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ND (Neutral Density) Grad Filter

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Anonymous, 08 September 2008 09:43

ND grads come in the form of small glass sheets that you can hold in front of your lens. The best option is to invest in a filter holder that attaches to the front of your lens. ND grads have a higher density at the top than at the bottom; graduating from, for example, 1 stop underexposure at the top, ...

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ND (Neutral Density) Grad Filter

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Anonymous, 08 September 2008 09:43

ND grads come in the form of small glass sheets that you can hold in front of your lens. The best option is to invest in a filter holder that attaches to the front of your lens. ND grads have a higher density at the top than at the bottom; graduating from, for example, 1 stop underexposure at the top, ...

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CompactFlash

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Anonymous, 18 October 2007 15:32

CompactFlash are storage cards used in many digital SLRs. Most CompactFlash cards, often abbreviated to CF card, are the slim Type I (3.3mm thick) variety. These storage devices use memory chips to retain the information stored on them, even when no power is supplied to the card. Most of the thicker Type II (5mm thick) CF cards encase a miniature ...

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Cable release

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Anonymous, 18 October 2007 15:03

Cable releases are used to combat camera shake when the camera is fixed on a tripod. Touching the camera to press the shutter release can cause camera shake, so to further reduce the risk the camera's shutter should be triggered by the use of a cable release. There are two varieties – the mechanical type, which depresses a shutter release ...

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Ball-and-socket tripod head

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Anonymous, 18 October 2007 14:53

This is a type of head used to adjust the camera’s position when it is fixed on a tripod. Once you release the lock on a ball-and-socket head it is free to move in almost any direction. This makes it quick to change the position of your camera, but forget to keep a hold on your camera and it can ...

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Lighting stand

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Anonymous, 19 September 2007 14:55

A lighting stand is a frame that allows you to keep your studio lights fixed in the position you choose. When using a lighting stand the first thing to do is to splay the legs, and the trick here is to find the optimum stability. The legs shouldn’t be too close together or the stand will wobble. Instead, spread the ...

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Pinhole camera

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Anonymous, 19 September 2007 14:53

A pinhole camera doesn’t have a complex glass lens like the ones we’re used to. Instead it has an extremely small hole that projects a crude image onto the film or digital sensor to be recorded. Because of the tiny apertures used, in many cases around f/125, pinhole cameras require a much longer exposure then you’d normally expect and this ...

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