koffiejunkie
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Just wait until Full Frame 40MP cameras are the standard - then we'll start off tat that size...
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Question of the Day: Which is the most hair-raising South African mountain pass you've driven?
Which lens?
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Just wait until Full Frame 40MP cameras are the standard - then we'll start off tat that size...
You might only need to do it once per batch if they were shot under the same conditions - then use the lift and stamp tool.
What do you use to calibrate your screen? It could make a big difference if different apps are using a different profile.
koffiejunkie
Executive Member
Still need to do that. I see at the Apple Store they sell Huey or something like that devices. Quite pricey though but I guess I need to get that done.
As far as I can make out it's a Firefox plugin, so I imagine the instructions are issued from your machine, but the file transfers are done remotely (won't eat up your bandwidth). If you want, I can pose the question on Dgrin.
I also use Spyder2 Express. Got it from my favourite shop.
What's nice about it, you can take a shot like this
then this
without changing lenses. My BiL, on the same trip, had a Tamron 200-500 and a Canon 70-200 2.8 and kept having to change lenses/swop cameras.
koffiejunkie
Executive Member
Nice!
ldmelsa
Executive Member
Got a wedding to go to tomorrow so will only be bringing the one body/lens - I'm leaning to the 50mm more than anything so far . . .Rub it in!
koffiejunkie
Executive Member
So I got the Sigma 10-20 (amongst others) in the end. Here's one early quick&dirty snapshot (click for the bigger version):
arf9999
MyBroadband Member
Is that the Chinese exhibition in the reading room? How was it?
...oh yeah, nice pic!
...oh yeah, nice pic!
koffiejunkie
Executive Member
Yes
dunno, I couldn't get in. They're not taking on-line tickets any more and only releasing 500 tickets a day. Apparently people queue up at 07:00 in the morning to get tickets when it opens at 09:00. I've got Thursday off, will try to get in early enough
Thanks. I thought the kind of twisted lines in the view would play well against the lens' barrel distortion.
It's a really nice lens considering the price. To minimise the distortion, try to hold the lens parallel to the ground.
Nice shot btw!
So I got the Sigma 10-20 (amongst others) in the end. Here's one early quick&dirty snapshot (click for the bigger version):
dude, that is really one cool photo!
I recently purchased my first digital SLR but I'm very scared of it.
Once I figured out all the buttons and thingys then I will also have to play the lens game but at the moment I am so nervous of this thing..
koffiejunkie
Executive Member
Thanks! Mine is still intimidating too. My last SLR (Pentax K1000) had one knob, one button, and two levers (for winding the film the film both ways). The new one has 18 buttons, one knob, three wheels, and one joysticky button, and on top of that the lenses have their own assortment of switches and buttons too.
I discover new things every day...koffiejunkie
Executive Member
Well, I was there at 07:45 this morning and got a ticket - I was number 282 out of 500!
Anyway, I have mixed feelings about the exhibition. On the one hand I'm a little disappointed - it was much smaller than I expected. They had, I think about 10 full soldiers and a few pieces, plus some other articles found. Very well organised, and good value for money, but I was really expecting something bigger. On the other hand, what I saw was simply a teaser for the real thing. Now I *have* to go!
Sadly, no photography was allowed. I enquired about photography passes, but the answer remained a firm NO. I did take a few in one of the other exhibitions, but nothing spectacular
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