^^^What about the Canon 28mm f/1.8?

^And second that.

Woodfoot's shot:


I'd go crazy with claustrophobia.

[Edited on December 9, 2008 at 9:37 AM. Reason : ]

12/9/2008 9:32:06 AM

Hopefully I will be able to contribute to this thread in the semi-near future, my first DSLR shipped this morning

12/9/2008 10:11:38 AM

whatdya get?

12/9/2008 10:23:22 AM

Canon 400D

12/9/2008 10:28:03 AM

rebel rebel xti

12/9/2008 10:28:47 AM

400D eh?

12/9/2008 10:32:14 AM

Quote :

"where is the EXIF"

Mine? It should still be there. I did upgrade to the newest version of Gimp yesterday so I'll have to see if its removing it. I think all of those were exposure blends so the EXIF data gets copied from just one of the three exposures.

12/9/2008 11:32:01 AM

i feel awkward taking pictures of people i don't know in situations like that (though i love the shot)...i guess i feel like i'm encroaching upon their personal space

12/9/2008 11:38:23 AM

Some people have issues with it, too.

12/9/2008 1:31:02 PM

some sort of waist level viewfinder is helpful for street shooting.

12/9/2008 1:35:53 PM

They make those, ya know. Although I hear on cropped sensor cameras they don't work quite as well.

Street photography is pretty rad, but you've gotta have enough initiative to do it. Even after years of shooting, even as a news photographer, I still sometimes feel a bit odd shooting around people. Best thing is to just try and keep a low profile.

12/9/2008 3:05:22 PM

I expect to get my 40D in tomorrow with the 18-55 and 55-200

anyone suggest any particular lenses that I should purchase later on? I wont be using the camera for sports, but maybe a concert or two if I can get it in, and for pictures of my chinchillas and for just plain fun, Im not aiming to be a professional...

12/9/2008 3:10:55 PM

Canon 50mm 1.8
Canon 50mm 1.8
Canon 50mm 1.8
Canon 50mm 1.8
Canon 50mm 1.8
Canon 50mm 1.8




Seriously, this should be the first thing you buy, especially at under 100 bucks.

12/9/2008 3:12:47 PM

^ Agreed, my 50mm is my favorite lens. Great all around lens that is crisp and fast.

My 70-200 L is great but I wish it was an IS. Great for outside shots though.

12/9/2008 3:35:03 PM

I've got a problem with my camera, or I think it's my camera. Canon Rebel XT, purchased in May of 06 with about 10k shots taken so far. Very few of the pictures I take turn out very sharp like they used to. Happens with all 3 of my lenses, the 50mm f/1.8, and the 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS, and the 18-55 kit lens. All the glass appears clean. There's a small speck of dust in the corner of the sensor, but I don't have a blower to get it out.

What should my next step be?

[Edited on December 9, 2008 at 3:49 PM. Reason : I don't have another Canon to test the lenses...]

12/9/2008 3:48:27 PM

my 50mm stays on my camera 80% of the time.

12/9/2008 3:49:17 PM

do you guys touch up your photos with a program? mine don't look that great raw from the d40

12/9/2008 3:53:54 PM

that's because you suck.

12/9/2008 3:55:14 PM

yea, photoshop

though it helps having a decent base from which to work. you shouldn't be making major changes, only subtle ones

12/9/2008 3:56:41 PM

so wait... are you saying Canon lenses will fit Nikon cameras? (ie the 50mm?)

I meant that I was getting a Nikon D40 lol not a Canon 40D (sorry!)


[Edited on December 9, 2008 at 4:11 PM. Reason : ]

12/9/2008 4:06:10 PM

facepalm

12/9/2008 4:08:39 PM

i still have not replaced my 50mm yet
it was my favorite lens too

it was on the camera when it got stolen

12/9/2008 4:10:03 PM

DOH!

12/9/2008 4:29:53 PM

The Nikon 50mm 1.8 is only $100 and the 1.4 is $350ish

but the D40 won't auto focus them

12/9/2008 5:08:28 PM

The 1.8 is $110, the 1.4 is $285, and the 1.4 AF-S (taking pre-orders) is $440.

...but wait, the AF-S version will have FREE SHIPPING!

12/9/2008 5:24:26 PM

I recently discovered the white balance feature and suddenly my indoor shots are no longer yellow... amazing

I'm having trouble framing stuff up on my d40 properly... I keep missing edges and getting random stuff in my picture that I was pretty positive I didn't have in it... what is the viewfinder slider for?

example I missed the lower corners of this shot... (a Christmas gift I'm working on)


[Edited on December 9, 2008 at 5:41 PM. Reason : t]

12/9/2008 5:41:02 PM

Quote :

"I recently discovered the white balance feature and suddenly my indoor shots are no longer yellow... amazing I'm having trouble framing stuff up on my d40 properly... I keep missing edges and getting random stuff in my picture that I was pretty positive I didn't have in it... what is the viewfinder slider for? example I missed the lower corners of this shot... (a Christmas gift I'm working on)"

Go here:
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d40.htm
Click every link, read every page, especially the User's Guide. Based on the photo you posted I would also read the section on autofocus as well.

This part is important for why you keep getting things in your photo you don't want...

Quote :

"Viewfinder: 0.8x magnification, which is just a tiny bit bigger than the D70/D50, and smaller than D200/D80. Penta-mirror for light weight. Smaller peep-hole. Adjusts from -1.7 to +0.5 diopters, 18mm eyepoint. 95% coverage."

The "adjusts from -1.7 to +0.5 diopters" is the slider adjustment, that's for people with eye issues. If you have normal vision I wouldn't adjust it.

[Edited on December 9, 2008 at 6:35 PM. Reason : ]

12/9/2008 6:33:46 PM

I want a 50mm lens

The one out for the d40 that's nikkor is $3something and won't autofocus-not a big deal but there's rumors on the internets they're making one that will soon.

12/9/2008 6:38:59 PM

Quote :

"The one out for the d40 that's nikkor is $3something and won't autofocus-not a big deal but there's rumors on the internets they're making one that will soon."

Quote :

"The 1.8 is $110, the 1.4 is $285, and the 1.4 AF-S (taking pre-orders) is $440. ...but wait, the AF-S version will have FREE SHIPPING! "

Totally missed my post didn't you?

12/9/2008 6:46:01 PM

Did anybody see my post above?

Quote :

"I've got a problem with my camera, or I think it's my camera. Canon Rebel XT, purchased in May of 06 with about 10k shots taken so far. Very few of the pictures I take turn out very sharp like they used to. Happens with all 3 of my lenses, the 50mm f/1.8, and the 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS, and the 18-55 kit lens. All the glass appears clean. There's a small speck of dust in the corner of the sensor, but I don't have a blower to get it out. What should my next step be? [Edited on December 9, 2008 at 3:49 PM. Reason : I don't have another Canon to test the lenses...]"

12/9/2008 6:47:03 PM

Did you switch it to manual focus on camera?

[Edited on December 9, 2008 at 6:51 PM. Reason : ^ha read it briefly but didnt put it together. ]

12/9/2008 6:50:29 PM

For the D40, I'd just get the cheap 50mm 1.8D lense. Although you can also get an old AIS MF 50mm 1.8 or 1.4 for about $125 and those are metal and supposedly feel really nice to focus since their MF lenses. They won't meter properly though i'm pretty sure.

goFigure, if you shoot jpegs, follow the setting recommendations above at kenrockwell. If you shoot RAW, then yeh you'll need some tweaks during "development". You def need to sharpen RAWs. jpegs are sharpened in the camera.

I just discovered Noise Ninja. It is quite incredible. I just got back from a house boat trip and my dumbass shot a whole day at ISO3200. They looked of course like pure shit. I ran the Noise Ninja Auto filter on them three times and then applied a 50% unsharpen mask and they came out pretty damn good. Any tips for using Noise Ninja?

[Edited on December 9, 2008 at 6:54 PM. Reason : fdf]

12/9/2008 6:51:41 PM

I'll be upgrading my body eventually and would like my lens to carry over. will they fit up to the d90?

I dont know yet if I'm gonna get a mid model or shoot straight to a d700, d3x, or something along those lines ....

12/9/2008 6:52:52 PM

^^^Did I put it on manual focus? No.

Just wondering if I should go to somewhere like Peace and see what they say. But to save a trip over there, I figured I'd ask here.

[Edited on December 9, 2008 at 6:54 PM. Reason : eh]

12/9/2008 6:54:05 PM

I'm thinking it's a setting problem but I don't know jack shit about canons so....

12/9/2008 6:57:08 PM

Kiwi, yeh they'll all work on the D90 and the FX bodies, too. None of the 50mm are DX lenses.

I sort of year you.. I read the specs on the D90 and its sweet. But at the end of the day its not THAT much different from what a D40 does. a D700 in FX format is compelling due to a) low light and b) FX format for wide angles and such. but yeh, i'm far from deserving a $2300 camera.

12/9/2008 6:58:15 PM

Exactly, I'm no where near good enough to warrant that kind of camera yet but I know I could do so much more with it. I have to decide if that's the goal because I don't think I want to waste all my money on DX lens and accessories only to upgrade and start over shortly.

Except I want a 50mm 1.4 lens. baaaaaaaaaaad

12/9/2008 7:00:55 PM

Quote :

"I'll be upgrading my body eventually and would like my lens to carry over. will they fit up to the d90?"

I know someone answered it above, but a complete listing can be found here.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/compatibility-lens.htm


If you ever switch over to FX, all your DX lenses will have a smaller image circle; you won't be able to use all the zoom range.

[Edited on December 9, 2008 at 7:30 PM. Reason : ]

12/9/2008 7:22:30 PM

I got you beat on the claustrophobia/agoraphobia inducing situations:

Tofukuji Temple in Kyoto during Maple Season:

The train station stair well, it took 10 minutes to walk down the stairs


The famous bridge and gate to get to the temple where there are lots of maples. It's the little roofed thing in the far of the picture. From this point to the bridge it was an hour and a half of shuffling, very slow shuffling.



Never fucking again.

12/9/2008 7:42:07 PM

Quote :

"that's because you suck."

not gonna lie

that made me chuckle

thanks for reposting my photo senez

12/9/2008 9:00:46 PM

My daughter hanging ornaments on the tree

12/9/2008 9:07:52 PM

Quote :

"I've got a problem with my camera, or I think it's my camera. Canon Rebel XT, purchased in May of 06 with about 10k shots taken so far. Very few of the pictures I take turn out very sharp like they used to. Happens with all 3 of my lenses, the 50mm f/1.8, and the 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS, and the 18-55 kit lens. All the glass appears clean. There's a small speck of dust in the corner of the sensor, but I don't have a blower to get it out."

Check to make sure your diopter adjuster is centered. If it's off you might think you're taking focused shots when you're really not. I tape mine down in the correct position.

I've got some Canons you can test if you want, too. I'd like to fondle that 24-105 f/4L IS Or you could go to Peace.

12/9/2008 11:36:27 PM

corner of broadway and 45th, i think

12/10/2008 12:46:50 AM

http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/candid-photography-spy-lens/

a little expensive, a little creepy, but a little awesome....

12/10/2008 1:16:06 AM

Quote :

"Check to make sure your diopter adjuster is centered"

Not the problem, using AF. If I had shots to show you for comparison, you'd see the issue immediately. You in Raleigh? I'll meet up whenever and you can shoot the 24-105. I just want my shit fixed.

12/10/2008 1:53:15 AM

That's interesting...I'm in Raleigh, so you could compare my XTi with your XT. Though if there is an issue, I'm not much technical help.

12/10/2008 7:23:31 AM

^^ Ditto to ^that. I'm in Raleigh as well.

12/10/2008 7:30:49 AM

raleigh meet up!

12/10/2008 7:36:43 AM

OH SNAP!


PHOTOWALK?!

12/10/2008 7:44:33 AM

Taken over thanksgiving:



Also, I posted a while back, but got no response....I'm looking for some good photography blogs, any suggestions?

12/10/2008 8:54:43 AM