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  1. No I don't think so. I searched for "Ricoh Shutter" and nothing relevant comes up.
  2. The shutter button on my Ricoh GR II doesn't complete the press sometimes, especially if pressed around the sides rather than at the center. I half-press, lock focus, and then full press...I do get the tactile feedback from the full press, but the shot is not taken. When I press it just a little more, or move my finger towards the center of the button and try again, it works. Is this functioning as designed, or is this a defect? Wondering if I should return it. It seems to me like a design flaw because the button is a long one (rectangular rounded), and pressing on the edges means that the button has to travel more to complete the press. The problem is that the tactile feedback is received just a little bit before it is pressed down completely. It's almost like it requires three press-downs to take the shot. First is the half press to focus. Then the full press, which doesn't yet take the shot. And then a harder press to complete it. If you have a GR II, do you observe the same behavior? Thanks!
  3. <p>Great learning content here, thanks for the advice, all of you!</p>
  4. <p>Thanks for your thoughts. Looking forward to hearing from Jeff.</p>
  5. <p>Just a little background: I started shooting concerts recently and currently use the Nikon D600 with a Nikkor 70-200 V1 lens. I'm struggling to get sharp pictures. I've tried out a lot of things, and sometimes I get lucky, but my keeper ratio is pretty bad. In general, I start out in manual mode with ISO 5000, shutter speed 1/500 and aperture 4.5, I find that this gives me pretty decent results, but I sometimes have to lower the ISO to about 2000 because there is usually light shining on the artist's face and the picture gets whitewashed at 5000. Anyway, ultimately, I find that I have to press the auto-focus button multiple times to get the focus right. I thought it could be the capabilities of the 600 camera, so I tried out the D810 and I had similar problems. The D810 has a lot of pixels, and some photographers told me it wasn't the best choice for concerts, and after testing it out, I sort of agree. There are two things I'm considering now. Change to a Canon 5d Mark 3 (as it seems to be the 810 equivalent (sort of, at least) but with less pixels, a good combination for concerts), or try out the V2 version of the 70-200 lens, which I hear has better auto-focus. I could end up spending a lot of money renting out these things, so I thought I'd check here before I start trying out things.<br> Now, another photographer told me that the 5D (and canon cameras in general) give better colors, but less shaprness than their Nikon counterparts. In his example, he said that with the Nikon cameras, you can spot even the wrinkles of people's faces, but with Canon, the colors are bettter and the sharpness not up to par. So, Nikon is good for landscapes wheraas Canon is good for weddings, according to him. Is this somewhat true? I definitely don't want to compromise on sharpness for my concert photorgaphy.<br> So, any advice on both my questions (if my move from the Nikon D600 to Canon 5d Mark 3 would help with my sharpness and auto-focus, and if Canon cameras are less sharp than Nikon) would be very much appreciated!</p> <p> </p>
  6. <p>Thank you all for sharing your thoughts. I'm now leaning towards keeping my Nikon system, and perhaps getting a second camera for travel purposes. So let me ask, which one would be a good travel camera to get? It would obviously be nice to have a full-frame (Sony A7?) because it's when traveling that I get to shoot some of my landscapes. However, it's also nice to have good range when traveling without having to change lenses much, so a super zoom would be really handy. And also, I like to shoot video during my trips, and currently I have to lug around my dslr as well as my camcorder. So, in summary, this is what I'm looking for:<br> - Full frame would be nice (after having the Nikon d600, it's tough going back to a smaller sensor).<br> - Super zoom would be nice (up to 200mm at least).<br> - Video capability that could potentially replace my camcorder.<br> The cameras I have in mind are:<br> - Sony A7 (yes full frame, but no super zoom)<br> - Sony A6000 (yes superzoom, but no full frame)<br> - Sony RX 10 (yes super zoom and I hear it's got good video, but no full frame).<br> May be I'm missing something. Would love to hear some good ideas for a great second camera for travel. Oh, and it doesn't have to be Sony.</p> <p> </p>
  7. <p>I have a Nikon D600, Nikkor 16-35 f/4 lens and a 50mm 1.8 lens, and an SB 700 flash. I mostly shoot landscapes (with the 16-35) and portraits (fashion/couples/family). For the portraits I usually rent out the 85mm f/1.4 which I really love. Occasionally, I also shoot at events for which I rent out the 70-200 f/2.8, and tennis (for which I rent out the 300 mm f/2.8).<br /> I've been thinking about moving to a Sony system primarily for lower size/weight when traveling, but I'm apprehensive about leaving behind my Nikon experience. Not so concerned with the cost of moving as I don't own too many lenses and I could just sell what I have.<br /> Wondering what thoughts others have about this move. I'm mostly wondering about lens options (for example will the 16-35 f/4 that Sony just released compare well to the Nikon's 16-35), and is there an amazing portrait lens for Sony like the 85 f/1.4 for the Nikon? How about Flash? Does the flash power compare to Nikon's speed lights? <br /> The other thing I was considering was to keep my Nikon, and get a Sony A6000 or RX 10 just for travel purposes. Any thoughts/comments on this? I sort of want to just have one system, but as a photographer, I don't want to compromise on tools if that means compromised image quality.<br> Oh, and I also use the back button to focus, on my Nikon, so I can control the exposure lock and focus lock independently. Would this be a problem if I moved to Sony? <br> Thank you!</p> <p> </p>
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