I assume you have an Android device? Which version of OS? First make sure the cable works, probably can plug in a mouse or something. Also if you have a different SD card reader, try that too. I know one of mine doesn't work for some reason.
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NeoGAF Camera Equipment Thread | MK II
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I assume you have an Android device? Which version of OS? First make sure the cable works, probably can plug in a mouse or something. Also if you have a different SD card reader, try that too. I know one of mine doesn't work for some reason.
JadedWriter
Member
Well when I plug it into my phone the phone screen turns on. It's a Note 4, I have no clue with the operating system. It got updated to something new last week or very early this week.
try this app see if anything shows up. I haven't used it since a long time ago but from the reviews it seems like it's still relevant.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.homesoft.otgtroubshooter
definitely try a mouse or keyboard too
JadedWriter
Member
I got USB host support and OTG detected, but the rest of the stuff doesn't register.
are you running it with something plugged in?
JadedWriter
Member
I can get it to power up my external hard drive. No idea how I can actually see what's on it though. I just plugged in a completely different thumb drive and it does nothing.
Just grab astro file manager or es file manager app, you should be able to navigate to your external hdd. Does the hdd have separate power or is it powered by your phone? Do you see any icon pop up after plugging in the hdd?
JadedWriter
Member
On my phone? No. It powered up though.
jongkookie
Member
I've heard. Have a friend currently in Iowa State for meteorology, she says it's tough over there as a white girl with an addiction to Starbucks lolol. IIRC, she said there's only one on campus. Whereas in my uni, we had 2 on campus with another one a short walking distance away.
According to my tax lady anything you buy and use for work can be tax deductible. But CMIIW though. IIRC it only worked for me because the startup I worked for didn't do W2's or something like that.
JadedWriter
Member
I'm a city person and street photographer, that area would kill me.
Better odds than my film school class. I'm one of five people out of 60 that are doing anything relevant to my degree. It's a highly competitive field, you just have to want to work harder and be better than the person next to you.
Skel1ingt0n
I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
So, who wants to take some last second bets on the looong-rumored Fuji Medium Format? I swear we've seen suggestions that it is coming for several years; but many signs are pointing at us seeing it this week - possibly as early as tomorrow.
There's no REAL evidence to suggest as such, but I think if it's going to happen in the next 12-18 months, we're going to see it at Photokina 2016.
Anyway, myself? I think I'm gonna trust Patrick and FujiRumors; they've been on point about every single release lately.
I expect:
Medium Format using Sony Sensor. Very similar to the Hasselblad, but without the markup (not that its overpriced or anything).
Weather resistant. 50MP. Single memory card slot. Shallow ergonomics with expensive handles/battery accessories. $6,495 body-only. Three lenses. All will be a little slow and heavy, but to be expected with the format. Lenses will be in Leica SL territory, with the prime a bit cheaper.
VERY light on features, but a really great viewfinder.
There's no REAL evidence to suggest as such, but I think if it's going to happen in the next 12-18 months, we're going to see it at Photokina 2016.
Anyway, myself? I think I'm gonna trust Patrick and FujiRumors; they've been on point about every single release lately.
I expect:
Medium Format using Sony Sensor. Very similar to the Hasselblad, but without the markup (not that its overpriced or anything).
Weather resistant. 50MP. Single memory card slot. Shallow ergonomics with expensive handles/battery accessories. $6,495 body-only. Three lenses. All will be a little slow and heavy, but to be expected with the format. Lenses will be in Leica SL territory, with the prime a bit cheaper.
VERY light on features, but a really great viewfinder.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
That might be enough to get me to buy something other than Nikon. Maybe.
JadedWriter
Member
What do people use medium format for? I know I've seen advertising photographers using it, but I would assume with how heavy it is it's a studio thing. I think I've seen some hipsters or something carrying around old style full formats or something once. That's...that's not my thing.
Skel1ingt0n
I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
Old me would have said I have zero use for it. I used to love walking around my college campus and doing "street photography - lite." In other words, I wasn't trying to capture moments or cool action sequences; rather, I liked absorbing the atmosphere of what I was doing in that moment. It's why I eventually bought an X-T1, which I just absolutely adore. It's light, powerful, strong - can take a beating, doesn't wear me down on a hike, and has great, beautiful color. And it's fast. Its weakest feature is AF, which doesn't really bother me too much.
But as I travel more and more, and get to experience more unique vantage points, I've definitely noticed that I'm a little held back my the 16MP and small sensor for the sweeping vistas and the dynamic range I have in my head. I could EASILY just upgrade to the X-T2 or a full frame Sony, but if I were a wealthy man, a medium format is ideal for vast, grandiose landscapes with beautiful sunrises, deep, inky skies and clouds, or robust contrast such as on a beach with blue ocean waves and white sand. And having a smaller, cheaper, lighter medium format starts making the possibility, well... possible. Something that it wasn't a few years ago. And that idea definitely interests me; it's just, to be honest, way - way - more camera than I would ever actually need or utilize.
Or you do studio photography for advertisements. ;p
EDIT: Which, on another note, I've had this beautiful box sitting in my house for a few days now:
... I ordered it in the case I eventually couldn't resist but it was sold out or something. Thing is, I just really can't justify it right now. I really wish I had more AF points, the joystick, and the extra MP. But otherwise, my original model is still working great. Think I'll wait for an eventual sale or for 2nd hand to go down in price.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
In the same way that going full frame gives you more quality than crop sensors (in certain usage cases), the same goes if you get an even larger sensor than full frame. A larger sensor can collect more light, and you have more photons to work with to capture your image.
It's also a way to get really large megapixel counts if you need something 50 or higher (aside from that Canon 5D variant, of course).
The leaf shutter in lots of MF camera systems also helps for high speed flash synce, and the wider field of view can help in certain circumstances as well.
Eh, the only thing you wouldn't use it for is sports and wildlife. MF with prime isn't really that heavy, just bulky. A MILC version of it isn't really much heavier than a FF MILC. So if you can handle FF DSLR, MF MILC is no problem.
Killer Queen
Banned
Ended up grabbing a t5i/700d, but I'm sure I'll still be able to take some beautiful pictures. Just using the stock lens kit right now but Hopefully I'll be able to pick up another by the end of the year. I'm really excited to go out and start shooting.
JadedWriter
Member
Oh I get the reasons for it, I'm just trying to figure out if a person can financially justify it half the time. If you shoot billboards and magazines for covers and get paid a lot for it then it makes sense. I've never heard of wedding photographers for example using MF.
Congrats and have fun. I personally don't like Rebels, but that's just me really. If you ever look at cameras of other people I always see either Rebel's or 3200 or 3300's it gets boring.
Astral/H3X
Member
I don't see a whole lot of Porsche's around, but they sell well enough to keep making them.
Also, film MF is a thing, and is *very* affordable.
In comparison.
Too lazy to find the links but there are several Pentax 645z wedding photographers I've seen.
JadedWriter
Member
I had no idea, that's very interesting actually. I bet they charge top dollar.
Killer Queen
Banned
Question: what's the best way to go about taking low light photos on the t5i/700d? And taking photos of stuff like, maybe the filament of a lightbulb? Oddly specific but it's something I thought was cool.
Killer Queen
Banned
Particularly dusk/night time photos or low light in door photos without using flash.
JadedWriter
Member
You're going to need to start doing some long exposures.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Usually a business investment that large comes with enough analysis to see if it's worth it. If you get paid big bucks for ads, weddings, or whatever, you can afford it.
JadedWriter
Member
Yeah that's what makes sense. My whole hang up with that is just the humongous price barrier to get into it unless you use a film MF camera, which just isn't my sort of thing.
I have the 85 1.8. It's great. Note that Sigma is going to drop their 85 Art soon, so hold off and see how that's priced.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Well, say I'm in talks with a client about an ad shoot, and they tell me that they need the photo to be really large. I want to do a good job, and I know the job will net me a lot of money, so in order to have the right tools for the job, I'll buy a MF camera. If it makes sense, it makes sense.
landscapes.
you haven't lived until you've pixel peeped an 80mpx focus stacked file.
Fashion studio photography, weddings, landscapes, architecture photography.
Sony hasn't abandoned A-mount completely, a bit surprised: http://presscentre.sony.co.uk/press...-flagship-a-a-mount-camera-the-a99-ii-1565401
Make sense that they are holding that sensor to themselves. I wonder if there will be less heat issues due to larger body.
Make sense that they are holding that sensor to themselves. I wonder if there will be less heat issues due to larger body.
Astral/H3X
Member
Correct me if I'm wrong... but does that make it the first full frame DSLR with IBIS?
They missed that boat by half year. Pentax K-1 would be the first FF DSLR with IBIS.
Astral/H3X
Member
Ah, missed that then.
But wait, this press release mentions both having an XGA OLED viewfinder, *and* a translucent mirror viewfinder. DA FUQ IS IT
It uses EVF because of translucent mirror as oppose to the normal DSLR setup. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_SLT_camera
JadedWriter
Member
Yeah Sigma announced the 85 Art and 2 other lenses. If the Art's priced well it'd be worth a purchase. You'd most likely have to AF fine tune it though. My 70-200 was so all over the place before I fine tuned it.
Astral/H3X
Member
Ah, seems it was basically a way to get Phase Detect onto an EVF setup.
Seems a little odd to have given MILC's have phase detect now though. >_>* I would guess this support is more about giving A Mount owners something new to buy than it is any sort of tech push.
Can someone explain to me why it is that AF fine tuning is a thing? If the Autofocus is off, and you go to focus on something... Why would it just focus off of where it needs to be? Doesn't it recognize when it's in focus or not?
JadedWriter
Member
Sometimes instead of focusing on what you want focused on it'll focus on some shit directly behind the subject or two inches to the left or right or some other shit. It's something you notice a lot if you're doing events or portraits using an AF lens constantly. I'm quite sure birders do this shit too cause it's so easy to miss focus on some of those damn things by a hair if your lens wants to be fussy.
My sigma art 35 AF is spot on. Love that lens. Even at 1.4 doing street portraits I'm usually right where I want it.
JadedWriter
Member
The Art line might be better with this. My 17-50 and 70-200 are from their previous EX line and I had to fine tune both of them to get them to be more consistent. I find 2.8 a lot sharper and accurate now post fine tuning than what I had before I fine tuned it. The 17-50 was just too all over the place regardless of my settings before I fine tuned it. When it nailed focus it was fine, when it didn't it was quite infuriating.
It's a problem with DSLR because the AF module is a separate light path. The whole explanation is here: https://photographylife.com/how-phase-detection-autofocus-works
They are really going after the DLSR sport pro market based on the specs revealed so far (we'll see how that works IRL). Might as well look like a real camera instead of a toy.
"121 cross-type phase detectors; 5-areas AF type; CAF 18fps, SAF 60fps; Pro Capture is 14 image before shot and 25 after, all full resolution; 20 mp sensor, 1 stop noise improvement over E-M1; IBIS 6.5 stops; TruePic VIII has 8 cores: 4 CPU and 4 image processing, low power consumption"
Panasonic also announced the GH5, G80 (G7 successor) but perhaps more interesting is a new line of leica-branded zooms (8-18mm f2.8-4, 12-60mm f2.8-4, 50-200 f2.8-4). Those lenses came out of nowhere but are very welcomed news.
JadedWriter
Member
So did Nikon really announce nothing?