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Landscape / Russia, Vladimir region

« on: April 29, 2012, 01:23:02 AM »

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Landscape / Re: Panoramas

« on: April 10, 2012, 07:25:11 AM »

Some Indian panoramas. Gaoersi 617 + Fuji SW 90/8   160Mpx equavellent camera.


Some Russian nature panoramas


Some 360 digital stitched panoramas

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: D800 sensor from Sony

« on: April 08, 2012, 10:33:08 AM »

You may consider Nikon as one of the Sony brands.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Canon 7D vs Canon 60D - Can't decide which to upgrade to.

« on: April 08, 2012, 10:22:37 AM »

The only one important advantage of 7D is AF micro adjustment. But if you check lenses when buying, you may not worry. There were no such feature in the past.
I prefer Canon 60D or 5DM2., but not 7D. 7D is for sports and birds.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Anyone shooting film?

« on: April 06, 2012, 07:24:12 AM »

My film background is Olympus, too!

I started with an OM30 when I passed my O-levels at 16; got money from family as a reward for doing well.

A couple of years ago, I got back into photography, and picked up an OM40 and some nice glass (see my sig below) on eBay.

Finally, I got an OM2-SP in beautiful condition and fully working, for £90 on eBay, last August. A bargain!

But I don't shoot it much these days because of the crippling development costs. Ouch. £15 for dev+scan (no prints) on a 24-exposure roll. (But as someone else said, I have had no hesitation dropping over £7k on digital equipment in the last 2 years. Hmmm...)

OM-Zuiko are just perfect lenses. Viewfinder are incredible! I wish modern cameras were so good.
But scanning is a problem. Nikon has stopped producing it perfect film scanners When I lived in Moscow, scanning film cost me about 9$ for a 36 roll. 4000dpi, Nikon 5000. It was very cheap and very good! Now I live not in Moscow and shoot much less. I had to buy a scanner!

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EOS Bodies / Re: Anyone shooting film?

« on: April 06, 2012, 06:02:27 AM »

After first time trying a film I left digital for a long. I came back for digital only for textures and for shooting video.
I shoot 120 film with panoramic 617 camera which is 160Mpx equivalent. I shoot 135 film with Canon EOS 620 And Olympus OM-10. Olympus is just perfect.
And I love film.

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Software & Accessories / Re: tripod for travel photography

« on: April 05, 2012, 10:01:07 PM »

I have a Large Format 617 panoramic camera. F16,22,32 are a common aperture. So, I decided to buy a really good tripod for it and bought carbon fiber SLIK 814, which is really powerful. Now, after using this tripod I can tell that I was wrong. In 99% I don''t need such a steady tripod. And the most distracting thing is the construction of the locks. Most (but not all) carbon fiber tripods has turnlocks, which are absolutely inconvinient. It takes too much time to install. And harder to install in winter. Clips locks are "must have". And 3 legs sections, not four. And only ball head, not 3-way!
Well, I would tell some tripods with which I liked:

1.Extremely lightweight, but rather stable. Not for long exposures on a windy evening:
Slik 330dx (legs only), 2. Vanguard Espod Plus 233CB - I had some deal with both of them.

2. More heavy and stable:
Manffroto 190, Vanguard Alta+ 263AB 100

The last one Vanguard Alta+ 263AB 100 I love the most for my need.

Wellcome to my photosite  http://superka-photo.com/