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Feb 1, 2014 16:14:55 GMT -8
Post by paulvanb on Feb 1, 2014 16:14:55 GMT -8
For video I have been using Adobe Premiere Elements, but I am in the middle of a software upgrade, and part of that will be Adobe Premiere and After Effects. I have a learning curve ahead!
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Post by WettCoast on Feb 6, 2014 20:22:29 GMT -8
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Feb 6, 2014 23:41:11 GMT -8
Post by paulvanb on Feb 6, 2014 23:41:11 GMT -8
When it comes to DSLRs, I say Nikon is the way to go - but I think Canon makes the best point-and-shoots. I'd like to have a better explanation for this one, especially for the DSLR one. My family currently has a Canon Rebel T2i EOS 550D (I'm the main user) with EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens (and also a number of Olympus (?) lenses that are manual focus and don't have light sensor). It works fine and takes great pictures with a good zoom and superb quality (18MP). I've been saving to buy a camera for me and I don't know whether I should get a Nikon or a Canon. I looked a little and the plus of Nikon is that their lens can go on Canon DSLRs with an adapter and that it does not work with Canon lens on a Nikon body. The plus of Canon is the IS lens (Image Stabilizer), which is great. Does Nikon lens also have IS? PS: AC, I looked at some pictures that you took and at the camera and I had a question: do you shoot using the screen (Point and Shoot) or the viewfinder (SLR)? Generally the viewfinder gets you more the shot that you want. Also try using different modes and reading the Instruction manual (once I read mine it all seemed crystal clear), it might get you even better pictures. --this is not to make fun of you, just to giving you advice to get excellent photos and to be the one that gives advice-- Guy, have you bought a camera yet? Depending on how much you have saved up - get a Canon. I use the 70D for work, and I can operate it with my smartphone or tablet. Does good video, connects via Wi-Fi and has a foldout touch screen. It may be more than you want to spend, but is a good investment. The touchscreen is great in cold weather, as you can use a tablet stylus to control it instead of taking your gloves off. Another option is any of the newer Rebels.
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Post by SolDuc on Feb 7, 2014 0:08:42 GMT -8
Guy, have you bought a camera yet? Depending on how much you have saved up - get a Canon. I use the 70D for work, and I can operate it with my smartphone or tablet. Does good video, connects via Wi-Fi and has a foldout touch screen. It may be more than you want to spend, but is a good investment. The touchscreen is great in cold weather, as you can use a tablet stylus to control it instead of taking your gloves off. Another option is any of the newer Rebels. I've been saving for more than a year now, and in that time I collected a substantial amount of money that will shortly be put to work on a new camera. But I'm going with Nikon, not Canon. I couldn't care less about wi-fi or anything to do with smartphones with the camera. I believe in the memory card, and only the memory card. While I do some video work, the majority of my time behind the camera is spent taking pictures, and that's where Nikons are better. And that's where that flippy screen becomes useless. On another note I just discovered how bad the design of the more pro Canon bodies were a few days ago when I started my photography class and the teacher let me shoot with a 7D and 5D Mk II. The place of the on/off button could not be worse (yes, I'm one of those people that actually turn the camera on/off between photos). The way to change the aperture on the back direction-like dial is totally horrible. Even the T2i is better than those so called "pro" bodies. Plus the 70D, or any of the rebels don't have things that can be really useful: a 100% viewfinder, a mode dial lock or a really good sensor (the ones in the Rebels is the exact same one as the T2i's and the 70D's is not much better. Plus that stupid policy of not selling the lens hood with the lens. I'm ditching Canon. This is not only something about money but a more friendly user interface. The D7100 I will get will be so much better. At least I won't get thumb cramps from that poor design on the Canons.
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Mar 23, 2014 20:31:01 GMT -8
Post by SolDuc on Mar 23, 2014 20:31:01 GMT -8
So last Friday I had the chance to pick up my new camera used at Glazers in South Lake Union. I got a used D7000 with a used Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 lens, both at a very good price. I got 10% off the whole thing thanks to friendly sellers - now that's not something you get on Amazon or Walmart! So far I've been really happy with both pieces of equipment. Here are some things I like about the D7000: - All the buttons that do specific functions, that way I don't have to reach out in the menus and get them like I used to on the T2i - especially for the bracketing button - The 6fps! Not only does it capture action very good, it also sounds very good - The little screen where all the shooting data is shown. Much better than the T2i's screen. - The big viewfinder - The focus points. It just never misses. - The on-off button. Perhaps the best thing about it. - The big grip Some things I didn't like at first, but I that I got fixed: - The playback button on the left of the screen. I just defined the Fn button to playback and now it works great - The depth-of-field preview button is in a place that I often touched. But I got my habits back and now I don't hit it as much Some things I like about the Tokina: - The huge mega super awesome wideness of the 11mm end - The Sunstars!! - The AF/MF push/pull mechanism - The wide aperture I also need to become used to everything turning the wrong way. To zoom it's opposite way, same for focus, same for EVs (but I got that fixed by just changing the settings) and the mode dials move the aperture or shutter speed in the other way. While it's not very important for ferries I'm sure it will take some time to get nice pans when transit fanning once again.
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Mar 24, 2014 16:07:59 GMT -8
Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2014 16:07:59 GMT -8
So last Friday I had the chance to pick up my new camera used at Glazers in South Lake Union. I got a used D7000 with a used Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 lens, both at a very good price. I got 10% off the whole thing thanks to friendly sellers - now that's not something you get on Amazon or Walmart! So far I've been really happy with both pieces of equipment. Here are some things I like about the D7000: - All the buttons that do specific functions, that way I don't have to reach out in the menus and get them like I used to on the T2i - especially for the bracketing button - The 6fps! Not only does it capture action very good, it also sounds very good - The little screen where all the shooting data is shown. Much better than the T2i's screen. - The big viewfinder - The focus points. It just never misses. - The on-off button. Perhaps the best thing about it. - The big grip Some things I didn't like at first, but I that I got fixed: - The playback button on the left of the screen. I just defined the Fn button to playback and now it works great - The depth-of-field preview button is in a place that I often touched. But I got my habits back and now I don't hit it as much Some things I like about the Tokina: - The huge mega super awesome wideness of the 11mm end - The Sunstars!! - The AF/MF push/pull mechanism - The wide aperture I also need to become used to everything turning the wrong way. To zoom it's opposite way, same for focus, same for EVs (but I got that fixed by just changing the settings) and the mode dials move the aperture or shutter speed in the other way. While it's not very important for ferries I'm sure it will take some time to get nice pans when transit fanning once again. You should have gone all the way and purchased a D7100 or, even better, a D600. Go big or go home!
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Post by SolDuc on Mar 24, 2014 16:14:39 GMT -8
You should have gone all the way and purchased a D7100 or, even better, a D600. Go big or go home! My photographic skills are not high enough to justify any further upgrades...
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Mar 24, 2014 17:09:38 GMT -8
Post by paulvanb on Mar 24, 2014 17:09:38 GMT -8
Well, you're wrong on one thing - you do some great photos! My associate is going to be buying the D7100 soon. Go big or go home? Sure - the D4S, but that is overkill. You should be able to do some cool stuff with the wide angle - especially since it goes to f2.8. Looking forward to some more of your handiwork!
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Mar 24, 2014 17:50:43 GMT -8
Post by SolDuc on Mar 24, 2014 17:50:43 GMT -8
Well, you're wrong on one thing - you do some great photos! I'm not saying that I don't, I'm just saying that further updates would be overkill. The D7000 is great for what I do.
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Mar 24, 2014 18:23:40 GMT -8
Post by Kahloke on Mar 24, 2014 18:23:40 GMT -8
Well, you're wrong on one thing - you do some great photos! I'm not saying that I don't, I'm just saying that further updates would be overkill. The D7000 is great for what I do. I'm still using a Nikon D80, which I bought when they were new several years ago. It takes great pictures, and I have no plans to upgrade anytime soon. Buying a used camera is really not a bad way to go, and I think you will be happy with your D7000.
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Mar 24, 2014 19:36:27 GMT -8
Post by SolDuc on Mar 24, 2014 19:36:27 GMT -8
I'm still using a Nikon D80, which I bought when they were new several years ago. It takes great pictures, and I have no plans to upgrade anytime soon. Buying a used camera is really not a bad way to go, and I think you will be happy with your D7000. Yes, buying used is a very good way to go. The price of the item is generally much lower than brand new while there's not much difference. Plus at any good camera store (Glazers or Kenmore come to mind) they check that everything is working properly that way there's no bad surprises. With that D7000 I think that the upgrade is done for a good amount of time. That Canon to Nikon upgrade was really needed but other than that it was fine. Now time to invest in lenses!
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Mar 25, 2014 18:24:14 GMT -8
Post by WettCoast on Mar 25, 2014 18:24:14 GMT -8
This post is not so much about cameras as it is about Flickr. Have you been upgraded yet? In the world of photo sharing sites, Flickr has conducted an, in my opinion, absolutely brutal change in their interface. Every aspect of their desktop website has changed, almost to mimic the mobile iPhone app. Comic book guy change rating: Worst. Interface change. EVER. How annoying. Flickr had an easy-to-use, professional, sleek profile that was extremely stable and had no funny stuff. Now it looks like Facebook. Flickr, why?I am suffering from 'deja vu' today... Flickr, have we not been through this all less than one year ago?
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Mar 25, 2014 22:30:43 GMT -8
Post by compdude787 on Mar 25, 2014 22:30:43 GMT -8
This post is not so much about cameras as it is about Flickr. Have you been upgraded yet? In the world of photo sharing sites, Flickr has conducted an, in my opinion, absolutely brutal change in their interface. Every aspect of their desktop website has changed, almost to mimic the mobile iPhone app. Comic book guy change rating: Worst. Interface change. EVER. How annoying. Flickr had an easy-to-use, professional, sleek profile that was extremely stable and had no funny stuff. Now it looks like Facebook. Flickr, why?I am suffering from 'deja vu' today... Flickr, have we not been through this all less than one year ago? I agree with you, I don't like the "new" photo experience. I want the old one back!! I just hate change for the sake of change, especially when it's unnecessary (i.e. the "old" thing worked just fine). And this, coming from a younger person.
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Mar 25, 2014 22:52:37 GMT -8
Post by compdude787 on Mar 25, 2014 22:52:37 GMT -8
This post is not so much about cameras as it is about Flickr. Have you been upgraded yet? In the world of photo sharing sites, Flickr has conducted an, in my opinion, absolutely brutal change in their interface. Every aspect of their desktop website has changed, almost to mimic the mobile iPhone app. Comic book guy change rating: Worst. Interface change. EVER. How annoying. Flickr had an easy-to-use, professional, sleek profile that was extremely stable and had no funny stuff. Now it looks like Facebook. Flickr, why?I am suffering from 'deja vu' today... Flickr, have we not been through this all less than one year ago? Well, apparently a LOT of people hate the new layout, including me. See the feedback page. The previous redesign that they did a mere year ago wasn't half-bad; OTOH, this one just plain sucks. I don't like the sidebar (good thing I have a widescreen monitor, but not everyone has this luxury) since it takes up valuable space that could be used to view more of the picture. Another thing that will impact this forum is that they stupidly got rid of the share via BBCode option, which a lot of people use to post pics to this very forum. Apparently it's still "beta" but I can't find the option to go back to the tried-and-true interface. I hate how a lot of software and websites are getting dumbed down recently. It is a very sad trend.
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Post by Mike C on Mar 26, 2014 7:39:12 GMT -8
I'll save you guys my disdain of the new interface (again), but I suspect that once we get used to it, we will have a brief period of enjoyment before it's altered again This post is not so much about cameras as it is about Flickr. Have you been upgraded yet? I am suffering from 'deja vu' today... Flickr, have we not been through this all less than one year ago? Well, apparently a LOT of people hate the new layout, including me. See the feedback page. The previous redesign that they did a mere year ago wasn't half-bad; OTOH, this one just plain sucks. I don't like the sidebar (good thing I have a widescreen monitor, but not everyone has this luxury) since it takes up valuable space that could be used to view more of the picture. Another thing that will impact this forum is that they stupidly got rid of the share via BBCode option, which a lot of people use to post pics to this very forum. Apparently it's still "beta" but I can't find the option to go back to the tried-and-true interface. I hate how a lot of software and websites are getting dumbed down recently. It is a very sad trend. The BBCode can be found by clicking on the thumbtack.
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Mar 26, 2014 14:29:21 GMT -8
Post by compdude787 on Mar 26, 2014 14:29:21 GMT -8
I'll save you guys my disdain of the new interface (again), but I suspect that once we get used to it, we will have a brief period of enjoyment before it's altered again Well, apparently a LOT of people hate the new layout, including me. See the feedback page. The previous redesign that they did a mere year ago wasn't half-bad; OTOH, this one just plain sucks. I don't like the sidebar (good thing I have a widescreen monitor, but not everyone has this luxury) since it takes up valuable space that could be used to view more of the picture. Another thing that will impact this forum is that they stupidly got rid of the share via BBCode option, which a lot of people use to post pics to this very forum. Apparently it's still "beta" but I can't find the option to go back to the tried-and-true interface. I hate how a lot of software and websites are getting dumbed down recently. It is a very sad trend. The BBCode can be found by clicking on the thumbtack. Oh okay. Thanks for the tip. I think the new interface is starting to grow on me, like Windows 8 did when I got my laptop last June.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 27, 2014 19:54:02 GMT -8
I'm leaving "Team Nikon."
What? You thought I was a Canon & Sony guy.
Well the Nikon lenses have been resting on the bridge of my nose for a few years. I'm moving from Nikon to Zeiss. So now my eye-glasses lens company will match my camera's lens company. Go Team-Zeiss.
And I'm ready to join "Team Progressive." No, not a political party, but rather a special club that indicates that my eyes are of a certain age, and I need a special kind of dual purpose lens. I will have to train myself to look out the proper area of my eye glasses to see, depending on whether it is distance or up-close. At least I won't have to peer over top of my glasses to see my camera LCD screen anymore.
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Post by Neil on Mar 27, 2014 21:18:34 GMT -8
I'm leaving "Team Nikon." What? You thought I was a Canon & Sony guy. Well the Nikon lenses have been resting on the bridge of my nose for a few years. I'm moving from Nikon to Zeiss. So now my eye-glasses lens company will match my camera's lens company. Go Team-Zeiss. And I'm ready to join "Team Progressive." No, not a political party, but rather a special club that indicates that my eyes are of a certain age, and I need a special kind of dual purpose lens. I will have to train myself to look out the proper area of my eye glasses to see, depending on whether it is distance or up-close. At least I won't have to peer over top of my glasses to see my camera LCD screen anymore. Mike, you poor old guy. You know, you might have brought this on yourself, by adopting that Tilley style long before it was age appropriate for you. You were inviting old age. The next thing you have to look forward is something that I had a bit of a scare with recently... 'floaters', and light flashes in the vision. After a check up, turned out to be nothing more serious than another introduction to encroaching decreptitude. An entertaining though temporary side symptom was an ability to see bright blue neon outlines on the treelines, against the sky... took me back many, many years to when I dabbled in certain non prescription entertainments.
On cameras... my youngest daughter invests a fair portion of her Starbucks earnings in camera equipment, and is moving on to her next purchase, and has offered me her Fuji super zoom type camera, which she has had good results with. I'm not sure about it, as I've never owned anything but little point and shoots that I can stuff in my jacket pocket, but as I'm getting increasingly frustrated by my camera's inability to reconcile light and dark in one shot, I may have to take a plunge, but if I do, I'll depend on her to show me how to turn it on, and all that other technical type stuff. I've never seen any of this forum's camera aficionados express fondness for anything Fuji, but Laura seems to do very well with her favorite brand.
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Mar 28, 2014 4:11:09 GMT -8
Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 28, 2014 4:11:09 GMT -8
I've never seen any of this forum's camera aficionados express fondness for anything Fuji, but Laura seems to do very well with her favorite brand. Mr. Fuji was probably the best wrestling manager of his era. His use of his cane to help his clients in the ring was legendary. ----------------- But for cameras, my wife has had 2 Fuji digital cameras, and her current one has a nice big sensor which allows her to take fine quality photos, especially in low light. She likes them.
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Mar 28, 2014 21:12:21 GMT -8
Post by Scott on Mar 28, 2014 21:12:21 GMT -8
We've gone through a couple cameras over the years and my favorite was our Fuji super-zoom type camera. It's long gone (back when 3 mega pixels was top of the line), but I found the quality of the images to be very high... it seemed to capture the colors better than any other camera I've used.
- John H
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Post by SolDuc on Mar 29, 2014 11:37:09 GMT -8
I'll save you guys my disdain of the new interface (again), but I suspect that once we get used to it, we will have a brief period of enjoyment before it's altered again Well, apparently a LOT of people hate the new layout, including me. See the feedback page. The previous redesign that they did a mere year ago wasn't half-bad; OTOH, this one just plain sucks. I don't like the sidebar (good thing I have a widescreen monitor, but not everyone has this luxury) since it takes up valuable space that could be used to view more of the picture. Another thing that will impact this forum is that they stupidly got rid of the share via BBCode option, which a lot of people use to post pics to this very forum. Apparently it's still "beta" but I can't find the option to go back to the tried-and-true interface. I hate how a lot of software and websites are getting dumbed down recently. It is a very sad trend. The BBCode can be found by clicking on the thumbtack. Well, while undergoing a mass-post of photos from my most recent ferry trip onto here I discovered the main flaw of the downgrade: they don't keep size preferences when sharing, and for every single photo I have to go back and select 1024px size up from the default 500px. Sigh I also hate the fact that all the notes are now gone. Even the ones I already had on my photos. Just. Gone. What amuses me the most? This: "We value your ideas..." the rest is not interesting. If they value our ideas and that 99.9% of the people hate the downgrade (and for this one, it's not mixed as it was for that other flickr upgrade a year ago, everyone hates it), why don't they just change it back. Another negative change and I'll be leaving Flickr.
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Post by SolDuc on Mar 30, 2014 16:56:55 GMT -8
Today after attending a play at a Seattle Center theater I stopped by Glazers to get yet another lens. I had seen a used 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VR lens for a very good price on their website but the price was so low it looked a bit strange so I had to check it out. I got a good look at it and it was in perfect condition. So I got it! Now I'm in debt (lol) but it was such a good deal (about half the price new)! It looks like an awesome lens!
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Jul 14, 2014 20:02:41 GMT -8
Post by Neil on Jul 14, 2014 20:02:41 GMT -8
A question for those forum members who are, unlike me, 'photo-literate'.
Any idea what lighting or camera conditions would cause the whitish squiggles that are on the beach on the right side of this shot? Nothing was done to this photo afterward.
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Post by Cable Cassidy on Jul 14, 2014 21:26:57 GMT -8
A question for those forum members who are, unlike me, 'photo-literate'.
Any idea what lighting or camera conditions would cause the whitish squiggles that are on the beach on the right side of this shot? Nothing was done to this photo afterward.
Where there other people on the beach? Looks like someone had a light or cellphone out, and as it moved the camera captured it.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 14, 2014 21:51:37 GMT -8
A question for those forum members who are, unlike me, 'photo-literate'. Any idea what lighting or camera conditions would cause the whitish squiggles that are on the beach on the right side of this shot? Nothing was done to this photo afterward. I think you might have captured the "Spirit of Hornby"
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