Ok since we kind of rained on George's 300 thread I started this one so we can talk about camera's and gear.
Official Photography Discussion thread
Ok since we kind of rained on George's 300 thread I started this one so we can talk about camera's and gear.
I wasn't bashing Nikon, they make good camera's, I just prefer Canon's.Originally Posted by DeutscheBAG!
hey now
easy with the Nikon bashing
im testing out my "D" series this weekend
So which one are you getting? I thought you were going with the one you have the lenses for (can't remember the name)?
o man my a60 owns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2 whole megapixils lol
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Thats what I have used for a year or so...Its a goog lil camera, and I have taken some pretty neat pics with it, but as much as I enjoy taking pics, I figured I should get a good one....
Here are some that I took with the lil A60
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lol, I used to have an A60. Not a bad little camera for a 2mp
yea i enjoy it, dont they have a new a60 or something thats 4megapixils for 199?
Val for President
Not sure, I have a 350D now so the lower end point and shoots I am not that familiar with. Last I heard tho they were phasing out the A60 since coming out with better models. Not sure but higher megapixels are becoming more affordable now compared to what they used to be.
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I currently have a Canon A620. It seems to be a good little camera. Takes very good pictures. I have been a fan of Canon digital cameras.
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Decided to throw up some Nikon Coolpix 5400 pics!
Some from the Nikon 8700 when I owned it
pics from my nikon 4300..miss that camera
Best thread on IA.com!
I wish we had the same pic, with different cameras, to see how much different each one is!
Im going for the Nikon 8800 all the way!
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Some from the Nikon 8700 when I owned it
still showing off the cheerleaders
First set of five;
The pic of the Evo was taken with a nicer Sony camera, and the rest were taken with my old '02 Cybershot 5.0 megapixel, any pictures you see of the Sentra were taken when I was about 16 so they're a little older and the photoshopping is a little more crude.
I'm getting a new Cannon SLR on Sunday, so let's hope I can someday use it to it's full potential...
Cool, which one are you getting? 300D, 350D, 20D?
Hopefully I'll throw on some 350D pics of the benz on there soon after Xmas
The coolpix cameras do look pretty consistent across the board though. We went from a 4600, 5400, 8700(?) and they were all excellent pics. Deffinately pleased with the last pic the 4600 produced there in vegas (or wherever that was). Yea I'm a night pic whore!
Yeah all the coolpics photos are pretty even across the board. I will post a couple of one from my 350D tonight.
one from Patryjca's shoot
Last edited by GA_Teg; 12-21-2005 at 03:03 PM.
What camera was used for Ren's(mysuprajust8u) photoshoot?
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Depends on which picture you are talking about. That shoot was when I had the 8700 and Jaime shot with us on the second day with the 350D with the 70-200mm f2.8L lens. If you can refer me to the pic I can tell you which camera it was.
Yeah I can tell which one is which in the pics that were posted.
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Yeah there is a big difference between the two pics. You can def. tell which one was the SLR and which one was the 8700. Of course Jaime was shooting with a $1800 lens so his pics better put mine to shame. lol. I am not taking anything away from the 8700/8800 but they can only carry you so far, then you have to step up to a SLR with some nice glass.
Jamie, some of your shots seem very noisey, especially for the situation. u dont shoot on auto-ISO do u?
My set up:
Nikon D70
SB800 flash 15min charger and 3 sets of batterys
18-70 3.5-4.5 (great flippin lense for the money)
120-300 F2.8
Assio Carbon fiber tripod 64" i belive
28-200 5.6 back up lense
Lowe-Pro full weather proof backpack
Lowe-Pro side bag (when traveling light)
Manfrotto monopod (cant remember the number, but the nice alum tall one)
extra enl-3 battery pack
3 1gb 80x Pro CF cards
Sony Viao laptop
i enjoy it, if anyone is going on any photo excursions, please telling me. i am sick of doing portriats, weddings, and other BS..lol
"The 1911 is a collection of subsystems that must work together. Each part must be prepared and fit properly not only in and of itself, but also with regard to the other parts with which it must operate for the gun to function and appear as desired."
What do you mean by "noisey"? I've heard the term before, but always thought it had more to do with exposure. Am I wrong?
Very nice setup. You're a lot like me by the sound of your equipment. I have extra everything. I'm anal about running out of power or not having something. I just picked me up a sweet tripod. It's a bit bulky to carry all day, but for regular photoshoots it's great. I'm going to be looking for a couple of smaller lenses after Christmas.My set up:
Nikon D70
SB800 flash 15min charger and 3 sets of batterys
18-70 3.5-4.5 (great flippin lense for the money)
120-300 F2.8
Assio Carbon fiber tripod 64" i belive
28-200 5.6 back up lense
Lowe-Pro full weather proof backpack
Lowe-Pro side bag (when traveling light)
Manfrotto monopod (cant remember the number, but the nice alum tall one)
extra enl-3 battery pack
3 1gb 80x Pro CF cards
Sony Viao laptop
Don't feel like the lone ranger.....I don't get invited to photoshoots anymore either......i enjoy it, if anyone is going on any photo excursions, please telling me. i am sick of doing portriats, weddings, and other BS..lol
Your ISO causes noise. Usually anything above 800 is real bad but depending on the shooting conditions even a 400 can be noisey.What do you mean by "noisey"? I've heard the term before, but always thought it had more to do with exposure. Am I wrong?
Very nice setup. You're a lot like me by the sound of your equipment. I have extra everything. I'm anal about running out of power or not having something. I just picked me up a sweet tripod. It's a bit bulky to carry all day, but for regular photoshoots it's great. I'm going to be looking for a couple of smaller lenses after Christmas.
Don't feel like the lone ranger.....I don't get invited to photoshoots anymore either......
Yeah Danny has a nice set up but I think he is racist against us Canon people
What do you mean, I invite you on shoots. Atlanta was just a spur of the moment that you would not have enjoyed anyway. We froze our butts off that night. Now I am going to get with you about doing some other shoots but as of right now I am still planning them out.
I usually shoot @ 200 outside, 400 at most.Your ISO causes noise. Usually anything above 800 is real bad but depending on the shooting conditions even a 400 can be noisey.
Yeah Danny has a nice set up but I think he is racist against us Canon people
What do you mean, I invite you on shoots. Atlanta was just a spur of the moment that you would not have enjoyed anyway. We froze our butts off that night. Now I am going to get with you about doing some other shoots but as of right now I am still planning them out.
I think the "noise" is coming from post-processing non-prowess.....
I still don't know what to look for, but someone I'm sure will point it out to me.
I'm ready to go shoot now. I'm starting to get out of my funk. I just need one or two shoots to really help all the way with that. Let me know when you're ready.
some other pics i took with my old coolpix
^ Punk, I have been trying to get you to meet up so we can go shoot but you always want to ignore a brotha.
Hang tight and we will. I need to practice my night shooting but really need another lens for that but have read up a lot on it so I can fill you in on what I have been told/read.
cool lets do somthing... i was think the new aquarium. i want to try a polilizer in those tube things everyone is talking about. tricky shooting conditions. but i can handle it..lol
i am down for what ever kinda shoot. cars are kinda gettin old. there is not much to shoot anymore.
Jamie, i have to have extras. and plus, i usually use them all
"The 1911 is a collection of subsystems that must work together. Each part must be prepared and fit properly not only in and of itself, but also with regard to the other parts with which it must operate for the gun to function and appear as desired."
After the first of the year I will be down for that since I will have my new lens and filter.
Clearly I have a long way to go haha! I'm guessing Jaime is using the 350D(with the $1.5k lens)? Deffinately the shots I want, that's all I know!
Thank you.
Walker, your Vegas night shots are very nice. I like those a lot. My favorite is the one with the waterfall in the background. Very nice.
Sniper, thanks for the heads up. I'm very new at processing, so I have a long way to go. Thanks to a buddy of mine, I have Photoshop and I'm trying to learn with it. It probably has more to do with the shooter than it does with program though. Some situations, I forget to fix the previous settings and suddenly I'm shooting outside with plenty of light with the previous settings which were set up for an inside shot. I just have to remember to check my settings more often.
I've also started playing around with the White balance. It made a big difference at my daughter's choir concert the other day. I switched from AWB to the Tungsten setting and VOILA, the pic looked 100% better. Took out that dang yellow hue you always get when shooting w/o flash in the dark.
It's all a learning process for me. I'm far from a pro. I'm getting there though. I'm getting there.
The guy who runs the studio I'm starting to intern at completely hates the fact I started out on Photoshop. I feel he doesn't have that high of a confidence level in me on taking great pictures considering he thinks all who use post production tools isn't a good photographer
Great program though!
Danny, you make me feel better that I'm not the only idiot that forgot to change the settings before shooting a new scene....
I have to really get in the habit of going thru a pre-shoot sequence. I do it for racing, so I should remember to do it for this. You are absolutely right though. I wanna get someone to go thru a couple of things with me that I'm a little gray on, like WB and exp (+/-). I understand the concept and now that I'm used to working with a histogram it will probably be easier, but I still have some questions about it to get it ingrained in my head when and how to use it.
One of my main issues is that I came from the 35mm world first. With my Olympus 35mm I could do some cool things because I KNEW the camera and it's settings. Some of the same concepts directly transfer to digital SLRs, but the technology is different. I just have to get used to working with it more proficiently.
That is the same boat I am in.
To be honest, I was never too excited about processing until a good friend of mine started to critique my pics. He's used to working with several different programs, including Photoshop. He has a 20D himself. I'd post some pics I'd shot and he'd always "touch them up" a little and they looked better to me. He shoot a lot of RAW images, so he's proficient at it.The guy who runs the studio I'm starting to intern at completely hates the fact I started out on Photoshop. I feel he doesn't have that high of a confidence level in me on taking great pictures considering he thinks all who use post production tools isn't a good photographer
Great program though!
Once I got a friend of mine.....*cough***
I'm still a newbie at it. I like that I can copyright the pics and that I can play with the size. I'm still a little too new to really put it thru it's paces, but I'll get there eventually. I've been working on some older pics and playing with them lately.
To be honest, I can kind of see what your guy is saying, but it's probably because I'm not good at processing myself. I'm used to shooting the pic, and it either turned out good or bad, no manipulation in between. I understand where he's coming from, but I'm starting to learn that he may be wrong though. I can also see where post-processing really can manipulate a good pic into a great pic in the right hands.
thanks man. i'm not trying to keep promoting y vegas shots but i found the ones that are my fave.but also show what messing around with different settings can get you.(pics down below)
I finally joined the DSLR world and now have a Nikon D50. i like it so far very similar to the D70 which i have some experience with but your Jaime your right..its a whole different world when going to DSLR..i came from 35mm too..(Minolta Maxxuum 7D) takes amazing shots..especially B&W's..but its like starting over almost.
we do have some amazing photographers on this site. it would be nice to have a photographers day out or something..
i look forward to working with you blokes on the calendar.
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