Members Edge11 Posted February 28, 2012 Members Share Posted February 28, 2012 Digital rebel t1i Might post some of my street photography after I get it all edited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikenothing Posted February 28, 2012 Members Share Posted February 28, 2012 Nikon D7000Here is a video I shot with it and the 50mm 1.8 lens, I will add some pics when I get home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members duncan Posted February 28, 2012 Members Share Posted February 28, 2012 I'm pretty into it. Here is a shot I did with my Canon XSi. And here's a link to my flickr if you want to see more: http://flickr.com/bryan-t-davis You god damn hipster. My gear: Nikon d300s Nikon 70-200mm 2.8 VRII Nikon 50mm 1.8 (soon) Sigma 24-70mm 2.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Puppetyr Posted February 28, 2012 Members Share Posted February 28, 2012 M4/3 and similar cameras have their benefits, but to me the complete deal breaker is they necessitate the use of an EVF (if they have a viewfinder at all), which are vastly inferior to an SLRs optical viewfinder. Yes you can buy an external optical VF, but this introduces parallax error just like a rangefinder's VF. The smaller sensors also have poorer dynamic range and noise performance. Finally, they're pretty expensive for what they are IMO. I don't quite get all the fuss with people complaining of the weight of an SLR. Yes they're heavier, but an SLR with one prime (as people are talking about an M4/3 with one or at most two lenses) is not so different. This may have been mentioned already, but there's a very long thread here on photography with discussions and lots of pictures (mine included):http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?2703835-The-Guitar-Jam-Photography-Thread&referrerid=92643 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rear Naked Posted February 28, 2012 Members Share Posted February 28, 2012 vastly inferior and nobody complained about the weight. come on breaux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Puppetyr Posted February 28, 2012 Members Share Posted February 28, 2012 vastly inferior and nobody complained about the weight. come on breaux. OK, vastly may be overstating things a bit, but there is certainly no comparison. They are certainly not suited to critical use.And yes, several people mentioned the weight and/or bulk of SLRs being an issue for them.edit: I should add that I'm not trying to belittle those who choose to use these types of cameras; they are certainly capable of taking great pictures. I'm just trying to add a contrary point of view, and to point out that they do have their flaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rear Naked Posted February 28, 2012 Members Share Posted February 28, 2012 Have you seen the EVF on the new Sonys? I certainly don't mind a nice EVF like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yourguitarhero Posted February 29, 2012 Members Share Posted February 29, 2012 My wife's G3 has a good EVF. I mostly use the screen ;idk: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mesa/Kramer Posted February 29, 2012 Members Share Posted February 29, 2012 that's nice, where is it?? Lake Sammamish http://www.parks.wa.gov/parks/?selectedpark=lake%20sammamish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ballfuzz Posted February 29, 2012 Members Share Posted February 29, 2012 I am pretty into it. Have a few lenses and a Canon 5D. It's a fun hobby for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Big Hair Posted February 29, 2012 Author Members Share Posted February 29, 2012 I've opted for the fuji x10 which will arrive tomorrow. Going to spend some time with it and learn how to use it properly, as opposed to just point and click. Then I think I'll go down the CSC or even the fixed lens route Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rear Naked Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 Hope you like it. shulda listened to us though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Big Hair Posted March 1, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 Hope you like it. shulda listened to us though it's just a stepping stone, if I get into it then I'll "upgrade" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yourguitarhero Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 That's a good plan. You'll be to get to get to grips with the different modes on that (Aperture Priority/Shutter Priority) etc.Also, it'll shoot in RAW so you can get hold of Adobe Lightroom or something to have a play with post processing too. The basics for that are:White balanceExposureMaking sure the image is straight/levelCropping The Fuji (plus some software) will get you the basics. Also, you will be amazed at how much difference you can make to an underexposed image or whatever with a RAW file - so much info in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Big Hair Posted March 1, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 That's a good plan.You'll be to get to get to grips with the different modes on that (Aperture Priority/Shutter Priority) etc.Also, it'll shoot in RAW so you can get hold of Adobe Lightroom or something to have a play with post processing too.The basics for that are:White balanceExposureMaking sure the image is straight/levelCroppingThe Fuji (plus some software) will get you the basics.Also, you will be amazed at how much difference you can make to an underexposed image or whatever with a RAW file - so much info in there! I was going to get photoshop or something - which do you recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yourguitarhero Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 Have a look at Lightroom once you get your camera, you'll be able to get a free 30 day trial from the Adobe website.I prefer Lightroom to Photoshop (I have both) because it is better for processing batches of photographs and doing basic adjustments then making them into albums etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rear Naked Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 Lightroom is very cool. Easy for a beginner too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Markdude Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 Does anybody have tips for concert photography? I'll be taking pictures of a friend's band soon with a DSLR. I know a little bit about photography, but not much. I've been practicing shooting stuff in low light and I'm still a little confused. I'm using an ISO of 800, and maybe I'm missing something, but the camera doesn't seem to let me open the aperture wider than f/4.5. With those settings, I'm finding myself having to use a shutterspeed of 1/15 and longer, so I'm still getting considerable blurring. I'd imagine that's going to be awful at a concert with musicians moving around. Any tips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rear Naked Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 Does anybody have tips for concert photography? I'll be taking pictures of a friend's band soon with a DSLR. I know a little bit about photography, but not much. I've been practicing shooting stuff in low light and I'm still a little confused. I'm using an ISO of 800, and maybe I'm missing something, but the camera doesn't seem to let me open the aperture wider than f/4.5. With those settings, I'm finding myself having to use a shutterspeed of 1/15 and longer, so I'm still getting considerable blurring. I'd imagine that's going to be awful at a concert with musicians moving around. Any tips? You zooming bro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Markdude Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 You zooming bro?Even zoomed out, I'm still not able to get a wider aperture than f/4.5. I don't know if that's normal or not. Sorry, I'm a n00b. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rear Naked Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 Even zoomed out, I'm still not able to get a wider aperture than f/4.5. I don't know if that's normal or not. Sorry, I'm a n00b. Double check that. That is not normal. Well what mode are you on? Put it on Aperture and crank that crank it wide open. Hell, maybe the lens is only 4.5 max. That sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Markdude Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 Double check that. That is not normal. Well what mode are you on? Put it on Aperture and crank that crank it wide open. I think I'm on aperture priority, but I've only used this camera for maybe 2 hours total so far, haha. I found the manual online though, I'll have to give it a good look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rear Naked Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 What does the lens say the F numbers are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Markdude Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 What does the lens say the F numbers are? I don't have it with me at the moment, I'll check and post it later though. I'll probably be borrowing a nicer (and long) lens for the concerts though, so hopefully it shouldn't be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yourguitarhero Posted March 1, 2012 Members Share Posted March 1, 2012 What model of DSLR is it?If you double the ISO you can half the shutter time, so 1600 ISO will give you 1/30.It might be noisier though, depends. My Lumix gets noisy at those ISO speeds but it has a smaller sensor than a big DSLR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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