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National Geographic's Fundamentals of Photography, available via The Great Courses. Very good material, very good presenter (Joel Sartore,) and very reasonable priced.

lol..... How's this: Film was already obsolete in 1913 and WW1 spies used digital cameras, which were fully available back then, but not very well known since there was no Internet at that time. Th ...

Glenn, Amen...!!

Okay, Craig, let us know what you find out. ..!!

Not sure a PC can serve as an access point for the camera... More like your WiFi router would be the access point, from there the camera might be able to connect with the PC via the router access ...

Very nice shot..!!

Bingo...!! Thanks for posting that ...!!

Thanks so much for the document and link, Ian, this Forum is well-served by generous folks like you...!!

That's a real concern for me, too. My primary reason for dipping my toes into the DCP pool is to help achieve pleasing, realistic skin tones. It seems no matter how I set my sliders in post, my ...

That's a cool idea. Although a bit off-topic, I really enjoy DXO Film Pack, for exploring those options in post.

Probably then, I will get by with the DPR test image as a DNG, until I can make the color checker purchase. Thanks again, Den, much appreciated ...!

Both my PowerShots have pre-exposure histograms but no blinkies... Blinkies would be nice and convenient.

Thanks, Den, much appreciated. .!

Canon G5X. ..

Den, If I'm reading correctly , you are saying the DPR test image, converted to DNG, can serve in place of  a DNG shot by my camera? Would the resultant DCP be as accurate or faithful as a DCP ...

Yes, and insomnia is conveyed in the photo.... Had you not described the events of the photo, I still would have picked up on a sense of restlessness; in this case, insomnia. For me, the photo ...

Excellent....!! The shot does indeed convey a feeling of insomnia.... Artistically well done, Fred....!!

I feel your pain.... I have discovered that using curves requires some finesse, which requires some practice, and once you get the hang of it, gives you a tremendous amount of direct control over ...

The "Hold" setting in the image review menu has nothing to do with holding the shutter button. The image will display (review) until you half-press the shutter, or until the time-out of the ...

Den, thanks so much for posting this concise guide. I have bookmarked this thread, so that when I venture into DCP profiles, this will be a prime reference. Might have a question or two for you, ...