vishwanath_chandrahas

<p>can any one give me tips to avoid shadows on face. I may not be able to use softbox for a group this big</p>

<p>I will be shooting a large group, outdoor (~25 people, all adults) soon. I never shot a group of this size. This picture will be posted in our webpage. This group picture will be taken in front of a huge building so that I want this group with the building as the background. I appreciate your suggestions to make this shot a great one. I have the following gear.<br>

Nikon D300<br>

Nikon 18-200mm VR lens<br>

Nikon 24mm f/2.8 ais<br>

Nikon 35mm f/2.0 AF<br>

Nikon 50mm f/1.2 ais<br>

and Nikon 85mm f/2 ais<br>

Nikon sb800<br>

tripod<br>

I prefer, 35mm lens, is right choice ? Do I really need to use flash ?<br>

Please advise me how to organize the group. <br>

thanks</p>

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<p>I just bought some Fujichrome T64 RTP-II (type II) tungsten balanced films ($3.00 per roll). Unfortunately they arrived like open box items and have no idea when did they expire. On some of the cartridges written fujichrome T64 RTP-II (type II) while some other says RTP. Does anyone know the difference between RTP II and just RTP and which one do you like ? When did these films become available in the market. Since it is an ISO64 film, I just want to keep them. Thanks.</p>

 

<p>thanks for your suggestions. Since I have little time to buy 81a filters online I am considering Tiffen 812 available in Bestbuy. Is this filter useful ? Can I go for it ? thanks</p>

<p>I am going to shoot some waterfalls in Smoky mountains this weekend. I will be using Nikon f100 , velvia 50 film. and ND filters. Can any one tell me if I need to correct WB with any filters in shade. How does this film perform in shade ?<br>

thanks</p>

 

<p>your next option would be ebay. I just found some there. item # 300612322489. act fast</p>

<p>Adorama has both Velvia 100 and 50 in 120 and 35mm size. check it out</p>

<p>Hai,<br>

mine is windows 7 X 64. Please explain how should I modify the driver. thanks</p>

<p>I am expecting my Dimage scan dual IV in a day or two. I know that unmounted negatives can be scanned, but can anyone please tell me if unmounted slides films can be scanned or only mounted slides. thanks</p>

<p>Len, since the seller had this scanner for about a year as a back up scanner, its warranty expired; however, it is still brand new, unused. I looked around for this scanner for a week and never found it, but yesterday, I saw an add in ebay for this scanner and stupid enough to buy it immediately. Now I am regretting that paid so much. That's why trying to know if it's really worth $400.00. If you have some scanned images from this scanner can you post them here please. thanks</p>

<p>Is brand new minolta dimage scan dula IV worth $399.00 ? warranty expired but it is brand new, in the unopened box.<br>

thanks</p>

<p>Once the film is loaded to camera, how many initial shots go waste? I use Nikon f100 and FM2N, does film economy depends on camera ?<br>

thanks<br>

vishwanath</p>

<p>Thanks for your responses. I accidentally posted my question in digital cameras forum which I felt is wrong place, but immediately realized and posted again in beginners forum; but I tried and could not remove it from dig cameras forum. Sorry.<br>

I will be using HN-7 hood on this lens both on D300 and F100 cameras. So, if I can use it on FX body I ceratainly can use it on FX without vignetting.<br>

- thanks</p>

<p>Is HN-7 hood compatible with Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 Ai-s lens ? It is slightly longer than HS-12 or HR-2 hoods therfore, I prefer this to other two hoods.<br /> Thanks.<br /> vishwanath</p>

<p>Is HN-7 hood compatible with Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 Ai-s lens ? It is slightly longer than HS-12 or HR-2 hoods therfore, I prefer this to other two hoods.<br>

Thanks.<br>

vishwanath</p>

<p>David,<br /> your list looks like it is good enough for at least 15 kids. I have a question before I can even think of suggesting more equipments for you. Do you have any film camera in your list? if not, you may like to consider ? They are at the right age to learn anything, so that film camera is a good starting point to learn basics of photography. Later on they can switch over to digital. In film cameras you have flexibility to open the camera and teach them the basics. You may ask them to have their film processed in a lab or they can even learn processing. At the end of your course, some of your student may like to pursue with film only while the remaining students go on with digital, who knows what they like, but I believe your kids must be exposed to both film and digital shooting. what do you think.<br /> - vishwanath</p>

<p>David,<br>

what about the measurement of exposure of a DX lens on Film camera? is it any reliable ?</p>

<p>Matt,<br>

F100's viewfinder is 97%. does it mean I get more area focussed than I see or less? </p>

<p>thanks for valuable information guys.</p>

<p>Matt, I did not know that there is a DX mode in D3 or D700 that's why I mentioned DX lenses can't be used on FX sensors (without causing vignetting). Now let us think of my Nikon f100 film camera. When I mount nikon 18-200mm VR DX lens on it, I can see that only area at the center is visible. Is what I see in view finder accurate or is there more vignetting than I can see ? Is metering accurate with this lens on film camera ? does this lens damage the camera? these are some other questions I came up with, after I heard from you guys.</p>

<p>I need to know this just out of curiosity. While FX lenses of Nikon can be used both on FX and DX format cameras, why do nikon produce DX lenses which can't used on FX sensors ( I know about vignetting !!) ? thanks</p>

<p>can anyone please explain how to obtain exif data from Nikon f100 and Nikon Fm2n? is it possible to see exif data on slides from any 35mm SLR after they are processed? thanks</p>

<p>Got it ! I just read why/what is push / pull process is.</p>

<p>I just finished shooting kodak ektachrome 100VS films. Can anyone please suggest me what type processing I should go for. This is the first set of films I ever shot. I am a bit confused if I should push / pull process or just go for normal processing.<br>

Please suggest some good labs near Chicago area.<br>

thanks</p>

<p>thanks a lot for all of you guys. I appreciate your help.</p>