liewwk Nature Photography Blog
come with fiction control … test with 5dm2 with 400 F5.6 L … i have no problem with this tripod with landscape mode and turning from tripod collar for portrait mode
Fotopro – FPH-62Q Ball head
I use it for my Canon 400 F5.6 .. no problem at all and I make use of the friction control it work well too
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just like this picture ? a beautiful morning … but my gang (shunfa) cannot be here due to car broke down while coming …
did a quick compare into single image .. for why we use GND and RGND
left … – no filter while foreground correct expose but the sky will look over
Center – with GND 1.2, the sky will be balance as reduce light go through on the top part but the horizontal level still look over due to the light source from there
right – the filter transit from center to top (darker at center) so managed to block more light at the horizontal level and maintain the details
there is no right and wrong in photography .. but using different filters will give you how your picture look like …..
and if you look for Lee Filter .. Singh-Ray … i may have some stock available
so far, I am happy with Canon products but not really for the service .. previously I complaint once for the sensor cleaning … they make 200-300++ dusts spots after cleaning … and before clean was 20-50 …
but again after 1year, while I have my Len stuck with my EOS 5dm2 .. so I have no choice send it for remove and do a full test/verify (shutter, sensor, dusts….)
27 Dec 2011
camera & Len sent in for len remove, button check, shutter check, sensor check & dust cleaning
5 Jan 2012
– call Canon service center for status update and is that possible for me to collect my len as I do believe len remove should be done after so many days
– call agent told me technician not around and will get them update me .. but no one call me !!!!!!
9 Jan 2012
– call again CANON service center for status update but again .. technician not available !!!! and promise to get someone call me … and even offer me remember her name
– BUT again no one call me …..
10 Jan 2012
– call CANON service center will little high tone
– “call agent” told me quotation already out 29 Dec 2011 and pending for approval from me !!!!!!! and I ask why I call in for few times no one tell me and I did not receive any quotation at all !!!!!
– the “call agent” told me… “sir, if you want your len and camera back… then you can come collect now without repair” … I am not sure this is a joke or what …. am I too free to send my camera and len without repair ????
– Service Manager call me to say sorry la .. miscommunication .. etc .. but I say how could it be .. as I call in for few times and no one tell me about the quotation .. and do I HAVE CHOICE >>>?????
– after the confirm repair, i ask when can I get my camera and Len back. Lam told me for other service they need time to check and verify
– after 15min, he even call me offer to loan me a 5dm2 until my camera is repair.
– BUT after 1++ hour, a technician call me and told me my camera and len ready to pick up !!!!! so 1++ hour job need ~10days to get me update ? (I even call in ask for update)
– I wonder they can change mirror box, clean sensor dust, viewfinder dust, sensor pixel mapping in 1hour +++ ?????? and if YES, why they keep my equipments for days ?
I will go to service center tomorrow for this …. and hope all the tasks have been completed as request (I doubt so .. how many want to bet they pass me back a camera without dusts cleaning ? )
This is so call CANON service in MALAYSIA !!!!! I will definite want to avoid their service in future … juvenile, chick, liewwk
an owl with beautiful characteristic …. and lucky got a wink from him
we love tree ? do we ?
and landscape photographer love tree, rock .. and always make ti as foreground .. important part for the frame …
and …
3 ….. weird
and …. guess who is this .. and I do believe … “photographer love tree” !!!!!!
after years use my Canon 5d … follow me to countries, beaches, volcanoes , mountains, forest … etc … and finally it giving problem … and need to go for full check up … I would say I have make full use of it by full test on salt water, poor environment (dirt, sands, cold, hot) … etc
beside GND, CPL, Big Stopper .. another filter that always with me is Reverse GND … and I am using Singh-ray for quality capture (it produce very less color cast as Lee Filter do)
when this filter been use ? (many ask) … as dusk/dawn time the sun always stay near horizontal level which make near horizontal level over expose and make details lost ….
horizontal near sun area lost details due to the overexpose and not able to rescue by the GND filter …
so with the GND help … I can balance the horizontal level exposure and recover some details as shown
hope this simple share will clear … most of the question from my friends .. “when RGND need ? ”
few more sample of RGND capture
to capture a beautiful photo, it is not just skill, luck … but we need to have right tool … e.g. of condition below .. we really need to trust out friend – tripod … [my gear – Tripod – fotopro]
18 days to say good bye to 2011 .. but base on the recent weather .. I almost can say … my landscape gear need to be rest for the moment .. the weather just bad for any outing , most of the time we just have grey but nothing …
and really hope to see the dusk like this
