• Gear discussion thread v. "I own more nifty fifties than cameras they fit"
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Always glad to help with lens purchases! I really want the 24mm zeiss for my camera but damn that price. I'd love some Sony E glass at 24 and 35 those are two lengths really hard to find in legacy glass
Since I have new gear allow me to photograph it
And you guys actually shoot with those old ones? I have this Kodak Brownie Fiesta that uses 125 film (which noone sells anywhere in my country) but had a roll that I want to develop when I find someone who does it.
[QUOTE=latin_geek;34556477]And you guys actually shoot with those old ones? I have this Kodak Brownie Fiesta that uses 125 film (which noone sells anywhere in my country) but had a roll that I want to develop when I find someone who does it.[/QUOTE] I've used my 1910 Kodak 2A with 35mm film, the shutter works fine. Just a matter of figuring out what the hell the aperture equivalent is, everything I shot was way blown out (but that's my fault for accidentally loading 800iso film) [t]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H4hb0ABPulw/TjY_UlvHkkI/AAAAAAAAAxA/_TiiaGfXW8s/s640/_ROC0833.jpg[/t] [t]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-eWMCTLIzddc/TjY_VwyZWYI/AAAAAAAAAxI/YI_X4jFVTxE/s720/_ROC0834.jpg[/t] I've done much more shooting with my 1957 Ricoh Diacord L, which I restored myself. Takes 120 [t]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-b-o9dANucb8/Til72xewlUI/AAAAAAAAAjM/-oc-0NKPr_A/s640/_ROC0803.jpg[/t] [t]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ojts6Lkiq7Y/TimAk7ZwpqI/AAAAAAAAAjk/O5ddWxAmSjc/s400/_ROC0806.jpg[/t] I regularly pack a bag with my D7000, my favorite Nikon FE (silver body), and the Diacord whenever I go somewhere and expect to shoot a bunch. Other film cameras I've shot with on my shelf are my dad's old "Sears" rebranded pentax (can't recall model equivalent), and a Mamiya/Sekor 528tl. A good number of the older collected cameras still function, but I haven't had the chance/reason to load film.
I'm using my little Zeiss Nettar folder I picked up, shutter is sticky and there's crap on the lens, I just want to see how bad it is. All the rest I've done lately is on my Mamiya C330, and I should be getting a C3 tomorrow. Needs a little fixing, frame advance jams, but should be a simple fix. If not, single exposure backs here I come.
I was thinking of buying the Velbon CX mini tripod: [url]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Velbon-Mini-Tripod-Way-Head/dp/B000A1T168/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top[/url] Does anyone have any experience with it?
Got my C3... This thing is in amazing condition, even came with the waist finder. And there was a roll of I believe Portra 160NC in here, might get it developed... Those of you that have gone about restoring your old cameras yourself, did you try and get a service manual, or did you just go at it?
[img]http://i.imgur.com/SnJHfl.jpg[/img] there you go
D800E. 36.3 Megapixels without an AA filter. Much want.
[QUOTE=Roll_Program;34586489]D800E. 36.3 Megapixels without an AA filter. Much want.[/QUOTE]hngggggggg [media]http://vimeo.com/36305675[/media] Motorbikes and babies, god damn.
Guys Canon got new lenses out. First out is [B]24-70 f/2.8 II USM:[/B] - Shorter - Improved optics - Filter size 82mm instead of 77mm - Zoom lock at 24mm to prevent creep - Now without the awesome reversed zoom function with the fancy lens hood. - Expensive as fuck [img]http://img.gfx.no/1003/1003725/EF%2024-70mm%20f2_8L%20II%20USM%20w%20CAP.300x450.jpg[/img] Then there's 24mm f/2.8 and 28mm f/2.8: - Image stabilization! (First in the world on wide angle primes) - Redesigned optics (Now has aspherical elements) [img]http://img.gfx.no/1003/1003726/EF%2024mm%20f2_8%20IS%20USM%20FRT.300x300.jpg[/img] [img]http://img.gfx.no/1003/1003727/EF%2028mm%20f2_8%20IS%20USM%20FRT.300x300.jpg[/img] They're also expensive.
IS is nice, i wish my 16mm had IS ;( but the new 24-70 sounds great, glad to see they got rid of the reverse zoom thing, and a good 24mm prime is great for crop bodies. but why they didn't make a 30mm f1.8 or a 35mm 1.8 confuses me. they are losing so many sales to sigma from that lack of focal length, and it's a size sony and nikon have at VERY reasonable prices. Canon only has the 35mm f2, and it's mad expensive because it's not made for crop bodies. With their 7D i'm really surprised they don't have a 30mm (or 35mm) f1.8 and they didn't announce one.
Too bad they're so expensive: Available April 2012 EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM $2299/€2299 Available June 2012 EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM $849/€829 EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM $799/€799 Yeah man, 1 dollar is 1 euro... Ehm no.
[QUOTE=Trogdon;34591201]but the new 24-70 sounds great, glad to see they got rid of the reverse zoom thing[/QUOTE] Why? That was a great feature.
[QUOTE=LarparNar;34591133][img]http://img.gfx.no/1003/1003727/EF%2028mm%20f2_8%20IS%20USM%20FRT.300x300.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] Do want! Price... do not want D:
I imagine those primes with IS on them are awesome for filming.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dzoixR_fv4&feature=player_embedded[/media] [url]http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2012/02/04/the-slr-magic-hyperprime-50-lm-t0-95-leica-mount-lens-rolling-review/[/url] mmm do want but not as much as i just want a 35mm f1.4
[QUOTE=MisterM;34586868]hngggggggg [media]http://vimeo.com/36305675[/media] Motorbikes and babies, god damn.[/QUOTE] awwww man, I knew all the places that guy drove through, it's all along the miracle mile in chicago, I walked past most of it a few weeks ago must've been a hefty request to get the city to re-route traffic, even in the dead hours of the morning cars are thick in that area.
Fixed the jamming problem my new C3 was having! Now I just need the glue and it all goes back together.
[QUOTE=frag4life;34591233]Too bad they're so expensive: Available April 2012 EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM $2299/€2299 Available June 2012 EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM $849/€829 EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM $799/€799 Yeah man, 1 dollar is 1 euro... Ehm no.[/QUOTE] I wonder how much these lens would be around here in brazil. Maybe Something around R$ 3500,00 ( In dolars it goes around $1700,00) Love our economy.
okay i've been trying to figure this out all day why are rangefinder lenses so small but SLR lenses are so big i know autofocus is one of the reasons, but contax G lenses are like the smallest lenses ever and have AF. i want a 35mm zeiss contax sooooo badddd
[QUOTE=LarparNar;34591133]Guys Canon got new lenses out. First out is [B]24-70 f/2.8 II USM:[/B] - Shorter - Improved optics - Filter size 82mm instead of 77mm - Zoom lock at 24mm to prevent creep - Now without the awesome reversed zoom function with the fancy lens hood. - Expensive as fuck They're also expensive.[/QUOTE] And still no IS on the 24-70, something a lot of people wanted to be on the new version. It's something the 24-105 has, but it lacks the f2.8 aperture Not that I care, because these lenses are expensive as fuck
[QUOTE=Rafaelcostaf;34597150]I wonder how much these lens would be around here in brazil. Maybe Something around R$ 3500,00 ( In dolars it goes around $1700,00) Love our economy.[/QUOTE] That's because Brazil is still mired in the 70s/80s idea of import substitution industrialization. It was designed to protect the domestic market and spur economic growth, so they heavily tax imports. Turns out it was a massive failure, and that's why Brazil only started rapidly growing in the 90s after Cardoso opened Brazilian markets to foreign goods. The only problem is that all strictly imported products still have the 75% import tax. So besides having the conversion rate of almost 1 to 2 on foreign goods, you still have to apply the tax (after converting). It's why shit in Brazil is so ridiculously expensive it literally makes it impossible to buy anything there.
Should I get a 50mm f/1.4 before a 35mm f/2 or something similar?
[QUOTE=Ohfoohy;34613468]Should I get a 50mm f/1.4 before a 35mm f/2 or something similar?[/QUOTE] if you want more bokeh then the 50 would be better, if you want a 50mm equiv the 35mm would be better. many people consider a 50mm lens too tight on a crop body.
So, I'm in my schools tv production class. We're crazy good at fund-raising, and over the years have gotten quite a collection of lenses. Now I'm new to the whole thing, but we have a large heavy lens that's a tannish yellow. I believe it's Nikon and made for taking photos from a distance. As an equipment manager I'm able to check out these lenses for after school use. Any suggestions on how I should use it? I live in a pretty flat area. We also have a tilt shift lens which I plan to use for a time lapse(going to watch one of the parking lots fill up before school starts, from the roof). Please don't think of me as "that guy". I just access to the equipment.
[QUOTE=Trogdon;34614056]if you want more bokeh then the 50 would be better, if you want a 50mm equiv the 35mm would be better. many people consider a 50mm lens too tight on a crop body.[/QUOTE] Well. I'm use my camera a lot for video, and although the bokeh is nice, the 50mm looks quite hard to stay focused on a moving subject. (at a low f/stop) Also, I guess I have to look into is if it's worth the extra stops (50mm f/1.4 vs 35mm f/2) I don't really know. [editline]9th February 2012[/editline] Maybe I can go with the cheaper 50mm f/1.8 and the 35mm f/2?
[QUOTE=Ohfoohy;34614240]Well. I'm use my camera a lot for video, and although the bokeh is nice, the 50mm looks quite hard to stay focused on a moving subject. (at a low f/stop) Also, I guess I have to look into is if it's worth the extra stops (50mm f/1.4 vs 35mm f/2) I don't really know. Maybe I'll get [editline]9th February 2012[/editline] [/QUOTE] well if you don't plan on going FF the Sigma 30mm f1.4 is always an option, and a great one at that. Maybe I can go with the cheaper 50mm f/1.8 and the 35mm f/2? [editline]8th February 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=credesniper;34614218]So, I'm in my schools tv production class. We're crazy good at fund-raising, and over the years have gotten quite a collection of lenses. Now I'm new to the whole thing, but we have a large heavy lens that's a tannish yellow. I believe it's Nikon and made for taking photos from a distance. As an equipment manager I'm able to check out these lenses for after school use. Any suggestions on how I should use it? I live in a pretty flat area. We also have a tilt shift lens which I plan to use for a time lapse(going to watch one of the parking lots fill up before school starts, from the roof).[/QUOTE] it sounds like a telephoto, which is mostly for sports and wildlife, somewhere where you can't really get close. They are also good for portraits as they can isolate the subject well, you'll just be really far away from them.
[QUOTE=Trogdon;34614344]well if you don't plan on going FF the Sigma 30mm f1.4 is always an option, and a great one at that. [editline]8th February 2012[/editline][/QUOTE] FF?
Full frame. like if you don't plan on getting a 1D or a 5D then i'd get the sigma. but the sigma won't work properly on those cameras because it wouldn't cover the larger sensor.
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