Member Kirsten Vignes

Nice shot Mark! I say get the print made! Maybe you can wrap your car with it?

David K

You guessed what I would suggest pretty well. However I do quadriptychs too. For Mark's size image my usual triptych would not work as well.
Please forgive me Mark for borrowing the image for an example.

You can judge for yourself if the technique is appropriate for this image.

I think each of the individual panels looks…[Read more]

hikemate;1291 wrote: Can I buy and attach the rici to my 120 (for my s2p) or my 90 f4 macro lens (on my m9). will it work as a macro flash

The SU-800 Commander for the R1C1 does have the ability to control the SB-R200 flashes in M mode so it should work, although I have not personally tried.

The R1C1 does come with a 72mm adapter ring…[Read more]

David, as usual, has the fix suggestion for when you are taking the photo.

If you want to try and fix this after the fact in Light Room, you can do a local brush that is set to reduce clarity and or sharpness just a bit. Just apply it to the worst areas. It is pretty fast. Not perfect, but I would rather skip the AA filter to get the rest of…[Read more]

Pretty cool, Mark.

You realize that if you printed this 20″ tall, you'd end up with a print 17 feet in length?!

Stuart Richardson;1282 wrote: So, one of the great things about the S2 is that the lenses are so incredibly good that they outresolve the sensor in most situations. The downside to this situation is that since there is no AA filter, you can experience moire if you have fine detail. I have been experiencing it on a fairly regular basis. I…

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stephan;1283 wrote: TTL should also be possible with SCA 3002 compatible flashes, as the Metz 76.

The point is for me that I'm used to the fill in function of the Nikons, where you can easily manage the flash-output even in TTL. You set the camera in manual and fill in with TTL, which works great. So now I'm looking for something similar for…

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constable;1280 wrote: I would like to add my request for user choice over SD or CF as the first used storage medium. Note that I am not asking for parallel processing, simply a user choice. The reason is simple .. one less piece of equipment to take with me when travelling with my MacBook Air which has a built in SD card slot.

Not really much…

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stephan;1262 wrote: is anyone using a Nikon SB900 with good results on the S2?

I have a lot of SB900 that I use (mostly) with pocketwizzards and want to use them again with the S2 as well. Of course, TTL would be great, but I think only A-mode is possible, right?

Yes, SB900s will only work in AA or M mode on the S2. You can trigger them…[Read more]

Your point on time consuming PS work was driven home to me when a relative asked me to “convert” a 2×3 into a 4×5 ratio by adding information into the ceiling and floor of a church. Just make your second shooters do that exercise once, and they will shoot looser.
While waiting for the 24mm I am continuing to do PS merges.

Alright… here's the test:

Testing methodology:

M9 with 35 f/2 ASPH on tripod shooting into open shade. I first shot 1250 ISO at 1/125th @ f/8 (proper exposure) then changed ISO to 160 at the same shutter speed and aperture.

Imported into LR 3.5 using my standard M9 preset, synced the WB on both shots to 5400K +12 tint. Boosted…[Read more]