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RobertTheFat · 08-17-2020

From time to time (including recently), someone questions why the best portrait lenses tend to be a bit on the long side of normal. The short answer is that if you get close enough for the subject's head to fill the frame, a shorter (normal or WA) le...

RobertTheFat · 04-15-2020

A DPP quirk I've been meaning to ask about for years: When I'm in the Edit Image Window, can I get the program to show me the name of the file I'm editing? It displays the fully qualified name of the folder the file is in, but not the name of the fil...

RobertTheFat · 12-29-2018

This afternoon my wife and I went to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts to see our fourth (at least) exhibit of Ansel Adams's work. This one was different from the others in that it juxtaposed many of Adams's photos with photos of the same or similar subje...

RobertTheFat · 07-21-2018

Is it my imagination, or is the Canon Web site a total mess tonight?

RobertTheFat · 04-27-2018

A major treat yesterday evening. My wife and I attended (along with several hundred other photographers) a lecture by Pete Souza, who was the official White House photographer under Barack Obama. He's hawking his new book, which weighs more than a 1D...

RobertTheFat · 10-02-2020

@bigbrother wrote:@ebiggs1 wrote:"I've been finding that the 50 is forcing me to get too far away from my subject most times. For doing a full body shot with decent background framing, ..." First do you know what a "portrait" is? It isn't a "full bo...

RobertTheFat · 10-01-2020

@clearblue wrote:Thank you! I appreciate all the answers and I read them carefully. I have a decent toploader bag. I carry it on one sholder across the chest. This is in parallel with the regular backpack needed for the hike. I have to keep changing ...

RobertTheFat · 10-01-2020

@Waddizzle wrote:@clearblue wrote:Hello, I'm not looking for advanced features but for something ligher weight and at a decent price, around $200. Thank you!Your budget is why i thought camera bag. The basic problem is not the camera. The problem i...

RobertTheFat · 09-29-2020

@jrhoffman75 wrote:The 7D is a 2009 model. Any Rebel T4i or later will be newer and lighter. The 7D is a more specialized camera than a Rebel, but it sounds like that is not important to you. Check the Canon eStore for refurb models. I don't disagree...

RobertTheFat · 09-28-2020

A Canon refurb almost certainly doesn't have dirty contacts. A marginal battery is more likely, because that defect is easier to miss.

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