bushpig 0 Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 My mistake then. I was under the impression the polarizer did that... Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 polarizer, like your polaroid sunglasses filter out reflected light. However, if you drive with the polaroids, you'll see the glass patterns in your windscreen because some of the surface reflects light polarised to you sunglases plane. Try this, buy a new pair of polaroids, break them in half. Hold the lenses one infront of the other, then twist one lens through 90 degrees. The two perpendicular polarised plans will filter out all the light. Blackness. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted June 8, 2007 Author Share Posted June 8, 2007 i just opened my new EXTREME card reader...but I don't have any pictures to download Link to post Share on other sites
miller 1 Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 I got the 4GB Extreme III card. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 makes sense, thanks Thursday. I just hadn't thought about it, cos I was under the wrong impression that it was the UV it was filtering out. 4G?!?? That's insane! Link to post Share on other sites
miller 1 Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 It was only 50% more than the 2GB they had a special offer on so I thought I'd go for that. Got it for under 15000 yen. I don't do things half-heartedly Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted June 8, 2007 Author Share Posted June 8, 2007 it was on sale in the states last month for 56$ us.... but you need an american address to purchase it Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted June 8, 2007 Author Share Posted June 8, 2007 but not to burst your bubble too much, 15000yen is a great price Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 All good, but if the card buggers up then you may be stuffed if you have a lot of photos on there... Not that I have ever had a card screw up on me though. Link to post Share on other sites
miller 1 Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Don't worry no bubbles have been burst. When the 2GB is 11-12,000 yen it made sense. (Apart from the Fisheye bubble perhaps, but I haven't bought that). Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted June 8, 2007 Author Share Posted June 8, 2007 just playing with iview media pro 3 and it is awesome!!! it's a cataloguing software to keep track and search all your photos Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 That's a good price for 4GB Extreme III. If you wanted to go all out, you could've got the 8GB Extreme IV for 6man Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Be aware that at higher altitudes, say above 2000m a polariser can cause the sky to turn quite dark especially if the air is very dry. So if you're heading up high it's best just to use the UV filter. Also if you double up filters on a very wide angle lens like a fisheye the rim of the filter may appear in the photograph. Link to post Share on other sites
1 4 Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Fisheye lenses are excellent. Might be a luxury but you can take some killer shots. Scenery, buildings, sports... I could do with one of them. Link to post Share on other sites
miller 1 Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 What a lovely camera Software - thoughts on the provided Picture Project (Japanese!) and/or Photoshop Elements 5.0 please!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted June 9, 2007 Author Share Posted June 9, 2007 i have to go out now so I can't go in depth. Picture project sucks. before you buy anything, download the 30 day trials!!!!!!!!!! there are many software companies out there that do similar things but their workflows are different. You have to go through and find which one works best for you. I use: camera mechanic to import photos onto my hard drive from my card reader iview mediapro 3 to catalogue my photos haven't decided on a raw converter yet but I really like capture one...but my 30 day trial is running out! and finally photoshop to edit files Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Photoshop elements is really excellent. It has far greater functionality than my ancient version of photoshop, and is really straightforward to use. I've used up 20 days of the 30 day trial and have now almost worked through the manual. I'm going to be buying it soon. I use Thumbplus to catalogue my photos. Link to post Share on other sites
AK 77 0 Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Bad news for one of my cameras: I have broken my Fuji finepix S20 pro (top of range digital non-slr). It was left in mt possession by someone who got a smaller digi because I would use it more.... ...and I have broken it within a week! It was in it's padded case in my genkan.. er.. on the floor.. and i think i tripped over my bag and booted it. The screen and viewfinder just show black, and taking a photo produces white with abstract green blob. It was 6man camera.. oops. Of course all metal Pentax KX is fine. So... might have to get anther good quality digi. Got compact digi that doesnt matter if gets broken... never the one that does though! Canon G5? Nikon p5000 or even cheap D40? and spend on lenses. on another photographic tangent... seen a Mamiya 6 in the local Kitamura, for 9 man - compact MF rangefinder camera with lense of the Leica / Zeiss quality. which flash syncs up to 1/500th! (see what Ken Rockwell says about it - it's his favorite camera) Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 I have compacts, I will never use them again. The DSLRs are just so good, you will never use a compact again. OK, go for the D40x then, a kinda compromise for a compact and a girlie DSLR. Link to post Share on other sites
its-a-clock 0 Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 There's a real photo boom going on it seems! I'd love to have a decent camera but never really looked into it. I know I'd have to justify it with a real purpose to learn and get good. Did any of you guys go on courses or just self-taught? Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 course would be great. I'd like to attend a nude photography course. It's a lot of fun trying to teach yourself. Pickup some basic buidebooks then off you go experimenting. It's a lot easier now that your results are instant. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted June 11, 2007 Author Share Posted June 11, 2007 a nude photography class would be hard work! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 yeah, can imagine, a hard day in the studio. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Going for the Nikon D40 today. The pocket digicam is fine, but I'm sick of waiting 2 seconds for it to work out its arse from its elbow. My first two cameras were mechanical/manual. I'm going back to SLR control. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted June 11, 2007 Author Share Posted June 11, 2007 Soubs, I can get it for 49800. Don't pay more than 5man for it. There must be a kitamura kamera up in your neck of the woods. then get a 1gig card for 3000yen and a uv filter for the lens (2-3000yen) and a small bag to keep it all in Link to post Share on other sites
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