The Official Head-Case Photography Thread.

[VPI]

Some snapshots from my walk around my hotel this evening.

[shellylh]

Tripod and ballhead have shipped! Too bad I will be out of town this weekend.

[crappyjones123]

I got mad dust on the nex 5 sensor. Self cleaning don't work. blowing air just reseats the dust. I got it on FM so Sony says $100. Any thoughts?

[Knuckledragger]

I'm not sure what type the NEX5 requires, but the answer to your quandary is Sensor Swabs.

[crappyjones123]

ordered. thanks.

[Knuckledragger]

Argh. Now I have my own camera problem. NewEgg issused me a refund (minus shipping, both ways) instead of a replacement on my S95. Meaning I'm out $25 and still have no fucking camera. When is the S100 shipping again?

[crappyjones123]

Just get an nex 5 and some leica/zeiss glass and be baller. Should only have to extend that budget just a wee bit.

[Knuckledragger]

I already have a camera with swappable glass and a pile of lenses, Crappy. At some point in the future Canon will make a new body that I actually want to pay for and I'll replace my 30D. Either that or I will say "fuck it," knock over a liquor store and buy a sodding D3S. What I need in the interim is a good point & shoot. One with a max aperture of F/2 or larger. If I didn't loathe Olympus quite so strongly, I'd seriously be considering the XZ-1. If I pop too many Irrational Pills, I will sell all my Canon kit, go "lol DSLRs!" and buy a Fuji X-100.

[Salt Peanuts]

Out of curiosity, why don't you like Olympus?

[crappyjones123]

if you pop the irrational pills and take a batshit crazy cocktail, you might as well go for the m9 :evil:

[Knuckledragger]

Out of curiosity, why don't you like Olympus?

Olympus point & shoots used to be absolutely awful, and I had to both use and support them when I worked at Amherst College. I had a hard enough time getting the sodding things to do what I wanted, nevermind trying to explain that to AmhCol students and (shudder) faculty. My recent experience with Olympus cameras has been limited, but my reaction is still basically the same: their UI is lightyears better than it used to be, but it's still pretty awful by today's standards. Being able to interact quickly with a camera is key for capturing candid shots, particularly in low light. Point & shoots are inherently sloweer than DSLRs, and it is essential that the UI and menus be as intuitive as possible. Truth be told, Fuji's menu system in the X100 is only okay, but the camera itself has so many dedicated physical controls that the UI is much less of an issue.

if you pop the irrational pills and take a batshit crazy cocktail, you might as well go for the m9 :evil:

Not gonna lie, I have no real interest in the M9. Even disregarding it's eye-watering price tag, the sensor in it is simply not that good. It's high ISO performance is only decent, and it gets some weird color artifacts with super wide lenses (which is supposed to be an area of strength for rangefinders.) To continue the above thread, the M9's UI is pretty piss poor. That is unforgivable in a $9000 camera. In terms of interface, the M9 is bested by the X100. Even Leicaphile and noted Froot Loop K-Rock prefers the comparatively humble Fuji to the M9. If I were going to shoot Leica, I'd rather have a film body anyway. Give me an M7 and a 35mm F/2 Summicron, and I'd be all set.

[Salt Peanuts]

My first digital P&S was an OIympus that my step-father gave me when he bought a new camera - it was one of the early Camedia models. I probably still have it somewhere in the abyss that is my basement (or one of the closets). All I remember about using that camera is the incredibly long shutter lag.

[Knuckledragger]

Micro 4/3 lulz, and a fair amount useful info as well.

[Salt Peanuts]

Well, it's official now.

Nikon V1 & J1 (Imaging Resource)

Edited September 22, 2011 by Salt Peanuts

[Jon L]

Well, it's official now.

Nikon V1 & J1 (Imaging Resource)

Oh, why, oh why would Nikon use a sensor even smaller than Micro 4/3 (16 mm vs. 21.6mm)??

I sure hope Canon does not follow Nikon's footsteps for their mirrorless..

[Salt Peanuts]

Argument being that Nikon didn't want to kill off their dSLR sales. Of course, considering that kits costs $900 & $600, they'll still eat into their entry dSLR sales, methinks. I've also read elsewhere that these new models were done by their compact division/group and not SLR group/division.

[aerius]

Huh, this one's almost as baffling as Pentax's Q camera. I'm now morbidly curious as to what Canon's entry will be like.

A couple shots from the summer

[Iron_Dreamer]

It is pretty much what I expected the Nikon mirrorless to be, having followed the rumors. Totally uninteresting to me, and anyone who wants a narrow depth of field at any time. Nothing like a 27mm f/8 (35mm equivalent) as the only prime lens. I've been too spoiled by my Rokinon 35 f/1.4 in that regard

[Cankin]

The 1 System isn't something marketed for those of us who have FX or DX.

Nikon made a good decision on smaller size sensor because shallow DOF isn't what average Facebook shooter would prefer.

Shallow DOF makes it harder to get subjects in focus for these causal shooters.

The "Smart Photo Selector" mode is very useful for them too. It takes 20 full-resolution images from a single shutter-button press (including some captured before the button is fully depressed), then analyses them,saving what it judges to be the best five (even recommending the very best of the bunch).

That a look at Who's it for on Dpreview

[Iron_Dreamer]

Yeah, I get it, but that doesn't mean I have to like it. Nikon had just better make darn sure this new system is better received than most of their Coolpix of the last five years or so. Because it is a non-starter for the semi-serious to pro markets, so if it doesn't do well with consumers, eek!

Here's a shot from Tuesday evening, high on a granite ridge in Yosemite, after a torrent of angry afternoon weather:

[graben]

Some of my recent pictures

IMG_8836 by tkdgraben, on Flickr

_MG_0721 by tkdgraben, on Flickr

_MG_0718 by tkdgraben, on Flickr

frog Okayama Japan by tkdgraben, on Flickr

[crappyjones123]

i haz a clean sensor. i haz a happy. thanks knuckles. it only really showed up at around f11 And beyond but knowing there was dust there prevented me from using the camera as much as i had been. now it goes back in the daily ensemble.

Edited September 24, 2011 by crappyjones123

[Knuckledragger]

^^ Cool. As I said, Sensor Swabs are expensive but they are one of the best solutions outside of having the camera professionally cleaned.

5D Mark III seen in the wild? Here's hoping it's not boasting a 48MP and with worse high ISO performance than the now 4 year old Nikon D3.

[Salt Peanuts]

5D Mark III seen in the wild? Here's hoping it's not boasting a 48MP and with worse high ISO performance than the now 4 year old Nikon D3.

Someone's gotta stop the megapixel war, right? Canon did it (kind of) in the compact segment so why not in the dSLR as well.

Maybe they'll even make a sub-$2000 full frame camera, cutting cost by focusing solely on still image and not including video features.

[crappyjones123]

tooling around with the nex 5 and the 35mm zeiss. was trying to see if i could get any dust to show up but nice and clear sensor.

Edited September 24, 2011 by crappyjones123