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Xpro 2 uses a very common sensor. I use an X-H1—same sensor and similar guts. Coming from the 5D mkiii, you won’t lose much at all beyond shallower depth of field.
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My bargain hunting has paid off again with a near mint auto-bellows and accessory kit with original manuals for almost everything.  Also rad hand written notes. Looks like I'm going to start shooting a lot of macro. e: I love this thing, it's so goofy 
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Mar 12, 2019 10:29
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Nice! I found a Minolta Bellows III on ebay for cheap a few weeks ago, but snagging an Autobellows is even cooler. Since getting mine, I've taken to DSLR scanning 35mm negatives using my 135 f/2.8 with my Canon 7D adapted to the bellows. Works very well.
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The "my first DSLR" thread is closed so I'll ask this here. I want to scan a lot of old 35mm slides (family photos). I have never owned a DSLR before but after many weeks of research I believe I can pull this off with a macro lens and an old slide projector (with the projection lens removed and the light adapted to be a softer backlight). I may also have to DIY some kind of light absorbing tube to prevent stray reflections but strictly speaking I don't need a slide copier adapter, extension tubes, bellows, etc. Just a macro lens with a focal length long enough that I don't have to physically stick the camera inside the slide projector (I'm thinking 100mm or greater just to be safe?). Assuming I mount everything securely and have a way to adjust the position of the camera it should work really well. I will have to adjust the white balance for each batch of slides. Does this sound about right? I am willing to spend a lot of time futzing with this setup because it will still probably be faster and more fun than using a flatbed scanner. I also like the idea of ending up with a DSLR + macro lens I can use for whatever. I'm just a bit scared to drop several hundred dollars on KEH without really knowing what I'm getting into. I'm considering getting a Pentax K-30 and the "PENTAX 100MM F/2.8 SMC D FA MACRO WR K MOUNT AUTOFOCUS LENS". Thoughts? I appreciate your advice.
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Mar 13, 2019 22:57
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The lighting is the most important part. You could get good results from a cell phone instead of a dslr if you have everything bright and evenly lit, and flat and no reflections.
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Sneeze Party posted:It sounds like it's a lot of fun to use. Do you exclusively use Fuji lenses on it, or do you have any adapters? I've got a couple of M-Mount lenses that I'd like to use with it, and I'm confused about whether or not the OVF will work with non-Fuji lenses. I only use Fuji lenses on it, my work cameras are Nikon DLSLRs, so there's nothing there for me. I use the 35 1.4 and the 23mm (I think it's F2?). Both are great, but I find the 23mm way more useful for what I want out of it. Focus is pretty good. It's not tap the shutter and bang on like a DSLR, but totally acceptable. I often use the Optical viewfinder when it's lowlight, because I find the electronic viewfinder is a bit poo poo for that. Image quality is also pretty good. My main shooter is a pair of D850s, so the resolution is half what I'm used to, but again, it's for snaps, not work - so I don't care that much. It's totally passable for what I want which is small, light and something I can grab without thinking. I think all around its a great little camera, having dual card slots is really nice, because in a pinch I can throw it in my bag for a work shoot and hand it to an assistant or whatever and get them to take some BTS shots and never think about card corruption.
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Every time I think about upgrading from my Xpro1 I remember that I love this camera. I primarily use the EVF and the lag can sometimes be a pain, so I guess I’ll see what happens when xpro2 comes down in price.
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I’m flying to Costa Rica next week and taking my A7iii. What are my options for a decent zoom? 70-200 plus maybe an extender. Is it only the Sony gm thing or have sigma and people got in the game? I’m so behind and I don’t really want to drop 2k on glass so hoping there’s other stuff 
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Bape Culture posted:I’m flying to Costa Rica next week and taking my A7iii. What are my options for a decent zoom? 70-200 plus maybe an extender. Is it only the Sony gm thing or have sigma and people got in the game? I’m so behind and I don’t really want to drop 2k on glass so hoping there’s other stuff You might grab a manual focus zoom on an adapter - I paid a bit too much for an FD 70-200L f/4 late last year because I also needed it on short notice for a trip, but thing performs admirably. If you want to muck around with EF glass, an EF 70-200 (any of them) plus adapter might be worth looking at.
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Mar 26, 2019 09:13
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I’m stupid as gently caress and sold my 70-200L just last week as I didn’t fancy messing about with adaptors and that. I just bought the G Master in the end haha. Hopefully it’s an amazing piece of glass. Man maths got the better of me when it was going to be £300 just to rent it for a couple of weeks.
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Mar 26, 2019 09:58
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Anybody know what this is and if it's worth anything?  I don't know anything about cameras, but this thing has been in my house for years and I have no idea what it is or where it came from. It's about the size and weight of a small cantaloupe. This is the only identifying mark. It says "4" and ">PC<." I can't see any other branding. Any ideas are appreciated.  Edit: VVVV I never even considered it might not be camera equipment. I still have no idea where it came from or why I have it, but a projector lens is more plausible. Lester Shy fucked around with this message at 04:30 on Mar 27, 2019 |
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Mar 27, 2019 02:24
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Those markings identify the type of plastic. Looks like it's from a spotlight to me, or maybe a projector lens.
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Yeah that seems far more like something to send light out than gather it in E: unfortunately it's probably not worth much.
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Mar 27, 2019 13:46
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Best bet is if it has any magnification qualities a DIY type who likes to experiment with making their own lenses might want the glass. Like there's a surplus store near me that usually has a bin of old poo poo lens assemblies. They charge $30-ish for stuff like that. Individual pieces of glass are like $5.
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This might be a roundabout way of asking this: Canon makes the speedlight 480 EX series Yongnu has a knockoff of this called YN-568 EX What is the Sony equivalent of the 480 EX, and is there a knockoff version of this?
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Ineptitude posted:This might be a roundabout way of asking this: This sounds like some kind of flash laundering scam.
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Hi all, I bought a 15 stop ND filter, and I see a lot of vignetting. Is this normal? I don't see any vignetting without the filter (in-camera vignetting correction is turned on). Everything is screwed on tight, so I don't think it's a light leak from the filter side. Is there a chance that light is leaking through the viewfinder? OOC jpg:  Lens: 21 mm Loxia @ f/22 Camera: Sony A7R3 Filter: Singh-Ray Mor-slo Adapter: 52 (lens) to 62 mm (filter) step up ring Edit: A few minutes on google suggests that this is not caused by light leaking. Instead it has to do with light at the edges traveling at a steeper angle and therefore seeing more attenuation. I'll try to fix it in post. theHUNGERian fucked around with this message at 20:35 on Mar 31, 2019 |
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Mar 30, 2019 22:35
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President Beep posted:This sounds like some kind of flash laundering scam. I think this is the strangest reply i have ever gotten on any forum. What does this mean
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Ineptitude posted:This might be a roundabout way of asking this: The sony equivalent is the F43M. I would suggest looking into the Godox system for an off-brand flash solution.
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Mar 31, 2019 19:43
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Ineptitude posted:I think this is the strangest reply i have ever gotten on any forum. Lol. Sorry about that. One way I parsed your post was that you were asking about a third party knockoff of a sony knockoff of a canon flash. Should’ve workshopped that “””joke””” a bit more... 
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I have a voice in my head that's really nagging me to buy a Nikon F3 or F4 when I go to Japan in May. I'm not going to lie to you, I'm leaning toward the F4 because I've wanted one for ages, but I love the classic simple look of the F3. I'm already taking my Pentax ME which is probably way more suited to just carry-around photography than either of these, since it literally just has to meter right, be small, and not eat film. But c'mon -- Nikon F4 
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President Beep posted:Lol. Sorry about that. One way I parsed your post was that you were asking about a third party knockoff of a sony knockoff of a canon flash. Should’ve workshopped that “””joke””” a bit more... Nah dude, that joke was dope. My guess is that Ineptitude is a non-native English speaker?
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kefkafloyd posted:The sony equivalent is the F43M. I'd echo this. Grab a Godox TT685S if you want to use AA batteries, or a V860IIS if you want a single rechargeable li-ion. I have three V860IIC flashes (the Canon version) and they own. If you want to use it off camera, buy a Godox XProS or X1S -- the radio receiver is built in to the V860 and TT685.
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Probably gonna be traveling more often from now on, and I'd like to do it without lugging my whole laptop with me, since I hardly have time to work on photos while I'm on a trip anyway. Is there a preferred lightweight device/workflow for backing up photos after each day to work on when I get back?
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I’ve uploaded to my LR catalogue via USB connection to my iphone before. Kind of a hassle, bit it worked.
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404notfound posted:Probably gonna be traveling more often from now on, and I'd like to do it without lugging my whole laptop with me, since I hardly have time to work on photos while I'm on a trip anyway. Is there a preferred lightweight device/workflow for backing up photos after each day to work on when I get back? I upload it to my iPad coz iPad Lightroom is pretty good and it syncs it to my adobe cloud so I can get them anywhere and start editing on the iPad
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President Beep posted:Lol. Sorry about that. One way I parsed your post was that you were asking about a third party knockoff of a sony knockoff of a canon flash. Should’ve workshopped that “””joke””” a bit more... I just want a good speedlight for my Sony A9 but i don't want to pay Sony-price for one. I used the Yongnu 568 on my Canon instead of using a Canon 480 EX-series flash (which costs like 5 times as much) and was happy with that so i would like to do the same thing now with Sony kefkafloyd posted:The sony equivalent is the F43M. Thanks. This is really expensive which highlights why i want the knockoff version. I have Godox studio lights (an AD600 PRO and a bunch of crap ones) and am happy with those. I don't mind using a Godox speedlight, i just don't want the AD300 It looks like the Godox V860II is what i want. Or maybe even the AD360II though this one is a bit too big actually. Ineptitude fucked around with this message at 09:26 on Apr 1, 2019 |
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You want the V860II which uses a lithium battery. There's also a AA version, but I've never bought them. The AD360 is not for on-camera use. If you're in the US, you can buy them from Adorama under their Flashpoint brand.
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I was gonna buy it in China since my PILs are there. Here in Norway anything that is not a camera or a lens is gently caress off expensive and the V860II is about 1/3rd the price in China. They don't allow shipping of lithium batteries however...
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dakana posted:I'd echo this. Grab a Godox TT685S if you want to use AA batteries, or a V860IIS if you want a single rechargeable li-ion. I have three V860IIC flashes (the Canon version) and they own. If you want to use it off camera, buy a Godox XProS or X1S -- the radio receiver is built in to the V860 and TT685. How is the battery life on the V series BTW? I've been happy with what I've gotten with the batteries on the AD200's but could use something smaller/more flexible in the instances I need them. Plus it would mean no longer feeding AA's to my Yongnuos.
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ReverendHammer posted:How is the battery life on the V series BTW? I've been happy with what I've gotten with the batteries on the AD200's but could use something smaller/more flexible in the instances I need them. Plus it would mean no longer feeding AA's to my Yongnuos. I have the 860ii with my a7iii and I love it. The battery life is pretty insane. I rarely shoot full power so it lasts me all day. My last wedding, at the end of the night I think I was still around 75% battery left. I was shocked. Its supposed to have a 600+ full power shot life which is kind of insane. I used to burn through 8-12 AA batteries per wedding. Plus, the recycle time is impressive. I think its usually a second at full power. The wireless/TTL works really well too. I've quite literally never had an issue with it and can't believe how great they are for the price.
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ReverendHammer posted:How is the battery life on the V series BTW? I've been happy with what I've gotten with the batteries on the AD200's but could use something smaller/more flexible in the instances I need them. Plus it would mean no longer feeding AA's to my Yongnuos. Verman posted:I have the 860ii with my a7iii and I love it. The battery life is pretty insane. I rarely shoot full power so it lasts me all day. My last wedding, at the end of the night I think I was still around 75% battery left. I was shocked. Its supposed to have a 600+ full power shot life which is kind of insane. I used to burn through 8-12 AA batteries per wedding. Echoing Verman -- I frequently go through a whole 8-10hr wedding with my 3 V860IIs and 1 AD200 without every switching batteries. The V860IIs are most used during the reception, usually below 1/8 power each, with the AD200 usually on full power or close to it for couples portraits, wedding party shots, and formals, with a V860II or 2 coming in for some shots when I need another light source.
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dakana posted:Echoing Verman -- I frequently go through a whole 8-10hr wedding with my 3 V860IIs and 1 AD200 without every switching batteries. The V860IIs are most used during the reception, usually below 1/8 power each, with the AD200 usually on full power or close to it for couples portraits, wedding party shots, and formals, with a V860II or 2 coming in for some shots when I need another light source. What modifiers do you use?
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torgeaux posted:What modifiers do you use? For the V860ii, I use a Gary Fong lightsphere which stays on my flash pretty much the entire day.
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Verman posted:I have the 860ii with my a7iii and I love it. The battery life is pretty insane. I rarely shoot full power so it lasts me all day. My last wedding, at the end of the night I think I was still around 75% battery left. I was shocked. Its supposed to have a 600+ full power shot life which is kind of insane. I used to burn through 8-12 AA batteries per wedding. dakana posted:Echoing Verman -- I frequently go through a whole 8-10hr wedding with my 3 V860IIs and 1 AD200 without every switching batteries. The V860IIs are most used during the reception, usually below 1/8 power each, with the AD200 usually on full power or close to it for couples portraits, wedding party shots, and formals, with a V860II or 2 coming in for some shots when I need another light source. Awesome. I figured it would be pretty close to my real life experience with the AD200s but always good to hear from people who have used them.
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torgeaux posted:What modifiers do you use? Usually an octabox on the AD200 for most of the portraits, with the flashes bare if I'm using them for rim. During the reception, I like grids on my flashes around the dance floor. Sometimes, especially for the first dance and depending on the venue, I'll do the octabox on the AD200 as a key light for softness and bare or gridded flashes for rim. Or, if the venue's such that the octabox spills all over the place, I'll stick to grids.
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Also, how stupid am I to consider a Leica Elmarit-R 180mm f/2.8 MkII as a telephoto lens when a used Nikon 180mm f/2.8n AF ED(IF) does not cost much more? Edit: never mind, I figured it out Edit2: A local store has a Leica Elmarit-R 180mm f/2.8 MkII for sale for $450. Leica lenses do not defy the laws of physics, and this particular lens has haze on the back lens, so I did not immediately jump on it. But I did go to the store to see if I could try it out on my camera to see how good the images are. Unfortunately, they did not have an adapter in stock, so I will pass on the lens. theHUNGERian fucked around with this message at 16:26 on Apr 7, 2019 |
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Anyone selling a Panasonic GH5? I'm in the market for one. e- whoops wrong thread
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Thinking about picking up a macro adapter for my Yashica Mat. Will anything made for the Bay 1 mount system work, or does it need to be something specific for that camera? I see lots of used Rolleinar stuff...
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President Beep posted:Thinking about picking up a macro adapter for my Yashica Mat. Will anything made for the Bay 1 mount system work, or does it need to be something specific for that camera? I see lots of used Rolleinar stuff... Using a TLR for macro sounds like a painful exercise in frustration. Have you considered what parallax error is going to be like?
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