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19-JUN-2007 Robin Reid

June 19: “Canon is the best”

San Marcos, CA


Yesterday I reported that my Digital Photography Teacher (see here) seemed unfocused and was a poor teacher. I sent him yesterday’s PESO and a note with my complaints and compliments, and then talked with him today before class.

At any rate, he was MUCH better today and I learned several new things; among them the fact that marking on a CD (to label it) causes degradation, and that Lexar and SanDisk CF cards have a 35% failure rate (compared to what I ask?) He likes Delkin CF cards.

Our first assignment is to shoot back-lit, front-lit, and side-lit subjects; with long-view, middle-view, and near-view combinations.

I do expect to learn (and relearn) many things. Another one for me today is that I didn’t understand how to use my A-DEP feature on my Canon.

Canon EOS 5D ,Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
1/100s f/5.6 at 60.0mm iso1600 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time19-Jun-2007 10:40:33
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 5D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length60 mm
Exposure Time1/100 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent1600
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programshutter priority (2)
Focus Distance

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Dougie Young25-Jun-2007 08:13
Nice shot. I'm in the Canon fan club. Let me know when you work out the A-Dep bit Robin it does my head in too..:>
Richard Calmes21-Jun-2007 18:57
"Beep" V
n_zenstudio120-Jun-2007 18:13
Robin, have you tried using a Hasselblad H-series cameras? Their pixel count alone is much better than any Canon DSLR, in terms of clarity and size of an image.
Zak20-Jun-2007 18:08
Nikon's best ;-)
"Pulling a Zak" joanteno!?
Guest 20-Jun-2007 17:26
Good to know it's going better! And already a couple good tips!
Gary Winters20-Jun-2007 04:56
I agree with Gary. Pepe needs to come over to the Light Side as well!
Pepe Zyman20-Jun-2007 03:00
Highly recommended by the unfocused and poor teacher :^)
Guest 20-Jun-2007 00:49
He must have taken his medicine! lol
Gary Blanchette20-Jun-2007 00:15
Canon Rocks!
Cindi Smith19-Jun-2007 23:19
Yep, I agree, Canon is the best! Love the shot! He looks like he knows what he is talking about today. Great shot!
joanteno19-Jun-2007 23:00
Congradulations on new phrase for Pbase folk lore, "pulling a Zak!" - Looks like a fun course!
laine8219-Jun-2007 22:39
Maybe his strategy was to get your attention on the first day...good on you for airing your concerns to him straight up !!
northstar3719-Jun-2007 21:08
I like the beep 'on' ;-)