Click Click Click [quote=his tongue went click click click as his head hit the basket after the guillotine's blade had sliced it cleanly. for a few seconds his eyes blinked and a reddening of the cheeks was noted by the attending physician. the crowd howled in glee... oh, i'm sorry, wrong topic. click click click is for camera/photo/digital photo discussions which seem to have a place in our hearts.][/quote] Originally started by Baha at the old site, I thought it was time we brought it to the new boards http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,1726#msg-1726 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:49:59 -0400 Phorum 5.2.16 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,42323#msg-42323 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,42323#msg-42323 El Jeffe Spork Central Tue, 21 May 2013 05:51:26 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,42318#msg-42318 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,42318#msg-42318
DSLR bodies with built in focusing motors are stupid, worthless and poorly thought out. Seriously. Putting a one-size-fits-all motor in a body was the gaffe that cost Nikon the market leader position and let Canon take over. When autofocus was first being popularized, Canon went with the motor in the lens under the theory that some lenses were big and needed big motors whereas some lenses were small and, wait for it, needed small motors. Some lenses, like telephotos needed a huge focusing range while wide angles needed a much shorter range. By building the motor into the lens, Canon let the lens decide the necessary characteristics of the motor. At the time the market was about Nikon:Canon 80:20%. Over the ensuing years, that mistake shifted the market to about 80% Canon. Mostly because of the superior lenses that were mostly superior because of their focusing ability -- which was a direct function of the in lens motor.

I recall being astounded that the same Nikon body motor was driving the focus (and badly driving the focus as I recall) in both wide angles and 300mm/2.8 telephotos which are entirely different beasts. The motor was poorly suited to both tasks then and still is now. Oh sure, Nikon made the switch to in lens motors some time later but it was too little too late.

You may have a stash of lenses that rely on a body focusing motor. They may produce brilliant images. It may not be cost effective to replace them. But those lenses _are_ the poorly thought out past. Your call.]]> Alan Lehman Spork Central Mon, 20 May 2013 22:57:12 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,42310#msg-42310 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,42310#msg-42310 My reviewing of this spreadsheet I borrowed/cobbled together says the D7000 might be my best option. It DOES have internal focus motor, so I would not have to replace any of my old glass. Any opinions?

]]> El Jeffe Spork Central Sun, 19 May 2013 20:55:04 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,42309#msg-42309 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,42309#msg-42309 Took my 'kit' to Roberts Camera. NONE Of my lenses will work with today's current generation of Nikon entry-level DSLRs. :(
So, sell all my lenses including my coveted 85mm/1.8 that took the below photos yesterday? AND... AND buy new lenses (new means new, used, refurb...et al)?????

Or step up to an non-entry level (Mid or pro), OLDER, USED/Refurb DSLR that still has the lens focus motor built-in? And AND keep my lenses.

I will be "Running the numbers" so to speak to see what makes the most sense.

Stepping up might mean older non-movie DSLRs. Not a biggie.

Or, get the 24MP D3200 with lens kit and start my new lens collection anew.... choices.....



]]> El Jeffe Spork Central Sun, 19 May 2013 11:29:51 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,42188#msg-42188 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,42188#msg-42188 El Jeffe Spork Central Thu, 09 May 2013 21:04:33 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,42185#msg-42185 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,42185#msg-42185 http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/859418-REG/Sony_NEX_F3K_B_Alpha_NEX_F3K_Digital_Camera.html

Snapsort won't help you there since it's comparing cameras from different categories, and it's wrong about some things (like image stabilization).]]> johnny k Spork Central Thu, 09 May 2013 16:52:30 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,42171#msg-42171 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,42171#msg-42171 But using the Canon SX30 IS last night - the thing drives me nuts. Luckily I took 4 cameras.
Trusty Nikon D50 with 85/1.8 always comes to deliver!

So, what about these two choices? Any better than Canon SX30 IS performance-wise? (time from button press to one or more photos!!!!)

http://snapsort.com/compare/Canon-PowerShot-SX50-HS-vs-Sony-Cyber-Shot-DSC-HX300

FIFTY TIMES (50X) zoom ! wow!

Or, do I just need to shell out the bucks for a step up from my Nikon D50, get rid of my ORIGINAL AFs (35-70/70-210) that they put out? I have no clue what best deals are out there for Canon / Nikon DSLRs and glass.]]> El Jeffe Spork Central Thu, 09 May 2013 08:24:29 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,42026#msg-42026 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,42026#msg-42026 bahamut Spork Central Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:23:56 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,42008#msg-42008 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,42008#msg-42008 johnny k Spork Central Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:59:46 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,42006#msg-42006 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,42006#msg-42006
Quote
Alan Lehman
I'm giddy with excitement. My most recent impulse buy is a used Canon 1d mk iv. It arrives Thursday. I've lusted after one of these since 'round about the time of the mk ii. And at 10fps, I'll likely put >1000 new frames on it this weekend at a soccer game.

I'm starting to shop around for a camera to take on my safari in August. Not sure how much I want to spend, though.]]> Cloudscout Spork Central Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:29:49 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,42005#msg-42005 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,42005#msg-42005 http://cam-do.com/GoProTimeController.html]]> tomierna Spork Central Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:49:02 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,42000#msg-42000 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,42000#msg-42000 Alan Lehman Spork Central Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:30:51 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,41995#msg-41995 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,41995#msg-41995 bahamut Spork Central Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:22:31 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,41992#msg-41992 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,41992#msg-41992 Now that I'm reading more, I'm worried about the firmware issues in the Hero3. the 2 would be fine.]]> johnny k Spork Central Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:59:47 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,41986#msg-41986 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,41986#msg-41986
Your biggest problem will be getting power into the thing, and keeping it watertight.

The waterproof housing doesn't allow for external power, and the battery life won't let you do a really long timelapse.]]> tomierna Spork Central Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:05:50 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,41938#msg-41938 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,41938#msg-41938 http://slickdeals.net/f/5981774-GoPro-HERO3-Silver-Edition-1080P-Camera-233-Free-Shipping?sdxt0=engadget&sdxt1=2013-04-22&sdxt2=5]]> johnny k Spork Central Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:03:26 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,41053#msg-41053 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,41053#msg-41053 johnny k Spork Central Sat, 02 Mar 2013 10:37:01 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,41051#msg-41051 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,41051#msg-41051
http://snapsort.com]]> El Jeffe Spork Central Sat, 02 Mar 2013 02:22:20 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,41050#msg-41050 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,41050#msg-41050 xi series (for values of x in the region of 3 and 4), and the equivalent Nikon cameras (the 5000 series, I believe). I know that there are other players too, but I'm not so familiar with Pentax, Olympus, Sony etc. - do those systems have 'room to grow?' I want the "starter kit" to come in at less than $1k, and closer to $500 would be preferable. However, I wouldn't want to spend $500 this year, and decide next year that I should have bought the $900 one, IYSWIM.]]> YDD Spork Central Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:00:47 -0500 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,39099#msg-39099 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,39099#msg-39099 Up for the challenge? (LOL)]]> El Jeffe Spork Central Sat, 01 Sep 2012 07:02:17 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,39091#msg-39091 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,39091#msg-39091 Cloudscout Spork Central Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:53:27 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,39087#msg-39087 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,39087#msg-39087 Mokers Spork Central Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:21:22 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,39078#msg-39078 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,39078#msg-39078
This has the added benefit of allowing you to scan old filmstrips.

It's a little tricky, though. Filmstrips didn't use the same frame size as 35mm still-cameras. Two frames of a filmstrip fit within one frame of a normal 35mm camera. There are two ways to overcome this, I can manually crop each frame as I scan but that means I would have to sit in front of the computer for a very long time. Instead, I'm letting it scan pairs of frames so I can let it run as a continuous batch job and I'll go in later and split the pairs into separate frames.

The next task will be importing the audio and then pairing it with the still frames in a video. I wonder if I could do a filmstrip projector-style transition effect...]]> Cloudscout Spork Central Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:07:48 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,38400#msg-38400 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,38400#msg-38400
"(As on any camera, that aperture shrinks as you zoom in. When you’re fully zoomed on this camera, you’re down to f/4.9. That’s still better than the Canon’s fully zoomed aperture — f/5.9.)"

All of my zoom lenses are 2.8 the entire range.]]> tomierna Spork Central Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:45:28 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,38399#msg-38399 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,38399#msg-38399 El Jeffe Spork Central Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:32:27 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,38383#msg-38383 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,38383#msg-38383 Sony RX100 all right.]]> Bruce Robertson Spork Central Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:54:47 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,38130#msg-38130 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,38130#msg-38130 http://tinyurl.com/chbafdw]]> El Jeffe Spork Central Thu, 14 Jun 2012 05:24:26 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,38117#msg-38117 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,38117#msg-38117 Nice.]]> El Jeffe Spork Central Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:23:42 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,38082#msg-38082 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,38082#msg-38082 bahamut Spork Central Sun, 10 Jun 2012 22:39:23 -0400 http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,38070#msg-38070 Re: Click Click Click http://www.macedition.com/forums/read.php?4,1726,38070#msg-38070
I was vastly amused by this iSupr8 app and used it to make a music video: http://www.twoangstroms.com/2012/06/09/what-i-did-last-weekend-music-video-edition/

ddt]]> ddt Spork Central Sun, 10 Jun 2012 01:02:48 -0400