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I am fresh out of school and I have a TON of unprinted photos. Seeing as I do not have access to my school's printing and framing equipment...where do I go? I can make 11x19 prints on my printer, but I want to go larger.
Looking forward to the next show,
Isaiah
Hopefully you'll remember me. I am the guy that fell backwards & had the run-in with the security/police shooting picts of the hotel. All of that was preparation for my trip to Disney (the real reason to get the new Canon XS. I managed to do 7 days in the parks on only a 4G memory card. I edited every day & managed 756 photos in 7 days. It could have been more, but the family got tired of my obsession.
I noticed something different. I am sure it is old news to you, but it was a revelation to me. I started to use the ISO selection a lot (sunny, cloudy, night, fireworks, indoor, flash). This really threw me for a loop for the first 2 days until I realized that on 100 speed, I was able to get a lot more photos on the card than if I was using 400 speed. At first, I thought there was something wrong with the camera as my remaining number of shots (which I watched very closely) changed radically. It seemed random, until the epiphany.
I am totally fine with this now & keep it in mind as I shoot. Can you explain why the higher speeds need more space on the card.
Thanks.
Mark
Candy makes dandy photographs. Also, public buildings, personal photography, and the last of the pre-PMA news.
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Episode 39 |
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Swiftly shifting tilt-shift lenses, listeners get really revved about red, and a plethora of pre-PMA news bits.
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Episode 38 |
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Contests in context, when infinity isn't infinite, and things that make us cranky.
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Take a good look at your self-portraits, dSLR intervalometers, and a busy news week.
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Reflections on our reflections contest, why depth of field varies deeply, and digitizing Mom's photos.
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An outpouring of pet photos, Lori's CES snapshot, and when to compress.
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Episode 34 |
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Hi guys,
Thanks for the great podcast. I listen intently every week and love the show.
I have a question regarding managing files sizes. Generally I shoot at the max resolution of my camera (Alpha 100) but this yields some large file sizes. So when I'm just messing around with the camera OR when I want to export a full size photo for the web or email, there's a couple options in reducing file size: down-sample the resolution or increase the compression (IE: reduce the JPEG quality). Is there a suggested strategy to use between these two?
Secondarily, does it make a difference if making this decision when shooting (in-camera) vs exporting from a full res? IE: in camera would it be better to shoot at higher res with low quality but exporting is better to down-sample to lower res with higher quality?
Thanks,
Chuck
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Episode 33 |
Lori and Matt,
Another wonderful show guys,
I have a quick question about Crop vs Magnification. I have a 40D with a 1.6 crop factor, does that mean a 50mm image is cropped to look like a 80mm or the 50mm has zoomed to 80mm?
Keith Macke
Hi Lori and Matt, question from a new dslr owner. I recently purchased canon xsi with EF 50mm f/1.4 lens. I've noticed that the depth of field I see in the viewfinder seems to be deeper than the resultant images I get. I thought one of the advantages of slr is that you are actually seeing through the lens and hence seeing the images as it will be captured. What am I missing here? I usually shoot with the lens wide open so I don't think it's an issue of not using the dof preview button. Thanks.
James Kim
Getting good photos of family 'round the tree, solving the glasses-and-diopter conundrum, and your creepiest child pictures.
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Episode 32 |
Love the podcast. Looking for some advice on a Christmas photo problem.
I like to take a night time picture of my family near the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve. The problem is getting the people properly lit with out washing out the tree and obliterating the tree lights with the flash. Is there any technique you can recommend or am I doomed to take two shots and Photoshop them together?
Thanks, J. White, Phoenix, Ariz.
I have a rather interesting question on manual focusing using a dSLR viewfinder. I have a Nikon D80 that I took to the zoo one day and was trying to get shots through a chain link fence. I found it exceedingly hard in this and other circumstances to get the focus just right and often my pictures would come out blurry, even though I took time to do the focusing and it looked focused to me. I do wear glasses and shoot with my glasses on since I have never been able to get the diopter settings right for my eyesight.
Any help, either in how to set up the diopter correctly, or how to focus when the picture is so small and is hard to see.
Love the show.
Chris, Lexington Park, Md.
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Hey Lori and Matt,
I had a question pertaining to SDHC cards for DSLRs. I have a Nikon D40 that currently uses a 512MB SD card from Sandisk. I am looking to upgrade and was able to find some very inexpensive 8GB SDHC cards from Sandisk. My question was if I'll notice any speed difference from the card while taking pictures with my camera and/or transferring images to my computer via a card reader.
Love the podcast, keep up the good work.
Regards, Josh Holat
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I recently purchased a D80 (July) with an 18-200 f/3.5-5.6 VR lens. I love the camera and lens combination in the majority of situations.
My wife and I are preparing for our first child in April and in lieu of a video camera, are looking for a great fast portrait lens. We can imagine flipping through still images, but would dread sitting down in front of the TV/computer to watch/edit hours of videotape, much less watching our child growup from behind a video camera.
I've seen the recent announcement of the the new Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G, several websites indicate that this may make a great portrait lens on Nikon's DX cameras as an equivalent 75mm fast prime lens.
Are there better options for portraits with the DX format at or below the approximately $450.00 price point? I am specifically looking for spectacular low light performance. Is there a faster zoom lens which would still work great for the situations I am likely to find myself shooting in? What are the pros and cons of using a full frame lens on a DX camera, if any, beside the 1.5 crop factor?
Any help you could offer would be appreciated.
Thanks again, and love the show
-Scott
Lori Grunin has been an avid photographer for almost 30 years, and spent the past 15 attempting to master every aspect of technology.
Matt Fitzgerald has been involved with digital camera technology and the photo industry for more than 15 years. Matthew's background includes work as a professional photographer, a technical representative, and a repair technician.
