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"What goes round, comes around" - it must be F8
You used Smeggy's photo as an example of why Tav isn't a "flexible friend" so was wondering what settings you would have used to get something better. As to your picture, if handheld, then with Tav you could have selected a shutter speed to avoid shake. Set an aperture to keep it sharp from front...
Posted by Blythman on 13/04/2013 - 22:14
"What goes round, comes around" - it must be F8
I still remain unconvinced that Tav mode really is such a 'flexible friend'. It still comes down to our output intentions. Each to their own of course, but I can't see the problem with it. If ISO gets too high for your liking then adjust either shtutter or aperture to bring it down I mean,...
Posted by Smeggypants on 13/04/2013 - 22:34
"What goes round, comes around" - it must be F8
I love the way these threads shoot off in all directions! I'm sure Peter's original post was not intended to give us all technical tuition in how to avoid yellow colour noise in black areas, but it's interesting all the same. I think what this thread demonstrates most clearly is that we all have...
Posted by PeterKR on 14/04/2013 - 15:54
"What goes round, comes around" - it must be F8
So finally, after all the discussion above, today I put the K-r back onto 'P' !!!Peter Yes Peter, f8.0 for everything is a bit limiting! But why not experiement with the MTF Program Line function (on my K7 this is set from the Control Panel). Then, when you are shooting in 'P' you can be assured tha...
Posted by McGregNi on 14/04/2013 - 20:38
"What goes round, comes around" - it must be F8
By focusing so exclusively on selected technical desiderata, there's risk of overlooking or downgrading potentially more important inputs -- composition, DoF, perspective etc -- and ending up with a good record of a scene (with low noise etc) that is none the less aesthetically underwhelming. This ...
Posted by Smeggypants on 15/04/2013 - 23:01
"What goes round, comes around" - it must be F8
There are technical limitations everywhere in photography. From formats to camera types through everything else in between. You can stack the deck in your favour (larger formats, superb prime lenses, better sensors etc) everything else is a compromise. You have to trust your gear. If you don't fe...
Posted by johnha on 16/04/2013 - 01:31
London Travel Advice Needed
A couple of weeks back, my wife was at a conference at the Docklands Museum, near Canary Wharf. We stayed in Greenwich (left car in hotel for just £5 per night). It was a bit hard to find where to buy our Oyster Cards, but a Greenwich tourist-souvenier shop sold them. Using them on Docklands Light R...
Posted by OldTaffy on 15/04/2013 - 18:12
London Travel Advice Needed
[quote:3496ace15f="smudge"]I am a bit confused by this comparison between the cost of using an Oyster card vs a travelcard. AFAIK an Oyster card will never be more expensive than a travel card. If you use it constantly all day it will still charge you as a maximum the same that a travelcard would ha...
Posted by timothyw on 16/04/2013 - 09:43
Sling Strappy Thing...
I used this solidly over the weekend, it did everything I wanted it to do. It felt nice and secure and was comfy enough to have on all day with no ill effects to my glass back :D
Posted by bettyswolloks on 22/04/2013 - 20:04
looking for a camera bag
I use a Tamrac weather-proof (essential) backpack, separate bottom loader for the camera and lenses and a versatile conventional space on top for more gear, coat, sandwiches etc. It has a laptop slot down the back - very useful for papers or umbrellas! or... a laptop ;) Lots of little pockets for b...
Posted by Darkmunk on 13/04/2013 - 15:06
PTTR
In photography we have always been dependent on post processing to get the best out of an image. In the days of black and white, enlargers sold in their thousands and home darkrooms were quite commonplace. So much so that as far back as the 1910s some local councils considered introducing water t...
Posted by johnriley on 14/04/2013 - 23:43
red kites
I am lucky enough to have quite a few birds of preys flying around my back garden as I am surrounded by farmland, and I had a visit from a pair of kites a couple of years ago. Getting the light right is quite tricky on a sunny day as they are big birds. I would go for a least 300mm as I only had a 5...
Posted by Soran on 15/04/2013 - 23:41
red kites
Blimey those are good shots John. Nailed the focus on everyone, beautiful sharp eye. First shot in the series is staggeringly good.
Posted by Russ on 01/05/2013 - 07:29
red kites
Blimey those are good shots John. Nailed the focus on everyone, beautiful sharp eye. First shot in the series is staggeringly good. Thanks for the kind comments Russ. John
Posted by johnwhit on 01/05/2013 - 16:00
Poll to guage demand for scanning
That does look like a good option for general archiving and finding that special shot that deserves better. If you need to capture the original sharpness and dynamic range fully tho', there's no substitute for drum scanning. I am not expecting to archive people's back catalogue :) . .
Posted by Darkmunk on 16/04/2013 - 14:24
Poll to guage demand for scanning
It's absolute chalk and cheese! on the left is a noisy smudgy mess, on the right: a much cleaner, truer representation of the transparency. On the other pictures, the highlights are like from two different pictures, such is the difference. Overall, it's just a much better starting point - absolutely...
Posted by Darkmunk on 16/04/2013 - 21:07
Poll to guage demand for scanning
My first experience of this was in 1992 with a scan from my £1000 flatbed against a Heidelberg drum scan. I never went back to the flatbed for anything serious. Apparently, little has changed in the 10 years since I went digital. The old school techniques and craft are as relevent now as ever, but n...
Posted by Darkmunk on 16/04/2013 - 21:13
Poll to guage demand for scanning
It's absolute chalk and cheese! on the left is a noisy smudgy mess, on the right: a much cleaner, truer representation of the transparency. On the other pictures, the highlights are like from two different pictures, such is the difference. Overall, it's just a much better starting point - absolutely...
Posted by Smeggypants on 16/04/2013 - 21:46
Pentax lenses on micro 4/3
OK I am going to be honest and say looking at that photograph I really don't like it. To me it looks like a photograph of a model set and not a real scene? I guess that is down to how this camera processes it images. Have to say I am not a fan of how the out of focus sections appears to be fo...
Posted by MartinEA on 17/04/2013 - 09:38
Pentax lenses on micro 4/3
OK I am going to be honest and say looking at that photograph I really don't like it. To me it looks like a photograph of a model set and not a real scene? I guess that is down to how this camera processes it images... Nope, nothing to do with the way the camera processes the scene but a deliber...
Posted by womble on 17/04/2013 - 14:23
