Dante74
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Still up in the air on the camera though.
Go to a brick 'n mortar store and try a couple of different cameras and check out their UI. Knowing your way around the camera's buttons and UI means you make that perfect shot or miss it. Also make sure the camera fits your hand. I bought a 450D last year and after two months I sold it and got a 40D. The 450D was just too small to use comfortably. I'd have two fingers under the camera's body instead of on the grip where they're supposed to be.
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Agreed!
Don't sell your DJ equipment just yet. Get an entry level camera with a kitlens and see if you enjoy photography and do a night course like wizartar said. Build up a portfolio and start taking paid jobs. With the money made from those paid jobs buy better/more expensive equipment.
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Nope, that's the Assen GP circuit in the Netherlands... The name of the track is visible in one of the pictures you quoted.
Laguna Seca is in the California wine-country, is surrounded by brownish hills, and rarely hosts European truck races.
Hills? What's a 'hills'?
I wish we had the kind of scenery vegas has to shoot pics at. Awesome pics vegas, nice car too!
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I Got an all acces pass to a race at the local track last weekend and though I'd share some pics.
The first one was already posted in the photography thread.
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Finally got time to post up some pics.
Wanna see more? PM me and I'll post some in the car thread.
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Nikon? pfff never!
I got myself the Canon 70-200 mm f2.8 L IS USM lens. link
I just found out that besides the besides truck races, there'll be GT type races with Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Aston Martins etc. Can't wait!
::EDIT:: BTW. One thing I don't like about Canon's L range tele lenses is the fact that they're white.
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Just picked up my shiny new 70-200 f2.8! I got an all acces pass for a truck racing event tomorrow (never been to a truck race before, should be fun to watch 1000hp trucks fighting for space on a track) so I with any luck I'll be able to post some decent pics tomorrow night.
I took a couple of test shots around the house and I'm amazed at how sharp the pics are compared to my 17-85 mm lens.
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@ dante congrats man, i want that lens too but its way out of my price range. its on sale though http://www.jr.com/canon-ef-70200mm-f-2-8l-...70_hy_200USMIS/
instead i took advantage of that canon instant rebate and bought this
The only rebates we're getting over here (Netherlands) at the moment are for printers and I've already got one of those.
Nice choice for the wide angle lens there. You'd better start saving up for a full frame camera with all those L lenses you've got.
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thanks wizartar for the tips....i keep on forgetting to buy that uv filter.
anyways im planning on buying this lens
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/8006...0mm_f_5_6L.html
:lol: So, you selling the house?
More on that $120.000 lens here.
In other news; I just ordered my 70-200 lens. It's not in stock at the moment but they hope to get new stock tomorrow or else next week.
please, please please let it be tomorrow!
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For some reason I the Nikon brand sticks with me. Any pros and cons in regards to Cannon vs. Nikon?
Canon FTW!!!11ONE
j/k.They both make great camera's, it's all up to personal preference.
When you watch a sports event, the white lenses are Canons.
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The list goes on and on and on...
The major reason for me to get the 580 would be the fact that it can act as a (grand
) master flash while the 430 can only act as slave flash but the $130 difference in price still made me go with the 430 II.::EDIT:: I'm still jealous though.
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my flash kit has finally arrived but i wont have time to play with it this week
Ooh nice! Why did you choose the 580 over the 430 if you don't mind me asking?
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my suggestion is the 24-105mm L f4. its lighter and little bit smaller than the 24-70 2.8 its really a great walkaround lens. while the 17-55mm 2.8 is lalso a great lens mind you that its an EF-S lens so its only for cropped bodies. if youre thinking going full frame in the future get the EF lenses
There you go, the perfect lens for your needs! It's an L EF lens with lots of zoom range and it's cheaper than the 24-70.
BTW: Canon's L range is their pro range meaning they're built to last. Besides the difference in picture quality, if you ever want to know why you're paying so much extra for an L lens go to a shop and hold an L lens and a 18-55 kitlens.
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if the general focus of the photography discussed is on taking pictures of our toys... it's kinda toy related... right?
True, but for this thread to stay in the toy section, we should only be discussing how to take better pics of our collection. If we start giving each other advice on lenses, tripods and other equipment, we'd stray off topic and might get the thread closed. The computer and electronics supergeek thread is a good example of a similar type of thread where members get and give advice on computers etc.
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Meh, this one's better.
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Another awesome update, great job mr. March!
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holly asscrackers is the 24-70mm expensive.
it is tempting though.what about the 17-55mm IS? $140 cheaper and sharper image quality plus IS. not sure if the sealed metal barrel and an included hood/case are worth the extra cash.
The 17-55 is a good option too, but IS isn't too important to have at focal lengths shorter than 55 mm unless you're a recovering drug addict in need of a hit.
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Shouldn't this thread be in the "Anime or Science Fiction" section, like the other "off topic" thread?
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ok, anyone have advice on lenses? I'm planing on getting a new camera (canon T1i) some time in the next year and will need to get all new lenses for it.
I'm hopping to get both camera and lenses for around $2000 (plus or minus 200) all total and I'd prefer to end up with a similar selection to what I'm used to on my film camera (with that I have 50mm and 28mm lenses as well as a standard zoom and a telephoto zoom.)
considering the 1.6x multiplication from the smaller sensor, I was planing on getting a 20mm, a 35mm and a 70-300mm zoom on top of the standard kit lens (18-55mm).
I've also been looking at an F1.4 50mm as well as either an 85 or 100mm telephoto. I'm really not sure which of these I'd be better off with.
I'm not sure if I'd get more use out of a wide angle lens or a more telephoto lens, and I'm also wondering if I should forgo the kit lens AND the telephoto zoom and just get an 18-200mm lens as a walk around lens.
Forget about the 18-200, it compromises everything for zoom range. Instead of getting two separate lenses for the 20 mm and the 35 mm, why not go with a 17-40 mm f4 lens, or a 24-70 mm f2.8? I wouldn't recommend the 18-55 kitlens either, the 24-70 mm has enough range to act as your walk-around lens and the 70-300 would match up great in zoom range. So basically, by getting a 24-70 mm, you save cash on a crappy 18-55 mm, an moderately priced 20 mm and a moderately priced 35 mm.
I've got a 40D with a 17-85 mm kit lens which is ok, but has some severe barrel distortion at wide angle. I'm currently saving up for a 70-200 mm f2.8 IS and after that a 10-22 mm. After that I might get the 24-70 and get rid of the 17-85.
You wanna read up on canon lenses? Go here.
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OMG Dante74, that avatar of yours is heresy!!!
What are you talking about? Zardoz is one of the EPIC sci-fi movies. It's right up there with Alien and Bladerunner AFAIC.
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Awesome F-22 pic: http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/pho...F-9497Y-902.jpg
Great pic, but what's up with all the patchwork on the upper fuselage?
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As cute as she was, I don't think I can have her playing with my toys!
She can play with my toy anytime. I'm sure she can make it transform too!
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You still have to know how to use it though. Same goes for photographers.