Photography Thread II

[eias]

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New photos from Jerusalem streets

[woopidoo2]

New photos

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/35144955@N05/

 

 

 

I like them too, especially http://www.flickr.com/photos/faresh/3273057308/ .

 

 

 

But all of the photos on your Flickr page were interesting to look at, keep it up :)

[eias]

Thank you,i love that one too

[ArmadylArcher]

Forum Name: Kajua

 

Age:21

 

Location: Canada

 

 

 

Favorite subject: Nature

 

Equipment (Camera): Canon 5D mark II and 50D

 

Equipment (Lenses): 70-200 2.8L, 11-16 2.8 tokina, 16-35 2.8 II, 24 1.4L, 35 1.4L, 100 2.8 macro, 50 1.8 II,

 

Other equipment: Epson 3800, epson 7880, DPP software, manfrotto 190CX3 tripod and 486 RC2 ballhead

 

Website/Gallery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/karljohnston/ (be sure to check out website in the profile, too).

 

 

 

Date you started photographing: December 2007

 

Best photo (Thumbnail Please!):

 

 

 

Your Idol (best photographer):Orvaratli

 

Quote: Add me to msn if you want to hear what I've got to say...

 

[email protected]

 

 

 

Other: I aspire to be the best aurora photographer in the world.

[Sam]

Let my say sir; YOU ARE AWESOME! Great photography!

[ArmadylArcher]

Thank you very much :) check out my flickr for more

[Sam]

Added you on Flickr (samwild).

[woopidoo2]

Wow, very impressive indeed :shock:

 

 

 

Ive got a question though, in this photo, you seem to be using a Sigma 50-500mm (with an extender?) if I'm not mistaken, but the lenses you mentioned dont look like this one at all.

 

 

 

I suppose you sold it? :)

 

 

 

Keep it up, you live in such a great environment.

[ArmadylArcher]

Oh no, that's not a 50-500. That's a 300-800 5.6 sigma that belonged to a friend who uses Nikon gear.

 

 

 

I use canon gear

 

 

 

But for reference sake, a 50-500 is handholdable and located here:

 

http://www.vividlight.com/Articles/413.htm

 

 

 

This was the lens I was using (300-800):

 

http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/lenses ... avigator=3

 

Need a super strong tripod to hold it up steady...It's pretty damn heavy

[woopidoo2]

Oh no, that's not a 50-500. That's a 300-800 5.6 sigma that belonged to a friend who uses Nikon gear.

 

 

 

I use canon gear

 

 

 

But for reference sake, a 50-500 is handholdable and located here:

 

http://www.vividlight.com/Articles/413.htm

 

 

 

This was the lens I was using (300-800):

 

http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/lenses ... avigator=3

 

Need a super strong tripod to hold it up steady...It's pretty damn heavy

 

 

 

Alright.. right after I posted, I thought 'ofcourse not, thats no 50-500mm :wall: '

 

But I had to go to work, so I couldnt edit it :)

[Hobgoblinpie]

Forum Name: Hobgoblinpie

 

Age: 17

 

Location: South East UK

 

 

 

Favorite subject: Landscapes

 

Equipment (Camera): Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 (7MP. Don't go hating on me for that)

 

Equipment (Lenses): -

 

Other equipment: None.

 

Website/Gallery: http://ben-morrissey.deviantart.com/gallery/

 

 

 

Date you started photographing: September 2008

 

Best photo (Thumbnail Please!): I've been told that this is my best:

 

 

 

 

Your Idol (best photographer): Mike McFarlane

 

 

 

Other: I focus on colours rather than specific features when doing landscape photography, which is probably why none of my images seem to fit a (somewhat generic) bill of landscape photography. I don't do photography to impress people, I do it because it allows me freedom of choice (what to photograph, where to photograph etc).

[lukabo969]

^Some nice stuff you have there, I added you (:

[Sam]

Forum Name: Hobgoblinpie

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment (Camera): Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 (7MP. Don't go hating on me for that)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You have some fantastic photos for a 7MP camera :thumbup:

[Hobgoblinpie]

Forum Name: Hobgoblinpie

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment (Camera): Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 (7MP. Don't go hating on me for that)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You have some fantastic photos for a 7MP camera :thumbup:

 

 

 

I know this probably counts as spam, but thanks very much :D

[Shiny]

Forum Name: Hobgoblinpie

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment (Camera): Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 (7MP. Don't go hating on me for that)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You have some fantastic photos for a 7MP camera :thumbup:

 

 

 

Megapixels don't really matter. 6+ is plenty. Nikon D40 is only stocked with 6.1mp. The sensor is much more important.

[tripsis]

Forum Name: Hobgoblinpie

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment (Camera): Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 (7MP. Don't go hating on me for that)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You have some fantastic photos for a 7MP camera :thumbup:

 

 

 

Megapixels don't really matter. 6+ is plenty. Nikon D40 is only stocked with 6.1mp. The sensor is much more important.

 

Yeah after 5 or 6 MP, it doesn't really matter how much you have if you're just posting them on the web. The only time it will matter is if you make huge prints. My 2MP camera actually doesn't look too shabby sometimes :lol:

[eias]

Forum Name: Kajua

 

Age:21

 

Location: Canada

 

 

 

Favorite subject: Nature

 

Equipment (Camera): Canon 5D mark II and 50D

 

Equipment (Lenses): 70-200 2.8L, 11-16 2.8 tokina, 16-35 2.8 II, 24 1.4L, 35 1.4L, 100 2.8 macro, 50 1.8 II,

 

Other equipment: Epson 3800, epson 7880, DPP software, manfrotto 190CX3 tripod and 486 RC2 ballhead

 

Website/Gallery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/karljohnston/ (be sure to check out website in the profile, too).

 

 

 

Date you started photographing: December 2007

 

Best photo (Thumbnail Please!):

 

 

 

Your Idol (best photographer):Orvaratli

 

Quote: Add me to msn if you want to hear what I've got to say...

 

[email protected]

 

 

 

Other: I aspire to be the best aurora photographer in the world.

 

Hey,nice works,just a question,where do you find those auroras?

 

and have you ever used Nikon?because i'm thinking of either buying a Nikon D300 or a Canon 50D,i also have a Nikon F60(film SLR),which uses AF Nikkor lens,which means i can use it on the D300,so?

[ArmadylArcher]

Hi elias;

 

 

 

I used to shoot with a nikon d40x, d300 and d3. I strongly recommend the 50D; it's what I use primarily to create these shots. I also use the canon 5D mark II. I'm strictly canon and never going back to nikon!

 

 

 

Both cameras are great cameras, but I find nikon's lenses extremely expensive for the higher grade G glass ..more than canon's L lenses and I don't believe they're worth it.

 

 

 

I have a new website, I am from the NWT of Canada. Between August-May is when the aurora kicks up around here, with abo[bleep]e 0 active during the summer, practically.

 

 

 

check me out on http://www.synergystudiosphotography.com

 

 

 

My blog tells you all about the shoots I have, or the places I go to shoot, or any other stories of relevance that come up.

 

 

 

Glad you enjoy.

[greenslime89]

Hey guys, quick question for canon users:

 

 

 

Can you use manual FD lenses on EOS bodies if you have a mount adapter? I reckon it should be possible, but a guy in a camera shop said it wasn't (though he didn't sell FD lenses). I know there would be no AF on the FD lenses but I don't mind that. The only place that has some FD lenses is Perth Camera Shop, and that's an 80 mile round trip :( A trip I'd be happy to make if I knew that it'd be worth it.

 

 

 

Incidentally, it's been a while since I've posted haha.

 

 

 

For those wondering my reason for going for MF lens over AF lens:

 

 

 

I can get a 24mm F/2.8 for £60 and a FD/EOS adapter for about £30, and there are no wide angle lenses in that price region that would suit my camera exactly :cry:

[Hobgoblinpie]

Hey guys, quick question for canon users:

 

 

 

Can you use manual FD lenses on EOS bodies if you have a mount adapter? I reckon it should be possible, but a guy in a camera shop said it wasn't (though he didn't sell FD lenses). I know there would be no AF on the FD lenses but I don't mind that. The only place that has some FD lenses is Perth Camera Shop, and that's an 80 mile round trip A trip I'd be happy to make if I knew that it'd be worth it.

 

 

 

Incidentally, it's been a while since I've posted haha.

 

 

 

For those wondering my reason for going for MF lens over AF lens:

 

 

 

I can get a 24mm F/2.8 for £60 and a FD/EOS adapter for about £30, and there are no wide angle lenses in that price region that would suit my camera exactly

 

 

 

http://photonotes.org/articles/eos-manu ... s/#canonfd

[greenslime89]

Hey guys, quick question for canon users:

 

 

 

Can you use manual FD lenses on EOS bodies if you have a mount adapter? I reckon it should be possible, but a guy in a camera shop said it wasn't (though he didn't sell FD lenses). I know there would be no AF on the FD lenses but I don't mind that. The only place that has some FD lenses is Perth Camera Shop, and that's an 80 mile round trip A trip I'd be happy to make if I knew that it'd be worth it.

 

 

 

Incidentally, it's been a while since I've posted haha.

 

 

 

For those wondering my reason for going for MF lens over AF lens:

 

 

 

I can get a 24mm F/2.8 for £60 and a FD/EOS adapter for about £30, and there are no wide angle lenses in that price region that would suit my camera exactly

 

 

 

http://photonotes.org/articles/eos-manu ... s/#canonfd

 

 

 

Damn, though it says FD mount third party lenses work better than canon made ones... Enquire I must!

[woopidoo2]

Hey guys, quick question for canon users:

 

 

 

Can you use manual FD lenses on EOS bodies if you have a mount adapter? I reckon it should be possible, but a guy in a camera shop said it wasn't (though he didn't sell FD lenses). I know there would be no AF on the FD lenses but I don't mind that. The only place that has some FD lenses is Perth Camera Shop, and that's an 80 mile round trip A trip I'd be happy to make if I knew that it'd be worth it.

 

 

 

Incidentally, it's been a while since I've posted haha.

 

 

 

For those wondering my reason for going for MF lens over AF lens:

 

 

 

I can get a 24mm F/2.8 for £60 and a FD/EOS adapter for about £30, and there are no wide angle lenses in that price region that would suit my camera exactly

 

 

 

http://photonotes.org/articles/eos-manu ... s/#canonfd

 

 

 

Damn, though it says FD mount third party lenses work better than canon made ones... Enquire I must!

 

 

 

That seller wasnt right... :wall:

 

 

 

I dont know, I'm looking for a cheap M42-EOS adapter for a while, but I think they're too expensive.

 

I would gladly buy one if I could spot a cheap one, otherwise I wont buy it :)

 

 

 

Manual lenses( with an M42 mount) are dirt cheap nowadays, and some (especially Carl Zeiss') are actually tack sharp. :thumbup:

[greenslime89]

I'm getting the Sigma 15-30mm F/3.5-4.5 second hand. Could be delivered on Saturday which I hope it isn't cos my mail collect service starts Monday/Tuesday. The hell I've had with Ebay and PayPal is incredible. I'm never using either again! I was also looking at the Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 but it wouldn't have been wide enough for my liking. Will post some pics taken with it when I get it and find somewhere photogenic!

[eias]

I'm getting the Sigma 15-30mm F/3.5-4.5 second hand. Could be delivered on Saturday which I hope it isn't cos my mail collect service starts Monday/Tuesday. The hell I've had with Ebay and PayPal is incredible. I'm never using either again! I was also looking at the Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 but it wouldn't have been wide enough for my liking. Will post some pics taken with it when I get it and find somewhere photogenic!

 

 

 

Eh,forget the 15-30mm 3.5/4.5,you won't get creative with it,you really would have limits,also,i wouldn't suggest the 28mm f 2.8,it all depends on what you want to use,if you want the best ultrawide lenses,then you could use a tokina 11-16mm (tho it's manual focus,and if you are on a budget,then get the 12-24,it's 400 dollars.),which is the best ultrawide lens for DX format DSLRs,and gives sharper images than high end lenses like the Nikkor 12-24 3.5/4.5 which costs something like 1200 dollars last time i checked,

 

And surely the 28mm f 2.8 is nice,but it is nowhere compared to the 1.8 one,in the end,it's your call.

[Shiny]

Any really good lens I should think about getting for my pentax? The only ones I can get on trademe are fungus ridden 20 year old things.

 

 

 

Anything I should think about?

 

 

 

I narrowed down my options of what I could get.

 

 

 

A couple of filters, a cheap prime lens or a tripod.