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Pitbullo · Dec 3, 2015

Mt Spokane Photography said:
ukmdb said:

Nikon has acquired samsung apparently
http://www.mirrorlessrumors.com/

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The rumor says no such thing.

It says Nikon bought the rights to Samsung mirrorless technology, and will be having their sensors made by Samsung. There is no way that Nikon could buy Samsung Semiconductor, much less Samsung, which is 10X their size.

Its a good move, likely because Sony is overcharging for their sensors. We may also see Canon buying sensors from someone, maybe even Samsung.

Just curious, where did you get that someone would buy Samsung semiconductor? I did not say that in my OP, I said sensor tech (and a few mabyes, like fab. facilities, though loose ideas), yet you argue against that from the first post. It seems like Nikon is getting rights to Samsung sensor tech, and rumors also state that Samsung have a FF sensor ready for mirrorless camera. Also, if Nikon is getting the rights to all Samsung NX-tech, and Samsung continues to develop their sensors (as states in the tumors), Nikon may have made a massive leap to the front of the Mirrorless market.
Exiting times!

surapon · Dec 2, 2015

cayenne said:
Hello Mr. Surapon,

I have a question about the Neewer rectangular softball in a couple of your pics.....

What size is that?
It appears to be an "umbrella" style rig, in that it looks easy to close and open up..is that the case?

I wonder if there is a grid you could attach to something like this? I really might consider getting something like this and the cheap strobe like you worked with here, as a low cost method for me to start trying to learn about shooting strobes at home.....

Thanks in advance,

cayenne

Dear friend Cayenne.
Yes, The 2 X 4 feet soft box that I use I do not want to have grids on the front, because I want soft+ spread Light to cover 2-3 person in group shot. Umbrellar type Regtangular soft box, very easy to open and close, Plus just attached the Thin White cloth for soft light on the front. Or you can have the Black grid too= http://www.amazon.com/Ribbon-Grid-Crate-Strip-Soft/dp/B0039UVB9M/ref=pd_sim_sbs_421_6?ie=UTF8&dpID=21ua1XcykwL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=0MD2G4WT93WG3VB2WKKA

http://www.amazon.com/Neewer%C2%AE-Photography-Photo-Studio-Lighting/dp/B00IF34CWQ

I love Cheap Light and Great Light for me Too.
Good night, Sir.
Surapon

Mt Spokane Photography · Dec 2, 2015

I have several 35mm Mamiya cameras. The lenses are fairly good, but the camera bodies were not reliable. Their MF bodies also seemed prone to defects, mine was no exception. With a shrinking market, their demise was inevitable.

Their old TLR's were and are legendary.

surapon · Dec 2, 2015

Mt Spokane Photography said:
1920 X 1080 is pretty good for the application, but its definitely not aimed at still photography.

Surveillance photography for government and big business is a huge business.

We do not read a whole lot about it, but be aware that you either are, or will be tracked everywhere 24/7. Face recognition databases probably already have a large percentage of us in them. Department stores drool when sellers give them the pitch for a system recognizing customers as they enter the store, along with information about what they buy not only at the store, but anywhere. Some of them have been using it for a couple of years now to spot known shop lifters. Facebook, drivers licenses, our photos are everywhere, and data companies are gobbling them up.

Yes, Sir, Dear my great Teacher Mr. Mt Spokane.
Nice to talk with you again , Sir, after I miss CR, because of nu busy business and MUST take my wife on 2 long vacation too.---But, Now, I get my wife very happy, Plus I get 1 more big project to design and build in next 2 years.
Yes, Sir, You are right on the target "Surveillance photography for government and big business is a huge business. "----- Past 2 years, I design 2 County Jails, 2 County Social Services Buildings/ Complex---And We design and spend money on CCTV and security systems = more than $ 3 Millions Us Dollars----But , Sorry , I use Sony CCTV. cameras and Panasonic Camera---Not my dear Canon Camera = too much high cost and not low bidder for my Pubic Money Projects.
Have a great Night, Sir, my dear great Teacher.
Surapon

Otara · Dec 2, 2015

NorbR said:
Otara said:

The bit that makes me a bit dubious is where they say they're offering $800 for $20K of gear, unles sI misheard that.

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That was clearly a joke. It's probably more obvious if you've watched more of their videos before (which I did, I enjoy their channel).

Other than that, a few points to add:

1. yes it's still relatively anecdotal, and representative of a small market, but I was still interested to hear them say that. They do have a relatively large store and sell all kinds of camera, so however limited and non representative their sample size may be, it's still much more relevant and substantiated than many of the similar claims we read every day on this forum. I do agree however that they are mirrorless enthusiasts (unapologetically, I believe), so that's certainly one bit of bias, they're more likely to sell them.

I get thats its a 'joke' and I guess I did overemphasise it, but it was in the context of them talking up mirrorless and that pros are switching in 'droves;, the implied message of future worth wasnt a coincidence in my view.

Yes there are even worse data points, but thats always the case, and it doesnt make this one particularly useful in my view, at the end of the day they're still sales people trying to push a particular product area, supplying no actual numbers or anything that can be actually verified.

Otara

rfdesigner · Dec 2, 2015

slclick said:
works fine on both Safari and WIN 10 for me. But I do have problems with other websites and almost always it tends to be an AdBlock filter list issue.

I just tried again turning off the adblock and scriptblock stuff.. but still nothing, none of the front page links work, just the top banner and the menu system.

Click · Dec 2, 2015

Great shot. I really like this picture. Well done Glenn.

niels123 · Dec 2, 2015

What about these receivers?

http://www.amazon.com/Godox-Wireless-Transmitter-Monolight-Speedlite/dp/B00U5U4MX6

Would they work and allow me to choose shutter speeds faster than 1/1000th?

surapon · Dec 2, 2015

MartinDaniel said:
Great shots. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you, Sir, dear friend Mr. Martin.
Have a great work week, Sir.
Surapon

Dec 2, 2015

Long time Canon user... and Fuji... and I've had my 645z for about 4 months. Love it but I am slogging through a sync of 1/125 which is doable but not ideal. Really have had my eye on the lighting set from Priolite which is capable of shooting to 1/4000. Not too bad a price but I've never used their gear and I don't know anyone who has used them.

Anyone here familiar with them or had any experience with the Priolite kits? Any info, real world usage would be greatly appreciated. I can read the site for my own and I'm not needing reassurance... I'm more interested in actual usage and overall quality. Especially the robustness of the actual units (they look a little cheap).

A little info... professional photographer; wedding, portrait and commercial work. Lots of onsite work in less than ideal situations (typical for client requests). I operate a studio also, so maybe about 20% in studio. No sports/action work for the Pentax, that's what the Canon's are for.

Lenses currently are the Pentax-D FA 645 55mm f/2.8 and Pentax 90mm f/2.8 D FA 645 Macro ED AW SR.

Thanks...

Rupp1 · Dec 1, 2015

RGF said:
On the lens and accessory side of things, I thing Sony is far behind Canon and Nikon, though Sony can use canon lens via the metabones adapter.

I agree about Sony being behind on lenses. Additionally, with the exception of the 55mm "Zeiss", the Sony lenses are IMHO, only so-so. Doing a test with one camera using an adapter really creates a problem for me. I don't think you can really evaluate the camera, without using its own lenses.

Although one has to appreciate the effort that went in to this review, I think it was flawed in at least two other ways. The author tests for features that are not necessarily important to someone electing to purchase some of these cameras. The Canon, specifically, is not being advertised as a good tool for catching motion, autofocusing in near dark, or doing video.I would have preferred a few people shots, fairly close up, with people in social situation motion. And perhaps more detailed still lives. I would also note that the author dislikes the basic canon color palette, which it strikes me makes little difference when working with RAW files, and which many of us prefer over Nikon in JPEGs.

Unfortunately, she may have a point about the ads-r not being ready for prime time, but the same thing applies to the other cameras she reviews. Perhaps the dream of medium format quality with 35mm speed and size is not yet here. Too bad I just ordered a 5DS-R; I guess I'll find out (but without the Otis).

surapon · Dec 1, 2015

East Wind Photography said:
surapon said:

East Wind Photography said:

Was there about a month before you. After our visit we drove up to Glacier NP and spent a week hiking up there. Saw some grizzlies and big horn sheep.... However, way too crowded. Seems this was the busiest summer on record for the parks.

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Wow, dear friend Mr. East Wind Photography.
You are very Lucky, that have a chance to hiking up there at Glacier NP. I wishes I could hike there and stay the night in the camp ----Ha, Ha, Ha , with 12 pieces of BEAR'S SPRAY CANS around my belt. Yes, Too crowded, with the Chinese tourists----Ha, Ha, Ha. They always talk too loud, until the rangers come to warn them. Yes, Sir, I will be back again.
Good night, Sir.
Surapon.

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And try to take their selfies with the Bison and get skewered. We had to change our plans due to wildfires near St Mary. Instead of going to the sun road which was closed, we hiked in the Many Glacier area which was a good choice because Many Glacier has many grizzlies. Only saw moose at Many Glacier too. Didnt see any at teton or yellowstone. Will go back one of thse days and spend more time.

Ha, Ha, Ha, Dear friend Mr. East Wind Photography.
No, Sir, My distant from the Bears and Bison = 1/4 miles, and ready to run and be saved in the big SUV. Yes, Sir, I see the Bear at yellow Stone ---And see a lot of people shoot the photo Photos of run away young small bear. AND I shoot the photographers---Ha, Ha, Ha.
Have a great Work Week, Sir.
Surapon

ahsanford · Dec 1, 2015

dilbert said:
3kramd5 said:

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DxO includes sensor dynamic range as a parameter in their lens scoring algorithm, and tests in a light-environment very friendly to the D800. Dollars to donuts that's the difference.
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Also, while the aggregate score is dependent on sensor performance, the sharpness score is not.

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Which is why DxO have said that you should only compare lenses and their scores when tested on the same body.

Dilbert, DXO is not original with that statement. Everyone says that (and I believe everyone knows that).

But they still give an overall score and they still rank the lenses. That's ultimately what needs to stop. I'd hate them much less if they did.

- A

FEBS · Dec 1, 2015

Ok, I see the reaction of Valvebounce, and now I can imagine, why you would connect the second receiver to the camera. What I would do then is keeping the transmitter of set A in my hand, The receiver of set A connected by a jack cable to the remote control input of your camera (so the receiver of set A definitely not in the hotshoe). The transmitter of set B in the hotshoe of your camera. The receiver of set B connected to the strobe. And set A and B should be placed on different channels. This setup will avoid any lag between the strobe and camera.

scottgoh · Nov 30, 2015

very good shot and posing them all around the stairs.

scottgoh · Nov 30, 2015

i tried website directory listing specific for wedding and it used to work. been expensive then i stop it.

now just word of mouth and i do double spread in reputable magazine. hope it will work.

Valvebounce · Nov 30, 2015

Hi dhr.
I'm looking forwards to seeing what I capture with some trepidation lest it prove I'm just not good at taking pictures! It could just be that the grain on my OOF pictures will look better!

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;D

Cheers, Graham.

dhr90 said:
I look forward to seeing what you capture with the new camera!

Valvebounce · Nov 30, 2015

Hi zCanadia.
The 70D will give you more flexibility for framing with having the flip screen and DP AF in live view, also AFMA is helpful for shallow DOF lenses. Also focus and recompose can be a cause of focus issues if using wide apertures so the extra AF points might help with that. But the T3 (1100D) is not bad, I picked one up as a used bundle recently to separate out a lens (EF-s 10-22mm) and some accessories and sell on, I have used it a bit and it seems quite a nice bit of kit, (too small for my hands though) with a lot more custom options than I expected like back button focus.

Cheers, Graham.

surapon · Nov 30, 2015

zim said:
When I saw the crutches I thought..... This is going to be genius! ;D

Yes, Sir, Dear Friend Zim-----Ha, Ha, Ha--- That are my Crutches that I use 10 years ago, After I have Gout Illness, , But Past 10 years, I have a great doctor that Treat me with the great Medicine= No more gout Pain. And I do not need that Crutches any more---I have to get the crutches to be useful again.
Thanks you, Sir.
Surapon

Canon Rumors · Nov 30, 2015

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dolina · Nov 30, 2015

privatebydesign said:
dolina said:

A medium format x100t uld be perfect for me. My guess is it will be priced between $3,000-5,000

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I think you live in a dream world. The film cameras cost close to that! Even the bargain basement 645z costs $6,995 without a lens...........

It costs more because it's an interchangeable lens camera.

Sabaki · Nov 30, 2015

I have the genuine grip and really like it.

Only thing is the joystick in portrait mode is difficult to find with the thumb sometimes but that is more than likely my fault.

privatebydesign · Nov 29, 2015

Random Orbits said:
wsmith96 said:

privatebydesign said:

Canon branded CPL's are complete garbage. I bought one once as it was the only make the store had in the thread size I needed, but it was a disaster, it scratched very easily and PL film delaminated after a while, it was, without doubt, the worst filter I have ever seen, used or owned in my entire life.

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It's a shame that the CPL's are junk. You would think that a company that designs lenses would put the same time and effort into their lens accessories, but I see a lot of different companies do similar things. I guess they shoot for as much margin as possible using their brand on their accessories and let the quality slide.

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How about the drop in CPL's on the supers? Are they only available from Canon and how is their quality?

Good point, I suspect Canon themselves actually make the drop in CPL's. I used to use one but never owned one so don't know the long term durability, but I suspect there would be no issues, I have certainly never heard of any.

candc · Nov 29, 2015

I would get the speedbooster and turn your 50 f/1.4 into a f/0.9, shazam!

That's almost as cool as what's above Mt Spokane's avatar.

[email protected] · Nov 29, 2015

I ask out of a few different elements of curiosity. One element interesting me is where this fits in relative to lens research. There has been patented research on fluid optics, allowing for lens shape to be controlled and dynamically. This isn't that, but I was curious to see if this was indeed a fluid element within a group, which it could be - despite the raw material being shown as a powder. I think Roger Cicala referred to the phase of the material being unknown in his initial blog post, and my brain keyed off of that.

The implications for a small element - fluid or otherwise - that eliminates color aberrations is that lenses can be made both better and SMALLER. Lots of elements go into correcting this stuff. When you see the new great lenses we've had coming out between Canon, Tamron, Sigma and Zeiss, the sizes and weights have been increasing at a rapid clip.

Whether this is a technology that is generally applicable is the biggest question I have in my mind. And how that is applied will have implications on the need for many design compromises that have been generally accepted to date. When lens designers needn't worry about the different spectra of light hitting different places, I'd imagine there are lots of other issues that they can be freed to focus on. Interestingly, the new Canon 35 II didn't really show any weight savings versus its competition.

I have the idea that knowing more about the Blue Goo would allow me to get excited about what those other improvements will be over time.

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