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Photo Of The Day July 2020
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This big old guy doesn't live in our little lake, thank goodness! He is in residence over at one of the ponds at Meadowlark Gardens:
Howdy, I enjoy your imagery and it's always interesting to see Portrait mode used on things other than people, which still seems to be a bit hit and miss by the way it has randomly chosen what to keep in and out of focus in this image!
You have piqued my curiosity as to how you got Photos to export at 96dpi? I can't achieve that with my versions of Photos on either of my Mac computers, iPhone or iPad and is there now an ability to strip exif data in Photos too as this image doesn't have any attached? I don't use the Photos app much so always fall behind with its new features and how to do things in it.
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Your cat does not look happy!
I loved reading how you got this capture, well done, it looks great.
Happy Independence Day to our American friends
(Just kidding. Taken in North Beach, Aberystwyth. What a beautiful town, but the walk up the University was a real workout.)
Shot from my deck -- had a front-row view for fireworks being shot off from a nearby vacant parking lot in the neighborhood:
Good to hear that it’s working great for you!
I have not really encountered any serious AF issues with the combo as well like some people are reporting. Even with the TC attached, and I really like this setup.
The only thing is that the lens + camera combo does not really ‘like’ if the subject is very far away and relatively small. In that case it is quite difficult to get sharp outcome. Sometimes switching from mech. shutter to elecronic, and/or back helps. Maybe it’s some TC impact as well. Anyway, it does not make a problem for me.
+ AF tracking is a bit more imprecise/less reliable if compared to, for exampe, AF Spot - if I really want to pixelpeep.
But I have noticed this behaviour on all Sony cameras that have the feature, and which I have tried.‘Croppability’ is really an advantage with this camera
Croppability is one big reason that the A7R IV appealed to me, as I do tend to crop fairly often, and particularly when shooting wildlife or subjects which one cannot control, it's useful to be able to crop out extraneous bits that wind up in the image. Sometimes one just doesn't have quite enough reach, sometimes it's a matter of not noticing something until it's too late, etc.
The TC definitely does seem to make a difference with the 100-400mm so I know it will have some impact on the performance of the Bazooka, too. Just haven't gotten around trying it out yet. I know I would never attempt to put a 2x TC on either of those lenses.
I absolutely adore my A7R IV and am so, so glad that I bought it!
The TC definitely does seem to make a difference with the 100-400mm so I know it will have some impact on the performance of the Bazooka, too. Just haven't gotten around trying it out yet. I know I would never attempt to put a 2x TC on either of those lenses.
I absolutely adore my A7R IV and am so, so glad that I bought it!
With 100400 and TC - By difference you mean sharpness, AF performance, or both?
How would you compare sharpness and AF speed without the TC on 200600 and 100400?
I just ordered the MC-20 for my 40-150 pro. Doing a little gear shuffling at the moment, but the Oly has become a good friend rather quickly.
I haven't yet tried the TC on the 200-600mm (AKA "The Bazooka"); it has so far only been on the 100-400mm. As for the differences on the 100-400mm with and without the TC I would say I've noticed a little less quickness in the AF performance and occasionally sharpness, but then again I don't know if that is just user error or an issue with the lens/TC. I did have to adjust some settings which hadn't occurred to me in the beginning, so that was a big difference right there!
Thank’s! Yes, I was interested in bare comparison of 2 lenses (Without the TC). Some say 200600 seem to be a bit less sharp than 100400 @ 400, while adding 1.4x to the 100400 kind of equals both. Anyway, I am very satisfied with the sharpness I get out of this lens. If something goes ‘wrong’ and the picture is ‘valuable’, Topaz AI is capable of doing wonders in some cases as well.
P.S. Bit less sharpness and slower AF seem to be a natural consequence of using the TC, so no user ‘error’
...And I also would not try 2x on any lens it supports. Maybe 10k primes are fine, but that’s not for me
I have seen some crazy videos where people use 1.4x + extender tube + 2.0x on GM, and still get some good results.
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Pacifica-200705-4.jpg by Charles Martorelli, on Flickr
Thank’s! Yes, I was interested in bare comparison of 2 lenses (Without the TC). Some say 200600 seem to be a bit less sharp than 100400 @ 400, while adding 1.4x to the 100400 kind of equals both. Anyway, I am very satisfied with the sharpness I get out of this lens. If something goes ‘wrong’ and the picture is ‘valuable’, Topaz AI is capable of doing wonders in some cases as well.
P.S. Bit less sharpness and slower AF seem to be a natural consequence of using the TC, so no user ‘error’
...And I also would not try 2x on any lens it supports. Maybe 10k primes are fine, but that’s not for me
I am still tinkering with settings with the TC and the 100-400mm; just spent some time shooting a cormorant who decided to stop in on our little lake for a visit, and I grabbed the 100-400mm with TC and threw it on the tripod to start shooting before the cormorant decided to take off..... Later I thought, "why didn't I grab "The Bazooka," with its native 600mm to start and then slap the TC on it?" Duh.....
In viewing my results, and also having to still crop anyway since the bird was rather far out in the water from me, I am not thrilled with the impact of the high ISO, which really, especially in combination with the high shutter speed, does seem to degrade image detail quality (with birds, you really want that feather detail!)..... Clearly this is a learning process for me and I've got a ways to go yet!
Painted Lady at the Shakespeare Garden in Central Park:
A mural from the Wonderwalls Port Adelaide Festival in 2015, by SMUG ONE, an Aussie born artist, now living in Glasgow, Scotland.
I'm not sure if embedding a 360 photo can work here or not, but we'll find out, hey! ***It appears not!***
External 360 view
Insta360 One X, Daylight WB, multiple exposure DNG blend in Lightroom Classic
I'm not sure if embedding a 360 photo can work here or not, but we'll find out, hey! ***It appears not!***
External 360 view
Insta360 One X, Daylight WB, multiple exposure DNG blend in Lightroom Classic
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I get the idea even if it didn’t work right. My favorite 360s are at the summits of mountains when I’m exploring via google earth. Pretty amazing stuff to see what it’s like up where I’ll never go!
The external viewer works. Nice!
Who is the man on his crate? The artist?
