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Tripod
IS mode OFF
No handshake, no wind.
Some preliminary conclusions after these tests about “best performance setting”
My objective was to find the best performance setting for outdoors for my camera.
NOTE: to convert RAF files to JPG I got much sharper results, as well as more noise, using either Lightroom 4 or TheraPee 4 (an open and free software). Setting “extreme sharpness” in the provided software also helps.
My camera shows orbs and in RAW is not as sharp as many other people X10s that show to be amazing out of the box (I am thinking to send it to the service by the way).
Sharpness, it was my main concern and with my camera got the best results using: EXR HD mode but also P mode worked ok, M size, DR 100 and speed over 1/100 if possible. Neither RAW mode nor Large size did achieve the degree of sharpness reached by this setting.
I shoot with IS in mode 2 when hand holding the camera, but I turn it OFF if using a tripod.
To avoid blowing up the highlights I set: EV -0,3, highlights low and Astia film setting.
To avoid “orbs” just keep apart from maximum aperture settings in takes with strong lights over a dark background.
I like to shoot at ISO 100 if possible, going up, even at just ISO 200, show differences. Anyway in very low light I go until ISO 800 in AUTO mode.
I like Astia film setting, colors are a little warmer but balanced, contrast and saturation are not exaggerated. Please consider that RAW mode is not available in EXR mode and/or M size and I need them.
No particular advises over AF modes, they worked perfectly, even in low light.
Shoot lower than 1/800 unless mandatory. I am not convinced about this point, but for sure it is better to go 1/600 at ISO 100 than 1/1200 at ISO 200 (shooting still objects as buildings). It means to avoid using AUTO ISO mode.
All the blocks are complete! The only place where I could lay them all out together was on top of the bed, so here they are. I played with the arrangement until I was satisfied with the block order.
Joey Ryan vs Karl “Machine Gun” Anderson took place at Mach 1 Wrestling’s Hall of Fame Cup in Anaheim, CA. Here, Joey and Karl engage in a Test of Strength in the semi-finals of the inaugural Hall of Fame Cup tournament. Ryan and Anderson are former NWA World Tag Team Champions. Karl Anderson is currently one half of the IWGP Tag Team Champions in Japan. The photo isn’t very sharp due to my distance from the ring and my little camera but I still like this shot.
This was a test shoot to try an idea. i didnt have much time to pull it off. but it looks cool. i know there are a few thing to fix.
Strobist:
I walked around the front of the car firing the flash manually. While a FireDancer from the other shots did his thing around the car. Do not try this at home. lol Power at about 1/4 . I should off done like 2 more one in the nose of the car and the back bumper. Live and learn.
Finally this photo let into the creation of this full blown set:
I did a roll of 250D to test my developer. I shot these on Eastman 5205 Vision 2 250D from 2004. Shot with Nikon EM and Series E 50mm f/1.8 lens.
I was using some very old C-41 that I had used as replenisher and had been sitting in a plastic bottle under some inert gas. I mistakenly assumed it was stock rather than working solution. So I developed these one shot at 1:9 30ml developer in 270ml water. I realized I was wrong and this was actual replenisher at near normal working solution strength. The age of the film had little to do with it and later rolls showed that the film was still very viable -- perhaps at lower ISO.
Negatives were VERY light and not all of the colors made the trip. Although I realized there is magic in digital scanning and post process. I was able to "salvage" these. The B&W version of the house is somewhat useable the other two are merely passable if that was all you had.
I reshot the set on 250D and developed it at closer to "working solution" one shot strength. These were useful test shots.
Rory the test pilot.
Nikon D3s with 85/1.4mm lens.
Strobist: AlienBees B1600 with 22"Beauty Dish fired via Pocket Wizards, camera left.
Testing some lights out for a shoot this weekend.
I could use a flash meter, birthday is coming up in 20 days. haha
Rīga / Latvija
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Testing the deployment of the Sentinel-1A radar antenna in the cleanroom at Thales Alenia Space in Cannes, France. As the satellite is designed to operate in orbit, it is hung from a structure during tests to simulate weightlessness.
Credits: ESA–S. Corvaja, 2014
Le test complet du Nikon Z fc, hybride APS-C Nikon Vintage .
Lire le test :
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Been looking for a way to shoot the MPE-65 lens at lower than 1:1 magnification that is it's normal minimum. Tried mounting an old 1.4X teleconverter on the front of the lens using a camping mat tube and found it sort of works. Might make a useful emergency add-on when you are faced with a larger subject than expected. Haven't worked out yet what the max mag yet is.
shot of setup here www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/4846433497/
Finally caught COVID for the first time in late August, from work. Interestingly I didn't test positive till 2 days after symptoms started.
Test shot with my new Canon L lens... it's horrible weather and I'm doomed to shoot crap at home. I manually focussed that photo in live view while holding it with my hands. D:
Did a quick flash diffusion test with my Tamron 90 lens at 1:1 of a test subject using my normal coke can diffuser on a bracket mounted 430Ex vs using a diffused Opteka 600 twin macro flash ( shot here www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/5577399335/ ). Far prefer the light from the single diffused flash with it's much larger ddiffuser head.
Is Jean Claude Juncker the right man for the job as President of the European Commission #POTEC?
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