Photography

[MountainGirl]

How did I miss this thread?

@jmohme Your images are beautiful. Thank you for sharing them.

 

[Tnhawk]

Just a snapshot of a thing I saw recently but that I had not seen for at least 20 years before that. It used to be a fairly frequent site over NYC and surrounding areas decades ago. View attachment 480936

This was a familiar site in the Houston area about 50 years ago.

 

[jmohme]

What are you guys using for equipment? I havent taken my DSLR out in years, mostly because I don’t usually feel like carrying it around. I sometimes debate on starting to use it again or maybe upgrading to something new.

I have pretty much migrated over to mirrorless. Nikon Z6II, Z8, and Z9, but still have a D850 that sees regular use. In fact, it is being used today.

 

[kbaxter60]

This was a familiar site in the Houston area about 50 years ago.

I was a fortunate lad and got a ride back in '68, just before the World's fair. Left the International Airport, circled the Tower of the America's, and back to the airport. From what I remember, it was loud!

 

[Glenn B]

This was a familiar site in the Houston area about 50 years ago.

Probably flew all over the USA, I guess.

 

[Tnhawk]

Probably flew all over the USA, I guess.

It had a hanger at Spring, TX for several years.

 

[Glenn B]

What are you guys using for equipment? I havent taken my DSLR out in years, mostly because I don’t usually feel like carrying it around. I sometimes debate on starting to use it again or maybe upgrading to something new.

When I was last into photography, I was using a Nikon FM2 film camera. I had a few Tamron Adaptall 2 lenses for it along with a micro-Nikkor macro lens. That was ages ago. I could not afford a digital once they became popular, both SLR film cameras & accessories and film became harder to find as did places that developed film also became rarer; although, there apparently has been a resurgence of both to some degree.

Don't recall if the last one was set up by me with someone else snapping it or if I set the camera on its tripod and set the timer.

 

[Wudidiz]

I have pretty much migrated over to mirrorless. Nikon Z6II, Z8, and Z9, but still have a D850 that sees regular use. In fact, it is being used today.

I also use a Nikon D850 with a 200-500 f5.6 Nikon lens. My backup is a D500. Photography is my main hobby and my photos are at http://www.flickr.com/photos/milazzoyo/

 

[Outrider]

 

[Outrider]

Nikon P-1000 125 X digital zoom camera or iPhone 13 Pro Max depending on what I am shooting.

 

[ILexpatriot]

I wish I'd have seen this thread before I dumped a bunch of these in the "Cool pics" thread. I'll try not to double post too many..

 

[ILexpatriot]

 

[ILexpatriot]

 

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[Rhino]

Big Tex on Saturday.

 

[benenglish]

HATING the LCD viewfinder.

That's been my attitude toward every one of them I've ever used. But I haven't looked through a new one in quite a while. So...

I have pretty much migrated over to mirrorless.

...have LCD viewfinders gotten good or are you just tolerating them?

 

[lonestardiver]

The electronic viewfinders on my Z6II and E-M1X are fairly decent but not quite the clarity of an optical viewfinder. Now with that said, the advantages are focus peaking in the viewfinder, a better representation of what the exposure looks like, and being able to zoom in on a particular spot for focus/exposure without having to use live view.

There is a longer delay when the camera is asleep or turned off and you turn it on or touch a button to wake it up before you can see your subject in the viewfinder.

The image in the viewfinder at times seems to be a bit over digitized in appearance, I need to see if I can adjust the contrast in the EVF view.

Another challenge is if you are taking a long series of shots at a high frame rate (think action like sporting event, an auto race or air show) you tend to see a stuttered view of the subject and it can make following the subject harder as there is a delay in what you see. That is typically not an issue with a DSLR and an optical view finder. Ensuring you have image review turned off for the EVF (if it is even an option for your camera)will help reduce this effect.

 

[Nofir55]

Was taken on an Iphone 8