Random Photography Stuff

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Ok I take that back

Google said:

If you purchased the Nik Collection in 2016, you will receive a full refund, which we’ll automatically issue back to you in the coming days.

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Actually bks it was late last year

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DavidY said:

Mike, it looks like this might actually be bought within the last 12 months, so you may be ok.

(I've actually bought it twice, once a boxed version of Silver Efex Pro, a few years ago, and then about 18 monthgs ago, the full Nik suite from Google, neither of which I can claim for!!!)

Cheers - hope so! Will wait and see if any refund appears (not holding breath..)

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This fairly tickled me - shows the zoom range on the new Sony RX10iii. 24mm v 600mm (and still at f4!)

Taken from: http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2016/03/30/hands-on-...





eta - check the detail in this at 600mm Time to throw away the DSLRs ? (it looks better on his website - see link above)

Edited by DibblyDobbler on Thursday 31st March 16:57

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noell35 said:

Hi guys. Is £40 about right for sensor cleaning? Need to get mine done and this is what the local camera shop charge.

Sounds about right but try and make sure they know what they're doing - my local camera place made a right arse of mine...

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DibblyDobbler said:

This fairly tickled me - shows the zoom range on the new Sony RX10iii. 24mm v 600mm (and still at f4!)

Taken from: http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2016/03/30/hands-on-...





eta - check the detail in this at 600mm Time to throw away the DSLRs ? (it looks better on his website - see link above)

Edited by DibblyDobbler on Thursday 31st March 16:57

Hmm - well I only went and bought one

Should arrive in a week or so... will report back in due course

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Bring on the clowns said:

He's just done another article, comparing it to the Olympus Pen-F and the new OM 300mm lens. It holds up well at screen size.

http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2016/05/09/quick-com...

Cheers

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No.1 on 500px right now

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singlecoil said:

I wonder if whoever created it will make any money out of it?

I neither like nor dislike it myself, but who among us has never 'enhanced' a picture and given nature a helping hand?

It's free world of course but for me it's 'digital art' rather than photography

(And yes of course I enhance/bugger up every shot!)

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noell35 said:

Any tips for getting a decent pic of the strawberry moon? I've got a d700 with a range of lenses. Am I right in thinking a longer tele lens will be better to make it appear bigger?

Yep - the longer the focal length you have the better. Suggest tripod + remote shutter release (or 2 sec delay). Focus manually on live view to get it perfect then use something like f8, 1/400 and iso 400 (on manual mode). You need to keep a decent shutter speed as it moves surprisingly quickly

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Sigma 10-20 is decent and cheap - TP is a good place to buy if you have enough posts

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Sell your cameras folks and get one of these instead!

https://www.luxhd450.com/int/uk/ss1/index.php?AFID...

'DSLR-quality pictures' for $29!!

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Thought I would wake this one up as I need some advice

Currently have Fuji XT20 + 80mm + 10-24 + 15-45 + 18-135

Have been finding the XT20 a bit fiddly to hold - too small really - and potential options are: buy an XT2, wait for the XT3 or... chop the whole lot in and switch to Sony! Had a go on the A7ii today in a shop and it felt very nice to hold and really no bigger than the Fuji XT2 which surprised me. Lens wise I would be looking at the 90mm macro + 16-35 f4.

I could swap the whole lot via MBP and it would be 'broadly' cost neutral ( ) but would it be a good idea... any thoughts appreciated!

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It’s a good shout but the A7iii is massively more expensive as I am looking at a second hand A7ii - so not really an option alas...

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noell35 said:

I like the dials on the Fuji range. Isn't the sony a bit more menu driven? Might be a consideration?

Yes - I like them too and it is a consideration, but not an overwhelming one I think...

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noell35 said:

Okay. As long as it's not just a FF thing too

I think there's a bit of that - better resolution + dynamic range I think with the Sony FF sensors. Also, much as I love Fuji, I feel a wee bit conned as the system is not really any smaller than the FF Sony system, or for that matter much cheaper either...

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Hi All.

Thought I would wake this thread up with further witterings - amused to see the last post was me thinking about going full frame... anyhoo - now I am thinking about micro four thirds!

Logic is as follows: I fancy the panny 100-400 for birdy stuff (not too big and heavy and 'relatively' cheap + 800mm equivalent) and also the 60mm for macro (small, light, cheap, sharp and good working distance at 1:1) - I would keep the Fuji + 10-24 for landscapes.

So I could pick up a mid range MFT body (GX8/9 maybe or G8/9 - not sure yet) + the above two lenses and chop in my Fuji 80mm and maybe my beloved Sony RX10iii (again 'broadly' cost neutral )

Anybody shooting MFT? Thoughts as to good idea/bad idea?

Cheers

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singlecoil said:

I've got a couple of GH5s that I use for shooting video, not really done any still stuff with them though I daresay they would cope alright. The Panasonic lenses seem very good for the money.

Thanks - yes, my thoughts exactly on the lenses.That 60mm macro in particular looks really good value

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DavidY said:

There isn't a lot of price difference between the Panasonic 100-400 and the Fujifilm 100-400, the 1.4xTC would give you the same reach.(There is £10 cashback on the Fuji at the moment). I've always found running two systems gets expensive and there is inevitable duplication, combined with decisions about which kit do I take, then you end up taking it all and the weight saving is lost!!!

Thanks David. You're right about running two systems but the Fuji 100-400 ... wow it's huge! I rented one for a day and just couldn't get my head around lugging it about - also took a few (very unscientific) test shots against my RX10iii and I really couldn't tell much difference. The Fuji 80mm macro is also huge and weighs a ton as well so the very small and light 60mm panny macro is very appealing (and the Panasonic bodies I am looking at can do focus bracketing but my X-T20 can't).

I'm going to go to the local Wex and see what they've got that I can have a play with