Did you get a loaner A7RIII?
LeeRatters Cream of the Crop  More info | Jan 14, 2019 11:54 | #24497 eriet30 wrote in post #18791471  you had to go there. Ok so I am sitting on a sand dune after hiking about a mile in. I didnt like the angle the guys were at so I trodded off to another dune. Pulled up the A7r2 and Lox 21 snapped some test shots and EWWW I have a dust speck the size of texas dead center. Try the inbody clean mode no help. Take stock of the situation. I am alone with no wind and time because the sun hasnt done any magic yet. I know.... why on a sand dune would you take off the lens. BUT I had a nylon blanket out and no sand was on it.... SAND was not the issue. The issue is I wrap my jacket around the camera and lens pull it off and grab my blower. blow blow blow put it back on and still have the speck. Ok first time wasnt disaster so why not be brave again and test the camera gods. Lens off Blow Blow SLAM! I say "slam" here because the sound echoed thru my brain and body I tried to comprehend what I had just done.... in my effort to blow really hard i somehow pushed my hand down when clamping down on the blower and thus the nose of the blower SLAMMED into my sensor. ....... leaving a mark about 1/4 inch long. I just stared at it. Blew some more put it on and yeah now I have a huge mark on the sensor. I cry a little try and talk myself thru this.... its not a new camera.... Im sure its a sub $400 fix i mean really has to be right sure right..... ok so I can get thru this. The photographer kicks in.... light is starting to happen so I go fine.... the A9 is going to have to pull all the duty on this trip. So i put the Lox on the A9 and shoot away...... 60% of my brain is not focused on my shots but on what I just did. I go back thru my stupidity and then reason that it wont be that bad and then sadness that these shots that need dynamic range will not have it and resolve that 2019 is a failure and I need to just sell all my gear and forget this photography thing. Getting back to the guys only made it worse......Mo offering to buy the camera for parts and sell me another used one ..... but telling me not to buy new because the 60pmx sony will be out this year LOL and then the barrage of "how stupid are you" as sympathetic friends are. Shoot the dunes not really focused and get back to the jeep. Have to move the jeep because the park rangers are closing the lot...... but in the jeep I have a Cleaner swab kit...... just for emergencies I have only ever cleaned a sensor 1x....... open the package shaking going great I am still in a bad environment to do this but what can i loose. Swipe the swab once......dont see much change... turn the swab over...... swipe again and half of the mark goes away.... now your never supposed to use the swab again but I am out of swabs and still have the mark...... swab it one more time and the mark goes away. Look thru the sensor and shoot f22 at the blue sky..... no lines some dust still but all looks good. I didnt trust the camera the rest of the trip so most pics are on the A9 but the A7r2 looks like it survived I am going to send it in under Sony Pro to check all aspects. I did miss that 42mpx though So there is .... I am a stupid idiot post. We've all been stupid idiots.....
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Jan 14, 2019 12:20 | #24498 vinmunoz wrote in post #18791495 Did you get a loaner A7RIII? Nah. I could have but it's dead season right now. focalpointsphoto.com
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Jan 14, 2019 12:42 | #24499 First time I left my 1Dx in the bag and shoot the entire game with the A7III, very impressed with it.    Name: Theron
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idsurfer Cream of the Crop  More info Post edited over 4 years ago by idsurfer. | Jan 14, 2019 12:53 | #24500 xpfloyd wrote in post #18791480 I’ve almost done the same with a rocket blower. When you squeeze it the red nozzle can sometimes move about more than you expect if you aren’t careful. I’ve been close Yep... been there and done that! Did it the first time I ever used a rocket blower! I about soiled myself! Cory
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philodelphi Goldmember  More info | ... to quote Shawshank Redemption Sony DSC-RX100M2 • α7R III / ILCE-7RM3 • Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV | Voigtlander 65mm F2 Macro APO-Lanthar | Venus Optics Laowa 15mm f/4 Macro | Sony FE 24-240mm F3.5-6.3 OSS • Sonnar T* FE 55mm F1.8 ZA • FE 24mm f/1.4 GM | Samyang 35mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC | Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo • EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM | Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Tokina Firin 20mm f/2 FE MF | Tamron 28-75mm F2.8 Di III RXD
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navydoc Cream of the Crop  More info | Jan 14, 2019 14:29 | #24502 Just another gloomy, rainy day...  Oh the weather outside is frightful... by Gene, on FlickrGene - My Photo Gallery ||
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Eddie xpfloyd lookalike  More info | Jan 14, 2019 14:45 | #24503 navydoc wrote in post #18791596 Just another gloomy, rainy day... Oh the weather outside is frightful... by Gene, on FlickrLovely colours and detail Gene. Cool sig as always Sony α7RV | Leica Q2
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navydoc Cream of the Crop More info | Jan 14, 2019 15:56 | #24504 xpfloyd wrote in post #18791609 Lovely colours and detail Gene. Cool sig as always Thanks Eddie. I seem to have better luck shooting these colorful birds on cloudy days. Unfortunately, the 2x extender is slow to focus under low light conditions like it is today. Gene - My Photo Gallery ||
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Jan 14, 2019 16:34 | #24505 vinmunoz wrote in post #18791468 For me i'm following the Oly EM1... The new, rumored $3,000 E-M1X? With the 18 FPS and crazy handheld high res mode? Current Gear: Sony RX1RII
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TRhoads Cream of the Crop  More info | Jan 14, 2019 19:33 | #24506 eriet30 wrote in post #18791471 you had to go there. Ok so I am sitting on a sand dune after hiking about a mile in. I didnt like the angle the guys were at so I trodded off to another dune. Pulled up the A7r2 and Lox 21 snapped some test shots and EWWW I have a dust speck the size of texas dead center. Try the inbody clean mode no help. Take stock of the situation. I am alone with no wind and time because the sun hasnt done any magic yet. I know.... why on a sand dune would you take off the lens. BUT I had a nylon blanket out and no sand was on it.... SAND was not the issue. The issue is I wrap my jacket around the camera and lens pull it off and grab my blower. blow blow blow put it back on and still have the speck. Ok first time wasnt disaster so why not be brave again and test the camera gods. Lens off Blow Blow SLAM! I say "slam" here because the sound echoed thru my brain and body I tried to comprehend what I had just done.... in my effort to blow really hard i somehow pushed my hand down when clamping down on the blower and thus the nose of the blower SLAMMED into my sensor. ....... leaving a mark about 1/4 inch long. I just stared at it. Blew some more put it on and yeah now I have a huge mark on the sensor. I cry a little try and talk myself thru this.... its not a new camera.... Im sure its a sub $400 fix i mean really has to be right sure right..... ok so I can get thru this. The photographer kicks in.... light is starting to happen so I go fine.... the A9 is going to have to pull all the duty on this trip. So i put the Lox on the A9 and shoot away...... 60% of my brain is not focused on my shots but on what I just did. I go back thru my stupidity and then reason that it wont be that bad and then sadness that these shots that need dynamic range will not have it and resolve that 2019 is a failure and I need to just sell all my gear and forget this photography thing. Getting back to the guys only made it worse......Mo offering to buy the camera for parts and sell me another used one ..... but telling me not to buy new because the 60pmx sony will be out this year LOL and then the barrage of "how stupid are you" as sympathetic friends are. Shoot the dunes not really focused and get back to the jeep. Have to move the jeep because the park rangers are closing the lot...... but in the jeep I have a Cleaner swab kit...... just for emergencies I have only ever cleaned a sensor 1x....... open the package shaking going great I am still in a bad environment to do this but what can i loose. Swipe the swab once......dont see much change... turn the swab over...... swipe again and half of the mark goes away.... now your never supposed to use the swab again but I am out of swabs and still have the mark...... swab it one more time and the mark goes away. Look thru the sensor and shoot f22 at the blue sky..... no lines some dust still but all looks good. I didnt trust the camera the rest of the trip so most pics are on the A9 but the A7r2 looks like it survived I am going to send it in under Sony Pro to check all aspects. I did miss that 42mpx though So there is .... I am a stupid idiot post. ah, I was afraid it was something like it fell off the tripod...or the tripod got blown over...the challenge for me will be shooting a new place, and not being 100% sure what FL I will want...so that is why the 16-35 is coming on the trip, so that I can maybe minimize the lens changes.. vinmunoz wrote in post #18791474 That's the reason i prefer zoom lens for landscape. I don't wanna be changing lenses outside. yep...I plan to change lenses as little as possible out there... Website
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Jan 14, 2019 19:57 | #24507 3 photo documentary.  _DSC5083 by Carlo Alcala, on Flickr _DSC5250 by Carlo Alcala, on Flickr _DSC5329 by Carlo Alcala, on Flickrfocalpointsphoto.com
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vinmunoz Cream of the Crop  More info | Jan 14, 2019 19:59 | #24508 A couple fave from yesterday...  Image hosted by forum (955922) © vinmunoz [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff. 
| SONY A7SIII(2) | A73 | A6000 | Sony A7IV | Sigma105 | FE1635F4 | Tamron 70-180mm F2.8 | Tamron 17-28 Tamron 28-75 | FE50F1.8 | Sony 16035F4PZ | SEL30mm F3.5 Macro | Canon 24mm TSE | Laowa 15mm Shift
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Jan 14, 2019 21:42 | #24509 Osmo Pocket Video. Little science experiment with the kiddos. Face tracking is awesome....it's like an automatic camera man. focalpointsphoto.com
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"Length" is the whole problem at death valley. Everything is so damn far from everything else. It just takes forever to travel from point to point. Hopefully the park is back open and you can get everything around Furnace Creek i.e. z point artist drive .. bad water... Golden canyon, borax etc "Vision is the art of seeing that which is invisible"
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