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<p>One thing the Nikon D800 has that might tip the scales that direction is full time AF with face detection for video.<br>
As stated, I'll wait to see what ultimate image quality is between the two before deciding what to do.</p>
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<p>The AF of the MkII bodies is better than the 7D. Shoot RAW and convert and you end up choosing the MkII for all its quality as well as the much lower price on the used market.</p>
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<p>Will have to see if Canon has finally made the flash control as reliable and easy to work with as Nikon. Can't even begin to guess why Nikon has it down and Canon is still fumbling in the dark here.<br>
No eye control focus. Sure like it on my older EOS 3 film bodies.<br>
Will wait to see the image quality but it looks as if Canon is willingly giving up the lead in the pixel count to Sony and Nikon both.<br>
Sure hope the low light auto focus problems are finally fixed so it is reliable and repeatable.<br>
A quick look seems to say Nikon is building serious Photojournalism tools while Canon is still looking at the much greater amateur market. But, ultimate image quality is what I will look at before making a decision between the two - or possibly even Sony for the future.</p>
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<p>Many saw the Clint Eastwood move Bridges of Madison County. They are still there and an added attraction is the birthplace of Marion Morrison - who became Actor John Wayne. Winterset, Iowa is the location and the bridges still look nice. Even some Round barns in the area.<br>
About 20 minutes North in VanMeter is the Bob Feller Museum. A place for Baseball fans to visit and a nice area to start back road driving for some fine rural images.<br>
About a two hour drive East is Eldon, Iowa where you can photograph the house shown in American Gothic, the painting by Grant Wood. Many know the painting. The couple with the man holding a pitchfork and the house in the background. At the site now staff there help folks dress in costume and with a pitchfork so you can be photographed as your own American Gothic.<br>
A longer distance at Dubuque, Iowa is the Field of Dreams baseball field.<br /> If you are looking for interesting out of the way places to photograph on vacation the backroads of Iowa offer some nice opportunities. Also, not nearly as crowded as National Parks.<br>
No, I don't live there. Just know how travel gets and places that are either close to home or out of the way are often much easier to get to and enjoy without big crowds.</p>
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<p>So if you see the image and laugh, are you making fun of Africans?</p>
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<p>A nice look at what was involved with their coverage from planning to printed magazine. Fun to watch as well.</p>
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<p>Take a look at Singh Ray filters.</p>
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<h3 ><a href="http://www.amazon.com/2011-Michael-Kenna-Wall-Calendar/dp/1590052935/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1329402305&sr=8-2">2011 Michael Kenna Wall Calendar</a> by Michael Kenna (Calendar - Nov 15, 2010)</h3>
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/1590052935/ref=sr_1_2_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1329402305&sr=8-2&condition=new">2 new</a> from $353.01 <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/1590052935/ref=sr_1_2_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1329402305&sr=8-2&condition=used">5 used</a> from $65.13
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the above from Amazon a few minutes ago
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<p>Nikon absoluely still beats Canon with their control and reliability of electronic flash when using their own units.<br>
For some reason Canon can't quite figure this out.</p>
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<p>I do a lot of contact printing, alt process prints and such in sizes up to 20x24 as well as traditional enlargements as well as digital prints.<br>
If the image is good - it is good. How you got there is part of the story but if you think it makes an image better because I used my Deardorff as opposed to my 1DMkIIn's as opposed the the old Rollei, you aren't looking at the image.<br>
Difficulty may make for a good story but isn't worth much if the image stinks.<br>
However you get there, mediocre is still mediocre and great is still great. Use what works for you. </p>
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<p>Check out MATTERS OF LIGHT AND DEPTH, by Ross Lowell. He makes Lowell lights.<br /> The book is one of the finest ever done on lighting for quality images, both in cinema and still work. It is a lot more than diagrams, it is about the esthetics of lighting, how to work for mood and atmosphere. Chock full of information.<br /> It is worth having.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.lowel.com/book.html">http://www.lowel.com/book.html</a><br>
The link shows a bit of content from the book.</p>
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<p>How much are they paying you for it? They are going to write a check, aren't they? After all, they don't give paper or advertising space away for free.</p>
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<p>I have one for this year and in checking online for another was amazed at the prices some of these calendars are getting. I know some years must be better than others but seeing prices of $300 and more for a wall calendar was a surprise.<br>
Micheal Kenna calendars are always nice to look at. Well printed and worth having even if you don't want a calendar. I do know some who frame the images and buy the calendars for that reason.<br>
Anyone else out there that has fairly recent calendars that get prices like this?</p>
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<p>I found the addition of Sodium Ascorbate helped a bit with grain. Still sharp and biting but not quite as pronounced as without it.</p>
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<p>How close to 125 is 100 ISO? Is your processing as well as all your gear so precise that this will make a visible difference?<br>
Most of the time this is not an exact science.<br>
But, why not just do a basic zone system exposure test for your personal effective film speed when using the film and developer combination you prefer?</p>
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<p>Though Kodak no longer recommends it they used to tell us Xtol 1:3 was excellent. Having processed much 4x5, 5x7 and 8x10 film using it at 1:3 I prefer the dilution. Works well.</p>
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<p>Canon, inc. is watching the pricing of Leica lenses and looking for ways to raise their prices to boost the bottom line. Why else would they charge so much for the newer lenses?</p>
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<p>Remember Canon showing a 50mp sensor awhile back?<br>
Add in finer & fasterAutoFocus in low light, at least 6 fps drive capability, eye controlled focus(Rememeber the EOS3?) video with actual 90fps usable for slo-mo capabilies, built in intervalometer, a brighter pentaprism equal to or better than the old film cameras - and I think you have a winner.<br>
We "need" as much quality as it is possible to make. The 1 series body is a photojournalists delight. Make this one for those looking for the ultimate in image quality while sacrificing some of the speed.<br>
If the D800 performs per the spec sheet it will be a winner. Canon can only hope to beat it as anything that falls short will only highlight them being behind Nikon - a big turnaround from the past years when Nikon was almost 5 years behind in coming out with big/fast AFglass(the reason you suddenly saw white lenses on every sports sideline) and in full frame bodies.<br>
Now that the two are back going head to head we can only benefit.<br>
I really want to see the new Fuji 'mini-M9' tho. If it performs as it says... O'Boy!</p>
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<p>Read information on copyright and especially the DMCA. If you had copyright notice on the image - removing it gives you some major clout if you want to enforce your rights.;<br>
<a href="http://www.photoattorney.com/">http://www.photoattorney.com/</a></p>
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<p>There are many good reasons Arizona Highways magazine requested 4x5 chromes for so many years.<br>
Just as with auto racing 'you can't beat cubic inches'... with photography 'you can't beat square inches'.<br>
Bigger is better when it comes to ultimate quality in a print. A 12x20 contact print is something to see. A 20x24 even more so.<br>
But, with many it won't matter as the photos are often exercises in copy work of scenic viewpoints rather than fine and original photography.<br>
If the final image is excellent it does not matter what the format, film or camera brand is. But don't let excuses get in the way of technical excellence. Nothing is gained by poor quality and technique and it often overshadows fine vision.<br>
Large format has advantages and a well printed contact print has more to offer than most enlargments can produce.<br>
So, I refer you to some luddites: <a href="http://www.michaelandpaula.com">http://www.michaelandpaula.com</a> who produce excellent work. Take a look at Paula's book HIGH PLAINS FARM. (you can get it used from Amazon for under $20. You will see what contact prints can be like. Even more impressive when you see the original prints. Then you can move up to Michaels 8x20 prints.</p>
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<p>After seeing the specs and early info on the Nikon D800 I hope Canon's replacement for the 5DMkii is even better. The Nikon body sets the standard pretty high.<br>
Add in Nikons much better control of strobes and you have a target that will be hard to match, much less surpass. I would love to see them do it and have at least 6 frames per second with motor on continuous. Would be a great tool for photojournalism and wildlife without the price tag of the newer Uberbody pro model.<br>
Will be interesting to see what happens. Sure looks like we are going to benefit from the competition once again.</p>
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<p>In Bridge I did not find FILE>automate.<br>
I have tried to do this from Bridge now by duplicating the files but it saves them along with the Jpegs I am trying to save elsewhere. Won't let me do this.<br>
I need to reduce the file size from 7-11 MB to thumbnail size and still can't figure out how to do it.<br>
Closest I have come so far is to open them in Photoshop and one at a time reduce the size and save.<br>
Will take hours to do this one gallery and probably a few years to do them all.<br>
There has to be a simple way to do this and my trying the help/search with Bridge has not found it yet.<br>
At this point the more I look the more frustrated I am getting and am surely missing the simple solutions.</p>
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<p>I have Photoshop CS5. Have worked with Photoshop since version 2. But, a lot I don't know or understand.<br>
I do RAW conversions using BreezeBrowserPro because it gives me the best looking results.<br>
Now I have a gallery of en event with 200-900 or so Jpeg(or TIFF) files in it. I have Bridge and have recently started using it for some things. How do I duplicate all of a gallery and save it in a separate location? When I duplicate the files they show next to the originals in Bridge. I need to put them in another file folder or location - how do I do that. Searching help in photoshop or Bridge doesn't give me any results.<br>
Then, how do I reduce all of them to thumbnail sized images? I wanted to duplicate and reduce in one step but apparently I can't. Or it appears I can't and searching does not give any answers from Adobe on it.<br>
I am trying to use a web service for displaying images and uploading 10 MB files takes about 6 minutes each. Will take me 15 hours to upload one gallery and I have a number to do. I can't spend that time on it. If I can duplicate and convert in one relatively quick step I can upload and use this newer web hosting which looks much nicer than what I have been using.<br>
Yes, I have Lightroom 3 and it is (to me) more complicated than Chinese Arithmatic. Incomprehensible. Not at all like Photoshop. I'll probably sell it soon because of that.<br>
Anyone have a relatively simple workflow to duplicate a full gallery, save to a different location and convert all to thumbnails - using Bridge with CS5? That is what I need. I figure there must be a way and I am not asking the right questions to the Photoshop help folks or the help features either one.</p>
<p>Thanks to those who can help.</p>
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<p>It looks as if you are wanting greater than 1:1(lifesize) magnification. If so, the Canon 65mm 1-5x magnification is the lens you may want.<br>
If you need more working distance the longer focal length lenses are much better.</p>