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Ramrod Hotshot posted:Maybe I'll buy a new DSLR, but for now, I'm going to just be lazy and shoot with an iPhone. I have a 7 right now, so I could really use some upgrading. If you’re upgrading from an iPhone 7, the newer phone cameras are going to feel like absolute witchcraft. The Pros all have three lenses to provide a tele, normal and wide, whereas the non-Pro iPhones since the XS have had a normal and wide (the XS had a normal and tele combo). Wouldn’t recommend a 12 Pro unless you get an absolute screaming deal on one with more memory, as the 14 is probably a month out or so. 13s might be on clearance soon. Any of them would be an enormous upgrade and well supported for apps and accessories.
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I appreciate all these replies. I was already leaning towards the Tamron but now it's a done deal. It's smaller, lighter, and, according to the review I read has much better weatherproofing than the Sigma I was looking at. Some of the best shots I ever get were in a heavy snowstorm, so I do not mind mixing it up in rough weather. Thanks all!
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Just make sure it's the G2 and not the G1. Huge difference in quality.
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Ramrod Hotshot posted:My Sony mirrorless E-mount camera literally floated away in an underwater case while I was diving. drat lol
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harperdc posted:
Is this because the 13 Pro's camera is much better?
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anyone made a switch from lightroom to DxO photolab? kinda sick of the subscription thing, and since i so rarely change cameras/lenses, if a piece of software works, it works. the way it handles RAW files, at least from an a7riv, is hands down superior. i print huge, so the noise/detail matters. i haven't really found something it won't do. i use masks very infrequently, and photolab's dust spot tool is adequate. silver efex pro has been a go-to for a long time, as well. lightroom's catalog/metadata management is useless to me ...i guess i'm wondering, is there something i might be overlooking here
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I gave it a try and didn't care for it. I just find Lightroom just works really well with my simple flow and dual monitors, the added bonus of Photoshop is a plus for the shitpost meme wars over on Twitter.
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I like DxO, with two main caveats. The photo catalogue sucks (or it did in v4, I hear they made some improvements for 5 but I haven't upgraded yet), and it's annoying that you have to buy a separate module for perspective correction. The Nik Collection integration could be better too. Otherwise it's perfectly capable with all the usual stuff you'd expect, and the raw processing, lens profiles and noise reduction are second to none.
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Hi, so I went with the Goon hive consensus and ordered the Tamron G2. Should be here today. Now I have some really random questions: 1. Do I need a lens hood? (I do nearly 100% wildlife photography) 2. Logistically how do I transport my stuff to wear I'm going to shoot. Obviously the lens won't fit in my current bag. Do most people get a bag lense and setup onsite, or get a bag that will the body with lens mounted? 3. Should I get specialized insurance for my gear or try to add it to my current special stuff policy? Or do most people just hope for the best at this level of $ investment? I'm guessing the answer to this one is "it depends" and varies wildly based on whether this is a hobby or job, or if you are rich (i'm not).
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To answer the easiest question, it comes with a lens hood and I use mine when it's raining to keep water off the front element and when it's sunny to reduce flare. I don't use it when it's windy because it adds a lot of surface area to the lens.
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If a lens comes with a hood I use it. Lots of benefits with very few downsides.
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The downside is it's a bulky hunk of plastic you gotta wrangle into your bag and you don't really get benefit from it all that often. If it's gonna be raining or you intend to shoot with the sun blasting on the front element, make room. Otherwise it can stay at home.
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Yeah it's a big hood and while you can reverse it when you're not using it, then it gets in the way of the zoom ring.
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I don't have any hoods that aren't attachable reversed to the lens, so bag space has never been a problem for me.
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Bulky Bartokomous posted:3. Should I get specialized insurance for my gear or try to add it to my current special stuff policy? Or do most people just hope for the best at this level of $ investment? I'm guessing the answer to this one is "it depends" and varies wildly based on whether this is a hobby or job, or if you are rich (i'm not). You should definitely shop around for insurance. Might be that your current insurance policies already cover your photography equipment, or you can add the equipment fairly cheaply. Even if it's just a hobby, it's worth spending some time seeing how much it costs.
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So my new toy arrived. Lighting is bad today but my Blue Jays are always willing to pose for peanuts. DeNoised and cropped. 
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I'm looking at the Topaz AI stuff. Kind of confused, what is "Topaz Photo AI"? Does it include Topaz denoise and sharpen or are they entirely separate? Has anyone else used them and are they cool and good?
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tuyop posted:I'm looking at the Topaz AI stuff. Kind of confused, what is "Topaz Photo AI"? Does it include Topaz denoise and sharpen or are they entirely separate? Has anyone else used them and are they cool and good? I use denoise and sharpen, they do a decent job but I often find I have to dial them back a bit and sharpen can do some weird things with my macro stuff where I end up having to paint out a lot of it's choices with areas that are just passing out of focus. I have no idea what Photo AI to be honest the marketing for Topaz has felt a bit shady for a while now, it looks like it might be a combo package for Denoise, Sharpen, Gigapixel but its not really clear. In my experience Denoise and Sharpen are worth it for me.
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Yeah, I use mostly DeNoise, and occasionally Sharpen or Gigapixel. They are pretty great, but I rarely need all three at once so I'm pretty happy to keep my apps separate. I just got a promo for free Topaz Photo AI as a current Topaz customer so I guess I'll download it because free but I'm kind of leery that it will somehow bork up my current apps.
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I bought DeNoise a month ago, and Sharpen about 2 weeks ago and these are the first two picture editing programs I've ever used so I'm as noob as you can get. DeNoise is amazing and I got fantastic results with it immediately without making any effort to learn how to use it. Sharpen I've had much less success with, but I guess at some point I'll have to read the instructions or watch some tutorials I suppose. DeNoise is absolutely idiot proof, though.
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Ok I dug through their support docs, which were not clear!quote:Does Topaz Photo AI replace existing Image Quality applications (DeNoise AI, Sharpen AI, Gigapixel AI)? So I think I'll just go with DeNoise and Sharpen for now, rather than rely on "may fully replace".
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Anyone have print services they recommend for some medium sized prints? I liked the stuff I got out of Mpix but I saw that Bayphoto looks a little cheaper for some larger prints that I'd like to do (some 8x10s or 11x14s, a couple 16x20s or maybe 20x24s, a 3:1 pano print or two) and has some nice Fuji paper selections that are a little mystifying to me for their basic photo prints... not sure any of those fine art papers are actually worth it for just hanging around home.
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Bayphoto is good, I've printed up to 20"x24" and never had a problem with them. Customer service is quick, too. No idea on the fine art papers, you'll have to experiment with them.
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Seconding BayPhoto. You should be able to request a paper sample book if you want to see the paper options.
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i would highly recommend finding someone local so you can do test prints easily and see papers quickly but if you just want something cheap and fast, i've used artisanhd.com. they have some decent options
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I used the topaz enlarge thing on a photo of my face and gently caress the end result was disturbing it's like it uses AI, that's obviously been trained on other people's skin, to "fill in" the gaps as it enlarges, and so the end result was a picture of my face but the fine details weren't me. not my skin texture. Thing is, maybe I wouldn't have noticed if it was a client, because it didn't look fake, I just knew it wasn't mine, but if I got work back and the skin texture wasn't mine, I would feel very weird about the work. Interesting conundrum
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Yep. It uses other peoples eyes etc. Sometimes it gets it really great, other times it's anime eye scary. The blemish reduction on the person's skin in the photo comes out looking pretty good for larger images I've found. This might be good for portraits/images that are high resolution to begin with, so it doesn't fill in any blanks other than making the skin look better.
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cerious posted:Anyone have print services they recommend for some medium sized prints? I liked the stuff I got out of Mpix but I saw that Bayphoto looks a little cheaper for some larger prints that I'd like to do (some 8x10s or 11x14s, a couple 16x20s or maybe 20x24s, a 3:1 pano print or two) and has some nice Fuji paper selections that are a little mystifying to me for their basic photo prints... not sure any of those fine art papers are actually worth it for just hanging around home.
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Philthy posted:Yep. It uses other peoples eyes etc. Sometimes it gets it really great, other times it's anime eye scary. The blemish reduction on the person's skin in the photo comes out looking pretty good for larger images I've found. This might be good for portraits/images that are high resolution to begin with, so it doesn't fill in any blanks other than making the skin look better. Yeah it can do some pretty wild stuff. Here’s a tight crop of a noisy shot of a squirrel I blew the focus on. I guess it gave the AI a nightmare since it looks just like the electric sheep visualizer… 
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Picked up a Canon EOS M6 from SA-mart and just got it today. Are the SD card brand/specs important for shooting video? I understand that they have different write speeds, but does a $400 card blow away a $50 card enough to justify the price? I'll be shooting family stuff and some technical videos for work related stuff, so I don't need pro quality, just 'good enough' without being garbage.
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Lucid Nonsense posted:Picked up a Canon EOS M6 from SA-mart and just got it today. Are the SD card brand/specs important for shooting video? I understand that they have different write speeds, but does a $400 card blow away a $50 card enough to justify the price? I'll be shooting family stuff and some technical videos for work related stuff, so I don't need pro quality, just 'good enough' without being garbage. Generally if you are shooting 15FPS RAW for sports/wildlife or HQ 4k/8k 60/120fps video then write speed matters for buffer clearing and video recording, otherwise then it doesn't really matter. However there are lot of fake cards out there so it's worth ensuring you get a genuine one, also nothing sucks more than having a card go bad with all your photos on it, so it is worth ensuring a decent quality brand even if the speeds are not amazing. The Canon manuals are really helpful and actually list the data rates for movie etc for each camera. The M6 has it on page 214 of the user guide https://www.canon.co.uk/support/consumer_products/products/cameras/digital_slr/eos-m6.html?type=manuals&language= Oh and the general recommendation is to get a full size card and not a micro with an adapter, some people say they never have a problem with it but it is generally not recommended as it is one more potential point of failure. jarlywarly fucked around with this message at 08:31 on Sep 23, 2022 |
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What about camera-to-PC transfer speeds? Does the card have much of an impact or is the camera usually the bottleneck?
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Corla Plankun posted:What about camera-to-PC transfer speeds? Does the card have much of an impact or is the camera usually the bottleneck? But a card reader. Cheap, better.
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For video you want to look for v60 or v90 cards, I believe. Depending on what resolution you're shooting it might make a difference. With the R7 out, most people have tested SDXC cards endlessly and the Lexar v60 cards are holding their own against the top of the line v90s. Seems to be the current go to card that is affordable to most everyone.
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The decision was made for me by Office Depot. They only had Sandisk SDXC, so we'll see how that works out. I'll have to order one online if it doesn't do the job.
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I recall a photo, but Google is failing me... It might be from a photo book recommended here. A guy shoots through his car window and uses the window to frame the shot. Might anyone know what I'm talking about?
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Probably Todd Hido https://inexpensiveprogress.com/886/todd-hido-roaming/
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huhu posted:I recall a photo, but Google is failing me... It might be from a photo book recommended here. A guy shoots through his car window and uses the window to frame the shot. Might anyone know what I'm talking about? I found a photo like that on twitter  don't think he shot through the window himself tho
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