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I got a camera

ArethusaArethusa Universal Cathode
in Zocalo v2.0
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  • DaxDax Redshirt
    oohh! fancy!
  • ArethusaArethusa Universal Cathode
    Yeah, I'm totally not into suits, but some guy on another forum gave me a Paul Stuart by Southwick suit for free ($8 shipped), so what the hell. Picture blurred partially by caffeine, partially to protect my identity. Maybe I'll take a better one once I get around to shaving.
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    Was gonna say that the distance to the mirror threw off your auto-focus a tad...

    ;)
  • E.TE.T Quote-o-matic
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by JackN [/i]
    [B]Was gonna say that the distance to the mirror threw off your auto-focus a tad...[/B][/QUOTE]There's also some motion blur involved.
    Now where's that camera? I see only P&S.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    E.T: You did read the last thread on this issue, didn't you?

    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by JackN [/i]
    [B]Was gonna say that the distance to the mirror threw off your auto-focus a tad...[/B][/QUOTE]

    Theoretically, autofocus shouldn't have any trouble with a reflective surface. It focuses on what it sees, not based on physical distance to an object. So if you take a photo in a mirror, it just focuses on twice the physical distance.
  • ArethusaArethusa Universal Cathode
    Yeah, I was shaking my hand slightly. It's a Nikon Coolpix L4. Between rebates and discounts for this and an HP385 photoprinter I bought (which I'll flip on eBay), I think I'll make around 60-80. Not the best camera (in fact, it's closer to the worst camera), but it does everything I need right now outside of art photography, and a DSLR was completely out of the question.

    And, yeah, unless there's something on the mirror that the camera focuses on instead, autofocus can't tell the difference between a reflection and distance for obvious reasons.
  • DaxDax Redshirt
    I have a Nikon Coolpix S3 :)
    [URL=http://www.bathtub-productions.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1901&g2_serialNumber=2]Look[/URL] at me try and stave off Sanfam with it!
  • ArethusaArethusa Universal Cathode
    Your powers are weak, old woman.
  • DaxDax Redshirt
    I am not old! I am probably only in the median of ages if you took a measure of everyone on here :P
  • E.TE.T Quote-o-matic
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Biggles [/i]
    [B]Theoretically, autofocus shouldn't have any trouble with a reflective surface. It focuses on what it sees, not based on physical distance to an object.[/B][/QUOTE]That goes at least for (edge) contrast based autofocus used in non-SLRs.
    Phase detection of SLRs works differently so I'm not sure about that.
  • ArethusaArethusa Universal Cathode
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Dax [/i]
    [B]I am not old! I am probably only in the median of ages if you took a measure of everyone on here :P [/B][/QUOTE]
    Suure, grandma Daxy. Easy on that hip, now.
  • DaxDax Redshirt
    *pokes*
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