Astral/H3X
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It's basically a question of if you want the a6000's larger sensor, or the OM's stabilization. For what it's worth, most native E Mount lenses have OSS anyway.
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NeoGAF Camera Equipment Thread | MK II
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It's basically a question of if you want the a6000's larger sensor, or the OM's stabilization. For what it's worth, most native E Mount lenses have OSS anyway.
Tough one, although I would assume you are using a tripod most of the time?
IS is great but I would consider weather sealing more important for landscape work. Depends on how off the beaten path you go though.
nhlducks35
Member
M4/3 has a lot better lens selection which are cheaper as well
hitsugi
Member
Don't underestimate this.
Look into E-mount lenses and see if what you're interested in is also within your price range.
Thanks for the replies. I do generally use a tripod for the long exposure stuff and some of the landscape when I have time to set up. But it will be equally used as a hand-held. As for weather sealing, I haven't had an issue with dew or rain or anything (yet), so I really can't justify the additional cost for the E-M5. The Sony E-Mount lenses are a bit pricey for me, the Olympus m4/3 lenses are much cheaper, which is nice.
Still leaning toward the Olympus, but just wanted to make sure I wouldn't be missing anything by going that route when it comes to image quality. I had read the E-M10 can get quite grainy above ISO6000 meanwhile the A6000 performs amazingly up to ISO12000, but I very rarely shoot above 6000, so I doubt it will be an issue.
JadedWriter
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I don't know why Ken Rockwell shit talks Sigma lenses but I love mine. Just did a shoot with it. First photo shoot with the thing.
Ken Rockwell loves trolling for hits. Take any opinion he spouts with a huge grain of salt.
JadedWriter
Member
Good cause I haven't hit that site since I read his dumb opinions. Can he even take a picture?
Based on what you take photos of, I'd be tempted to be cheeky and suggest an EM10 MK1. Do you really need 5-axis stabilisation for subject matter you are probably using a tripod for anyway? Not really any major changes with the MKII other than the 5-axis,and th mk1 has decent stabilisation as it is.
I'd agree with you, but it will be equally used as a hand held. Not sure how much of a difference the 3-axis vs. 5-axis makes, to be honest. Though aesthetically, I like the look of the Mk II better.
andythinkpad
Member
You want to decide which landscape wide angle lens you want to buy next year between m43 and E mount before you decide on the body.
Astral/H3X
Member
Alright, so earlier today I got the a7II in, as well as my 14mm Rokinon/Samyang lens. So now my FF lens arsenal is the 14mm, the Rokinon 85mm, my FD 50mm, and, hilariously, my Sigma APSC 30mm (Which by removal of the backing to it, will cover about 90% of the sensor... leaving about a 35mm crop's worth of great imaging to work with!
Thoughts on the A7II: Yup, it's heavier. But with the added room I get a few niceties to go with it, like the SD card having a dedicated slot, DIALS!, and a nicer viewfinder with a gyroscope in it! I'm very happy with it so far, and I hope to feel out more of what I get with this.
Also I got a like $150 mic for free with the bundle. No added charge at all. O_x
Thoughts on the A7II: Yup, it's heavier. But with the added room I get a few niceties to go with it, like the SD card having a dedicated slot, DIALS!, and a nicer viewfinder with a gyroscope in it! I'm very happy with it so far, and I hope to feel out more of what I get with this.
Also I got a like $150 mic for free with the bundle. No added charge at all. O_x
JadedWriter
Member
Finally hopped down the rabbit hole of lighting and got a cheap LED, a stand and will soon be buying a wireless trigger and transmitter so I can use my flash off camera. Should hopefully be all I need for the time being.
Thug Waffle
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Boyle Heights right now. Near the Arts District.
yeah, you definitely have stuff around you. just do a google maps search for thrift store and shop away when you find them.
Thug Waffle
Member
Awesome. Thanks, man. I'll be sure to take a look.
Any suggestions on good shooting locations? Like I said, I'm new here.
I'm gonna catch a sunset over the 6th St bridge tomorrow since I live so close to it. I've heard of Murphy's Ranch. Joshua Tree.
I'd love some more suggestions, though.
VisceralBowl
Member
I'm 70% sure my X-T1 has two embedded pieces of dust under the glass covering the sensor. Multiple cleanings haven't gotten rid of the two. Wondering if I should send it to Fuji or just deal with it.
discussion about software in here too?
Have lightroom and looking at the jr FolderPublisher as a way to export copies of my lightroom folders to my NAS and onedrive so I have backups as jpegs. I've put a smart collection in there set to '3* or greater' which for my collection means anything not terrible.
But I'm confused generally by the publish system in lightroom. Do I have to republish the entire smart collection, and lightroom will check which photos need updating and only copy across the new ones?
Have lightroom and looking at the jr FolderPublisher as a way to export copies of my lightroom folders to my NAS and onedrive so I have backups as jpegs. I've put a smart collection in there set to '3* or greater' which for my collection means anything not terrible.
But I'm confused generally by the publish system in lightroom. Do I have to republish the entire smart collection, and lightroom will check which photos need updating and only copy across the new ones?
I don't do much shooting here in that regards. Can't go wrong scouting the Hills in the early morning though.
fairly sure that's the case
Astral/H3X
Member
When you make a collection for publishing (ie hdd or Flickr), what happens is that when you first create the collection all of the photos are marked "to be published". Then, when you first hit "Publish", it'll export all of the photos in that collection, and then flag them as "published photos". From there, any new photos, or photos that have been changed, will be set in the "to be published" section, and only those will be published when you click "publish". Keep in mind, IIRC it only knows of changes made from/by Lightroom, so if you delete a photo from Windows or another computer, LR wont know you've done that. (In which case you can right click and mark as "to be published".)
Edit: Publishing is the only way I do anything, except for single photos.
andythinkpad
Member
I use the "fill" tool in photoshop. Normally you don't notice the dust unless you are shooting the blue sky or something obvious.
VisceralBowl
Member
Yeah I've been doing landscape stuff lately and that's and why I noticed it. Lightroom's patch tool gets the job done as well.
jongkookie
Member
The photo lab is finally done processing and developing the last 7 exposures from my first test roll tomorrow morning.
I'm getting excited lol.
I'm getting excited lol.
VisceralBowl
Member
nvm
TerryLee81
Member
Got a new bag. Was expensive, but the quality is good. It's actually really small, hard to tell from the pictures:
the thing with tripods is good ones aren't cheap and cheap ones arent good. The other thing with tripods is they'll last you the rest of your life and beyond. If you think photography is something your going to continue to do, I'll always tell people to buy a more expensive tripod. Less you buy 2 or 3 "cheap ones" and ending up with 2 or 3 bad tripods for the same price you could have bought a good one for.
Are you looking for a tripod for studio work? If so aluminum would be great, its very sturdy and even though its heavy, your not moving it very often or carrying it while walking. And they are generally cheaper than carbon fiber.
If your looking for a tripod to walk around with or hike, then the only way to go is carbon fiber.
Either way if you can wait and up your budget by 100 bucks you can get a pretty good carbon fiber tripod. My first was a Manfrotto that I got for around 350, it appears with the new model they've raised the price though.
Also dont under estimate used. Pretty much the only way a used tripod isnt any good is if one ore more of the legs are broken.
JadedWriter
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Nice bag. I keep going through bags...
I started with this when I had my bridge camera:
Moved up to this when I got my DSLR:
Went to this when I threw a grip onto it and started hauling my laptop around for shoots:
And my next bag will be this cause I need the extra room now for more stuff:
Mind you the first three are from last May to now.
I started with this when I had my bridge camera:
Moved up to this when I got my DSLR:
Went to this when I threw a grip onto it and started hauling my laptop around for shoots:
And my next bag will be this cause I need the extra room now for more stuff:
Mind you the first three are from last May to now.
I would like to see the bag if you can post it
JadedWriter
Member
Is there a logical reason why both my flash and my off camera transmitter and flash trigger both didn't come with the necessary synch cable?
Hey guys, I'd love to get some insight on my recent purchase because I am really scratching my head on this one.
First of all I was looking for a tripod to support the weight of a slider. So I got this one hoping it would do the trick: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0036NSY5Q?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01
Here it is with the track on:
Unfortunately it still dips when the camera slides to the far left. Is this just something that isn't reasonable to do?
Secondly, (and I HOPE this is a really stupid question) this tripod makes no sense to me.
The position of the handles makes it so you cant do what you want sometimes.
For example:
I cant tighten the release plate mounted to the camera because it will hit the DSLR body.
And I cant tighten loosen the tripod head because it hits the handle.
Please tell me I am a huge moron and am just missing something here.
First of all I was looking for a tripod to support the weight of a slider. So I got this one hoping it would do the trick: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0036NSY5Q?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01
Here it is with the track on:
Unfortunately it still dips when the camera slides to the far left. Is this just something that isn't reasonable to do?
Secondly, (and I HOPE this is a really stupid question) this tripod makes no sense to me.
The position of the handles makes it so you cant do what you want sometimes.
For example:
I cant tighten the release plate mounted to the camera because it will hit the DSLR body.
And I cant tighten loosen the tripod head because it hits the handle.
Please tell me I am a huge moron and am just missing something here.
You are not crazy, video tripods are made for video cameras not DSLRs.
solution is to get a fancy re-positonable knob, (can you pull the knob out and retighten?)
or a cheese plate and rails like I have on my D810
You are not crazy, video tripods are made for video cameras not DSLRs.
solution is to get a fancy re-positonable knob, (can you pull the knob out and retighten?)
or a cheese plate and rails like I have on my D810
Man! Thank you so much! I thought I was losing my mind. I'll see what I can do about a different knob. Why on earth would it be build this way?😕
So what is that exactly that you have there, a focus knob on rails?
Yes it's basically a riser system with rails to mount additional accessories to your rig (follow focus, matte box, external screen, audio recorders, ect.) it's modular in nature and can be customized to suit whatever
Here it is setup as a shoulder rig
http://imgur.com/a/6Fdbc
For some reason I can't seem to embed this on my phone ;_;
Here it is setup as a shoulder rig
http://imgur.com/a/6Fdbc
For some reason I can't seem to embed this on my phone ;_;
JadedWriter
Member
Apparently I had to put my flash in manual mode to be able to use it off camera, it's always some overlooked tiny thing.
TerryLee81
Member
It looks massive, need to check some size comparisons
StopMakingSense
Member
Been needing a light 35mm lens for my D800 for quite a while, only have zooms that cover it (Tokina 16-28 and Nikon 35-70 2.8d) and they are super heavy lenses. Picked up a 35mm f2.5 Series E lens of Craigslist for 50 bucks tonight and am loving it. The Series E 75-150 f3.5 is probably my most used lens the days so I'm not surprised by its performance. Super great lenses (and super light, the 75-150 is a wonderfully light lens for a fixed-aperture zoom) that you can pick up for 60 dollars or less.
For example:
I cant tighten the release plate mounted to the camera because it will hit the DSLR body.
And I cant tighten loosen the tripod head because it hits the handle.
Please tell me I am a huge moron and am just missing something here.
I bought a tripod designed like that in the past. Arrived and I couldn't even put my camera on it. I returned and got a refund..
Maybe try and look for a different head?
JadedWriter
Member
Why can't Ebay sellers take a minute so blow the dust off their lenses before they take pictures of them to sell them?
I just returned it. I am just flabbergasted by how it could possibly be built that way.
come on, someone already told you, its a tripod designed specifically for video. Not to sound like an ass, but thats on you for not doing research.
To expand on my tripod post above, if you buy a tripod that comes with a head, bets are neither the head or the tripod are any good.
...Im using it specifically for video as well. Im not understanding your frustration here.