Photography Photography Thread vs. BL Shutterbugs unite!

[BA]

Great choice dude. Can't wait to see some test shots!

 

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[felix]

cheers folks :D

reposting here from EADD:

the first outside photo taken with my brand new beloved canon eos 450D :D

full auto, obviously. i have no fucking idea what the other settings are about. i have a 200 page manual to go through.

it's sitting here on my desk and i can't stop looking at it. does that make me weird?

 

[felix]

^ opposing alien forces!

^ mummy rasp giving her son shit over a serious lack of manners.


i fucking this camera so much.

 

[The Kid]

Any tips on problems i'm having with a Nikon F80. Shooting 200 ISO film, but getting close ups a bit grainy and the colours washed out.

Any thoughts?

 

[BA]

What focal length are you shooting at? What lens are you using, and what aperture?

 

[The Kid]

It's not me shotting, but my dad. I imagine his setting was on auto!

 

[WannaBeADebaser]

Just inherited a Canon EOS 20d, just got a 50mm kit lens on it now because I can't afford to buy my own. Took it out for the first real test last night, don't quite understand all the settings yet.

 

[Jamshyd]

Recently got an Olympus FE-340 that was on discount. Figured I'm still too n00b to deserve an SLR. No complaints as of now .

 

[n3ophy7e]

Figured I'm still too n00b to deserve an SLR. .

Yep me too!!
Soon though, once I master the camera I just bought. Still learning

 

[BA]

Canon fans - the new 50D just announced: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0808/08082605canoneos50d.asp

So is this a Rebel XTv II Mark VI? Canon 50mark XsiT? Canon 6D Rebel 3.14 III Mark IV?

Just kidding, just kidding...

Canon users can now look forward to the Canon 18-200 IS: http://www.dpreview.com/previews/canon_18-200_3p5-5p6_is/

No more Nikon envy.

 

[felix]

nah, the 450D has a higher number, therefore it must be better. plus i just bought mine.

 

[BA]

Oh god, I'm looking at another lens to buy, something like a 24-70 f/2.8 at least. Sigma makes one that is very attractive, I just love that range. But I just spotted a Nikon 17-55 f/2.8 on craigslist for 9 hundie, 300 less than new price! fuck!

 

[Raving Loony]

Oh god, I'm looking at another lens to buy, something like a 24-70 f/2.8 at least. Sigma makes one that is very attractive, I just love that range. But I just spotted a Nikon 17-55 f/2.8 on craigslist for 9 hundie, 300 less than new price! fuck!

I used to have a 28-70mm 2.8L, that range is very good an everyday walkabout lens. I ended up selling it to make way for my 50 1.2L and 17-40 4L. I haven't looked back as it covered a very useful range.

I am selling my 400mm 5.6L to gather funds so I can purchase a backup camera body for when I got to Africa in 6 weeks time. I am looking at the new Canon 50D, which will hit the shelves about a week before I go. Should be good, but the newly anounced Nikon D90 looks great (720p movie mode!).

 

[Jamshyd]

Ok, I'm actually VERY happy with my new Olympus FE-340. See this:

Notice the long staircase running down the middle? This thing is HUGE. Anyway, as I was 2/3ds of the way climbing up, in a stroke of bad luck, the camera jumped out my bag and bounced down tens of stairs until it fell on a German guy below. Besides a couple of little dents, the camera is still as functional as ever and still takes amazing pics!

 

[felix]

right, this is obviously too good to be true, but can someone explain why some of these zoom lenses are so cheap?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/500-1000mm-Zo...39:1|66:2|65:12|240:1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

 

[Jamshyd]

^ Could be a SE Asian copy of the real-thing? (Since it is sold from australia). I noticed around here people make meticulous copies of everything and it looks and works just like the original. I've even seen a Honda Motorcycle that was copied!!

 

[Raving Loony]

right, this is obviously too good to be true, but can someone explain why some of these zoom lenses are so cheap?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/500-1000mm-Zo...39:1|66:2|65:12|240:1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Nope it is not too good to be true. It is that cheap because it is a mirror lens. Mirror lenses are known for the compactness, very ordinary sharpness and most noticeably a distinct black hole in the middle where ine of the mirrors is located.

 

[felix]

cheers. does that mean they're shit, then?

i don't want to go spending £500+ right now (or any time soon), so are they worth buying?

 

[Raving Loony]

cheers. does that mean they're shit, then?

i don't want to go spending £500+ right now (or any time soon), so are they worth buying?

Buying a mirror lens would be a very poor choice. Unfortunately super telephoto lenses are always expensive, that is unless you opt for the telescope type.