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03-15-2013, 12:27 AM
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03-15-2013, 01:59 AM
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So I was reading one of my magazines and came across this nice comparison of focal lengths and the distortion they can have on portraits
The guy did same framing and pose, only setting that changed was the focal length.
The guy did same framing and pose, only setting that changed was the focal length.
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03-15-2013, 02:00 AM
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Me personally, I like using my 70-200 @ 70 for full body and 200 for a headshot
03-15-2013, 06:35 AM
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I miss my 03 CL-S :(
Neat! So I should get up close and take portraits of people I don't like at 17mm.
Though for some street photography, I do like the distortion the wide-angle lenses create - some of Bruce Davidson's stuff comes to mind, for instance.
There are a few ways that it can be fave'd w/o being viewed - if you're in the "contacts" view, you can simply click the star to fave a photo w/o clicking on it. Additionally, if someone is using an app which shows flickr content via its API, it may pull a preview size image and allow users to fave a photo without actually requesting the photo (resulting in a view).
The "Unknown Source" are usually direct-links to your photos, so there is no "referrer". A http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_referer is a piece of data that accompanies web HTTP requests which tells a site where you're coming from. This is sent from your browser and can be spoofed or hidden (or missing - if somone IM's you a link and you click on it, that request won't have a referrer since you're not coming from another webpage, for instance).
FWIW, the vast majority of hits I've seen during periods when I don't upload anything are people browsing through flickr (linking from contacts and groups), and not searching for stuff.
Though for some street photography, I do like the distortion the wide-angle lenses create - some of Bruce Davidson's stuff comes to mind, for instance.
The "Unknown Source" are usually direct-links to your photos, so there is no "referrer". A http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_referer is a piece of data that accompanies web HTTP requests which tells a site where you're coming from. This is sent from your browser and can be spoofed or hidden (or missing - if somone IM's you a link and you click on it, that request won't have a referrer since you're not coming from another webpage, for instance).
FWIW, the vast majority of hits I've seen during periods when I don't upload anything are people browsing through flickr (linking from contacts and groups), and not searching for stuff.
03-15-2013, 07:56 AM
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No, I meant internal flickr searches. If they're tagged or have relevant titles, they can be found that way. Maybe the viewers saw you comment or like something on flickr and clicked through to view your photo stream. I do that occasionally, just to view random photos from strangers..never know what you'll find.
I can't say I really pay attention.
03-15-2013, 07:59 AM
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03-15-2013, 12:26 PM
#6128
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When your photos are viewed from internal searches (within Flickr) the stats will show that too
03-15-2013, 12:44 PM
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8559317825/http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/8559317825/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/delobbo/, on Flickr
03-15-2013, 01:34 PM
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Does this depend on lenses though? Cause I keep eye balling the Sigma 35 and if it gives that kind of distortion then I would forget about it. I want the 35mm cause I'm using a cropped body so 85 might be a far reach for indoors.
03-15-2013, 01:47 PM
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^^^ I think it depends on the lens, the format (APS-C, full frame etc etc), and the distance between the camera (or the sensor) to the subject. I've taken portraits with a 24mm on APS-C body and wasn't that far from the person's face and it wasn't bad, definitely not as bad as the 24mm example but I would think that's a FF body
24mm on APS-C, I was sitting across a table from her
http://www.flickr.com/photos/63271580@N00/6781578478/http://www.flickr.com/photos/63271580@N00/6781578478/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/63271580@N00/, on Flickr
24mm on APS-C, I was sitting across a table from her
http://www.flickr.com/photos/63271580@N00/6781578478/http://www.flickr.com/photos/63271580@N00/6781578478/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/63271580@N00/, on Flickr
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03-15-2013, 02:14 PM
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03-15-2013, 02:17 PM
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with highend Sony/Minolta glass... since there are less of us, the used prices tend to stay high, at least that's my theory
03-15-2013, 02:21 PM
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I've kind of lost my interest in it though.. I want to wait to see what Canon has going on with that mini-DSLR they are buzzing about.
03-15-2013, 02:23 PM
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unless its Canon testing loyalty since they give less in their new products and jacking up the prices. 6D and the 24-70 f/4 makes no sense. especially when its more expensive than the 24-105
03-15-2013, 03:12 PM
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^^^ I think it depends on the lens, the format (APS-C, full frame etc etc), and the distance between the camera (or the sensor) to the subject. I've taken portraits with a 24mm on APS-C body and wasn't that far from the person's face and it wasn't bad, definitely not as bad as the 24mm example but I would think that's a FF body
24mm on APS-C, I was sitting across a table from her
Sony a77 + Rokinon 24mm f1.4 by trainerKEN., on Flickr
24mm on APS-C, I was sitting across a table from her
Sony a77 + Rokinon 24mm f1.4 by trainerKEN., on Flickr
Iirc he was using a FF camera on a 17-40L for the wide angles.
If its on APS-C you won't notice the distortion as much since its only using the middle of the glass. Not the full thing.
Did you do any cropping on that pic?
Did you turn on lens correction in LR4?
03-15-2013, 04:58 PM
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It does depend on the lens, sensor size and how the image is captured. Wide angle lenses have distortion at the edges of the image.
Iirc he was using a FF camera on a 17-40L for the wide angles.
If its on APS-C you won't notice the distortion as much since its only using the middle of the glass. Not the full thing.
Did you do any cropping on that pic?
Did you turn on lens correction in LR4?
Iirc he was using a FF camera on a 17-40L for the wide angles.
If its on APS-C you won't notice the distortion as much since its only using the middle of the glass. Not the full thing.
Did you do any cropping on that pic?
Did you turn on lens correction in LR4?
03-16-2013, 11:42 AM
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Maybe turn it a little so the dcist isn't in the tree mulch.
looks a little cleaner like that. Other than that. looks good
03-17-2013, 04:05 PM
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03-19-2013, 12:45 PM
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Sorry if this has already been posted, have you all seen this? The latest from Cheetah
http://www.thephoblographer.com/2013...and-monolight/
http://www.thephoblographer.com/2013...and-monolight/
According to Lighting Rumors, there is a brand new flash incoming that may totally change the way that location shooting is done. Many photographers value their monolights–myself included. But speedlites are just so small and simple to use. When someone typically wanted more power in a smaller package, they went with a Quantum light. However, CheetahStand (known as another name internationally) has been around for a couple of years now and have been selling the CL-180 to wedding and portrait photographers. It’s a significantly more affordable option to anything made by Quantum, and they are also based right here in the USA.
Now here’s the kicker–according to Photography on the Net, they’re going to be coming out with a CL-360. Judging from the naming convention, we can expect it to have around 360 watt seconds of power. That’s around the power of an Impact LiteTrek monolight but in a significantly smaller package. Granted, studio strobes work in a different way than speedlites.
It’s predecessor, the Cheetah Light 180 features a 153 watt second output–which is essentially a little under twice the power of your typical speedlite from Canon, Nikon or Sony. Plus it comes with a battery pack and radio transmitter packaged if you want. Check out a video of the system in action. But for lighting geeks, this is probably one of the most exciting announcements in a long time.
Now here’s the kicker–according to Photography on the Net, they’re going to be coming out with a CL-360. Judging from the naming convention, we can expect it to have around 360 watt seconds of power. That’s around the power of an Impact LiteTrek monolight but in a significantly smaller package. Granted, studio strobes work in a different way than speedlites.
It’s predecessor, the Cheetah Light 180 features a 153 watt second output–which is essentially a little under twice the power of your typical speedlite from Canon, Nikon or Sony. Plus it comes with a battery pack and radio transmitter packaged if you want. Check out a video of the system in action. But for lighting geeks, this is probably one of the most exciting announcements in a long time.
03-19-2013, 01:07 PM
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Yup a few pages back we were taking about it.
I believe you even commented about it saying you'd rather have an alienbee
I believe you even commented about it saying you'd rather have an alienbee
03-19-2013, 01:08 PM
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first time seeing that video..
thanks
thanks
03-19-2013, 01:11 PM
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03-19-2013, 01:15 PM
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Same thing...
03-19-2013, 01:15 PM
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I'm still not interested in buying it because I've got all the lighting I need (see my latest updated "Post your gear" thread), I was just passing this along, but still... isn't this a different model? It looks to be more a true hybrid between speedlite and monolight with double the power of the 180
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03-19-2013, 01:17 PM
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Are you talking about the 180 model or 360? They're the same but one has more power.
03-19-2013, 01:17 PM
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wait, what am I missing here??
Now here’s the kicker–according to Photography on the Net, they’re going to be coming out with a CL-360. Judging from the naming convention, we can expect it to have around 360 watt seconds of power. That’s around the power of an Impact LiteTrek monolight but in a significantly smaller package. Granted, studio strobes work in a different way than speedlites.
It’s predecessor, the Cheetah Light 180 features a 153 watt second output–which is essentially a little under twice the power of your typical speedlite from Canon, Nikon or Sony. Plus it comes with a battery pack and radio transmitter packaged if you want. Check out a video of the system in action. But for lighting geeks, this is probably one of the most exciting announcements in a long time.
It’s predecessor, the Cheetah Light 180 features a 153 watt second output–which is essentially a little under twice the power of your typical speedlite from Canon, Nikon or Sony. Plus it comes with a battery pack and radio transmitter packaged if you want. Check out a video of the system in action. But for lighting geeks, this is probably one of the most exciting announcements in a long time.
03-19-2013, 01:18 PM
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03-19-2013, 01:19 PM
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Read too fast... 
03-19-2013, 01:19 PM
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03-19-2013, 01:21 PM
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More like I didn't read the full thing 
03-19-2013, 01:23 PM
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...anyways, this unit won't be cheap. $670 but comes with a battery pack and receiver... so may or may not be worth it for some people
03-19-2013, 01:26 PM
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03-19-2013, 02:34 PM
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good idea or bad idea?
would it be a good idea to Scotchguard camera bags? 3 of my 4 bags are "AW" (all weather), but they're really not "all weather" until you put the rain cover over it. I can see if it's a downpour, but lately around Vancouver, if it's just lite rain, I don't even bother. But I started thinking, what if you Scotchguard' it? Thus making it more water repellent by themselves
I ask if it's a bad idea because I don't know if the chemical will cause any harm to the camera and lenses
would it be a good idea to Scotchguard camera bags? 3 of my 4 bags are "AW" (all weather), but they're really not "all weather" until you put the rain cover over it. I can see if it's a downpour, but lately around Vancouver, if it's just lite rain, I don't even bother. But I started thinking, what if you Scotchguard' it? Thus making it more water repellent by themselves
I ask if it's a bad idea because I don't know if the chemical will cause any harm to the camera and lenses
03-19-2013, 04:17 PM
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