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Camera Talk / Re: Z8 Eyelevel View Finder Magnification for Manual Focus AIS Nikkors
« Last post by David H. Hartman on Today at 22:18:03 »
Quote from: pluton on November 12, 2025, 06:12:27
Because the "banks" have an arbitrary list of what can and cannot be saved, I've never bothered with them.  To me, they are a prescription for confusion.

I go through them (the custom settings) and once set I probably don't change them for years. For my D850 I created four pairs of custom settings. I end up only using the first, "A". I set up "D" for time laps but I have yet to use that feature.

The banks are easy to save in a BIN file to the primary memory card. Then I write protect that BIN file. I can recall my default settings any time I want. If I accidentally try to over write the BIN file I get an error message.

My first DSLR was a D2H. I really hated that I had to reset any custom settings or next time I used the camera I looked like a fool diving to the menus to get the camera to work the way I needed it to.

Something I'm finding out is the manual for my D850 was much easier to use as I had the camera in hand while using it. The menus are quite logical so I mostly used the D850 manual as a reference as needed.

Best

Dave
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Processing & Publication / Re: Advice on photographing paintings
« Last post by Ann on Today at 21:11:38 »
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Still, the main point for me was to keep the plane of the sensor as parallel as possible to the plane of the painting to avoid perspective corrections later. Also, better to give yourself some error margin in the framing as some correction may occur.

That is extremely important: maintaining parallelism, and centring the camera to the painting, are both essential.
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Your Weekly Blog / Re: November 2025
« Last post by ARTUROARTISTA on Today at 20:24:21 »
Quote from: Alaun on Today at 18:57:37
Frank, it seems, that photo shows one of the smaller giants on its way from one open mining pit to another pit.
And yes, lignite makes a lot of smoke, but mostly, what is coming out of the chimneys is water.
A picture from 2008 (with a lot of filters used at that time  ;) ) showing one in its working surroundings.
I really like that industrial landscape; I think the winter vegetation and the stark lighting increase the desolate, oppressive, and transformative effect of human action.
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Your Weekly Blog / Re: November 2025
« Last post by Fons Baerken on Today at 20:16:57 »
Quote from: Alaun on Today at 18:57:37
Frank, it seems, that photo shows one of the smaller giants on its way from one open mining pit to another pit.
And yes, lignite makes a lot of smoke, but mostly, what is coming out of the chimneys is water.
A picture from 2008 (with a lot of filters used at that time  ;) ) showing one in its working surroundings.

i like it too.
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Your Weekly Blog / Re: November 2025
« Last post by ARTUROARTISTA on Today at 20:09:23 »
Photo taken with a D200 and a vintage Nikon lens
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Your Weekly Blog / Re: November 2025
« Last post by Frank Fremerey on Today at 19:37:43 »
Quote from: Alaun on Today at 18:57:37
Frank, it seems, that photo shows one of the smaller giants on its way from one open mining pit to another pit.
And yes, lignite makes a lot of smoke, but mostly, what is coming out of the chimneys is water.
A picture from 2008 (with a lot of filters used at that time  ;) ) showing one in its working surroundings.

Supershot, long lens compression



The one my father shot is one of the biggest. I got a scale shot to scan with a big fire truck that looks like a micro toy
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Your Weekly Blog / Re: November 2025
« Last post by ColinM on Today at 19:31:05 »
Thank you Frank, Paco & Fons

Quote from: Fons Baerken on Today at 13:18:58
Excellent image and rendering,  ''dslr outputs look less pixelated?''.
Less than a Camera phone Fons? That and much more :)

Quote from: golunvolo on Today at 01:29:16
Exposure is spot on, not an easy task on stage lighting, specially with white costumes

This is one of the topics I am interested in, in the "Events" theme i mentioned.
I still (reluctantly) use Capture NX to PP. I'd happily move to another tool, but I have got very used to the old Nik Colour Control tool they still include to do local changes. That's how I made the highlights fit in with the rest.

In turn, I too love your dad's "maybe steampunk" image Frank and Paco's shadowy character
Plus your seaside portrait is both sensitive and rich in character
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Your Weekly Blog / Re: November 2025
« Last post by Alaun on Today at 18:57:37 »
Quote from: Frank Fremerey on Today at 07:42:28
we started sorting through and scanning my deceased father's slides. He was quite some photographer especially when it came to composing technical equipment shots ...


Scanned with the d850 + 2.8/60G Micro + slide scanning contraption ES-2

Frank, it seems, that photo shows one of the smaller giants on its way from one open mining pit to another pit.
And yes, lignite makes a lot of smoke, but mostly, what is coming out of the chimneys is water.
A picture from 2008 (with a lot of filters used at that time  ;) ) showing one in its working surroundings.

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Your Weekly Blog / Re: November 2025
« Last post by Anirban Halder on Today at 17:43:48 »
Quote from: Birna Rørslett on Today at 08:45:52
Weather forecast confirmed. Snow, yet still in modest amount. Early morning so the snow is visibly blue-tinged.

Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 on the Z9. I find this combination particularly enjoyable.

Snow and red background, also so fun and enjoyable combination. Although snow nowhere to be seen in Minnesota yet.
Lovely shot. Makes me reach for hot cocoa.
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Your Weekly Blog / Re: November 2025
« Last post by Frank Fremerey on Today at 15:20:20 »
Quote from: Fons Baerken on Today at 13:24:47
???

Windturbines, and solarpanels R distroying the natural environment! Considering less energy intensive techniques (zum Beispiel).


AI and EV and 10 Billion People will see us into a more energy intensive world.


Only for the agricultural sector I see a better efficiency looming given that the old style monoculture + chemistry + mechanics does not work so well anymore, especially not for smaller farming operations.
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