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From SLR to DSLR. Advice?

Hello! I recently got into photography, and purchased a Minolta x700, with several MD lenses. I’m very happy with it, but I didn’t realize how expensive film photography can be. I am considering to switching to DSLR once I develop my skills, and I was wondering what some good options are for entry level DSLR cameras would...

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The photography world has changed quite a lot since the Minolta days.

To answer your question directly, I’d recommend getting a used Sony a7 of whichever generation you like the price of.

That being said, if we dig a bit deeper, kids are some of the most challenging subjects, and family gathering some of the most challenging events: fast movement requiring fast focusing, low light requiring wide apertures, high ISO or flash.

I’d consider switching entirely to a modern system that can get you those features.

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The boxes of papers on an airplane seat in The Post come to mind. I’ve also seen encrypted hard drives being mailed to contractors with keys sent out-of-band afterwards.

There are a lot of good reasons to carry data around.

[Help] Tips for sea life photos at aquariums?

I’ve been having issues getting decent photos of sea life at aquariums. I went to two different ones recently. I used a Canon R10 at both: for the first I took a 24 f/2.8 pancake lens and felt like the maximum aperture wasn’t providing enough light to autofocus fast enough. For the second trip, I used a 50 f/1.8 and that did...

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By the way, stingrays are delightfully weird. Hehe.

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Right? They look like they’re flying and then they have the derpiest faces. I’m desperately trying to save one photo of a stingray looking for food on the side of a tank, its mouth vacuuming away.

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I don’t think they’d let me use a tripod, but tracking is a good idea… It certainly works for race cars. I’d probably be able to stop down too and rely less on perfect focus.

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