rds

<p>William W: OK I just thought maybe I had post something thing inappropriate. I see that you are a moderator and I thought you was giving me a hint that my post was improper. Thanks, Robert</p>

<p>Moderator William W.: What are you trying to ascertain with your post?</p> <p>My Bio-page is public information to all members here on Photo.net... Anyone reading my post has already read what I wrote so why repost it? What is the reason for your post? You did not post anything useful or informational. Is there a problem? Robert</p>

<p>Recently I have had two friends that damaged some of their photographic equipment. After seeing the cost of replacing and repairing a camera and a lens I have decided to purchase an insurance policy that covers primarily damage and repair of equipment. Although my photographic equipment is covered for theft by my home owners policy I now see the need for an additional policy. Would anyone care to recommend a reputable company that they have had satisfactory personal experience with?</p> <p>I wish to thank everyone for their replies and information now. Thank you, Robert</p>

<p>Sandy I did mean anything negative, just my dry humor. Robert</p>

<p>Sandy: 50 years of Martial Arts! You are a weapon.</p>

<p >Lannie: Food for thought. My dad told me this a long time ago. Son there is nothing good usually going on from 12 am to 5am. </p> <p > </p> <p >Any time you're out photographing people between the hours of 12am to 5am you are more than likely to run into less than favorable people more often than not. People that have reasons to hide their face because they may be doing drug deals, cheat on their wives/husbands or other suspicious things. So if you're out at that time you got to be prepared to take the good the bad and the ugly in stride.</p>

<p>I was told by B&H Photo that the Sekonic L478DR will not fire Elinchrom flash units electronically. The Pocket Wizard and the Elinchrom Skyport receiver work on different radio frequencies.</p> <p>Elinchrom and Sekonic working in partnership have come out with the Sekonic L478DR-U-EL that is design to works with the Elinchrom Skyport radio receiver. The L478DR-U-EL also allows you to control the flash power setting wirelessly. Thanks for your feedback and information. Robert </p>

<p>Can anyone tell me if the Sekonic L458RD Litemaster PRO (with built-in Pocket Wizard) will fire my Elinchrom D-Lite RX4it flash unit electronically in order to get a meter reading?<br> I have used Pocket Wizards and Pocket Wizard clones to fire other flash units but have not tried using Pocket Wizards with my Elinchrom unit as it came with the Elinchrom Skyport Speed Flash Trigger and built-in receiver in the monolight. I'm wondering if the Elinchrom built-in Skyport receiver is compatible with the Sekonic L458RD Litemaster's Pocket Wizard?<br> Thank to everyone for their information and feedback. Robert</p>

<p>Can anyone tell me what the difference is between the Sekonic L308S and the L308S-U Flashmate digital light meters? Is there really any major differences? Or would one be just as well off with the L308S for less money than the L308S–U? I want to thank everyone now for their input.</p>

<p>The answer to your question is; Yes my film cameras start a lot of conversations. I have been approached numerous times by people asking if I'm shooting film(Nikon F2, F100). The majority of the questions/conversation is related to film development and prints. The number one question is. Where do you get your film developed and prints made?</p>

<p>Maybe because he was the best?</p>

<p>I want to thank all of you for the information and feedback to my question. Robert</p>

<p>I've been told that both Canon and Nikon use plastic lens in their premier lenses. Anybody know for sure?</p>

<p>I keep all my boxes for two reasons. 1. Every time I have traded in a camera body or lens the camera shop or buyer always ask if I have the box, charger, equipment and manuals. On several occasions I have actually been given an extra $10 to $15 on the trade-in for having the box. 2. The box is the best packaging to use if you have to ship your equipment to the manufacturer for repair or adjustment or if you sell it to somebody and mail it to them. The extra protection when shipping is well worth the slight inconvenience of keep the box(my opinion). As for storage, I keep the boxs in plastic bags along with silicone gel packs to keep moisture out and put them in my basement/garage.</p>

<p>I have only made one critique since I became a member back in June 2010. For me it turned out to be a negative endeavor. The photographer I made the critique to is a photographer that has published at least one book on photography and has over 3900 photographs here on Photo.net. This man is an exceptional photographer. 99.9% of his photographs are very well composed and are of high quality(my opinion).<br> Frankly the photograph I made a critique on was a poorly posed photograph that was very unflattering to the model. Instead of simply ignoring or accepting my critique this photographer became back with a stinging rebuttal about how cruel and heartless I was for pointing out what I thought was a poorly posed photograph. He implied that I had demeaned and harmed the model with my cruel and hateful critique(his words). Simply because I pointed out how this photographers posing had distorted this woman physical appearance to make her appear anorexic and was very unflattering to the model. This model has a wonderful physical appearance as seen in other photos he has post of her. He blamed me for his his shortcomings in choosing to post this one poorly posed photograph of her(my personal opinion).<br> I decided that what people say including myself is only helpful if the person receiving the critique is willing to maturely analyze and accept or reject what others have to say. Therefore I do not contribute critiques to others.</p>

<p>I guess I should've been clear on the age of the models I was referring to for this form. I was referring only to adults, 18+ years of age. There is absolutely no way I condone using minors/children as nude, semi-nude, erotic etc. etc. etc.... Sorry if I miss led or was misunderstood.</p>

<p>I want to thank everyone for their opinions and thoughts. Robert</p>

<p>Barry Fisher: If you're referring to me as "the OP" and want to know what I think. I think it's a real touchy subject. I think that if it is agreeable between adults I would be willing to probably accept it. I say probably because I can't really say unless I was actually put in the position of photographing a close relative such as a daughter, niece, or aunt etc. etc. It would also depend on the reasoning for the photography. What I mean by that is, I might be willing to photograph a close relative if they needed to build a modeling portfolio for a professional reason. It would all depends on the circumstances. I don't really have a moral problem with the ideal of photographing a cousin or more distant relative. In general I think Fred G's post pretty well says it for me.<br> More of my thoughts and opinion are as follows. I don't really know or have any substantiated facts but I believe most photographers start out with wives or girlfriends as their sensual, sexual or erotic subjects. I also think it is very possibly that there is a lot more photography between consenting cousins, brothers and sisters these days with the availability of digital cameras. People no longer have to worry about having their film developed and being seen by prying eyes. Therefore I personally believe there is probably more socially unacceptable photography going on then we will ever know... That is some of my thoughts and opinions.</p>

<p>My question is: Is it taboo or acceptable to photographing close relatives such as daughters, sons, nieces, nephews or cousins in very sensitive photography such as lingerie/boudoir semi-nude and nude?<br> <br />I recently found a photographer from Italy whose work was interesting to me. I always read the photographer's portfolio as I'm interested in learning about fellow photographers, especially photographers from other countries. This photographer list the usual information in his portfolio. One thing that caught my attention was the model in his nude photo album was his adult daughter. I was wondering if this is more prominent than we know. Please give your thoughts and ideals on the subject.</p>