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acetofive wrote: ↑Sat Apr 29, 2023 7:41 pmHave you tried stopping down a bit (i.e. f/4, f/5.6...etc)? It will cost in lower shutter speeds or higher ISO (ISO you can adjust in Program Mode), or brighter lights, but this might help the image look sharper even when it's already in focus and on a tripod.

I don’t think I have control of the f stop or shutter speed - I do have an exposure setting (ev) which I have tried adjusting, and I’ve adjusted the ISO, but the f/X and shutter speed seem to have no manual setting available - thus the Auto doing a better job than I can manage when in program mode…

Perhaps I am missing it and its hiding on me…

I do see the Auto still using the wide open 2.8 in the latest pics, with shutter speeds adjusted from 1/60 to 1/100 as it saw fit

GandolfPC: I looked up the 810 to double check (see your PM box). You're correct - you have no direct control of aperture or shutter speed. However: the 810 has an Auto Mode - in which you can't adjust anything, and a Program Mode, which grants you some control. Program will adjust aperture and shutter speed for you, but now you have control of many other things - ISO, White Balance, Exposure Compensation, etc. You indirectly control aperture (f/stops) and shutter speeds by adjusting ISO: Higher ISO = smaller apertures (higher f/stop numbers), and faster shutter speeds. Generally, increase ISO just enough to get the shutter speed and f/stop you want but not so much that you get more noise in the image than you want. Program Modes generally increase/decrease both f/stops and shutter speeds incrementally at the same rate as you adjust ISO numbers (you can run a little experiment to check this). Very likely, if you increase ISO one stop, say from 100 to 200, you'll see one of the two exposure settings (f/stop and shutter speed) increase by one stop. Increase ISO again another stop, say from 200 to 400, and now you'll see the other setting (f/stop or shutter speed) also increase by one stop, and so on. (some cameras now do both at the same time.) So the reason you would do this is 1) to get fast enough shutter speeds to stop blur from camera motion, 2) to avoid the soft look of a lens wide open, and 3) a deeper depth of field when you want one (or lower ISO to do the opposite). Sorry to get so long winded - I teach (taught) photography so I tend to talk like this.

Much appreciated

I kind of remember noticing that an ISO around 400 was doing a better job in program mode - was trying to keep that down lower as I really didn’t understand any more than “100 better” which is seems is a bit less true than I thought, at least in the case of how I have to deal with my camera

I’ll give some 200 and 400 shots a try a bit more fearlessly and see if I can get program mode wrangled back in

https://www.etsy.com/listing/957188563/ ... animal-art



She tossed in a small piece of art, done by hand - gave it a fitting home…

Excellent.

Well, the flood is coming - with a few in hand and a pile in the mail from various points around the globe, 12 Elaine Lewis decks and 7 Karls are on their way to the photo box…

Karl Decks:

No.10 "Four Corners", 1984-1991
No.12 "Rheinland", 1991
No.15 "Trappola Française", 1985, 1990
No.23 "Beautiful Bath", 1996
No.24 "Polonaise", 1988
No.30 "Merry Andrew", 1989
No.37 "EPCS Transformation Pack", 1993


Lewis Decks:

Citicards - 1990
Paradise Erotic - 1991
Costume Bridge - 1991
Shepperton 72 - 1992
Card Families Erotic -1993
Paradise II Erotic - 1994
Cascade Transformation - 1995
Fonrama Deck - 1995
Nursery Rhymes Transformation - 1999
Tarot - 2005
Wild West Transformation - 2005
Epic Scenes from the Old Testament - very recent

I am genuinely impressed by this hunt. Excited to see these!

Right now searching "Elaine" on P52 only pulls up one deck... hoping you can help fix that eventually

The moment they arrive

The only reason I haven’t already is I don’t have any good box pics to grab off the net

The last 7 Elaine decks should arrive tomorrow

Spotted this while twiddling thumbs on zenmarket, Nichijou deck, which I grabbed to go with the hanafuda…

GandalfPC wrote: ↑Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:03 am Spotted this while twiddling thumbs on zenmarket, “Everyday deck”, which I grabbed to go with the hanafuda…

That's the literal translation of Nichijou, a manga and anime

Make that an even dozen Elaine Lewis decks - her first deck, Citicards popped up on ebay this morning…

Had a minor shipping snafu last week - auction house sent me a wrong lot but they found them and they will arrive today - just the citicards deck left to arrive - looks to be a good week for a bunch of pics…

Still getting some of the day job out of the way, but waiting patiently on a shelf behind me…

Are you gonna race through those like a kid at Christmas, or turn the lights down low, put on some Al Green, and take is slow while sipping a cocktail?

Al Green all the way

I spy little sparkling gems.

The most austere of boxes, gently abused holds Elaine Lewis Tarot deck (major arcana)…

Some teasers for Elaine’s Epic Scenes of the Old Testament…

And a few Karl teasers - first up the rather super dooper Trappola Francaise…

Karls Rheinland deck, it has been said the joker card is Karl…

The fabulous Four Corners deck…

And last, but certainly not least, Karl’s EPCC 10th Anniversary transformation deck

That transformation deck is one I am likely most keen on acquiring some day if it ever pops up, not only because it is exquisite, but also because it was created the year I was born (if we go with 1993).

Picked up another 3 Karl’s earlier today - hopefully - still waiting for order confirmation, saw that one had already slipped through my fingers - gotta stay vigilant - no days off in the Karl collecting game…

Yup, 3 more Karls and 2 more Elaines on the way:

From Karl: #10 Four Corners, #18 Cartes Turques and #25 Great Mogul

From Elaine: Flamenco & Art Deco

kevork wrote: ↑Sat Jun 17, 2023 9:56 pm That transformation deck is one I am likely most keen on acquiring some day if it ever pops up, not only because it is exquisite, but also because it was created the year I was born (if we go with 1993).

I'm sorry, but I find this hard to believe. I don't think it's possible that anybody born after I graduated from college could *possibly* be old enough to collect playing cards just yet. I mean... right? They'd still be in grade school, right?

rousselle wrote: ↑Tue Jun 20, 2023 2:01 pm

kevork wrote: ↑Sat Jun 17, 2023 9:56 pm That transformation deck is one I am likely most keen on acquiring some day if it ever pops up, not only because it is exquisite, but also because it was created the year I was born (if we go with 1993).

I'm sorry, but I find this hard to believe. I don't think it's possible that anybody born after I graduated from college could *possibly* be old enough to collect playing cards just yet. I mean... right? They'd still be in grade school, right?

It bothers me that there are people that were born after 9/11 happened that are now old enough to drink.

rousselle wrote: ↑Tue Jun 20, 2023 2:01 pm

kevork wrote: ↑Sat Jun 17, 2023 9:56 pm That transformation deck is one I am likely most keen on acquiring some day if it ever pops up, not only because it is exquisite, but also because it was created the year I was born (if we go with 1993).

I'm sorry, but I find this hard to believe. I don't think it's possible that anybody born after I graduated from college could *possibly* be old enough to collect playing cards just yet. I mean... right? They'd still be in grade school, right?

Being a Brit I'm not sure what age is college graduation or grade school, but I was definitely working (and driving) in '93 and therefore relate to your incredulity. [MURRAY]

I'm 33 and this is one of the few places online where I'm not Old™

Timmargh wrote: ↑Tue Jun 20, 2023 4:38 pm Being a Brit I'm not sure what age is college graduation

About 21-23

Timmargh wrote: ↑Tue Jun 20, 2023 4:38 pm or grade school

Around ages 6-11