June 21, 2019

94: Photography

2 hours 26 minutes

If you want to take the best possible picture, far better than a smartphone will ever be able to, where do you begin? John is joined by Clay Daly to walk through the details of modern digital photography, the pitfalls, the misconceptions and the reasons you should consider it if you haven't.
With Clay Daly and John Chidgey.

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Our Photography:

John’s PixelFed Instance

Clay’s Website and Portfolio

Our Preferred Kit:

Nikon D500

Fujifilm X100S

Canon P Rangefinder Cameras 1959-1961

Sony α7

Other Mentioned Kit:

Nikon D5

Nikon D5500

Metabones

Miscellaneous Links:

History of Photography

History of the Camera

Nikon FX & DX Format Lenses Explained

Nikon Lens Abbreviations

Light Pollution Map SE Qld

How to Photograph the Milky Way

Nikon DX Format

APS-C

The Exposure Triangle

Understanding ISO

Photographic Dynamic Range versus ISO Setting

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Episode Gold Producer:

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Episode Silver Producers:

Carsten Hansen, John Whitlow and Joseph Antonio.

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