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Photos of Historical Center of Lima (3 replies)

mmyvusenet — 2010-03-14T05:33:31+00:00

Hello: I did these photos in the Historical Center of Lima http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmyv/4430468521/ http://www.flickr.com/photo s/mmyv/4430562937/ Thanks for your technical comments about photography. -- MMYV http://www.mmyv.com

Adobe upgrades... (4 replies)

Longfellow — 2010-03-14T05:16:41+00:00

The system is all put together, ready for software. I was about to by CS4 today, and get on with things. But questions arose: CS5 is due out fairly soon, and it is supposed to be better set up for 64 bit systems. Which means I may very well want to upgrade. So, the question: How well (or poorl...

Why are 5x7 digital prints so expensive?!?!?! (11 replies)

anon a mouse — 2010-03-14T01:48:14+00:00

I recently bought an HD camcorder which also takes digital pix. (This is my first time doing digital -- been shooting 35mm for 20+years.) Where I get my film developed, a roll of 24 is $1 extra for 5x7s, vs 4x6. To get 24 5x7 prints in digital, however, would cost upwards of TWENTY DOLLARS more!!!!...

5D battery questions (4 replies)

jj — 2010-03-13T20:09:28+00:00

When I bought my 5D three years ago I got the original Canon BP-11A battery with it and three Impact clones from B&H at $30 apiece. One of the clones has never quite held much of a charge, the others are okay but probably nearing the end of their useful lives. The original Canon BP-11A is rated 139...

26 GP pano (9 replies)

Alfred Molon — 2010-03-13T18:21:53+00:00

http://www.paris-26-gigapixels.com/index-en.html I just wonder why they didn't use one of those 60MP Hasselblads - would have reduced shooting time to 1/3. Perhaps lack of a 600mm lens? By the way, the AF of one of the Canon DSLRs failed, forcing the photographer to continue with just one camera...

26 GP pano (3 replies)

Alfred Molon — 2010-03-13T18:08:01+00:00

http://www.paris-26-gigapixels.com/index-en.html I just wonder why they didn't use one of those 60MP Hasselblads - would have reduced shooting time to 1/3. Perhaps lack of a 600mm lens? -- Alfred Molon ------------------------------ Olympus E-series DSLRs and micro 4/3 forum at http://tech.group...

How important are lens hoods? (46 replies)

Tom Hise — 2010-03-13T14:55:15+00:00

I'm trying to reduce the volume of camera related stuff that I haul around with me when traveling. I use a Nikon D80 with three different lenses (30mm f1.4, 18-135mm F3.5, and 70-300mm f4.5). Each lens has a different hood to go with it. My question is, just how important are lens hoods? Would I ...

Photography exhibit (22 replies)

Russell D. — 2010-03-13T08:30:55+00:00

If any of you are going to be in the Provo/Salt Lake City, Utah (USA), area in the next couple of months, I highly recommend the "From Daguerreotype to Digital: A History of Photography" exhibit at the Harold B. Lee Library on the Brigham Young University campus in Provo. I attended it today an real...

New Pentax 645 and the death of the CF card (8 replies)

RichA — 2010-03-13T02:59:33+00:00

It seems to be the first pro machine that uses SD cards instead. The Pentax K7 (semi pro) uses SD as well.

Panasonic LX3 P&S ISO test, 80-3200 ISO. (6 replies)

Rich — 2010-03-13T01:35:05+00:00

Seems to hang in ok until 200 ISO, then starts to hurt. 1600 & 3200 are a write-off. IMO, these cameras are no better than the old bridge P&S's with their bigger, better 2/3" sensors. http://www.pbase.com/andersonrm/panasonic_lx3_iso_noise_

Photomerge panorama problems (13 replies)

Lobster — 2010-03-12T19:47:27+00:00

I've been playing around with the 'photomerge' function in Photoshop Elements, attempting to take a wide-angle-type view of a room. Not having done this before, I stuck my camera on a tripod, which I then levelled as best I could using the built-in spirit leveled) and then rotated the camera to ...

Nokia 6260 zoom (1 reply)

Miles — 2010-03-12T04:45:33+00:00

Just started, zoom in using zoom button and it does so. Attempt to zoom out and nothing -- the button is depressed about half way and doesn't move and the lens doesn't move either. Close the camera, open and all is fine. Anyone else had this and know of a cure? Miles

GPS track logging and photo tagging (17 replies)

Alan Browne — 2010-03-11T23:17:06+00:00

Just curious as to who logs their outdoor activities with a GPS. I don't mean navigation, just recording the track for later playback in Google Earth or other apps. Do you tag your photos with the GPS? What application(s) do you use for tagging? <> As for me, I do (though right now I can't fi...

Canon Digital Rebel XSi 12.2 Megapixels Digital Camera $100.99 Discount

jenneylist — 2010-03-11T09:00:59+00:00

Canon Digital Rebel XSi 12.2 Megapixels Digital Camera $100.99 Discount http://www.miss-shopping.co.cc/2010/02/canon-digital-rebel-xsi- 122-megapixels.html

Plastic that acts like metal (16 replies)

Nomen Nescio — 2010-03-11T05:29:40+00:00

http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2010/03/researchers-get-plastic-to-act-total ly-metal.ars

Leica should be ASHAMED of themselves for this (8 replies)

RichA — 2010-03-11T00:09:39+00:00

Amateur Photographer magazine Mar 6th issue: They produced 61 gold plated Leicas celebrating "60 years of communist rule in China." Absolutely disgusting. When do they issue the models celebrating Stalin, Hitler and Pol Pot?

Good news from UK (1 reply)

Renato V. — 2010-03-10T19:51:57+00:00

http://www.dpreview.com/news/1003/10031003ukgovstatement.asp Regards Renato www .redvalterzaphotographers.net

Electric locomotive...

Tzortzakakis Dimitrios — 2010-03-10T16:41:43+00:00

In Munich Hauptbahnhof (Central station). Taken with the Nikon FM-2 and commercially scanned. Nikkor 50 mm 1.4 full open 1/60s, Ektachrome 100 (IIRC). http://www.flickr.com/photos/44148682@N02/4422865478/ -- Tzortzakakis Dimitrios major in electrical engineering mechanized infantry reservist h...

Holy S---!! Pentax's medium format is only $9400!!!! (114 replies)

RichA — 2010-03-10T01:52:31+00:00

Talk about crushing the price barrier in the medium format!! http://www.dpreview.com/news/1003/10031002pentax645d.asp

Cylinder liner.... (6 replies)

Tzortzakakis Dimitrios — 2010-03-9T16:52:12+00:00

Of a large two-stroke diesel (similar to the ones that move ships, but here used for generating electricity). These engines are base-load, here in Crete, that means they run 24/7, on mazut (heavy fuel), and they need 11 tons of mazut an hour, 15,000 HP or 11 MW. After 6 months of continuous runni...

[SI] Lines and Intersections comments (31 replies)

Alan Browne — 2010-03-9T04:04:40+00:00

A nice bunch of photos - when I comment I like to put out the strengths of the images first followed by whatever negatives and/or suggestions I might have. Alas, not all the comments will follow that guide. http://www.pbase.com/shootin/image/122563750 Bowser1 To the point indeed. I like the l...

Photos Online, Comments Welcome (1 reply)

S.G. — 2010-03-9T02:53:02+00:00

www.gralpix.com thank you

Photo on Sunday (3 replies)

mmyvusenet — 2010-03-8T20:41:33+00:00

Hello: The last sunday I took this photo, and trying to recall the comments about the Rule of thirds and others about the background, I did these improvements: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmyv/4415394067/ Thanks for your technical comments about photography. -- MMYV http://www.mmyv.com

[SI] New Additions to Lines and Intersections

Bowser — 2010-03-8T19:03:03+00:00

A few late entries have made their way to the gallery; take a look: http://www.pbase.com/shootin/linesintersections

[SI] Lines and Interestions is available for viewing (and critiquing...) (55 replies)

Bowser — 2010-03-8T00:27:47+00:00

The latest gallery of the world famous Shoot-In is now posted and available for viewing. It includes, God forbid, a submission by AniBrett (which looks like scanned film..?). Enjoy: http://www.pbase.com/shootin/linesintersections