Camera Corner (What Kind of Camera Do You Use, Vol.3)

Mrs_Ed, is there a classified ad section on DG?

I am 95% sure it will be for sell soon.

Hack

There is the "marketplace"

http://davesgarden.com/products/market/

And I guess there is this classified ads forum
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/f/bulletins/all/

But since a number of us here have Canons, maybe one of us on the Bird Watching forum would be interested. I'm sure it's out of my price range, but may not be for someone else.

Before I put it on eBay, I'll open a thread here to give it a try.

Hack

Oh, didn't know that. I always reduce the power of the flash anyway. But, Burd, why would one need a flash for a powerful zoom lens, anyway?

Hack

the last one is a Scarlet Tanager..this one is a Bay-breasted Warbler

here's the same Bay-breasted Warbler without me using the light from someones flash.

Edited to say...if you look at the exif data..you will notice that the shot with the light is only 1/3 of the shutter speed that the non-lit one is. But same settings.

This message was edited Dec 22, 2010 3:01 AM

What kind of light did you use? The EXIF data says the flash wasn't fired.

Hack

How are you guys looking at EXIF? I use KUSO exif viewer which works on most photographs on the web, but in DG, I get an error message that says, "Cannot find the temporary file, please reload the page." If I reload the page, I get the same error.

Patti

Patti, I use an EXIF plug-in (add-on) that is made for Firefox Mozilla. But if the pic has be extensively edited, it won't read it. Most of the time it works.

Hack

Burd, I'm looking forward to seeing you use that beamer.

Hack

Ah, thanks Hack. I still use Windows Internet Explorer. That's probably half the problem. My DH teases me all the time. He uses Mozilla Firefox too. I'll see if I can get to the DG EXIF on his computer... :O) And one of these days I will make the leap.

Appreciate the help.

Patti

here's a tidbit on EXIF

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchangeable_image_file_format#Viewing_and_editing_Exif_data

I, myself, use Photoshop and/or Bridge.

Mrs. Ed, That was interesting info. I had no idea what EXIF stood for or all of the details behind how that info gets stored. I also use Photoshop and Bridge to view and process my photos. I use Bridge to add metadata too. I also use Downloader Pro to transfer photos to my computer and add some metadata with it too.

When I am looking at photos on the web at the photo sharing sites (PBASE or Flickr or Photobucket, etc.), I usually use KUSO EXIF viewer to see the EXIF info stored in the photo, but for some reason, KUSO doesn't work with Internet Explorer (my browser) on Daves Garden photos.

Well keep in mind that a lot of photographers want to remove EXIF data. Also, some older software will strip it out as well. So sometimes you just can't get to the data.

Oh, and if you are on Windows, this is supposed to be a good freeware viewer.

http://www.irfanview.com/

This message was edited Dec 22, 2010 8:48 PM

Thanks Mrs. Ed. I'll give it a try. And you are right about the data not being there sometimes. Even Photoshop will strip out EXIF if you use the Save for Web feature. That's why I never use that save feature since I like to keep the EXIF intact.

Nice. Warbler-paloooza!

I use a Canon XSI. I have a 400mm fixed 5.6 Sigma, a 70-300 Quantaray, a 28-90 Quantaray and the 18-55mm Canon lenses.

Nice equipment lionhrt9.

Hack

Time for a new thread:

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1146178/

Hello Dellrose. I just wanted to inform you about the Canon Loyalty Program, just in case you are interested. It's a program where you trade in your old camera(broken camera) and they give you full value towards the purchase of one of the listed refurbished cameras...includes 7D, 5D MkII, 50Ds and others. It's a program that has been thriving for awhile, but is little known. Here's a link to one of the sites I visit that's full of info. I suggest you take a look at that program as it might be just the ticket for you. They take any 'ole broken camera.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=948785&highlight=canon+loyalty

Don't sell that 400. The 70-200 with the 2x will take a big hit in image quality. The 400 alone is sharper than the 70-200 with 2x. Keep them both or sell to finance the 300 2.8 and use it with the 1.4 or 2x.

Check out Kenkos

Lionhrt9, here's a few links to discussions on the kenko. Happy readings.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=41922

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=852105&highlight=kenko+teleconverter

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=842101&highlight=kenko+teleconverter

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=313294&highlight=kenko+teleconverter

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=346780&highlight=kenko+teleconverter

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=161119&highlight=kenko+teleconverter

Fantastic info there Meth! Thanks! WOW I got options!!!