Osvaldo Cristo

I am 180+ cm high. Including shoes and cloths probably around 100kg weigh. My backpack weights almost exactly 10kg, including backpack itself, tripod and, obviously, photo stuff and accessories. ...

As reminded, the herds with some smartphones are using them as a camera muuuch more than anytime people would use with their compact cameras! No comparison! Just to mention a close example: people ...

In the country I live the camera insurance is pretty expensive. I paid that just for a couple of years in past millennium and I decided then for self-insurance, i.e. I assume the risk to lose and ...

I do not purchase used equipment. I live in Brazil. New photo stuff here costs at street the double from the US street price... and it is an evolution as up to a few years back it was thrice. Used ...

Most of the system will disappear in the next decade  and despite a few very noisy haters, Canon and Nikon sponsored formats have the best changes to survive, IMO. Regards,

I don't see any problems to Nikon or Canon to go to APS format ILC using Mirrorless tech except the price customers expect to pay for it. Low price only have any means if associated to high ...

Act of God as per some comments above. Nobody is accountable! Regards

Nikon and Canon will survive at last one more generation. The remaining... Russian roullet. All the best,

I agree you. Some lessons from the past also demonstrate there is a risk when "too much" competition rules, nobody wins. Companys broke. Regards,

No way. Even free of charge. Thanks.

When Above stated to rent the programs they develop, I was one of the persons that hated it because my personal philosophy is to reduce any fixed costs but after some time I bited the bullet and ...

They started offerring a special price of $49.99 for all the package. Currently they offer the same full package at $59.99 instead of their "regular price" of $69.99 If I remember correctly, the ...

I remind several years ago I found lots of references on preset packages from DxO users in the DxO users' forums. I recommend you look there and if you cannot find them or just find old ...

I really liked that book I pre-ordered the first edition (I think on 2005/6). The way to work with Lab and Photoshop reminded me a lot Linocolor and Hell cylinder scanners I used in the 1990s... ...

Woodworking and books Regards,

By accident I discovered this video from YouTube showing the lens cleaning inside the front element. It is a little bit odd and from a Japonese person... but there is no words, so no worries! I ...

I shot Nikon DX cameras exclusively from 2002 to 2014 and I looked for a prime "normal" lens for years. I tested some lenses and even purchased the original Sigma 30 f/1.4... but I never was ...

Photography entered late in my life. I purchased my first camera some years after left the University. It was 1980s and I purchased a great IR based auto focus 35 mm film Kodak camera with a ...

I love a fisheye and it is present in my camera bag almost everytime I go out to make pictures. I shot Nikon since 2002: D100, D200 & D300S and I was in the line when Nikon released Nikkor 10.5 ...

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