Camera talk...

[raja manuel]

he he he good...look this is called experience

I don't know to swim but you wouldn't believe that from the way I dived for that flashgun.

This has to be the best idea ever. Plus you can use it to scare people

Absolutely. The only disadvantage of taking the flash off camera like that is that you can't use a bounce card to direct some light to the eyes, though that may not make much difference in full-length or group shots. I think we would get even better results if we used 2 flashguns, and fired them into diagonally opposite corners of the roof. Less power required from each flash so quicker recycle times, and beautiful even enveloping light.

 

[izzikio_rage]

Plus make people believe you are god. Just clap and fill the room with a lightening flash

 

[raja manuel]

Canon has shown off a prototype of its 120 MP DSLR at the Shanghai Canon Expo. As the article points out, the incredible resolution means this camera can make a regular lens be used as a macro. Raw file size is a mere 214 MB. Given the issues faced as DSLRs exceed 25 MP, I have to wonder what the use case for such a camera will be. I'm guessing it would be an extremely niche application but would be happy to be proved wrong. Perhaps they will take the Nokia PureView route and down sample to produce jawdropping images at lower resolution.

And in unrelated news, Michael Reichmann, the co-founder of Luminous Landscapes, has passed away. He is famous as the pioneer of the ETTR technique though I will always remember him for his famous experiment a few years ago when he proved that digital photography had advanced to the point that most experienced professional photographers cannot tell the difference between a photo taken by a Canon G series compact and a medium format camera.

 

[izzikio_rage]

120MP is huge considering that most cams have quality issues with 30MP on a full size sensor. This will also need some amazing lenses and a very very steady tripod/fast shutter speed.

Wonder what happened to the innovations like the 16 lens phone type cam and the lightfield camera

 

[sujoyp]

120MP sensor....if you are saying zoomin to a part will make it macro then its totally false...I donno which lens can produce such a sharp pic corner to corner...and details soo good that can be zoomed in.
I guess it can be used for advertisement and huge prints...or maybe a panorama of some place
No for us really...we will be bankrupt storing the pics in various HDD. a single birding shoot of 300pic will consume 60GB of space :drool_NF:

 

[raja manuel]

Yeah, it is definitely not for us, but then, even the 50 MP 5Ds R is not for us. Corner to corner sharpness will not apply here as the image will be cropped to get the macro effect. Details that can be grabbed will depend on the lighting and there will be a lot more flexibility to light with a regular lens. This is just speculation though. Canon themselves are not discussing use case right now. They are only doing technical demonstrations of what the camera can do, not where it will be used.
Canon have introduced a macro lens with in-built flash units for lighting the subject, so there is emphasis on lighting for macro, but there is no reason to believe, at this stage, that macro will be a thrust application for the new camera.

I don't think such a camera will be useful for BIFs. Even a 36 MP camera may struggle, based on all the complaints I've heard. The future for wildlife photography seems to be heading towards stills from 4K video.

I think Lytro have moved on to making lightfield cameras for VR. I also remember reading something about them exploring the defence market as the consumer market failed to takeoff. I may be wrong, though.

 

[sujoyp]

BIF with a 120MP cam... its burst rate will be too slow for now.. even the fastest memory card can not write 200MB file soo fast...burst rate will be like 3 shots per sec, which is too slow for pro

 

[izzikio_rage]

You'll have the option to shoot at less MP for bursts. I'm sure the 120MP is good only for tripod shots with amazing lenses

 

[raja manuel]

Yeah, pretty much. All these high MP DSLRs are effectively tripod only, or highly controlled lighting - usually both.

Panasonic had been working on a sensor tech somewhat similar to Canon's dual pixel, but instead of phase detect each pixel does a high-low exposure, effectively giving every image a very high dynamic range without taking multiple exposure. I hope to see something like this hit the shelves soon. It is likely to have more practical everyday use than these ultra MP cameras.

 

[saikiasunny]

I don't know where to put it so I am asking it here.

What should be a reasonable price to pay for a 7 month old Nikon D5200 with all accessories. I am thinking of 20k or less.

My main purpose will be product photography and indoor videos.

 

[sujoyp]

I don't know where to put it so I am asking it here.

What should be a reasonable price to pay for a 7 month old Nikon D5200 with all accessories. I am thinking of 20k or less.

My main purpose will be product photography and indoor videos.

20k is fine..how many shutter counts (clicked photos already) and reason to sell, any repairs before. does it include 18-55?

 

[saikiasunny]

The guy is saying that it will is currently too advanced for his casual use and is not much used. It is with the kit Lens. I have not met him yet, only spoke on phone. So i have no idea of shutter count and repairs.

 

[sujoyp]

you can give it a try...or keep waiting till diwali..u may get that for good price

 

[nac]

Yeah, pricing is good. But having seen good deal before for a new one, would I go for an old one just because I am getting it for 4-5k cheaper? I don't know...

 

[saikiasunny]

Diwali.... Isn't it too far away??? On the other side I can get a Panasonic TZ70 for 9k. Should that be a good deal? Then atleast i will something in my hands!

 

[sujoyp]

no no why go for p&s just to wait..then better buy D5200 only...20k is good offer as i checked its 26k in market

 

[saikiasunny]

Ok then thanks for the comments. Lets see what I can get....

As it will be my first DSLR, how can I check it physically?

 

[izzikio_rage]

Check it physically to see if nothing is broken, buttons all work, lens glass is clear of scratches and fungus, the focusing works. Get the warranty papers for it, since at 7 months it should have some time left.

 

[saikiasunny]

Check it physically to see if nothing is broken, buttons all work, lens glass is clear of scratches and fungus, the focusing works. Get the warranty papers for it, since at 7 months it should have some time left.

Thanks for the Tips. Would you also please tell me how can check the lens quality after clicking some photos. Like sensor dust and dead pixels....

 

[izzikio_rage]

Sensor dust is removable, you can check this by minimizing the aperture, to f/16 or so, and then shooting a white surface.

Dead pixels I'm not sure, but i guess they should show up when you magnify the image of a white surface. Also this can be changed under warranty.

Lens, check both sides for scratches, fungus growing in the lens etc.