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BF Hammer replied to a thread Who does Real Estate photography? in Architecture

Cindy, I have never been disappointed with my Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 Art series. No improvement for getting a wider field, but wider fixed aperture and...

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02-20-2021, 03:54 AM

BF Hammer replied to a thread 35mm film negatives to digital ? in Film SLR's

Scott, thanks for that link! I have it bookmarked and I will investigate this myself. I have already investigated the Nikon adapter for a macro lens...

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02-20-2021, 01:26 AM

BF Hammer replied to a thread Should I shoot JPG or RAW? in Photography Q&A

I'm only guessing, but you might have long-exposure noise reduction turned on in the setup menu, which would apply a noise reduction filter to the...

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02-20-2021, 01:22 AM

BF Hammer replied to a thread Housekeeping! in Photography Q&A

I have a pair of LensPens, a pair of those microfiber cloths that stuff into a holder with a clip, and I also keep those 1-use pre-moistened lens...

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02-19-2021, 02:29 AM

BF Hammer replied to a thread Should I shoot JPG or RAW? in Photography Q&A

Yeah, if something isn't broken, don't work too hard at fixing it. But something to consider is to try Raw+Jpeg as an option. Both formats are...

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02-19-2021, 01:40 AM

BF Hammer replied to a thread What attracted you to Nikon? in Photography Q&A

Yeah, I had an old Kodak Hawkeye that shot 620 film stock as a kid. I remember those 1-shot flashbulbs it used and how they melted into grotesque...

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02-18-2021, 01:12 AM

BF Hammer replied to a thread What attracted you to Nikon? in Photography Q&A

My gateway was the Coolpix 995. I had gone through a couple of Minolta and Pentax point-n-shoot 35mm film cameras, and did acquire a 20+ year-old...

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02-17-2021, 02:30 AM

BF Hammer replied to a thread RAW Editor or RAW Converter? in Photography Q&A

My understanding is that most people using Raw will use Lightroom to edit and only go to Photoshop as required for some function that Lightroom...

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02-15-2021, 04:50 AM

BF Hammer replied to a thread Nikkor vs. Zykkor in General Lenses

Something else I meant to comment on: The condition of the zoom lens not showing the same field of view as your prime Nykkor is named "focus creep"....

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02-14-2021, 03:38 AM

BF Hammer replied to a thread Gear Cart? in Other Photography Equipment

And in the rolling jobsite storage category, I found this stacking Stanley hard-shell boxes. ...

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02-14-2021, 03:21 AM

BF Hammer replied to a thread Gear Cart? in Other Photography Equipment

Just searching for "outdoor cart" on the big A site, I see mostly these folding pull-behind wagons......

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02-13-2021, 10:16 PM

BF Hammer replied to a thread Who does Real Estate photography? in Architecture

When I lost a job in 2018 I considered a job listing as a real estate photographer. They wanted photographers to have at least a lens of 14mm FX...

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02-12-2021, 12:56 AM

BF Hammer replied to a thread Gear Cart? in Other Photography Equipment

I can see how the large wheels of the stroller would be an advantage for this project, but the rest just seems like you are adapting and overcoming a...

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02-12-2021, 12:47 AM

BF Hammer replied to a thread Nikkor vs. Zykkor in General Lenses

Me, I had a chance purchase of an entire Minolta XD-11 kit from a sheriff auction in the mid 1990's as my first SLR purchase. My previous SLR...

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02-09-2021, 07:41 PM

BF Hammer replied to a thread Any opinions on Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 vs 70-300mm f/4-5.6 ED? in Telephoto

Cindy, it really is the series 1 that preceded. But the price was very right at $700. KEH is selling used Series VRII at over $1000 at this point....

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02-09-2021, 02:27 AM

BF Hammer replied to a thread Any opinions on Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 vs 70-300mm f/4-5.6 ED? in Telephoto

And a day later I am the new owner of a used AF-S VR Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G. The older version from the 2000's. It still focused a bit more...

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02-08-2021, 02:34 AM

BF Hammer replied to a thread D500 AF-Mode button appears to not be not working... in D500

Look for Peter7100's answer in this thread. It is famous now for rescuing autofocus problems without sending for repair. ...

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02-08-2021, 02:27 AM

BF Hammer replied to a thread D500 Thread AFS AFC Button in D500

Welcome Carlos. You only describe the position of the focus function buttons. There is also the 3rd autofocus mode, AF-A where the camera decides if...

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02-08-2021, 01:04 AM

BF Hammer replied to a thread Any opinions on Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 vs 70-300mm f/4-5.6 ED? in Telephoto

Looking at my local camera shop's website I see a recently-listed used Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G available. Tamron has the 70-200mm f/2.8 G2 with a $100...

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02-06-2021, 10:45 PM

BF Hammer replied to a thread Steve Perry Video - STOP STRUGGLING WITH SHADOW RECOVERY! in Education

I like to watch most of Tony and Chelsea's videos, but they are guilty of the click-bait hooks. Tony's "ISO is Fake" video is one of his most...

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02-04-2021, 02:32 AM

BF Hammer replied to a thread D7000 acts weird after 6 or 7 shoots in D7000

I just grabbed my D7000 and refreshed my memory on this. There are menu settings where you can choose the option to allow the shutter release to...

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01-29-2021, 02:52 AM

BF Hammer replied to a thread Resizing advice please in Post Processing

In the Windows world, back in the Windows XP days there was "PowerToys" which could be downloaded from MS and added functions to XP. There was an...

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01-28-2021, 04:24 AM

BF Hammer replied to a thread Image insert in Feedback and Suggestions

This explains a lot. I uninstalled Flash since it is pretty much a dead format now and has security exploit holes. I just upload 1 at a time as I...

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01-28-2021, 02:35 AM

BF Hammer replied to a thread D750 Buffer limitation or Age factor? in D750

I'm not sure if this applies at 1/60 sec but check in the menu system to see if you have Long Exposure Noise Reduction on. That really slows down...

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01-28-2021, 02:27 AM

BF Hammer replied to a thread This maybe my first new lens and would like an opinion in Prime

Not Marcel, but I do have a set of close-up filters. I bought them for my first try at macro. They are basically a magnifying glass on then lens that...

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