• Gear discussion thread v. "I own more nifty fifties than cameras they fit"
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So I was busy cleaning out the inside of my TLR and I found this cable coming out from under the viewing lens. I don't know what it is, do you guys have some idea? It looks like it leads to the hotshoe, and I tried putting my SB-900 on it and it just fires and I can't do anything with the settings, I can't even switch it off. [t]http://i.imgur.com/DGHbC.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE=DoubleDD;37481680]Yeah dude, it works fine on a 550D[/QUOTE] I was talking about the ability to control it via the camera, but I assume you meant the same thing
So I installed Magic Lantern just fine, and put it on my 64gb SDXC, but heres a pro tip. Remember to turn RAW shooting back on. Fuck.
Via SD card reader or USB to Camera?
[QUOTE=TheNuB;37497775]Via SD card reader or USB to Camera?[/QUOTE] I dont think under any case you can do it via USB to camera. I did it in my friends 2012 Macbook's SD cart slot because Im too cheap to buy a card reader.
I guess I have to bring my 550D to the computer lab on Tuesday, school lab Macs ahoy! By the way, what's up with protip? You shot a whole trip with JPEG and regret it?
[QUOTE=Raygen;37468621]Oh scheisse, disregard my post. (Well now at least you know that if you need a good constant f/2.8 lens with general-purpose focal length in the future, you can get the Tamron.)[/QUOTE] The tamron 17-50 2.8 is fixed aperture throughout the focal length? Wouldn't that be a bonus over the Sigma? The difference in price is quite large though, about £100, I'm still unsure.
[IMG]http://puu.sh/11p6v[/IMG] Recently got my first DSLR! I just love it.
I'm planning to get an older dSLR, are there many disadvantages to lets say buying a Fujifilm S2 instead of a £150 bridge camera?
[QUOTE=David Tennant;37512533]The tamron 17-50 2.8 is fixed aperture throughout the focal length? Wouldn't that be a bonus over the Sigma? The difference in price is quite large though, about £100, I'm still unsure.[/QUOTE] Well a constant f/2.8 aperture is a big bonus since you get small depth-of-field effects, even more so when zoomed in. Your exposure settings also don't change so you don't have to bother with that. But keep in mind, even with a constant f/2.8 aperture, as you zoom in more and more, you still need faster shutter speeds for longer focal lengths. Personally I'm getting the Tamron 28-75 for my 450D because I like to have some extra reach and don't mind missing out on some wide-angle. But that's your decision to make.
[QUOTE=TheNuB;37509537]I guess I have to bring my 550D to the computer lab on Tuesday, school lab Macs ahoy! By the way, what's up with protip? You shot a whole trip with JPEG and regret it?[/QUOTE] haha yep, not magic lanterns fault. I was just forgetful.
[QUOTE=communistcat;37513896]I'm planning to get an older dSLR, are there many disadvantages to lets say buying a Fujifilm S2 instead of a £150 bridge camera?[/QUOTE] Just size mostly. Dynamic range should be similar, less detail (due to less megapixels), noise will be similar, but the DoF effects of course are still better it's a dslr after all. The s2 was a nice camera, the color effects were nice
My FD adapter with AF Confirm for my D30 arrived today. I immediately tried it out. ERR 84 - LENS COMMUNICATION ERROR Great, the fucking adapter is being a bitch with the camera.
[QUOTE=Raygen;37514017]But keep in mind, even with a constant f/2.8 aperture, as you zoom in more and more, you still need faster shutter speeds for longer focal lengths.[/QUOTE] f-stops let you compare lenses in terms of the amount of light coming in regardless of focal length. Say you're looking at a wall that is completely evenly lit. You have two lenses, a 50mm and a 100mm, both set to f/2.8. When you look at the wall, in both cases the intensity of light at the film plane will be the same. This is the whole reason why f-stops are used. [SUB][SUP]Of course, you may get some differences, since f-stops assume that the glass does not absorb any of the light passing through it, which is not what really happens. Some lenses have more glass in them than others. Different types of glass possess different transmittance. This is why with cine lenses you get T-stops, which are basically f-stops but adjusted for the transmittance of that particular lens.[/SUP][/SUB]
I think he just meant that you need faster shutters to compensate for camera shake. Because rule of thumb is 1/your focal length (ie 1/100 for a 100mm lens) but that disregards stabilization
that's true sorry if that's what you meant; i should have been in bed 5 hours ago
I went with the 40D afterall, video just distracts me, finally looking forward to just sticking with a camera and concentrating on pictures for once, I'm worried 10 megapixels will disappoint me but everyone is saying otherwise and I can completely agree, it's just difficult down-grading I suppose. [img]http://puu.sh/12Dwk[/img] And now it's in stone.
[QUOTE=David Tennant;37565831]I went with the 40D afterall, video just distracts me, finally looking forward to just sticking with a camera and concentrating on pictures for once, I'm worried 10 megapixels will disappoint me but everyone is saying otherwise and I can completely agree, it's just difficult down-grading I suppose. [img]http://puu.sh/12Dwk[/img] And now it's in stone.[/QUOTE] 10mpix is fine for general hobby stuff, you only really need more than say 8 if you're doing large prints anyway.
[QUOTE=David Tennant;37565831]I went with the 40D afterall, video just distracts me, finally looking forward to just sticking with a camera and concentrating on pictures for once, I'm worried 10 megapixels will disappoint me but everyone is saying otherwise and I can completely agree, it's just difficult down-grading I suppose. And now it's in stone.[/QUOTE] 10 megapixels is fine and the 40D is a great camera. I think everyone around here understands that.
I've got a 550D at the moment and as I've had it a couple of years now I feel it's time for an upgrade. I've got loads of money to spend, and was thinking of going for a 5D MkIII and also getting a Tokina 16-28 f/2.8 Should I?
[QUOTE=Bengley;37574429]I've got a 550D at the moment and as I've had it a couple of years now I feel it's time for an upgrade. I've got loads of money to spend, and was thinking of going for a 5D MkIII and also getting a Tokina 16-28 f/2.8 Should I?[/QUOTE] If you feel like you need an upgrade then the Mk3 is certainly the one if you have tons of dosh. The AF is massively improved amongst a lot of other useful additions. Tokina 16-28 is pretty damn sharp too so I've heard.
Why do you need a 5D mk III?
DxO mark released scores for the RX100 and it beats every canon DSLR ever made in dynamic range :)
Gearnuts are going to have a heart attack.
Or just discount the testing, I saw a lot of that already. I mean clearly it's not a better camera than a mk3 and bracketing is easy enough. Just cool to see sensor tech growing so much that a compact is getting scores like a 66 on DxO (which also beats the majority of m4/3rds) and can be a viable alternative to lugging around a lot of gear. On a side note for my photo jobs I got, I'm thinking of buying a rokinon (samyang) 85mm 1.4. Seems to be good and I might need it for the poor indoor lighting. I'm trying to get a Minolta 70-210 f4 because they are like $100 used and zoom is probably more important than the light gain from the rokinon. Just need to make a Craigslist voyage and swoop one up
[QUOTE=Roll_Program;37576039]Why do you need a 5D mk III?[/QUOTE] Need? I don't. Want? I want it. You're just jelly that I have £3800 to blow on camera stuff :P
I'm just saying it's better spent on other things than endless long exposures of trains at night.
[QUOTE=Bengley;37578478]Need? I don't. Want? I want it. You're just jelly that I have £3800 to blow on camera stuff :P[/QUOTE] Why do you want it over a mk2 for instance?
Honestly, investing in lenses is a better idea at this point. You won't see much of a jump in quality with a new camera, for what you do.
[QUOTE=Roll_Program;37578581]I'm just saying it's better spent on other things than endless long exposures of trains at night.[/QUOTE] What? Have you looked at my flickr recently? I do take pictures of trains in places I'm not meant to be, but I do take a lot of other photos too. [editline]7th September 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Trogdon;37578615]Why do you want it over a mk2 for instance?[/QUOTE] I have enough money to buy a Mk3 so I'm going to buy a Mk3. I also have enough money to buy more lenses too.
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