Gear discussion thread v. "I own more nifty fifties than cameras they fit"
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[QUOTE=Slippery-Q;39225045]I had thought about that, until I saw this:
My older brother has an iPhone 5, and often sits at home, bored. Whenever I go out to take pictures, he could be my meter-maid. EVERYONE WINS[/QUOTE]
tell him to get a job
[QUOTE=The Salmon;39225096]tell him to get a job[/QUOTE]
he's been looking, should be getting one during the summer. he isn't really money hungry since he's paid by the Govt monthly to keep his grades good in college via the G.I Bill. i think he just needs a really cool hobby.
[QUOTE=bopie;39223066]My GF is looking to sell her lightly used, perfect condition 24-105 4L IS for around £400. Has a 77mm UV on it, and the box and manual should be at her parents house if you need us to find them. Message me if you're interested.[/QUOTE]
Have PM'ed you, thanks
Trading in my Canon 50mm f1.8 (actually a bad example of one I believe, isn't as sharp as it should be), and the 55-250, to get a Canon 70-200mm L for only £150.
Good deal? I think so.
[QUOTE=matreox;39227351]Trading in my Canon 50mm f1.8 (actually a bad example of one I believe, isn't as sharp as it should be), and the 55-250, to get a Canon 70-200mm L for only £150.
Good deal? I think so.[/QUOTE]
Really good deal. In the store I work in the combination of the 50mm 1.8 and 55-250 wouldn't be worth more than 100 euro for us if it were to be traded in for other equipment.
Speaking of 50mm 1.8's. I just got mine from Digital rev and It's awesome.
[QUOTE=Elfy;39228855]Speaking of 50mm 1.8's. I just got mine from Digital rev and It's awesome.[/QUOTE]
It certainly seems to be a nice lens for most, I REALLY hate the crappy AF and dodgy MF ring though.
Mine also was quite soft unless stopped down to 4 or more, even then wasn't tack sharp in the slightest.
[QUOTE=matreox;39227351]Trading in my Canon 50mm f1.8 (actually a bad example of one I believe, isn't as sharp as it should be), and the 55-250, to get a Canon 70-200mm L for only £150.
Good deal? I think so.[/QUOTE]
Lucky bastard, that lens will surely work like a dream.
Also, I'm closing in on a second-hand Canon 35mm f/2 for 150 euros. Seeing how they are 280 euros new, I thought this is a nice deal. Just asked for pictures of the lens and how the sellers experiences with it were.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/KAn4L.jpg[/img]
thought i threw this away SEVERAL months ago. found it in a pink bucket about 10 mins ago, and as you can see, it's busted. however, it's not busted BAD. so, any ideas as to what i can do with this lens? i was thinking of reversing it, and turning it into a really cheap macro.
Fix it
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Cheap macros and macro hacks are the worst
the gold cable is broken, can that be repaired? if not, where can i get a new one?
Hmm you could probably find one on eBay, is it just a good cable? If you already have a new one it wouldn't matter too much, but I promise the macro stuff gets boring quick it all looks so ugly
[QUOTE=Trogdon;39249474]Fix it
[editline]16th January 2013[/editline]
Cheap macros and macro hacks are the worst[/QUOTE]
??? I've used the nifty fifty for reverse macro shots a bunch and gotten good results
Nifty=/=quality
It's just by no means a real macro, and you are better off by getting one if that's what you like doing. No aperture control, no electronic contact, no real focusing, aberrations, terrible working distance, and the like are all problems when using reverse macro. To me it just fun for a bit but not worth ruining a lens over.
Reverse mounting is alright as it doesn't involve damaging the lens in any way, but the other points still exist. Tubes and close up filters are better ways to approach cheap macro in terms of optical performance
idk technical quality has never been a concern for me so I guess I'm out of my league there. though things like aperture control, auto-focus, and focusing distance are easy to overcome with practice
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also in my experience it's pretty difficult to ruin a lens doing reverse macro unless you're a huge klutz
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send the lens to me and I'll pay for shipping
well what i thought he meant was removing elements (usually removing the front element provides an extreme degree of macro) which is something i hear about a lot, and i can't recommend that unless you are crazy and have money to burn. but i guess the lens is broken anyways so it doesn't matter. reverse mounting is fine for it, you just have to be careful about damaging the back element since you get close to objects n such.
from what i've read/seen, this thing can also be turned into a shitty fisheye.
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjB0I4Gtttw[/url]
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE-Ow1CjRMw[/url]
My 18-135 STM arrived in the mail today, and it is glorious - definitely a step up from my 18-55. Haven't shot anything with it yet but I'm in love with the autofocusing speed and just how silent it is. Not really a fan of the focus by wire but I guess it was necessary to pack everything in there. It works well enough anyway.
Kudos to whoever it was that told me to get the STM version, it's well worth the extra dosh.
[QUOTE=Slippery-Q;39252385]from what i've read/seen, this thing can also be turned into a shitty fisheye.
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjB0I4Gtttw[/url]
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE-Ow1CjRMw[/url][/QUOTE]
Looks more just like a circle, doesn't seem that wide haha
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[QUOTE=fauxpark;39254255]My 18-135 STM arrived in the mail today, and it is glorious - definitely a step up from my 18-55. Haven't shot anything with it yet but I'm in love with the autofocusing speed and just how silent it is. Not really a fan of the focus by wire but I guess it was necessary to pack everything in there. It works well enough anyway.
Kudos to whoever it was that told me to get the STM version, it's well worth the extra dosh.[/QUOTE]
After getting used to FBW, it's really nice. Full time manual override is a treat, and having much more fine control is nice when the usual focus throw is too small for fine adjustments. You'll get used to it and love it, glad you like the lens too!
[QUOTE=Dori;39249784]??? I've used the nifty fifty for reverse macro shots a bunch and gotten good results[/QUOTE]
you're better off just using extension tubes, make/get ones which you can adjust so you also get focus control.
Lenses sent off, now awaiting the 70-200mm f4 L :)
God I can't wait!
[QUOTE=Trogdon;39255217]After getting used to FBW, it's really nice. Full time manual override is a treat, and having much more fine control is nice when the usual focus throw is too small for fine adjustments. You'll get used to it and love it, glad you like the lens too![/QUOTE]
It's not exactly true FTM since you have to half-press the shutter and wait for autofocus to lock in, but that isn't that big of a deal since it's so quick. Still, it's nice to have :v:
[QUOTE=matreox;39255867]Lenses sent off, now awaiting the 70-200mm f4 L :)
God I can't wait![/QUOTE]
I'm actually envious. Take pictures!
What lens should I invest in next? A telephoto? Perhaps a wide angle? Maybe a flash? (Specific ones)
Current Gear:
50mm f/1.8
18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Canon 550D Body
Black's BTP-3 Tripod
[QUOTE=TheNuB;39266852]What lens should I invest in next? A telephoto? Perhaps a wide angle? (Specific ones)
Current Gear:
50mm f/1.8
18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Canon 550D Body[/QUOTE]
Tele. Everyone needs a tele. Get that sigma I have that you've seen.
I guess it just depends on what you like to shoot. I've had several tele lenses but dislike almost all of them because cheap ones typically have slow apertures and you need to stop down to get better performance. I have about 5 tele lenses and have taken under 50 pictures total using them, with only have 1 photo that I like.
Perhaps a wide angle? With a crop it's pretty hard to go wide.
Anyone know where I can get some good, general purpose filters? I was thinking about getting a UV filter, and maybe a neutral density filter. But they're kinda expensive. I was looking on Amazon, but I'm still a but unsure of the application of a few of them and how to use them. I know the UV filter would be great for general purpose everything though.
Polarisers are a nice one to have. Otherwise NDs can be quite useful, grad ND can be really useful if you do landscapes. Depends a lot on what you shoot.
I got a 35mm toy camera at the thrift store today (sorry for the filter, trying to quickly lower glare)
[img]http://i.imgur.com/k2BRcYSl.jpg[/img]
Its VERY cheap, with a biggest aperture setting being f/6. It was really clean though, and only 2 bucks, so I had to get it. Doesn't take any batteries, its f stop range is 6-16, with 4 settings. I'm waiting for a roll of 800 speed film to come my way, I don't want to waste one of my rolls of 200 on this camera for it to end up underexposed and blurry.
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