{"id":619,"date":"2009-06-29T13:51:12","date_gmt":"2009-06-29T23:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lundgrenphotos.com\/blog\/?p=619"},"modified":"2009-07-22T21:37:48","modified_gmt":"2009-07-23T07:37:48","slug":"photo-of-the-day-june-29th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lundgrenphotos.com\/blog\/index.php\/2009\/06\/29\/photo-of-the-day-june-29th\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTO OF THE DAY – June 29th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is rather a bittersweet day for me . . .<\/p>\n

First, it is my oldest son’s (David) Birthday – and this is cause for a great celebration – he made it to 28! Not that I had any serious doubts about this, but his humor and cynicism and opinions are very clearly stated at almost every opportunity and leave me wondering sometimes. Okay, maybe a lot! He really is a good kid and incredibly intelligent (he gets this from\u00a0 me!), it’s just the cynicism part (he gets that from his Dad!) . . .this is the good part of the day. Happy Birthday David !<\/p>\n

Ah . . h . . h, the bad part of the day – I had to ship my Canon 5D off to New Jersey today, to Mack Camera and Video Repair. After testing it throughout the entire range of ISO\u2019s, apertures and metering modes, with 3 different Canon L series lenses, as well as in the auto focus and manual focus positions; the images are fuzzy and not sharp. And yes, the entire test was shot on a tripod! I was not about to let my human-ness interfere with clarity!<\/p>\n

I did the same test with a Canon 10D and a rental body (same camera \u2013 Canon 5D) with the same three Canon L series lenses. While the quality of the image produced by the Canon 10D was inferior, it was still tack-on sharp. And the difference in the rental 5D and the one I am submitting for focus problems was \u201cnight and day\u201d \u2013 almost no comparison: the rental body produce crystal clear imagery.<\/p>\n

I have also noticed that the focus points slip \u2013 not on every image though. If I use one focus point to lock in the focus, then recompose the image, the focus point slips (NO, I am not in AI SERVO mode) \u2013 when the slippage occurs, it always seems to be to the back or rear \u2013 it has never slipped to the front, whether I am doing table top or portrait work. Again, this portion of the problem doesn\u2019t always happen, but the lack of clarity and sharpness seems to be on 95% of the images.<\/p>\n

Talk about panic! It is like having your baby ripped out of your arms! And for me? Not having a camera to shoot with for client sessions is deadly! Not having a camera I can count on is just as bad!<\/p>\n

What does this teach us?<\/p>\n

1) Always purchase a warranty with your equipment! (Fortunately, I had purchased one at the same time I purchased the camera)<\/p>\n

2) Always have a back up!<\/p>\n

Today’s photo just seems to sum it all up – caught between a rock and a hard spot! – because I can’t afford to purchase a new camera right now.<\/p>\n

TODAY’S\u00a0 IMAGE<\/em><\/p>\n

\"caught

caught between a rock and a hard spot<\/p><\/div>\n

camera type: <\/em>Canon EOS 10D
\nlens type: <\/em>Tamron AF 28-300mm f\/3.5-6.3,\u00a0 77mm
\nexposure: <\/em>1\/250s @ f\/7.1
\nISO: <\/em>ISO 1600
\npost-production: <\/em>Lightroom 2.0
\nlocation: <\/em>Santa Barbara, CA – Tucker’s Grove<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is rather a bittersweet day for me . . .<\/p>\n

First, it is my oldest son’s (David) Birthday – and this is cause for a great celebration – he made it to 28! Not that I had any serious doubts about this, but his humor and cynicism and opinions are very clearly stated at […]<\/p>\n

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