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A Q&A podcast for photographers covering cameras, lighting, and computers. Hosted by Bill Wadman and Dan Gottesman.... more
FAQs about Ask Bill & Dan:How many episodes does Ask Bill & Dan have?The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.
August 16, 2016#17 - Buyer's Remorse & Automated ImportAlan recently bought a Sony A7RII, but is feeling that it might not be quite the right camera for a guy with some Canon glass who shoots video on a Canon C1. The boys help him tease out whether to bring it back and find a body that's a better fit. And then Shane wants to find a want to automate import and backup in a way that takes the question marks out of the process. Though Bill & Dan show that sometimes the best intentions often lead to even more questions and complexity....more49minPlay
August 10, 2016#16 - iPhone Clip-on Lenses & Flying with BatteriesFirst up, Greg wants to do some street photography with this iPhone but feels limited by the focal length and wants to know the skinny on add-on lenses like Olloclip and Moment. Next up, friend of the show Kent is traveling a lot with big lithium-ion battery packs and wants to know what the rules are for bringing them on the airplane as well as best practices to keeping them in tip-top shape....more36minPlay
June 03, 2016#15 - Vintage Lenses & Lightroom Computer UpgradeBrad in Brooklyn wants to know if we worry to much about specs when it comes to modern lenses and whether using more vintage glass on our modern cameras might give us the looks we crave. And Johann over in Austria has a 2011 Macbook Pro running Lightroom that's taking too damn long to process his giant 36MP files. He's looking to buy some new hardware, but where should he put his money? CPU, RAM, faster storage? Bill & Dan tease out the trade-offs....more56minPlay
May 17, 2016#14 - New Lens Sharpness & Video Tap StoryTim isn't happy with the sharpness of his new wide-angle Sigma zoom wide open at f/2.8. Is it a problem with the specific lens, his technique, or a flawed design? For the second half of this show, we're trying something a little different. Dan regales us with a story of his thought process while trying to feed video to puppeteers during a photoshoot in this first edition of 'Tales of the Studio' (cue 50's horror music)...more44minPlay
May 04, 2016#13 - Standout Cameras & Travel Lens WorryDave in Michigan wants to know what makes his OG Canon 5D and similarly remembered camera bodies so special. This leads Bill & Dan to reminisce. And Chris in NJ is back, worried that the lenses he uses with his Nikon D700 aren't up to the task of feeding the D810 he's considering renting for a once in a lifetime trip out west....more51minPlay
April 20, 2016#12 - Resolution Requirements & Strobes for Wet PlateDave in New Jersey wants to know if he can print a billboard from his D800, which leads to a discussion about resolution requirements and when all pixels are not created equal. Next Bruce down in Texas is considering dipping his toe into wet plate photography, but doesn't have tens of thousands of dollars for the fancy lights his heroes use. Bill & Dan give him some technical advice as well as a few less expensive options to try....more45minPlay
April 01, 2016#11 - High Aperture Lenses & Macro Extension TubesMaarten in Amsterdam is looking to get more depth of field out of his Canon 6D, but his lens only stops down to f/22. Where to find lenses with even smaller apertures. And Reena wants to use her existing lenses to photo scan negatives and heard extension tubes might be the answer. Bill & Dan explore the options with her....more38minPlay
March 18, 2016#10 - Organizing and Viewing Negatives & High-Speed SyncA monster show for our tenth episode. Rachel has 40,000 black and white negatives from her late grandfather that she'd like to go through and pull selects from for possible sale as silver gelatin prints. A film scanner would work, but maybe there's an easier and faster way to get organized And Jason from Episode #1 is back with a question of how high-speed sync works with little speedlights and larger monolights. Bill & Dan do a survey of a number of ways to break the sync speed barrier and explain how there's really no such thing as a free lunch when it comes to light....more42minPlay
March 11, 2016#9 - iPad As Second Screen & Mac vs Windows for Adobe PremiereComputer heavy episode this week. Tom in Brooklyn wants to know the best way to use his iPad as a second screen for Photoshop on set. Maybe there's even a way to use it as a poor man's Wacom Cintiq. Next up, friend of the show Molly is back with a question about what computer she should buy to edit video on Adobe Premiere. What are the advantages to buying a Mac versus getting a Windows workstation or even building one....more36minPlay
March 04, 2016#8 - Nikon D610 Upgrade & File Recovery MessStuart in sunny Miami is not getting what he wants out of his Nikon D610 for fashion photography and wants to know which direction he should go for the upgrade. Pro speed or straight megapixels? And Lewis over in NJ almost lost his entire image library to a corrupt hard drive structure. He got them back, but they're a mess. Bill & Dan help him figure out the best way to get back on track....more35minPlay
FAQs about Ask Bill & Dan:How many episodes does Ask Bill & Dan have?The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.