the staircase is delicateDubai impressions.
Thorkil
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the staircase is delicateDubai impressions.
No Jim, not my dog, but lots of dog walkers use the trail in this gorge (as well as coyotes ). Actually, coyotes killed an off-leash dog on this trail last year when it ran out ahead of the owners into the woods.Carl I hope those were your dogs tracks in that first image
You can buy any 49mm filter, they all will work.Hello everybody
first of all a big "CIAO", this is my very first post here, i am Marco from Italy.
I've been reading and following with enthusiams this forum and especially this thread about the DP2M, and now i am going to buy one in the next week, i think.
I have just one question, which for sure will be quite stupid for you: regarding lens hood and UV filter, do i have to buy the official Sigmas or any 49mm UV filter and any 49mm lens hood will fit anyway?
Thank you again!
Could you show a picture how it looks on the DP1/2M?You can buy any 49mm filter, they all will work.
The Sigma lens hood though fits over the lens on special flanges, that make it easier to attach/take off than a screw-on filter. I think it may also be possible to put on any filter and then also the lens hood as a result, though I'm not 100% sure about that.
Something that I like using in place of both a UV filter and a lens hood is this 49mm screw-on fast-cap:
OP/TECH USA Fast Cap with Metal Ring
It adds some depth in front of the lens which acts like a shallow lens hood. Also because the well where the front element sits is deeper, it's a bit more protected - and because it's also a lens cap when not shooting the lens is sealed away and protected totally.
You may already know this but the software remembers your last settings and applies them to any subsequent photograph. Personally, I usually hit reset before processing a picture to completely zero-base it.The issue is that the software systematically applies some treatment on the image, and that the result is often far from the initial true raw quality that appears during 0,5-1 second : colors become less accurate, contrast becomes ugly in some situations (especially in portraits). Some corrections can be made that limit the negative impact (also highlight correction is very good), these corrections can work on landscapes but not on skin. I really miss the true neutral treatment.