V0LC0M All American 21263 Posts user info edit post |
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jsdail All American 3260 Posts user info edit post |
I have a Nikon D-40 with the standard 18-55mm lens. Was thinking about getting a little step up on the lens. Any opinions on the 55-200mm lens? Worth the $200 bucks? 4/12/2011 2:32:23 PM |
Specter All American 6575 Posts user info edit post |
marginally better quality but what are you going to do if you need less than 55mm? 4/12/2011 2:49:51 PM |
jsdail All American 3260 Posts user info edit post |
^ swap them out I suppose. I'm not sure how often I want to zoom out that far. I'm always wanting to get closer it seems 4/12/2011 2:54:14 PM |
quagmire02 All American 44225 Posts user info edit post |
i'd go with the 70-300mm over the 55-200mm, but i assume you're looking for an AF lens and those are $vermont...if not AF, 70-300mm can be had for $80 or less
you'd be better served in the long run by selling your D40 and picking up a D90 so you can use the cheaper lenses...i was told this a number of times when i had my D40 and while i like how cheap (cost-wise) and light and small the D40 is, i wouldn't go back
i'd think you could get $300 for your D40 and lens...i picked up my D90 with 18-105mm and 70-300mm lenses for about $650 (i think) off CL...granted, that was a really good deal, especially since the D7000 hadn't been released, but the deals are out there if you're patient 4/13/2011 8:41:49 AM |
wolfAApack All American 9980 Posts user info edit post |
nm
[Edited on April 13, 2011 at 11:13 AM. Reason : ] 4/13/2011 11:07:49 AM |
Bweez All American 10849 Posts user info edit post |
this is a student movie i directed photography on back in early 2010. I am much improved since then. I still like the last shot a whole lot though. shot on a 7D:
http://www.vimeo.com/22447124
it really needs some color correction still
I'll have two more shorts done with post-production within the next month. 4/16/2011 3:15:45 AM |
AlaskanGrown I'm Randy 4694 Posts user info edit post |
Pretty cool filum. Why was that lady hating om the kid so hard? And why did he have a fridge in his shithole room. The present was obvious though. 4/16/2011 11:26:37 AM |
Bweez All American 10849 Posts user info edit post |
i didn't write it i just filmeded it, so idk. 4/17/2011 1:45:23 AM |
Bweez All American 10849 Posts user info edit post |
my alienbees arrived today yahoo. 4/18/2011 8:21:09 PM |
d7freestyler Sup, Brahms 23935 Posts user info edit post |
this thread needs some pictures and i'm bored. nothing special here.
4/22/2011 9:20:39 PM |
Joie begonias is my boo 22491 Posts user info edit post |
^nice watermark 4/22/2011 9:22:21 PM |
walkmanfades All American 3139 Posts user info edit post |
that is almost what i was about to say
almost 4/22/2011 9:22:54 PM |
DoubleDown All American 9382 Posts user info edit post |
the wife beat you to it 4/22/2011 9:41:18 PM |
umop-apisdn Snaaaaaake 4549 Posts user info edit post |
4/22/2011 11:14:16 PM |
catalyst All American 8704 Posts user info edit post |
fuck these snake pics man
they're great but i hate scrollin down onto that shit 4/22/2011 11:41:49 PM |
Specter All American 6575 Posts user info edit post |
u mad? 4/23/2011 1:06:49 AM |
umop-apisdn Snaaaaaake 4549 Posts user info edit post |
Are you afraid they're gonna pop out and get you or something? Because I can assure you that they're just pictures. 4/23/2011 2:26:50 PM |
Ronny All American 30652 Posts user info edit post |
From this past week.
4/23/2011 8:47:27 PM |
quagmire02 All American 44225 Posts user info edit post |
^ i have those same octagonal blue drinking glasses
also, nice pics 4/24/2011 2:19:40 PM |
JBaz All American 16764 Posts user info edit post |
very cool Ronny.
Anyone interested in a 60D? Picked it off from a friend last week. Mint condition 2-3k clicks. $900
4/24/2011 4:03:02 PM |
Nighthawk All American 19621 Posts user info edit post |
Anybody go shoot at RDU? I took my D80 and the 70-300 lens and spent a couple hours shooting on the observation deck, and then did a little exploring to find other locations to shoot. I found one other spot near a private hanger, but has anybody shot out there and got any locations that may not be well known but can get some good views that won't get you in trouble with airport security? 4/27/2011 8:07:08 PM |
Ronny All American 30652 Posts user info edit post |
Misc.
[Edited on April 30, 2011 at 5:53 PM. Reason : .] 4/30/2011 5:47:38 PM |
JBaz All American 16764 Posts user info edit post |
5/1/2011 3:59:41 PM |
Panthro All American 7333 Posts user info edit post |
I'm incredibly entry level to this, but I just bought a Nikon 3100 with both the 18-55 lens + the 55-200mm lens.
I bought filters as well, but I really have no clue what in the fuck I'm doing.
This should be good though...right on time for my trip to South Africa this weekend. 5/3/2011 9:00:13 AM |
Nighthawk All American 19621 Posts user info edit post |
I have now added the AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR lens to my collection. Love how good it is. Through it on my D40 when the 80 was out of juice and recharging and couldn't believe how good it looked, even on that older body. 5/3/2011 9:19:13 AM |
umop-apisdn Snaaaaaake 4549 Posts user info edit post |
Just found what's probably the most rarely seen snake in SC a couple of nights ago, which I'm sure doesn't help most people appreciate it any more than any other snake. I've been hoping to find this species for a long time, took it out for a couple of quick shots on a crappy background while playing with my homemade ring light.
Rainbow snake
5/5/2011 9:58:15 PM |
Bweez All American 10849 Posts user info edit post |
My short film that I shot on a 7D won 2nd best university of miami undergrad film and i won best cinematography of the uFilm film society category 5/8/2011 2:57:25 PM |
Tarun almost 11687 Posts user info edit post |
congrats 5/8/2011 3:06:48 PM |
AlaskanGrown I'm Randy 4694 Posts user info edit post |
Where do you find these snakes? 5/8/2011 3:14:08 PM |
umop-apisdn Snaaaaaake 4549 Posts user info edit post |
south carolina 5/8/2011 9:57:06 PM |
AlaskanGrown I'm Randy 4694 Posts user info edit post |
Just in the wild? Amazing shots btw. 5/8/2011 9:59:08 PM |
umop-apisdn Snaaaaaake 4549 Posts user info edit post |
Some in the wild, some in my front yard, some in scouted locations. 5/8/2011 11:27:23 PM |
Vulcan91 All American 13893 Posts user info edit post |
Cameron Court FTW
5/8/2011 11:31:34 PM |
OmarBadu zidik 25069 Posts user info edit post |
^ how does that picture look at a larger resolution? 5/9/2011 12:27:45 AM |
jlcoburn All American 887 Posts user info edit post |
Took these for a buddy of mine...
5/9/2011 12:46:01 AM |
Bweez All American 10849 Posts user info edit post |
Here's the short i mentioned in my last post: http://tinyurl.com/3t5avtf 5/9/2011 3:07:30 PM |
catalyst All American 8704 Posts user info edit post |
Ronny I want to know what you do in post to get that bleached effect. Seems popular these days 5/9/2011 3:46:26 PM |
quagmire02 All American 44225 Posts user info edit post |
reduction in vibrance/saturation, maybe? 5/9/2011 3:50:24 PM |
jdman the Dr is in 3848 Posts user info edit post |
Here's a pic of a friend of mine on closing weekend at Copper Mountain. We got ten inches of snow...April 23rd:
85 mm f/1.8 5/10/2011 10:48:38 AM |
BigT716 All American 3458 Posts user info edit post |
That's a sweet fucking picture.
I feel like it could be a columbia and/or camelbak add.
Lastly, your friend is hot. 5/10/2011 11:59:14 AM |
Snewf All American 63359 Posts user info edit post |
hey camera nerds, how much does a Canon 5D plus lens weigh?
I'm shopping around for jib cranes and I want to know what kind of specs to look for 5/10/2011 12:57:23 PM |
quagmire02 All American 44225 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "That's a sweet fucking picture.
I feel like it could be a columbia and/or camelbak add.
Lastly, your friend is hot." |
5/10/2011 1:01:10 PM |
jdman the Dr is in 3848 Posts user info edit post |
^ yeah, she is hot. I think she actually used to date someone that was on here - I met her at the NC State alumni association meeting in Denver.
That's a cyanotype preset from Lightroom 3 that gave the blue hue, and a little vignetting at the edges. 5/10/2011 2:43:55 PM |
Bweez All American 10849 Posts user info edit post |
I need some $25-75 gift ideas, i'm supposed to be making a graduation gift list. I don't want to put super boring things on it though. any ideas? I guess i'll ax for some books. 5/10/2011 9:06:13 PM |
jdman the Dr is in 3848 Posts user info edit post |
Every year as the weather gets warm at the end of ski season, my friends do a onesie/costume day. This is a shot I took with the 50mm prime, f/16, ISO 100 (which was way too low, even for bright light, but it was my first time doing action shots) It's exactly as shot.
5/11/2011 7:45:58 PM |
DoubleDown All American 9382 Posts user info edit post |
more photos of the snowboard girl 5/11/2011 8:44:23 PM |
pezking All American 3561 Posts user info edit post |
Anyone have a Canon compatible flash for sale/borrow currently? I'd really like to have an extra one in the bag as a back up this weekend. 5/13/2011 3:35:57 PM |
jdman the Dr is in 3848 Posts user info edit post |
Nikon d200 is what I'm shooting for all of these. This is the 50mm prime
f/1.8 ISO 250 1/500 s exposure
5/15/2011 4:44:05 PM |
stowaway All American 11770 Posts user info edit post |
All shot last night w/ D700 24-120. All pier ones are 1 minute exposures, Wright Memorial one is 135s. f8 or f11, most 200 ISO and a few 400 ISO.
5/17/2011 9:16:06 PM |