type-C-Adapter-Portable/dp/B07F6T9KHW/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=micros+usb+c+card+reader&qid=1564680548&s=gateway&sr=8-4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted August 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 My camera doesn't have two card slots Maybe I should go buy a 5D mk iv... I often download them to my laptop, which syncs them to the cloud. When I turn on my desktop, which isn't very often these days, I download the cloud copies to my hard drive. I never clear the photos from my card until they are on my desktop, which means I always have at least 2 copies (except the time between taking the photo and downloading it to my laptop). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 I hear Nikon makes superior cameras in regards to Dynamic Range and color captured....... . Something about better lenses as well. I don't usually carry a laptop anywhere but having the backup card in the camera is nice. Especially for those instances where some bonehead forgets to put the card back into the camera. I use my phone in place of the laptop as they can do some of the editing just as fast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 16 hours ago, Chestnut said: I hear Nikon makes superior cameras in regards to Dynamic Range and color captured....... . Something about better lenses as well. I don't usually carry a laptop anywhere but having the backup card in the camera is nice. Especially for those instances where some bonehead forgets to put the card back into the camera. I use my phone in place of the laptop as they can do some of the editing just as fast. Both Nikon and Pentax use the Sony sensors. What differs are the lenses and firmware in the camera. Raw images would be roughly the same between the three as it's just the sensor data. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 2 hours ago, collinb said: Both Nikon and Pentax use the Sony sensors. What differs are the lenses and firmware in the camera. Raw images would be roughly the same between the three as it's just the sensor data. Sony manufactured to Nikon specs so there are differences (thought they are probably so minuscule to be negligible). How the firmware compiles the raw data is vastly different though. Sony struggled with that in the beginning. Also Nikon doesn't only use Sony sensors they have other manufacturers. Though i was making a joke. I've never used a Canon camera before and would love to try it for a couple weeks. For the last 14 years I've only ever shot Nikon. Mirrorless also interests me but i don't think it's the answer just another tool. I don't think that the focus tracking will ever be good enough to replace a DSLR for action. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Chestnut said: Sony manufactured to Nikon specs so there are differences (thought they are probably so minuscule to be negligible). How the firmware compiles the raw data is vastly different though. Sony struggled with that in the beginning. Also Nikon doesn't only use Sony sensors they have other manufacturers. Though i was making a joke. I've never used a Canon camera before and would love to try it for a couple weeks. For the last 14 years I've only ever shot Nikon. Mirrorless also interests me but i don't think it's the answer just another tool. I don't think that the focus tracking will ever be good enough to replace a DSLR for action. A couple years ago I met a retired gentleman who travelled with his wife in their motorhome and kept up a little business shooting for stock. He used a Sony mirrorless for still work and a DSLR (Canon, iirc) for action shooting. Each has its fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gary Beasley Posted August 27, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 Wife and I took a trip out to Birmingham to visit the Sloss Furnaces for some photography. The heat as brutal, we didnt last that long especially considering my camera pack weighed 30 pounds plus the tripod. I was able to expose a dozen sheets of 4x5 film, processed them yesterday. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted August 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 Very cool (or maybe not!). I particularly like the first pic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 I love the images! Seeing a large print of those would be cool. I'm not saying printer print like a real developed print. Excellent work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Beasley Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 Thanks, I plan on doing some 8x10 prints soon, just need to tidy up the darkroom a bit. There can be quite a difference in tones and contrast between these neg scans and a silver gelatin print. I hope the negs can deliver what I want from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 Anyone follow the Angry Photog? His wit is acerbic and requires post filtering, but what you see is what you get. He had a D850 converted to monochrome and the images blow me away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted August 27, 2019 Report Share Posted August 27, 2019 Nice work with the camera, Gary! I'd say the pictures are really cool, except they remind me too much of where I work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 Pond Pond inspections are rough. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 Yeah, tough work but somebody has to do it and it might as well be you, lucky dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted October 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 I’ll be at the Carolina Balloon Fest this weekend so I’m hoping to get a good photo or two of the hot air balloons. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gary Beasley Posted October 18, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 Made it to Jekyll about lunch time, got on the beach with my brother to catch a few rays of light. Gonna rain Saturday, no shooting till Sunday when it should clear up again. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post curlyoak Posted October 18, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 I grow orchids . Living in Florida, many are growing in trees in my yard. And my neighbors yards. This is shot with an iPhone 6. The orchids are very photogenic . 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 Yeah, they are! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanky Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 Gary, have you moved up to a Hat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JohnG Posted October 18, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 Quick pic from my phone 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardA Posted October 18, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 Oh, I get high with a little help from my friends. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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