starting a new one since the last one is reaching limitI recently bought myself a new softbox, the exact one in pic, and it works surprisingly well. The issue is that it won't stay open all the way, so I need something to prop it open. I've found that using a credit card and ID card work pretty well, but I don't plan on using that for obvious reasons. Anyone have any suggestions to help a retard like me, something light and small?
>>4502821Following up for >>4502625This was taken on a D810 with a 17-35mm f2.8. 12 year old body with a lens that came out +25 years ago, and you can have both for under $1k. There are dozens of bodies and lenses that would perform just same or better for that kind of shot, so neither of those really matter that much. Any FF with a 17mm lens will give you the same perspective (or APSC with like 11mm). What would matter a bit more for this shot gear-wise is the lighting. The photog would've had the camera set up, with 2-3 off camera flashes, all connected by wireless trigger (like a PocketWizard). You can gel flashes to give different color, Benoit Paille is a good example of this and used to be the subject of many threads here, but I don't think that's what's actually going on.https://gbuffer.myportfolio.com/off-seasonI'm unsure for the lighting of the building, the area as of 2023 on street view had no lighting infrastructure, and its possible it was the moon, but could be another light source like car lights. The exposure was 10 seconds, so you're getting all that ambient on the building, while only exposing the foreground with the flash. Different lighting sources explain the difference in color and softness vs hardness of the light. Most of the color look probably just comes from long exposure at night + flash. If you wanted to recreate the color shifting aesthetic, something likehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYVvChotk1ousing radial and linear gradients in Photoshop is an easy way, and a technique used by our own 5hoeThe location is about 8 miles off the coast, so you're seeing dense costal fog. This helps with the "atmosphere" of the photo, and contributes to how the light glows (just like "foggy streetlights"). Picrel is the same scene, but with less fog.So basically, got out on a foggy night, use long exposure for soft ambient glow, with flash for for a harsher different color lighting in the foreground.
What do I need to get set up for developing orthochromatic film at home?
>>4503062A darkroom and redlight if you want to do it by inspection. Otherwise the standard paterson daylight tank will do you fine. Ortho is developed with exact same process as pan films.
There are like millions of setttings, how do I know which one is the best in my particular case?I've tried to watch some tutorials on Youtube, but couldn't recreate that super fancy feeling you're getting from fashion magazines. For example pic rel is my slop, is it possible to fix it somehow to make it look decent for Instagramm at least?
>>4502661it was CER25, asphalt stage. Almost no dirt tracks... sadly
Since this is the unofficial /cum/ thread (old one is 2 posts from hitting the limit) I took these pics of my '16 WRX STi last weekend Left = Super Takumar 55mm f1.8 M42 lens from late 60s, thorium element iirc with some yellowing Right = Pentax 35mm f2.4 DA SMC AL released in 2010Body = Pentax K70 APSC DSLRAll shot raw and editedI think I just left the takumar at a wider open aperture (since its manual) so it had more subject separation while the 35mm was at f6.7 and f8
>>4503037I did notice the DA 35mm had more of a cool tone (blue tinge) I had to keep editing out, while the takumar's warm tones worked better. This car can be a little annoying to take pics of, its a blizzard white in the sun and if you take the highlights out it gets more of a cream color (crystal pearl white k1x)
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>>4503039oh i like how these 2 came out but these are 35mm da
5.4 is out, what do we think bros?
>>4502466You probably won't understand this but the Macbook was the best investment for my work and photography stuff. after 5 years it still does 11 hours on a single battery charge. Not standby and sleep but actually working with it. Not to mention I had no issues needed to debug/repair/restore system and spend my weekends on dealing with OS and updates stuff like I did on Windows. Same with Linux on my desktop.Yes, I know, only a working person would understand what this means.
>>4502502not him but the linux mascot is literally a gay tranny furry and richard stallman, the founder of the linux operating system, was pals with epstein and is a zoophile/pedophile rights activist so, uh, yeahwhat does darktable really offer? just not ratting you out to the feds?
>>4502605Marvin Minsky was alleged to have received services from Epstein's girls. But is there anything about Stallman specifically?
>>4489604I use affinity.
>>4502995I hate myself but not enough to use affinity for developing raw files, what is wrong with you?
It's over, lads. I've given up on my Instagram photography page. I watched it slowly die over the years, while other snapshitters gained tens of thousands of followers for posting reels of tHe PrOcEsS and talking about how they made the photo, only for the end result to be "in another post" so you had to check out their profiles, or they'd say "I will post the result if this reel gets X ammount of likes". Apparently people like that nowadays. I never really liked to talk about my art and photography. Always considered that a photo has to "speak" by itself. Either way, I saved some of my favorite shots, and I will dump them here. Bear in mind, they are screenshots of my posts, as I never bothered to back them up to any cloud, and recently my SSD went bonk. Was also too lazy to figure out how that data exportation feature worked on Insta. So I hope you can get over the low quality of the images.Cheers, hope you'll enjoy them. Feel free to criticize them if you want. My only intention is to share them with people who might appreciate them before they all get lost in time, like tears in the rain.
Last image, ladies and gents. Cheers!
>>4502909my fav>>4502921this is pretty cool too
>>4502958Never blame external factors, always blame yourself. Your work receives no engagement because it is not engaging. It is beginner / student / I've had a camera for 8 months tier. It is important that you understand that. Doing shit for LIKES are you INSANE, pull your pussy out if that's what you want. Develop a vision first, then judge yourself on whether you executed that idea. The AI will scan your images wherever they are so just let it go, it's already too late, treat your work like a buddhist sand mandala and throw it in the fire because the goal is to keep creating. Keep it up!
>>4502993Is this some type of copy-pasted rage-bait you guys are doing around this board?>It is beginner / student / I've had a camera for 8 months tierHave you like... used your eyes?Develop a vision first, then judge yourself on whether you executed that idea.Have you like... used your eyes?>treat your work like a buddhist sand mandala and throw it in the fire because the goal is to keep creating. Keep it up!Alright, dude. If you say so, I guess.Goodnight.
>>4502984thanks anon, here's a swimming doggo for you
contributemostly wanted to experiment with the 'natural' setting on the K10DI think I used -2 saturation, 0 contrast, +1 sharpening but I adjusted it here and thereI also played with color correction in the WB but it wasn't too greatalso, /digishit/ general bread
>>4492896thats what im talkin about
>bought a digishit, working and in great condition, used to be some crazy shit like $700 when it was brand new 20 years ago>can't even use it since it only takes gen 1 SD cards up to 1GB and i had to buy a used one on ebay that hasn't arrived yet
>>4477534Sold my K10D yesterday for $229AU.
>>4501592good price, i picked up my 2 k10ds for $30 + 40 off buyee japan km 5d + 28mm f2.8 af1/100s f8 iso 100sooc jpeg with portrait setting
>>4501730An old bloke wanted it to replace his previous K10D. Interesting fella: did a lot of work as a physicist internationally.
Are rangefinders just point-and-shoot snapshitters with slightly more adjustability? I'm entertaining the idea of a smaller film camera but looking at pics taken by them and what they offer they seem like a glorified p&s. Am I missing something here?
>>4502775>stop using the immediately obvious definitionArt is not and never will be what jews say it is. They do not define anything. They express their culture, which is spiteful, irrational, and self justifying “critique” of their host nation. Art is not literally anything that may have sprung from intent (in theory!) and might cause a reaction. And never will be. Sorry. Such bullshit is used to excuse everything as art but first and foremost, it is about supporting mockery of prior culture, also called deconstruction, and entrenching the nomads culture of hostile critique and self exaltation. It is a foul thing that turns away no beggar and no vandal and deems all human actions potentially art. It established a hegemon which shames and hates anyone who might exclude anyone. it declares them idiots, uncultured, unlearned in the philosophies made up by people who made up a story about magical space men choosing them to re the world. and it must, or else “art” that is innately hostile to the host culture would be turned away also, and there would be no room for the nomads to replace it with their own. But they have their own home now, and they can go there. Art is something made entirely by a person to be beautiful or to continue their culture. There is no other definition. To reject beauty, to reject culture, is to kill your own beauty and to kill your own culture so another more hostile one can replace it and restart the cycles of conquest and slaughter you so regretted.
>>4502777confirmed: darkroom printing with wetplates is art but digital photography is not
>>4502777>Art is what I say it is I bet you think you have a small ego too
I want it to fit in my coat pocket, I want it to take photos on the fly with as little prep as possible, I still want manual control, and I don't have a use or a desire for technically pristine photos. There's a use case for every major type of camera. OP needs to ask what photos he wants to take under which conditions and go from there.
i've been on rfs as my main manual focus cameras for around two years, and now i'm bad at focusing without an rf patch...>>4491816the main benefit of rangefinders for me is compactness. any given rf kit generally is smaller than its slr counterparts. this is one reason they are popular with street photographers. compact is nice when walking around with camera at hand for hours >>4499473what makes you say that? if i had a leica, i'd shoot it at a protest
Please apply a dithering effect to one of your recent photos using this tool and post the result ITT if you don't mind: https://grainrad.com/
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Only because you asked so politely. :]
>>4499645pretty cool
I am going to post random images I made which I have also edited and I would love my /p/iss bros to give me feedback on my composition, but mostly editing style... or direct me towards an editing style that would fit me.>feedback on composition>feedback on editing>direct my towards my own styleStarting with opening image...
>>4502571feels like multiple images collaged together (in a good way). lots of changes in texture from mountain side to road to bushes to machinery to lake to mountains. nice>>4502580nice textures and lines and light>>4502595whysit purple? nice composition. i like how the bridge is well lit but everything else is dark, really focuses on the bridge nicely. if it wasnt this weird purple i would save it.
>>4502566The worst thing that can happen when you trespass is you get told to leave
>>4502645>and why are their bikes sideways?you need to go outside more, autist.
>>4502811bad bait. im going to block you so i never see your stupid comment again. bye
>>4502562One pattern is you make a lot of use of high contrast and large "blocks" against the sky. >>4502567is a prime example of this. Most of your photos are about silhouette, not all but most. You can actually see this quite well with how often you tilt your camera up to the sky, like in: >>4502564I personally wouldn't have done that, I think cropping the base of the bridge off creates a bit of an odd termination and whilst the sky is pretty it means my view of the bridge isn't complete.
I absolutely hate setting up and using a digital scan rig... it takes an obnoxious amount of setup time and space: >is the backlight on/charged>is the macro lens focused>is the tripod + riser putting the camera level + the right distance to the film>is the mirrorless camera charged + ready to goThinking of 3D printing a DupliHood or something but not sure how much better that really makes it. This is all feeling like a very autistic waste of time. Even most labs, if you pay for "high-quality scans" they're still super doctored / not close to raw. I'm not going to pay 1 million dollars to buy a ticking time bomb dinosaur like a Coolscan 9000. I would instantly preorder a Knokke if it did 120. Does anyone have any recommendations
>>4502801Just get a flatbed scanner. They kinda suck for 120/35mm, but you can get them to work well with a bit of calibration and all that.
>>4502801These are all such non-issues holy hell.>thinks flicking an on switch is difficult>doesn't have a charging station for their gizmos>focusing a completely stationary camera at a completely stationary object is hard somehow>obviously I need to HOMELAB a solution to these pressing concerns
>>4502801Isn't the setup usually just a one time thing and you can just scan all your frames?
>>4502861>focusing a completely stationary camera at a completely stationary object is hard somehowHow much do you do this? Every time you even slightly bump any part of the setup it mangles focus. Getting the camera on the same plane as the film is especially sensitive. >>4502865It's not really a one-time setup since you have to recalibrate it every time you use it which involves adjusting all or most of the fixtures.Leaving it up also takes up a lot of desk space
>>4502878I use my normal tripod and a free-floating backlight pane. I just have sufficent space on my table that I'm not tripping over everything.It takes me a whopping 90 seconds to fetch the gear out from their storage and set them in place. I've marked the points on my tripod I've found best to use with faint permanent marker so it's zero fuss going back to ideal distances/angles. If I were being really precise I'd get a 30cm ruler out since my lens gets 1:1 bang on from that distance, but I havent needed to do that since the first few setups.Idk what to tell you, I've never struggled like OP has. Maybe it's the lack of parkinsons or the fact I have a clear working space that isn't crammed in my Hong Kong-style bedroom. >every time you use it which involves adjusting all or most of the fixtures.Mark the adjustments like I have. It does save time.
It is time.
>>4502697Which one is better? I can't tell. Nikon is more sharp it seems
>>4502734Its a test chart rendered as a jpeg with slightly tweaked adobe camera raw settings, it doesnt really matter what it shows unless you use ACRCapture one renders fuji files as less blurry jpegs but brings back moire, for examplehttps://www.captureone.com/blog/fuji-x-trans-sensor-excels-in-capture-one-7
Phonegods stay winning.
>>4502697lmao ive never seen this on my iphone
>>4502732hmmmm, now that you mentioned that.I'll keep that in mind.Also another shot, with my Xiaomi 10t pro, maybe I should get a 12T pro or that crazy Ultra
After much positive feedback to the /m43/ general I re-thought the whole thing. Why limit to one mount if the defining defining feature is the aspect ratio?Let's have a /4:3/ general for all the based chads who shoot in 4:3 ratio!Welcome: Everyone whose system shoots natively in 4:3!Also welcome: Those who accept the superiority of 4:3 and crop their 3:2 (cringe) images to the 4:3 (based) ratio.Not welcome: Everyone else.Topic of the first /4:3/ general ever: Are 5:4 and 6:7 based, too? Or are they just tryhard?Discuss!
Bad insomnia lately. Been walking around with a camera for couple hours before bed hoping it wears me out.
>>4490365First time posting.
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What are the best lolympus options for landscape?
Predator and Prey Edition?>Previous Thread Image Limit Reached >>4494783
I'm saving up for a less awful camera setup but I did catch this guy shitting.
>>4502701That's a weird leg
>>4502604>>4502727Lovely birds
I'm an amateur photographer, and last year i took some pics (november and december). Here are some of the ones i liked the most
>>4495798>>4495063> Most people don't mess around with the colours of film Although technically correct it's a misleading statement. If you shoot film routinely you will find out the colors are highly dependant on how the scan were made, and many film stocks will look like dogshit if you make them scan by a random shop that doesn't know what they are doing (harmann phoenix...). So yes most people don't edit because they don't give a fuck, yes when you open the jpgs from the shop in lightroom it's already over, but being involved in the color editing process is a big part of film photography in my opinion. And it's actually the same for contrasts, if you are satisfied by the midpoint the scanner from the shop automatically picked for your photos that's great, but if you want a bit of creative control over the image you cannot leave it to the machine.
>>4495009cool contrast >>4495010very blurry>>4495011cool but blurry>>4495012mehCool pictures but the sharpness is shit, are you shooting with an Ektar H35?
>>4495010blur adds to it i like it
>>4495009Oslo er en dass!
>>4495063RA4 printing a color negative is almost entirely a color editing process. You add or subtract individual levels of CMY filters to dial in the print color.
1/?This is the review of an OM-5 micro 4/3 camera. I am a full frame user, and I bought this camera to have a small, fun, attractive camera to take snapshits around town. I own or have owned a D850, Z5ii, Z6ii, basically every Nikon DXXX DSLR, D500, Z50, etc. This is my first M43 camera and I was not sure what to expect, so I am chronicling my impressions both for myself, and for other photographers who are looking for a small, fun camera. Ergonomics: This camera is outstanding IMO. For me the Nikon FF cameras are in this weird middle spot that is ergonomically uncomfortable for me. They are either too small or too big. The D850 and my D7500 fit my hand fantastically. I will always have a Nikon DSLR because they are so comfortable to hold and use. The OM-5 is smaller to hold than my Z5ii for example, and that gets it out of the uncomfortable middle ground. With the Z5, I’m always between holding it in front with all of my fingers, or just 3 – there isn’t really enough room for all 4, but with 3, it feels a little insecure. With the OM-5, three fingers fit perfectly. There is enough grip on the front and a great thumb rest on the back. The buttons are very well placed on the camera body for operation while shooting. Simply put, this is a very comfortable camera to hold and shoot. For reference, when I am walking around and shooting, I grip the camera the entire time in my right hand, and have a wrist lanyard for safety. This can be fatiguing with a larger DSLR (the D800 in particular had almost no thumb rest and it was agonizing to carry. The D850 is much better, but is just heavy and gets tiring on the wrist after several hours). The D7500 is extremely comfortable in this regard because of its blobmera shape and light weight. The Z series FF cameras are in the middle ground of just “ok”. The OM-5 was very good.TO BE CONTINUED
>>4502672Why did you choose an OM-3 of all cameras?
>>4502700A guy with a husky told me to get that one.
>>4502704>he did what his headmate saidjust because you dont take your meds doesn’t mean you have to choose to be a schizo, anon
>>4502679Gonna preface my response with the standard M43 hate: Shit cameras, shit lenses, blah blah, not really worth it outside of getting them dirt cheap and basically look like a phone.Anyway, with that formality taken care of, camera looks fine. The 40-150 is soft as fuck on the long end (and not really spectacular on the wide end) but is the cheapest tele you'll get for the system so it's not bad value per se. The pancake is a little fucky because mixing oly/pana bodies and lenses never quite works right, but it's fine. The pancake will be infinitely more useful just because it's not absurdly soft and slow like every M43 zoom.Oh wait,>$1000 USDFuck me sideways that's expensive. Don't do it anon. The body is like $400-500 at most, the tele is worth a whopping $80, and the pancake iirc is around $200. Classic boomer ebay mentality of "I know what I've got".
>>4502729Thank you anon, this is solid advice and I really appreciate it. On the price, this seller accepts offers, so I'm going to send one in for 800 (from summing up your itemized prices) and see what happens. I'm also going to contact them and ask if they will be interested in selling the body separately.
Ones you've actually used.Give reasons.1. Panasonic - pleasing JPEG, best QOL - lots of features that work well.2. Fujifilm - decent but I didn't like the JPEG detail rendering.3. Olympus / OM system - decent, but I don't didn't like the JPEG colors (tans pushed to red).4. Sony - lots of features on paper but they're half-baked and riddled with needless incompatibilities.
>>44971401. Sony (A7RIV) - Good AF, decent build quality, 61 mpx, 2 memory card slots, can take some lighter rain, decent battery life. Cons? My nose always activates some track focus point while looking through the viewfinder, guess it was made for flat asian noses and not longer european ones. The ”color simulations” are very basic and boring. I’ve never used a Fujifilm but I assume that they are more fun to use but less potent.Its also bulky and draws alot of attention in the streets.2. Ricoh (GRiiix HDF) - Sharp lens, pocketable and stealthy in the street. Decent image stabilization. Feels plasticy, impossible to clean lens from dust (which always gets into it for all owners), superbad battery life, shit AF, shit high ISO performance, 24 mpx isnt quite enough as I want to be able to crop, no weather sealing, no viewfinder.I don’t care about brands really, as long as it feels good and have the features I want such as good AF, weather sealing and at least a 40 mpx sensor. I almost never use the Ricoh.
>>4497140I have used Panasonic, Nikon, and Fujifilm.First I had the Panasonic GM1 - this was my first camera. I genuinely liked this but it had limitations with dynamic range that were challenging. Then lenses were cheap and reasonably good IQ considering the crop factor.I then upgraded to Nikon Z6, a great camera but sadly, the autofocus was not great. Fine for everyday, but not that good for wildlife or sports etc. The lenses were fantastic, I loved this camera for landscapes and astrophotog especially. I regret selling this. I now have Fujifilm X-T4, I bought this when it was on sale and local store gave me a good deal on 100-400mm. Autofocus is pretty good in my experience, image quality is ok, but overall it just feels cheaper than the Nikon. I try and take advantage of the Film simulations and programmable recipes, but this has been a learning curve and I am still not there with it. I shoot jpeg + raw. Jpegs are fine as quick photos to share, but I always want to edit the raws pretty much. I like the Bluetooth and Fuji app for cell. This is a lot more functional than other brands I have used, you can also tether and use as a webcam. This camera is fine but I would prefer the Nikon I had. The sigma primes are a good match for it.
>>4499493it's more that people shooting photos don't know about video tools like scopes, parades, false color et al. if they did, manufacturers would add the features
>>4497140Panavision.Everything else os a toy.
>>4497140>Olympus / OM system - decent, but I don't didn't like the JPEG colors (tans pushed to red).Newer OM gives a lot of control over JPEG colorhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdNulmXBC8E&t=306
