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Are full-frame cameras bad for sports photography?
I was reading about crop factor from various places on the internet, and the general idea that kept building in my mind was that full-frame cameras are good for wide-angle shots but not that good for tele-photo. In Wikipedia it's written:
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A camera that takes real photos without manipulation like old analog cameras
In modern digital cameras there are many settings which are applied automatically to the photos. And it does not always result in good ways. Recently I saw two photos of the same face one from a old analog camera and the other a digital one.
The…
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What is special about lenses with f-number < 1?
Talking about fast lenses, Wikipedia mentions
Nikon TV-Nikkor 35mm f/0.9-Fastest Nikon lens ever made
Why don't, for example, f/0.5 lenses exist?
Is there some special construction that comes into play for an f/0.9 lens?
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How to create an eye-path?
Reading about photography, I have now and then stumbled on recommendations to "create a path for viewer's eye", or to "lead it through the picture" without any specific guidelines how to achieve that.
How can a photographer influence where the eye…
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What are the advantages of using the optical viewfinder over live preview to take photos on a DSLR?
Forgive this novice question, I am basically a complete newbie to photography. Really, all I've ever used for most my of short life have been point-and-shoots; I've only recently started to pick up some curiosity.
Anyway, from what I've gathered,…
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Do smaller apertures provide more depth of field past the diffraction limit, even if peak sharpness suffers?
In Understanding Exposure (3rd edition, on page 48), Bryan Peterson has what might be called a rant against modern on-line conventional wisdom about diffraction limits. Answers on this web site are pretty much in line with that conventional wisdom;…
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How do I find the right size of filters for a lens?
I was looking to get a circular polarizing filter and an UV filter for my Canon 550D, 18-135mm lens. When I checked online I found these filters came in different sizes, like 62mm, 67mm, 72mm, 77mm. How do I know which is right?
Also, will there be…
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Why am I getting a small black patch when I take photos?
I am getting this black spot at the same place every time I am taking a photo.
I am looking for an explanation of the issue and a solution to remove the patch. I am a beginner and if needed I can provide more photos of same issue.
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Is there any plugin for Lightroom that enables face recognition?
Is there any plugin for Lightroom that enables face recognition (i.e. show me all photos where someone appears, and tell me which new ones you think the person is)? I've considered switching to Aperture just because of this feature.
Is Adobe…
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What's the difference between cross-type autofocus points and regular ones?
What's the difference between different autofocus point types (cross vs point and such)? Cross points seem to be a "feature" — why?
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How to make sky more green grey and skin more golden?
I have seen many pictures like this recently, and would like to know how to achieve the look of the sky like this and skin more golden. What tools and actions to use?
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How do you select the 10 best images from a set of 300?
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What's a good strategy for choosing which photos to keep?
I have read that photographers are rarely the best editors of their own images. As digital cameras make it so easy to take hundreds of shots of a given subject, the…
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What are the reasons for not taking super long exposures (hours) in astrophotography?
I am doing some research to get into astrophotography.
Most of tutorials recommend taking multiple exposures and then stacking them.
That makes me wonder: provided that the camera is on a tracking system, why not leave the shutter open for as long…
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What is 'freelensing'?
I've recently heard about a photographic technique called 'freelensing.' How do I go about 'freelensing,' and what can I do with the technique?
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What can I do to take better/more interesting photographs of tabletop games?
I do a lot of writing about tabletop games, some of it paid, professional work. Often, editors ask that I also supply photographs of the games in play to illustrate the articles. I know very little about photography and have a poor eye for a good…
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