Quote :

"Homeboy can take a photo of a damn shopping cart and make it look better than Jesus."

hahaha

but i hear ya man, i'm sure this guy could tear Raleigh a new one if he was down there

-ZiP!-

4/26/2006 12:13:22 AM

i really want to travel more though... and i also want a fisheye and a micro lens.

i think i want too much. i guess i should start being more creative.

4/26/2006 12:13:53 AM

fine, just enjoy his regular shit then

i like to wait a week or so, and then just scroll through rather than check it daily

he posts tips regularly
he is where i learned panning and got a better understanding of working in photoshop

4/26/2006 12:14:00 AM

Micro lens?

4/26/2006 12:14:15 AM

i gotta grab a fisheye on the asap

(ok, "on the asap" doesn't really make sense)

-ZiP!-

4/26/2006 12:14:29 AM

woodfoot, your mom is where i learned panning and got a better understanding of working in photoshop

-ZiP!-

4/26/2006 12:15:10 AM

micro...

i shoot nikon

[Edited on April 26, 2006 at 12:16 AM. Reason : ^oh snizzle]

4/26/2006 12:15:39 AM

did he mean macro?

he also may have been where i learned the inverse-lens macro device

in fact, i think he was

i need to play with that shit again...

and yes, i want a fisheye

i've always been tempted to just get one of those cheap ass russian ones

4/26/2006 12:16:44 AM

mess up the camera by going too deep into the body of the camera, the mirror can hit it and stuff, can cause damage, depending on your model

(im referring to stuff like the peleng 8mm)

-ZiP!-

4/26/2006 12:21:45 AM

well, they've got lots of sites with info, apparently some cameras are OK with it.

but reading more and more, it was enough to talk me out of the option,

unfortunately ya get what you pay for in this world

-ZiP!-

4/26/2006 12:29:37 AM

Who wants to go on a photo walk in Raleigh sometime relatively soon?


Anyone?

4/26/2006 12:36:02 AM

I'm thinking downtown, or farmer's market, or something.

4/26/2006 12:44:29 AM

I'd do my best to help out with pointers. The whole point is to share ideas/tips/tricks/etc... and since shooting around town can be boring on your own.

4/26/2006 10:03:30 PM

a couple new ones:






[Edited on April 28, 2006 at 4:30 PM. Reason : v]

4/28/2006 4:25:27 PM

god damn thats a nice camera

4/28/2006 4:27:08 PM

You get what you pay for. In his case, for a 5D, about 3 grand.

4/28/2006 7:18:36 PM

5D is no joke

4/28/2006 7:18:59 PM

I'd like one, but if I'm going to spend more then 1500 on a camera, I'm going to save for a 1d Mark II N.

4/28/2006 7:20:55 PM

i totally wanted to shoot in the lightning

do you use a cable or handheld on the tripod?

4/28/2006 7:22:05 PM

Flash: what lens? the 5D seems awesome

4/28/2006 7:31:38 PM

12-24... thats my guess!

cuz i just played with that one today... and it is sweeeeeeeeet

4/28/2006 7:32:17 PM

For the lightning shots I used:

Canon 5D
Canon 17-40mm f/4L
Tripod (obviously)
Remote shutter release (TC-80N3)
patience

The 17mm is very wide on the full frame 5D, although its not completely detectable in those photos. 17mm on the 5D is equivalent to about 10mm on a 1.6x cropped sensor (350D, 20D, 30D, etc).

But its not like you have to have a nice camera to shoot lightning, I have plenty of shots I got with one of my older ghettoer cameras.

4/29/2006 12:38:58 AM

oh yeah, forgot about the whole full frame thing.ok, i'm gonna put some stuff up by the end of the week guys... i promise... kinda

4/29/2006 12:42:15 AM

I might do the photo walk thing, MIGHT.

I'm really afraid on internet people.

4/29/2006 12:43:31 AM

what do you shoot with again?

4/29/2006 12:44:38 AM

I took this one in the Outer Banks this past weekend... Wicked lighting storm, was pretty sweet to see
Also with a D50

Swan Beach


[Edited on April 29, 2006 at 12:48 AM. Reason : ..]

4/29/2006 12:47:28 AM

You're lucky that shit didn't knock down your tree Ev

4/29/2006 12:50:36 AM

Quote :

"what do you shoot with again?"

Me? I don't have a dslr. The SLR that I normally use is a somewhat old Rebel EOS X. I also have a shitty digi compact.

4/29/2006 12:54:15 AM

i'll bring my film cam if i'm around during the walk.

4/29/2006 12:55:46 AM

shot in Bushwick (neighborhood of Brooklyn) today:


shot somewhere south of Williamsburg (another neighborhood in Brooklyn) today:


-ZiP!-

4/29/2006 11:14:48 PM

extension tube pictures are coming

4/29/2006 11:20:34 PM

http://www.rentglass.com/welcome.aspx


I think I'm going to try this out this summer. Prices aren't bad in the long run. For must of them you can rent a lens for 6 months for the price of buying, so if you need a lens for a specific event or to play with before you buy, it might be rad. Since I'll be home for a month this summer, I am going to get a 2x tc and the 400mm L and get some shots of surfers. It should be bright enough out where stopping it down due to the tc shouldn't make a huge deal.

5/1/2006 12:26:47 AM

no nikon yet >.<

5/1/2006 12:35:57 AM

Yeah well, who cares?

5/1/2006 8:35:58 AM

nikon is for fools

5/1/2006 9:43:59 AM

nikon is fo pimp.

you put the non in canon.

we put the hot in photography




i'll buy you a drink when you switch over.

5/1/2006 10:58:35 AM

ive been playing with my moms D50, that shit is OFF DA HOOK

5/1/2006 5:43:37 PM

she has that 200mm lens too, i was taking pictures of distant planets and shit

[Edited on May 1, 2006 at 5:46 PM. Reason : oops]

5/1/2006 5:46:16 PM

haha, nice man -- yah, thats all i've been using so far - a d50 with 18-55 and 55-200 lens

keep 'em comin!

-ZiP!-

5/1/2006 8:06:11 PM

took these with my Canon 1D this weekend on a trip to Asheville. I don't shoot a lot of nature photography so I was please to see they turned out halfway decent.

5/1/2006 8:13:49 PM

Yeah, Im loving my d50. unfortunately, i only have the 18-55 kit lens. Waiting for more money to get a telephoto lens.

Zip hows the 55-200?

5/1/2006 8:39:11 PM

^^cool man, looks like they turned out well

^i'm pretty happy with it - although, i haven't played around with the really pricey zoom lenses.

it's really easy to get right up on someone from far away with it -- i shot this with the 55-200:



unless its bright, outdoor light, you've gotta hold the camera super, super steady (if not resting it on something) while zoomed in, any vibration is kinda amplified in terms of the lens shaking.

-ZiP!-

5/1/2006 9:47:13 PM

I can't post what I've taken lately

but the 85mm f1.8 and the 50mm f1.8 are awesome lenses.

[Edited on May 1, 2006 at 10:31 PM. Reason : especially the 85]

5/1/2006 10:30:57 PM

ill upload more in the next couple days when she emails em all to me....

that one i just posted was taken out a car window though, ahhahaha

nice fuckin camera

5/1/2006 11:59:05 PM

These pictures are awesome. I've been eager to get a digital SLR for a long time, but my budgest has forbid it. However after reading this thread I think I'm gonna make it happen

I'm thinking about getting the D50, since it's the closest to my price range. The only thing that concerns me is the zoom... my current 2megapixel camera has a 10x optical zoom, which I use quite a bit. What sort of lens would I need to get to have an equivalent 5-6x zoom? How much would something like this cost?

[Edited on May 3, 2006 at 12:17 PM. Reason : ]

5/3/2006 12:15:57 PM

trust me

just get the camera

you'll forget everything about that 2 megapixel "10x zoom"

5/3/2006 12:17:03 PM

Quote :

"trust me just get the camera you'll forget everything about that 2 megapixel "10x zoom""

True words.




On a somewhat related note, my 30D I can't pick up until tomorrow. The anticipation is killing me.

5/3/2006 12:19:38 PM

i was downtown taking pictures of unsuspecting people from far away, i wanna get those and post em.

5/3/2006 12:23:51 PM

The lack of zoom with the standard lens isn't something that would deter me from buying the camera... I'm just trying to guage the total cost, since I think the zoom is something I would have to have.

5/3/2006 12:25:37 PM

what i'm saying is

the fact that you're used to a camera using X for magnification means you'll likely be happy with any kit lens

5/3/2006 12:28:59 PM