Gear discussion thread v. "I got some new gear and I got to post it here" - General

[QUOTE=codenamecueball;44012360]are you on a photography course? [editline]23rd February 2014[/editline] flash heads - if you have a sony you can't use the uni ones so you need to hire out a canon dslr from them [editline]23rd February 2014[/editline] lenses - let's say you don't own a complete kit and fancy an 85mm 1.8 - you have to buy it, you can't just borrow one [editline]23rd February 2014[/editline] on camera flash unit - better hope you got a canon, or you have to buy your own speedlite[/QUOTE] What photographer doesn't have their own gear? You don't NEED specific lenses, I'm not sure what you're on about. If you desperately need a particular lens, of course you can fucking borrow it from someone. :v: Our studio strobes also fit every camera, so that's not an issue. If you need a regular flash, chances are you already have one. If you don't, you could borrow it from someone else. (though the school does offer both nikon and canon flashes)

[QUOTE=paul simon;44012730]What photographer doesn't have their own gear? You don't NEED specific lenses, I'm not sure what you're on about. If you desperately need a particular lens, of course you can fucking borrow it from someone. :v: Our studio strobes also fit every camera, so that's not an issue. If you need a regular flash, chances are you already have one. If you don't, you could borrow it from someone else. (though the school does offer both nikon and canon flashes)[/QUOTE] i don't think you know what i'm talking about i'm saying it's easier if everyone is on the same system because the uni can pick up the tab for equipment and spent more time teaching photography instead of troubleshooting individual problems

I'm at a "university" (different school systems, not sure what to actually call it) where everyone has different cameras and many has different computers. If someone has a problem, it's their own responsibility, not the unis. Different cameras and different computers does not handicap the education in any way here. What we learn applies to most, if not all, cameras. 0% of studying time is spent troubleshooting. My point is that it's unecessary for a school to enforce you to have a specific camera. Sure, it's nice that they have a wide selection of leses to borrow out, and maybe their education will mention mac keyboard shortcuts only, but your camera and computer choice should still be OPTIONS not LAWS.

do any of you actually go to school specifically for photography?

I had a minor in photography (utterly useless tbh) Bopie went to a school for photography, I don't know if he's still there Photo degrees just aren't quite as important as other degrees. Experience and connections rule (portfolio as well), you won't get a job because of a degree, or not get a job because you lack one. [editline]22nd February 2014[/editline] Nat Geo says they flat out refuse photo majors, they want people with majors in other areas so they are more well rounded (psychology, sociology, and anthropology being the most common)

on a different note, assuming I dont need any special lenses like a long range zoom or super wide angle, is a 35mm, 50mm, and 75mm equiv. lenses a good setup to have? it sounds good to me except I question having the 35mm and 50mm and not knowing which to use

[QUOTE=paul simon;44011411]That's some russian type-style bullshit right there.[/QUOTE] I feel like it has to be a Nikon full frame of some sort and a macbook pro of some sort. A bunch of people talked about this, I'm guessing the college has a bunch of single brand/mount lenses and doesn't want to run into problems with that or teaching everyone using the same camera instead of teaching people with different camera models.

[QUOTE=dwt110;44013593]do any of you actually go to school specifically for photography?[/QUOTE] I almost went to Brooks Institute. During my senior year in high school I was ready to go there. But I decided not to be mostly because of what Austin posted earlier. And also that Brooks Institute is notorious for "promising" students jobs after graduating.

[QUOTE=dwt110;44013593]do any of you actually go to school specifically for photography?[/QUOTE] I have applied to some for college. Some friends of mine applied too, also for university. Everything else that I choose was media studies, film, TV, broadcasting.

[QUOTE=codenamecueball;44011933]how can you ensure university/college equipment works consistently across all brands? if you have a whole canon faculty, you can (for example) buy a wide variety of lenses for that mount but if you have to cater for canon, nikon then you have less variety and it costs more. what happens if a sony user comes along? they can't participate and have to shell out for their own stuff.[/QUOTE] I wish my school went for Canon only, instead they went for a big set of amazing full frame Nikon lenses but only lousy crop bodies. Not even a single full frame DSLR for studio work only. Meanwhile there are a lot of MF cameras and lenses collecting dust in a display case down the hallway. :((

I go to college for photography, and the college facility is Nikon d5200/D5100 for first years and better Nikons for the second years. We are allowed to buy our own gear. I use the canon 1D mk 2 and if I really need something I could easily borrow a Nikon body and the lens/speedlite etc. Some of the gear isn't brand specific like the studio equipment. I also use my own laptop for editing and stuff because I dislike the Mac design.

[QUOTE=dwt110;44013593]do any of you actually go to school specifically for photography?[/QUOTE] i do a film ba but it has a photography module which is shared with the photography ba

I'm having a lot of trouble with accessing the Personal Functions and tethered shooting on my 1D mark 2, it requires connection through firewire and windows xp and I just can't seem to even get it recognised on the Laptop that runs XP. Anyone have any ideas/suggestions? I've tried 2 different laptops and two different firewire cables

I am studying a ba in photography, personally just see it as a way to gather experience in the industry, make connections and better at everything to do with it in a professional sense. I don't really care about having a degree in photography because I know that experience counts more but a degree course is probably the best way I can get myself to have 1-on-1 contact with artists, get exhibited etc.

[QUOTE=Him1411;44018191]I am studying a ba in photography, personally just see it as a way to gather experience in the industry, make connections and better at everything to do with it in a professional sense. I don't really care about having a degree in photography because I know that experience counts more but a degree course is probably the best way I can get myself to have 1-on-1 contact with artists, get exhibited etc.[/QUOTE] literally same on the film course. i'll pick up things here and there but it's real experience on a film set and the connections i'll make which will carry my through. people who believe the degree is their ticket to job and life then whinge when they don't get a job and are a high roller straight out need to realise that those 4 years were what you make of them

Depends on the type degree. Even with arts degrees there some stuff you just need to learn.

I was going to do a pure BA in photography, but instead opted for an interdisciplinary BA in London made up of animation, film, photography, new media etc as I wanted to try different things and not be punished for it. I emailed 28 grads from LCC in 2011 and the majority had a bad 3 years in photography, advised the interdisciplinary route and I'm now in my final year. With art degrees (and other degrees to an extent) you need to realise you are never making enough work on the side, meeting enough people nor seeing enough exhibitions. That effort will count for so much, while the uni provides a comfort zone in tutoring you in your projects and introducing you to new areas. I dunno about you guys but the theory seems so out of touch, hardly any of it informs what work I do. £30k student debt, can't say if it was worth it for a few years.

[QUOTE=MisterM;44025222]I was going to do a pure BA in photography, but instead opted for an interdisciplinary BA in London made up of animation, film, photography, new media etc as I wanted to try different things and not be punished for it. I emailed 28 grads from LCC in 2011 and the majority had a bad 3 years in photography, advised the interdisciplinary route and I'm now in my final year. With art degrees (and other degrees to an extent) you need to realise you are never making enough work on the side, meeting enough people nor seeing enough exhibitions. That effort will count for so much, while the uni provides a comfort zone in tutoring you in your projects and introducing you to new areas. I dunno about you guys but the theory seems so out of touch, hardly any of it informs what work I do. £30k student debt, can't say if it was worth it for a few years.[/QUOTE] Which is why I applied to television, broadcast and film programs in college and this media production that covers even more for university. At least I'd come out with enough knowledge and skills to work in either specific field.

hype get [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkAiKENYk3o[/media]

The bird @ 1:10 looks exactly like the guy that took tha pic [editline]24th February 2014[/editline] also if u buy that camera, does it come with plane tickets to exotic places like the ad suggests?

[QUOTE=bopie;44029607]The bird @ 1:10 looks exactly like the guy that took tha pic [editline]24th February 2014[/editline] also if u buy that camera, does it come with plane tickets to exotic places like the ad suggests?[/QUOTE] Yeah just show the camera at the kiosk and they are like oh I see right this way sir then they give you a map to waterfalls and african tribes that probably wont kill you

[QUOTE=Glitchman;44029560]hype get [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkAiKENYk3o[/media][/QUOTE] Video is not available in 4K, a little disappointed.

they should definitely focus on the video merits more than the photo ones, still wise it is basically the exact same as the GH3

Back from NOLA! Samsung let me keep the Galaxy Gear they loaned me! The name's Bond..... James bond... [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Khy7PEBl.jpg[/IMG] (Also, Sched bought me a MacBook Air for work, and I've already stuck Photoshop on it. I'll be able to edit pictures on the go! and.... work... I guess.....)

gee thank god the nikon D4s goes to ISO 409,600 so revolutionary [editline]25th February 2014[/editline] now I can just use that ISO settings instead of rubbing shit on my photos to make them look awful

Getting results that are clean enough to use at ISO 100,000 is pretty incredible though. Back when ISO 6400 was the absolute highest, the nearest usable ISOs were generally 2 stops below it. Now that 400,000 is the highest, the nearest would be around 100,000. Crazy.

eh it's probably just software inflated it uses the same D4 sensor so i highly doubt it's going to be 1 stop better than the D4 like they claim

it looks cleaner at 100k ISO than my D7100 at 25,600 but that isnt saying much, i have only seen super crops at 100k ISO not the full size images off the D4s [editline]25th February 2014[/editline] i think it is fair to say that each generation of EXPEED processor brings the usable ISO range up by maybe 1/2 a stop to 2/3 a stop [editline]25th February 2014[/editline] although the "usable range" is different depending on the person. I feel cool shooting at 3200 and sometimes 6400 if need be, but some people I know dont dare go above 800

Being able to shoot clean images at 6400 is still pretty crazy.

my d60 stops being clean after ISO 400, check ur privilege