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  1. OldRacer

    Advice Wanted NAS @Home

    Synology. Superb software. Others not even close.
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    What's your favorite aspect ratio?

    In Ancient Times I used to put very narrow strips of black tape on the focusing screens of my Nikons and Hassie. This cued the 8x10 format that, at the time, was beloved by wedding processors and was popular for standard-size photo frames. It was also workably close enough to the second place...
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    What's your favorite aspect ratio?

    I really don't understand why someone would set a camera to produce an image that's smaller than what the sensor can produce. I want everything. Everything. I'll worry about aspect ratio in post. At that point the aspect ratio is whatever the composition wants.
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    How important is a tripod for you?

    I shoot mostly travel photos. I have carried tripods from time to time, but my go-to is a carbon monopod with an Acratech GP ball head. I don't have measurements to prove it, but I think using the monopod together with me bracing my body against something solid, closely approaches the...
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    Advice Wanted How big will these print?

    As American humorist H.L. Mencken once told us: "To every complex question, there is a simple answer. Usually wrong." Really, your question has little to do with size and everything to do with viewing distance and subject matter. If you're going to hold the print a few inches from your nose...
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    Hey all.

    Yup. Here's my first post, too. Another refugee.
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