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[Lys Skygge]

Getting a Hitchcock vibe! Have you tried adding one in post?

I honestly didn't catch it until I posted here. But I think I might just do that

 

[nhlducks35]

Here's a panorama that I did of my earlier shot

KH1_2479-Pano by nhlducks35, on Flickr

 

[EvB]

sam_0473-IR.jpg by Adam Fairclough, on Flickr

IMG_2195-Edit.jpg by Adam Fairclough, on Flickr

sam_0458-IR.jpg by Adam Fairclough, on Flickr

IMG_2211.jpg by Adam Fairclough, on Flickr

 

[dr3upmushroom]

sam_0473-IR.jpg by Adam Fairclough, on Flickr

IMG_2195-Edit.jpg by Adam Fairclough, on Flickr

sam_0458-IR.jpg by Adam Fairclough, on Flickr

IMG_2211.jpg by Adam Fairclough, on Flickr

cool IR shots, you mentioned using a modded camera. How'd you do that?

 

[BCDAWG7]

First Dragonfly of the spring

 

[Sami+]

Zach by Sami Mckee, on Flickr

Mimi by Sami Mckee, on Flickr

 

[EvB]

cool IR shots, you mentioned using a modded camera. How'd you do that?

Literally dismantle the camera until you can see the sensor , there is usually a little plate of glass sitting infront of the sensor. This is the IR filter, remove this and reassemble and you have a camera that is no longer blocking IR light.

You then start getting weird colour photos as the sensor is seeing both the regular wavelengths of light and now a load of IR light.

You then put a filter on the front or infront of your lens that blocks out a chunk of the visible light and you are left with just a certain portion of IR light as your image.

 

[pringles]

 

[Tchu-Espresso]

I've taken the encouragement of others as well as many suggestions that i do so and created a 500px account. Would be a dream if i could manage to sell something on the site, something i had never considered even possible.

Any support from all you here would melt my heart.

https://500px.com/AdamTreffiletti

I feel dirty even promoting myself like this :/

 

[jokkir]

Theater Couple by Carl Sim, on Flickr

 

[Sami+]

Took photos with my little sister today.

Mariam by Sami Mckee, on Flickr

Desk by Sami Mckee, on Flickr

Mariam by Sami Mckee, on Flickr

Mariam by Sami Mckee, on Flickr

Mariam by Sami Mckee, on Flickr

Mariam by Sami Mckee, on Flickr

Mariam by Sami Mckee, on Flickr

Mariam by Sami Mckee, on Flickr

 

[snaffles]

Some great photos in this thread. Just started taking photos again and messing around with photoshop the last couple of weeks, enjoying it so much I decided to buy a new camera which should be here later in the week hopefully.

Some stuff from the last few days.

 

[grmlin]

Theater Couple by Carl Sim, on Flickr

Very nice, love the lighting!

 

[Porcile]

Some great photos in this thread. Just started taking photos again and messing around with photoshop the last couple of weeks, enjoying it so much I decided to buy a new camera which should be here later in the week hopefully.

Some stuff from the last few days.

Are these photoshopped or are you using an IR filter? The bottom one looks like old Kodak Aerochrome IR film.

 

[snaffles]

Are these photoshopped or are you using an IR filter? The bottom one looks like old Kodak Aerochrome IR film.

Photoshopped, just switching out the red and blue colour channels in the first. Red and green in the second.

 

[DeadlyVirus]

Couple os new ones

Wine Cellar

Wine Glasses

Snoopy

Goodbye



I'd appreciate a like on the photos

 

[FStop7]

Ventimiglia, Italy

 

[Fëanorian]

Sunrise stuff

Franklin Road Sunrise Panorama by abrahamsahuayo, on Flickr

Driving home by abrahamsahuayo, on Flickr

Intersection by abrahamsahuayo, on Flickr

farm hdr by abrahamsahuayo, on Flickr

cinematic geese by abrahamsahuayo, on Flickr

 

[RapidCancel]

Afternoon Naps by Rapid Cancel, on Flickr

Tried my first attempt at a rig shot yesterday and thought it came out just ok. Excuse the incredibly dirty car, it's been raining in Houston nonstop. I also didn't fully shop out the boom from the reflection of the car. Just wanted to get a hang of things, so I hope my next attempt will be better, along with my composition.


First Attempt Rig Shot C6 by Rapid Cancel, on Flickr


First Attempt Rig Shot C6 2 by Rapid Cancel, on Flickr

 

[EvB]

A few more from Lisbon

[/url]IMG_1561-dualiso.jpg by Adam Fairclough, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/url]IMG_1590.jpg by Adam Fairclough, on Flickr[/IMG]

IMG_1577.jpg by Adam Fairclough, on Flickr

IMG_1498.jpg by Adam Fairclough, on Flickr

 

[RapidCancel]

One more..


First Attempt Rig Shot C6 3 by Rapid Cancel, on Flickr

 

[Sami+]

Sylvia by Sami Mckee, on Flickr

Sylvia by Sami Mckee, on Flickr

Tallahassee by Sami Mckee, on Flickr

Tallahassee by Sami Mckee, on Flickr

Tallahassee by Sami Mckee, on Flickr

Tallahassee by Sami Mckee, on Flickr

Mimi by Sami Mckee, on Flickr

Mimi by Sami Mckee, on Flickr

DSC07336 by Sami Mckee, on Flickr

Tallahassee by Sami Mckee, on Flickr

Tallahassee by Sami Mckee, on Flickr

Tallahassee by Sami Mckee, on Flickr

Tallahassee by Sami Mckee, on Flickr

Zach and Mimi by Sami Mckee, on Flickr

Zach and Mimi by Sami Mckee, on Flickr

Mimi by Sami Mckee, on Flickr

 

[snaffles]

That girls eyes look awesome, they are contacts? Is Flickr the best place to upload photos these days? I have still just been using abload.

More colour tomfoolery.

New camera showed up this morning so it was time for an exciting photoshoot... of the washing line, I'll go out later in the week once I have figured out the labyrinthine menu system on the damn thing and try some more interesting targets.

 

[dhlt25]

from my recent travel, just random street shots. More to come

_DSC1237 by thai tran, on Flickr

_DSC1273 by thai tran, on Flickr

_DSC1321 by thai tran, on Flickr

_DSC1331 by thai tran, on Flickr

Tokyo Skytree by thai tran, on Flickr

Asakusa street by thai tran, on Flickr

 

[Sami+]

That girls eyes look awesome, they are contacts? Is Flickr the best place to upload photos these days? I have still just been using abload.

More colour tomfoolery.

New camera showed up this morning so it was time for an exciting photoshoot... of the washing line, I'll go out later in the week once I have figured out the labyrinthine menu system on the damn thing and try some more interesting targets.

Yeah, her and her boyfriend (my main bro) are really into that flashy Japanese fashion scene. He has grays (idk if you can see em in these shots) and she has a bunch of colors.

I think Flickr is best. More convenient than abload for sure.

 

[Deleted member 10571]

I bought a canon eos d1000 today on eBay. I know it's old, and it's not the best thing on earth, but it was priced surprisingly OK (130 Euros) and comes with a bunch of stuff.

I never planned this, it was as spontaneous as probably possible, and I still ponder the buy, but what the hell. Never had a reflex camera before. Gonna be fun

Should I store my stuff on flickr or a tumblr or something? Everyone here seems to use flickr.

 

[Sami+]

I bought a canon eos d1000 today on eBay. I know it's old, and it's not the best thing on earth, but it was priced surprisingly OK (130 Euros) and comes with a bunch of stuff.

I never planned this, it was as spontaneous as probably possible, and I still ponder the buy, but what the hell. Never had a reflex camera before. Gonna be fun

Should I store my stuff on flickr or a tumblr or something? Everyone here seems to use flickr.

Just go with flickr. It's built specifically for photography unlike tumblr.

 

[grmlin]

I bought a canon eos d1000 today on eBay. I know it's old, and it's not the best thing on earth, but it was priced surprisingly OK (130 Euros) and comes with a bunch of stuff.

I never planned this, it was as spontaneous as probably possible, and I still ponder the buy, but what the hell. Never had a reflex camera before. Gonna be fun

Should I store my stuff on flickr or a tumblr or something? Everyone here seems to use flickr.

Flickr is free, has tons of free storage, and has great support by apps etc.

The 1000D is a great little camera for this price. Have fun!

 

[popeutlal]

Would you guys recommend Samsung NX Mini? I need to take various depth of field shots.

 

[dr3upmushroom]

Literally dismantle the camera until you can see the sensor , there is usually a little plate of glass sitting infront of the sensor. This is the IR filter, remove this and reassemble and you have a camera that is no longer blocking IR light.

You then start getting weird colour photos as the sensor is seeing both the regular wavelengths of light and now a load of IR light.

You then put a filter on the front or infront of your lens that blocks out a chunk of the visible light and you are left with just a certain portion of IR light as your image.

Ha, sounds like quite the project did you do this to the camera you mainly use or do you know have a IR camera?

 

[sechsterangriff]

Together in the dark by Marco Sousa, no Flickr


Sad lunch? by Marco Sousa, no Flickr


A cloudy day along the Seine by Marco Sousa, no Flickr


At the top of Tour Montparnasse by Marco Sousa, no Flickr


To high to look at windows... by Marco Sousa, no Flickr



Sainte-Chapelle stained glass by Marco Sousa, no Flickr


World Press Photo 2015 - Lisbon by Marco Sousa, no Flickr

 

[lostinblue]

No Flickr? But it's on Flickr.

 

[lostinblue]

Would you guys recommend Samsung NX Mini? I need to take various depth of field shots.

NO.

Man up and buy a NX3000! (preferably with the 16-50mm lens) It's not a lot more money and now that's a very good camera. Don't skim on details like that.

Proper SLR sensor >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> compact camera sensor.


And no, it won't feel way bigger:

 

[freshair]

Still getting used to my camera and photography in general.

So many things to learn!

P5250060 by anthony tong, on Flickr

P5250059 by anthony tong, on Flickr

P5250068 by anthony tong, on Flickr

P5250066 by anthony tong, on Flickr

 

[EvB]

Ha, sounds like quite the project did you do this to the camera you mainly use or do you know have a IR camera?

It's not as hard as it sounds, just figuring out where all the screws and clips are in the camera casing is the hardest bit. Otherwise it's actually very simple.
So inititally I bought a super cheap canon point and shoot off ebay for £20 and had a play, then once I'd kinda got a feel for what it allowed I bought a Samsung NX3000 for £200 and have been using that.

I might grab an APS-C body at some point and use it with my main lenses. Problem is when you remove the IR filter plate from inside the camera, it interferes with the autofocus , so you'd have to use it in live view or manual focus only.

 

[I Big JG I]

So I've been shooting 35mm on a Pentax K1000 & 50mm Lens. It's been a blast also about 20 years from my last roll of film. Not only is the look amazing but I really slow down and compose before I snap the shutter.

Most of the shots are on Kodak Gold 400 or 200.

Some Shots from Liverpool and Wales

and finally my Turntable

 

[popeutlal]

NO.

Man up and buy a NX3000! (preferably with the 16-50mm lens) It's not a lot more money and now that's a very good camera. Don't skim on details like that.

Proper SLR sensor >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> compact camera sensor.


And no, it won't feel way bigger:

Thanks for the information, would rather go with the Sony A5000 or with NX3000? Both have the same size sensor.

Also the NX3000 comes in different packages, power zoom and compact zoom. Which one is recommend for a light weight lens?
Thanks.

 

[Number45]

So I've been shooting 35mm on a Pentax K1000 & 50mm Lens. It's been a blast also about 20 years from my last roll of film. Not only is the look amazing but I really slow down and compose before I snap the shutter.

There's something about film shots that digital can't quite emulate. These are great.

 

[Damaged]

Got around to cleaning up some negatives I shot a month or so ago

Edit-326 by Robb Faloon, on Flickr

 

[Fëanorian]

Getting paid to take pictures of a co-workers cat, so I'm getting some practice with a friends cat.

serious cat by abrahamsahuayo, on Flickr

OH HEY GUYS! by abrahamsahuayo, on Flickr

Yes, I'm paying attention by abrahamsahuayo, on Flickr

I am fluffy by abrahamsahuayo, on Flickr

 

[Fëanorian]

Natchez Bridge by abrahamsahuayo, on Flickr

Natchez Sunset by abrahamsahuayo, on Flickr

Natchez Sunset 2 by abrahamsahuayo, on Flickr

Natchez Sunset 3 by abrahamsahuayo, on Flickr

 

[RapidCancel]

Tried a rig shot again, I think it came out way better this time. Plus, my car is actually clean now.


C6 Corvette Rig 2nd Try by Rapid Cancel, on Flickr


Sunset Container by Rapid Cancel, on Flickr

 

[dhlt25]

dragonfly

_DSC0671 by thai tran, on Flickr

 

[I Big JG I]

There's something about film shots that digital can't quite emulate. These are great.

Thanks, I'm just having so much fun with it. I like trying to take sweet shots! Film is king.

 

[MentallyCritical]

Getting paid to take pictures of a co-workers cat, so I'm getting some practice with a friends cat.

that sounds like a dream job

 

[lostinblue]

Thanks for the information, would rather go with the Sony A5000 or with NX3000? Both have the same size sensor.

I would still go with that Samsung.

Samsung is new to this, they have been few years in the market, but they've been investing heavily and updating their flagship (APS-C) cameras for the better every step of the way. They're not joking around and they clearly want to gobble the market up, they also see Sony as their biggest competitor.

Hence, whilst trying to close the distance (in sales) they produced 3 new kit lens in 3 years. The 18-55mm who I would say is crap, 20-50mm who is very good but has no image stabilization and the 16-50mm who is probably the best lens kit in the market, or rather, it's not a lens kit at all, but something they made a lens kit out of as a means to improve their camera's out-of-the-box performance.

Sony equivalent lens are not comparable at all. To be blunt... The best Sony cameras have had, from a few years ago to this day, better sensors than most (but at the same price as their competitors... not really, for they know they can sell their good products, the ones not matched by the rest of the market at a premium), but despite this they often do have worse lens as Sony doesn't seem to care much about those - specially the ones they offer with the camera. Samsung doesn't introduce a new sensor every year (they currently have two APS-C in the market, the 20.3 megapixel one introduced in Q4 2011/2012 and the new 28 megapixel one from Q4 2014/2015), and because of *that* they chose to close the distance investing heavily in lens technology just so their sensors could shine.


Most companies don't really touch up their lens kit offerings often, and I'd assume Samsung won't from this point onwards either, but they have kit lens to make both Canon and Nikon not only jealous but feel bad about their offerings. The "sale" price won't last forever, and it's possible/likely that they'll stop giving the 16-50mm lens to entry range cameras, and instead bundle the 20-50mm lens in a few years time, but as is, it's a steal and something that really sells their mount IMO. After all, you get a good lens with it rather than some shit lens, which is the norm.

The lowdown boils down to...

Samsung 16-50mm lens:

At 16mm it records 2,327 lines per picture height on a center-weighted sharpness test, which is better than the 1,800 lines we use to mark an image as sharp. The outer edges of the image are often a problem area with compact zoom lenses like this, as we've seen with the Sony 16-50mm Retractable Zoom and Olympus M.Zuiko ED 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 EZ. But even at f/3.5 it scores 1,962 lines. There's a moderate improvement in sharpness at f/4 (2,402 lines) and resolution peaks at f/5.6 (2,552 lines).

At the 24mm position the maximum aperture narrows to f/4 and the lens shows 2,422 lines on a center-weighted test, with edges that top 2,000 lines. There's moderate improvement at f/5.6 (2,516 lines). The story is about the same at 35mm f/5 (2,655 lines) and f/8 (2,794 lines). At 50mm f/5.6 the lens scores 2,636 lines and improves a bit at f/8 (2,755 lines). If you shoot in JPG mode distortion is automatically corrected, but if you work in Raw you'll have to contend with about 2.4 percent barrel distortion at 16mm.

Sony 16-50mm lens:

At its widest aperture and the midpoint of its zoom, 33mm, it just barely hits the 1,800 lines per picture height that we used to mark a sharp photo—at 16mm it scores 1,666 lines and it drops back down to 1,663 lines at 50mm. Closing the aperture down to f/8 improves the score—that gets you 1,802 lines at 16mm, 1,885 lines at 33mm, and 1,777 lines at 50mm. Shooting at a smaller aperture won't be a problem in decent light, although it will limit your ability to create a shallow depth of field. The lens is optically stabilized, but if the light gets dim you will likely be shooting at its maximum aperture.

(...) you'll notice that shots at 16mm have a distinct fisheye look to them. At that setting the lens shows a ridiculous amount of barrel distortion—9 percent

Source: http://uk.pcmag.com/sony-16-50mm-re...134/review/sony-16-50mm-retractable-zoom-lens

tl;dr (I'm effectively splashing all this on you, sorry) Sony included lens offering are hideous. Samsung has the best camera kit lens in the market versus... something that's barely sharp at it's highest aperture and whilst shooting in auto mode will almost always compensate by making the aperture higher than it needed. To be fair most kit lens are bad under f/8, but these Sony lens are bad at f/8 if they still struggle to get 1800 lines, and that's just not the case with Samsung lenses.

The Samsung sensor albeit very good is an aging one, first introduced late 2011 and appearing in every APS-C new camera since then until the NX1 came out last September, there's no contest some Sony cameras beat this sensor out of the water, APS-C cameras like the Alpha 77 or the A5100 (who doesn't cost the same as a A5000 for they are very different cameras), as of now it's not even Samsung's flagship anymore but if you went with the A5100 you'd be paying more and still have worse included lens. And that makes a bigger difference than the small sensor jump.

The A5000 though, has an inferior sensor to the Samsung as it performs considerably worse in low light, worse lens, worse everything.

Also the NX3000 comes in different packages, power zoom and compact zoom. Which one is recommend for a light weight lens?
Thanks.

The 16-50mm lens is where it's at.

20-50mm are also good, but they sell all the lens kit configurations at the same price, usually, so you might as well go for the best ones.

As for size...

travel position:

Uncollapsed/maximum lenght:

16-50mm > 20-50mm > 18-55mm


A case where less is more.

 

[xJavonta]

Does anyone here use a mirrorless camera? How do you like it in comparison to a "normal" DSLR?

 

[dhlt25]

some hiking pics

Wiliwilinui Ridge Trail 2 by thai tran, on Flickr

Wiliwilinui Ridge Trail 4 by thai tran, on Flickr

_DSC4940 by thai tran, on Flickr

_DSC4844 by thai tran, on Flickr

 

[Exply]

Another silly photo taken with OnePlus One.


I wanna be come te by Exply, su Flickr

 

[xJavonta]

Took this with my iPhone 6 a few days ago. Really amazed at the shots you can get out of this thing.

Horizon seems a little off though.

The Bean by Javonta Thomas, on Flickr