September 6, 201016 yr comment_386008 Woot, no more using windows file property to look it up anymore Report
September 6, 201016 yr comment_386009 I actually got a viewer for my Mac that let's me drag the pic to my dock for exit data. Report
September 6, 201016 yr comment_386014 Finally got around to some of the pics I took at Acadia couple of weeks ago. Report
September 6, 201016 yr comment_386057 Peter ... brilliant captures of the mountains. You up north on vacation? Haj ... your Acadia shots brilliant as well - such a photogenic place. Report
September 6, 201016 yr comment_386063 Nice, did you use a polarizer for those water shots? Nope, no polarizer. I'd love to try one, though. Report
September 7, 201016 yr Author comment_386174 Nice use of the 10-22, Haj. Kind of re-kindles my interest in one. That is, if I weren't trying to move away from APS-C (and digital cameras altogether, for that matter). Report
September 7, 201016 yr comment_386189 If you use the wider end more, I'd think that the Tokina 11-16mm or the new Sigma 8-16mm would be better. Report
September 7, 201016 yr comment_386222 Nice use of the 10-22, Haj. Kind of re-kindles my interest in one. That is, if I weren't trying to move away from APS-C (and digital cameras altogether, for that matter). Thanks. When I read that you're trying to move away from APS-C/digital, for some reason I imagined you lugging around a large format camera around Western MasNoNoNoNoNoNosetts. If you use the wider end more, I'd think that the Tokina 11-16mm or the new Sigma 8-16mm would be better. I thought about Tokina, but Canon is 1mm wider (possibly more as Tokina's wide end is supposedly closer to 12mm than 11mm), I didn't need faster aperture, and focal length gap was smaller to my next lens (35mm). I also have irrational fear of 3rd party lenses not working in future. As for the Sigma, that bulbous end scares me. Report
September 7, 201016 yr comment_386237 That's a notoriously bad lens. It's extremely soft at large apertures. Report
September 7, 201016 yr comment_386240 That's what I've read/heard as well (and some say it's soft at almost all apertures). I mostly put it up here for fun (i.e., I figured no one would actually go buy it). Report
September 7, 201016 yr Author comment_386402 The EF 50mm F/1.0L is a collector's bauble. It might as well be branded Leica for all the good it will do Canon shooters. The new EF 24mm F/1.4L is a much better piece of glass that will lead to better available light shots. Long time readers of this forum will remember when I explained at length why the Leica Noctilux is no damn good for similar reasons, and the Noct is actually sharp wide open. Thanks. When I read that you're trying to move away from APS-C/digital, for some reason I imagined you lugging around a large format camera around Western MasNoNoNoNoNoNosetts. I thought about Tokina, but Canon is 1mm wider (possibly more as Tokina's wide end is supposedly closer to 12mm than 11mm), I didn't need faster aperture, and focal length gap was smaller to my next lens (35mm). I also have irrational fear of 3rd party lenses not working in future. I have been considering buying a 4x5" viewcam for a while now, but whas has stopped me is that I am really not set up to develop the negatives, nevermind making prints. For the moment, I'm shooting film with my EOS K2. Eventually I'd like to get an EOS 1v, or do something crazy and switch systems. None of that is happening any time soon. I pretty much agree with all your points on the superwide zooms. At such a wide FoV, faster aperture doesn't matter much and every mm counts. I also find third party lenses suspect. Any Head Casers got a PowerShot and feeling brave? CHDK Wiki Report
September 7, 201016 yr comment_386407 Any Head Casers got a PowerShot and feeling brave? CHDK Wiki Hmm, tempted to try that with wife's old PowerShot (finally found after missing for the past two months), though I doubt she would appreciate it if I kill it. Report
September 8, 201016 yr comment_386440 My friend tried it and the camera works fine but the SD card that he used to do it got corrupted. Report
September 8, 201016 yr comment_386462 nex3 and epl-1......which is a better bet? i'm pretty much a point and shoot person....my better camera is a lumix lx3 and my wife and me love it, she wants the lx3 solely for her to take pics of our growing kids E-PL1. The problem with the NEX series cameras is the goddamn retarded menu system, if you ever want to use it in anything other than the full auto mode it'll drive you to tears. If you're 100% sure that you'll never want to diddle with manual settings then the NEX series cameras work great, but if need to adjust the colour balance or ISO, have fun finding them and digging through several layers of menus. Report
September 8, 201016 yr Author comment_386464 On a slightly different subject, Reddit, the social news aggregator site has a series of "non ad" ads they run. Usually a picture of a kitten or something to thank the users for not using adblock. One of the admits asked /r/photography to submit some selections for new "non ads." I had three submissions: The above images are the size (300x224) necessary for the ad space. Click through on any of them to go to the Flickr page for larger sizes, EXIF, etc. Report
September 8, 201016 yr comment_386528 E-PL1. The problem with the NEX series cameras is the goddamn retarded menu system, if you ever want to use it in anything other than the full auto mode it'll drive you to tears. If you're 100% sure that you'll never want to diddle with manual settings then the NEX series cameras work great, but if need to adjust the colour balance or ISO, have fun finding them and digging through several layers of menus. thanks.....solely for the auto function or scene selection function, which one yields better quality? With my lx3, I never went to fiddle with the manual thing. Its either fully auto or scene selection fr me. Report
September 8, 201016 yr comment_386557 Canon EF-S 10-22mm ultra wide angle lens Pretty good price if you're local. I wish this was up when I bought mine last month. Report
September 8, 201016 yr comment_386562 I've seen that sell for $500 (occasionally with hood) on CL plenty of times. Report
September 8, 201016 yr comment_386564 I've seen that sell for $500 (occasionally with hood) on CL plenty of times. Dang. Sometimes, I wish I lived in NY area or west coast as I've definitely seen better deals on CL in those areas than in Boston/MA. Some of them enough that I seriously contemplated 4 hour drive to and from NY. Edited September 8, 201016 yr by Salt Peanuts Report
September 8, 201016 yr comment_386565 Funny how the deals I want are never in NYC, but in other cities. Report
September 8, 201016 yr comment_386567 Has anyone shot medium format cameras/film? It looks pretty interesting but seems like theres a large initial investment if you dont get a lomo camera Report
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