subha

In the custom function I have noise reduction

turned on

<p>I am getting BuSY signal every time I have a picture in BULB mode. <br>

What I have is: EyeFi Mobi SD card inside CF adaptor. <br>

The BuSY time is exactly the same amount as bulb exposure. <br>

So if I take a picture for 300 seconds, the BuSY is about 300 seconds. <br>

I do remember when I took long exposure shots using my 10D the BuSY was not this long. <br>

Any suggestions?</p>

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<p>I am looking for a Wireless Remote trigger for Canon EOS 20D bodies. I looked at various websites online and it is all confusing. </p>

<p>My objective is to place the Camera on a tripod, focus the camera on the subject (a model) i will be talking to, and trigger the shutter, wirelessly. The focus should also be accomplished as I take pictures. </p>

<p>Objective is to capture the subject in their natural settings. </p>

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<p>I was thinking of a wired alternative after reading DP Review and the comments on how bad the 8GB card is. <br>

All I need is a USB to Lightning interface, and connect the camera - mini-USB to the iPhone and view images and transfer images directly. <br>

Can this be done?</p>

<p>I like the idea of instantly transferring photos from Canon 20D to my iPhone say in JPEG format that does not require heavy manipulation or RAW format. <br>

I found CF adapter for my Body. I guess I need to also buy mobi 8GB or Mobi-Pro 16 GB. </p>

<p>My question is, I have 2 Canon 20D bodies, and if I go with 2 sets of CF adapters and try to connect them to my iphone, will each CF adapter (WiFi) have a unique SSID? Can i set a name. </p>

<p>What if there are many Photographers around you all using WiFi - Mobi, how does that work?</p>

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<p>My light weight laptop which is D4300 Dell - I use it mainly for Music production and creation. I want to use it as an interim. If you photographers are curious. This is my music creation on soundcloud :

And I use my laptop as part of my LIVE music performance. I have other computers but they are in transit for next months as I am relocating. Hence i wanted a solution so I can process and post pictures I took here in Austin : SXSW 2014 and more. </p>

<p>eric you said Picasa? I used it, i found it hard can you explain?<br>

I also found this Online one: http://pixlr.com/editor/</p>

<p>I have Windows XP machine and I cannot download Adobe CS6 - Light room nor Photoshop as Adobe says Windows XP is an unsupported OS. <br>

I have Canon CRW raw images. I would like to use a software that is equivalent to Adobe Bridge where I can view the raw images and adjust brightness contrast colors etc and batch process them and export them to JPEG. <br>

Any recommendations that works on XP </p>

<p>Thanks</p>

<p>Can I use 420EX flash in slave mode without actually mounting the flash on the Hot Shoe. I want to use it for macro photography. </p>

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<p>Thanks for all the responses. I have a licenses version of the software : NeatImage that removes Noise. I heard of Lightroom. I need to look into it. </p>

<p>Subha</p>

<p>I have been using EOS 10D since mid 2004. I don't know what has changed in the D-SLR technology since. I am exploring at the idea of getting a new body, with greater noise reduction at higher ISO speeds. What is your recommendation. </p>

<p>thank you<br>

Subha</p><div></div>

<p>I am considering to get the Opteka RL-600 eTTL macro ring flash. It is being sold for $89.95. It is build to 77mm lens diameter. I have two Sigma lens for my Canon EOS 10D. </p>

<p>Sigma HSM 70-200mm f2.8 - 77mm diameter<br>

Sigma DX 17-70mm Macro 1:27 - 72mm lens diameter. </p>

<p>Has anyone used this for their macro photography. </p>

<p>I have Opteka Macro extension tubes. </p><div></div>

<p>I am looking into Macro Ring Flash by Opteka and other 3rd party manufacturers. <br /> My lens is: Sigma HG 17-70mm f2.8-f4.5 1:27 mag. I am using Opteka extension tubes. I have captured this little fella who flew into our kitchen here in Southern India. I used the built in flash. I did try the shoemount flash : 420EX and I saw shadows. <br /> My lens thread filter size is 72mm. And I would like to also use my Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 HSM whose filter size is 77mm.<br /> However most of these sell adaptor rings upto 67mm and say they sell 72mm/77mm separately.</p>

<p>here is my question. Will it make a big difference with Macro flash ring? <br /> And how do I get the 72mm adaptor ring from places like Amazon or eBay?</p>

<p>Advice and ideas?<br /> Subha</p>

<p>I have a Sigma HSM 70-200mm f2.8 lens. I have used for portrait shots of models and friends. And for shooting birds i coupled it with my Tamron 2x tele-converter. </p>

<p>I am thinking of trading it for a Sigma 50-500 mm HSM lens. Does anyone have any suggestion or feedback. I am quite certain the 50-500mm lens can be used for portrait, and candid shots of life in the city from a distance and the BOKEH would be fantastic. Furthermore this would help me to capture wildlife at 500mm and also upto 800 mm manual focus using Tamron 2x Tele-converter. </p>

<p>Suggestions?<br>

Subha</p>

<p>Chuk and others thank you for your replies. I will go with Kenko's. I also used Reverse lens and stick it directly onto the body of the lens and shoot at f/16 aperture. I got some good shots using standard shoemount flash when shooting bugs at night..<br>

the above attached image of a red ant was in India using Kenko extension tubes 12 + 25 + 36 on a Sigma AF 17-70mm lens where the lens was extended to 70mm.</p>

<p>I am looking to do Macro photography using Extension Tubes. I had used Kenko extension tubes by combining 12mm + 25mm + 36mm on my Sigma 17-70mm lens and got some good results.That Kenko extension tubes was something I borrowed from a Friend.<br>

I was searching for Kenko extension tubes on Amazon and came across Opteka which is priced at half the price of Kenko.<br>

Opteka tubes are different: 13mm 21mm and 31 mm . does that smaller extension make a significant difference?<br>

your experience and thoughts</p><div></div>

<p>Thank you all for your valuable input. Keith L, as you suggested the technique would not work with a candle. However if IDEAL conditions persists where the candle flame is very steady in studio conditions with Black backdrop .. then can the star effect be seen. I believe there is only one way to find out. I will experiment sometime tonight and let you know..</p>

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<p>I would like to take a close up Macro image of a Candle Light. However I would like to generate Star effect as if Rays of Lights are emanating from the candle.<br>

I am contemplating the idea of Zooming in/out using bulb exposure.. however I am not sure if that is the effect i would be able to create..<br>

Any ideas?</p>

I have uploaded the files here. You can download them from these location:

http://www.seacliff-records.com/CRW_1671.CRW and .THM

let me know if you are successful.

I have my RAW files on an external Hard drive (USB 2.0). Some of the RAW files

are corrupted. Meaning when i view these RAW images on Adobe Bridge CS3 they get

corrupted.

However when I view the images on Canon Zoombrowser, the image seems to be fine.

I tried purging the cache in Bridge and the thumbnail seems to be fine. When I

try to view or preview the image in Raw Window the image gets corrupted.

I did a disk check and no errors.

Here is what the image looks like.. please see attachment.