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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits
« on: June 24, 2012, 10:35:54 PM »
Taken at the San Diego zoo (1D Mark IV, EF 100-400, ISO 160, 365 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 sec)
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EOS Bodies / Re: Where have the 1D Mark IV's gone
« on: May 23, 2012, 11:12:14 AM »
FWIW, I was looking for a 1D IV last summer/winter (before the 1DX was announced). They were scarse then, too. Periodically, B&H and Adorama will list the cameras "in stock" for a day or so, then they sell-out.
Shawn L.
Shawn L.
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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: RAW vs JPEG debate in the light of 5DIII improvements
« on: May 21, 2012, 09:38:36 AM »
If you need to shoot and get the image to client/end-user ASAP, and you like what you're seeing/getting with JPG, then that's the way to go. I've read that sports photographers often do this. Otherwise...
Unless the in-camera JPG conversion benefits from data the camera has at capture time but doesn't stored in a RAW file (not sure what this data would be), RAW still seems the way to go:
* with RAW, you can convert to JPG later; this means you can take advantage of better algorithms when they come along
* RAW has 14-bits of data per channel (16,384 values) versus JPG's 8-bits (256 values); this gives much greater flexibility in editing; some have used this to fake HDR by taking a single image, creating copies of it, pushing/pulling the low/high ends of the copies, then reassemble them into a single HDR image
Shawn L.
Unless the in-camera JPG conversion benefits from data the camera has at capture time but doesn't stored in a RAW file (not sure what this data would be), RAW still seems the way to go:
* with RAW, you can convert to JPG later; this means you can take advantage of better algorithms when they come along
* RAW has 14-bits of data per channel (16,384 values) versus JPG's 8-bits (256 values); this gives much greater flexibility in editing; some have used this to fake HDR by taking a single image, creating copies of it, pushing/pulling the low/high ends of the copies, then reassemble them into a single HDR image
Shawn L.
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EOS Bodies / Re: 1d X field test
« on: April 28, 2012, 03:35:46 PM »
I've read that a lens can be tack sharp on one body and a bit soft on another due to the cumulative effect of all of the slight differences in manufacturing inherent to complex pieces of hardware (1/2 mm here, 0.1 degree off there, etc).
So I'm wondering if micro-adjusting the lens to the body would have helped him with softness. Again, he had 48 hours and no manual, so it's not likely he took this step.
Shawn L.
So I'm wondering if micro-adjusting the lens to the body would have helped him with softness. Again, he had 48 hours and no manual, so it's not likely he took this step.
Shawn L.
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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: A bad workman blames his tools? (5DMkIII)
« on: March 28, 2012, 11:12:42 AM »
Ereka:
I used to only use Photoshop for image editing, too. Some friends suggested LightRoom, but I really didn't see the need -- how could an application much less powerful than Photoshop be of help?
Then, I took the time (a couple of days) to learn it (Scott Kelby's book (http://www.amazon.com/Photoshop-Lightroom-Digital-Photographers-Voices/dp/0321700910/) is awesome by the way). Now, I can churn through more photos in the same amount of time. Moreover, the changes are non-destructive (i.e., the original file remains untouched).
In addition to the editing features, being able to tag photos with keywords means I can easily find all my photos that are animals, or more specifically birds, or maybe just parrots -- without regard to when I took them or where on disk they live.
So, fwiw, taking the time to learn LightRoom might be well worth your time.
Your mileage, of course, may vary
Shawn L.
I used to only use Photoshop for image editing, too. Some friends suggested LightRoom, but I really didn't see the need -- how could an application much less powerful than Photoshop be of help?
Then, I took the time (a couple of days) to learn it (Scott Kelby's book (http://www.amazon.com/Photoshop-Lightroom-Digital-Photographers-Voices/dp/0321700910/) is awesome by the way). Now, I can churn through more photos in the same amount of time. Moreover, the changes are non-destructive (i.e., the original file remains untouched).
In addition to the editing features, being able to tag photos with keywords means I can easily find all my photos that are animals, or more specifically birds, or maybe just parrots -- without regard to when I took them or where on disk they live.
So, fwiw, taking the time to learn LightRoom might be well worth your time.
Your mileage, of course, may vary
Shawn L.
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Software & Accessories / Re: Any tips, precautions, upgrading from Lightroom 3 to 4?
« on: March 16, 2012, 08:11:04 PM »
Not sure what time-frame you're look at, but I'd avoid upgrading from LightRoom 3 to LightRoom 4 at the moment. There's a bug that causes tone curves to be dropped in the upgrade. Looks like they have a fix in the works, though:
http://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/lr4_deleted_all_my_tone_curve_adjustments
Shawn L.
http://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/lr4_deleted_all_my_tone_curve_adjustments
Shawn L.
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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 1D cameras for walk-around and traveling
« on: March 14, 2012, 12:04:36 AM »
I use a Black Rapid strap with my T1I, and I love it Makes carrying a camera and keeping it always ready very easy.
Thanks again, everyone, for all the wonderful insight. Much appreciated.
Shawn L.
Makes carrying a camera and keeping it always ready very easy.Thanks again, everyone, for all the wonderful insight. Much appreciated.
Shawn L.
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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 1D cameras for walk-around and traveling
« on: March 13, 2012, 08:51:10 PM »
That's very helpful.
Thanks, everyone
Shawn L.
Thanks, everyone
Shawn L.
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EOS Bodies - For Stills / 1D cameras for walk-around and traveling
« on: March 13, 2012, 07:00:59 PM »
I was wondering if anyone used their 1D as their walk-around or traveling camera. If so, any concerns with 1) weight and/or 2) its size/shape making you a target for theft?
I've played with the 1D Mark IV, and it's a lovely camera for sports photography. I'm thinking about a 1DX, but if I spend that kind of money, it'll need to be my only camera. When I used the 1DMIV, it was indoors with a monopod. So pretty simple and controlled conditions. I"m wondering about traveling with a 1D sized camera. How does your arm and neck/shoulder feel at the end of the day? Do you do anything to make it less, er, conspicuous, or doesn't that matter?
Thanks.
Shawn L.
I've played with the 1D Mark IV, and it's a lovely camera for sports photography. I'm thinking about a 1DX, but if I spend that kind of money, it'll need to be my only camera. When I used the 1DMIV, it was indoors with a monopod. So pretty simple and controlled conditions. I"m wondering about traveling with a 1D sized camera. How does your arm and neck/shoulder feel at the end of the day? Do you do anything to make it less, er, conspicuous, or doesn't that matter?
Thanks.
Shawn L.