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

I have one myself. Got it from amazon for like 15 bucks. It works sometimes, but most of the time it's just dead. The person selling it was nice enough to give me a refund but still let me keep the camera. So it's a nice shelf camera. Would be nice to get it fixed though.

[QUOTE=DPKiller;41368587]I have a few questions guys... I've really been having some fun with my 600D (T3i) Lately but I'm not so happy with the photo quality... I'm wondering if its the poor optics of the lens or the camera... Here are some examples. [url=https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1031910/Canon%20T3i/IMG_4382.JPG]Plane with a 70-210mm Canon EF lens[/url] [url=https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1031910/Canon%20T3i/IMG_4407.JPG]Plane with a 70-210mm Canon EF lens[/url] [url=https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1031910/Canon%20T3i/IMG_4580.JPG]Bird with a 70-210mm Canon EF lens[/url] Talking about the grain [sp]The new 70D is making me cum buckets :v: [/sp][/QUOTE] 600D is one of the best consumer DSLRs for image quality, it's definitely the lens. My 550D is tack sharp with a 70-200 f/4L or a 17-55 f/2.8 Shooting at f/5.6-8 will help, but not by much. Slap some L glass on that bitch. I upgraded from a 400D and a cheap 75-300 f/4-5.6 because of image quality, it was definitely the lens doing it, although the 400D was shite at noise performance.

[QUOTE=FlippR;41376795][IMG]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3051/2314764766_aee521176e.jpg[/IMG] I got this but it doesn't work :( it seemed like it would be fun to shoot with[/QUOTE] Clean the battery compartment with a cotton swab soaked in white vinegar, it could be battery acid. That got my maxxum 9000 working (takes 2 AA as well) and it didn't really look corroded. Also make sure you use alkaline batteries, I don't think lithium ones were common in the 90's so the voltages might not work.

HOLY SHIT, IT WORKED. But I don't have film.

[QUOTE=DPKiller;41368587]I have a few questions guys... I've really been having some fun with my 600D (T3i) Lately but I'm not so happy with the photo quality... I'm wondering if its the poor optics of the lens or the camera... Here are some examples. [url=https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1031910/Canon%20T3i/IMG_4382.JPG]Plane with a 70-210mm Canon EF lens[/url] [url=https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1031910/Canon%20T3i/IMG_4407.JPG]Plane with a 70-210mm Canon EF lens[/url] [url=https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1031910/Canon%20T3i/IMG_4580.JPG]Bird with a 70-210mm Canon EF lens[/url] Talking about the grain [sp]The new 70D is making me cum buckets :v: [/sp][/QUOTE] from what i can tell it looks like your photos missed focus. that could be due to the lens, or just your camera body and lens not being aligned (which you can't really do anything about as the t3i doesn't have micro adjust). stop down the lens a bit, it should make it sharper and a deeper DoF, as well as increasing contrast. i'm not sure which 70-210mm lens you have, but it seems to me like focus is the issue, not the optical quality of the lens itself.

Been fixing to sell all my gear to buy the Leica M and the Leica 35 1.4. Just an idea, but I'm considering it more and more everyday. Also no idea if I'd like the silver or black better.

NOOOOOOOOO

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[url]http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sr4-one-simple-rumor-ff-nex-coming-soon-stay-tuned-on-sar/[/url] Nex FF soon, about $3k in price. Cheaper than Leica and its getting a line of zeiss FF primes, plus you can adapt Leica lenses, or any lenses you want.

But it's not got the Leica logo on it!

[QUOTE=Trogdon;41389861][url]http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sr4-one-simple-rumor-ff-nex-coming-soon-stay-tuned-on-sar/[/url] Nex FF soon, about $3k in price. Cheaper than Leica and its getting a line of zeiss FF primes, plus you can adapt Leica lenses, or any lenses you want.[/QUOTE] If they put that sensor into the body of the nex 7 it will be perfect.

[QUOTE=DPKiller;41368587]I have a few questions guys... I've really been having some fun with my 600D (T3i) Lately but I'm not so happy with the photo quality... I'm wondering if its the poor optics of the lens or the camera... Here are some examples. [url=https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1031910/Canon%20T3i/IMG_4382.JPG]Plane with a 70-210mm Canon EF lens[/url] [url=https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1031910/Canon%20T3i/IMG_4407.JPG]Plane with a 70-210mm Canon EF lens[/url] [url=https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1031910/Canon%20T3i/IMG_4580.JPG]Bird with a 70-210mm Canon EF lens[/url] Talking about the grain [sp]The new 70D is making me cum buckets :v: [/sp][/QUOTE] That's certainly something to do with the lens, not the camera itself. I have a 60D, which has the same sensor in it, the image quality, especially with the 50mm F1.8 II lens I got today, is amazing even when zoomed in.

[QUOTE=Desuh;41390439]If they put that sensor into the body of the nex 7 it will be perfect.[/QUOTE] That's what it's rumored to be. The 7 is quite a piece of kit by itself, with a full frame sensor it's going to be even more modular. You get native nex lenses, support for all alpha lenses with AF and the like with an adapter, then stopped down metering and manual focusing with all old lenses from adapters. Seriously it's going to be so cool

[QUOTE=FlippR;41376795][IMG]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3051/2314764766_aee521176e.jpg[/IMG] I got this but it doesn't work :( it seemed like it would be fun to shoot with[/QUOTE] mine shoots just fine but the photos are all incredibly underexposed...only tried 1 roll though

damn it bopie now you got me wanting a rangefinder!

[QUOTE=Roll_Program;41390142]But it's not got the Leica logo on it![/QUOTE] [url]http://www.ebay.com/itm/Leica-M6-M6TTL-M7-M8-M9-Original-Replacement-Logo-Decal-/370766736091?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item56536b6adb[/url]

Why is a brand new Nikon 50mm f/1.4 AIS more expensive than a Nikon 50mm f/1.4 AF-S Silent Wave series G?

[QUOTE=radu_iceman;41405924]Why is a brand new Nikon 50mm f/1.4 AIS more expensive than a Nikon 50mm f/1.4 AF-S Silent Wave series G?[/QUOTE] Collectors and lack of supply.

[QUOTE=radu_iceman;41405924]Why is a brand new Nikon 50mm f/1.4 AIS more expensive than a Nikon 50mm f/1.4 AF-S Silent Wave series G?[/QUOTE] because silent wave g sounds like ricer terminology

[QUOTE=radu_iceman;41405924]Why is a brand new Nikon 50mm f/1.4 AIS more expensive than a Nikon 50mm f/1.4 AF-S Silent Wave series G?[/QUOTE] i ask myself the same question every night while lying in bed

just picked up an Olympus OM-1 off of ebay. it's my first camera so I'm pretty excited

[QUOTE=.ediT;41395073]mine shoots just fine but the photos are all incredibly underexposed...only tried 1 roll though[/QUOTE] Doesn't seem like a fault of the camera... [editline]13th July 2013[/editline] Guys what's a good lens cap for my phone I need to be professional

[QUOTE=Al_Borland;41437302]just picked up an Olympus OM-1 off of ebay. it's my first camera so I'm pretty excited[/QUOTE] welcome to the ~☺~{$♥$}[I]olympus master race[/I]{$♥$}~☺~ [editline]13th July 2013[/editline] i hope you enjoy your stay

Just bought myself a Leica M4-P. I got it for a great price, so excited. [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/johngramza/9281603576/][img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7305/9281603576_98b6b3ac41_n.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/johngramza/9281603576/]Leica M4-P Front[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/johngramza/]John Gramza[/url], on Flickr Special thanks o frag4life who helped me out with the purchase and educated me about the Leica. For some reason now I just want a Voigtländer 15mm to go with it. IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES!

Incase anyone is interested, I have my [url=http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181175873779?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649]Nikon FM2[/url] and [url=http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181175859635?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649]Nikkor 10-24[/url] up for sale on ebay.co.uk. I'll have a Lowepro 180 Nova AW and a D7000 for sale soon too.

I don't know why but aperture priority mode on a 60D can be very annoying. Sometimes it over exposes and sometimes it underexposes. Messing with the exposure dial all day. Sometimes I would have to go +2 and-1 on the same subject...

I have a Minolta x700, and I love it to death, but its max shutter speed is 1/1000. Should I invest in a film slr with a faster shutter? I am 100% ok with manual focus and aperture, I just think I need a more professional slr.

What lenses do you have for it? If you have some nice ones you could look into getting a minolta XK (has 1/2000 which is just 1 stop). Honestly I would say use a polarizer, it blocks about 2 stops of light. There aren't many film cameras made for manual focusing with 1/4000th shutter, and even less that surpass that.

[QUOTE=Trogdon;41463753]What lenses do you have for it? If you have some nice ones you could look into getting a minolta XK (has 1/2000 which is just 1 stop). Honestly I would say use a polarizer, it blocks about 2 stops of light. There aren't many film cameras made for manual focusing with 1/4000th shutter, and even less that surpass that.[/QUOTE] I have two really nice lenses, a Rokkor-X 50mm f/1.7 and a Rokkor-X 45mm f/2 pancake lens. I heard that the x-700 was the last manual focus camera that minolta made.

The x-700 was the last one so its the most advanced, but the XK has a higher max shutter. But yeah I would say get a polarizer that fits both your lenses. It will help with having a larger aperture.