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    Panasonic G9 - Shooting Handball - indoor sports

    I have shot a lot of basketball in indoor gyms, nearly all of which are poorly lit. I use an e-m1 mk 2 and panasonic 35-100 2.8. I would use shutter of about 1/640 to 1/800, aperture of course at 2.8, and auto-iso, where it would often times float to max of 6400. I would should high speed bursts...
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    What SD cards for Olympus M1x?

    I have used Kingston Canvas React Plus UHS II cards and been happy with them. I have not tested, but faster than the UHS I cards I was using before. Relatively inexpensive but I am not a professional.
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    Change in Mu-43 Site Ownership

    I have really appreciated this forum over the years. I've learned so much, and really feel like this forum is pretty unique on the Internet in terms of quality of information shared and general cooperative attitudes from the members. Thank you, Amin!
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    DJI Mavic 3 joins the 4/3 club

    Yes DJI is the majority owner of Hasselblad. Hasselblad was acquired by a VC firm in 2011. DJI acquired a minority stake in 2015, and then a majority stake in 2017. I would say DJI rescued Hasselblad. While the Hasselblad name is well regarded they didn't exactly have a successful business...
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    FastRawViewer 2.0 released.

    Excellent. I just bought in May and hadn't seen this. I am sure that I have a different workflow from most. I primarily use Apple Photos for DAM and syncing between devices. My use case for FastRawViewer - I shoot a lot of my indoor basketball for my teenage daughter and her teammates. I am...
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    Took a Turn at some Greb's

    I didn't even know floating nests were a thing! I love learning new stuff. Great photos as always
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    Editing RAW image with external editor from Apple Photos (OSX 11.3 Bug Sur)

    I use Mac OS Photos app with raw files. My experience with them has been that it can work with the raw file for some basic editing but doesn't hold up if you need to do a lot. To pull the original raw file out, go to File \ Export \ Export Unmodified Original. If you are shooting raw + jpg...
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    12-100 vs f/2.8 vs. primes for gym sports

    I shoot a fair amount of indoor basketball for my daughter and her teammates. I use the Panasonic 35-100 2.8 and an E-M1.2. I am generally trying to get photo of a single player and even on the near court I am rarely all the way out to 35mm. I typically try to position myself on the baseline...
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    What car brand you drive? POLL

    Nissan Leaf driver here. My first EV, had it for 3 years now. Makes a great commuter car but doesn't have the range of Bolt to be an only car for a family.
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    My First Year As a Pet Photographer

    Nice work! I remember about 5 years our church was doing free family photos w/ the goal to put in a directory. We thought it would be fun to bring our Westie (like your last pic) in with us (which was expressly allowed). What I didn't consider was how the flash would affect him. The...
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    Which Olympus camera should I get?

    I recently upgraded from the e-m5 ii (ungripped) to the e-m1 ii. My two thoughts the first time I held the camera in my hands were 1) the e-m1 ii is not near as big as I thought it would be, and 2) the grip on the e-m1 ii is magnificent. The camera just feels great in my hands and the ergonomics...
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    Apple M1 Macs and Photo / Video editing

    I get your point, but I think the overall goal would be to run cool. If the MBA is running cool but doesn't have a fan, I would think it would be fine. iPads don't have a fan and believe their longevity is determined mainly by their battery and CPU speed. I would expect the same from the M1 MBA.
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    Discuss home WiFi and related topics

    If you want a no-fuss solution, I would recommend eero - which can operate as a wireless mesh or can also use wired backhaul if your home has wired ethernet. If you really want to tinker with things and your home is already wired for ethernet then the Ubiquiti Unifi line is a prosumer option - I...
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    What UHS-II card are you using for EM1 II/III?

    These are good tips for memory card hygiene. I think maybe one of the most notable is to format the card with the camera, rather than deleting images off of it. https://masterphotographypodcast.com/sau-and-memory-card-hygiene/
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    Apple M1 Macs and Photo / Video editing

    Saw this today regarding the $40 Pixelmator Pro app. The app has machine learning (ML) super resolution function. When run on the new M1 the ML bit does not run on the CPU or GPU, but on the M1's neural engine which is separate. Pixelmator says the ML Super Resolution runs 15x faster like this...
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    Apple M1 Macs and Photo / Video editing

    A very reasonable question which I would think should be answered in the next couple of weeks as people get their hands on them. I have a 2012 iMac 27 inch at home that would love to replace with a rumored 24-inch iMac. Smaller on the desk would make my wife happy!
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    Apple M1 Macs and Photo / Video editing

    In single core performance, apps running on M1 under Rosetta emulaion are faster than any current Intel Mac, including the very expensive ones. https://www.macrumors.com/2020/11/15/m1-chip-emulating-x86-benchmark/
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    What did your 12-35 or 12-40 f2.8 replace in your bag?

    For me the 12-40 replaced the panasonic 14 pancake, the Oly 45 and the Oly 12-50 zoom - all of which I sold. I held on to the Oly 25 1.8 but I really haven't used as much as I should since buying the 12-40.
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    Which Olympus all around lens for an old M1?

    If I was starting over, I think the lens I would want for general purpose stuff is the Oly 12-45 f4.
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    Need your Help 16mm vs 25mm | Beginner Videography

    Use a kit zoom and fix it at 16 or 25mm and then try to film some stuff to see which angle of view you prefer. I am not a video person, so I am sure others that are skilled in this area would jump in, but I imagine there is a lot more off-camera equipment you need to make good videos, like...
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    E-M5iii vs E-M1ii

    I just sold my E-M5 ii and bought an E-M1 ii. Aside from all of the feature differences that have been well covered, there were two things I noticed. 1) the E-M1ii was not as big as I thought it would be in my head. 2) My goodness does the standard grip on the E-M1 ii feel glorious.
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    My new 2 Step Exposure Technique

    I don't really understand this. In step 2 it sounds like you want the aperture wide open? If so, can't you do that in step 1?
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    Lens recommendations for indoor sports

    I use the 35-100 2.8 for indoor basketball. I'm typically shooting 1/640th and ISO 5000-6400. I use DXO prime noise reduction to help out a bit with the high ISO. Topaz Denoise I'm sure would be another option. Personally I don't mind the high ISO if it helps get the shot. Typical focal length...
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    what photography related item did you buy this week?

    I found a used HLD-9 grip for E-M1 ii on Adorama for $45. The notes said something about the battery door not closing flush. I shoot a fair amount of basketball where I almost always want vertical orientation so I thought I'd give it a shot. It arrived yesterday. Shutter, dials and other buttons...
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    Best Live Composite settings for star trails?

    I think this applies when you are trying to get pinpoint stars, not when you are intentionally trying to get star trails. It's worth noticing differences in white balance. I think the colors are more accurate in your photo at 3800K, and maybe are a little more colorful in mine at 3300K. Worth...
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    Best Live Composite settings for star trails?

    Sorry, I forgot to address this in my reply. I believe the way live comp works is you just set an exposure that you are happy with, and then subsequent exposures basically are just doing a pixel-by-pixel comparison. Each time a pixel is brighter than before, the composite will have the brightest...
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    Best Live Composite settings for star trails?

    Here's a photo I took in a bright orange area on darksitefinder.com. If you can see stars with your naked eye, and let live comp run for an hour, you will have star trails that you can see. It doesn't take very many stars to fill the frame with trails. This was with E-M5 II and panasonic 14 2.5...
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    Adobe price rise rumor, again

    None of those links show the old $10/mo plan for both LR and Photoshop for me. PetaPixel has more on this - includes a direct link to the $10/mo plan, and a survey where you can see who is being offered what plans. Adobe's $10 Photography Plan Gone from Site: Cheapest is $20/Month
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    Basketball - Best of my Existing Lenses?

    I have an E-M5 II and prefer S-AF to C-AF. (Although admittedly the first couple of shots in a burst are in better focus than the last). I also turn off face detection because that takes a little bit of processing time to figure out.
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    Basketball - Best of my Existing Lenses?

    Yeah high ISO is just the way it has been for me, even in the best lit gyms. And the graininess of the high ISO gets worse when you crop in vs an uncropped image. Just do the best denoising you can on it in post, and do what you can. For a long time I kept my high ISO limit at 5000. Then bumped...
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    Basketball - Best of my Existing Lenses?

    Good luck!
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    Basketball - Best of my Existing Lenses?

    Here's a photo for some perspective on focal lengths and shooting position. I am standing at the baseline corner, this is my daughter on the other side of the lane but inside the 3 point line, at 100mm, uncropped. It you move closer to the basket along the baseline that can help see the faces of...
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    Basketball - Best of my Existing Lenses?

    I photograph my kids youth basketball games sometimes. (Would do it more often but it is pretty much impossible to really watch the game and photograph it.) I used to use the 45mm 1.8. Now I have the 35-100 2.8 and use it, but man I miss the extra speed of the prime. I tend to shoot from the...
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    EP-16 Large Eyecup

    I don't have a quantitative answer for you, but I can say that I replaced the standard one with the oversize one and it was a much better experience for me. I wear glasses, and can use the EVF just fine with the large eyecup. With the standard eyecup it was easiest to just take my glasses off...
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    Feature request - toggle to hide Buy & Sell Forum

    @ijm5012 man you are coming strong with it. I don't see a big difference between hiding B&S vs hiding the Other Systems and News & Rumors. Seems like in all cases someone just doesn't want to see those posts.
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    Olympus vs JJC lens hoods

    I used the JJC lens hood LH-J55C on the 12-50 and it worked great and reversed as well. There is also the squared lens hood LH-J55B that I considered but thought it was too short to do much and seemed like it would be a little bigger/bulkier when in the bag.
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    low light sport (indoor swimming, night football)

    Off-camera speedlights at indoor swimming venue might help for not too much money
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    Stupid me.

    I had a friend forget ALL SD cards on a trip to Jamaica about 10 years ago. I think he wound up paying like $50 to some guy at a bar that had a Canon bag with him. Funny part it is there were some, um, discreet photos that were on the card, so he might could have made some of that money back!
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    Heading to Niagara Falls-Recommendations

    It has been a long time since I have been there, and I have no photography advice for you. Canadian side is better views as others have said. BUT you mentioned restaurants and I really enjoyed the spaghetti parmesan at Chef's. So delicious. The original buffalo wings also came from the Anchor...
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    Your Top 5 For July 2018

    Here are five from family vacation to Chicago. View from John Hancock Tower Portrait from John Hancock Tower From Navy Pier ferris wheel Bunks / torpedo from German submarine, at Museum of Science & Industry
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    Post your National Park photos

    The worst IMO is the St Louis Gateway Arch which was just upgraded to full National Park status this year. So much wilderness that needs protecting! I thought about asking a park ranger what hikes she recommended...
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    Pets With Owners Photography - seeking advice

    We had a family portrait taken with our dog, a west highland terrier, and from the moment the flash went off, he was shaking and scared. That was about 3 years ago, and to this day if you get a camera out, act like you are going to take a picture of him with phone, or often even just say the...
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    US Supreme Court rules states can collect on “internet tax”

    I know of no one who actually knows their own personal zip+4
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    US Supreme Court rules states can collect on “internet tax”

    Not to mention a US zip code may match on two or more different cities (and maybe counties too?). My zip code belongs to two different cities, as an example.
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    EPL6 - advantages of Panasonic 45-150 45-150MM, F4.0-5.6 vs Olympus 40-150R

    I used that lens on a E-PM2 - a small camera w/o a viewfinder. It worked great outdoors, but inside, the shutter speed wasn't fast enough and I was disappointed with most shots. Of course, most of what I wanted to photograph indoors at that focal length were school events. And in those...
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    COMPLETED For Sale: 58mm filters w/ step up rings | Location: USA | Ships: USA

    Wow - thank you! I guess I will cancel this until I have a chance to buy and check it out.
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    COMPLETED For Sale: 58mm filters w/ step up rings | Location: USA | Ships: USA

    What type of listing is this? For Sale What are you trying to sell/buy/trade? 58mm filters w/ step up rings What are your prices? $45 for everything, shipping and PayPal fee included Where are you located? USA Where are you willing to to ship? USA Description $45 for all of the...
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    Did Panasonic just give the M43 market to Olympus?

    Surely the cost of a refurbished replacement to a customer forfeiting their broken lens (so it can be refurbished for others) should be less than the sale price of a new copy of the lens (right now $1600), which would come with a 3 year warranty?
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    Site Infection Threats?

    My guess is it is a bad ad being served by the ad network. This has been a problem on occasion before. Annoying pop up ads in iOS ruining my experience
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    Free downloads of DXO Pro 11 - May-July 2018

    Here's a screenshot of the extension while working on a photo of my daughter. (Note that it doesn't actually apply the PRIME noise reduction until you hit save and then you have to wait for it to run.) If the extension receives a jpg from Photos, which can happen if you edit a raw file before...
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