[QUOTE=B-hazard;31095646]I now have an assload of darkroom gear on the way to my house, you guys will be seeing a lot more of B&W film from me now.[/QUOTE]
I've been on the lookout for the stuff to do c41 for a few months now, after watching the same video Dai posted.
You're motivating me to get on it!
Also, is it your money or theirs?
Goddamnit bopie, you made me split my posts
[QUOTE=FalseLogic;31095786]Explain to them that you can always resell the camera for a good price if you actually decide you don't like photography.[/QUOTE]
He already has a D80.
[QUOTE=FalseLogic;31095786]Explain to them that you can always resell the camera for a good price if you actually decide you don't like photography.[/QUOTE]
I already like photography
Wanting to upgrade my XSi (450D) to a 7D. What do you guys thing?
[QUOTE=Highwind;31097710]Wanting to upgrade my XSi (450D) to a 7D. What do you guys thing?[/QUOTE]
I just did that.
Best decision I've ever made in my photographic life.
[QUOTE=FalseLogic;31095800]Also, is it your money or theirs?
Goddamnit bopie, you made me split my posts[/QUOTE] also my money
[QUOTE=gaboer;31096517]I already like photography[/QUOTE]
I know, but parents will always think that you will lose interest in things.
[QUOTE=gaboer;31102038]also my money[/QUOTE]
Then why do they care?
[QUOTE=adam1172;31101590]I just did that.
Best decision I've ever made in my photographic life.[/QUOTE]
How come you've upgraded to a 7D but you never post any photos in the creative photography thread?
[QUOTE=FalseLogic;31104375]I know, but parents will always think that you will lose interest in things.
Then why do they care?[/QUOTE] They say that i don't appreciate my stuff and i'm always looking for more things to buy, and that with film when i said "I like film" dad said "You don't like film you never used it"
[QUOTE=B-hazard;31105350]How come you've upgraded to a 7D but you never post any photos in the creative photography thread?[/QUOTE]
My photos with the 450D is all in a portable hard drive which failed.
and I haven't taken the 7D out yet. Will do it when I have free time though, really busy at this time of the year.
Just bought an EOS 1Ds from my dad since he already has two other bodies.
[QUOTE=Anglor;31132717]Just bought an EOS 1Ds from my dad since he already has two other bodies.[/QUOTE]
lucky bastard
I want to buy [url=http://www.hahnel.ie/index.cfm?page=dslrremotecontrols&id=64&pId=64]this[/url].. Thoughts? I just want to be able to have off camera flash, and have it all sync up :smile:
This is probably camera gear discussion. But is there any program that any one here has worked with that you can plug your camera into your computer, and use your computer to take pictures? I've looked around, but nothing good has been found.
Lightroom has tethered capture, I've never used it though.
[QUOTE=Johnbooth;31141081]This is probably camera gear discussion. But is there any program that any one here has worked with that you can plug your camera into your computer, and use your computer to take pictures? I've looked around, but nothing good has been found.[/QUOTE]
I know Canon's EOS utility can do that
Dcamcapture
Just got an old tripod from my step-grandmother since she said she'd never use it and I've been borrowing others' this whole time. All I know about it is that it's very old and of the "Topman" brand. The piece you tighten on the head to lock the roll was too loose, but my step-dad took me to Lowe's and a guy there helped us find a washer that fit, which fixed that problem beautifully. The yaw was also really jerky, but we just sprayed the joint with some WD-40 and kept spinning it around and it seems useably smooth now. So, my first tripod, seems pretty solid, just twenty minutes of work to fix it up and absolutely free, very exciting!
god DAMN I just finished a huge month-wasting project and I'm free to photofy again
taking up a project hopefully, I'm going to clean up a Ricoh Diaflex L
[img]http://www.angelfire.com/ca/erker/images/RicohDIATLR.jpg[/img]
I picked it up at a random antique store in madison with a room that was PACKED god damn full of TLRs and Land Cameras
I literally started rambling like a girl waiting in line to see twilight or something
30 bucks, sells on ebay for $100+ so I feel good about the deal. Also picked up a Polaroid Pathfinder Model 110 (below), which googling on my phone TOLD me it was worth $700, but that turned out to be the Model 110a or something stupid and this one was only worth $30, which is what I spent on it. At least I didn't get jipped. It's cool though, since it's an early instant-film camera.
[img]http://www.instantoptions.com/landlist/images/cameras/110.roll.jpg[/img]
fucker weighs a ton
This is where I got giddy, because it's got the original film in there, only half used. It's undevelopable at this point, but it's friggin' awesome. The instant cut-and-tear stuff (which I don't have a picture of yet) was like this:
> 3000 asa; the picture was taken THROUGH a layer of paper
> the paper roll comes to the back of the camera, you open it up and rip off the cover paper so it exposes the chemicals to oxygen
> you then pull the whole sheet of paper with the print on it out the side of the camera, where you use a paper cutter that's built into the camera to tear the whole sheet off
[b]I digress[/b]
The diaflex is what I want to focus on. It's really dirty, but everything works except two things: the trigger mode is stuck in self-timer (no idea how to un-stick the little sliding lever, might have to take it apart), and the shutter blades aren't opening at all, which could be because the timer is stuck and it just won't let it start a new shutter cycle. I'm pretty sure it worked in the store when I clicked it the first time, but since I accidentally set off timer mode it's jammed. Bummer.
I'll probably order some 120 soon, but I want to know from the few of you who've developed it before if there's anything I should do in particular with the stuff. I know I can't just drop it off at walgreens and pick it up an hour later.
I hope to give it a heavy cleaning and even a fresh paint retouch.
I already got some info about the Nikon 50mm 1.8D from dai, which I was thinking about purchasing the 1.8D, but then I saw a video that compared the 1.8D and the 50mm 1.8G, and it showed some sample shots from each, and it seems both lenses perform excellently, but it is highly noticeable that the bokeh at f/1.8 is much smoother and less distracting on the 1.8D.
So is the 50mm 1.8G worth it for the extra price? And another thing is that on the 1.8G I can use auto focus on my D40 body, since the lens includes its own focus motor.
thought about the 35mm f/1.8G?
I have thought about that, but I don't exactly know what instances 35mm and 50mm would each be used in. I understand 35 is more for portraits and what not, but what are the benefits of that over the 50?
[QUOTE=Mr. Mow;31207486]I have thought about that, but I don't exactly know what instances 35mm and 50mm would each be used in. I understand 35 is more for portraits and what not, but what are the benefits of that over the 50?[/QUOTE]
50mm on a crop is around 80mm which is a more common focal length for portraits.
So if I'm doing more so landscapes and nature, which would be recommended? I really need to experiment with different focal lengths on my current lens.
I dunno whether this is weird but I swear camera lenses are the most beautiful things in the world
they're just... amazing
[QUOTE=Mr. Mow;31207613]So if I'm doing more so landscapes and nature, which would be recommended? I really need to experiment with different focal lengths on my current lens.[/QUOTE]
I think you need to understand focal lengths more, as you thought a 35 was a portrait lens.
[QUOTE=Mr. Mow;31207613]So if I'm doing more so landscapes and nature, which would be recommended? I really need to experiment with different focal lengths on my current lens.[/QUOTE]
The lower the number(28, 20, 12 etc.), the more you get in your picture.
The higher the number(50, 70, 200, 300 etc.) the more zoomed-in you are.
So for landscapes, between those two lenses, the 35mm would be better. For portrait photography, the 50mm would be better.
The 35mm lens is more a 'standard' lens though. If you want to really focus on landscape photography, you will probably want a lens that is even wider than 35mm.
[QUOTE=DoubleDD;31208219]The lower the number(28, 20, 12 etc.), the more you get in your picture.
The higher the number(50, 70, 200, 300 etc.) the more zoomed-in you are.
So for landscapes, between those two lenses, the 35mm would be better. For portrait photography, the 50mm would be better.
The 35mm lens is more a 'standard' lens though. If you want to really focus on landscape photography, you will probably want a lens that is even wider than 35mm.[/QUOTE]
Gotta take sensor crop to account.
For example, a 24mm lens on a Canon 5D mark II is way wider than an 18mm on a Canon 550D
[QUOTE=B-hazard;31208055]I think you need to understand focal lengths more, as you thought a 35 was a portrait lens.[/QUOTE]
No lens has a fixed purpose.. you can shoot portraits with a fish eye if you want.
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