mike dixon

I can't think of a single time a camera rating on some website made anyone like any of my photos less. I very strongly suspect that if you sell off all your Canon gear and purchase the highest-rated camera you can afford, it will do almost nothing to improve your photos.

You cannot use 35mm film in a medium format camera without some form of modification.

Line of realism? Seriously?

<p>"This could be the last nail coffin for DSLR's"</p> <p>Just like U-Haul trailers were the last nail in the coffin for moving vans.</p>

"Should I process regularly and try to bring two stops back after scanning?" I wouldn't. The scanner could have trouble separating highlight details in dense negatives. "Should I pull one stop and take one stop out in post?" This is what I'd try. I used to regularly overexpose HP5+ by a third or two thirds of a stop, and the negatives weren't overly contrasty or dense. You should still get negatives that aren't too difficult to scan. Pulling development two stops for shots of a low-contrast scene would result is very low-contrast negatives.

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"Nobody likes it and it certainly will not enhance ticket sales." The Force Awakens has set the record for biggest opening, and in less than two weeks, it was already the 10th highest-grossing film of all time. I wonder how it would have done without that awful color look that nobody likes.

"I think the manufacturers know that is precisely what we need, and that is precisely why they don't offer it." I suspect that manufacturers are not currently offering such a lens because they don't believe they could sell enough of them at a high enough price to make it profitable.

Have you followed the advice given in this thread? There are thousands of photographers in the NYC area.

What exactly have you done so far (other than do a few online searches or post questions on a photography forum) to find a photographer willing to let you work for him?

I've also had a few rolls survive unharmed after mistakenly leaving them in a checked bag. Not a guarantee of destruction, but certainly inadvisable.

The worst I've seen from going through multiple carry-on scanners on trans-Pacific flights is maybe a slight increase in base fog of Delta 3200 (but it wasn't brand-new film, so a few months worth of normal background radiation had also been contributing to that). It wasn't anything that interfered with making high-quality prints. If the probability of your film getting very, very-slightly fogged is a genuine worry, then your increased probability of developing cancer should be terrifying.

<i>Most pro photogs will simply make a decision about what works for them, make the change, and get on with their business of taking photos for money. But they are most definitely making the change.</i><P> My personal experience: A few photographers I know who are trying to get into professional photography are using mirrorless, but it's something they moved up to, not something for which they traded in their DSLRs. The working pros I know and have seen are still using DSLRs. Of course, that's not evidence that no one is switching, but I've seen no indication that most pros are definitely making the change.

I won't dispute that 110 is even worse than APS (though neither can compete with disc film for the title of crappiest format), but I'm not sure that having a couple of overpriced types of 110 offered by Lomography really constitutes a comeback.

Not sure why anyone would want to re-introduce a format whose image quality gets soundly trounced by the image quality of shots from my iPhone. I remember APS; it was not good.

I think John Hughes made several movies back in the 80's exploring this same general theme (but without the Instagram element).

"I'd rather see a law specifying prison time for people who fly drones over property they don't own." Should a football going into your yard or a person stepping on your lawn also result in prison terms?

"...so why are you guys swarming over here like bees ?" The original poster asked people what they thought about Pentax FF for professional use. That's the reason people are expressing their views.

Steve, I appreciate the offer to send me the book. I'll accept other people's reviews that say it is entertaining and helpful. I'm currently in the middle of midterm week with a small stack of psychology exams and about 140 pages worth of essays to grade--I'm not adding anything else to my reading list right now.

Why wouldn't they like the title? Because people who have enthusiasm and desire to succeed at something aren't looking for "resources" to step on that enthusiasm and desire--they're looking for positive advice and help to achieve their desires. You may think that they need to hear about how unrealistic and foolish they are, but they aren't really so excited about hearing that. Yes, they need experienced advice, but you're going to have a hard time selling it to them in a form that appears to be so negative.

Canon and Nikon both have much wider user bases and greater availability of rental equipment. That means backup bodies, lenses, and flashes are much easier to get, and specialized lenses are easier to get. You may feel that they have poor dynamic range or poor color, but both brands have been meeting the needs of working professionals for decades.

<i>If someone has an issue with the cover, critique the cover, don’t assume the book is negative.</i><P> I have critiqued the title. The title is, as you yourself have noted, negative. The title and the cover are what will create the initial (negative) impression in the shopper. As I explained before, people don't read a book before deciding whether or not to buy it. If they don't like the impression created by the title, they move on.

<i>I have gotten a minority of comments about the book being too negative. But I think those people didn't read it and only looked at the cover. </i><P> People don't read the book first before deciding to buy it. People look at the title and maybe the cover to decide whether the book sounds interesting.<P> It's rather ironic that you expect people to be attracted to the idea of "why not to become a professional," but you're disregarding every post that isn't encouraging you and telling you it's a great idea.

If I were considering a career in professional photography, I probably -wouldn't- be interested in a book about NOT doing it. People going into professional photography with unrealistic expectations are likely the ones who are not doing any research (including not reading about it). People who are doing their research are going to be looking for positive, helpful advice.

I think my five-year-old 5D Mk. 2 still exceeds my needs about 99% of the time (and I shoot in the dark a lot). I find it hard to believe that the current cameras have worse performance. Wasn't Canon supposed to go out of business several years ago when Nikon released the D800?