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Thanks for the confirmation Robert.   I used to do exactly what you suggest  to remedy a bad sigma 15-30 zoom with a flare problem.   This took me by surprise as I was not checking the images as I...

I've got close to 3k images on the DP2M now and this is the first real problem I've seen but it is a doozy!  I was shooting with a polarizer and hood.  Other than that iso 200 aperture priority at...

decided to build a nest under the truck while we were out walking.  Calaveras Big Trees State Park:

or perhaps something a bit smaller than the usb plug with something sticky to pull it flush.  Probably will just slip down again though unless you can find a way to get epoxy in the space between...

That's been out there for a while.  I'm hoping they will be able to do the same thing for the Merrill cameras.  The biggest obstacle they had to overcome was the shutter from what I understand.  I...

I'm not sure it will be sharp but I'm pretty sure you won't find anything sharper.  If Sigma will get of their a$$ and release an sd1 with live view I will go forward with such a conversion and...

Adapt a sony nex mount or an m43 mount to the Merrill DP cameras.  Everything would be manual but there would be a huge selection of lenses from which to choose.   Alas the shutter is part of the...

Theoretically any of the canon auto converters for NEX could be converted to SA but the pin locations and locking mechanism has to be changed.  The electronics are similar enough to work in most...

That's my experience as well.  I have recently moved back to f8 from f5.6 though as a default as the dof trumps the concern over diffraction. Mike

Thanks Roland,My contention is that both the "people wanting conflicts" and the "searching for reasons to start a fight" examples along with many many others are largely unrecognized in the...

One of my hobbies is trying to keep up with some of the recent neurological behavior research.  It seems to me the more we learn the more the question of "Are we driving the brain or is the brain...

Some beautiful and complex sandstone patterns at petra.  The site is filled with carved sandstone tombs finished and unfinished.  I concentrated on the natural patterns here instead of the carvings...

Kendall!Great job my friend.  Got 39 out of 42 images back.  Really appreciate your help.couple of suggestions:  add sudo to the command line instructions and add a warning as to waiting until the...

I was in Wadi Rum today when I shot a long series of pano shots.  Apparently while they were being written to memory the battery ran out.  After the red light stopped blinking I tried to take...

all gone!Mike

These were the first adapters made for the M42 by a small one man shop in Japan.  Now of course they are widely available from all over the world but back then these were the only game in town.I...

Old salts will remember when the only source for M42 to Sigma adapters was a small shop in Japan.  Now or course, they come from everywhere but back then these were the only game in town.I've got...

Jim,I missed this until now.  Great idea!There are accessory lenses for the iphone and some other phones to Eye imagine.  Maybe someone makes one that would focus on the image from the mirror in...

Lin,FWIW I needed a diopter on a non adjustable viewer as well.  I bought a +2 magnifier lens and fastened it to the viewer with 3M 2 sided automobile tape.  Works great.Mike

ISO 100 f5.6 1/160 75% crop 100% crop