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New user, I've left Nikon after 15 years!
If you're 100% manual then it doesn't matter. For most of my shooting I'm dealing with ever changing metering conditions. With wildlife they move in and out of shadows and backgrounds are ever changing, so I lock down shutter speed and aperture for the scenario and use Auto ISO almost...- Jake Shoots Birds
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- Forum: Welcome Posts
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New user, I've left Nikon after 15 years!
And this is the toughest thing to get used to - they just meter completely differently. Gone is the focus point metering that made working with the D500 so nice, so now the exposure compensation wheel turns the classic "exposure triangle" into a square (actually, a pyramid). Takes time and...- Jake Shoots Birds
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- Forum: Welcome Posts
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Birds Whooping Cranes
Very nice. Would love to see some before they disappear.- Jake Shoots Birds
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- Forum: Wildlife
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New user, I've left Nikon after 15 years!
Welcome, Nige - we've been making plans for you!! (Sorry, XTC reference for the lost) Made the same change 2 years ago with (almost) no regrets. Big wildlife shooter here and if I regret anything it's that Nikon finally seems focused on good, light, economical long lenses, and outside of the...- Jake Shoots Birds
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- Forum: Welcome Posts
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April 8th, 2024 Eclipse - Let's see some pics!
Got home to NJ and clear skies about noon Monday. This was the last decent shot I got as the clouds rolled in.- Jake Shoots Birds
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- Forum: Astro & Celestial
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- Category: Astro & Celestial
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Tony Kuyper TK Magic Mixer plug-in for Photoshop...
Spent my $7.50. It looks like a very cool B&W conversion tool for not a lot of cash. I used to use Silver Efex until DxO bought them out and I had to jump through hoops to get it to work with Photoshop. Thanks for the heads up.- Jake Shoots Birds
- Post #6
- Forum: Editing / Post-Processing
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Tony Kuyper TK Magic Mixer plug-in for Photoshop...
Seems we were right - the video premiered at 8AM EDT.- Jake Shoots Birds
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- Forum: Editing / Post-Processing
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Tony Kuyper TK Magic Mixer plug-in for Photoshop...
I waste $10 ($8.50 w/ Dave's discount code) on a poorly made cocktail more times than I'd care to say, so at least with this I won't regret it as much. LOL- Jake Shoots Birds
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- Forum: Editing / Post-Processing
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Tony Kuyper TK Magic Mixer plug-in for Photoshop...
Too bad the video won't play (says it's private and I can't find anything on YouTube - since it's David Kelly maybe it's uploaded but scheduled to publish on "TK Friday"), but from what I can suss out this seems to automate and simplify a technique my brother (a lifelong pro who starting...- Jake Shoots Birds
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- Forum: Editing / Post-Processing
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Other Looking for an available 200-800mm RF
In the better late than never category, I got a call from my local dealer telling me my 200-800mm came in. I got it as I was starting to pack up my stuff at my Mom's place where I've been photographing the burrowing owls for the 3rd time this winter - the very thing I wanted the lens for. Got on...- Jake Shoots Birds
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- Forum: Lens Open Talk
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External monitor
I've not used one, but that is my impression. I believe it's only what you would see in the viewfinder and not on the rear display (they're not always identical).- Jake Shoots Birds
- Post #12
- Forum: Open Talk
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External monitor
They are made primarily for video, allowing you to 1) better see the viewfinder when shooting video, and 2) allowing you to record the viewfinder screen while shooting stills (what the guys who make the videos use to put up their vlogs). But just because its primary use is video doesn't mean it...- Jake Shoots Birds
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- Forum: Open Talk
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Hello from NJ
Hello, from a Warren County wildlife photographer. Nice shots!- Jake Shoots Birds
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- Forum: Welcome Posts
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Mammals R7 rolling shutter on large mammals
If they're moving you're going to see it. If they're not and the camera does, you're going to see it.- Jake Shoots Birds
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- Forum: Wildlife
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Canon R7 Rf200-800 or ef500 mk1
I got on a list for the 200-800mm early here in the US and am still without one, so I can't say for sure. I shoot with an R7 and understand the low light situation. I also shoot with a 100-500mm and even at the long end (f7.1) it does fine in lower light situations with my R5, but will tend to...- Jake Shoots Birds
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- Forum: Canon EOS R APS-C Cameras
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Canon R7 R7 AF issues - no sharp images
I shot the D500 for years and loved it so much that when my brother, a pro news photographer who sot Canon, got a gig where they gave him an entirely new kit and he offered my his Canon DSLR gear to use I turned him down flat. When I switched to mirrorless and bought a Z6ii to start he loaned me...- Jake Shoots Birds
- Post #70
- Forum: Canon EOS R APS-C Cameras
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LrC 31.2 is out
Good to know. I never experienced that problem until Monday evening and I was worried that I'd lose my library (I have backups but didn't know if they were corrupt based on what I was seeing).- Jake Shoots Birds
- Post #3
- Forum: Editing / Post-Processing
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Other Looking for an available 200-800mm RF
I thought I'd gotten on the waiting list at the usual place for the 200-800mm but I'm still waiting. If anyone has a line on an available one at retail here in the States I'd much appreciate a heads up. I was hoping to have it while I'm still in FL.- Jake Shoots Birds
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