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I'm semi-pro photographer currently shooting A-mount both: Film and Digital, currently working as a Software Engineer. Through my history I got experience with most of the systems, wrote several photography-related articles and tutorials (almost none of them in English though, so you won't see me linking to my own materials).
I'm allergic to:
- crap written by Ken Rockwell
- "prophesies" of Tom Hogan
- generalizations based on one or two cameras
- And people who think that there are only 2 photographic systems for pros: Canon and Nikon (view mostly popularized by mr. Rockwell)
So best way to get a -1 from me is either by linking to texts made by these guys or popularizing bipolar point of view.
What I love:
- Answers based on experience that goes more deeply than into one or two systems
- Well-formatted answers that cover all of the matters in a question (even if someone else already suggested an idea you agree with)
- lists and direct comparisons
So best way to get +1 from me is by reading through whole question and answering every matter touched by it in widest scope possible.
English isn't my native language, so please, forgive me any spelling or grammatical mistakes.
Hope you'll find my answers helpful. And please: remember to mark answers under your questions if you agree with them (+1 doesn't do the job on it's own, though if you want to give +1 and mark an answer - you're even more awesome! ;) ).
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May 7 |
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Why do Nikon cameras use lowercase “O”s instead of zeroes? Do they? I got quite a lot stuff done related to the design and I can tell you that I hardly can see any flaw at all - both: in typography and design. If anything - there's a huge issue with typography on Nikon cameras dials. |
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May 2 |
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Anyone suggests Zeiss 100mm f2 macro planar? I got some glass Zeiss (not specifically 2/100) and I can tell you that dust in a lens won't be an issue. I seen Nikon lenses that were advertised as "weather-sealed" and got dust inside, yet I don't have any issues with dust in my lens. Mechanical construction of these lenses is so precise that I wouldn't worry too much :) |
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May 2 |
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Why do Nikon cameras use lowercase “O”s instead of zeroes? I got something contrary - if I see a number that's made half of letters (0s replaced by os) and next to it are regular words with small letter 0 - it takes me twice as long to "catch up" with this way of displaying data than it'd be otherwise. 0 is a very characteristic number and it also can be very easily recognized only by shape. In no way it requires any slow "reading" as you suggest. |
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May 2 |
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Why do Nikon cameras use lowercase “O”s instead of zeroes? Somehow other manufacturers don't have the same problem and they use regular 0s. |
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Apr 16 |
reviewed | Reviewed What post processing should be done to my photographs of the aurora borealis to improve colours and impact? |
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Apr 15 |
reviewed | Reviewed Does the Canon M have actual, significant deficiencies vs. the competition? |
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Apr 15 |
reviewed | Reviewed Are any ultra-wide angle digital point and shoot cameras made? |
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Apr 10 |
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What's the difference between real and effective aperture? "would require reducing elements in front of the aperture to make the image of the opening smaller, but also enlarging elements behind the aperture" - out from a pure curiosity - isn't that what some of large format lenses do? |
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Apr 6 |
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Best order of doing things when editing scanned photos in Photoshop? one important thing - if you plan to resize your images: first do that and than sharpen. Sharpening before resizing isn't a particularly good idea. |
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Apr 6 |
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Why did “pure” photography displace pictoralism so completely? "Originally, the first photographers were more concerned with the science and technology of photography than with art" - what do you mean by "originally" ? Just look around - that's exactly what people are concerned with today. That's why we have system wars, that's why we have mirrorless vs rest of the universe front, that's why the most popular websites about photography are these about gear, not art. The only thing that changed is that previously photographer was an expert in chemistry - now he is an expert in electronics. |
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Mar 26 |
answered | Sigma 8-16 vs Canon 10-22 |
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Mar 26 |
awarded | Constituent |
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Mar 25 |
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Will a Nikkor AF-S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G IF-ED VR lens work on my Sony A900? There are no adapters Nikon F -> Sony A. |
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Mar 25 |
answered | Is a small amount of play on the Fujifilm X-E1 mount normal? |
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Mar 25 |
awarded | Organizer |
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Mar 25 |
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sony cameras and low key photography BTW: Your question is unrelated to Sony - you just happen to use Sony flashes, but the issue you have isn't related to the equipment. And, yes: we really do need to know what did you try. Perhaps you can show us a sample picture on what you think is a failed attempt? |
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Mar 25 |
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sony cameras and low key photography edited tags |
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Mar 20 |
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Nikon D600: how to fix hundreds of photos with dust on them? Yep. Best way is either to clean your sensor regularly (in case of D600: before any photo session + once each hour) or return D600 and buy different camera :) Keep in mind that if that's a constant, annoying issue than you are not forced by anything to stick with corrupt model. |
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Mar 20 |
awarded | Caucus |
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Mar 11 |
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How can I compare MTF50 to a manufacturer's MTF chart? You are comparing your MTFs to Canon measured MTF charts or computed MTF charts? Cause you know that comparison against computed MTFs is meaningless? |
