Dante74 Posted May 28, 2009 Posted May 28, 2009 my non macross toy collection Drooool! May I ask why you went with the 17-40? a 16-35 will give you wider angle and less overlap with the 24-70. *checks prices*...never mind. I managed to arrange a VIP pass to a trackday with Italian sportscars for next monday. I should be able to get some nice shots there. Quote
eugimon Posted May 28, 2009 Posted May 28, 2009 my non macross toy collection wow, some impressive glass you got there. Looks like you're all ready to go full frame. Quote
anime52k8 Posted May 28, 2009 Posted May 28, 2009 Help me to appreciate this Vegas...what am I looking at here??? about $2,200 give or take. I envy you so much Vegas... want that 24-70 so bad T-T Quote
Vegas Posted May 28, 2009 Posted May 28, 2009 Help me to appreciate this Vegas...what am I looking at here??? lol youre looking at lenses. the two that has a red stripe are the L lenses....canon's professional line (though used extensively by non-professionals) of EOS EF autofocus 35mm SLR and DSLR still camera lenses. they have superior build quality and optically better. Drooool! May I ask why you went with the 17-40? a 16-35 will give you wider angle and less overlap with the 24-70. *checks prices*...never mind. I managed to arrange a VIP pass to a trackday with Italian sportscars for next monday. I should be able to get some nice shots there. yes the cheap price did it for me ......post some pics at your coming shoot wow, some impressive glass you got there. Looks like you're all ready to go full frame. yes...hopefully soon. after that ill get the highly regarded 70-200 F2.8 IS in probably in 1 to 2 years time Quote
Vegas Posted May 28, 2009 Posted May 28, 2009 about $2,200 give or take. I envy you so much Vegas... want that 24-70 so bad T-T i love my 24-70. its now sharper after i had it calibrated at canon see sample. this was shot wide open and out of the camera with no editing just resized and watermarked. Quote
Dante74 Posted May 28, 2009 Posted May 28, 2009 yes...hopefully soon. after that ill get the highly regarded 70-200 F2.8 IS in probably in 1 to 2 years time Which reminds me..I haven't shown off my baby yet. Get the 70-200 before going full frame. With Canon's 1.6x crop factor you'll have a 112-320 mm which you'll probably preffer to use on the 450D anyway, even when owning a full frame body. Quote
Dante74 Posted May 28, 2009 Posted May 28, 2009 i love my 24-70. its now sharper after i had it calibrated at canon see sample. this was shot wide open and out of the camera with no editing just resized and watermarked. Yeah, she's a realy beaut, and the girl and half bad either. Quote
Vegas Posted May 29, 2009 Posted May 29, 2009 Which reminds me..I haven't shown off my baby yet. i would like to get one, but i cant afford that at the moment Quote
eugimon Posted May 29, 2009 Posted May 29, 2009 Not nearly as impressive as all that L glass, but I felt I needed to post up represent for all us Nikon shooters. Quote
Vegas Posted May 29, 2009 Posted May 29, 2009 Not nearly as impressive as all that L glass, but I felt I needed to post up represent for all us Nikon shooters. pretty nice you have everything from wide to telephoto and even macro. btw, whats the equivalent of canon's L lens to nikon? Quote
eugimon Posted May 29, 2009 Posted May 29, 2009 pretty nice you have everything from wide to telephoto and even macro. btw, whats the equivalent of canon's L lens to nikon? Thanks, I don't think there's a straight equivalent but the gold band usually denotes "pro" and then full frame lenses don't have the "DX" badge. Notice all my lenses are "DX" Quote
m0n5t3r Posted May 31, 2009 Posted May 31, 2009 (edited) i have only been reading this thread since the title is a bit intimidating... esp. for photography newbies who don't own a DSLR (and don't really want to take the plunge due to the foreseeable massive costs involved after getting the starter kit) ... however, i appreciate the lessons and tips and the really nice pictures that have been posted so far... i have never really been into photography, but i really appreciate looking at nice photographs... here's a couple that i particularly like that were taken w/ our new "soccer mom" cam. while i find it easier to shoot outdoors, i have to admit that shooting indoors w/out the use of a flash is a lot harder, esp. when your place doesn't have a spot which is very well lit. Edited October 27, 2009 by m0n5t3r Quote
Lynx7725 Posted May 31, 2009 Posted May 31, 2009 here's a couple that i particularly like that were taken w/ our new "soccer mom" cam. Not bad. The bokeh on the yellow flower is very nice. The red seems to be a bit soft though. If anything, these highlights how much technology can be used to bridge the experience gap... while i find it easier to shoot outdoors, i have to admit that shooting indoors w/out the use of a flash is a lot harder, esp. when your place doesn't have a spot which is very well lit. Actually, the reverse is more likely. Indoors, you can often control the lighting, simply by bringing in more lights and setting the angles right. Outdoors you are dependent a lot on the weather, which makes things a lot trickier at times. Quote
Vegas Posted May 31, 2009 Posted May 31, 2009 have only been reading this thread since the thread title is a bit intimidating... esp. for photography newbies who don't own a DSLR (and don't really want to take the plunge due to the foreseeable massive costs involved after getting the starter kit) ... however, i appreciate the lessons and tips and the really nice pictures that have been posted so far... i have never really been into photography, but i really appreciate looking at nice photographs... here's a couple that i particularly like that were taken w/ our new "soccer mom" cam. while i find it easier to shoot outdoors, i have to admit that shooting indoors w/out the use of a flash is a lot harder, esp. when your place doesn't have a spot which is very well lit. they both look good. so you finally bought a camera i assume? Quote
m0n5t3r Posted May 31, 2009 Posted May 31, 2009 they both look good. so you finally bought a camera i assume? thanks! took me a little while to figure it out. yep. technically it's my wife's cam, i just chipped in a little so i can get to use it sometimes on my toys ... unfortunately, it's not a DSLR coz we couldn't really afford to buy additional lenses coz we mainly plan to use it to photograph the kids from a good distance, like, the back row of an auditorium or from a beach shore to 20-30 ft out... but we're still having fun playing around w/ it esp. fiddling w/ all the manual settings... i can finally sort of understand all that talk about iso, aperture, shutter speed etc. lol . Quote
anime52k8 Posted May 31, 2009 Posted May 31, 2009 Actually, the reverse is more likely. Indoors, you can often control the lighting, simply by bringing in more lights and setting the angles right. Outdoors you are dependent a lot on the weather, which makes things a lot trickier at times. I find that real indoor light is a b*tch to work with, true indoor light (i.e. the lamps and light fixtures around a room) are difficult to adjust and control and rarely give you enough light. Now studio light is a whole separate can of worms all together. Good studio lights can give you exactly the lighting you want regardless of time or weather and alow for intersting lighting that you usually can't get naturally. that is, of course, if you can figure out how to set the lights up in the first place. Setting up studio lights is a pain in the ass and takes FOR EVER!!! It's especially bad if you're working with film as it's aggravatingly easy to spend literally hours setting up lights and taking photos only to find out that you had a lamp out of place days latter when you finally get around to developing the film V_V Quote
eugimon Posted May 31, 2009 Posted May 31, 2009 worse yet, realizing you used the wrong film for the type of bulbs used in your lights and now everyone looks like they spent too long in the fake and bake booth. Quote
Lynx7725 Posted May 31, 2009 Posted May 31, 2009 It's especially bad if you're working with film as it's aggravatingly easy to spend literally hours setting up lights and taking photos only to find out that you had a lamp out of place days latter when you finally get around to developing the film V_V Heh, that's why digital is much better for these. Fairly instant feedback. The trick, I find, is to use consistent types of lighting. Use all tube, or all bulb, all daylight or all white, but don't mix; the key consideration is consistency in colour of light. You can custom white balance a consistent shift in colour out, but if you mix in yellows and blues it becomes very hard to get the colours right. The amount of light is much less an issue, because you have multiple technical tricks up your slevees; you can bring in more light, or you can increase the exposure, or you can open the lens up, or up the ISO. Of course it depends on your subject, shooting stationary stuff indoors is fairly trivial in terms of technicalities, while shooting concerts or presentations is a PITA. Quote
anime52k8 Posted May 31, 2009 Posted May 31, 2009 so I turned in my photography final a couple days ago, and I just got around to trying to scan them in, unfortunately I didn't have time to scan these before I mounted them so they were scanned while attached to an 11x14 mounting board. as a result they're a little washed out and blurry. also while organizing these scans, I found this folder of shots from my high school photo class. Here are a couple of the nicer ones. Quote
Vegas Posted May 31, 2009 Posted May 31, 2009 and when youre buzzing....you get creative. :lol: i was also testing the 17-40mm Quote
Dante74 Posted May 31, 2009 Posted May 31, 2009 LOL! Looks like we all play around with settings every now and then. BTW. I was in the passenger seat when I took this pic. Quote
Dante74 Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Here's a pic of the Italian car event I got to go to yesterday. I'll post some more in the car thread later. Quote
mcpaz Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 Here's a pic of the Italian car event I got to go to yesterday. I'll post some more in the car thread later. :blink: Simply.... Wow. You said a car thread? Do we have that?? Here in MWF? Where? Manu Quote
m0n5t3r Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 (edited) it's in the Anime or Sci-fi section... http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=28729 Edited June 4, 2009 by m0n5t3r Quote
Lynx7725 Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 Here's a pic of the Italian car event I got to go to yesterday. I'll post some more in the car thread later. Forgot to mention -- nice composition. I'm just thinking it would be better if you could have taken 2 or 3 steps to the left. Something about the rear car's wheel arc being visible feels right to me. Quote
Dante74 Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 Forgot to mention -- nice composition. I'm just thinking it would be better if you could have taken 2 or 3 steps to the left. Something about the rear car's wheel arc being visible feels right to me. Lol! I did take a pic like that but the big a$$ Dutch license plate on the Lambo screwed up the whole shot. I would've asked the owner to move it back a little, but he had blown up the engine just a half hour before I took the pic and wasn't in too good a mood. Quote
anime52k8 Posted June 13, 2009 Posted June 13, 2009 I finaly decided to buy myself a new camera. I ordered it last week and it got here a couple days ago. this thing is AWSOME. image quality is superb and all the features are great. I'm in love Quote
eugimon Posted June 13, 2009 Posted June 13, 2009 booo, another canon shooter. congrats on the camera! the 50D is a nice one! Quote
Dante74 Posted June 13, 2009 Posted June 13, 2009 Congrats on the new cam! What lens is that? Looks a lot like a EFS 17-85 but the red dot tells me it has an EF mount. Quote
Vegas Posted June 13, 2009 Posted June 13, 2009 I finaly decided to buy myself a new camera. I ordered it last week and it got here a couple days ago. im so jealous... atleast its a canon..... Quote
anime52k8 Posted June 14, 2009 Posted June 14, 2009 Congrats on the new cam! What lens is that? Looks a lot like a EFS 17-85 but the red dot tells me it has an EF mount. It's a EF 28-135mm IS. the 50D comes in a kit with either that or an 18-200mm, but the 28-135 is a better reviewed lens and it's a cheaper kit. im so jealous... atleast its a canon..... hehe well you've still got way better lenses, so it balances out. Quote
wizartar Posted June 14, 2009 Posted June 14, 2009 All these photos got me to do a small update of the collection... Easiest thing is just to point you at Flickr slideshow... http://www.flickr.com/photos/28507814@N06/...704233992/show/ Here's small res: Just check Flickr for larger images (but not that large) Quote
eugimon Posted June 14, 2009 Posted June 14, 2009 nice, I like the 3 chunky shots you have in series. Quote
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