Why I love digital

Frank ess wrote:

The Sports Shooter site has a bunch of interesting stuff, but the most
useful for everyone may be at:
http://www.sportsshooter.com/news_story.html?id=1127

I reckon just about everyone could profit from digesting the hints,
explicit and implicit, on that page.

Good article.

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Frank ess wrote:

The Sports Shooter site has a bunch of interesting stuff, but the most
useful for everyone may be at:
http://www.sportsshooter.com/news_story.html?id=1127

I reckon just about everyone could profit from digesting the hints,
explicit and implicit, on that page.

Good article.

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-- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm
-- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm
-- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin
-- e-meil: there's no such thing as a FreeLunch.

"mike regish" wrote in message
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I usually resize mine to 800x600 jpegs at 72 dpi. You can get quite a few
in
10 megs that way.

mike


nitpick Of course, an 800x600 pixel jpeg at 72 dpi will be the same size
as an 800x600 pixel jpeg at 300 dpi :-) /nitpick

Alan Browne wrote:

The shutter has a delay of 100 - 200 ms. On the Maxxum 9 it is about
50-60ms.

The following site shows .27 secs (Shutter lag, full autofocus .266):

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/MAX7/D7A7.HTM

This is a serious design weakness that eliminated the 7D from
consideration for me.

Alan Browne wrote:

The shutter has a delay of 100 - 200 ms. On the Maxxum 9 it is about
50-60ms.

The following site shows .27 secs (Shutter lag, full autofocus .266):

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/MAX7/D7A7.HTM

This is a serious design weakness that eliminated the 7D from
consideration for me.

Alan Browne wrote:
Ron Hunter wrote:

Siggy wrote:

Ron Hunter wrote:

Don't forget one of the best features of digital for learning,
the EXIF data to tell you WHY your picture didn't look like it
should!




Histogram?

No, the EXIF data is all about camera settings, not image content.


He meant looking at the histogram after a shot to verify
placement as an aid to learning.

Also, in RAW import you can get the histogram, and in PS viewing a
reasonable facimile of it if you captured in RAW.


Many programs will provide a histogram of the image. This is NOT what
EXIF does, but it certainly is useful, for those who understand what it
means.


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Ron Hunter

mike regish wrote:
I usually resize mine to 800x600 jpegs at 72 dpi. You can get quite a few in
10 megs that way.

mike

"Ron Hunter" wrote in message
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Posting a few digital images will exhaust 10 meg of storage in minutes!


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Yeah, but WHY?


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mike regish wrote:
That's what I thought. I was really impressed with all the info it displays.
That helps a WHOLE lot when experimenting with different settings. I used to
try to keep a written log with film, but that was a total pain.

And yes, the first thing I did was set the date/time. :-)

mike

"Ron Hunter" wrote in message
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EXIF is basically a record of the camera settings, manual and automatic,
for each picture, along with the exact time of the picture (assuming you
keep the clock set correctly).



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Keep an eye on it. Most camera clocks aren't all that accurate.


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Ron Hunter

mike regish wrote:
That's what I thought. I was really impressed with all the info it displays.
That helps a WHOLE lot when experimenting with different settings. I used to
try to keep a written log with film, but that was a total pain.

And yes, the first thing I did was set the date/time. :-)

mike

"Ron Hunter" wrote in message
...

EXIF is basically a record of the camera settings, manual and automatic,
for each picture, along with the exact time of the picture (assuming you
keep the clock set correctly).



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Keep an eye on it. Most camera clocks aren't all that accurate.


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Ron Hunter

scott wrote:
Alan Browne wrote:

The shutter has a delay of 100 - 200 ms. On the Maxxum 9 it is about
50-60ms.


The following site shows .27 secs (Shutter lag, full autofocus .266):

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/MAX7/D7A7.HTM

This is a serious design weakness that eliminated the 7D from
consideration for me.

Oh, give me a BREAK. Two tenths of a second? You won't notice. And
what is that about autofocus? You guys really slay me. I thought no
serious photographer would EVER use autofocus, so WHAT is the complaint?



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Ron Hunter