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Re: Over-exposed Flash Shots with Tamron AF 17-50 F/2.8 XR Di II

picmax — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:07:47 -0000

If you increase ISO on the camera, it can reach further than 3.71m. So 3.98m is not necessarily its limit.

Max

Re: GOTD: Lost America - Night Photography of the Abandoned West

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Re: Over-exposed Flash Shots with Tamron AF 17-50 F/2.8 XR Di II

Wu Yongzheng — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:37:27 -0000

No, I haven't noticed any under-exposure because I bought SB600 just recently. Before that, I used the D80 build-in flash which has a guide number of 13. Given the max aperture f/3.5 of the lens, the built-in flash only reaches 3.71m. So 3.98m is beyond its capacity anyway.

I will do some test using my SB600, and let you know the result.

Re: UV Filter or No UV Filter

picmax — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:12:03 -0000

Jeff,

You are welcome. I think more and more people are realizing this but there are still many more who need to figure this out. That's why I want to get the information out to others.

Thanks.

Max

Re: UV Filter or No UV Filter

Jeff — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:40:35 -0000

Thanks for someone else piping up about this. I used to keep a UV filter on my lenses at all times for protection and always wondered why I got stray light all over my pictures. I always wrote it off as ambient light from the city and had given up on shooting certain scenes because of this. The night I discovered it was my UV filter creating that stray light, I nearly threw myself into the road thinking about how easily the problem was corrected. To this day, I still feel stupid, but at least I can have a little more framing freedom without having to think about those stray lights.

Anyone who recommends putting a UV filter on your lens should also provide a warning about this situation. Thanks for saying something about it.

Re: Top Photography and Image Manipulation Apps for iPhone

sblgraphics — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:29:05 -0000

Thanks for the tips.Keep posting.

Re: Book: Real World Nikon Capture NX2

Bobby-photography tips — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:40:29 -0000

Many digital cameras behave like color slide film—the best images are often slightly underexposed, particularly when bright scene elements are involved.

Re: Canon EOS 40D vs. Nikon D200

sahin — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:36:39 -0000

there is a nice review about canon eos 20d

http://digital-photographyblog.blogspot.com/200...

Re: Over-exposed Flash Shots with Tamron AF 17-50 F/2.8 XR Di II

picmax — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:59:19 -0000

Very interesting.

Do you have flash exposure problem with this lens? I'd expect it to under-expose for subject more than 3.98m away in TTL-BL mode.

Max

Re: Over-exposed Flash Shots with Tamron AF 17-50 F/2.8 XR Di II

Wu Yongzheng — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:49:51 -0000

Really nice discovery and analysis. I found out that my nikon 18-135 lens also gives incorrect distance information. For distance less than 3.98m, it reports correctly. For distance more than 3.98m, it always reports 3.98m.

I have checked some pictures taken by other people using this nikon 18-135 lens. They share the same problem. If fact I haven't found out any sample taken by this lens with recorded focus distance larger than 3.98m.

Re: Nikon New Firmware V2.01 for D200 Dead Battery Syndrome

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Re: GPS Geotagging Hardware for Nikon DSLR Users

picmax — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:08:51 -0000

Jon,

Thank you for the very nice review. That's most likely the one I will get.

Max

Re: GPS Geotagging Hardware for Nikon DSLR Users

Jon — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:30:41 -0000

Review of the Macsense GNC-35 here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonbauer/2672506102/

Re: Digital Photography Links: September 17, 2008

picmax — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:00:03 -0000

Andres,

You are welcome. Have you tried any yet? Which one do you like the most?

Thanks.

Max

Re: How to find out the total shutter actuations of your DSLR

Andrew — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:53:19 -0000

Its not that there is a parameter. Its just that after a while the shutter tires out and may stop working, as my did the other day. Its not something you can predict.

Re: Digital Photography Links: September 17, 2008

andres — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:19:40 -0000

thanks for the links to the hdr software very usefull

Re: Thumbs Up from Luminous Landscape’s Sony A900 Field Report

picmax — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:10:38 -0000

It is a good news. People now starts to question how Canon could charge $8000 for EOS-1Ds Mark III.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?foru...

Perhaps $2000 is too much for the difference between D700 and D3?

Max

Re: Thumbs Up from Luminous Landscape’s Sony A900 Field Report

J. F. — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:19:31 -0000

This should be a good news for all of us. More competition, better prices. Let's see what Canon and Nikon have to offer in their coming full-frame DSLRs.

Re: POTD: Redfish Lake

picmax — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:42:30 -0000

Scott,

I will definitely try to share more photos with my visitors and bring more up-to-date news on the digital imaging industry.

Thank you for commenting.

Max

Re: POTD: Redfish Lake

Scott — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:11:37 -0000

Hope to see more of your photography here in the future. Enjoy your short articles and keeping an eye on the industry. Thanks!

Re: Canon EOS 40D vs. Nikon D200

RB-digital — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:38:48 -0000

today a lady walked in with a 40d into my work and i told her politley that i had the comperable nikon a d200..anbd she laughed and said "thats not what my teacher said" ..so i googled to comparison even tho i beat it to death when i purchased the camera just to look at what her "teacher" could have been talkin about...so a 4od wont power a wireless flash unles u buy a remote/controller? that flat sucks..i bought a sb800 flash and this has been so fun experimenting.no extras need the 400 dollar flash is tough enough.so if somebody wanted to trade a 40d for my d200..thats a major issue..to me photagraphy is lighting..and if i cant produce light the way i want for the same money than it is insuffecient..i got no beef with cannon..just seems like there customers are snoooody..but hey ..try tellin a mexican a chevy sucks and see what happens?a fat man once told me something prolific.."people buy what they like..and they like what they buy"..so find one person who has switched to nikon who regrets it..or visa versa..its very tough

Re: Canon Sweepstakes: Win Maria’s Diamonds

picmax — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:11:15 -0000

You cannot just buy one yet. You have to be extremely lucky to win one of them.

Max

Re: Canon Sweepstakes: Win Maria’s Diamonds

valerie mcannaney — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:39:29 -0000

Just love Canon products and these are soooo cute!! Gotta have it!

Re: Create The Orton Effect Using Nikon Capture NX

Abralitwereew — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:19:14 -0000

Thank you

Re: How to find out the total shutter actuations of your DSLR

Tony M — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:29:24 -0000

The person who gave the advice about Flickr was right...I just did it.