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| Posted: Fri Apr 7th, 2017 17:05 |
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Robert
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Mmmm, can't envisage chatting with 56,000 other forum members, are they ALL active? Did they even sell that many cameras? I choose a brand of product which suits my needs and would require some considerable justification to change brands of most things. Most of my mechanics tools are Snap-On, welders are BOC or ESAB, Excavators were CAT or MF. You get to know a brand of equipment, I hate change, everything in the 'wrong' place. At least with Nikon, pretty well all the controls are similar, even going back to my old FE and F4. I'll stick with Nikon DSLR thanks!
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| Posted: Fri Apr 7th, 2017 18:39 |
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jk
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700ish active at most points in the day. Moderation can be tricky as stuff moves very quickly!
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| Posted: Sat Apr 8th, 2017 03:14 |
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Eric
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jk wrote:I have thought of changing the name of the forum but that probably requires requires the acquisition of an additional domain name pointed at this location. Can't see any point in changing the name unless you hope to entice more members. Digital photography is no longer the black art we once considered it to be. The need for basic help and explanation has diminished with people's day to day exposure to digital devices like mobile phones and tablets. Although widely experienced, I don't believe with our limited pool, we have sufficient depth to give enough guidance to all comers. 56000 would stand a better chance of covering every angle....several times over. I also suspect that the newness of the X system played a big part in that forums growth. Lots of people wanting to fast track their own learning.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 8th, 2017 03:57 |
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jk
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I personally see no need for a name change for the forum. If there is a question in my view is longer term does this forum exist. Is there a need for it or are there lower cost options for us. The hosting costs of the forum are not huge but run at around $100/year. Usually on a daily basis we have 5-10 users which compared with the FujiX forum seems small but is a higher proportion of maximum membership.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 8th, 2017 04:39 |
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Eric
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jk wrote:I personally see no need for a name change for the forum. I suspect for some, not me, social media has replaced forums. The use of sites like Flickr to post photographic work gives them a wider viewing ...if that's what you want. I am not bothered about getting people's opinion on my photographs, so i don't bother posting them ...apart from the occasional one on here.
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| Posted: Wed Mar 7th, 2018 13:36 |
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Ed Hutchinson
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Hi All Hi hope you all are doing well, and the new year is going good. I guess it's ok for me to stop by as I sill own 2 Nikon cameras I now have a better kit in Fuji than I ever had in Nikon I have a XT2 and Pro 1 the XT2 was first then I found a deal I could not pass up on the Pro1. It really is kind of funny but I really enjoy shooting with the Pro1 It is just fun and nobody pays attention to the old fart with the "antique " camera. Actually I have been too busy to do much shooting the last few months . Hey Robert how is the auto project coming along Well the boss (feline) says it is time for lunch all take care and be well Ed R O C E D Retired Old Cranky Extremely Dangerous
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| Posted: Wed Mar 7th, 2018 14:23 |
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Robert
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Hi Ed, moving off auto's, more onto photography. I now have a lathe and am making some photography related gear, I have made a novel panorama head, I'm in the process of making a new front for my 20mm f2.8 AF lens, which my son dropped while it was on the D3, the D3 is fine, the lens crunched! The rules and regulations surrounding cars and driving are now so narrow and constricting there is little fun to be had with cars on the road, and the motorsport aspect is becoming almost unworkable. Since a couple of tragic accidents over recent years it's becoming almost impossible to organise a motor rally, almost non worth the name are left, even off road events can't get insurance. I enquired about changing the colour of my latest car from dark grey, which is pretty well invisible on a murky night, to something brighter like red or yellow. My insurance company told me they would withdraw cover if I changed the colour... XYZking crazy! Where do they dream these regulations up??? (Sorry about the rant.) This are some pictures of my novel panoramic head...    I haven't tried it properly yet but it works perfectly from a mechanical point of view. The nodal point of the lens is at the exact centre of the semi circle and directly above the pivot point. There are six detents which divide the circle into 60º sectors, which the D3 with the 16mm fisheye lens covers comfortably. I have a second arm which is shorter for the D300S.
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| Posted: Wed Mar 7th, 2018 17:15 |
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jk
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Nice work Robert. Look forward to seeing some results from it.
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| Posted: Wed Mar 7th, 2018 17:42 |
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Robert
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Well, to be honest, i have been so embroiled in creating it, I have clean got out of the way of using the camera, apart from recording the project of course! I have made a new front end for the 20mm f2.8 AF-D lens which Michael dropped with the D3 on it. it wrecked the front part of the lens. I have made a new front end and incorporated a built in lens shade into it. I am having some fun with the front lens cap at the moment, getting the lettering cut. This is the damage to the 20mm.  Turning it up on the lathe.  Fine tuning the petals.  Mirror finish on the cap, 16mm fisheye behind.  Horror! My reflection in the lens cap. I wasn't as mad as I look, I think it's the fresnel fisheye effect...  
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| Posted: Thu Mar 8th, 2018 12:44 |
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Eric
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Not sure if this project/work of art should have its own thread,Robert? Doesn't deserve to be buried in a Fuji discourse. Excellent work, as usual, maestro! The reflection has a passing resemblance to Einstein when he was in full flow. I suppose the next addition is a motorised mount to track the heavenly bodies?
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