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    Environmental protection and landscape photography

    We're going to disagree on semantics but to spare Jack let's put it aside. We agree that there is a problem! What we ultimately need are large North-South migration corridors for non-human animals to use unencumbered by human interference. Imagine the half or more of the Sierras, Rockies...
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    Environmental protection and landscape photography

    Gary, to answer your quibble about definitions of living independently, I meant as not requiring explicit welfare or gifts as opposed to simply being alive in modernity. But picking apart an argument based on a triviality is a popular technique, like grammar policing or calling everyone you...
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    Environmental protection and landscape photography

    The solution is to reduce the population from almost 8 billion to a sustainable carrying capacity not unlike any other animal. Our technology, prosperity and leisure time has allowed millions of people who would otherwise be too weak or unsuited to survive to flourish and pass on dysgenic...
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    Nikon Coolscan 5000 Issue

    And yeah the Vue Scan instructions and interface were pretty wacky, just like a lot of other things of that era. To be brutally honest nowadays I have the lab scan to disc and those Noritsus and the like do at least as well as I could with a desktop film scanner. If I still shot large format...
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    Nikon Coolscan 5000 Issue

    Sorry but no, scanning color negatives was professional workflow in the late 90s, early 2000s once professional photographers had access to quality scanners. Results can and should be superior to color transparencies because of the negative film's greater tonal range. Prior to this the...
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    Backpack and custom foam?

    Hey Dave, long time no see... there are a lot of companies offering laser cut foam to your tracing, you can also specify different densities of foam. For example: https://cobrafoaminserts.com a quick search will located dozens more. I have an F-Stop Lotus 32l backpack with dividers and never...
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    Nikon F Film Cameras CLA

    Sanford Camera Repair, Inc.: Film/Digital Camera Repair: Nikon Canon Olympus Pentax Minolta Fuji Hasselbald Mamiya Bronica Bolex & more I have had good results with them and they have Nikon parts. These guys are on the Nikon website list of recommended providers so they can get parts. Suburban...
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    Fun with Nikon Z

    I didn't think you were supposed to have fun with your Nikon Z, I thought you were supposed to be wrapped in existential angst over the consequences to society and the photographic industry?
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    photography backdrop grey or black...where to get? Resommendations?

    Seamless is a pain in the butt and rarely looks good without retouching. Most people don't know how to roll it so there isn't an odd line at the transition from vertical to floor (99% of student work). And a lot of photographers either photograph it in too sharp focus so you see every defect or...
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    Who do you use? - Professional Insurance for you Wedding Photography Videography

    I won't ever do a wedding because it's insane but I know there is specialized coverage for non-performance or generally messing up the shoot. IDK the details. I have a general liability and equipment coverage for professional photography even though I am retired from commercial work. I think...
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    Profoto A1 Any user input/thoughts?

    What happens is that the color temperature of the flashes will vary from shot to shot. Using a color checker works for only that particular image. Four seconds later the next shot could be slightly different. This variance is one of the main factors that separates the higher and lower end...
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    Zeiss ZX1

    I think Vivek's being snarky, probably projecting. I've heard of a good psychologist out in Palo Alto who might help with recovering whatever damaging memories might be causing this inner turmoil.
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    Profoto A1 Any user input/thoughts?

    The comment about gelling is enough to make me spend 10x the price on the ProFoto. If you're really out to shoot neutrals consistently over time, I ain't gelling anything unless it's a problem to save my butt because I messed up. Remember that May's shoot against a grey background will look...
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    Zeiss ZX1

    Everybody poops on every camera's UI but when one finally comes out with an easily customizable UI (Android) they get virulent food poisoning. Then people wonder why the camera manufacturers don't take consumer accounts into consideration lol.
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    Monitor recommendation?

    Calibrating the monitor is a bit like watching hot dogs being made... there are no standards, people fudge the brightness and temperature to suit their personal preferences then explain away the variance in the results. If calibration worked perfectly then any properly functioning good quality...
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