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powderific posted:You can get 128gb cf cards? Yeah. RAW video recording with DSLRs has been driving the demand for high capacity CF cards way up.
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Dr.Caligari posted:I understand. That did give me all I needed to know, thanks alot. KEH has the Color Dial Contax IIa for $238 in BGN condition (works, but has light wear from use). They have the coated 50mm f/2 Sonnar in BGN grade for $109. Color dial means the shutter speeds are in colors on the dial - otherwise they're done in black enamel which is inventively called the "black dial" model. The color dials are worth more because they have a modern PC flash socket, while the black dial models need a little adapter doohickey. The way you tell if Zeiss lenses are coated is if they have a red T on the lens ring. Coated is more valuable than non-coated. The f/2 version is slower and optically worse than the f/1.5 version, and sells for less. If it needs shutter work it may be "totaled" at this point in terms of actual value. KEH might do it, they're pretty full-service. Or, you can sell it for parts or a shelf piece.
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Nov 17, 2015 03:17
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My grandmother has one of those IIa's I might take from her when I visit for thanksgiving. Last time I looked at it it seemed a little stiff but the shutter fired. Granted I didn't know what I was really looking at back then.
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Nov 17, 2015 03:24
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powderific posted:You can get 128gb cf cards? Compact flash is about triple the price of SD, which makes it much less tempting.
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Nov 17, 2015 05:15
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akadajet posted:My grandmother has one of those IIa's I might take from her when I visit for thanksgiving. Last time I looked at it it seemed a little stiff but the shutter fired. Granted I didn't know what I was really looking at back then. II or IIa? The easy way to tell is that the IIa has a smaller rangefinder window that "pops out" from the front. The major difference is that the IIa has metal connecting strap in the shutter instead of cloth, plus T and 1sec speeds. Plus also better fit/finish supposedly. All Contax bodies have real metal shutter curtains, though, which is really important since there's no reflex mirror keeping the light off it. You can burn the curtain in a Leica very easily if you leave it pointed wide-open near the sun.
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Nov 17, 2015 06:32
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Paul MaudDib posted:II or IIa? The easy way to tell is that the IIa has a smaller rangefinder window that "pops out" from the front. It'a a IIa. It still has the literature and leather case with it. My grandfather had to win a raffle or something for a chance to buy it in the 50s.
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Nov 17, 2015 17:35
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BeastOfExmoor posted:Compact flash is about triple the price of SD, which makes it much less tempting. The UDMA 7 CF cards are also about 2-3x the write speed of UHS-II SD, though. The UHS-II transfer speed is faster but the actual implementation of cards - for write - is usually 60MBps tops and that's a number off a Lexar card that is known to fail (most are 40-45MBps). I have a couple of devices that use UDMA 7 CF cards and they can just break write speeds of 130MBps. None of this is fast enough to keep up with writing continuous shooting mode raw files on modern cameras in real-time. 20-30MB raws even with UDMA 7 practically limits you to 4-5 FPS in raw on any camera once you run out of memory buffer.
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Nov 17, 2015 18:01
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Easy to fix, just jam an SSD in there. Isn't technology easy!
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Nov 17, 2015 18:18
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xzzy posted:Easy to fix, just jam an SSD in there. You know, I bet it's possible to wire up a micro controller to an sd adapter and an msata drive, you'd need a small battery and you wouldn't be able to close the flap around the sd slot, but it'd be an interesting experiment... SSDs are cheaper than sd cards, and less likely to fail... This is a terrible idea, but I want to try it.
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Nov 18, 2015 00:16
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The latest CF spec is basically SATA so yes, people have built CF-SSD adapters. Also one nice thing about CF cards is that they're practically indestructible compared to SD cards.
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Nov 18, 2015 01:16
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HPL posted:The latest CF spec is basically SATA so yes, people have built CF-SSD adapters.
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windex posted:The UDMA 7 CF cards are also about 2-3x the write speed of UHS-II SD, though. The UHS-II transfer speed is faster but the actual implementation of cards - for write - is usually 60MBps tops and that's a number off a Lexar card that is known to fail (most are 40-45MBps). I have a couple of devices that use UDMA 7 CF cards and they can just break write speeds of 130MBps. drat, I didn't realize that the speed difference was that much. I would be nice to shoot at 5fps until the end of time. I found this $60 128GB. I don't think I'll trust my photos to "KomputerBay" anytime soon. 
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Nov 18, 2015 06:06
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I want an nvme m2 slot in my dslr :/
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HPL posted:The latest CF spec is basically SATA so yes, people have built CF-SSD adapters. The cards are, but the loving pins in the camera aren't 
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timrenzi574 posted:The cards are, but the loving pins in the camera aren't In 25 years of PCMCIA/CF card use, I've never bent or run into a piece of gear with best pins. How do you even do it? There's guide rails for the cards.
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Nov 19, 2015 13:45
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Startyde posted:In 25 years of PCMCIA/CF card use, I've never bent or run into a piece of gear with best pins. How do you even do it? There's guide rails for the cards. I've bent the pins on a lovely CF USB card reader, but I don't think that's a fair complaint as the same reader scraped the gold off my SD card contacts. I am sure there is a moral there somewhere
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Nov 19, 2015 14:02
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Startyde posted:In 25 years of PCMCIA/CF card use, I've never bent or run into a piece of gear with best pins. How do you even do it? There's guide rails for the cards. The guide rails on your 10D get pretty worn after 6+ years of use and let things slip. Although I guess that's partly my fault for using a 10D for that many years
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Nov 19, 2015 16:46
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http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Digital-18-55mm-3-5-5-6-Focus-S/dp/B007VGGFZU Is this a good deal? Ive beenlooking for a dslr for under $1000 and if I could save some cash here that'd be nice. Just doing general stuff really. Portraiture and landscapes mostly. Low light a plus.
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Nov 24, 2015 12:46
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Not exactly a deal by any stretch of the word. That's just the typical price for a D3200.
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Nov 24, 2015 17:25
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Startyde posted:In 25 years of PCMCIA/CF card use, I've never bent or run into a piece of gear with best pins. How do you even do it? There's guide rails for the cards. Unnoticed damage to a pin hole on a CF card is how I bent one of mine. I guess the CF card got dropped at some point and a teeny piece of plastic blocked the hole and pushed the pin back into the camera.
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Avian Pneumonia posted:http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Digital-18-55mm-3-5-5-6-Focus-S/dp/B007VGGFZU Yea, you should be able to get a D3200 + kit lens for under $300 if you look around a bit.
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Nov 25, 2015 03:53
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If a canon 135mm is showing strong chromatic abberation at f2 - f2.8 after a drop onto concrete, could it easily be fixed?
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Nov 27, 2015 06:56
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Did not expect the great white Canon supertele lenses to be 10% off for black friday! I thought black friday was mostly just clothing and other seasonal stuff that the stores will eventually struggle to get rid off. Been looking to buy a 300 f2.8 for a while but more or less shelved those plans due to the price, but now i am tempted again
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Nov 27, 2015 12:49
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Ineptitude posted:Been looking to buy a 300 f2.8 for a while but more or less shelved those plans due to the price, but now i am tempted again
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Nov 27, 2015 17:01
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50% off all accessories on KEH today.
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Nov 27, 2015 17:04
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^^ *Used* accessories, otherwise they would have to include film in that deal . And 30% off used lenses too. I grabbed a new lens for my Mamiya C220 and a prism finder, which got me free shipping to Canada too 
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BANME.sh posted:*Used* accessories, otherwise they would have to include film in that deal Why isn't Portra on sale anywhere 
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Nov 27, 2015 17:51
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Store near me has the epson p600 for $499 today and it's taking all my willpower not to go buy it.
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BANME.sh posted:^^ Is it me or is stock quite low right now? I'm looking for Nikon F-mount stuff and the only 70-200 they have at all is a brand new Nikon branded one. I hate KEH's website though, but I hear I'm not alone in that camp. MPB is so much better (UK based, so useless to most people. And not doing any promotions today). e: MPB started black friday at about 8pm GMT it seems, how odd. Nothing I want there either, cursus. EL BROMANCE fucked around with this message at 22:55 on Nov 27, 2015 |
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Nov 27, 2015 19:26
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Thoogsby posted:50% off all accessories on KEH today. Sweet, snagged some lens hoods and a grip for my E-M10. KEH's site is still awful, though
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Thoogsby posted:50% off all accessories on KEH today. 30% of used lenses as well. You can get the Tamron 17-50 (that's still the recommended next step up from the kit lens, right?) for under $200. edit: Canon 400mm F/5.6 for $550. 300mm F/4 IS for $653. Vaguely tempted to get a third party grip for my 50D for $4. BeastOfExmoor fucked around with this message at 23:45 on Nov 27, 2015 |
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Nov 27, 2015 23:37
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Are there any similar alternatives to the Tamron 17-50 non-VC that are still good enough for the money? How about the Sigma 17-50 Macro? The non-macro seems to have some iffy reviews.
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Paul MaudDib posted:Are there any similar alternatives to the Tamron 17-50 non-VC that are still good enough for the money? How about the Sigma 17-50 Macro? The non-macro seems to have some iffy reviews. I've got the Sigma 17-50MM F/2.8 EX DC OS HSM, which I like quite a bit. I haven't tried the Tamron 17-50 non-VC in order to make a direct comparison, but the Sigma seems very sharp, the AF and OS are both good, and the thing is built like a tank. KEH has one in the Nikon mount for $432 (before coupon) now, which seems like a decent price once you factor in the coupon.
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Nov 28, 2015 03:00
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This is a a more lens related question but I could have sworn I saw something absurd like an 18-300 2.8 or something like that, do fast zooms even exist in that huge a range or any larger range than the 200-500, 20-70 or so?
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Nov 28, 2015 22:06
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Sure: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...=y&Q=&A=details
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Do Cinema lenses really count there? I mean, that lens weighs 9kg / 20lbs, and for that much money you could buy one fast prime in every common focal length over the same range then hire someone to carry them around for you for a year or two.
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Nov 29, 2015 08:39
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Yeah well physics are what they are. On the other hand you can't do a zoom shot with a bunch of primes, and sometimes making s bunch of takes at different focal length quickly is more important than having a lightweight system, and so is this thing exists.
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Nov 29, 2015 08:47
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When looking at lenses like that you have to consider the image circle as well. That Fujinon covers only Super 35, a fraction smaller than APS-C.
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So I want to get a camera this Christmas, and I'm down to two cameras, the Sony 'a6000' and 'RX100 II'. Both camera's are exactly the same price, so its really down to the pros and cons of each. The peak of what I would like to do is print a photograph on good paper or even canvas to put up in my apartment. Would mostly be used during hiking and vacations, and maybe for some portrait work. Here are things as I seem them so far. FYI: I have no intention in upgrading from the kit lens any time soon if I get the a6000. RX100 + Small (Should lead to more photography) + Lower learning curve? - Lower IQ when compared to the a6000 - Lens cannot be upgraded if I get deeper in the hobby later a6000 + Better IQ + Lens can be upgraded - I think I need at least my messenger bag for this guy. - Higher learning curve? I've never done photography, so there is that as well. What do you guys recommend?
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The UI between the RX and the a6000 are basically the same. They have the same menu/FN system and the same amount of complexity. It's really whether you want a true pocket camera (the RX) or something with more room to grow (a6000). The a6000 is better for moving subjects and continuous drive, so if you want to do anything relating to higher speed shooting it will be your choice.
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