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<p>Well, either you have done this sort of thing before or you haven't. That is, carrying around a heavy kit. If you have then there is no need to ask. You already know.</p>

<p>It seems to me that you just have this need to bring (big and heavy) top glass. </p>

<p>I used to have this need to impress but frankly I'm well and truly over it.</p>

<p>I have a D800, D600 and 30 Nikkor lenses. But for travel I now take a V1 and J5.</p>

<p>90% of the time the J5 with the kit lens covers things. If I need more reach I use the 30-110 or for super reach I have the 70-300 CX.</p>

<p>Last time I was in Cambodia I saw a fat old guy lugging around what seemed like a D4 and 70-200mm f2.8. I seriously thought that he was going to die of a heart attack, he was sweating and huffing and puffing so much.</p>

<p>Alan, the only constant in life is change.<br>

If you want an internet connection you pay per month. You can possibly change your carrier every two years or something like that but you pay $X per month.<br>

So now, if you WANT Photoshop AND Lightroom you have to pay $10 per month.<br>

This talk of "I skip every other upgrade" is in the past.<br>

It's very simple. You pay $10 per month and get Photoshop and LR CC or you don't.</p>

 

"So you bought your internet connection? How did you do that?"

 

Not to mention that when you buy a car you can't get forever registration, insurance nor roadside assistance.

 

$10 a month is less than what my daughter spends (and I pay) on her phone per week.

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<p>"Whether there's better ways to do it or not is another story."</p>

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<p>People have time to mess around with three TIFF files? Are you kidding me?</p><div></div>

<p>The title of your thread says “HDR from a single exposure“.</p>

<p>Everyone is trying to tell you that it doesn't make any sense.</p>

<p>It is a waste of time.</p>

<p>We have told you - a number of times - one file has only a certain amount of information.</p>

<p>However you post process it is entirely up to you.</p>

<p>Whether it's fake HDR or whatever else you want to call it, it doesn't matter. It is still just post processing.</p>

<p>If you use the word HDR you need to have multiple files with different exposures.</p>

<p>I think that one or more cartridges are clogged.</p>

<p>You can easily find out if you run the Test print. I can't comment on Windows but on the Mac it's done through the System Preferences -> Printers,...</p>

<p>Are you getting all the dots in ALL the ink cartridges to join up?</p>

<p>If not then that is where your problem is. If all the dots join up then I don't have any other suggestions, yet.</p>

Ron, unless you had been running a lot of cleaning cycles you shouldn't be seeing the "Replace soon" message.

 

In anycase if the printer is not printing, I think you have a serious problem. Can your run the standard test print to it?

 

David, I find that if I run the test page option once or twice it clears any slight clogs. That is, if there are slight clogs the

first time I run the test page there may be a couple of gaps between lines in each ink block print out but after one/two

more time(s) all the dots join up.

 

I do this every couple of weeks if I know I won't print for some time.

<p>Your method is just another way of processing. It has absolutely nothing to do with HDR.<br>

A file has either captured the entire dynamic range or it hasn't. If it has then how you bring out the details is entirely up to you.<br>

If you are not able to capture the entire DR is when you bracket your shots and use a HDR method.<br>

HDR images need two or more files with different exposures, so maybe you should get your post renamed "How I process my images from a single file".<br>

No one would then disagree with you.</p>

<p>I don't think that what you are trying to do makes any sense. If you only have one file then you can't extend the dynamic range.</p>

<p>Using TIFF also makes no sense. You have three massive files, and for what?</p>

<p>With Lightroom CC you can play with not only all the sliders but you have an unlimited number of local (non-destructive) adjustment options.</p>

<p>Plus, the gradient tool now lets you brush out bits that you don't want gradient-ed (if that is a correct word). you may also know that the gradient tool can start not only from the top but also from the bottom. You can make things darker from the top or lighter from the bottom, and everything in between.</p>

<p>Throw in Luminance, Hue, Dehaze and God knows what else, and you have a program that can do whatever is that you want from a SINGLE file.</p>

<p>And the best thing is that whatever changes you want/make are in a sidecar which is the size of a few hundred KB.</p>

<p>More than one file? Now that's an entirely different story.</p>

Sometimes (on a Mac) you might need the fn key and then F2.

 

Everywhere I looked everyone said F2. I thought I would go insane until I worked out that you can configure the Mac to

rename files with fn+F2 or just F2.

<p>One cup of coffee a week in a cafe = 10$ per month. For this you get a 10 minute fix.</p>

<p>So, if I make the coffee myself at home I can have Photoshop CC.</p>

<p>I use Lightroom - a lot. I have it 24/7 and as I understand it, I can also have it on two maybe three computers.</p>

<p>Just being able to erase selected parts of a gradient and the dehaze tool in Lightroom CC was enough for me to justify signing up for CC.</p>

<p>I have a D800, D600 as well as a D300.<br>

But for holidays I take a V1+ 6.7-13mm (18-35mm equivalent) and maybe the 18.5mm (50mm equiv). I recently got a J5 and the mighty 70-300 (190-810), so now if I want a tele I would bring both bodies.<br>

We were in Sicily at the end of June so the light and conditions are now totally different.<br>

Since you have the Sony RX100 that would be my advise.<br>

For places, we really loved the fish market in Catania, the "hip" Taormina and the amazing Modica. Beaches, of course, would be of no use to you but there are just too many to mention.</p>

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<p>This one below. I uploaded the file according to screen procedure but somehow it didn't attach. So, take two!</p>

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<p>In theory this setup works but in practice I wouldn't recommend it.</p>

<p>If your main reason for the trip is for photography then take whatever you think will get the job done.</p>

<p>Our family (wife and two young kids) went to Thailand and Cambodia back in 2013 and even though I have a D800, a D600, the three holy trinity plus a lot more, I took a V1, 11-27mm and 18.5mm (50mm FOV).</p>

<p>In the time that we were there I saw only one guy with what looked liked a D4 and an f2.8 large zoom. This guy looked completely out of place. He also looked really tired.</p>

<p>Here is what you can do with just the V1 and the 18.5mm prime:<br>

http://issuu.com/studor13/docs/hol_cambodia/1</p>

<p>If I were to go now I would take an "extreme wide" zoom for the V1 such as the 6.7-13mm, and I would beg, borrow or steal to get the 32mm f1.2.</p>

 

Can't help you with the workshop but I have been to India, once.

 

 

Do you know what India stands for?

 

 

I('ll) N(ever) D(o) I(t) A(gain).

 

 

And I've been to Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia, Burma, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam. Loved them all. No problems.

 

 

Good luck!

<p>Wow, Ellis. That Shapeshifter must be one heck of a size to fit both of you. :)</p>

<p>Actually, I also like Think Tank stuff. I have a bunch of them and my favorite is one like Ellis' but without the function to "Shapeshift". It's the Streetwalker pro. The difference between the pro and no-pro is that the pro has a pullout tripod holder.</p>

<p>One thing that I really like about the TT system is that I can get what's called the Camera Support Strap (CSS) which hangs from the bag and can connect quickly to a TT holster or another TT bag. However, to connect directly to a camera I use something called the Optech utility loop ($12). I have these loops attached to just about all my cameras.</p>

<p>This way I can attach a heavy camera and lens to the CSS which takes the load off my neck and transfers it to the shoulders. Believe me, this makes a huge difference when you are carrying/working all day.</p>

<p>Also, if you want to work with a tripod the camera comes off the CSS and you can quickly snap it onto the tripod or just work hand held.</p>

<p>Depends whether you are going there by yourself or with your family.</p>

<p>If the former then bring whatever you want.</p>

<p>If the latter then as little as possible.</p>

<p>Our family went to Thailand/Cambodia last year and I ended up bringing only the V1 + 18.5mm + 11-27.5mm.</p>

<p>The 18.5mm has the same field of view as a 50mm on full frame and here's what I did with it:<br>

http://issuu.com/studor13/docs/hol_cambodia</p>

<p>If your main interest is in people you can get by with just a 50mm equivalent.</p>

<p>"Why would I want to have a camera with more than one AF point?"<br>

<br /> Well, look at it another way. On some of the new cameras, say the Nikon 1, it has something called Face Recognition.<br /> <br />As soon as the camera "sees" a face in the composition the focus starts tracking it. So, regardless of how you place the person in the frame the focus will lock onto the person's face as soon as you press the shutter halfway.<br /> <br />Now, with only one AF point this wouldn't be possible.</p>

<p>The Nikon V1 with the 10mm f2.8 is surprisingly good.</p>

<p>Don't laugh but I find that images are as sharp (if not sharper) as my D800 with 28mm f2.8 AFD when downsized to 10MP (base ISO).</p>

<p>The other day I got a 3rd party FT-1 and played with some F mount lenses. In terms of sharpness the V1 with a 200mm f4 AI was sharper then the D800 with 70-200 II f2.8 + TC-14E when shot from the same spot at infinity and at f4. Short distances, maybe the D800 combo was better.</p>

<p>Also, the AF is lightning fast and accurate. And you just gotta love the silent electronic shutter. I mean, it's dead silent.</p>

<p>Oddly enough, one of the main reasons I got the V1 - apart from it being so cheap now - is that it uses the same battery as the D800 (and your D7100).</p>

<p>It may not seem like a big deal but having just one battery and charger just makes a lot of sense to me.</p>

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<p>The guy that designed all the classic Ferrari's also designed the Nikons.</p>

<p>Toyota sells more cars than Ferrari as do Kia and a whole bunch of other car makers.</p>

<p>Is a Ferrari better then a Kia? Maybe, maybe not.</p>

<p>I can tell you which one looks better though.</p>

<p>And please, don't tell me you don't care how a camera looks.</p>

<p>(I was once asked by a woman which computer I recommend. I said that for her needs she would do well with Apple. She said that she wasn't interested in any of the reasons that I was given her as to why she would go Apple. She said that the only thing that mattered to her was if it came in black)</p>

<p>My point? Looks matter. Especially for the 50+ % of the population.</p>

 

<p>"At what point does photography become "digital art?" Am I doing what I refer to as cheating?"<br>

<br />What exactly do you mean "cheating"?<br>

<br />Is a carpenter cheating if he uses an electric drill instead of a hand drill?</p>

<p>I always get the impression with these kind of threads that the OP himself/herself can't do what others are doing and the first and only thing they can say is "Your photos 'only' look good because you're a cheat".<br>

<br />Look, there is no cheating. <strong>Anyone and everyone has access to Photoshop</strong>. If I <strong>choose</strong> to use Photoshop and you don't, it doesn't make me a "cheat".<br>

You do or you don't. You either like a photo or you don't. But please, don't call others or be called a cheat.<br>

<br />It's a photographic insult of the worse kind.</p>

<p>"To me they sort of looks (sic) fake".<br /> <br />I think you have the wrong understanding of photography. Photography is not reality. You know, reality is in 3 dimensions and a photo is two dimensional. You create a photograph. The only thing that matters if whether or not you like it.<br /> <br />As for using dense filters, I like them because I can slow down the shutter speeds to around 30 seconds in almost broad daylight.</p><div></div>

Do it seriously for about 5 years and only then you will realize that you've just scratch the surface.

 

Being a good photographer is no different to being a good plumber. You need to work at your craft day in day out.

 

But don't let me put you off. Just enjoy it, especially collecting all the nice lenses and accessories.

Part of the problem, I think, is that Canon has put in a lot of R&D into their new cine cams which probably took away the

money usually set aside for DSLR development.

 

Nikon on the other hand concentrates only on one thing.

 

If you look at wide angled lenses the nikkor 14-24 has ruled for about 5 years and now this is going to raise the landscape

photograhy bar to a level that Canon simply can't match, regardless of LV and other issues.

 

Maybe the returns from the cinema stuff development will work its way into DSLRs in which case Nikon would then have a serious prolems on their hands.