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Service at Ritz always sucks. The only one I have ever even been asked if they could help me was the one in Bowie.
All you photography people
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MrX
High Octane
Weird...Ritz in Waldorf has always asked me if there is antyhing they can help me with and were very personable. :shrug:
ServiceGuy
New Member
never had any problems at Ritz Camera in Waldorf, I always talk with Mike 
rack'm
Jaded
That's really odd......Mike, Rich and Rebecka have always been more than helpful when I've been in the Ritz at the mall. :shrug:
jbr13
www.jbr.smugmug.com
Ritz in Waldorf and other small mall Ritz stores always seem pleasant, but just never have what I am looking for.
Seems unless you want prints, or the popular camera's and lenses, they don't carry much else. I have gone there looking for grey cards, flash diffusers, and a few other things and the people behind the counters look at me like
The Ritz in Woodbridge, Va is much better. The people seem to be more knowledgeable, and the store is bigger and can carry more stuff!
rack'm
Jaded
Ritz in Waldorf and other small mall Ritz stores always seem pleasant, but just never have what I am looking for.
Seems unless you want prints, or the popular camera's and lenses, they don't carry much else. I have gone there looking for grey cards, flash diffusers, and a few other things and the people behind the counters look at me like
The Ritz in Woodbridge, Va is much better. The people seem to be more knowledgeable, and the store is bigger and can carry more stuff!
Mike and Rich seem to know quite a bit in Waldorf, but good luck with the others.
I like to go to Penn Camera off of Route 7 in Va, they're is a couple guys there that seem to know everything.
kom526
They call me ... Sarcasmo
Next question!
To hot shoe or not to hot shoe?
The Canon S5 IS has a pop up flash and a hot shoe for external flash capabilities. I'm looking at the FZ8 (no hot shoe) and now the S5 IS. Both of them have the simplicity of a point and shoot (for the wife) and enough flexibility with extra lenses and filters for me. Just finished printing out the review for the FZ8 and the S5 is next. Hopefully I can make a decision based on the specs and reviews from dpreview and a little input from this motley group of photogs.
To hot shoe or not to hot shoe?
The Canon S5 IS has a pop up flash and a hot shoe for external flash capabilities. I'm looking at the FZ8 (no hot shoe) and now the S5 IS. Both of them have the simplicity of a point and shoot (for the wife) and enough flexibility with extra lenses and filters for me. Just finished printing out the review for the FZ8 and the S5 is next. Hopefully I can make a decision based on the specs and reviews from dpreview and a little input from this motley group of photogs.
rack'm
Jaded
Next question!
To hot shoe or not to hot shoe?
The Canon S5 IS has a pop up flash and a hot shoe for external flash capabilities. I'm looking at the FZ8 (no hot shoe) and now the S5 IS. Both of them have the simplicity of a point and shoot (for the wife) and enough flexibility with extra lenses and filters for me. Just finished printing out the review for the FZ8 and the S5 is next. Hopefully I can make a decision based on the specs and reviews from dpreview and a little input from this motley group of photogs.
ALWAYS use an external flash.......the on board flash is crap!
kom526
They call me ... Sarcasmo
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TwilightImaging
Guest
Hot shoe! No doubts...
rack'm
Jaded
You sure you don't want to think about that? I mean 2 minutes for a reply, :kneejerk:?
Not at all.......digital photography likes reflected light, direct flash causes hot spots.
jbr13
www.jbr.smugmug.com
I agree with Rack'm about the onboard flashes. They really tend to blow things out and don't have as much range as a external.
I do trick my D50 onboard once in a while when I need to. Instead of turning it down in power I use my finger to cover half the flash and let it go off at full blast. It surprised me that it worked as well as it does.
MrX
High Octane
I agree. The external flash is the way to go, as you can typically change the orientation to bounce the light as well as control the light output. The built in flash is a very harsh, direct light that causes unnatural looking objects with lots of shadows.
kom526
They call me ... Sarcasmo
Not at all.......digital photography likes reflected light, direct flash causes hot spots.
Is this why I get little "bubbles" in some of my pics? If you need a sample I can show you.
I was looking for one feature (shooting mode) in particular which would give me a chance at capturing fireworks. The Lumix has a "starry night" mode and the Canon has a "fireworks" mode.
I kin reed.
rack'm
Jaded
Is this why I get little "bubbles" in some of my pics? If you need a sample I can show you.
I was looking for one feature (shooting mode) in particular which would give me a chance at capturing fireworks. The Lumix has a "starry night" mode and the Canon has a "fireworks" mode.
I kin reed.
Show us the picture...........
Fireworks are a challenge to shoot, you'll have to play with the shutter speed to get it just right............it's a lot of fun and you can get some wild pictures with a tri-pod.
jbr13
www.jbr.smugmug.com
Is this why I get little "bubbles" in some of my pics? If you need a sample I can show you.
I was looking for one feature (shooting mode) in particular which would give me a chance at capturing fireworks. The Lumix has a "starry night" mode and the Canon has a "fireworks" mode.
I kin reed.
If your camera has manual modes, as good starting point for Fireworks is around
Shutter speed: 2-6 seconds
Aperture: F8
ISO 100
You can adjust from there to get things tweaked in better.
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kom526
They call me ... Sarcasmo
Show us the picture...........
Fireworks are a challenge to shoot, you'll have to play with the shutter speed to get it just right............it's a lot of fun and you can get some wild pictures with a tri-pod.
Here ya go... I didn't rotate the pic and I'm still dummy enough not to be able to direct link.
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TwilightImaging
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Those are dust mites
kom526
They call me ... Sarcasmo
A friend of mine took these from the front yard.
Randal Holt Photography - 2007 Blessing of the Fleet Fireworks
Randal Holt Photography - 2007 Blessing of the Fleet Fireworks
sanchezf
Little ol' Me
Looks like dust on your lens