Practising street photography

Eldar,

I think that Canon should do even better than that. They need to offer an optical viewfinder that blows EVFs into the weeds: more magnification, better brightness, better contrast. Something like an Arriflex (film) VF, or a Hasselblad finder.

I know they can do it. They're an optics company, and this is an optics problem. There was no reason to improve when their main competition was Nikon, which also offers poor viewfinders. The market has changed, they can either step-up or face long-term irrelevance.

My 24-105 IS STM is my 90% go-to lens on my 70D. Hope the 15-105 has same, or better (hard to do) IQ than the 24-105 and a similar price point.

I found this article interesting - a camera that packs 16 different cameras in it, with "13-megapixel camera module, each grouped into three different focal lengths. There are five 35mm modules, five of the 70mm version, and six 150mm modules"

http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/7/9473793/light-l16-16-lens-camera-specs-price

That's true innovation for sure. How useful it it is remains to be seen, but I like when companies think outside of the box. What do you think

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Thanks Mt. Spokane, that was a good idea. I can hear the speaker when playing back video, but it is very low volume. I have the audio recording volume set to AUTO.

Knowing that the speaker is working, I did some more testing, wondering if my own poor hearing is part of the problem.

I tried putting my right ear against the speaker and listening for the focus beep, but no luck. Then I put my left ear against the speaker and I could just barely hear the old familiar chirp. I'm going to assume that my hearing is a big part of the problem here. The beep is pretty high pitched and that's where the hearing loss is.

Thanks for the help, guys!

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Yes, my Doctor wants to give me a hearing implant. I have a high powered hearing aid, but a hearing aid still can't fix the issue just by amplifying sounds. Eventually, the loudness saturates the ear, and makes hearing worse, or causes the hearing equivalent of clipping the sounds.

I can make out most voices except in noisy situations, or with people who talk fast. Wiping out my remaining hearing with a implant is a scary step.

New or not, this is a very beautiful photo

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Perio said:

Thank you all guys for your input. I don't care about the tooth color. I'm concerned about the color of the gingiva, especially during the periodontal surgeries when it bleeds, and after surgeries when the gingiva become bluish. I was actually told in the beginning of my program to use Nikon, since Nikon's red is apparently better than that of Canon... At some point I was thinking about Sony, since manual focusing is apparently easier on Sony's camera's and I need only manual focusing. And maybe it is silly, but sometimes flash doesn't work during few shots (batteries, etc), and when I try to recover the image, usually it remains underexposed or looks unnatural. Would Sony give me better recovery. Too many thoughts....

Apart from the color rendition, do you guys think Zeiss 100 makro would give me any advantages in terms of focusing, focus confirmation etc?

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A manual focus lens will be much easier to manually focus, but why not get a 5D MK III? The reds are better, use spot AF and forget all the work of manually focusing a camera. I've been to my Dentist many times as well as different ones. They are happy with AF.

I wonder if you are going in the wrong direction, and wanting to spend a lot of money with little visible results.

Do you take jpeg images like most dentists do? You have the ability to adjust colors in camera. If you use Raws, then a color calibration will give you accurate colors, but you may find that's still not what you want.

I'd suggest editing a photo in lightroom to get the reds and other colors correct as you see them, then set those settings as a user preset and apply them automatically to imported images. That way, you get colors as they appear to you without any fooling around with external calibrators. The same adjustments will be applied to each photo you import. Try that first!

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Most of my co-resident take jpegs, but I take RAW images only and it makes a huge difference during "post-processing". I used to use original 5d with 100L but since it's FF, I had to come too close to a patient. If I stayed with FF, I'd have to pick up something like 180L, but it's 500g heavier than 100L. During 4-hour surgery when you take photographs with only one had (another hand holds a mirror), this extra weight is the last thing I want to think about....

Regarding AF... I used to use AF at the beginning of my training, but then the distance to the subject is different all the time. When I crop the images, I want to have teeth, gingiva etc. the same size. I guess if I use AF and crop later on, intraoral structures will have a different size. Your regular general dentist is a completely different game.

Thank you all, guys! I'll follow your suggestions and create a color profile using my color checker. I learn so much from you!

Basil said:

I just bought a new 600EX-RT Speedlight and hope I'm going to love it. I assume I will, but have not had it long enough to make any real assessment. I also bought the Yongnuo Speedlight transmitter (much less $$ than the Canon version and it has AF assist beam the Canon version does not.

Anyway, I'm just wondering why this forum lumps Speedlights with Printers and accessories?

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There are a huge number of sub forums, many CR members get confused already, posting in the rumors area rather than Gear Talk, for example.

The Gear Talk has a section on Lighting. The Rumors section lumps several products together because there are few rumors on that type of equipment.

the iMac panels are not very even at all on the backlight from what I've seen. NEC have been the main wide gamut monitor choice next to eizo for a long while for good reason and I'd stick with them. Plus I can find NEC screens at decent prices in the UK.

^^^ Until there's a fire or someone breaks into your house and steals your life's work. As what happened to this photographer recently: http://petapixel.com/2015/09/27/photographer-loses-lifes-work-after-burglars-steal-21-hard-drives/

Best bet is to add a real cloud storage.

BeenThere said:

I sometimes go a month or two without printing on my Epson 3880 and have not had clog problems. Had it about 3 yrs. My canon 6300 is worse about clogging. Had to replace a print head due to clog.

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The difference is you could actually get and fit Canon head, Epson won't sell them and they are not user replaceable, a simple clog on an Epson is an end of life event for it.

I would not suggest a P6000 for intermittent use, there is a reason the extended warranty is $1,500! I have just written off a sub 300 print 7900 and have had the head removed and cleaned on my 4900, the head design is exactly the same on the x900 series and the P6000, my advice, don't go there.

Got it! Another example of DxO science at work... down rate a lens based on the performance of some other component in the system. Are we still waiting for them to up rate all Canon lenses based on 5DsR performance?

It will be interesting to see how they improve on the 5DIII so that people can justify the price of the upgrade.
Of course, there are people to whom money is no issue. And those who want to have the Sony sensor, nothing else will do. People have their motives and their hang-ups.

Selling the 5DIII might bring some 1500-1800 dollars and then you'd have to pay about the same amount from your pocket to get the new 5D IV. Since I already have as much photographic stuff that I can carry and my 5D III serves me just fine, I'd probably use my money for a trip to one of the places that they show pictures of in National Geographic and Geo. Patagonia, for instance.

This is from here:

https://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2015/09/23/rumor-busted-samsung-is-not-exiting-the-camera-business-at-least-not-the-on

"Good news, Samsung fans: Echoing Mark Twain's famous line, rumors of the demise of the company's camera division have been greatly exaggerated!

We first saw this story doing the rounds of English-language blogs a few days ago, after previously cropping up on the rather bizarrely-named Korean website NewsTomato late last week. The deal, so the rumor mill had it, was that Samsung was about to exit the camera business, something all of the stories attributed to an unnamed "industry insider".

When we first heard the reports ourselves, we didn't give them much credence, because frankly they didn't really make any sense. After all, Samsung has made a huge investment in its NX-mount camera line of late. With the launch of the Samsung NX1 late last year, the company debuted a brand-new image sensor and a super-advanced image processor, both of which it had developed in-house. And to our understanding, since the NX1's launch just ten months ago, it has been selling pretty well.

And it's not just the NX1 that has demonstrated Samsung's commitment, either. It has also been continuing to build out its NX-mount lens lineup, with more than a dozen distinct lens models now available for NX-series cameras. Finally, if you still had any doubts about the company's commitment, the speed and frequency with which it has been turning out updated firmware to hone and refine the NX1 to the needs of enthusiasts and pros alike should really tell you everything you need to know.

Why, then, would Samsung want to call it quits on standalone cameras so soon after setting itself the goal of redefining the high-end camera market? We couldn't come up with a good answer to that question, so reached out to Samsung themselves, to get to the bottom of it. Here's what the Samsung spokesperson told us:

Official statement from Samsung:

"Withdrawing from the camera business is not true and there is no official plan to stop production of cameras and lenses. Samsung continuously analyzes the varying needs and requirements of consumers in each market and region very carefully. However, we do not officially comment on rumors or speculation."

As is very often the case with such things, Samsung's official statement is carefully vague, but there may be a hint in there as to what's going on and the underlying cause of the rumors.

Notice the wording "cameras and lenses" in the statement. We wonder; might that be a particular reference to their interchangeable-lens NX line, as distinguished from their point & shoot models?

A decision to exit the point & shoot end of the market certainly wouldn't be any surprise: Apart from a few narrow niches (long-zoom, waterproof, and enthusiast pocket cameras like Sony's RX series and its competitors), we doubt anyone is making much money on fixed-lens cameras in this post-smartphone era. It's a low-margin, largely commodity business, with few opportunities for real differentiation, based on technical innovation. For a company like Samsung, with deep engineering and R&D resources, it makes sense to apply those abilities to products where they'll actually make a difference, namely interchangeable-lens cameras like the NX1 and NX500, with high-end capabilities.

Indeed, with the benefit of 20/20 hindsight, we've already seen a strong signal that Samsung has probably been planning to exit the point & shoot business for some time. Looking back, the company hasn't introduced a single new fixed-lens camera since January 2014. (That's when a slew of cameras including the Android-based Galaxy Camera 2 and long-zoom WB2200F made their simultaneous debut.) If it had occurred to us to look back at that, we could have predicted months ago that an exit strategy was probably already in effect.

We obviously don't have any confirmation from Samsung on this, but our analysis is that they've decided to exit the fixed-lens camera business, in favor of focusing all of their future efforts on interchangeable-lens cameras. And frankly, we'd call that a sound plan, given how moribund the point-and-shoot market has become since the arrival of smartphones.

So, that's the word from Samsung, and our interpretation of it. Our guess as to what happened is that someone heard about and reported on plans to exit the fixed-lens market, but missed that important qualifier, and the whole thing got blown entirely out of proportion by the internet rumor mill. From the statement received and our own analysis of the situation, we're confident in saying that Samsung's NX fans have nothing to worry about. Period. The company has made and continues to make major investments in processor and sensor technology, and there's no sign that they've taken any step back from the aggressive path they've charted for themselves there.

The airport where I live uses drones to chase away geese from the property.......

I wonder if it would be good for astro work?

Canon price watch is right at $3250, USA warrantee. The 5 DS R will hopefully soon be in my future.

Thanks, Chauncey. I'll pass your thanks the her.
By the way, attached are a couple of photos of her paintings.
-r

privatebydesign said:

I am in the target market for the 1DX MkII, I don't care if it has 4k or not and it will not be a determining factor in my purchase decision, though I expect it will have it.

I doubt the 5D MkIV will have native 4k at launch and I expect the 1DC is the only DSLR C line camera we will ever see.

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4K being a must vs. not being a must for an SLR goes on the same list as:

• To UV filter vs. to not UV filter a lens
• Wanting IS vs. wanting a faster lens without IS
• Cropping in-camera vs. cropping in post
• Pushing a shot 5 stops being useful for sensor reviews vs. a 5 stop push is utter nonsense
• Gun control, abortion, the designated hitter in baseball, instant replay in soccer, etc.

Just walk away from all of the above, people. Opinions will never change on these topics.

- A

Looks like a real bargain.

Thanks, PWP !

Sounds like your experience is typical and similar to mine, and we both clearly understand the difference between EC and FEC. Metering at 12%, 1/2 stop below mid-tone is a new one on me. If it was as simple as a half-stop correction for more consistent and accurate exposures I wouldn't be searching for a better speed light.

At the end of the day I can sort of make it work but it's a hassle and not much fun. ….and not much of an improvement over the Vivitar 283 in the 80's and 90's. A lot of chimping and correcting.

I don't want to switch to Nikon for improved flash exposure but it's always been tempting.

Rex

Normalnorm said:

While the Leica might be large, the heroes of the Canon lines (1D series) are not known for their diminutive proportions either.
I would note that many users also quickly bolt on the grip to bodies that have smaller size for a number of reasons (longer battery life, better handling) not the least is often the fact that it makes a camera look more "pro".

So yeah, some criticize Leica for being a poseur camera but it is a field with lots of participants.

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Yes there is. But it makes a decisive difference whether i buy a mirrorless FF camera like Sony A7 series that i can use pure and small with a smallish prime lens attached as well as bigger by attaching a grip or using a larger lens when necessary or desired ... Comparrd to buying a huge camerabrick with huge fat lenses that are not even fast constant aperture ... That cannot be made smaller, except by use of a grinding axe.

Leica, like many others have still not fully understood the potential of truly electronic imaging, not to mention solid state cameras. Smartphone makers have understood this. Thats why gazillions of smartphones are sold and gazillions of images created with them. Wheras only dozens of Leica bricks are sold and only few pictures are created with them, since most of these bricks sit in nice clean glass shelves in expensive homes of their wealthy elderly collector owners.

this is very interesting.

Canon now has demonstrated ultra low light (4MM ISO), 250 MP sensor.

What about DR? Perhaps they can show a prototype (or better a real product) that is as good as the Sony sensors (demo product should put the Sony sensor to shame).

Shoot deep space objects at 1/2000th! Throw the tracker away
Seriously, it would have some interesting applications.

Dylan777 said:

3kramd5 said:

Dylan777 said:

Haven't update my a7r II yet. Let's us know how you like it

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I don't really see a difference (note: I have not shot star tracks or anything like that in an attempt to illicit artifacting).

The theory (propaganda) behind sony's compression was that the primary loss was to noise. Maybe that was somewhat true.

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Thanks for feedbacks. I'm a bit concern loading 80MP files to my PC.

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Im not loading them to my PC from the 5DS but to an external drive specifically to manage the larger file sizes. Orginals and edited shots are on the same drive.