David Frazer

Another tip for fireworks … I see you were shooting the fireworks at f/11, which is great! But the exif data says it was focused at 1.4m (about 5 ft). When you are at f/11 you can probably switch your lens to manual focus only and make sure it is focused just shy of infinity. Then you can shoot away and just check on it every once in a while.

This may have changed since I was there last, but I believe they do a light show every evening, so if you don’t mind getting there early to find a good spot and staying up quite late…

Canada Day is July 1st, so there might be fireworks as well.

I expect it to be very hard to find a good low-aperture telephoto zoom lens under 200$. The only telephoto zoom lens under 200$ that I am aware of is the Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6, at 199$.

Ideally when looking for a telephoto lens, you want to look for one with image stabilisation. As a side note, this changes names based on which company makes…[Read more]

The D80 is a crop-sensor camera with an autofocus motor built-in, so the Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8 ED is compatible with your camera!

Note to others reading: Not all 40-year old lenses are compatible with digital cameras! Nikon has been using the same lens mount for over 60 years, until they launched their new mirorless system in 2019. In the case…[Read more]

I have heard good things about both the Tamron and Sigma 100-400, and was thinking of getting one myself a few years ago. I was personally leaning toward the Sigma version, but it seems the the camp is pretty much divided between the two brands. Both are about 800$ USD. If you are looking for a birding lens another option is the Sigma…[Read more]

Choosing a name for your business is a big step, and a topic the Bible has plenty to say about!

Prov 22:1 “A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches”
Ecclesiastes 7:1 “A good name is better than fine perfume”

Obviously, the “name” in this context is referring to one’s reputation more that simply one’s legal personal or legal business…[Read more]

@allforhim007 What software are you currently using? Image Viewer and Shotwell do not have an option to resize photos, but there are several programs available for Linux, including RawTherapee, Darktable and GIMP that are well-known and powerful tools capable of a lot! For example, if you open the image in GIMP you click Image, Scale Image… and…[Read more]

@allforhim007 you are right, Affinity photo was created for Mac and Windows (and iPad). There are people that have made it work using WINE with Linux, but it seems to be hit-and-miss.

OK, try again…

There are basically four factors to consider.
– mAh (milliampere hours): how much you can use the battery before having to recharge it
– battery lifespan (or charge cycles): how many times you can use and recharge the battery before having to buy a new one
– price
– manufacturer reliability

Battery manufacturers will list the…[Read more]

Is anyone able to see the answer I posted?

There are basically four factors to consider.
– mAh (milliampere hours): how much you can use the battery before having to recharge it
– battery lifespan (or charge cycles): how many times you can use and recharge the battery before having to buy a new one
– price
– manufacturer reliability

Battery manufacturers will list the typical mAh rating,…[Read more]

Yes, there is definitely a danger of getting dirt inside the lens when reversed. I would only recommend doing it in a controlled environment and place a rear lens cap on when not in use.

Technically that is not a macro lens, but as long as you shoot near the minimum focus I’m sure you can get some nice close-up shots! I am curious just how close-up you mean when you say “extremely close up”. Here is a post by @buddingphotographer who takes amazing pictures of snowflakes. There you will find links to quite a few other posts with…[Read more]

If the computer is asking for permission to make changes to the device that tells me you are probably using Windows 10 or above. That is a feature built into Windows security and it will ask that for any program you install from the internet. Darktable is safe and is reliable. I have been using Darktable for the bulk of my editing work for quite a…[Read more]

I believe what you are seeing is called ghosting. The dots of light correspond to a vertically and horizontally reflected image. So a point of light in the top left would “ghost” to the bottom right. Incidentally, I can tell from this image that the centre of the lens is not in the centre of the image. This could be because it was cropped just a…[Read more]

Another really good book for understanding the basics of lighting is “Light: Science and Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting“. You do have to watch out which version you get, as some versions do have some immodesty. The version I know is decent is the third edition (bright red), which I linked to on Amazon.com

Right, the D610 with crop-frame lenses would essentially be a 10MP crop-frame camera.

What do you find the limitations / difficulties of the D3400 are?

Depending on your needs, it could be a better investment to get higher-quality (ideally full-frame compatible) lenses rather than a body upgrade. Of course that would mean you still only have one…[Read more]

No time to give any in-depth insights right now, but the D610 is a full-frame camera and you will need full-frame lenses to go with it. What lenses do you have right now?

I had gotten two off-brand batteries a couple years ago, but they don’t seem to hold a charge very well…
and lately they sometimes kinda get stuck in the camera

That is exactly my experience with off-brand batteries. I finally ended up getting another Nikon-brand battery. They are about 4 times the price (ouch), but they last 4 times as l…[Read more]

A 24-70 or something similar would be what you will be looking for, as that will be the same effective focal length as what you are used to. There are a few possibilities. If you are used to f2.8 you will want something that goes to at least f4.0 on full-frame.

A few things that will affect the price:
– Image stabilisation (othewise known as…[Read more]