Forum: Cameras
21-12-08, 22:59
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Yes thank you .. occasionally I have tried to...
Yes thank you .. occasionally I have tried to focus on some object in a 'spotlight' of sunshine. Not only is the object out of focus, the exposure is dreadful; so I have focused on an object nearby...
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Forum: Cameras
21-12-08, 19:18
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Replies: 23
Views: 24,185
Thank you for that ... I can often get focus on...
Thank you for that ... I can often get focus on an object of similar distance, but transferring a full sweep is not easy, so if there is a focus lock after getting focus, like the one you suggest,...
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Forum: Cameras
21-12-08, 18:13
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Replies: 23
Views: 24,185
The issue is one of two parts ...
a) Auto...
The issue is one of two parts ...
a) Auto Focus, on some subjects, refuses to focus, particularly on long shots, such as horizon or cloud.
b) Manual Focus, which I try as the obvious alternative,...
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Forum: Cameras
20-12-08, 23:04
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Replies: 23
Views: 24,185
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Forum: General Photography Technique
11-07-07, 23:49
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Replies: 43
Views: 36,924
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Forum: General Photography Technique
07-07-07, 00:32
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Replies: 43
Views: 36,924
With you all the way, I used to write random...
With you all the way, I used to write random access databases,
and the need for data compression was intense in those early
days, with limited storage space. I wrote a number of algorithms...
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Forum: Cameras
07-07-07, 00:27
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Replies: 67
Views: 41,257
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Forum: Cameras
06-07-07, 20:34
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Replies: 67
Views: 41,257
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Forum: Cameras
06-07-07, 19:42
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Replies: 67
Views: 41,257
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Forum: Cameras
05-07-07, 12:00
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Replies: 67
Views: 41,257
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Forum: Cameras
04-07-07, 22:58
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Replies: 67
Views: 41,257
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Forum: Cameras
03-07-07, 22:42
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Replies: 67
Views: 41,257
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Forum: Cameras
03-07-07, 15:21
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Replies: 67
Views: 41,257
Thanks for the info and advice, Gidders.
My...
Thanks for the info and advice, Gidders.
My camera is a Fuji Finepix S9500. Plenty of facilities
and control, but a lot more complex than using the
Nikon F2. With film, I could pretty well guess...
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Forum: Cameras
03-07-07, 13:02
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Replies: 67
Views: 41,257
I have always maintained that it is useless...
I have always maintained that it is useless having all the security features possible on a door, if the hinges are not protected, or the door is of poor construction, or that it has breakable glass...
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Forum: Lenses
01-07-07, 16:16
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Replies: 2
Views: 6,019
Thanks Steve,
it is a long time (50 years)...
Thanks Steve,
it is a long time (50 years) since I last did optical calcs.
Looks like I'll need a long exposure and/or fast film. May be
useful on the odd occasion to have a 1000mm equivalent...
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Forum: Lenses
01-07-07, 15:16
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Replies: 2
Views: 6,019
Teleconverter and Nikkor Reflex 500mm
I have a Nikon F2, with 50mm Nikkor,
together with a Nikkor Reflex 500mm.
[Also a Sigma 70-300mm zoom; it did not have meter
coupling so I have added a coupler (borrowed from
the 28mm lens) to...
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Forum: Lenses
01-07-07, 15:14
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Replies: 13
Views: 14,109
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Forum: Cameras
01-07-07, 13:59
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Replies: 67
Views: 41,257
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Forum: Cameras
01-07-07, 10:20
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Replies: 67
Views: 41,257
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Forum: Cameras
01-07-07, 00:16
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Replies: 67
Views: 41,257
Thank you very much for the advice Adey and Don...
Thank you very much for the advice Adey and Don ...
I had not noticed that part of the Paint Shop Pro 7 "save" system.
I keep all my digital jpeg pics as taken on camera, copied on to
two external...
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Forum: Cameras
30-06-07, 22:16
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Replies: 67
Views: 41,257
Excellent article, a question I have wanted to...
Excellent article, a question I have wanted to ask ....
Something I note is that when stored in the camera,
a 9500Mp picture takes up 2.2 Mb. If I rotate the photo
it become 1.3mb; and if I alter...
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Forum: Cameras
27-06-07, 22:26
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Replies: 23
Views: 24,185
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Forum: Cameras
27-06-07, 19:22
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Replies: 23
Views: 24,185
That is brilliant; the Nikkor could not be...
That is brilliant; the Nikkor could not be metered, in any case on the F2.
It was a matter of working out the exposure with a hand held meter,
and making the shutter speed to suit. I have a Weston...
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Forum: Cameras
27-06-07, 12:21
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Replies: 23
Views: 24,185
That is very helpful Joe, thank you.
I suppose...
That is very helpful Joe, thank you.
I suppose it would be too much to expect that the mounting
set up for the Reflex-Nikkor 500mm lens I have can be fitted
to a DSLR? I will have a look for the...
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Forum: Cameras
26-06-07, 17:23
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Replies: 23
Views: 24,185
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