GKPE 8, Yet more NZ ramblings from some flightless Kiwis.

FlyingPete wrote in post #19189708
I have recently subscribed to some Facebook photography groups, lots of photo sharing, one thing I have noticed though is people horizons, so many people share images with dodgy horizons, how hard is it to take a shot with a level horizon, heck Lightroom even has an quite reliable auto tool for it!

In the majority of instances I doubt it's an artist thing.

I quite often notice that too - difficult to not say anything sometimes...

cell phone pics. I have a friend who does the same.

Modern cell phone pics can be quite good. I’m so happy with my new iPhone as my go everywhere camera, I’m considering switching back to a full frame system for my “big camera”

scotttnz wrote in post #19195311
Modern cell phone pics can be quite good. I’m so happy with my new iPhone as my go everywhere camera, I’m considering switching back to a full frame system for my “big camera”

Big cameras have got a little bit smaller with mirrorless, but you will need a small mortgage for native glass! Lots of secondhand EF around given people switching systems.

Those camera that we can use as phones can be nothing short of brilliant. I was not deriding them. Be gentle and constructive with your critique, most will be pleased you are interested enough in them to take offence. U R welcome to critigue my little flower shot a few days ago.

FlyingPete wrote in post #19195439
Big cameras have got a little bit smaller with mirrorless, but you will need a small mortgage for native glass! Lots of secondhand EF around given people switching systems.

Smaller cameras isn’t really a good thing, especially if the lenses are bigger like most of the RF ones seem to be. There’s a reason my current camera is one of the largest m4/3 cameras available, larger than a lot of full frame mirrorless. The G9 has the best ergonomics for me of any camera I’ve ever used.
To me the R6 makes sense if you have a bunch of EF glass to use with it, but it is to expensive for a camera with “only” 20MP if you don’t have EF glass and are reluctant to put money into non-native lenses. The limited range of RF lenses currently available means that when I priced out a simple 4 lens kit it costs twice as much as the competition.
On paper I like the Sony A7iii, and the huge range of reasonably priced and sized native lenses, but the ergonomics are a big step backwards from my G9.
Perhaps I am biased, because I really like the look of Panasonic full frame cameras. Currently you can get an S5, S1, or even the 47MP S1R with a high quality 24-105 f4 for around the price of an R6 body only, but of course they come with their own set of compromises.
Anyway enough GAS fuelled rambling from me. I haven’t found that goldilocks camera yet.

kiwichris wrote in post #19195565
Those camera that we can use as phones can be nothing short of brilliant. I was not deriding them. Be gentle and constructive with your critque, most ill be pleased you are interested enough in them to take offence. U R welcome to critigue my little flower shot a few days ago.

Well, since you asked.....
I didn’t think it was your best work Chris. I thought the dandelion, if that was the subject was too small in the frame, and it lacked punch.

Well I asked Thanks. I think I will have to bite the bullet and go for Photoshop. However, a subdued effect was the aim in that pic.

kiwichris wrote in post #19195613
Well I asked Thanks. I think I will have to bite the bullet and go for Photoshop. However, a subdued effect was the aim in that pic.

I’ve been using Affinity Photo for the last few months. I got tired of paying the Adobe subscription. It does a pretty good job of raw conversion, and has a whole lot of photoshop like features too, which I have barely scratched the surface of. I’d like to try out Luminar AI too, if they had a free trial.

scotttnz wrote in post #19195622
I’ve been using Affinity Photo for the last few months. I got tired of paying the Adobe subscription. It does a pretty good job of raw conversion, and has a whole lot of photoshop like features too, which I have barely scratched the surface of. I’d like to try out Luminar AI too, if they had a free trial.

Luminar AI has free trial, 7 days.

I have the Affinity Pink Book even but... I must be just thick or something, I can not get past basic operatons and in my head now I would like to perhaps use layers more but I just can not work it out.

Free Luminar Trial here https://community.skyl​um.com …nload-now-for-Luminar-AI-

Look at what we were shooting with when we joined this group ....... and we did more shooting than we do now

I would jump to a fuji GFX100s in an instant, however can I justify it based on my current camera use ....... no way 15/10/2020 was my last outing.

Like Scott my note 8 is my go to camera as the saying go best camera is the 1 you have in your hands

weka2000 wrote in post #19195833
I would jump to a fuji GFX100s in an instant, however can I justify it based on my current camera use ....... no way 15/10/2020 was my last outing.

The flip side argument to that is that a new camera is guaranteed to get you out shooting more.......at least until the novelty wears off.

scotttnz wrote in post #19195884
The flip side argument to that is that a new camera is guaranteed to get you out shooting more.......at least until the novelty wears off.

agreed, my issue is I need a change of scene not a new camera

Half-way down Sandringham road...

joeseph wrote in post #19196652
Half-way down Sandringham road...

I think your white balance is off.....

scotttnz wrote in post #19196655
I think your white balance is off.....

Council have a plan for that - it involves removing all the trees & replacing them with butt-ugly apartment blocks....