• Tanis Nikana@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    I’ve got a nifty fifty which can open to 1.6, and that’s pretty good for getting as fast as 1/250th in dim light, and I got it for free! :D

    Catch is, the zoom controls are at the bottom, on my feet.

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      1 day ago

      you don’t zoom with your feet. that is how you change perspective, and it is not the same as zooming. serious hobby photographer should understand the difference.

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        1 day ago

        Lemme use my cute euphemisms.

        Alternatively: drat, you got me, I’m not a hobby photographer, I’m just a lesbian with a camera.

        Alternatively: drat, you got me, am I still approved by the board you’re on to take pictures of cool things, or should I turn my kit in?

        Alternatively and truly: what is the point of the tone you’re using in the last sentence? You’re not aiming to shame me out of taking and making photographs, are you? Even if you don’t want to call them art, I’m still using a camera to capture visuals that I enjoy to a file, and adjusting them to my heart’s content. And what if I don’t really understand your definition of perspective vs. zoom? English is a second language for me!

        Alternative and deeply truly, in my bones: who the fuck are you? Let’s see some of your damn portfolio.

        (And yes, I downvoted myself to save you the damn click, cause let’s be real, you’re not gonna reply, you’re gonna downvote and move on.)

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          22 hours ago

          Alternative and deeply truly, in my bones: who the fuck are you? Let’s see some of your damn portfolio.

          i am someone pointing your attention to the fact that you don’t zoom with your feet. i assume you did not know that, because why would you say that otherwise, so now you know something you didn’t before and you can think about how to apply that knowledge to your pictures of cool things. i don’t really need to present my portfolio for that.

          And yes, I downvoted myself to save you the damn click,

          you seem to have forgotten to do that. what is the point of making such bizarre performative claim when you don’t even follow through?

          if simple comment sends you into such tailspin, maybe public discussion is not for you…

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      3 days ago

      Zooming with your feet (and switching primes) is part and parcel to events photography. If I see a zoom lens at a wedding I will judge the photographer.