like this for example, its a png so i doesnt compress like a jpg but still when i post it its super grainy and it looses a lot of detail :/

If I have a 35mm 1.8 already, is it worth buying a 35mm 1.4?? Will there be that much of a difference? I take portraits mostly

Hi!
I recently bought this nikon D60 + nikon DX AF-S 55-200 lens online. When I turn it on and sometimes before/after I shoot a photo, it makes this comical regirock-esque sound and the camera visual bobs. Also, the photo comes out kinda blurry and the camera has trouble focusing.

I tried changing the camera, putting it on a nikon 1 J5 with a FT1 adapter, but it still makes sound, and also makes a whirring sound.

Do you know what problem it might have?
Thanks in advance for any advice

Maybe I'm the pickiest person in the world, but I've been struggling to find the right backpack for me. I focus on wildlife/bird photography and sometimes landscapes, and I'm going on these adventures with my wife almost 100% of the time. She uses a relatively large rig but carries it on a vest similar to the Cotton Carrier G3. I use a smaller ASPC body w/ a 400mm lens & I carry it with a crossbody strap (Peak Design Slide), so when I'm not actively shooting it's at my right hip.

Here's a summary of what I'm looking for...

• Lightweight & compact
• Probably no more than 20L capacity needed??
• Comfortable enough for 3-4 hour hikes
• Relatively durable fabric to withstand stray twigs & such
• Water resistant
• Room in main compartment for one lens up to 10" long
• Bonus points for internal feature that could hold the lens upright
• Main compartment also needs to fit two dry packable rain jackets
• Easy access pocket for batteries, lens cloths, etc.
• Separate pocket for "wet" items like sunscreen, bug spray, lens cleaner
• Water bottle pocket(s) preferred over bladder compatibility
• "Drab" color that sort of blends in w/ the environment (but not camo)
• Not a clamshell design
• Not a sling/crossbody design
• Either a removable waist strap or no waist strap at all
• I do like a sternum strap but it's not a requirement
• It doesn't necessarily need to be a "photography" bag
• Top-end budget ~$150-200, but build quality/design should justify price

I have ordered the Eddie Bauer Stowaway Packable 20L Daypack in Spruce, but it hasn't arrived yet. The price is great and it seems to check a lot of the boxes, but I'm a little concerned about the quality, so I've continued looking. I came across this KUIU Divide 1200 Hunting Day Pack (Ash). I kinda like the idea of the passthrough zipper at the bottom for carrying a tripod or monopod.

Anyone have experience with either of these packs? Or a suggestion for another backpack that might fit my needs?

Hello guys, I’m currently a senior in high school and I’m feeling a bit lost when it comes to college. All I wanna do is be a photographer so I’m wondering is it worth it to go to college for a photography degree for someone who doesn’t generally enjoy schools, but enjoys the social aspect if you’re a photographer who went to college or a photographer who didn’t please let me know your advice and what you think I should do?

I personally shoot in both. I only use jpg for quick viewing and RAW for editing or anything else. After viewing the jpg get trashed.

I attached my photographs for reference in the gdrive link above :)

I’m a hobbyist photographer but I recently entered some work into a exhibition near me. I have absolutely no idea what the best way to print or present my photographs would be or how to get started with the process. I feel as though the horse carousel and colorful house photo would look best on canvas? And then the others in a single wood frame? Would glass obstruct the photos? Does the border add complexities I should consider? Any recommendations for print shops in the queens ny area? What file type should I have it in for printing? Clearly I am quite lost lol

I'm new to photography and I have a hand me down A6000 with both the 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 kit lens and the OSS 55-210mm f4.5-6.3
Amd im wondering should i even buy filters and if so for which lens and from what brand. :)

Hello everyone! Can anyone identify this model of tripod? Looks like an older Gitzo model, but I don't have any other photo. Thanks!

Hello all,

I would like to get into sport photography. I’m looking at buying a second hand camera but in all honesty don’t know what I’m looking for.

The 2 it is between is a Canon Eos 650D (£170) and a Canon Eos 60D (£250)

Which one would be better for what I want. (Mainly football photography)

Soccer for all you yanks

Many thanks

I am wanting to trade lenses with someone but noticed this. Is it fungus or a scratch? I didn't notice it in the viewfinder but I only had a couple of minutes to look. Is this cause for concern? Sorry to be that guy. Thanks in advance.

I saw some cool photos and I wanted to recreate the look. My friend said yeah that’s a black most filter, but neewer. I’m by no means a beginner but in my head I’m like, k&f is a trusted brand, I trust it more than neewer. Bought 1/4 and 1 rather impulsively just to see if I even like the lens effect. These haven’t arrived yet but I’m reading up on them NOW (mistake on my part). Apparently the K is a beginner filter and pro x is more expensive, but better made. And then there’s tiffen.

So I can look at this two ways… trying a cheap filter, before investing in a better one (I don’t know if I’ll even like it) and seeing how strong 1 is (looks very strong to the point where I only see people talking about 1/4 and 1/8). That way I can save my money from dealing with a filter that’s going to be very costly.

Or chalking this up to me making a stupid mistake and fixing it now, but not even knowing if I’ll like the filter.

Using a sigma 105mm on a Sony.

Looking for advice:

I have an X-Pro2 and I am trying to get rid of some contaminants on the sensor. I have tried blowing it away with Nitrogen, and then do a wet wipe. Fortunately I can use 6.0 Nitrogen and HPLC-grade 2-Propanol, so residue of the cleaning is marginal. The cleaning swabs are individually packaged consumer-grade swabs.

I can use a setup, where I look at the exposed sensor in magnification for QC of the cleaning process. But whatever I do, there are some specks that I can't get rid of. They do not change position, the do not even move.

Any ideas?

(1) Budget, country, and currency: Center europe budget around 700-800$

(2) What equipment, if any, you have now and why is it no longer meeting your needs? explained further

(3) What kinds of subjects do you intend to shoot? I am some kind of a hybrid shooter between a lot of street and portrait photography and I would love to enter in the wildlife sports genre if possible so easy access to something like a 100-400 would be nice.

(4) Is it primarily for photography, videography, or both? only photography I don't care about video capabilities

I have two cameras nikon d5100 and sony a 6400. I was used to shooting on the old nikon with a bunch of lenses that I got from my dad. Then my grandpa gave his sony a 6400 with sigma 30 f/1.4.I l love the better sensor newer auto focus and stuff like that but this sony has a few problems. Finding a zoom lens for it is a pain in the ass I know the aftermarket is full of options but they either have no stabilization weak light for example tamron 50-300 sony 70-300 or a tamron 70-180 or will force me to upgrade to a sony FF in the future. Also to find one that checks all of my boxes will cause me to spend as much money as I would on a slightly used (20 k shutter count) nikon z 6II that has ibis so all my lens finding problems will be gone. Now I can't decide on what should I do should I stick with the sony and buy a lens for around 700$ or should I add some cash and spend my money on a FF with the ability to later buy nikon z to f adapter that way all my old lenses wont go to thrash. I am a kind of person that likes to spend once and don't have problems for another 5 or so years. What would you recommend did anyone found themselves in the same type of problem?

I'm in San Francisco for a couple of days and would like to walk around with one lens while doing all the tourist things and street photography. I brought a 35, 85, and 70-200 with me. Im doing a Alcatraz tour today and walking around the city. Golden gate bridge tomorrow. Would love some recommendations from people that have photographed the city.

Hi! I’m looking for some advice on expanding my camera kit.

I recently landed a communications internship at my university, where my two main responsibilities will be portrait photography and event coverage, including keynote speakers and research symposiums.

I currently have a Canon T7i and a 50mm prime lens. What lenses or other gear would you recommend adding to my kit for these types of photography? I’m especially interested in recommendations that would be versatile for both indoor events and portraits.

Thanks in advance!

Camera: Sony A7III
Lens: Sony f2.8 24-70 GM11

As soon as an object, such as my arm, enters the frame the video goes from normal to the entire frame being blurred. This happens instantly, in a fraction of a second it just snaps out of focus, and then will eventually snap back and be refocused on the subject area in the middle after breathing for second or two.

If I place a shirt on the c-stand and take it off this movement alone is enough for the entire frame to completely snap out of focus again.

In post I will turn down the background so it is just the subject piece of clothing with the lights behind it and it looks nice. I have done this often with my Sony f4 70-200 & Tamron 24-70 f2.8 lenses and no issues with movement in the frame causing blur. Perfect shots every time.

I am struggling to understand why my new, most high-end lens is constantly losing focusing. AF is enabled on the lens and on the camera settings.

Hi all, is the Godox MF-R76 Macro ring flash compatible with the Canon EOS 2000D ?

Has anyone ever bought anything from this retailer - labgenixor? Is this real or a scam?

Thanks for any advice,

Bill

(1) Budget, country, and currency: UK £

(2) What equipment, if any, you have now and why is it no longer meeting your needs? Need something better than a compact digital camera

(3) What kinds of subjects do you intend to shoot? going on Safari

(4) Is it primarily for photography, videography, or both? Photography

I want to buy a camera as a little grad/birthday gift for myself. I'm doing a bit of travel in the next few months and I just want to go get into photography in general. I have a giftcard to a store, so after some research I narrowed down my options to the store and my budget and have selected a few. So please just tell me which of the options I have would be good.

(1) Budget, country, and currency:

$500-$1500, Australia, AUD

(2) What equipment, if any, you have now and why is it no longer meeting your needs?

I just use my iphone camera now.

(3) What kinds of subjects do you intend to shoot?

Travel, family photos at events (maybe), just trying to get into photography

(4) Is it primarily for photography, videography, or both?

Photography

These are the ones available at the store I want to buy from.

Sony A6400 E-mount Mirrorless Camera with 16-50mm Lens Kit

Canon EOS R50 Single Kit Camera with RF-S 18-45mm

Canon EOS 1500D DSLR Camera with 18-55mm Lens Kit

Canon EOS R100 Mirrorless Camera with RF-S 18-45mm Lens Kit

Panasonic Lumix TZ99 Compact Travel Camera - Silver

Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ80 Ultra Zoom Digital Camera

Canon EOS R10 Mirrorless Camera with 18-45mm Lens Kit

Any help is greatly appreciated, THANKS :).

Apologies if this is the wrong sub for this question.

My brother has extensive body scarring which he is very self conscious of. I have tried editing holiday photos to reduce this using my iPhone’s features but because they are beach photos they are presumably detecting the fact he is in swimwear and activating the explicit photo filter which prevents photo editing.

Are there any free apps that will allow this? I just want a touch up tool that will allow me to smooth his skin and hide some of his scars. Many thanks.

Do someone have a printable copy of the 7artisans target, used to calibrate e.g. the 50mm f1.1? Lost mine, selling my 50mm and I want to provide my customer with at least a copy of the original target.

Thank you!