Photography Thread

[surfinrach90]

Man that's a really good picture, great camera.

Speaking of cameraaaas, mine finally arrived today XD
Well, it got delivered y/day or the day before, but I wasn't in, so picked it up from the PO earlier. The Canons out of battery so I had to take a picture of it using my webcam lawl. A replica Leica, beauuuuutiful =]

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[blueovalboy7]

Very nice, what did that run ya? Also do you know what the actual Leica would cost? I justa curious.

[surfinrach90]

That only cost me £40.
Still haven't got the chance to use it =/

And original Leicas can range from around £200 for an M2 body, up to about £4,000 for a mint condition boxed with lenses. Which is why I settled for a replica =P

[blueovalboy7]

Another shot I took actually earlier today. Once again scaled down from it's original size.



It was for an assignment, 20 images with the same object as the focal.

[Diomedes]

That's quite an interesting setup. Very good use of focal distance and the such. Top marks I presume

How have I not posted in this thread till now? No idea. I'll get a photo of my camera gear up soonish.

[Deanis]

Nice shots BlueOvalBoy.

Heres some camera porn:



Canon 24-105L ... SIGMA 8mm FISHEYE ... CANON 450D ... 580EX II Speedlite

And heres what that 8mm Fisheye can do:


And for band photography, unfortunately out of focus, was taken an hr after I got the lens:

[blueovalboy7]

I like the fisheye, pretty sweet results. How do you like the camera, from what I read it sounds like it has quite a few useful features.

[Deanis]

Haha....the camera honestly....really is quite budget. But I mean as an entry-level camera, its pretty damn good for the price.

I dont like the Nikon interface, and apparently their lenses are on average more expensive, so being the student that I am, I opted for the easier to use, cheaper option.

Oddly...my 8mm SIGMA is marginally sharper than my 24-105, which shouldnt be right...

(If you are thinking of going digital SLR, there really are only 2 choices: Nikon or Canon. Both brands have so many lenses and accessories to choose from, you cant go wrong).

[blueovalboy7]

For a "budget" camera it seems like it takes some pretty damn good photos. I've been contemplating between the Canons and Nikons for when I finally can afford a DSLR and since I've been using a Nikon I'm used to it's interface, but then again I know you can't go wrong with Canon. It's just finding a model that isn't too pricey and that is going to have the features I need/want. I've been looking at the XSi and XTi Canons and the D90 and D80 Nikons.

[Diomedes]

You know what can take good photos? An Minolta XE-1

Yeaaah, that's my camera.