Brisbane POTN Coffee Club (3) - Everything From Shutters to Cuppas

-spam- wrote in post #5346016
Train drivers might think you are a signal?

They dont want you to look too obvious so they can say you were trying to be discreet and "suspect"

lol, they're pretty much the same thoughts I had.

Although it's fair enough I suppose. I once mistook a chap waiting for a taxi as a parking meter. It was a bit tricky getting the coins in and once I had I didn't really think I got my money's worth before he expired.

wakko wrote in post #5339057
quiet you...

on the note of vintages... when you selling your EOS5?

When you pry it out of my cold dead hands.


I wanted to steal your 135mm or 35mm the other weekend for a wedding but I coped with the 50/16-35. Have another wedding this weekend at bribie and we get golf buggies!

Also selling on OCAU - what is the deal if say you have only posted on the board once or twice? not worth it? neeeeeeeed to get rid of this 30mm.

willstar wrote in post #5343489
*feeling pretty pleased with himself*

Just did mental check - have doubled my lens ownership in about 72 hours.

Still cogitating over 100-400..

ohhhhhhhhhhh nice work.

mc41 wrote in post #5343670
Found the only problem with the 10-20 is keeping your feet out of the pic

psst........... there has to be a missing here right?

Trumples wrote in post #5345878
Campos need to erect a sign on their side, above the wall giving directions and a mud map to the coffee shop that serves better coffee than the swill served in James Street

I wonder if they did that would James St, try to put a visual pollution suit on them?

HelenThura wrote in post #5346239
psst........... there has to be a missing here right?

I wonder if they did that would James St, try to put a visual pollution suit on them?

Oh it would be on for young and old...

I think I might print some labels to wear when I go there on Saturday for a coffee

something like "I enjoy shopping at wheel and barrow but won't drink the James Street coffee - Try Campos - the best!!"

PeacePlanet wrote in post #5346008
I do not mind the GST bit but I resent the 50 bucks for UPS processing fee !!! I wonder if I choose the International Express Post, I could go around the processing fee, but again it is a bit troublesome isn't it plus the paperwork that Paul mentioned ?

Honestly Al, the paperwork wasn't that bad. Australian Customs are well and truly used to handling it and process it all very quickly.

Nick C. wrote in post #5346007
Can somebody explain this bit to me:

So if two of us stand near a crossing in red shirts waving our arms will the train driver mistake us for boom gates???

Greg_C wrote in post #5346386
So if two of us stand near a crossing in red shirts waving our arms will the train driver mistake us for boom gates???

I dunno, but I'll surely be there to photograph it

I'm sorely tempted to take my camera with me tomorrow and photograph as many train related things as I can - very conspicuously too.

willstar wrote in post #5343489
Still cogitating over 100-400..

I have a friend in Sydney who shoots birds and bats on Canon glass.

He also shoots street stuff on Leica. And MF on a Linhof Technica. We know good images when we see them.

He bought the 100-400L and both our jaws hit the ground. Awesome. Superb. Sublime.

Do not hesitate.
Do not wait.
If you shoot Canon and want reach - You Buy Now !!!

Simple.

leitch wrote in post #5340061
Chimp chimp chimp!

DAdeGroot wrote in post #5342516
f = G/D (@ iso 100)

So, f = (13/2) / 2 (because it's iso 200 you divide the whole lot by half).

f = 3.25 (so f/3.2 should do it).

I'm assuming you've using the feet based Guide #, not the one based on meters, otherwise you'll need to either convert the GN or the distance to the same unit first.

Turns out I was using the metre-based guide number. The correct number is 43.

That in mind, I get the following:

f = (g/d) @ iso 100

f = (43/2)

f = ~22 (or f/11 @ 200 iso)

I'm bringing all this up after the fact. I was mucking around with my camera yesterday while my friend and I were waiting for her bus, and f/11 was working better than anything wider.

Ok... next question: how do I determine the shutter speed to go with it w/o using a grey card? Trial and error?

-spam- wrote in post #5345516
Queensland Rail has made photography on their stations an act of terrorism...

http://www.news.com.au …3739,23553587-952,00.html

That's why all smart trainspotters don't trainspot near stations. If you're on public land (such as public parkland) and not on QR property they can't touch you.

Nick C. wrote in post #5346007
Can somebody explain this bit to me:

-spam- wrote in post #5346016
Train drivers might think you are a signal?

They dont want you to look too obvious so they can say you were trying to be discreet and "suspect"

Greg_C wrote in post #5346386
So if two of us stand near a crossing in red shirts waving our arms will the train driver mistake us for boom gates???

I don't know for sure but if you're wearing a red one they might think there's an emergency and stop. Particularly if you're waving your hands. Like I said, I don't know. You shouldn't need one anyway if you're on the platform. You only need one if you're down near the track (which is illegal anyway without proper certification).

EDIT: Normal shirts... maybe not so much. High-vis clothing? Probably.

Carjo wrote in post #5346446
Turns out I was using the metre-based guide number. The correct number is 43.

That in mind, I get the following:

f = (g/d) @ iso 100

f = (43/2)

f = ~22 (or f/11 @ 200 iso)

I'm bringing all this up after the fact. I was mucking around with my camera yesterday while my friend and I were waiting for her bus, and f/11 was working better than anything wider.

Ok... next question: how do I determine the shutter speed w/o a grey card? Trial and error?

Sunny 16 rule or,
what about a hand held meter with flash metering function. I LOVE mine!!!

Glenn-san wrote in post #5346450
Sunny 16 rule or,
what about a hand held meter with flash metering function. I LOVE mine!!!

Sorry, I meant after figuring out the aperture for using flash. Sunny 16 may not work when you're sitting at a bus stop after the sun has gone down.

Carjo wrote in post #5346446
Turns out I was using the metre-based guide number. The correct number is 43.

That in mind, I get the following:

f = (g/d) @ iso 100

f = (43/2)

f = ~22 (or f/11 @ 200 iso)

I'm bringing all this up after the fact. I was mucking around with my camera yesterday while my friend and I were waiting for her bus, and f/11 was working better than anything wider.

Ok... next question: how do I determine the shutter speed to go with it w/o using a grey card? Trial and error?

Well it depends on how much ambient you want. If you don't care, shoot at max sync speed (1/200 on most Canons, although some do 1/250). If you want some background, drag the shutter more.

Other thing to watch is the GN calc only works without modification when the flash is on the same axis as the camera. If you're flashing from off-camera the GN calc is reduced, so if your flash is at 45 degrees to your subject then the GN calc drops by about 70%.

Chapter 10 in Light Science and Magic covers all this quite well

DAdeGroot wrote in post #5346495
(1/200 on most Canons, although some do 1/250).

/me pets 1/250 sync speed on the 20D