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Smithsonian Museum visit
My weekend included a visit to a few of the Smithsonian museums in Washington DC. I'm not sure why I wanted to take pictures there but the conditions present challenges and helped me become more acquainted with my new R7. While in DC, we also visited the National Zoo (photos later) which...- dougsmit
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- Forum: Other Genres & Events
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Canon R7 My R7 arrived and surprised me.
I got a couple surprises today. I ordered the R7 kit July 4 from Amazon US (before they raised the price) and they estimated delivery next Wednesday, July 20. When I got my mail this afternoon, there was a box in the regular mailbox (we have a big one) delivered without signature along with...- dougsmit
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- Forum: Canon EOS R APS-C Cameras
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Canon R7 R7 + Speed booster + f/11
Since the R7 has come out we have seen reports of people using the 0.71x Speed Booster to turn a full frame lens into a faster cropper and we have seen people happy that the 'reach' of their long telephoto, especially the lower priced f/11 models, was increased by the 1.6x crop factor. What I...- dougsmit
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- Forum: Canon EOS R APS-C Cameras
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600mm macro
The first question anyone might ask is why in the world would anyone want to shoot macro with a 600mm lens and the truth is the main answer is to see if I could. The obvious answer is if you want to shoot something you don't want to disturb (stinging insects) or something located just over a...- dougsmit
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- Forum: Macro & Close-Up
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New here from Virginia
I started in photography as a way to pay college expenses in the 60's and retired altogether in 2003 about the time I got my first Digital Rebel (300D). I probably own more different lenses and have taken photos with more of them just to see how they would do. In all honesty, the difference...- dougsmit
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- Forum: Welcome Posts