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Pedal Photography

#123
I pm'd you this Eric. Here it is if anyone else is interested in it. Hopefully Paul doesn't kill me (Not that I know of any reason why he would. I have no idea what hosting a 1mb file to the boards does,....eat up bandwidth?).

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#124
Robertron said:
I need a big boy camera.

Must...post...in this thread!
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This is the first DSLR I've owned. I learned a lot about photography on a Canon AE-1 Program before digital took over. Got a killer deal on a Rebel Xs which is Canon's entry level DSLR. It's only 10MPs but for my purposes it works just fine. I had a digital point and shoot but was never satisfied with the pictures it took. It's great for trips and such but you can't beat a Big Boy Camera for gear photography.
 
#125
warwick.hoy said:
This is the first DSLR I've owned. I learned a lot about photography on a Canon AE-1 Program before digital took over. Got a killer deal on a Rebel Xs which is Canon's entry level DSLR. It's only 10MPs but for my purposes it works just fine. I had a digital point and shoot but was never satisfied with the pictures it took. It's great for trips and such but you can't beat a Big Boy Camera for gear photography.
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I've definitely been looking at the Canon entry-level DSLR's for almost a year now, I've just never pulled the trigger because pedals have got in the way. Now that I've been able to go months without buying a new pedal I can probably get my big boy camera next pay day.

What lens are you using with the camera? Is it just the 18mm-55m?
 
#126
Robertron said:
I've definitely been looking at the Canon entry-level DSLR's for almost a year now, I've just never pulled the trigger because pedals have got in the way. Now that I've been able to go months without buying a new pedal I can probably get my big boy camera next pay day.

What lens are you using with the camera? Is it just the 18mm-55m?
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It is. It's actually a pretty good lens. I'm more of a closeup and macro photography guy than a zoomer so giant telephoto lenses are a little lost on me. It's fast enough for me. I need to get a better tripod, a battery grip and a speedlight and I really want to invest in a tilt-shift lens.
 
#129
warwick.hoy said:
It is. It's actually a pretty good lens. I'm more of a closeup and macro photography guy than a zoomer so giant telephoto lenses are a little lost on me. It's fast enough for me. I need to get a better tripod, a battery grip and a speedlight and I really want to invest in a tilt-shift lens.
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This is so good to know! I was under the impression that this lens wouldn't be able to get focused so closeup like that, but now I definitely know what I'm doing with my next paycheck.
 
#130
Robertron said:
This is so good to know! I was under the impression that this lens wouldn't be able to get focused so closeup like that, but now I definitely know what I'm doing with my next paycheck.
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I don't recall if I zoomed in a little or got really close on that shot but as you can tell it's a closeup and it's in focus. The fact that there isn't much curved distortion (like fisheye) leads me to believe that I zoomed in. There is no cropping or any other alterations to that shot.

There are probably better lenses for macro photography (I haven't researched yet) but this one did a pretty good job.
 
#136
G,

If you don't already know (I just did some research) Sony is using Minolta AF lens mounts. I don't know if Minolta changed the lens mounts at all during their AF 35mm days. Although I'm inclined to think they didn't change the mounts I haven't followed closely enough to know for sure. Either way that's where I'd start my search. Aside from Sony Alpha keywords would be Tamron, Konica, Minolta, Maxxum (the AF 35mm line's designation in North America). Check out local camera shops (if they are still in business) and pawnshops for good deals.
 

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