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    Sony New Sony (A9 Mk1) User - My Experiences/Annoyances

    I pretty much never have the camera without a lens or a body cap on it, and the lens is normally capped if not in use, especially in sun. I don't poke around inside the camera without a good reason, and would disable the feature if I had reason to do so. The chance of me getting water in the...
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    Sony New Sony (A9 Mk1) User - My Experiences/Annoyances

    I tend to agree it was not dust. Dust has been something of a bane for a lot of Sony shooters but not that bad. I probably would have taken/sent it off to be serviced. The A7R5 like some other cameras now has a feature to close the shutter when powering down. I have had this several months now...
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    Sony New Sony (A9 Mk1) User - My Experiences/Annoyances

    I almost brought up custom hold but did not want to overwhelm him just yet, lol. It is a very cool (and useful) feature.
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    Sony New Sony (A9 Mk1) User - My Experiences/Annoyances

    Just a note on Sony color - recent bodies have improved quite a lot on the so-called "color science". I actually considered going to jpegs instead of RAWs when I got the A7R5 to streamline my workflow. My test shots looked very good, but I am rather fond of RAW tweaking so ultimately did not go...
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    Sony New Sony (A9 Mk1) User - My Experiences/Annoyances

    For sure, Sony has an excellent lens lineup these days, both Sony and many 3rd-party choices. For AF primes, I have the 24GM and 35GM. They are excellent, very sharp. For MF, I am a big fan of the Voigtlander APO lenses. They fully interact with Sony bodies. Besides focus peaking, for focus...
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    How's weather at your place?

    On Monday we had 64F, a record for this date, and it felt like spring was around the corner. This morning, it was 3F, the largest less-than 24-hour drop ever recorded and 4+ inches of fresh snow on the ground that strong winds had caused to drift. I had to break out the snowblower, but we should...
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    Challenge! A-Z No rules

    Keys.
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    Sony Radioactive Sony Lens

    Yes, quite a few makers did. I dug up this site that looks like a pretty deep dive into the subject. https://camerapedia.fandom.com/wiki/Radioactive_lenses
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    Minimalism and abstract

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    Sony Radioactive Sony Lens

    No, but back then there were quite a few lenses with thorium so it does not surprise me too much. It looks like a cool lens but the vignetting could be significant. They say the amount of thorium in these lenses was not harmful, but if I was of an age where I might have children I might hesitate.
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    Challenge! A-Z No rules

    Light
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    aoc q32e2n

    It looks like a decent monitor. Only thing I really noticed was while it is full sRGB gamut, it is not full AdobeRGB or DCI-P3. Mainly those standards would come into play for a color-managed workflow or if you were targeting non-online media (e.g. print). If this is not something you already...
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    GAS Considering a new system. Maybe Sony.

    A little late to this discussion and I see you have the camera on the way. I am just dropping in to suggest that if you are ok with MF, the Voigtlander lenses are very nice and have a different render to them that I for one find very pleasant. Especially the 40/1.2 which along with the Sony 35GM...
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    Crashed the car on the weekend.

    In a 'normal' winter here we have some snow most of 4-6 months out of the year (Nov/Dec to Mar/Apr). When I was a kid (many decades ago) most people had winter tires and summer tires, and maybe a set of chains. Today, I am not sure I know anyone who uses winter tires; all-season radials are...
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    New version of Lightroom looks more intuitive to use

    I never really cared for LR much, and really do not care for subscriptions that terminate your access to the software upon ending your subscription, ala Adobe. C1 has an interesting twist on that but I will not go down that rabbit hole. You can use Capture One sessions to get around much of the...
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    Strange YouTube trends

    Things I do to avoid being tracked, profiled, etc. and being fed embarassing/annoying ads. I use Firefox and have delved into the settings to lock it down as much as I can and still maintain functionality. Lock down in settings is the bare minimum you should be doing regardless of what browser...
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    Crashed the car on the weekend.

    Given the wet conditions, I wonder if it was hydroplaning. Or I guess some people call it aquaplaning. In any case, at least you are ok. Cars are much more replaceable than people. :2thumbs:
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    Nature Show Landscape

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    Sony I don’t own a single Sony prime

    Clix Pix, I think Brownie was highlighting there is no reverse-engineering going on with 3rd-party lenses. Any would-be lens maker can register with Sony and get the full e-mount specifications, and Sony does not require any royalties on lenses sold. It is often called an "open" mount, though...
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    Sony Sales trying to draw people to FF?

    I am pretty sure Sony has stated something to the effect of they will keep making the older models as long as people keep buying them. While using it as a gateway to future sales is surely part of it, they also sell to markets where the newest gear is simply too much for any but the wealthiest...
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    Micro 4/3 What are your expectations on Black Friday Discounts for 2023

    I am hoping for some software discounts for Black Friday, or during the holiday season. Sometimes there are deep discounts, other years not so much, so we'll see. Apart from that, I am fairly satisfied with the gear I have and need to practice the craft more often to make fuller use of what I...
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    Stroll Seen while strolling...walking and wandering outside

    Snow, snow, snow, snow, snow It won't be long before we'll all be there with snow Snow, snow, I want to wash my hands, my face and hair with snow Snow, I long to clear a path and lift a spade of snow Snow, oh, to see a great big man entirely made of snow, snow Edit: I should have remembered to...
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    AI Are there EXIF or any metadata tags for "AI" applications?

    You might be looking for Content Credentials. It is not EXIF, and as far as I know there are no new EXIF tags as of yet. It is a separate metadata standard, and the use cases are for more than but include identifying generated content. You can find out more about it here. Adobe is a big...
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    Software New computer questions

    Peano, I don't think you should feel you have to defend your choice of how you want to proceed. Do what you like and move on. The Dell you linked to is going to work fine. I am also one who likes to assemble desktops (laptops would be a different matter), but I fully recognize it is not...
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    Stroll Seen while strolling...walking and wandering outside

    Summer is over, has been for a few weeks now.
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    Use For Empty Canon Ink Bottles

    I don't recall my Dad ever being able to fit even one car in the garage. I vowed to be different and so have always had car(s), among other things, in the garage unless it was a one-car garage and I had two cars. Or I had a project I was working on overnight. I won't talk about the rest of the...
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    Use For Empty Canon Ink Bottles

    I could not help but think of this...
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    Cats The Requisite Cat (Kitty) Photo thread

    My co-worker Inga, ready to start the day.
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    Lens Voigtlander 40mm f/1.2 Nokton

    I've not been here very often for a few weeks, so apologies if this is too late. I own the first version of the 40/1.2 and it is one of my favorite lenses. If you are wondering about differences between the SE and non-SE, SE stands for "stills edition", and part of this is that the SE lens has...
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    Nature Show "Flowers"

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    Spiders Show: Spiders

    The ubiquitous Daddy Longlegs.
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    Digitizing old 8mm home movies

    Like Richard I am wondering how much it would cost to send your reels off to one of the many services out there. I had about 35 of them and used a local conversion service. I do not have the invoice handy but I believe it was $600-$700. You can look up the length based on reel type and...
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    Nature Show "Flowers"

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    Nature Trees

    Apple tree bark. If there is a better thread to post this let me know (or just move it if you are a mod).
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    News Adobe Photoshop and computer security

    Part of the issue here is the 'cloud' nature of the software. It is written to rely on network resource, so you are going to get background processes to keep things synced up and up-to-date. The license check for activation is part of this, though they should give you a grace period. One thing...
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    Mac Os - Windows

    You may already be aware, but you can reduce this quite a bit by going into Settings > Privacy & Security. There is a lot to wade through, the General page is one you will want to hit. I have most things disabled if I even suspect they send info back to Microsoft, and about all I ever see any...
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    Mac Os - Windows

    Stability-wise, Windows runs on a huge variety of hardware and peripherals, the support of which generally falls on the manufacturers. Some are not very good at software, and driver instability has long been a major source of crashes of various sorts. Dittos with various software. Not that MS is...
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    Motion controller

    I am not sure where to post this, here seemed close. It seemed interesting enough to share to me. Gerald Undone did a "first look" at a very cool, extremely well designed motion controller. A little pricey to just pick up to play with at $2500 but if you need this sort of thing it looks very...
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    Stroll Seen while strolling...walking and wandering outside

    Bismarck, North Dakota (northern plains of the USA). Bismarck and Mandan (where I am from, other side just up river) are on the upper Missouri River. The building on the top of the hill along with more buildings over the hill was part of Fort Lincoln, where Custer should have stayed as we like...
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    Stroll Seen while strolling...walking and wandering outside

    No fishing? :) Summer has arrived here.
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    Capture One "Suspended User"

    Looks like ART is currently Windows and Linux, with MacOS a work in progress.
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    GAS This or that

    Wait, you negotiated discounts with all 3 vendors but you're only buying ONE kit? You have more self-discipline than I might in your place. :)
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    Capture One "Suspended User"

    They erase your presence without a word to you about it? That is a low blow, to be sure. I have always thought the official forums at CaptureOne were mostly worthless anyway. I belong to a group on Facebook for CaptureOne and it is actually useful now and then. That and a number of YouTube...
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    Nature Show "Flowers"

    From one of my wife's flower beds.
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    The Random Image Thread

    The apple trees peaked here yesterday. We have a lot of them around town, both white as shown and less commonly red ones. You don't really notice how many there are until this time of year when they really stand out, albeit usually only a week or so. They were exceptional this year, and an...
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    Sorting/Culling Conundrum

    I have never been a fan of LR, but maybe the UI has evolved and I should give it another chance. I havve looked at Affinity too, mixed feelings on that one. Also checked out Luminar, ACDSee, RawTherapee/ART, GIMP, and probably some others I have already forgotten. They all do global controls...
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    Sorting/Culling Conundrum

    Something to be aware of with Faststone (great software) is that I believe by default it displays embedded preview images from RAWs. Not a huge deal for a culling scenario and it is of course much faster than asking it to decode RAWs. If you do want to change it there is an option in Settings...
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    Performing Arts Balkan music jam session

    Embarassingly, I did not even know 'Balkan music' was a thing, but have heard it without knowing it as such. As a rather unaccomplished weekend musician, I think strictly counting things out fades over time as you become familiar with the music. Ideally, you reach a point where the music just...
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    Color Color: Words/No Words

    Well, one man recovering whatever is useable. The other two must be management. ;)
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