And it is a better picture than any one of the thousands that guy has taken of his pomeranians.Gratuitous dog photo...
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i have that lens for my canon, and it's excellent.
just be aware that there enough reports about front- and back-focusing that you may want to thoroughly check it when you get it to make sure your copy is good. sigma is supposedly good @ re-calibrating and sending it back, though. luckily, i didn't have to deal w/ that.
just be aware that there enough reports about front- and back-focusing that you may want to thoroughly check it when you get it to make sure your copy is good. sigma is supposedly good @ re-calibrating and sending it back, though. luckily, i didn't have to deal w/ that.
how can i check how many shutter actuations i have made on my d40 i know there is easily over 10k
not sure if nikon works the same way, but i've set my canon to number the images sequentially. i'm at about 24K in the 12 months i've had my 30D.
I got neg-repped for that? WTF?
No one is going to go to that black hole. The joke is over.
as i told you, predictability doesn't suit you.
http://www.opanda.com/en/iexif/download.htm
The total actuations are listed in every file in the EXIF data.
If you've posted to Flickr you can see it there in the "properties".
Nikons do the same, sequentially in total or per card format.
How do people edit through over 1000 images /day? I consider myself a fast editor, I can get an initial take of 150 or so images down to 20 in a matter of minutes, but there's no fvcking way I can deal with 10k per week.
Most I've ever shot in a day was 2880 (1 frame every 30sec. for 24 hours) and they just got dumped into FinalCut Pro.
Blue, to answer your question, you're fvcked in low light. You can't really utilise Nikon's fast primes and you can't bump up the ISO enough to use a slow zoom. Start carrying a tripod and learning to manualy focus. You are in luck for macro though, the 105VR is a great lens, but a pricey one, combine that with some extension tubes and you'll be set.
Most I've ever shot in a day was 2880 (1 frame every 30sec. for 24 hours) and they just got dumped into FinalCut Pro.
Blue, to answer your question, you're fvcked in low light. You can't really utilise Nikon's fast primes and you can't bump up the ISO enough to use a slow zoom. Start carrying a tripod and learning to manualy focus. You are in luck for macro though, the 105VR is a great lens, but a pricey one, combine that with some extension tubes and you'll be set.
Adobe. Lightroom.
I don't thing the Pomeranian idiot is editing anything. Looks like he just machine guns the shutter and then posts em up.
If he's learning to manually focus he sure as heck can use all of Nikon's fast primes...
I'm well acquainted with tripods...I've been shooting in pitch black situations for the past 2 years with a point and shoot...
Manually focusing at night on a tripod (whilst trying to avoid detection) is difficult, to say the least.
D40 -
Very low light, manually focused w/ that 50mm f/1.8 - 1/40" @ ISO 200.
If you hunt around the f/1.4's are on eBay as well.
BTW - one tip: with the 50mm wide open like that, concentrate on focusing on the eyes, not the nose - the DOF is only a few mm so it makes a big difference. In the above pic I think I got the bridge of the nose so it could have been better. I love the expression though.
Nice shot...How low is very? Just indoors, dark outside, any interior lighting...I ask as I absolutely love handholding for taking pictures. Tripods really cut down on the volume of stuff I shoot, I've noticed, simply because it's a massive PITA to transport and setup a shot with one. At least in abandoned buildings where you're always under threat of getting chased/spooked by the proverbial "man".D40 -
Very low light, manually focused w/ that 50mm f/1.8 - 1/40" @ ISO 200.
If you hunt around the f/1.4's are on eBay as well.
These are the kinds of places I take pictures in, for reference:
Blue, you need a monopod.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/314122-REG/Bogen_Manfrotto_676B_676B_Digi_Monopod.html
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/314122-REG/Bogen_Manfrotto_676B_676B_Digi_Monopod.html
Yeah, I can get maybe a couple stops in ideal situations with a monopod and I've got pretty steady hands. A stop reliably, two with patience and careful technique. I wouldn't say that a monopod would be even a usable, let alone good, substitute for a tripod in terms of getting low light shots.
For long lenses, though... a godsend! Framing and waiting is a hell of a lot easier when you don't have to prop the lens up for long periods of time.
For long lenses, though... a godsend! Framing and waiting is a hell of a lot easier when you don't have to prop the lens up for long periods of time.
It will eliminate some up and down jitters. It doesn't help drunken swaying though.
no split focusing screen == no ability to manually focus, imo.
Doesn't matter. The AF sensor in the camera still works, and it knows if whatever is in the AF area is in focus or not. Just get it in the ball park and look for the little green dot in the lower left of the viewfinder. Works every time.
If you really need it you can buy an aftermarket focusing screen.
There are several aftermarket split prism focusing screens. I've got pretty good eyes and haven't had much trouble with the several Nikons I've used but the split prism would definitely be an asset.
Yeah. Monopod not so hot for anything longer than about half a second...
I need a setup that allows me to unhook the camera from the tripod, stash it in a safe place on my person, and completely collapse the tripod for carrying (eg, sprinting)...
All in about 10 seconds.
Anyone make a springloaded tripod like a backwards umbrella?
I need a setup that allows me to unhook the camera from the tripod, stash it in a safe place on my person, and completely collapse the tripod for carrying (eg, sprinting)...
All in about 10 seconds.
Anyone make a springloaded tripod like a backwards umbrella?
Just get a tripod with flip locks. Manfrotto makes some. The flip locks can be popped open and shut as quick as you need.
Actually, manfrotto has a monopod with spring loaded mini tripod legs. Get that along with a quick release head and you are all set.
Ala this?
http://www.manfrotto.com/Jahia/site/manfrotto/cache/offonce/pid/2280?livid=68&lsf=68&child=3
Claims to be the quickest tripod in the world to setup/take down.
I don't know anything about that tripod. I was talking about flip locks like this:
http://www.manfrotto.com/Jahia/site/manfrotto/cache/offonce/pid/2275?livid=68|69&lsf=69&child=2
http://www.manfrotto.com/Jahia/site/manfrotto/cache/offonce/pid/2275?livid=68|69&lsf=69&child=2
This is around $450 with a head
Anyone know if anyone makes something similar? My current tripod has flip-locks and it's too slow/cumbersome. I need to see if I can find one of the monopods Fraser was talking about locally to get a feel for the leg retraction action...
I get to make a $4200 BH purchase next week, yeah! (And I still don't own a decent tripod)
I spent less than that for a whole drumset worth of DW cymbal stands. Not crappy ones mind you, nice ones.This is around $450 with a head
Photo stuff is ridiculously priced.
$450 with a head is pretty budget level for a good tripod...
It doesn't need to hold three tons, it just needs to go up and down quickly...
Just the Bogen/Manfrotto stuff seems to be that expensive (and they do have much more affordable options - the monopod is $120 with a head).The tripod I use currently was $20 from BestBuy. It's fairly flexy, but holds the camera without concern. For $450 I could fab my own jiggy jiggy out of carbon, pixie dust, and titanium bits...
Regular manfrotto monopod (681b, which i have) is $49.