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The Official Camera Equipment Megathread
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Personally i absolutely love the Sigma 30 mm 1.4. However, you need to get a good copy. Most of them will be, and if it's not a good sharp copy you can send it back for another copy. Plenty of forums discuss this.
But it's a great lens for a crop body. It has that something special in shots, it's sharp, nice bokeh, good color. And, you almost always are able to shoot with available light!!
I'd recommend it.
Bitmap Frogs
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If you get a nikon they have the 35mm 1.8 DX, good and cheap (around 200$). It rounds off close to 50mm on a 1.6 crop body.
The Canon FD 50mm f/3.5 Macro is pretty inexpensive on eBay, I've seen impressive results with m4/3 cams.
I'm not satisfied with my NEX-3. The main reason is that it's not comfortable to hold it in hands with any kind of old lens. They are usually pretty heavy and big. So I want to sell it and buy some other camera in the same class.
or may be I should buy somethig more serious? no matter how small it originally is, it's not small when you put some old lens on it.
or may be I should buy somethig more serious? no matter how small it originally is, it's not small when you put some old lens on it.
The way I hold my nex3 is flip up the lcp and put the thumb under it. Have you tried it?
That's pretty much my problem with m43. I'd rather have something a little bigger (but not monstrous) with good ergonomic and go small with lens when I want to travel light.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Certain M mount lenses can make the nex pretty compact.
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
Pretty much. I almost wish Sony went with some sort of hybrid M-mount system for their native lenses. Large enough to accommodate FF rangefinder lenses without having to splinter off the mount. Develop FF lenses for this mount and correct any aberrations and defects that come with such a short flange distance in camera (mainly strong color shifting at the edges).
Here's an example of the NEX-3 with a petite rangefinder lens. The Voigtlander 35/1.4 Nokton Classic...
*not my photo
Original link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/terence_s_jones/5364978720/
phisheep
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Don't read too many books! It's more important to get shooting and make plenty of your own mistakes.
That said, there are two that I found particularly useful:
Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson. Get the third edition though. The earlier editions are a bit hard to work your way through in the digital age, you have to keep mentally translating.
Light Science and Magic by Hunter, Biver and Fuqua. It's quite a technical book, but very useful in understanding the nature of light
Thanks, phisheep! I'm looking forward to trying out this camera soon. Really excited.
phisheep
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Speedlite is useful, but can get a bit cumbersome at parties especially if you want to mount it off-camera - risk of knocking someone's eye out if you have it on a bracket, risk of someone knocking it over if you put it on a light stand (plus, it restricts your movement). If you're going to be moving round a lot then probably best to mount it on-camera but bounce the light off the ceiling.
You can try this out for cheap by making a bounce card to mount in front of your on-camera flash.
EDIT: is this the sort of thing you were looking for?
This is pretty sweet. If you don't have GPS on your camera, you can use an app on your phone that'll keep a log of your coordinates in a gpx file. You then import that into Lightroom and it matches the timestamps with your coordinates.
http://tv.adobe.com/watch/creative-...-logs-to-geotag-your-photos-with-lightroom-4/
The app he suggested looks hideous though so I'm looking at alternatives. GPS Tracks and MotionX GPS look alright and they cost less too.
http://regex.info/blog/2012-01-15/1922
http://tv.adobe.com/watch/creative-...-logs-to-geotag-your-photos-with-lightroom-4/
The app he suggested looks hideous though so I'm looking at alternatives. GPS Tracks and MotionX GPS look alright and they cost less too.
http://regex.info/blog/2012-01-15/1922
for that your best bet is a mirrorless body, like a gf1/gf2 with a panasonic 20mm f/1.7 pancake lens. street photography has to be discreet for the most part...dslrs aren't conducive for that.
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
Allow me to suggest this too...
Great book with visual examples of various compositional choices and the reasons for choosing them
Allow me to suggest this too...
Great book with visual examples of various compositional choices and the reasons for choosing them
Yep, very good read.
On the topic of books, here's a free one on street photography that I like: http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs11/f/2006/227/e/2/street_photography_for_the_purist.pdf
He's kind of crass and hates typing paragraphs, but there's some good tips and examples in there.
He's kind of crass and hates typing paragraphs, but there's some good tips and examples in there.
What about the Olympus 45 f/1.8? You can get it new for $400 or used for 350 or less if lucky. It's not a true macro but with a 90mm equivalment to 35mm focal distance and a minimum focus distance of 0.5 meters it's not bad.
I usually buy all my gear used on Fred Miranda forums, never had a problem dealing with users there since they have to pay and give their personal information in order to sell.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Huh, the upcoming Sigma 30/2.8 for the nex actually seems to be very good.
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/4560015991/sigma-30mm-f28-on-the-nex-7
Especially for $200!
Might pick it up.
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/4560015991/sigma-30mm-f28-on-the-nex-7
Especially for $200!
Might pick it up.
They need to release their friggin 30mm 1/4 for Micro Four Thirds I mean its already available for regular Four Thirds.
Joel Was Right
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www.pixel-peeper.com
Best website to view photos by specifying the exact lens and camera model. Highly recommend it
Best website to view photos by specifying the exact lens and camera model. Highly recommend it
For the Speedlite, check out the 430EXII. It dropped in price recently. That'll raise up the flash a bit. One example of a good party shot is actually Sudden Clarity Clarence.
Cpt.Underpants
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Canon S90 S95 S100 Panasonic LX3 LX5 Fuji X100.
phisheep
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Cpt.Underpants
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Neat
Will have a looksie on those DSLR
Thanks
Will have a looksie on those DSLR
Thanks
I just got this in the door: Pixel Pro Digital & Film Camera 100M Wireless Shutter Remote Control, can somebody tell me why it doesn't work in Bulb mode or Continuous?
I have a Canon 60D and I have set the mode to that normal green box icon.
Bulb mode is for the Flash right?
I have a Canon 60D and I have set the mode to that normal green box icon.
Bulb mode is for the Flash right?
phisheep
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I believe Bulb (which lets you hold the shutter open as long as you want) only works in Manual mode - which is kind of obvious when you realise that all the other modes either set the shutter speed for you or use it to work out how to set something else.
Similarly (at least on my 550D) Continuous is available on portrait and sport (and optional on the creative zone modes), but not available on full auto.
So it's not the remote control's fault.
It's not obvious to me, cause I'm still such a noob lol. I even tried out all the modes.
Thanks for the answer, I'll try it out! Do you happen to know why Continuous mode doesn't work?
phisheep
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I edited that in above. there should be a big table near the back of the manual that explains what works with which mode.
I think I might just only have checked out one side of the manual. I'll check it out again.
CrudeDiatribe
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'Bulb' refers to one of these, not a flash bulb. Lets you actuate the shutter without disturbing the camera on its tripod.
Note: you have to have a compatible shutter release to use one of the real bulbs. On such cameras, the release button has a threaded hole in it for attaching a cable-release, which may or may not have an actual bulb at the end. Labelling it 'bulb' on a DSLR unequipped for a cable release is just tradition.
Note: you have to have a compatible shutter release to use one of the real bulbs. On such cameras, the release button has a threaded hole in it for attaching a cable-release, which may or may not have an actual bulb at the end. Labelling it 'bulb' on a DSLR unequipped for a cable release is just tradition.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/04/19/Nikon-D3200-with-WiFi-Option
Huh, 24MP APSC.
I'm guessing this uses the same sensor as the nex 7?
Huh, 24MP APSC.
I'm guessing this uses the same sensor as the nex 7?
GamePnoy74
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With me in DX land I wonder if this could be a pretty nice upgrade from my DX AF-S 35mm 1.8G...just a slightly wider focal length and I'm sure the IQ and bokeh will be nicer to boot...Yep, very likely.
But this is the best news of the day:
$699
Hard to say if this will be worth the extra money if you own the 35mm 1.8 though as its not very wide. Full frame would take advantage of it better but I don't know.
What does a lens have to do with a body? I don't get your meaning.
Oh they were two random thoughts didnt mean for them to go together.
Just that the D3200 looked like a good value and the new 28mm makes me want to get a Nikon again.
And as a side thought I was just wondering if the they will keep the D5100 and how the D3200 will be situated with it.
Might as well save $200 and get the sigma 30.
Might as well get a 17-55 and cover the whole range.
Shit, did I miss a f/1.4 17-55? Link?
GamePnoy74
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I already have that =) I mostly use the 35 as my casual/general low-light lens, that 17-55 is one big heavy intimidating bad boy =P
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