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The Official Camera Equipment Megathread
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BlueTsunami
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Yeah that's the first thing I noticed lol. Similar to the IS examples that show to duplicate frames and one with a photoshop movement blur filter.
Rentahamster
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That's not the two same pictures.
They don't have to be. RGBW doesn't make an exposure brighter than an RGB sensor if they have the same exposure settings. It's bullshit marketing.
Hmmm..
I was looking at http://snapsort.com/ and it keeps recommending the D5100 is many of its categories as being #1. I know lists are not always accurate, but still.
I guess I'll look into this one too.
I was looking at http://snapsort.com/ and it keeps recommending the D5100 is many of its categories as being #1. I know lists are not always accurate, but still.
I guess I'll look into this one too.
My Sony NEX C3 should be arriving in a few days. Having been a "point & click" guy all my life, I'm kinda excited about the upgrade. I do have a question though... what exactly should I have in order to maintain my camera and lenses? I'm assuming that the lenses will come with covers and I already bought a camera bag. Are there any cleansers or dusters I should be looking into?
The color is still more accurate on the right one. Maybe Sony tried to show better dynamic range in high ISO?
Although this Bayer pattern strikes me as simpler and much less sophisticated version of what Fuji is doing.
Plus, human eyes are sensitive to green color. If you take out one green sub pixel to record low light sensitivity, you are basically giving up effective resolution for low light clarity.
Valkyr Junkie
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Get a Giotto Rocket-Air for dusting out lenses or the sensor should dust makes its way onto it. That and a microfiber cloth to clean the body with should be all you need unless your lens or sensor get dirtier than they should with normal use.
Color can also be easily adjusted through WB or PP. I don't trust any before/after shots from companies unless they post the raw.
Lol the orange candle is more overexposed on the right image. The two photos were clearly taken either with different settings or adjusted afterwards.
I'm going for still photography. I know that the Nikon has a 16 mp sensor, the Canon an 18 mp (with practically same IQ despite the canon having more MP). I'm considering the 2ti as opposed to the 3ti because I don't really read of any noteworthy differences in still photos and the former is older and therefore cheaper.
What attracts me to the Nikon though is the intervalometer. I may want to dabble in time-lapse here and there, and its automatic in the Nikon (boy is it involved to do it the right way though hahaha).
Even if Sony hand you the RAW file you still need to use Sony conversion software to change it something your eyes can see.
I read the linked article. It's going into 1/4" and 1/3.6" cellphone sensors, you and me will never waste time to find out how good it is anyway.
BigJonsson
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In Canada the T3i and T2i were the same price a bit before and after Christmas
The swivel screen on the t3i is pretty useful
Jupiter 8. It doesn't work on EOS, the mirror doesn't work properly. And Jpiter-9 is too soft, my Konica got me covered if I want a soft image. I need a very sharp image for city and landscape photography so I need a wide-angle lens. It's sufficiently harder to get a decent wide-angle soviet lens but I might search a bit more...
Also I'm suddenly interested in Helios-40. It swirls the background like crazy, I LIKE THAT. Pricey though.
damn, I have to use a computer to do any sort of time lapse imagery.
the D5100 has better ISO for low light photography, the t2i/3i will have a better video mode out of the box. There pretty similarly matched, so I just recommend going into a store and testing each one out.
You just want a 50mm lens? There are a million other options. Its not a SLR lens so obviously it wont work on Canon.
yeah, it's not wide-angle and I own two 50mm lenses, so that's enough. I just wanted a better one but I don't think it's worth it.
I think I'll save some money and buy 28mm Distagon.
Forsete
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I would also recommend a Visibledust Arctic Butterfly. Mine is pretty damned effective.
However my NEX5 now needs professional cleaning, there is something stuck in the middle of the sensor which neither a rocket air blast or the butterfly could remove.
http://visibledust.com/index.php
"t2i/3i will have a better video mode out of the box."
By that, do you mean that if I tinker with the setting of the D5100, the video quality will surpass the T2i/T3i? I know it has continuous AF, which is a good point for me.
AbsoluteZero
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Has anyone used any of the Eye-Fi cards before? Supposedly the 8GB model includes Geotagging, which is something I've come to love from using my iPhone, and it'll be nice to have it in my upcoming camera purchase.
BlueTsunami
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The 28/2 Distagon is an awesome lens. One of the best moderately fast 28mm's. It also has the distinction of being fantastic closeup, mid-distance and good at Infinity (a lot of lenses don't perform as good at all focusing distances like the 28/2 Distagon). If you want to save some money though the Nikkor 28/2 Ai/AiS can nearly matchup with the distagon at close to mid distance (but not at Infinity). It holds contrast extremely very well but doesn't have the fine detail (microcontrast) of the Zeiss. Some shots with it...
Got mine for $200 where the 28/2 Distagon would run you around $900-$1000
Always-honest
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Yeah i'm going to look for a better way. Cause the image quality is just too good to let it pass.
Stuttering with zooming is just a not wanted side effect and it's so sensitive to the slightest movement that you can't really prevent it from happening while focussing manually.
They'll probably include a remote focussing device in future models i guess.
BlueTsunami I am on a cellphone, what camera did you use for these photos. Very nice photos btw.
I got a 28/2.8 AIS. It focus very close but for scenic is not very sharp. If it wasn't for the fact that I don't care about this focal length I would be on the look out for a better lens.
I got a 28/2.8 AIS. It focus very close but for scenic is not very sharp. If it wasn't for the fact that I don't care about this focal length I would be on the look out for a better lens.
Reading and thinking the last few days, and going to a camera store to get a feel for my options in person, it comes down to the Fuji X100, probably. Clicked with me immediately when I used it, as opposed to the NEX and m4/3 cameras which felt ridiculous to hold and operate and had shit for manual controls.
I'm thinking about doing another EviL Travels gaf photoblog this summer, for Europe, and whatever I choose would have to be something I both wouldn't mind taking with me everywhere for a couple months, wouldn't be too bulky or conspicuous (especially since I like walking around places alone at night, haw), and with great picture quality and low light performance. I gotta have physical manual controls, too, and the Fuji X line is awesome for that. I also don't mind sticking with a prime lens at all.
There's the X-Pro1: cool new premium tech with shockingly good performance, very high quality interchangeable lenses, grabbing a 50mm f/1.4 will give me significantly more flexibility with DoF than the X100's 35mm f/2. But I'm worried that it's getting too big for my purposes, and it's also a little unnecessarily spendy at likely $2300 for a kit, also something I'd have to concern myself about a bit more when traveling. Would only get one lens from the initial lineup, and the rest are like 6-18 months away.
So, in favor of the X100: smaller, lighter, way cheaper, silent operation, very inconspicuous retro looks, great performance in its own right. 35mm equiv is probably my first choice for an all-around traveling focal length. Like $800 second hand right now, barely more than the price of an X-Pro1 lens.
X10: not enough of an upgrade from my S95, wanted APS-C if possible and better low light than a P&S can do, etc. etc.
So that settles things I think. I guess there's the Canon G1x too, but I just can't muster any enthusiasm for it whatsoever. Maybe the ugly brick-like design-by-committee nature and the (understandably) slow lens contribute. I also really don't care about zoom lenses much; only time I've missed having a long telephoto option is at Yellowstone with the wildlife there, and I'd need more like 200mm for that anyhow. X100 it is.
I'm thinking about doing another EviL Travels gaf photoblog this summer, for Europe, and whatever I choose would have to be something I both wouldn't mind taking with me everywhere for a couple months, wouldn't be too bulky or conspicuous (especially since I like walking around places alone at night, haw), and with great picture quality and low light performance. I gotta have physical manual controls, too, and the Fuji X line is awesome for that. I also don't mind sticking with a prime lens at all.
There's the X-Pro1: cool new premium tech with shockingly good performance, very high quality interchangeable lenses, grabbing a 50mm f/1.4 will give me significantly more flexibility with DoF than the X100's 35mm f/2. But I'm worried that it's getting too big for my purposes, and it's also a little unnecessarily spendy at likely $2300 for a kit, also something I'd have to concern myself about a bit more when traveling. Would only get one lens from the initial lineup, and the rest are like 6-18 months away.
So, in favor of the X100: smaller, lighter, way cheaper, silent operation, very inconspicuous retro looks, great performance in its own right. 35mm equiv is probably my first choice for an all-around traveling focal length. Like $800 second hand right now, barely more than the price of an X-Pro1 lens.
X10: not enough of an upgrade from my S95, wanted APS-C if possible and better low light than a P&S can do, etc. etc.
So that settles things I think. I guess there's the Canon G1x too, but I just can't muster any enthusiasm for it whatsoever. Maybe the ugly brick-like design-by-committee nature and the (understandably) slow lens contribute. I also really don't care about zoom lenses much; only time I've missed having a long telephoto option is at Yellowstone with the wildlife there, and I'd need more like 200mm for that anyhow. X100 it is.
IMHO no, nikon just does not have the video background to beat canon.
I have a D7000, and the older canon 7d still beats it for video.
Nikon added the live view continuous AF, but it is not a "feature" that is actually usable. It is super slow, inaccurate, and noisy unless you have an external mic hooked up - even with "silent" wave motor lenses. For any serious video work you WILL be manual focusing, preferably with a follow focus rig.
Nikon also has the hangup of not being able to adjust apature in liveview/video mode. There is a "hack" to make it work but you need an older lens with an apature ring (a non "G" lens). Of course on a D5100 these old lenses will not autofocus at all. There are a few lenses with built in focus motors and an apature ring, but these are the $1000+ pro lenses, and are being phased out in favor of "G" versions. Actually I am not sure this hack will even work on a D5100, as it lacks the apature feeler for older lenses.
The D7000 is also plagued by some pretty nasty aliasing on horizontal lines. Not sure if the D5100 is the same, but it is the same sensor, so I'd imagine the lower end body would be similar if not worse.
The canon's also have 720p 60fps. The current nikons top out at 30fps in 720p and 24fps on 1080!
Finally, there is hacked firmware available for the canons! Used to increase bitrate and add useful overlays like audio levels to the liveview. I wouldn't personally use it, but to my knowledge no one has been able (or bothered with) hacking nikons firmware to improve the video performance.
In short if you plan on doing allot of video, go canon (or panasonic, I don't have much personal experience with them, but they are supposed to be good).
I like the ergos/layout of the nikons, but that is a personal preference - you need to go to a store and actually play with them to see what camera fits you better.
Just keep in mind the limitations of the nikon for video and if any of these will be a huge problem. Most of it can be worked around, and you can still get good video out of it, but I go for the canon any time I need to shoot a video. Hope this helps!
BlueTsunami
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All of them were taken with a Rebel XT and thanks!
I've also read the same experiences with the 28/2.8 AIS from other users. It seems to be really corrected for Minimum Focus Distance shooting and Mid-Distance but is unspectacular at Infinity. I have the same sort of ho-hum feel from my 28/2 AI but I've found that this is partially due to how hard it is to correctly focus at infinity for wider lenses.
I am thinking about doing this as well. Would love to hear your impressions when you have it.
AbsoluteZero
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I'm going for a X10 myself later in the year. I own a little Canon SD770 Point & Shoot right now that doesn't get much use, as I often feel my iPhone 4 does just about as good of a job on a day-to-day basis. The Canon comes out with me when I know we're going on specific outings (Zoo, Aquarium, French Quarter) but otherwise it's just been collecting dust.
The camera bug has attacked me recently and I'm feeling the itch. With a Disney World trip later in the year I figure now's the best time to upgrade my 3-year old canon. I don't think I'm ready for the big-boy world of SLRs and even cameras with interchangable lenses like the Sony NEX series are a bit too advanced for me currently.
In my recent research I came across the X100, and fell in love with the specs and looks, but not the price. Luckily the X10 seems to be a bit of a little brother camera and at half of the price, I don't feel so bad picking one up on a whim.
A friend has this camera, and it is an absolute joy to use. Best Decision is Best.
P.S. If you can spare some cash, try to get the leather holster for the X100. Sexy as fuck.
I wouldn't mind them releasing the MKIII in late 2012. As long as it is a substantial upgrade over the MKII (which I believe a 2K/4K recording could be) as most pros will move on to that and that will bring down the prices for MKII. This is good for people like me who want that full frame advantage for video and will hopefully be able to afford a MKII at last.
Thanks for the advice.
I went to the store today, and played around with the 60D, T2i, T3i and the D5100. Will go to another store, to play with the GH2.
So far, the D5100 felt the best for me. I don't know what it was, and I'm not sure if I should buy the camera based on feel. It just clicked with me. I really enjoyed how in-depth and complex the menus were. The amount of control I seemed to have really impressed me. I could change and tinker pretty much anything. It seemed like a camera that I as a beginner could grow with.
BAH!
This is too hard to decide.
I'll play with he GH2 tomorrow and see how that one is.
GAH!
I can buy it for 400$ now but I still need to ponder a bit. On the one hand I need a wide-angle lens. On the other hand I need money, lol.
BlueTsunami
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Wow, that's an amazing deal! I'd jump on that. 28mm is a great normal FoV on APS-C too. Wider than that and Zeiss you'll be looking at the 25 Distagon, 21 Distagon which is obviously expensive, and the 18/4.
I personally don't use any filter. IMO if your lens is under 200, you may as well go without a filter. It did save my ass once though, when I was dumb enough to carry a camera while skating.
As for cleaning, you can use those micro cloth wipes that come with your phone screen protector.
I'm wondering, can you still get a hold on a D90 ?
That camera is still pretty good. Better than the D5100 since it has a focus motor.
CrudeDiatribe
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Of course you should. If it's uncomfortable to use, you're not going to be happy using it, so you'll use it less than you otherwise would. All the cameras you're trying are capable of capturing great images.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/425812-USA/Canon_1242B002_EF_S_17_55mm_f_2_8_IS.html
I don't think so. Some of my best shots are with this lens. Amazingly versatile, great for weddings, outdoors, portraits.
That comment was made specifically against G1X's zoom lens, Jesus.
D90 has HORRIBLE video though.
As for protective filters, I go back and forth. If you are going to be shooting in dusty/wet conditions and need to clean the lens often I would put one on there. If you plan on being rough with it and throwing it in the camera bag without the lens cap on I would put one on there.
You should probably own one, but I don't recommend leaving it on the lens all the time.
Just remember camera stores are kind of like best buy. They make next to nothing on the camera itself but get you on the "monster cables" AKA lens filters. Buy online if possible.
Sorry, I meant out of the box as in it is better than the d5100, canon does have the upper hand in video but Nikon has autfocus like you stated.
here's a video comparison of the two in HD video test.
Craigslist?
eBay. Craigslist's also falling into roughly that price range if you're in a big enough city to see one available. X-Pro1 release may drop prices lower, too.
Well I figured i should have a try at renting a lens so i have ordered a Sigma 4.5mm Circular fisheye for when i go to Berlin in April:
http://www.lensesforhire.co.uk/sigman-45mm-f28-ex-dc-hsm-circular-fisheye-134-p.asp
Anyone here had any experience in using this lens or any circular fisheye? i have used a Lensbaby fisheye for a while but it wont give a full circular effect on an APS-C body
http://www.lensesforhire.co.uk/sigman-45mm-f28-ex-dc-hsm-circular-fisheye-134-p.asp
Anyone here had any experience in using this lens or any circular fisheye? i have used a Lensbaby fisheye for a while but it wont give a full circular effect on an APS-C body
Is there an online guide somewhere that I can learn about cameras, different basic vocabulary, etc.?
I'd love to get into photography with a better camera but I don't know where to start. All I have is a crappy point-and-shoot Cybershot (and for the life of me, I can't get it to shoot good pictures when it's not 100% sunny in the middle of the day outside without getting a blurry effect).
I'd love to get into photography with a better camera but I don't know where to start. All I have is a crappy point-and-shoot Cybershot (and for the life of me, I can't get it to shoot good pictures when it's not 100% sunny in the middle of the day outside without getting a blurry effect).
http://www.digital-photography-school.com/digital-photography-tips-for-beginners
Read all those articles in the first two sections.
A crappy point and shoot typically automates everything and doesn't give you good access (or any access) to manual exposure controls, and also has an extremely small sensor that gives you very little access to depth of field choices. So while, with practice and understanding, you can compose good scenes with any crappy camera, there's a certain equipment baseline for getting the full range of possibilities for something beyond cell phone snapshots.
Nice. You are set for now. A possible future upgrade would be a ND filter to give you more options in daylight scenarios with that fixed lens.
Except the X100 has a built in three stop ND filter that can be programmed to a single button toggle
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