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#21 ·
SgtAl said:
If you are going to get a digital SLR also invest in a 50mm fixed focus lens to go with any telephoto lens. That's how people get the best looking depth of field photos where the subject is in focus and the background is all fuzzy. Basically with that you focus with your feet, which I was always taught is the best way to zoom in as well.
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Not quite.

50mm focal length in full frame (35 in cropped sensor) is a standard lens, meaning no magnification. The depth of field has to do with aperture, not focal length.

So to blur the background, step close to the subject, with any lens, and open it wide.

With that said, a fast 50mm is a good investment. Or 35 in cropped sensor. For years, the standard lens for film cameras was a 50/1.8 and if you were rich or a pro, 50/1.2.
 
#23 ·
With "Auto ISO" on digital cameras it's not as important as it used to be. I once had a Canon F 0.95 that was thousands of dollars and weighed several pounds, but was the bomb for fashion work. [pompus]
 
#24 ·
KemosabeG said:
With "Auto ISO" on digital cameras it's not as important as it used to be. I once had a Canon F 0.95 that was thousands of dollars and weighed several pounds, but was the bomb for fashion work. [pompus]
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As important today as it ever was. High ISO introduces noise, and reduces both DR and IQ. My go-to is still a 56/1.2 (85 equiv). But you are right, that's quite a bit of glass, and heavy.
 
#25 ·
I use a Sony A6000. It's a crop sensor camera which means a slightly smaller sensor but it's smallish and light, and with 24 mega pixels is gives great results. They make two higher spec models but I don't need 4K video or in-camera stabilization which is what the higher spec models offer.
 
Discussion starter · #26 ·
Thanks Folks,
This is all very informative and has given me several things to research. I appreciate y'all taking time to make suggestions.
--- Randall
 
#27 ·
Meggie, thank you for translating what I meant to say into the actual what I meant. I dabbled in photography for a hot minute a log time ago and have forgotten most of what I learned.
 
Discussion starter · #28 ·
Howdy Folks,
I want to thank everyone who took time to reply for all of the useful suggestions offered. @Meggie has been especially helpful in offering detailed suggestions and advice. I placed an order for the below today and am looking forward to getting started. I'll be sure to post some of the results of my efforts here and will continue to participate in the on-going discussion.
--- Randall



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#30 ·
Is that Photoshop Elements your basic photo editing to after you've got a raw or jpeg picture? Wondering because I get some editing from my Mac but it's rather limited in nature but is on the automatic side. So I've been thinking about yet another app.
 
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#31 ·
ndncowboy said:
Is that Photoshop Elements your basic photo editing to after you've got a raw or jpeg picture? Wondering because I get some editing from my Mac but it's rather limited in nature but is on the automatic side. So I've been thinking about yet another app.
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Photo editing program is the oil-thread equivalent on photography forums. So this is just my opinion...

Photoshop Elements is somewhere between the program that came on the Mac and the full-featured Adobe Photoshop. That's the one I recommend for most beginners. I think I saw some YouTube posts comparing the two.

On the top end, two programs pretty much dominate the field - Phoroshop and Lightroom.

On your mobile device, the Snapseed app is very good.
 
#32 ·
@ndncowboy brings up another important point. Most cameras give you the option of shooting JPEG and RAW. Which to choose?

For most applications JPEG is fine. It's a compressed file, so it doesnt hog your disk and processes easily and quickly on your phone. If you're shooting stuff that might need to be heavily edited for publication or display, shoot RAW. What many do is save both, which is one of the settings on your camera. Use the JPEGs for everything, but I'd there is a special frame you really love and want to spend more time on, find the RAW version.

If you know you will be using Adobe Lightroom to post-process your roll, and your regular workflow includs downloading the images from the camera or card using Lightroom, don't bother with JPEG.
 
#33 ·
When I jumped back into photography, I looked long and hard at Sony, Canon and Nikon. I ended up with Canon because of the lenses. There are so many out there and the full frame glass works wonderfully on the crop sensor bodies. Sony is a nice camera but the glass is expensive and I don't care for the layout of the Nikon buttons.

I have a 7D Mark II which is probably overkill, but the 10 frames per second is a blast to shoot at sporting events. Word on the street is that Canon and Nikon are getting ready to release a new group of mirrorless cameras that will put the hurt on Sony because of the glass offerings from Canon and Nikon.

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#34 ·
TinIndian said:
When I jumped back into photography, I looked long and hard at Sony, Canon and Nikon. I ended up with Canon because of the lenses. There are so many out there and the full frame glass works wonderfully on the crop sensor bodies. Sony is a nice camera but the glass is expensive and I don't care for the layout of the Nikon buttons.

I have a 7D Mark II which is probably overkill, but the 10 frames per second is a blast to shoot at sporting events. Word on the street is that Canon and Nikon are getting ready to release a new group of mirrorless cameras that will put the hurt on Sony because of the glass offerings from Canon and Nikon.

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Sony now has 50% of the DSLR market. The next 30% is Nikon and Canon. The rest is everyone else. In five years non-mirrorless will be gone. The big question is whether professionals and prosumers would stay with Canon and Nikon if their mirrorless models require new glass, which is almost certainly will.

We dumped our Nikon f/f and switched to Fuji.
 
#35 ·
Meggie said:
Sony now has 50% of the DSLR market. The next 30% is Nikon and Canon. The rest is everyone else. In five years non-mirrorless will be gone. The big question is whether professionals and prosumers would stay with Canon and Nikon if their mirrorless models require new glass, which is almost certainly will.

We dumped our Nikon f/f and switched to Fuji.
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I don't necessarily agree on the need for new lens lineups for mirrorless. For example, Canon just released an upgrade to the popular 70-200 f2.8 lens. Not something you would do if you are planning on migrating technologies. It would really piss off the existing owners of any brand if they invest in expensive glass and the newer bodies are not compatible.

I would think that if Canon and Nikon don't make thier current lineup work with mirrorless bodies, it would pretty much kill them. Their biggest advantage to keep customers is to make the glass work. Canon has an edge here that the focus systems are all electronic.

Not sure where those numbers come from.

2018 Japan BCN camera rankings: Canon dominates DSLRs, tops Sony in mirrorless

The 2017 BCN camera rankings are out – Canon is up, Nikon and Sony are down | Nikon Rumors



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#36 ·
TinIndian said:
I don't necessarily agree on the need for new lens lineups for mirrorless. For example, Canon just released an upgrade to the popular 70-200 f2.8 lens. Not something you would do if you are planning on migrating technologies. It would really piss off the existing owners of any brand if they invest in expensive glass and the newer bodies are not compatible.

I would think that if Canon and Nikon don't make thier current lineup work with mirrorless bodies, it would pretty much kill them. Their biggest advantage to keep customers is to make the glass work. Canon has an edge here that the focus systems are all electronic.

Not sure where those numbers come from.

2018 Japan BCN camera rankings: Canon dominates DSLRs, tops Sony in mirrorless

The 2017 BCN camera rankings are out – Canon is up, Nikon and Sony are down | Nikon Rumors



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For sure it is going to be different lens mounts and a new line of lenses and for sure they will have adapters. In the absence of a mirror, the imager is far closer to the first lens element, necessitating a different lens (but allowing a smaller camera). The question is whether the adapters will slow down the AF, step down aperture, vignette, and all the things we know they dont do well.

By the way, I dont like Sony. I tried the 7 and even the 9 and couldn't get used to the ergos. Also hated the menu system. I hope CaNikon come out with a 48mp mirrorless monster and I would absolutely switch out from Fuji. There is only so much I can get out of a cropped sensor.

Thanks for correcting my data. I seemed to recall that Sony surpassed Nikon early 2017, but maybe that was just US.
 
#37 ·
Meggie said:
By the way, I dont like Sony. I tried the 7 and even the 9 and couldn't get used to the ergos. Also hated the menu system.
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I want to like Sony but the bodies like A7 are too small and also find the menus rather obtuse. I do like the OLED view. WYSIWYG is a great thing with photography

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#39 ·
Meggie said:
@ndncowboy brings up another important point. Most cameras give you the option of shooting JPEG and RAW. Which to choose?

For most applications JPEG is fine. It's a compressed file, so it doesnt hog your disk and processes easily and quickly on your phone. If you're shooting stuff that might need to be heavily edited for publication or display, shoot RAW. What many do is save both, which is one of the settings on your camera. Use the JPEGs for everything, but I'd there is a special frame you really love and want to spend more time on, find the RAW version.

If you know you will be using Adobe Lightroom to post-process your roll, and your regular workflow includs downloading the images from the camera or card using Lightroom, don't bother with JPEG.
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I don't suppose Photoshop Elements has the ability to create and add a watermark does it? Been looking for a cheap way to do just that and the cheap ways all lack a lot to be desired.
 
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