[dejoshea]

January 10, 2019 at 6:44 pm

Thanks,

They are a wonderful device for photography, I find even using using the DSLR I spend more time considering the composition, like I would with the drone.

As for flying the drone, I bought parts and put one together around 8 years ago and it was a challenge to fly. The Mavic on the other hand really does all the work itself, and its just a case of deciding were you want to position it.

[dejoshea]

September 13, 2016 at 5:53 pm

Have you tried changing the AF cases in the AF menu. I don’t have the same camera lens combo, have the 7D Mk II and the Canon 70-200 but last weekend at a motocross event I decided to have a try at changing the AF case and it lead to a big improvement in focus accuracy. It hadn’t been too bad with the default case but I think I set it to Case 3 Instantly focus on subjects suddenly entering AF points and found it better.

[dejoshea]

August 11, 2016 at 5:01 pm

It may be an idea to try to narrow down the issue. Maybe try a test photo of something with some consistent features in it such as a brick wall for example, take the photo parallel to the wall and have the camera level, mainly no tilt forward or back. If the centre of the photo then remains blurry it should rule out any focus issues and differences in depth of field. It may then point towards a sensor issue.

[dejoshea]

July 10, 2016 at 6:14 pm

I don’t think three stops would be enough. I was taking photos earlier today and it was overcast, at an aperture of f/4 the shutter speed was 1/500 so even a 3 stop reduction isn’t enough to get to 1/50 at f/4 even.

Your best option I reckon is to look at a variable ND filter http://www.hoyafilter.com/hoya/products/ndfilters/variabledensityfilter/” onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false; that one claims 1.5 to 9 stops, and there are other manufacturers out there. I haven’t used one myself but have seen a few people shooting video on DSLRs using them, nice and handy to change the number of stops too as light conditions change.

[dejoshea]

June 12, 2016 at 10:05 am

At the moment when taking portrait and street photos what lens and focus length range are you using.

The prime lenses may be restrictive for street photography, but they are great lenses. I have used the 85mm F1.2 and own the F1.8 and are perfect for portraits.

Something I do before buying a lens is searching the lens on flickr or 500px and seeing how the photos look and how people are using it. The 85mm f1.2 pool https://www.flickr.com/groups/85-12open/pool/” onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false; l

[dejoshea]

October 26, 2014 at 10:35 am

It wasn’t too bad, cold in the mornings and at night but during the day would be in the mid 20s. But the water was freezing!

[dejoshea]

October 16, 2014 at 6:23 pm

Thanks for the comments.

Haven’t tried any B&W conversions, kinda liked the colours in these a bit too much. Took over 2000 photos so will try to find a few for B&W.

Seaview, Kayaking to that part of the lake is a bit difficult. I took the power boat spin, I heard it can take a while to get to that part of the lake, think its over 15km from the car park side. I did go canoeing on one of the other lakes, Lake Louise

[dejoshea]

August 31, 2014 at 7:07 pm

Thanks for the comments. It’s a truly amazing place, much better than I had thought it was going to be. Was in Phoenix on a business trip so had very little time to explore, but now I would book a holiday back there, just maybe not during the summer!

[dejoshea]

August 28, 2014 at 6:53 am

Very nice set, number 1 would be my favorite, it tells the story of the set.

They look very good for a point & shoot, not sure I would have brought an SLR with me if I was heading down the river.

I was at the south rim on Sunday, and the shear size of the canyon is amazing, hard to believe the place is real when viewing from the top. These give a unique perspective to it.

[dejoshea]

July 18, 2014 at 6:41 am

I’m guessing it probably ok to use a flash. I have seen a lot of photos of other events when going through dense woods and they were using multiple off camera flashes.

[dejoshea]

June 17, 2014 at 7:37 pm

Thanks for the comments. Was a good event to watch, good to see a lot of spectators but it made it difficult to get a clean photo but think overall think they add to the photo. Interesting how everyone in photo 1 has their smartphone out taking photos, and the same in 6.

The shadows can be difficult, but Lightroom makes it easy to fix afterwards. Its not the European Championship’s but there is another event taking place in Ballyhoura next month which should be good for photos, its Gravity Enduro http://www.gravityenduro.ie/index.php/races/round-3″ onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false;
Not sure how spectator friendly it is in terms of distance from the trail centre but looks worth a bit of a walk or cycle.

[dejoshea]

January 23, 2014 at 7:52 am

Would will probably need to get a wide angle filter holder if you go for Cokin P for the 17-40. On the 5D 17 you could get vignetting otherwise. This also means you can only use one filter at a time, normal holder takes 3. Cokin also make larger filters Z-Pro and X-Pro which are also more expensive.

[dejoshea]

September 20, 2013 at 6:57 am

Just thought I would share my experience with getting photos printed using sites such as snapfish, foto.com and photobox.

I would normally use snapfish or foto.com for large prints such as 30″ x 20″ for sports action photos and find the prints very good. For the smaller sizes, not many can compete with their prices. I used to find the colour and brightness of the image would be altered when receiving the some of the photos, but it seems it was more my monitor. I had just a normal 19 inch LCD. Recently I switched to a Dell IPS monitor and without changing any calibration settings the on screen images are much closer to the printed ones.

I recently used photobox to print an acrylic poster, really happy with the way that one turned out. Got it on a discount, they are quite expensive for it but the quality is good.

I also use blurb to make photo books. These are hard bound with full colour printing on the cover, I tried to get one made instead of making a photo album of a trip. My latest book if anyone is interest http://www.blurb.com/books/4560245-canada-2013″ onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false;

[dejoshea]

September 3, 2013 at 5:46 pm

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Between the two lenses the I think your only choice is the Tamron. With the kit lens you currently have 17mm and f3.5 so the 17-40L will be worse in low light. Its a sharper lens but indoors your probably wont have the light and will end up losing sharpness by increasing the ISO. The Tamron will give you an extra stop over the 17-40 which will double your shutter speed.

If you want more light, the Samyang 24mm F1.4 could be an option, its reasonably wide and very fast but its one focal length and manual focus only. I have the 35mm and its a great lens.

What’s the main limit to using the kit lens? Low light conditions?

[dejoshea]

August 27, 2013 at 5:11 pm

Thanks for the comments.

I enjoyed the trip, the sheer size of the area and the number of scenic stops throughout the national parks is unbelievable. I spent a week in the Rockies and its not even close to how long it deserves. The photos of this waterfall were taken early in the morning, its probably a better spot later in the day as the water will look blue.