PHOTOGRAPHIC THREADS: camera queries, any photo tech stuff!

[TC]

I have a sensor cleaning brush called the Arctic Butterfly which is obtainable from Speed Graphic.  This I have used a couple of times on my D200 and I have yet to notice any dust spots on my pictures although I was plagued with this with my D70.

As far as I am aware, the D300 has a small sticky pad directly beneath the sensor which captures the dust shaken off during the cleaning process

An excellent site for all aspects of digital photography is - shortcourses.com/index.html

[Paddy Tobin]

Tom,

Good site.
Have you purchased any of the books? If so, how did you find them?

Paddy

[TC]

Tom,

Good site.
Have you purchased any of the books? If so, how did you find them?

Paddy

No, as a rule I do not buy photographic books.  I hunt for web sites when I need information on specific points or for unbiased reports on cameras and lenses when used in the field.  However, the contents of the camera manuals look impressive, but unless you can actually look at the book it's difficult to know how useful it would be.  It would certainly be better than the guide books supplied with Nikon cameras !

I do subscribe to Outdoor Photography magazine which I find more akin to my interests and is also full of pretty pictures - so much so that my wife grabs it when it comes by the post.  I have to wait until she has had a look at it.

[Anthony Darby]

I notice WareHouse Express do deferred payment for 9 months at the cash price.

[Paddy Tobin]

Re the Nikon lens, of which I wrote earlier, I ordered this lens from Purely Gadgets (PurelyGadgets.co.uk) on Friday last. As it hasn't arrived yet I sent an e-mail to enquire about the delay and was told that my order "is expected to be shipped out very soon". This is despite their website claim that orders will normally be delivered within 5 days and frequently ever faster.

Am I disappointed? You bet I am.

Anybody have any experience of dealing with this company?

Paddy

[Anthony Darby]

Not used Purely Gadgets, but they obviously don't have it in stock. I bought from Parkway and received it the next day.

BTW which is the most useful filter to protect a lens?

[Paddy Tobin]

Anthony,

I ordered a clear "filter" with this lens. It is on no photographic significance, just simply to protect the lens front.

Paddy

[mark smyth]

Canon batteries I bought off Ebay recently arrived the next day before I had the cheque written!

[Carlo]

Several of my lenses have UV/Haze filters which are basically clear and don't affect color, etc. There is almost continuous debate among photographers over whether this is a good practice or not. (Any piece of glass between the subject and the camera affecting image quality, vs. protecting lenses...)

[Anthony Darby]

Something has been puzzling me since I started using my wife's laptop and Windows Vista. How does the computer know which way I held my camera to take a pic? I no longer have to rotate pics.

[Michael J Campbell]

Anthony,vista knows everything,I told you it was different.

[Carlo]

Actually the meta data that your camera records with each photograph includes the orientation at which you are taking the picture. It is instructing the photo program (photoshop?) you're using whether a horizontal or vertical orientation is the expected outcome. Vista doesn't know squat...

[Michael J Campbell]

 

[TC]

Vista 64 bit knows less than squat.  After using it for 6 months, I am now installing XP Pro. alongside it.  I will then have the option of using current hardware which Vista 64 cannot operate.  This means that I can, at last, use a scanner to digitize -( have I made up this word ? ) - part of my collection of 64,000 slides and probably as many negatives. I will lose 4 Gb. of RAM but I still will have more than enough to work with.

[Anthony Darby]

Well that's me telt. I've never used Photoshop and just use the default programme. Maybe when I retire?