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Forum: General Talk 05-06-2022, 06:24 AM  
Stuck ground glass stopper??
Posted By crazy4oldcars
Replies: 6
Views: 732
Run warm water over the neck, as close to the stopper as you can get?
As was mentioned, thermal expansion is all you have to work with.


Kirk B.
Forum: General Photography 05-05-2022, 03:59 AM  
Bubba Wallace, Nascar driver...and amatuer photographer
Posted By crazy4oldcars
Replies: 4
Views: 662
NASCAR has shown shots of him at the Xfinity and truck races, out there with his vest on, photoing the races.


Kirk B.
Forum: Vintage Cameras and Equipment 04-12-2022, 12:53 PM  
1898 Kodak No 4 Bullet : Hybrid camera of 124 years and counting
Posted By crazy4oldcars
Replies: 7
Views: 1,106
My friend, we will approve of any project you deem worthy of your efforts. This looks like it will be a fun undertaking. Looking forward to seeing your next steps.
Forum: Digital Processing, Software, and Printing 04-09-2022, 10:37 AM  
Software for B&W processing
Posted By crazy4oldcars
Replies: 16
Views: 1,423
I do all of my post processing on RAW Therapee. It he's the option to either desaturate to B/W or use their B/W functionality, AND ITS FREE![emoji3]
It also has workflow and pre-set options that I don't use.
Forum: Vintage Cameras and Equipment 04-02-2022, 01:13 PM  
Pony roundup: Woody and his herd of ponies
Posted By crazy4oldcars
Replies: 4
Views: 685
Lol. Cute shot.
I would have given you a weird look as well. My son's nickname is "Woody".
Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands 03-22-2022, 05:53 AM  
AF testing with a DJI drone and flight plan.
Posted By crazy4oldcars
Replies: 3
Views: 786
From what I have read, what Pentax bodies have the most trouble with is objects heading into the lens at an angle. Maybe test a straight path from 30 degrees and 60 degrees off of your shoulders?
Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help 02-25-2022, 08:18 AM  
Clackers' Beginners Tip 10: Copyright in EXIF
Posted By crazy4oldcars
Replies: 19
Views: 2,124
I need to update my copyright data to this year. I've been too busy to pull my camera out, so far.
I include my first and last name, as well as a ...tertiary free email address.
Once upon a time, yahoo would let you create "disposable" email addresses that you could use and then delete. I kept one of those to use for places I didn't feel safe, spam wise, using one of my primary addresses. (Freebies and giveaways, you perverts :D ) It eventually forwards to my primary, after the junk mail is filtered out.
Forum: Vintage Cameras and Equipment 02-22-2022, 12:21 PM  
Agfa Isolette II
Posted By crazy4oldcars
Replies: 23
Views: 3,022
Another motorhead here, and, while I enjoyed seeing the 7, I honestly think the cathedral shots are my favorites of that series.
I once had a video game that allowed me the option to drive that Lotus on various real and imagined tracks, and it was a beast to control at full speed. Very sensitive to input, both steering and throttle. It was still one of my favorite cars in the game. (The Elise was another.)
Forum: Digital Processing, Software, and Printing 02-08-2022, 05:35 PM  
Why use post processing?
Posted By crazy4oldcars
Replies: 100
Views: 4,453
Since you essentially export the image to whatever your preferred format is, you don't overwrite the data in the RAW file. Most (all?) RAW processors will save your steps that you used to achieve you image, but you can always revert to the original data.
Technically, RAW is a data file, rather than an image file, and you process the data to make the .tiff, .bmp, .jpg, etc.
Forum: Digital Processing, Software, and Printing 02-08-2022, 04:17 PM  
Why use post processing?
Posted By crazy4oldcars
Replies: 100
Views: 4,453
Because that little bitty screen on the back of your camera doesn't show you exactly what the image you captured will look like.
Even the Film-era greats like Ansel Adams made adjustments in the dark room to hone there images to exactly what they wanted the viewer to see. Sharpness, saturation, composition, they can all be modified to tell the story better. Post processing is the digital darkroom.
If you are only capturing images in jpeg format, you are at the mercy of whatever algorithms your camera uses to produce the jpeg. Capturing in RAW format both allows and nearly requires that you post process your images to pull them to where you wanted them. RAW captures way more data for the image (hence the huge file sizes), and allows you to cull what you don't want in the file. Too dark? Move a few sliders and get rid of some shadows. Too light? Same thing for highlights.
You can take an image from mild to wild, or vis versa, and, when you output to a jpeg for sharing, the RAW file still has all of its original data, so you could go back to 0 and start again.
Forum: General Talk 02-01-2022, 08:55 AM  
Bad eBay/Mercari/FB Marketplace Rating Because a Shipper Was Slow
Posted By crazy4oldcars
Replies: 11
Views: 1,231
Or at least offer you the chance to clear it up with eBay, if not the buyer.
Forum: General Photography 01-27-2022, 07:36 PM  
How to selectively back up photos to Amazon Photos
Posted By crazy4oldcars
Replies: 5
Views: 2,569
You can also back up to Google Photos, Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive, etc.
Google drive is $3 a month for 100 Gb, with the ability to share files, or not, at your whim.
Forum: General Photography 01-27-2022, 10:13 AM  
How to selectively back up photos to Amazon Photos
Posted By crazy4oldcars
Replies: 5
Views: 2,569
On your device, create the folder you will save your photos to, using the Files program.
Open Amazon's Photo app. In the bottom, right hand corner of the app screen, select the "More" button.
On the More screen, select "Settings", and then select "Autosave".
On the "Autosave" screen, select "Manage Folders", and then select 5he folders you want to back up to Prime Photos. The folder must be already on the device to be able to select it. You should also deselect any folders you don't want backed up at this time.

Good luck, and enjoy your holiday!
Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands 01-20-2022, 09:45 AM  
Pentax-110 to Micro Four Thirds - issue with adapter
Posted By crazy4oldcars
Replies: 4
Views: 644
Wrist bands like tennis players wear (wore?). They were about 2" - 3" wide, as I remember them.
Forum: Welcomes and Introductions 01-18-2022, 07:26 AM  
Hallo from Europe
Posted By crazy4oldcars
Replies: 6
Views: 414
Welcome from the Lowlands of SE Texas!
Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help 01-17-2022, 09:24 AM  
Clackers' Beginners Tip 4: Lensballs
Posted By crazy4oldcars
Replies: 32
Views: 2,776
Another good concept shot would be the pristine lens juxtaposed with, for instance, the chaos of a leaf-covered picnic table, the table being only in focus in the ball.
I could see myself pulling it out several times per year, if I thought the shot could benefit from such.
I have one in my wishlist on Amazon, but it's been in there for quite some time. Althought it's not terribly expensive, I can never convince myself that this is the time to put it in my cart.
Maybe next time.
Forum: General Photography 01-15-2022, 08:38 AM  
Simple pleasures... Lunch out, a walk, un-planned photography and "coffee"
Posted By crazy4oldcars
Replies: 20
Views: 1,422
A pair? I thought it was a double, akin to a tandem bike. I had already deduced, in my mind, how to make the
Front wheels turn together. ;-)
Darn....:-\
Forum: General Photography 01-14-2022, 04:14 PM  
Simple pleasures... Lunch out, a walk, un-planned photography and "coffee"
Posted By crazy4oldcars
Replies: 20
Views: 1,422
Sounds like a good time was had by all.
I have to admit, I'm more than a little bit jealous.[emoji854]
Forum: General Talk 01-14-2022, 08:55 AM  
What is the scam, other than I have no new lens?
Posted By crazy4oldcars
Replies: 7
Views: 804
That scenario is more weird than anything. I would have thought you package would have "gotten lost in the warehouse", rather than drawing attention from 2 recipients. Very odd.
Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands 01-07-2022, 07:40 AM  
Sony A7riv in Pentax disguise
Posted By crazy4oldcars
Replies: 12
Views: 937
20% faster shutter speeds on the top end, but has that annoying hiss when you get off of the trigger...
Forum: General Photography 12-22-2021, 09:06 PM  
Untouched or post processing
Posted By crazy4oldcars
Replies: 143
Views: 5,673
Nah. To each his (or her) own. I admit I find the majority of color HDR images way overdone, but that's personal preference. I'm not going to condemn them all out of hand.
Forum: General Photography 12-22-2021, 08:57 PM  
Untouched or post processing
Posted By crazy4oldcars
Replies: 143
Views: 5,673
While the goal used to be to have the perfect image OoC (Out of Camera), back when I output only jpeg images, my current ideal is to be able to adjust RAW images to what my [faulty] memory says I saw.
I will, occasionally, adjust an image into the realm of the exotic, if I think it's warranted, but that is the exception, rather than the rule.
Forum: Vintage Cameras and Equipment 12-13-2021, 02:51 PM  
Restoration: Kodak No.2 Model F circa 1927-1930 The ultimate vintage box camera?
Posted By crazy4oldcars
Replies: 12
Views: 1,058
FAN-tastic! I'm glad to see the little camera works, given the love you put into the rebuild. The double-exposure sure added a lot of texture to the landscape!
Thank you for allowing us to ride along for the full journey.
Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help 12-03-2021, 05:14 PM  
AF on 15-30 F2.8 Lens not working
Posted By crazy4oldcars
Replies: 7
Views: 575
Make sure the contacts are clean and line up? Maybe put a little alcohol on a paper towel and wipe down JUST the contacts and make sure it pokes out like it is supposed to.
Forum: General Talk 12-02-2021, 06:32 AM  
Bought the new Kindle Paperwhite...
Posted By crazy4oldcars
Replies: 60
Views: 2,009
In order to make myFire more "user friendly", I modified the OS to add Google Play Store functionality. This improved it's usability as a tablet computer.
You can Google the instructions, and they're easy to follow. You do not have to "root" the tablet to do this, and you get access to familiar Android apps. MOST apps. Some apps won't be available because FireOS is usually based on a version of Android that is 1 or 2 generations behind the current one.
The main drawback to this is the low RAM available on Fire tablets. It can fill up rather quick, and slow things down.
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