The Official TB Photography Thread

[Pacman]

Cactus, one problem is very little is selling the classifieds, I think. I'd buy it, but I have a 7D, so have little use for what you're selling.

 

[Vorago]

This monday, Jewish neighbourhood.

 

[CactusBass]

Right on, Im just trying to get a feel for what its potentially worth. I have no Idea how much this kind of stuff depreciates and how quickly...any idea?

 

[Mephistofel]

Hi! Another one shot by myself:

 

[bigboote]

People, he just took a picture at f2.8 and focused on the foreground. It's not rocket science.

right on.

i'd much rather discuss the scene itself, or the inspiration behind the shot. though sometimes it's interesting to find out about the post-processing.

here's a couple o' mine:

 

[Vorago]

The light in the second one is cool, but too bad some people are cut off at the left.

 

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Some awesome shots in this thread!

Was wondering if any of you guys could help me out. I'm wanting to take the jump from point & click to a D-SLR. I used a then girlfriends SLR a few years back and loved the extra control you have.

I keep thinking I'm settled on one brand, but then something comes up that makes me think of going for another

I've been told its best to pick one brand and stick with it (basically so you can sell on bodies but keep the lenses). I take a lot of "action" pictures, sports and gigs, Canon cameras seem to get good recommendations for these.

Any particular reason I should pick a Sony or Nikkon over a Canon? The only thing I will say, I found the Sony body slightly more comfortable to hold, but there wasnt a huge amount in it.

I'm thinking about £300-£350 tops, just needing a single lens at this stage. Not too sure about buying used, what are your opinions on used camera bodies & lenses?

 

[bigboote]

for the price, you really can't beat Pentax. the bodies are light, small and perfectly laid out and the lenses are superb. check out the K-x, it takes excellent high iso pics, which for action, sports and especially low-light gigs is important to enable fast shutter speeds.

 

[Vorago]

Canon 500 D maybe? My brother has one and it's great.

 

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Both are a bit in the upper reaches of what I was looking at spending.

I've not had a chance to get my hands on the Pentax either (or any Pentax D-SLRs). I'll have a look into it, there'll be stores around here that must have them in stock. (weight doesn't bother me, small size could be a problem tho, the Sony seemed a bit bigger in my hands, so it seemed to fit/feel better).

Vorago, any experience with the lower level 450 D ?

 

[Vorago]

Nope sorry, I've only used the 500 D and 50 D.

 

[Pacman]

Vorago, any experience with the lower level 450 D ?

My first DSLR, and I loved it. You can't go wrong with it, and you'll have lenses ready for a much nicer body when you're ready.

I would stick with one of the "big two" if I could at all afford it.

 

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Just to clarify, the big two being Canon and Nikon aye?

Thought Pentax and Panasonic Lumix were pretty good too, what about Sony aswell, I thought they had taken over one of the older lens company?

The 450 D is a front runner right now, going to go have another look at them in the shops too.

Also, what are your guys views on used gear? I'm fine for basses or amps, because they are generally pretty simple electronically, looking on ebay I could get a Canon 30D in the price range. Granted it's an older model, but it should be a higher quality product?

(sorry for so many noob questions)

And cheers for the help so far

- Will

 

[bigboote]

I would stick with one of the "big two" if I could at all afford it.

no reason whatsoever to do this, IM(notsohumble)O.
find a camera that works for you and has a lens lineup that you like and pay no attention to marketing bs. sure, there's nothing wrong with canikon's but neither is there anything wrong with pentax or olympus or sigma or sony. (well, sigma, maybe)

 

[Vorago]

Availability of lenses could be an issue with Pentax, Sony, Minolta, etc.

Of course, it depends on where you live, but why would you want to have fewer lenses at your disposal, possibly at a higher price if you can have excellent availability with Canon & Nikon products?

 

[warwick.hoy]

Just to add in,...the Sony DSLRs are basically Minoltas and as far as I know they will fit Maxxum (what the Minolta 35mm AF line was called in North America) lenses.

I have the Canon EOS Rebel XS which translates as the 1000D in Europe. It's entry level but I like it. I got it on craigslist at a screaming deal, but the Camera retails for $500 including 18-55 lens.

I think the main difference that you'll find between entry level, mid range and pro DSLRs are amount of pixel count and sensor size. Mine being an entry level camera it is a 1:6 crop sensor and 10MPs,...the next levels up whatever they are (I'm not too familiar with the lineup) have more features/higher MPs ie: 15MPs and the biggest one is the EOS 5D mk II and it is a full frame sensor (same size as a 35mm) 21.1 MP and I was quoted a price of $3200 USD. . (The 5D mk II is also an EF-S only camera which means it won't take EF lenses )

Sensor Size and MPs really comes into play for enlargements. I've never tried to make any actual photos from my XS but the larger the sensor/higher the MPs the better quality and bigger the enlargement you can make. To be honest,...I think I can get decent 8x10s (maybe even larger) from my entry level camera.

Here are some recent shots that I've done with it.

A question. When shooting B&W I always had a yellow filter on my camera to help with contrast and bring out skies. Does that translate over to 1s and 0s as well?

 

[capnsandwich]

Here's some pics that my sis-in-law took of us when we were visiting her. She's a great photographer IMO.

My son

Wife and daughter

Daughter

Me

Maybe I'm biased but she definitely has talent in this field. She's going to school up in Seattle for this and for video production.

 

[JimB52]

I take lots of pictures in the countryside.
Here's a few. All were taken within 5 miles from my house.

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This one was taken at 60 mph.
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[burk48237]

First as the the "big two" comments on buying a DSLR. their are two reasons to stick to the big two.

1) Is system function, once you get use to one companies line you'll find the ergonomics on their bodies similar if you want to move up to pro body. Plus their will be far more variety of accesories and support including third party software support for things like Lightroom, Apeture, and Photoshop.

2) The availability of used lenses, I have bought all my lenses used, and I can guarantee you that their are a dozen used Cannon and Nikon lenses on the market (many were new items a year ago) for every Sony, Olympus, Pentex, or Leica lens available.

Now a couple of photo's from AK, That's what the thread is for right?

 

[warwick.hoy]

To further answer your question,...mohawk, in the 35mm AF world I would have gone Nikon over Canon due to the fact that Nikon kept their F mounts from the MF days and they used metal frames on all but the lowest entry level SLRs (Looking back on cameras like the N90s/F5). These digital days I can't really comment. Film travel,...motor speed,...all that stuff is pretty much moot with digital cameras. I think the Nikons may have more color features such as "Vivid" for options whereas the canons are more Meat and Potatoes. As much as I was a Nikon fanboy,...I have no gripes with my Canon (I learned on an old AE-1 Program,...which I still have).