nothing, i get the camera in 9 weeks, so i’m researching from now!
it’ll come with a kit lens, which i plan to play with until im familiar with the camera, which will take a while.
thanks for the links!
that pic of yours i quoted is my fav so far. i really dig the luminous quality of the blues and pinks at night time and the energy in the shot.
thanks. 9 weeks is a while from now. that gives you a lot of time to research what type of photography you want to get into.
usually if you want that much background blur, then youd want to use wide apertures. primes are the only lenses that will give you apertures wider than 2.8. although, you can still get wonderful background blur with 2.8.
Nikkor 35mm f/1.8
Simple, but I like it I guess:
The 500mm f8 I used for the left side is hard as hell to focus.
thats a pretty interesting layout. i like the hues you got from those pictures.
A couple I took at the beach the other day:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Friesandacoke/100_0888.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Friesandacoke/100_0902.jpg
Went to a fair on Friday:
some portraits
I was able to stay at a pretty nice hotel for a work trip, took my camera this time. Nothing really came out as nice as I had hoped… should’ve bumped up the ISO a little, but I like shooting with ISO 100 since my 20D is old and doesn’t handle noise very well. All handheld with no flash, which is why some shots are blurry…
Didn’t realize this was crooked!
Oh, and I know this is a photography thread, but I saw this [media=vimeo]6475938[/media]… can someone buy this for me? 
hey everyone,
i was just recently exchanging PMs with another SRK member (BobbysWorldFoSho) with some questions to me about his next (first) DSLR purchase). i figured i should bring up the conversation publicly so that you all can help him as well, cuz i know i alone might not be giving him as much information he needs to make his decision yet.
I will just refer him to this thread for more answers since there are way more experts here to consult with. =D
thanks for your help blooper =]
This is more of a general question to the people in this thread, what sort of camera does everyone use? Everytime I go shopping for a camera (which I need to do soon, as a matter of fact. I still use an old 5MP camera for my everyday needs) but also I’m going to conventions where I need to take crisper looking pictures much more often now. Is a DSLR camera worth it, or should I simply go for a cheaper camera like a Sony Cyber-shot or something alike?
it really depends on your needs. if youre just there to record the event in general, then a point and shoot may be enough. but if you need to be able to be in more control of your images (i.e. exposure, points of focus etc.) then you might want to look into a DSLR. i know for a fact that most conventions are held in big auditoriums with poor fluorescent lighting. if you have a hard time with a point and shoot in that type of environment, than i would of course suggest upgrading.
when youre looking to take “crisper” pictures, youre most likely referring to image quality which can be a result of many factors (ISO, shutter speeds, and lens). point and shoots are great but theyre very limited to their hard ware. image quality is handicapped by their plastic lenses and small sensor size.
smaller sensor sizes tend to have noisier images (speckles), which arent really pleasing to the eye most the time. (example. older cell phone cameras are noisy as hell, their sensors are very small and only yielded less than a megapixel of information). nowadays noise performance is getting better with technology as megapixel count goes up.
if youre looking for more resolution in your images, then for sure get a DSLR. reason being is that they are equipped with sensors that are at least 4x bigger than your point and shoot camera. a 10mp SLR will take resolutions 4x more than a 10mp point and shoot (assuming that the SLR sensor is 4x bigger).
my example: one 20inch TV versus four of the same TV.
i might be getting a little over board with the info. so ill stop here and let you come up with some more specific questions.
but i think a DSLR would be a nice tool to have for event coverage.
Yeah, mainly I’m looking more image quality basically. I’m considering a SLR camera but I wondered how often would I have to ‘upgrade’ (how many years before I’ll need to give in and buy another SLR camera) since it seems like regular point and shoot cameras are dated every six months, are SLR cameras the same way?
DSLRs update about every 16 months or so… but like most point and shoots that get updated, its usually just a firmware update or minor tweaks in technology (like megapixels) which dont add a lot to performance. i have an old 8mp rebel ive used for 3 years that i use as a back up now. but im sure its just as good now as it was back then. of course there have been some updates since then, but none of which would really make my old rebel obsolete.
i think minimal reqs for some jobs out there now is 10mp and up. but it just depends on what the job entails and what theyre using the images for.
i just recently bought a used 40D but i didnt have to. i just wanted another body so i can have a 2nd camera to fall back on when i do any jobs.
Newer DSLRs have HD Video recording capabilities.
what do you guys think about the new nikon D3000? Im leaning more towards it since its newer than the D40(x)
hmm the D40x is a pretty dated camera now. but its still a good learning tool and it takes really nice pictures regardless. if you can find it for under 400 new, id rec it.
I found a local seller selling a D40x for 370, but the problem is that the camera is refurbish and he has had it for over a year. What do you think?