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Feb 25 |
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Does street photography including children introduce any specific concern? btw, sorry to spam but to expand the above, in my country it IS illegal to take photos of a minor without explicit parents consent, so actually it falls on the first case (illegal but usually tolerated). |
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Feb 25 |
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Does street photography including children introduce any specific concern? ok sorry that comment was effectively related more to the country I live in (which has surely many more culprits outside prisons than innocents inside) than the local situation in the US, due to definitely different legal systems. The answer was US centric, so my fault. |
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Feb 25 |
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Does street photography including children introduce any specific concern? I totally agree with the different perception when children comes into play. I disagree with "convicted and labeled a pedophile for life - even if you didn't do anything illegal". Either you did something illegal (probably something which is tolerated in other circumstances but still is illegal) or you'll very likely get acquitted (but surely you'll endure a lot of trouble). |
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Feb 15 |
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What are the advantages of moving from the Canon 550D to Nikon D5100? @Geek - difficult to answer as the lenses lineups are seldom 100% equivalent. Plus it's hard to generalize - one brand might be cheaper for a lens and costlier for another. And above all there are lenses which are unique to each system - Nikon has no pancake lenses, Canon has no cheap fast almost normal lens for APS-C for example. |
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Feb 12 |
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Feb 11 |
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If I have a 18-55mm lens, is there a point in buying a 35mm prime lens? Having both, I strongly disagree. First of all the 55-200 is definetely sharp, a worse maybe than the 35mm but not by much. Also, on cropped sensors, a 35mm lens angle of view is 44.7°, at 55mm it is 29.38°. This would mean that the image would be cropped approx by 2/3 on both sides, and on a D50 that would be a 2.6Mpix image (pretty low). And to get the same image you'd get at 200mm you must crop a 200Kpix part which would be completely useless. |
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Feb 11 |
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If I have a 18-55mm lens, is there a point in buying a 35mm prime lens? I bought the 35mm f1.8 DX for the same reason as Therealstubot.. and while I use it a lot indoors, it's almost always with a bounced flash anyway. Unless you live in a very bright house, don't think a fast prime is enough to shoot without a flash - unless you are happy with ISO occasionally ranging into 3200-6400 range. The only real reason I use the 35mm is for shallow DOF (at least, shallower than the kit lens allows). |
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Feb 11 |
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What is the practical difference between phase-detect and contrast-based autofocus? I strongly disagree with "Most people are NOT shooting sports or wild game professionally, so in 95% of all shooting scenarios the new smaller mirrorless contrast-detection cameras are enough.". Many many people are going to shoot (as in taking photos of ;)) running children and they are an even more difficult focus target. Also, as said, many mirrorless are gaining phase detect focus which is able to compete with at least entry level DSLRs. |
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Feb 10 |
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Which camera is better for shooting natural scenes with natural colour? I agree the selection of cameras is too limited and random, it doesn't make sense at all. There are tons of alternatives, especially considering the mirrorless camp you totally jumped and which can offer a good in-between from P&S and DSLR. |
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Feb 9 |
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What to buy for macro and portraits? (D5100) Actually good filters (which are expensive) like the Canon 500D or Nikon 5T are pretty good in quality, and are made of multiple glass elements to minimize CA. But they cost 5-10x the cheap filters around. |
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Feb 9 |
answered | What to buy for macro and portraits? (D5100) |
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Feb 4 |
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Can I use a Nikon 50mm f/2 pre-AI on my Nikon D5100? About the conversion - given the fact that the lens is a 50mm f2, in case it's needed for upgrading to a D7000, I would try to do the conversion myself or buy the 1.8/AF-D version (which is very cheap) and not pay for converting an old f2 MF lens. |
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Feb 3 |
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Will a 50mm f/1.8 work for general outdoor photography? Not an answer to the exact question, but if I were you (or if I were me 2 months before today) I would seriously consider a fast zoom (Sigma or Tamron 17-50 f2.8) unless you specifically want a prime. I bought the 35mm for mostly indoor use and actually the 1 gained stop isn't enough to compensate for lost flexibility. Your mileage will vary, but if it's your first prime, I would first spend some time with the 18-55 zoom taped at given focal lenghts before buying either. |
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Feb 3 |
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Will a 50mm f/1.8 work for general outdoor photography? The Nikon 50mm actually costs the same if not more than the Nikon 35mm (provided f1.8 AF-S versions of both are bought, which is needed to autofocus on the camera in question). |
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Feb 3 |
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Is it safe to manually-focus the Nikon 18-105 while in autofocus mode? In case of Nikon, in addition to the old AF lenses which do not have a motor, also some cheap AF-S lenses (AF-S is the equivalent of USM) are not safe to MF when in AF mode. These basically are the kit lenses: 18-55, 55-200 and 55-300. |
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Jan 31 |
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When do the differences between APS-C and full frame sensors matter, and why? All else equal, I can't see how this would be a disadvantage to - say - a 10mp camera: if you take the 18mp and resize to 10mp in photoshop, it will probably be sharper than if it has be shot in 10mp in the first place (the same if you take the 10mp and resize to 18). You are shooting to print/view inside a given area, not for louping at 100% zoom. |
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Jan 28 |
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Which portrait lens should I buy next for my Nikon D3100? Well, not of the kind that makes the nose bigger because at 35mm you might be too close to the face. That said, I have the 35mm, shoot portraits - sometimes close to the subject - and find the distortion acceptable, specially on children. |
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Jan 28 |
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Nikon segmentation strategy for D4 vs D600? Well, you can send the D600 for shutter replacement when it happens, for a fraction of the price. But I agree on everything else. Heck I agree also with that argument on shutter durability, but I would focus on the lower chance of it breaking when you are shooting something important rather than repair price. |
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Jan 26 |
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How do I find the right backpack for my full frame DSLR plus lenses? I have a small version of one of those. On one side it's not big enough for a large gear set or large lenses (but maybe your model is a better fit) but on the plus side, it's very handy as it can be flipped over the shoulder and becomes a sort of big waist-bag allowing easy exchange of lenses, etc. For me - with a D3100 and all small lenses - it's the ideal fit. |
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Jan 24 |
answered | Why is depth of field minimised at the max focal length of a zoom lens? |
