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    El Cheapo here, what do you think of my plans?

    Practice is so much fun.
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    El Cheapo here, what do you think of my plans?

    Excellent. Much appreciated. Time to go manual!
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    El Cheapo here, what do you think of my plans?

    And while we're on this topic, I'm not sure about the G9 or any DSLR function re preview exposure. That is, when I roll that shutter speed up to 2000 or so then press the back button to focus, it's only when I half press the shutter that i get an exposure preview and it shows it's too dark/light...
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    El Cheapo here, what do you think of my plans?

    The sandhill cranes was one of the first photos I took in action in the field. It's my favourite bird and I ran across it on a trip a few days after I bought the 100-400 Leica. But I did not know what I was doing and just had it set to aperture priority. Exif says 400mm, 1/640s, iso 3200. I have...
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    El Cheapo here, what do you think of my plans?

    That photo is one of the best of a thousand I've taken. (I've taken many others that I like but are not so wonderfully sharp.) And I don't know yet why they don't all come out like that! 😆 Ive been playing with aperture priority vs shutter speed priority as well as relearning depth of field...
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    El Cheapo here, what do you think of my plans?

    Hi, still there? I had the Canon SX70 for a half a year and was super pleased with it. It cost me about $600CDN but I had worked up from cheaper cameras that I had for years, just like your plan. It is a great idea to go slow and work on technique and have pleasure while you learn. And I have...
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