jacob_jozwiak

<p>I'm of the opinion that a DSLR should remain a DSLR, a video camera should stay a video camera... next thing we know they are going to make the 70D that doubles as a cell phone! They should use the R&D money to develop better photographic technology (inc. lenses) instead.</p>

<p>Prior to owning a 50D, I had a 300D for about 6 years, and in that time I've only had one noticeable piece of dust and only visible on long exposures. No big deal.<br>

What i tend to do is to unmount the lens but still keep it on the body get the new lens ready and then swiftly swap them over, this leaves the body without a lens over it for a very very short period of time hence reducing the likelyhood of any dust getting in there.</p>

<p>I guess I was lucky in the fact that I got to play with a 5DII outside of a store environment, and that I was able to pick up a 50D from a proper store for only about $100AUD more than a grey market import complete with 3 Year Australian Warranty :)<br>

You can always go to 3 stores and try out a camera in each one so that the sales rep doesn't put the hard word on you to get the more expensive one!</p>

<p>Hey John, I definately recommend going to your local camera store and trying out the 50D, I've just upgraded to a 50D and it's an awesome camera. Looks like you have a good case to stay with the 1.6 crop factor. I've never held a 20D, but I have held both the 5D II and the 50D and to me there isn't much difference, they both have a nice weight to them and feel very solid.</p>

 

<p>The 50D is pretty much the 5D with crop factor. And at less than half the price I think it is a great alternative if crop factor is not an issue.</p>

<p>Since switching to RAW about a year ago, I will never go back to shooting JPEG. It gives you the ultimate flexibility as well as being able to shoot in lower light and adjust the exposure in Adobe Bridge (or similar). Also I often use this exposure adjustment to fix up areas that may have been under/over exposed (ie. a blend of 2 or 3 masked photoshop layers, all of the exact same frame but at different exposures configured in Bridge. A kind of manual HDR image, but far more realistic and subtle giving a nice exposure across light and dark. That is something that simply can not be done in JPEG. It means you can capture that decisive moment and not worry *too* much about blown highlights. It may be a little extra work to work with RAW but the benefits for me greatly outweigh the cost.</p>

Do I need one? Probably not, do I want one? It would be nice, but I think I'd settle for an older 5D. I don't really need the 21MP, but I do need full frame. Either way, old or new, they are both out of my grasp for now. Ahh well, back to my 300D.

Not to mention "As a photo.net discussion grows longer, the probability of someone making a smart arse comment approaches one."

The Incorrect tallying of views doesn't account for the fact that there are less ratings and less comments.

Hi all,

Not so long ago, maybe a year or so, if you were to put a photo up for critique you would get on average of maybe

500-1000 views. Nowadays though, you'd be lucky to get 100. About 20-30 seems to be the norm. I know that PN

changed the way the critique forum displays recent photos, but it seems to me that it has had the opposite of the

desired effect. Has anybody else seen this trend. The fact that nobody sees your images is making me less inclined

to continue my subscription beyond this year (after 7 years) and look elsewhere. This concludes my whinge :)

Sure, there are ways around it, none of which are very intuitive. Firstly, the "follow up" link is pretty obscure and I reckon 99% of members don't know it's there. Secondly, emailing them directly takes the communication outside of the photo.net context which is counter productive since the conversations are not available for other members to read (and possibly learn something from them).

I don't know if it has been suggested before. When a person leaves a comment as

part of their critique, there is no way to actually reply to them (other than

leaving a comment on the photo as well). This means that the person leaving the

comment will most likely not see your reply. If there was a way to reply to the

person leaving the comment directly (or they were notified that a reply to

their comment was made) would greatly promote communication and exchange of

ideas between photo.net members. Just a thought.

Just an idea that i think would be useful. How about when rating

photos via the critique forum, when the photo appears, it also

displays the photographers "request for critique" comment. That way

if the photographer has a specific question about their photo there

is more chance of getting opinions about it.

 

A case in point is a wedding photo that i put up yesterday with a

very specific question in my request for critique and i have

received no comments and only ratings. I think though if my question

appeared with the photo in the "Rate Recent Photos", more comments

would be left. Thoughts?