So what you got!!!

[dullbird]

ok this is not to start a brand war just to see who has what....

as we all know we all love a poll:p

hope i didn't miss any big ones out only had room for 10 otherwise i would of put other...

[dmdigital]

There's only one SLR - Nikon:D

D200 + 24-70 f/2.8 Nikkor is my standard walk around kit.

Hopefully I'll be able to add a D700 to my kit at Christmas, all depends on what happens car wise this week:(

[dullbird]

see i said we all like a poll

only been up 30secs and its got 3 votes:D

derek maybe you would like to vote!!! its not the best yet

[dmdigital]

I had problems, didn't get the Poll header until after I'd posted:confused:

Anyway Vote's in now;)

[p38arover]

1968 Pentax Spotmatic F1.8 (bought new when I was a trainee tech - cost me a few weeks wages) - threaded lenses
1989 Pentax SFX with bayonet lenses, fixed and zoom
1989 Pentax SF7 with bayonet lenses
Nikon CoolPix 2500 digital with tilting lens (excellent macro)
Fuji S5500 FinePix digital

[JDNSW]

Rig? What's drilling to do with cameras?

In any case I don't have a drilling rig.


John

[dullbird]

Rig? What's drilling to do with cameras?

In any case I don't have a drilling rig.


John


lol it was a pun.....as most 4wd's get called rigs:D

[p38arover]

lol it was a pun.....as most 4wd's get called rigs:D

Not by me. I call them cars or 4WDs. I certainly won't call them SUVs or trucks.

[Disco_owner]

. Penatx LX 1
. Pentax MZ-S
. Pentax Mz-50
. Sony DSC-F717

[Fusion]

This is what i have ......

http://www.problogger.net/wp-content/olympus-sp-500-tm.jpg
http://www.problogger.net/wp-content/Olympus-SP-500-back-tm.jpg

[dullbird]

ok so i have changed the title for all you whingers out there:rolleyes:

(you may not ron but it was not that long ago used in an advertisment depicting australian country women...and their rigs)
geez you must be canon owners:wasntme:......



by the way this is open so you an see who has what!!:D

[Fusion]

lol it was a pun.....as most 4wd's get called rigs:D


Not by me. I call them cars or 4WDs. I certainly won't call them SUVs or trucks.

I always call most 4wd's rigs ;) ....... I knew what ya meant DB :p;).

[JDNSW]

Oh - you want camera types. None of mine fit the above poll.

From the 1950s I used Practica IV SLRs plus Rolleicord for large format, but over twenty years ago went more to pocket cameras - initially an Olympus Pen F, but later a Minox full format pocket camera. I now use a Canon Powershot A95 about twice the size of the Minox.

John

[vnx205]

Pentax ME Super

[loanrangie]

Canon EOS 30D
Sigma 17-70 mm F2.8/4.5
Canon EF USM 24-85 mm F3.5/4.5
Canon EF USM 100-300 mm F4.5/5.6
Metz 32 CT3 flash with SCA module and off camera bracket
Manfrotto Art 190 tripod
Lowepro Orion Trekker backpack

[dullbird]

suppose i should ad my'n really:D

Nikon D80

tamron 28-75mm 2.8

nikon 70-300mm 1:4-5.6......havent used this one that much
nikon 55-200mm 1:4-5.6 VR.......this is a nice lens gives good colour
nikon 18-55mm 1:3 5-5.6mm .......i really dont like this lens feels cheap

and wanting to buy either a 70-200 sigma/tamron 2.8 or a nikon 80-200 2.8...only because i cant afford the one i really want with the VR

and eventually some time in the future i will buy a wide angle

all the nikons i have present will probably be replaced.

manfrotto 190 tripod just a normal ball head looking to replace for a pan and tilt.......and a manfrotto video mount for the car:)

just a cheap bag at the moment which is a take off to the lowepro slingshot

but looking to upgrade to the dryzone rover!! to carry all equip

[dmdigital]

Nikon D200
Nikkor & Sigma Lenses mostly f/2.8's
Nikon SB-800's
Manfrotto 055MF3
RRS BH55 and several plates and rails
B+W filters, Kenko extension tubes

Bit off topic but if anyone else is using RRS - Really Right Stuff (http://www.reallyrightstuff.com/) - I am in need of ordering a few more bits soon if you want to share freight.

[Ricey]

I'm wrapped we have a photography section now. I've been building up a kit for some time & am keen to get more out of it. Mine's a Canon 40D with a couple of lenses & decent tripod.

[RonMcGr]

Canon rules. Power Shot A620 great for what I want and half the price of the previous Canon. Old one the daughter has, and it still works well (A50).

[Siska]

Canon 30D

Canon EF 75-300 f4-5.6
Sigma DC 18-50 f2.8

I'm loving the new Sigma lens and will get rid of/sell the Canon lens soon and replace it with a Sigma 70-200 f2.8

[WhiteD3]

I got a camera with two names (Konica Minolta) but can't vote for either:(

[dullbird]

I got a camera with two names (Konica Minolta) but can't vote for either:(


sorry mate i ran out of poll space....

i guess that mean you need to sell up and buy a nikon:D:wasntme::angel:

haven't minolta ceised production?

[ciapek]

My take is a little left of field so to say, I think all Prosumer level cameras currently available are of Fantastic value and quality, and honestly the amount of choice available to those interested is astounding.
My decision to swap from my Nikon and Minolta film cameras to an "entry Level" Canon DSLR was dictated by a Glass Fetish...:eek:

I love the range of Glass available from Canon and this was the deciding factor for me to change systems.

After all, the camera/sensor has now psychologically became a disposable component after a new model is released (every two Years it seems) so your hard earned coin is still retained in the glass that you purchase as this tends to far outlive the body that you end up mounting it onto......:o

current kit, as we all like to gloat a little......:p

Canon 400D + battery grip
Canon 580EX II light gun
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 II L USM
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM

A bag of filters, because every bloody lens has a different diameter size....:D

Manfrotto tripod

Lowepro Computrekker for all the gear in the 4wd/rig/truck....:D
Lowepro Slingshot for a minimal kit while walking around

[loanrangie]

Canon 30D

Canon EF 75-300 f4-5.6
Sigma DC 18-50 f2.8

I'm loving the new Sigma lens and will get rid of/sell the Canon lens soon and replace it with a Sigma 70-200 f2.8

I love my 30D and will love my sigma when i get it in a day or so, come on aussie post ! Sigma 70-200 2.8 - yes i want one too.

[dullbird]

I love my 30D and will love my sigma when i get it in a day or so, come on aussie post !
Sigma 70-200 2.8 - yes i want one too.


x3.............:)

[dmdigital]

Get the Canon 70-200 L with IS.

I've got the Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8 VR and wouldn't get rid of it unless something really really good came along. Sigma is definitely not as good as the Nikkor or Canon.

What I'd like is a Nikon AF-S 400mm f/2.8 VR II ED :)
But $11,000 is a little to much for an amature like me:(

[dullbird]

Get the Canon 70-200 L with IS.


I've got the Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8 VR and wouldn't get rid of it unless something really really good came along. Sigma is definitely not as good as the Nikkor or Canon.

What I'd like is a Nikon AF-S 400mm f/2.8 VR II ED :)
But $11,000 is a little to much for an amature like me:(

and i would like this one but the prices i have seen have been around $2500/$3000:o

the price isn't as good as the sigma;) at $1000

[Ricey]

Get the Canon 70-200 L with IS.
(

They're going for 2K on DD :angel: Christmas in July santa?

[Slunnie]

My take is a little left of field so to say, I think all Prosumer level cameras currently available are of Fantastic value and quality, and honestly the amount of choice available to those interested is astounding.
My decision to swap from my Nikon and Minolta film cameras to an "entry Level" Canon DSLR was dictated by a Glass Fetish...:eek:

I love the range of Glass available from Canon and this was the deciding factor for me to change systems.

After all, the camera/sensor has now psychologically became a disposable component after a new model is released (every two Years it seems) so your hard earned coin is still retained in the glass that you purchase as this tends to far outlive the body that you end up mounting it onto......:o

I completely agree. I think there is more to be gained through good glass than through bodys. Mind you, I would still like a full frame sensor.

[Slunnie]

I have:

Canon EOS-350D body

Canon 10-22 f3.5-4.5
Canon 24-70 f2.8L
Canon 70-200 f2.8L

Zenitar 16mm f2.8 fisheye

Tamron 18-200 f3.5-6.3
Tamron 28-300 f3.5-6.3

A few filters:
Blue
Bone
Star
UV's as usual
Polarising
Macro 1+, 2+ & 4+

plus a few other consumer lens'
Canon 28-90 f4-5.6
Canon 18-55 f3.5-5.6
Canon 35-70 f3.5-4.5

Non Digital bodys
Canon EOS-750 35mm - she was my first. :D
Canon EOS-30 35mm

[Ricey]

I completely agree. I think there is more to be gained through good glass than through bodys. Mind you, I would still like a full frame sensor.

Hey Simon, how was the desert trip? You must have got some awesome photos out there! I would love to get the canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS Are there any issues with it that anyone knows about?

[Slunnie]

Hey Simon, how was the desert trip? You must have got some awesome photos out there! I would love to get the canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS Are there any issues with it that anyone knows about?
Gday Ricey,

I had to pull out a the last moment unfortunately. :(

I dont have the IS, but so far I've found it to be an excellent lens.

Here is a full res from a rowing regatta (EOS350D/70-200f2.8L shot as a jpg)
http://www.slunnie.com/coppermine/albums/Misc/IMG_2302.jpg

Also during the eclipse when I lived at Kings
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/07/752.jpg

[Ricey]

Nice moonshot. I remember walking Diesel that night just down the road, everyone was outside! Shame about the trip though.

[abaddonxi]

Bronica ETRS
150mm
75mm
Panoramic 35mm back

Couple of Pentax 35mm SLRs
k1000 and the good one.
Chinon Pentax copy:angel:

Nikon FE2

4"x5" Zeiss Ikon plate/film camera

Sony V1
Canon A65
Nikon Coolpix 990

[loanrangie]

I completely agree. I think there is more to be gained through good glass than through bodys. Mind you, I would still like a full frame sensor.

I agree although when i looked at a digital boy to replace my EOS 10 i hated the cheap plasticy feel of the 300/350/400/450D 's, luckily a mate was about to upgrade to a 5D so he offered me the 30D body for less than a 450D body :D. Canon 70-200 IS is out of the price range although i have seen a few for not much over 1200 which is comparable to a new Sigma/ Tamron equivelant.

[long stroke]

We have a panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20.
Are these cameras any good.
http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2004/11/19/icon_lumix3_nov20,0.jpg

CHEERS TIM.

[slug_burner]

I have a pair of Canon 400Ds, one is a Rebel XTi but it is the same camera just a different name as sold to some parts of the world.

fortunate enough to have streched to a couple of L IS zooms with good aperture:). No primaries:(

Just hope the EF lenses remain the lense type of choice as I would like a full size array instead of the 2/3 or 3/4 size detector array things that make your wide angle lenses longer than they are. OK with tele lenses where you get a bit of extra magnification but it does your wides no good.

the little ixus 55 still gets a lot of use as you can throw it in your pocket, just not real good in low light. The powershot G2 did me well for many years before all the above.


If you like something that is well put together there is nothing like the L lenses you can tell they are made with glass and very smooth. I suspect that the top end nikon lenses will be much the same.

A lot of pros have stuck with nikon so they have good customer loyalty must be something in them, I just got used to the menu structures on the Canons

[Bigbjorn]

Two Praktika 35mm. One is a IVB I have owned for 46 years. Its light meter is now wildly inaccurate and the parts are no longer available. The other is a TTL, about twenty years old that I bought at auction five years ago in as new condition for $20. Got a collection of Praktika/Pentax screw mount lenses up to a 400mm. Novaflex that have accumulated over the period. I rarely use them now, preferring the convenience of digital photography.

[Redback]

Sony F828 digital, 8 mega pixel and video capable too.

Max resolution 3264 x 2448


ISO rating Auto, 64, 100, 200, 400, 800

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

Zoom wide (W) 28 mm

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ (http://javascript<b></b>:help_popup('focal length'))

Zoom tele (T) 200 mm

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ (http://javascript<b></b>:help_popup('digital zoom'))

Digital zoom 2 x


Baz.

[Sprint]

occasionally get to steal my dads Nikon FM..... i rarely take photos so i have a Nikon S210 for day to day use

[Phoenix]

I've got a Canon 400D with 2 lenses. Ok, I have a third that came with my old base model film camera, but I don't use it. Pretty crappy anyway. The 2 I have are:

EF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM (http://www.canon.com.au/products/visual/cameras_lenses_accessories/telephoto_zoom_lenses/ef100_300mmF4556usm.aspx)
EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM (http://www.canon.com.au/products/visual/cameras_lenses_accessories/standard_zoom_lenses/ef24-105mm_f4L_USM.aspx)

And yes, I have L glass fever now, but I can't afford an L replacement for the 100-300. I'd love something up to 400, but a decent price 300 would do me fine ;)

[Slunnie]

And yes, I have L glass fever now
L glass should be illegal. It only takes one shot to become addicted and once you've been there... you can just never go back to regular glass again. :(

[Offender90]

L glass should be illegal. It only takes one shot to become addicted and once you've been there... you can just never go back to regular glass again. :(

I agree, but primes will be faster and give you the same (or better) quality at a fraction of the price.

I'd say the best quality glass I have is a Canon f/1.8 50mm prime, that I paid $140 for. The L glass come close, but each at over 10x the price of the prime.

My kit includes:

20D body + BG-E2 battery grip
EFS 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5
EF 24-70 f/2.8 L
EF 70-200 f/2.8 L
Kenko 1.4x & 2x teleconverters
EX 580 II flash + dome flash diffuser
TC-80N3 remote timer
Manfrotto 055BPro tripod + 322RC2 head
Lowepro Mini trekker carry bag and a Pelican 1610 hard case.

Filters:
UV filters all round
77mm circular polariser
3 x 77mm neutral density filters (0.6, 0.9 and graduated)

For everything else, there's photoshop :)

Upgrading to 40D is tempting, but I could only justify upgrading to the full framed 5D when it gets to a comfortable price range. I'll keep the 20D as a backup body, as they go for peanuts these days.

[dullbird]

I agree, but primes will be faster and give you the same (or better) quality at a fraction of the price.

I'd say the best quality glass I have is a Canon f/1.8 50mm prime, that I paid $140 for. The L glass come close, but each at over 10x the price of the prime.

My kit includes:

20D body + BG-E2 battery grip
EFS 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5
EF 24-70 f/2.8 L
EF 70-200 f/2.8 L
Kenko 1.4x & 2x teleconverters
EX 580 II flash + dome flash diffuser
TC-80N3 remote timer
Manfrotto 055BPro tripod + 322RC2 head
Lowepro Mini trekker carry bag and a Pelican 1610 hard case.

Filters:
UV filters all round
77mm circular polariser
3 x 77mm neutral density filters (0.6, 0.9 and graduated)

For everything else, there's photoshop :)

Upgrading to 40D is tempting, but I could only justify upgrading to the full framed 5D when it gets to a comfortable price range. I'll keep the 20D as a backup body, as they go for peanuts these days.

what make is your ND graduated filter? this is what i would like to buy BUT i have only found 1 on ebay and was nearly $100....i would like to get but each one of my lens are different filter size, so unsire which one to get it for.....ideally you would probably say get it for the one you do landscapes with the most but a sky can ruin any shot

[Baffle]

pentax k10d + grip
da 18-55
sigma ex 50-500
returned sigma ex 24-70 2.8 (crap inside lens)
a couple of filters
ex 500 flash
Manfrotto trypod
Lowpro bag

I'd love to purchase a couple of fast lenses, but can not spend money on camera gear and the discovery at the same time:(

[abaddonxi]

what make is your ND graduated filter? this is what i would like to buy BUT i have only found 1 on ebay and was nearly $100....i would like to get but each one of my lens are different filter size, so unsire which one to get it for.....ideally you would probably say get it for the one you do landscapes with the most but a sky can ruin any shot

Interested to see what situations people use grads in. I always thought they were just the most inadequate thing. Especially now when everything goes through Photoshop I'd think they're even less useful.

I had a look at one of those filter systems a few years back, Cokin, maybe. A filter holder that attaches to the front of the lens and square or rectangular filters that slide in to the holder. The filter holder also rotates. I thought it looked good to reduce the number of filters that you'd have to buy for different diameter lenses, but the filters were plastic and I just couldn't go with that.

Unfortunately I got spoiled working on film crews, where all the filters are glass and a fast lens is 0.8.

Simon

[dullbird]

Interested to see what situations people use grads in. I always thought they were just the most inadequate thing. Especially now when everything goes through Photoshop I'd think they're even less useful.

I had a look at one of those filter systems a few years back, Cokin, maybe. A filter holder that attaches to the front of the lens and square or rectangular filters that slide in to the holder. The filter holder also rotates. I thought it looked good to reduce the number of filters that you'd have to buy for different diameter lenses, but the filters were plastic and I just couldn't go with that.

Unfortunately I got spoiled working on film crews, where all the filters are glass and a fast lens is 0.8.

Simon

yes as far as i'm aware the only grad filters i have looked at are glass....just screw on ones like the UV etc

[loanrangie]

A good polarizer works ok as an ND filter by reducing light by 1-2 stops.

[dullbird]

A good polarizer works ok as an ND filter by reducing light by 1-2 stops.


yeh but we are talking about graduation filter which means you can expose the foreground with out blowing out the sky

[SenatorKang]

Canon for the win!

Anybody willing to donate a 10-22mm to the "Kim needs a 10-22mm but doesn't want to pay for it" Charity? Its well worth it.

[Slunnie]

Canon for the win!

Anybody willing to donate a 10-22mm to the "Kim needs a 10-22mm but doesn't want to pay for it" Charity? Its well worth it.
Thats a sweet lens. :cool:

[Aaron]

Ive got the old 300D with lenses and assorted other crap.

And a Toyo 5x4 with lenses and other assorted crap:P

[loanrangie]

Canon for the win!

Anybody willing to donate a 10-22mm to the "Kim needs a 10-22mm but doesn't want to pay for it" Charity? Its well worth it.

Would that be the same as the "nick needs a 17-40mm L but wants it for nada " charity ?

[dullbird]

:pgeeez i wish those other 12 nikon users would hurry up and vote:p

[29dinosaur]

Boring old Lumix DNC FZ 5 - has nice 36-432 Leica lens. Was pretty good value for when I purchased it several years ago. (Not a camera buff it's horses for courses).

[Mick-Kelly]

I dropped a motza on a good Pentax SLR semi pro kit about six months before the DSLR's hit the market. Didnt think they would take off like they did. Now the Pentax gathers dust because the ebay add would cost more than it made :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

I am interested in picking up a 450D when funds loosen up. At the moment i am playing in the world of astro photography using CCD imaging.

[dmdigital]

:pgeeez i wish those other 12 nikon users would hurry up and vote:p
Nikon users are often the silent majority, we know our gear's good:D

[samuelclarke]

I'm a Canon shooter. Like Nikon bodies better, but love Canon's pro lenses...

Here's my main photography kit:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[dullbird]

I'm a Canon shooter. Like Nikon bodies better, but love Canon's pro lenses...

Here's my main photography kit:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/


i see you like to travel light:eek:

whats with the different flashes, that is another on the buy to list but that is one thing that we never covered in class that i really wanted to look into was like speed lights and stuff....so not only do i have no idea how to use one and get the best out of it i have no idea what to buy either:(.......but what i do know is i would like to have one in my equipment as there has been times when i think i would of benefited from a remote flash rather then the one on top...and at least with a unit on the shoe i can angle it upwards should i need to

[dullbird]

Nikon users are often the silent majority, we know our gear's good:D

was thinking the same thing.....

why would you want something the majority have got:p.....dont be a comformist spread your wings and get it right the first time:D



ONLY JOKING:eek:......if we have any touchy canon users out there that drive freelanders:eek:woops there i go again

i ment drive auto's:eek:

stop it dullbird stop it:D

[djam1]

Nikon
For pros used them for 30 years, when only the best will do

[dmdigital]

was thinking the same thing.....

why would you want something the majority have got:p.....dont be a comformist spread your wings and get it right the first time:D



ONLY JOKING:eek:......if we have any touchy canon users out there that drive freelanders:eek:woops there i go again

i ment drive auto's:eek:

stop it dullbird stop it:D
I've had a few people tell me the own Canon for the same reason they drive a Cruiser and then tell me that Nikon and Land Rover are **** and don't work.

It's good to seem some Canon owner's understand Land Rovers;)

[samuelclarke]

i see you like to travel light:eek:

whats with the different flashes, that is another on the buy to list but that is one thing that we never covered in class that i really wanted to look into was like speed lights and stuff....so not only do i have no idea how to use one and get the best out of it i have no idea what to buy either:(.......but what i do know is i would like to have one in my equipment as there has been times when i think i would of benefited from a remote flash rather then the one on top...and at least with a unit on the shoe i can angle it upwards should i need to

Firstly, I'm a semi-pro photographer...pro designer, but am moving into photography as another skill set (can't have too many in my opinion!). So the amount of gear I have is more than most people - and that's not all the gear I have in that photo. Just the bag that goes with me just about everywhere when I'm shooting. ;)

The flashes in the photo are 2 Canon 580 EXII's and 1 430 EX. I've found that's what works for me on most shoots - if necessary I will use studio lights...but in comparison they are big and heavy. One of things that makes or breaks a photo is lighting...there are a whole lot of other things too that you need to understand, but if you can get your lighting right it makes a huge difference. I'll give you an example of using three flashes in a portrait shoot...I think it will explain it better than words.

Here's the setup shot with the subjects in place:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

I've got one flash on camera at a lower power to give me some frontal fill, this flash is also the master that the other two flashes fire from. The next flash is firing into the umbrella and is at a higher power - this is the main light and gives a nice diffused light. The last flash is being fired into the background to overexpose the background and give a nice white backdrop. And here's the finished shot:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

I purposefully didn't go into the technical side, as that can be overwhelming if you don't understand it - but it is also essential! I'm shooting with the camera in full manual and the flashes are on manual power. If you'd like to learn how to use off camera flash and understand how lighting works, check out Strobist (http://www.strobist.com) - the guy that runs it is a total guru for all things flash lighting.

[dullbird]

Firstly, I'm a semi-pro photographer...pro designer, but am moving into photography as another skill set (can't have too many in my opinion!). So the amount of gear I have is more than most people - and that's not all the gear I have in that photo. Just the bag that goes with me just about everywhere when I'm shooting. ;)

The flashes in the photo are 2 Canon 580 EXII's and 1 430 EX. I've found that's what works for me on most shoots - if necessary I will use studio lights...but in comparison they are big and heavy. One of things that makes or breaks a photo is lighting...there are a whole lot of other things too that you need to understand, but if you can get your lighting right it makes a huge difference. I'll give you an example of using three flashes in a portrait shoot...I think it will explain it better than words.

Here's the setup shot with the subjects in place:
http://www.samuelclarke.com/media/misc/lighting_setup.jpg

I've got one flash on camera at a lower power to give me some frontal fill, this flash is also the master that the other two flashes fire from. The next flash is firing into the umbrella and is at a higher power - this is the main light and gives a nice diffused light. The last flash is being fired into the background to overexpose the background and give a nice white backdrop. And here's the finished shot:

http://www.samuelclarke.com/media/misc/lighting_example.jpg

I purposefully didn't go into the technical side, as that can be overwhelming if you don't understand it - but it is also essential! I'm shooting with the camera in full manual and the flashes are on manual power. If you'd like to learn how to use off camera flash and understand how lighting works, check out Strobist (http://www.strobist.com) - the guy that runs it is a total guru for all things flash lighting.

thats great i'll have a look at that site.....i do use my camera on manual as apposed to aperture priority etc if thats what you mean....but would really like to learn about the flash side of things as i think that can be just as if not more technical than the caerma setup its self

as i'm fully aware that light within photography is SO important in expressing well anything really,

[dmdigital]

I use 2 SB-800's still learning about flash photography, but the off-camera flash is great.

[dullbird]

I use 2 SB-800's still learning about flash photography, but the off-camera flash is great.


isn't the flash work really important with the macro photography as well??

[samuelclarke]

....but would really like to learn about the flash side of things as i think that can be just as if not more technical than the caerma setup its self

Yes it is! I've been studying it for the last year and I feel that I haven't even scratched the surface - while there isn't all that much theory (relatively speaking), it's translating the theory into practice that's the biggest challenge. Understanding the relation of F stops to shutter speed really helps too.

The best thing is to just get a couple of speedlights (flashes) and start experimenting! Both Nikon and Canon have a good range of speedlights.

[dullbird]

Yes it is! I've been studying it for the last year and I feel that I haven't even scratched the surface - while there isn't all that much theory (relatively speaking), it's translating the theory into practice that's the biggest challenge. Understanding the relation of F stops to shutter speed really helps too.

The best thing is to just get a couple of speedlights (flashes) and start experimenting! Both Nikon and Canon have a good range of speedlights.


is there any you can recomend!! or anyone else recommend for that matter

like i say it is on my too buy list i just dont know which one to buy and why?

[dmdigital]

isn't the flash work really important with the macro photography as well??

Yes it is and its also important to disfuse the light to eliminate harsh shadows. But there's a lot of uses for a good flash, birds, people, lots of things.


is there any you can recomend!! or anyone else recommend for that matter

like i say it is on my too buy list i just dont know which one to buy and why?

The SB-900 has just come out, but for the D80 you can't go past the SB-800. You can get these from B&H in NY for about AU$350. I'm pretty sure the D80 also will run Command mode on the flash which means you can use it off camera very easily. You can get cheaper units but (and the little brother SB-600) but the SB-800 is very, very good and very quick cycle time on the charge.

[dullbird]

Yes it is and its also important to disfuse the light to eliminate harsh shadows. But there's a lot of uses for a good flash, birds, people, lots of things.



The SB-900 has just come out, but for the D80 you can't go past the SB-800. You can get these from B&H in NY for about AU$350.
I'm pretty sure the D80 also will run Command mode on the flash which means you can use it off camera very easily. You can get cheaper units but (and the little brother SB-600) but the SB-800 is very, very good and very quick cycle time on the charge.

yes it does....

do you use both your flashes together one as a master and the other as a slave?

or do you just have two incase one breaks

[dmdigital]

I use both as remotes driven by camera (also borrowed a friends and had 3:D), sometimes one as a master.

I also have an SB-29 cable to attach a flash to the camera from an RRS B87-B flash bracket that puts the flash forward of the camera on the lens foot.

[dullbird]

I use both as remotes driven by camera (also borrowed a friends and had 3:D), sometimes one as a master.

I also have an SB-29 cable to attach a flash to the camera from an RRS B87-B flash bracket that puts the flash forward of the camera on the lens foot.


yeh think i know which one your talking about is that the bracket that allows you to put a flash on either side of the lens around the lens hood area.......

is this set up used for macro work?

[dmdigital]

Not quiet you're thinking of this:
http://www.nikon.com.au/products/1013/2a580c6081/SU800_SBR200_13_s.jpg

I've got this:
http://reallyrightstuff.com/mmRRS/Images/full/B85B.gif

Also made a type I meant an SC-29 cable

[EchiDna]

was thinking the same thing.....

why would you want something the majority have got:p.....dont be a comformist spread your wings and get it right the first time:D

hey if you are happy with sub standard glass options, no one will stop you from using Nikon...:angel: sure nikon have some very nice lenses, but not the sheer number of GREAT lenses in the Canon lineup for all kinds of users.


Actually I think you will find Canon outsells Nikon something stupid like 100:1 in the compact market, basically Nikon has given up this segment. DSLR is much the same, but the ratios aren't as skewed unless you are talking sports photographers, then you will rarely if ever see a Nikon pro user. The studio is different again where long glass in less important.

if you really want to play the non-conformist view, with Canon as the toyota - your Nikon is more pootrol than land rover. IMHO, landrover is more like medium format - hasselblad = rangie, Mamiya RB67 = defender :D it's just better, but 98% of people don't know it exists :wasntme:

[dullbird]

hey if you are happy with sub standard glass options, no one will stop you from using Nikon...:angel: sure nikon have some very nice lenses, but not the sheer number of GREAT lenses in the Canon lineup for all kinds of users.


Actually I think you will find Canon outsells Nikon something stupid like 100:1 in the compact market, basically Nikon has given up this segment. DSLR is much the same, but the ratios aren't as skewed unless you are talking sports photographers, then you will rarely if ever see a Nikon pro user. The studio is different again where long glass in less important.

if you really want to play the non-conformist view, with Canon as the toyota - your Nikon is more pootrol than land rover. IMHO, landrover is more like medium format - hasselblad = rangie, Mamiya RB67 = defender :D it's just better, but 98% of people don't know it exists :wasntme:


HEY DEREK WE CAUGHT ONE !!!!


Touchie canon users..................:D

oh and i would far rather a pootrol over a toymotor;).....

[dmdigital]

Hey perhaps this should merge with the fishing thread:D

Nikon has always been considered to have better camera ergonomics than Canon - though this is a subjective issue.
Lenses, both Nokon and Canon have great pro lenses. Canon certainly has the volume, but the latest Nikon lenses (and DSLR bodies) are ahead of the Canon's. Nikon doesn't (at present) have a competitor to the EOS1D MkIII, but the high ISO bodies, hi-res LCD and the new N-lenses make you wonder how badly Canon has been caught napping.

As for the pro's shooting Canon, that was also partially due to Canon's agressive marketing.

My understanding is Nikon D40/D60 outsell the EOS 450/Rebel globally

[scarry]

I'm a Canon shooter. Like Nikon bodies better, but love Canon's pro lenses...

Here's my main photography kit:

http://www.samuelclarke.com/media/misc/photography_kit.jpg

the old man had a kit this sort of size....all nikon....nothing was any good unless it was nikon.he did a lot of photography for work zoology\biology stuff.i started with the practica slr cant remember model.then went to pentax...maybe was me.then& still have mx...found it very good.also have hanimex 80-200zoom for mx.

i won a cannon slr dont know model wasnt too bad....until it rolled down one of the dunes at the desert on moreton isl.

then bought a cannon powershot g3 digital.....absoluterly fantastic.

this model would be superceded,dont know anything about the new model

my son has an olympus sw790 doesnt seem too bad,but ilike the cannon better

just my2 cents worth

cheers

[Hymie]

What, no Minonta to choose from!!!

[EchiDna]

HEY DEREK WE CAUGHT ONE !!!!


Touchie canon users..................:D

oh and i would far rather a pootrol over a toymotor;).....

you wish! I actually like Nikon, but they just don't have the lenses in the prosumer level I want. top end - yep they got em, bottom end, both canon and nikon = yucks. Reality is, the poll is flawed because most users are not DSLR users, hence they buy what is cheapest best at the time, not what suits the attachments/gear they already have...

[EchiDna]

regarding the filters question a few pages back, I can get a B+W 502 77mm ND grad filter for well under A$100.

to make life easy, buy a step down ring and buy all your filters in the largest size...

[dullbird]

you wish! I actually like Nikon, but they just don't have the lenses in the prosumer level I want. top end - yep they got em, bottom end, both canon and nikon = yucks.
Reality is, the poll is flawed because most users are not DSLR users, hence they buy what is cheapest best at the time, not what suits the attachments/gear they already have...

mmmm ok you lost me:eek:.......(i know thats not saying much but yeh have)

the poll is asking people what cameras they have? not what they think is best!

so i'm not sure how its flawed unless your saying that people who have voted for what camera they have are lying:D

or am i missing something?:o

[EchiDna]

mmmm ok you lost me:eek:.......(i know thats not saying much but yeh have)

the poll is asking people what cameras they have? not what they think is best!

so i'm not sure how its flawed unless your saying that people who have voted for what camera they have are lying:D

or am i missing something?:o

The Poll topic is: Vote for what you got!! SLR/DSLR

So in theory only owners of SLR/DSLR will reply, but from other respondents, that is clearly not the case - many have voted that on evidence of their replies do not own an SLR or DSLR, they own compacts or all-in-ones...
The compact/all-in-one market is not the area in which Nikon stands even a tiny chance as they basically don't play this game, hence you have a skewed poll result that reflects all the cameras people own, not just SLRs and DSLRs which was the original intent (or did I miss something?) :D

[dullbird]

The Poll topic is: Vote for what you got!! SLR/DSLR

So in theory only owners of SLR/DSLR will reply, but from other respondents, that is clearly not the case - many have voted that on evidence of their replies do not own an SLR or DSLR, they own compacts or all-in-ones...
The compact/all-in-one market is not the area in which Nikon stands even a tiny chance as they basically don't play this game, hence you have a skewed poll result that reflects all the cameras people own, not just SLRs and DSLRs which was the original intent (or did I miss something?) :D

well being as though it was just a fun poll and no one really cares whether you got a dslr or a compact i dont see what we are getting all up tight about......as i'm not using this poll as a statisical survey ;)

to prove that nikon are out of the compact market........

the poll is merely to get people involved in the section.

as i said before its not about whos got the best its about who has got what....if they only have a canon compact then thats great. its not in the original title, but i'm not going to get upset about it, the idea is people participate tell us what they got and talk about what they got and we all talk about the thing thatt we all enjoy :)

[landymad]

Love my nikon D70... got it new b4 it got release in oz so, it's about 5 years old now, but it goes everywhere with me. I am more likely to leave the house with the D70 rather than my wallet ! ( it's been known to happen! )

As for expensive bits of glass... I've got 3.
28-200 Nikkor ED
70 - 300 Nikkor ED
10-20 Sigma DC HSM

And you know what... the 10-20 stays on the camera most of the time! But then again, I am photographing buildings most of the time....

[CowsGoMoo]

Another Nikon user here :p

D200/D300 with battery grips (feel too small without)

17-35mm f2.8
70-200mm VR f2.8 +1.7TC
80-400mm VR
10-20mm Sigma
50 f1.4
150mm Sigma macro

Couple of SB-800s
Sigma EM-140DG ring flash
B+W Circ Polarizer
Singh-Ray 6x4 ND Grads
Think Tank pouches & bags

[CowsGoMoo]

isn't the flash work really important with the macro photography as well??


I got a Sigma EM-140DG ringflash last year when a group of us visited Jenolan Caves. About 10 of us hired a guide for the day (worked out cheaper).

Sigma - Flashes (http://www.sigmaphoto.com/flashes/flashes_flashes_details.asp?id=3258)

http://www.sigmaphoto.com/images/FlashesImage/23_small.jpg

Here's a macro from Jenolan. Took about 30 minutes to get this.





https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/06/278.jpg

I've also used 2x SB-800 on little feet to do macro work. It's ok so long as what's being photographed doesn't move.

[ianporter]

To complement my 94 Disco 300Tdi I have a Leica R6 and Leica 21, 28, 50, 90, 180, 2x lenses. Metz 60CT2 & 32CT4 flashes. Fuji F810 digital. I'm looking to move to digital but am waiting to see what is announced at Photokina before doing so.

[SmokyBear]

Ok, so it's not in the same league as the serious modern equipment most of you guys seem to have, and it only just barely qualifies as a DSLR, but my old Olympus E-20 does fine for a photo wannabe like me.

My kit:
Olympus E-20
TCON-14 & WCON-08 converters.
FL-40 Flash
Li-Po Battery grip.

I'm trying to find an Olympus Tcon-300 for a reasonable price. Does anyone know where I might find one?

- SmokyBear.

[Boris]

Pentax K20D

17-70mm Sigma 2.8
70-300mm Sigma APO
28-80mm KA SMC
50mm 1.7

Logic was :-

Weather Sealed Body
14.6 MegaPix
Uses the two old lenses above and while the 28-80mm is short on range it is a nice sharp and fairly light lens.

We also have a Canon E2-IS and a little Ricoh RZ1 which are used as the point and shoot cameras with some very good results.

[Disco95]

Currently I'm using a Minolta Dynax 35mm slr.
Great camera, but I think I'll trade at some stage for one of the Canon dslr cameras.

[noddy]

Nikon for me, from a very young age when I inherited my parents gear.

Currently use:

Nikkor 12-24mm
Nikkor 17-35mm
Nikkor 50mm
Nikkor 28-70mm
Nikkor 85mm 1.4 (very sweet)
Nikkor 70-200mm VR
Nikkor 80-400mm VR

Using a D200 which is about to join the D70 in semi-retirement, when I can afford a D700.

[Poida4x4]

Like my girlfriend tells me, it's what you do with it that counts...

[Bushie]

Pentax K10D

which replaced a Fuji S5500

which replaced a Konica TC

which replaced a Praktica


Martyn

[DiscoKnight]

I have a Nikon DX40. I worked a fair bit of overtime in June 2007 during and after the floods in Newcastle so shouted myself this little gem.

Still working out how to use it properly and will need to do a corse.

[dmdigital]

I have a Nikon DX40. I worked a fair bit of overtime in June 2007 during and after the floods in Newcastle so shouted myself this little gem.

Still working out how to use it properly and will need to do a corse.

Don't worry about the course first up. Get yourself either of these eBooks:

Peter Inova (http://www.digitalsecrets.net/secrets/D40/index.html) or Thom Hogan (http://www.bythom.com/d40guide.htm)

Working through one (or both) of these will teach you a lot about your camera.

[justinc]

Misses has a Cannon EOS400, she is an excellent composer of shots and really enjoys this Camera.
On our recent trip to Albany WA, she took a fantastic sequence of a Wedgetail alighting from a carcase on the side of the road when we were travelling at 100 odd KM/h.:eek:
This is a seriously capable camera, so much so that it amazes us each time we use it still! ( I say 'we', but I'm not allowed near it.)

We previously had an Olympus OM10, and a series of cheapo digitals.
We also own a Sharp miniDV camera, and It has amazing closeup stills capabilities. You can even photograph the weave in fabrics:o

(Great thread idea DB:D)

JC

[p38arover]

It wouldn't let me vote. Oh, hang on, I already have.

I have a Pentax *ist D with a Pentax FA 28-90 3.5-5.6 lens plus the lenses from my Pentax SFx and SF7 AF SLRs

I also have a Nikon Coolpix 2500 which is a very useful camera as it has a tilting lens (not for architectural photos).

[cucinadio]

ummm you forgot kodak??????

[dullbird]

ummm you forgot kodak??????


no i didn't i only had enough room for 10 on the poll so i choose the most popular and the most recent to the market;)

[B92 8NW]

no i didn't i only had enough room for 10 on the poll so i choose the most popular and the most recent to the market;)

:eek:

They invented roll film in 1885, the first 35mm colour film in 1936, then the first digital camera in 1975...

George Eastman would be completing multiple revolutions in his grave:D:p!!!

[Utemad]

I just recently bought my wife a Canon 450D. She already has Canon gear and thought the 40D was too heavy so it was the only choice really.

I've got a Fuji S5600 which I liked at the time but would prefer to go back to a compact for ease of carrying and therefore it is always with you. I think that although the SLR wannabes such as the S5600 are ok cameras I think they are too much of a compromise. You lose the ease of carrying a compact without the benefits of a real SLR.

There are another 3 Canon SLRs in the immediate family so lense borrowing can go on easily.
Interestingly the two in the family which are actual professional photographers use a 350D and a 400D. Mainly because they earn the least and were bought when they were studying. Although their pictures are amazing and they win competitions with them.
The other camera in the family is a 40D which is Dad's and is set to permanent auto which is a shame.

I'd like to get my own SLR but can't really justify having two in the house unfortunately. I already have one expensive hobby parked in the driveway.

[Timj]

Canon EOS350D

Canon 24-105mm F4 EF L IS (Only had this for a week or so)
Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 APO DG EX
Sigma 2x Teleconverter
Tamron 90mm F2.8 SP DI Macro
Canon 50mm F1.8 EF
Canon 55-200mm F4.5-5.6 EF
Canon 18-55mm F3.5- EFS

Soon I will probably be getting a 50D and passing the 350D on to my daughter. Just don't want to buy until they maybe drop a few hundred in price. I am sure there is probably a Nikkon that is better:p but I already have the lenses and it all seems to work.

The 18-55 lens recently died which made a wonderful excuse to get the 24-105 L. (No dear it just wasn't worth repairing it, no it wasn't that expensive, no really, ouch)

The 50mm F1.8 is the best value lens available, less than $150 and damned good quality. The Sigma and Tamron lenses are both very good lenses and considerably cheaper than the Canon equivalent.

Tim.

[p38arover]

I've got a Fuji S5600 which I liked at the time but would prefer to go back to a compact for ease of carrying and therefore it is always with you. I think that although the SLR wannabes such as the S5600 are ok cameras I think they are too much of a compromise. You lose the ease of carrying a compact without the benefits of a real SLR.

Yes. I've got an S5500. The biggest pain the proverbial is the mode selection dial on top. It gets knocked to the wrong position so easily and it's easy to overlook. That means the pix come out just plain lousy!

[Utemad]

Yes. I've got an S5500. The biggest pain the proverbial is the mode selection dial on top. It gets knocked to the wrong position so easily and it's easy to overlook. That means the pix come out just plain lousy!

Absolutely right on that one. I double check the position all the time.

What I get annoyed with on these cameras though is the lack of real wide angle and the anything above ISO 200-400 becomes grainy. Honestly why have a 1600 setting if it is totally unusable!

[bblaze]

started off with
Box browning
Practrica x2 (screw in lens) - still have one of these
Kodak self developing camera
pentax mg - still have this one
kodak digital dc40(purchased the first 2 digi cameras in tassie) - backed my car over one of these, mate has the other
kodak dc50 - dont know where this is (left batteries in and coroded terminals
olympus camedia c-1400l my first digi slr - still have this one
olympus fe100 - still have this one
Nikon d40 - current user
Canon vidio camera
For a while I was using my Dads 3" negitive bellows camera (he now has it back, been put in storage).
Had a few compact 35mm jobbies along the way also
Also have boxes and boxes of slides and prints
cheers
blaze
Ps with that many camera's you would think I would know what I was doing, but still learning

[loanrangie]

Like my girlfriend tells me, it's what you do with it that counts...

Very true, all the big names Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Minolta, Olympus, Sony, Fuji etc all make good cameras so as long as you are comfortable with your gear it doesnt matter what you use but how you use it.

[Utemad]

Very true, all the big names...Minolta...all make good cameras so as long as you are comfortable with your gear it doesnt matter what you use but how you use it.

Not anymore. Konica Minolta gave it up.

[EchiDna]

I'd love an ultra wide fuji medium format or horseman... but where is the digital version :(

[x-box]

Today lunchtime took delivery of a Canon 450d with a 17-85USM lens :D

I've been using a Fuji S7000 at work (great makro) but decided to get into the game a bit more - so i took the plunge and bought the Canon.

Now to get to know it and all the features, but Rome wasn't built in a day....