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Rodeo season upon us here in my state been asked to photograph 2. Media pass provides better access/open access. Basically sell enough to cover fuel not much else mostly barrel racers. Mostly the iso is at the high end 25600 Anyway got to thinking, culling the basic editing and then maybe extra touch up on the best images which is subjective. Does the "perfect image perfect edit" really matter to buyers, yes those with photographic eye notice but others do they really care if its slightly...

Hard to title this question / thread. I have had an R3 4 years. Love it. Nothing I cannot do with it. Even if I want to take images that look just like what I see in terms of color, exposure, etc, though often add my own signature to the images in Lightroom. I needed a second body so bought an R5 MK II. Today was really its first outing after setup and test images in my office. Resolution is great. Tack sharp. But a couple of qualities hard to describe. Let me say, EVERYTHING is set...

Hard to title this question / thread. I have had an R3 4 years. Love it. Nothing I cannot do with it. Even if I want to take images that look just like what I see in therm of color, exposure, etc, though often add my own signature to the images in Lightroom. I need a second body so bought an R5 MK II.Today was really its first outing after setup and test images in my office. Resolution is great. Tack sharp. But a couple of qualities hard to describe. Let me say, EVERYTHING is set identical...

See this on rumours. Is a Canon RF 105mm f/1.4L VCM on the Way. Been studying the 85mm for rodeo night shoots 105 might just be perfect prime. Got to lens in 70/200 2.8 but struggles in shocking conditions hence 1.4.

Software: Lightroom for base editing (Profile/White Balance), then Photoshop for File/Scripts/Load Files into Stack Both there photos were taken indoors one after the other, however you can see in the results the orange flower in the first photo is totally Off-the-Mark. The second photo is more along the lines I would expect. Camera settings: Focus increment set to 1 Any ideas? (I can not get Lightroom to "Open in Photoshop as Layers" to work)

I've been taking photographs for most of my adult life, and most of that time has been spent for "corporate" or "journalistic" purposes. Now that I'm retired, I'm trying to be more of an artist than a technician. In my former career as a print editor & publisher, I became familiar with how the human eye moves across a space, but this video talks about composition in a way I've not heard before. The Biological Mandate of Vision What is "Foveal Vision" and why does it matter Saccadic Eye...

I am wanting a cheap second camera, can anyone tell me if the canon RP is worth it. I have the R6 Mark II, I just want something so I am not constantly changing lenses.

Aint bought but considering RF 85mm 1.4 L VCM Lens looking second hand as well. Just need more light than my 70/200 2.8 offers for night rodeos. Getting better access to rodeos near the chute so 85 mm will suffice. Before anyone suggests it im gonna go practice at 85mm with zoom and see how I get on. Plus a few international users ive been liasing with lightning fast focus due to improved motors counteracts slight/negligable loss of image quality over 1.2 lens plus price difference. PS...

Early but there are quite a few links out there. https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/25/adobe-acquires-image-and-video-enhancement-tool-maker-topaz-labs/ https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260625160239/en/Adobe-to-Acquire-Topaz-Labs

Currently $1799 in the refurb store: https://www.usa.canon.com/shop/p/refurbished-ef-11-24mm-f4l-usm Not quite the $1399 deal I found a few years ago but still pretty great. This is a VERY good lens. https://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-11-24mm-f-4L-USM-Lens.aspx

I have noted that when using Tools -> Depth compositing the resultant JPG has nearly all EXIF data omitted (no camera model, no lens info, etc.) The only remaining data is the programme name (DPP), the pixel counts (dimensions, width and height), the vertical/horizontal resolution rate, the bit depth, the resolution unit and the colour representation. No camera data. I could (of course) put this info back in with exiftool. I could (of course) modify the camera data on old JPGs (taken with...

Gosh the original mark 1 was on sale here apparently for $3450 yesterday I could find it only a handful of stock went quickly maybe. Quite good value you guys seeing it around the world as well?

Is anyone using it? I found that I simply cannot get it calibrated to my eyeball. Truth be told, I am a T2 diabetic and I have days when my eyesight is less than optimal. But on the days that they aren't in 'Marty Feldman mode' I still can't get everything aligned. Any suggestions?

It it about time! A couple years ago I had Amazon drop-off "signature-required" camera gear without anyone signing, sure the lens was only $2899.00 but how could I prove it wasn't delivered? ...now all they have to do is follow through with requesting the code

I sure am glad that Canon allows you to map Buttons and Dials. I had the Main Dial set to for Tv on my R5, but I have noticed over the past year that the dial is sporadic, so I changed the position to Quick Control Dial 1. Quick Control Dial 2 is set for ISO and the lens Control Ring for Fv. Guess what? My EOS R doesn't have a Quick Control Dial 2, so I am going to leave it as Tv. What is your pattern setup?

I received a call from Scott Alexander of Twisted Blue (a Band) yesterday as he had a question regarding cleaning up a band photograph to enlarge to poster size for selling, but the photo looks like 💩 when enlarged. Apparently he has a band photographer/videographer. I when through the usual spiel regarding image quality is best captured in camera and the more it gets transferred around the worse it looks... kind of like a Xerox of a Xerox... of a Xerox.... (kept it in layman terms). I...

I just got the update. 32mp file dropped from 40 seconds to 13 on my Mac Mini M4, 32GB. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN5ncWPpjjI&t=595s

Is anyone else planning on photographing this event? Timeline for the Pacific Northwest (USA). Because timings shift slightly depending on your precise coordinates, plan around this approximate window: 11:40 AM PDT: Disappearance (Immersion). Venus will vanish behind the invisible, unlit (dark) edge of the crescent Moon. The disappearance takes about 30 seconds to complete. 11:40 AM – 12:45 PM PDT: The Hidden Phase. Venus remains hidden completely behind the Moon for roughly one hour...

Well, after lots of back and forth I finally got an R1... It's a lot of money after all. To say I was a bit apprehensive at the "only" 24Mp sensor has delayed its purchase somewhat. I couldn't have been more wrong. What a beast of a camera! The ISO performance alone is mind blowing which was the main reason I wanted the R1, as living here in the UK, an area famed for its tropical climate and bright sunny days... ( Its rained virtually every day in June so far) add to the fact I'm usually in...

Need some help here….one of these days, (not soon) I’m going to move up from my trusty little R50 and get a full frame camera. The R50 has no IBIS, and I’m currently using image stabilized lenses. So far, so good. I’m wondering if adding IBIS to image stabilized lenses is overkill, or will it be worth the extra money to get a super-duper stabilized rig. Or does it even work that way? The real world implication of this is in the decision between an R8 (no IBIS), and an R6mk2 (IBIS). I’m sure...