I didn't know Tamrom made a 11-16... lol
Agreed - learn to shoot in manual before spending thousands on gear you find out you don't need/want.
this is a Sweet F@cking pic! the colors ain't no JOKE!
Alpinestars gave us super sweet black Moto GP vests this year. Apparently the UCI says we have to be purple as it is in the rulebook, so back to custom purple stuff from Alpinestars next year.Fraser, weren't you ALWAYS the man in purple? I always have seen you in your goofy purple vest
There is an entire MBPA rule book we created with the UCI. IT hasn't really been enforced up until now, but will be in 2009. It will all of a sudden be MUCH harder to get press credentials, and MBPA will have priority access to the courses, the podiums etc.
wait... so no more of this?
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First things first, go see a doctor about that cold. Check out my flickr page, in my signature. All but 2 pictures there were taken with a d40, and nearly all with the 18-55 lens. IMO the D40 is an excellent camera. I have never seen it marketed as weather resistant but I have used it in some extreme conditions with absolutely no problems. Just to list a few incidents, shooting several snowboarding events in heavy wet snow (and 1 pond skimming event getting soaked), shooting downhill and getting so dusty the camera was brown at the end of the day, shooting in over 100* weather, shooting below 0* weather. I have shot in the rain, fog, sleet ect. I am sure you get the idea. The huge negative to the D40 is the lack of an internal AF motor. Your lens selection is limited to few keeping your AF capabilities. They must be "AF-S" lenses, and as you can see very few are low priced. This is one of the reasons I am upgrading my camera. Canon offers a better lens selection and more bang for the buck I have seen. I still love how a nikon feels in my hands but cannot afford the glass. If you want the full range of nikon glass save some money and upgrade to a d90.what about the guy(i.e. me) that can't afford the $3500.00 lens? was looking into getting a new lens in the spring for my cough D40 cough. just got into racing DH and photographing it this year, so I'm new and i don't know what to do! some pics i take turn out OK and others not so much. using the stock lenses the kit came with. i guess i need to read the book you wrote about. loving the articles BTW
what about the guy(i.e. me) that can't afford the $3500.00 lens? was looking into getting a new lens in the spring for my cough D40 cough. just got into racing DH and photographing it this year, so I'm new and i don't know what to do! some pics i take turn out OK and others not so much. using the stock lenses the kit came with. i guess i need to read the book you wrote about. loving the articles BTW
nice man thanks for the info! the race shots you have on your flickr, are they shot with a remote flash? or on camera?
I'd go flash. Light, every time.
I 2nd the FLASH vote!
No offense taken...I wouldn't have posted the pictures If I didn't want them critiqued.No offense, but you should wrap your head around exposure and shutter speeds before you make any more purchases. Those shots are mostly underexposed and extremely blurry.
Maybe this afternoon's article will help.
Notice the difference?
There is a few kicking around, but they usually aren't great for one reason or another. G10 is a great camera with all manual controls, but is bulky and heavy. I am not 100% sure if the A series still has full manual, but they still do chew through AA batteries in a hurry.I've been doing the panning thing with my p&s for awhile now. It works great! I take significantly better pictures with my p&s in full manual mode than even with my 20D, possibly because it's always in my pocket during every ride.
I'm usually at ISO 50, F2.6-3.5ish, at 1/80th to 1/125th, and I almost always use the flash. I've got a $200, 3.5 year old cheapie Canon Powershot a510. Somehow, it's got easy to use, full manual controls. ISO 50-400, flash has 3 different levels, shutter speeds from 30" to 1/1250th, and f2.6-8.0. Lately I've left it in full black and white mode, and seeing the world through the live view in black and white is a cool new perspective.
A few examples of my panning shots with the point and shoot:
Cloudy day, super low-light:
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On a night ride, but made brighter with some photoshop:
In the forest:
Horribly backlit, but the flash saved the day:
In the woods, after the sun already set, and a good example of why ISO of 100 or higher on p&s cameras is hopeless:
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It can get old doing just panners, but if you're having issues getting what you want, it's a great way to work around the limitations of a p&s. Plus, it sucks dragging a huge SLR out to the trails, and it's usually hard to pull out of the bag in time. The point and shoot lives in my pocket. Out and ready in 5 seconds.
Does anyone even make point and shoot cameras with full manual settings anymore?
