Photography

I don't really know what to say.. here is a photo I took?

This just got boosted onto my Mastodon feed and I think it fits here.

Brisbane, QLD, AU

Hello! I recently got into photography, and purchased a Minolta x700, with several MD lenses. I'm very happy with it, but I didn't realize how expensive film photography can be. I am considering to switching to DSLR once I develop my skills, and I was wondering what some good options are for entry level DSLR cameras would be.

Ideally the DSLR should or can accept my current Minolta MD lenses.

Thanks!

Edit: I'm not even sure that DSLR photography will be more cost effective, so if I'm wrong, please fill me in! I paid 24 dollars for a 3 pack of Fujifilm 200, and it is 17 dollars to develop a single roll at CVS (there are no other photo labs in the area, and they send it away, anyway).

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13624593

Today I decided to test the output of my Nikon D3200 on an external monitor using an HDMI cable (mini to regular).

I had a generic USB capture card laying around (picture attached) I bought online many years ago to use an old GoPro as a webcam. I plugged the card to my computer running Linux (Debian) and the HDMI cable to the camera. After installing v4l-utils (and consequently gstreamer1.0-tools, v4l2loopback, etc), I could see my camera as a /dev/video2 device and mirror its screen to VLC.

Now, I understand the Nikon D3200 isn't really well supported for computer control. I could use it as a webcam during the lockdown using Ben Chapman's guide through the UC-E6 USB cable, but I tried to control it using Entangle and couldn't do much.

My question is: I simply unplugged the camera from the computer/capture card and connected it to my TV. Suddenly, I was limited to a slide show of the image and videos stored on the SD memory card, no screen mirroring or live preview. From what I've read, the Nikon D3200 isn't supposed to support screen mirroring anyway (neither through HDMI nor USB, through gphoto2 or whatever), but I don't exactly understand why it works with this USB/HDMI capture card setup.

How is a USB/HDMI capture device interpreted differently by the camera compared to a TV? I tried manually setting the output resolution on the camera, but the outcome is the same, regardless of camera configs.

I appreciate your input!

I might ask the same question on https://photo.stackexchange.com to get their perspective on it.

Here are the images:

Edit: I figured out what is happening here. By checking the D3200 Reference Manual, I figured out my TV supports HDMI-CEC. If the "Device control" option is set to "Yes" in the settings, the camera will prioritize the slideshow functionality whenever HDMI-CEC is supported. If HDMI-CEC isn't supported by the display, then a mirrored image of the camera's screen will be outputted. To have the same output for both cases, I need to turn off the "Device control" option.

References:

Page 86:

When the camera is attached to an HDMI video device, the camera monitor will remain on and the video device will display the view through the lens as shown at right. If the device supports HDMI-CEC, select Off for the HDMI > Device control option in the setup menu (0 124) before shooting in live view

Page 90:

When the camera is connected to a video device, the device will display the indicators shown at right. The camera monitor does not show the sound level, and the R can not be used to hide or display indicators in the monitor or on the video device. If the device supports HDMI-CEC, select Off for the HDMI > Device control option in the setup menu (0 124) before shooting in live view.

Page 124:

HDMI displays connected via an HDMI cable can be used for live view and movie recording (0 86, 90). During movie recording and playback, HDMI output is adjusted according to the option selected for Movie settings > Frame size/frame rate in the shooting menu (0 90). Note that some devices may not support the selected setting; in this case, select 1080i (interlaced) for HDMI > Output resolution (0 124). Movies may be output at a frame size smaller than that selected for Frame size/frame rate (0 90).

Hi everyone, although I like to study the photography topic, I'm really a noob when it comes to practical terms.

I would like to take pictures at a family event which will take place in a garden in the evening/night.

Well, my gear is quite modest, and I know I don't have what I need to take good pictures of both the place and the people there. I'm looking to rent a nice lens to carry around as I take pictures (and enjoy the party too! So I'm just taking one 😅). So I would really appreciate some advice on what to rent.

There are the four lenses I found while digging, two are primes, two are zooms:

• Canon RF 24MM F/1.8 IS STM: it's fast, with IS, but I'm not sure about portraits with this focal length.

• Canon EF 24mm f/1.4 L II USM: super fast, no IS, still not sure about portraits with this focal length.

• Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM: IS, quite fast, zoom lets me take portraits, but I've read it's not very sharp.

• Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8 L IS USM: IS, quite fast, zoom lets me take portraits (not strongly as the one above but still).

Here's my situation:

• I have Canon Eos R10 with the EF adapter.
• My hands are shaky, so without IS I need to be at least at 1/125...
• I like to keep ISO really low (<6400) if I can.
• I kind of pixel peep (I know I don't have the right because I'm crap but I can't resist) so I like to take as sharp pictures as I can.

Which lens would you reccommend? Since I'm renting them I was thinking about going all in with the expensive ones, the cost won't increase much. The primes are so bright I feel comfortable they will be bright enough, but I don't know if I can take good portraits at 24mm. On the other hand, zooms let me do more things, but I don't know if I can handle f/2.8 with my crappy and shaky hands.

Of course, if you can think of other lenses that would be perfect for the job I'm all ears!

Cheers

In the ten years since I took this photo the trail has been abandoned and the tree has rotted away.

Sony ILCE-7RM5, 200mm, f = 4.0