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Constellation I posted:I think KEH is actually pretty bad now after new ownership. This is just from reports online though, haven't used them in a long rear end time. Their film gear selection and ratings are pretty bad now, post-takeover.
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Pablo Bluth posted:Sigma 200-500 f/2.8. Known as the 'Sigma Bazooka'. Also it's $26,000 and 16kgs/35 pounds It's the "Sigmarine," thank you very much.
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ShadeofBlue posted:It's the "Sigmarine," thank you very much. Actual soldiers call it the ‘SigmarPG’ as bazookas aren’t a thing.
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I have a nikon 35mm 1.8 lense. Would it be recommended to look at a 1.2 or 1.4, or a 50mm 1.8? For general portrait shots.
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Nov 7, 2018 04:47
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Padawan posted:I have a nikon 35mm 1.8 lense. Would it be recommended to look at a 1.2 or 1.4, or a 50mm 1.8? For general portrait shots. The 50mm would get you closest to the traditional portrait focal lengths if you are just looking at 35mm vs 50mm, particularly assuming if you are on a crop sensor.
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Nov 7, 2018 05:04
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For portraits you might want to consider going with a longer instead, even without a fast lens you can get good background separation and keep your whole subject in focus. Nikon's crop telephoto zooms are cheap refurbished.
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Nov 7, 2018 05:12
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Padawan posted:I have a nikon 35mm 1.8 lense. Would it be recommended to look at a 1.2 or 1.4, or a 50mm 1.8? For general portrait shots. What are you mounting it on? A DX Nikon body or a full-frame? You generally want longer focal lengths for portraits (especially headshots) because wide-angles (less than 50mm) tend to flatten the face which doesn't look great. 80-135mm (full frame) or 50-85mm (for DX) is usually the area to aim for. Also, how will you be lighting your subject? With natural light you can open it up to those massive f/1.4 or f1/.2 apertures, but if you are using strobes then you almost never will so a a super fast lens isn't nearly as important. Are you going to do full-length portraits or just head/upper body shots? How far away from your subject can you get? If you are doing full-length shots and you can't be far enough away to use a longer lens then you're going to need a wider lens to get the whole person into the frame. If space isn't a problem, then go for a longer lens and move further away.
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Anyone have some suggestions for good sites in europe to look for gear? UK or DE sites prefered...
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Nov 17, 2018 21:10
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refleks posted:Anyone have some suggestions for good sites in europe to look for gear? UK or DE sites prefered... Amazon?
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Nov 17, 2018 21:38
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refleks posted:Anyone have some suggestions for good sites in europe to look for gear? UK or DE sites prefered... Camerapricebuster.co.uk is about all I can recommend for the UK, with it indexing prices at most of the other retailers. GBP prices don’t work out favourably for me in Ireland; I benchmark prices using photospecialist.ie. Not sure about other EU mainland retailers. (If you’re ever in the Canary Islands - well, Tenerife or Gran Canaria - then dukefotografia.com is great. They have very low taxes on the islands so I always get camera gear when I visit there.)
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Nov 17, 2018 22:22
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refleks posted:Anyone have some suggestions for good sites in europe to look for gear? UK or DE sites prefered... What kind of gear are you looking for? Don’t know about their UK offerings, but over here in the US there are certain things I’ll happily purchase second hand from ebay; old manual focus glass and whatnot...
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President Beep posted:What kind of gear are you looking for? Don’t know about their UK offerings, but over here in the US there are certain things I’ll happily purchase second hand from ebay; old manual focus glass and whatnot... Well, long story short: Bought a Canon DSLR 10 years ago, and the last few years I haven't really used it because I got tired of lugging it around, so now I want to get a smaller mirrorless. I have been looking at different Fujifilms, and was just wanting to keep an eye out if something popped up for Black Friday somewhere. I dont' have anything at the moment so I'm just looking for a body + base lenses. I have tried looking through local used sites, but unfortunately the market is kinda small around here Basically, looking to buy an X-T20, or X-T2...
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Nov 18, 2018 14:34
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refleks posted:Well, long story short: Bought a Canon DSLR 10 years ago, and the last few years I haven't really used it because I got tired of lugging it around, so now I want to get a smaller mirrorless. Go hold them at a store and, if possible, try to test putting them into a bag you’d carry with you. If the size and weight of a DSLR is a deterrent, it wouldn’t do any good to get a mirrorless that is almost as big and heavy. I’d recommend a reduced-price or used X-T20, get the kit 18-55 to start and go crazy with it. But definitely hold and test to see if that’s still too big.
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Someone’s selling an x-t1 dirt cheap on the buy sell thread if you want to go back a generation, and today someone posted an x-t2 for sale as well if you would like to go the Fuji route. Compared to a 10 year old camera you will be pleased with the results and Fuji is a phenomenal system to get into. Edit: You will definitely get some perks with the 1/2 over the 10/20, weather sealing being one but the other big one for me was the viewfinder. The 10/20 have a much smaller viewfinder and the 1/2 have much better ones. The evf on the x-t2 was my favorite viewfinder of any mirrorless past or present (though I haven’t tried the 3) and the x-t1’s was no slouch either.
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refleks posted:Well, long story short: Bought a Canon DSLR 10 years ago, and the last few years I haven't really used it because I got tired of lugging it around, so now I want to get a smaller mirrorless. I'm selling my XT-2 in the selling thread. I don't mind shipping internationally as long as you cover the cost.
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Nov 19, 2018 09:31
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refleks posted:Well, long story short: Bought a Canon DSLR 10 years ago, and the last few years I haven't really used it because I got tired of lugging it around, so now I want to get a smaller mirrorless. https://www.johnlewis.com/browse/special-offers/electrical-offers/camera-camcorder-offers/fujifilm/_/N-5vqrZ1z13xuo John Lewis is doing cashback on some Fujis as part of their Black Friday deals.
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harperdc posted:Go hold them at a store and, if possible, try to test putting them into a bag you’d carry with you. If the size and weight of a DSLR is a deterrent, it wouldn’t do any good to get a mirrorless that is almost as big and heavy. Thanks for the input. I have already been out trying different makes and ended up liking the Fujifilms the best. 8th-snype posted:I'm selling my XT-2 in the selling thread. I don't mind shipping internationally as long as you cover the cost. Thanks for the heads-up. I would prefer either a local used I can see before I buy, or just new  spog posted:https://www.johnlewis.com/browse/special-offers/electrical-offers/camera-camcorder-offers/fujifilm/_/N-5vqrZ1z13xuo Thanks!
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That's totally fair. Just thought I'd mention it.
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Nov 19, 2018 23:16
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X-T2 is an amazing camera. If I were you, I’d buy used and put the money towards a 16-55
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I've got a lot of artwork photographing in my future. I have been using natural light and foam core reflectors but that's getting unwieldy. Would a ring light serve my purpose?
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Nov 20, 2018 19:15
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dupersaurus posted:I've got a lot of artwork photographing in my future. I have been using natural light and foam core reflectors but that's getting unwieldy. Would a ring light serve my purpose? I think ring lights are mainly used for more direct light in some types of portraits. What kind of artwork are you photographing?
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DJExile posted:I think ring lights are mainly used for more direct light in some types of portraits. What kind of artwork are you photographing? Mostly matte stuff on flat paper, no more than 16x16". The biggest problem is getting even light with no camera/photog shadows, was hoping a ring light might be a simple and compact way to solve both of those problems.
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dupersaurus posted:Mostly matte stuff on flat paper, no more than 16x16". The biggest problem is getting even light with no camera/photog shadows, was hoping a ring light might be a simple and compact way to solve both of those problems. I was actually reading up on something similar recently since I need product shots of prints for an online store. Seemed like common consensus was to have two lights at equal angles and distance from the item being photographed (typically at 45 degree angles). A ring light wouldn't be even enough even if you were to diffuse the hell out of it.
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and all but one of your AF points if you even get AF. oops thought I'd hit quote oh well.
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Nov 21, 2018 16:04
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In that case any recommendations for decent cheap LED lights?
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Nov 21, 2018 16:23
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Clamp lights from home depot and a couple 100w equivalent led bulbs?
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xzzy posted:Clamp lights from home depot and a couple 100w equivalent led bulbs? this if you don't give a gently caress, home depot clamp lights are the savior of many poor film students
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Works for me
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I've just discovered that Formatt Hitech do a 24 stop ND filter. Who here wants to have a go at turning a 1 second exposure in to something that requires 194 days?
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Pablo Bluth posted:I've just discovered that Formatt Hitech do a 24 stop ND filter. Who here wants to have a go at turning a 1 second exposure in to something that requires 194 days? That's basically a lead plate.
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Nov 22, 2018 13:56
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My camera won't autofocus through the ND filter! RABBLE, RABBLE!
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Nov 22, 2018 14:06
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For every 16,777,216 photons that hit the filter, one will make it through.
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There’s gotta be a use case for that thing. Solar...time lapse through a telescope...or something??
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Welding photography, only for someone who insists on using their viewfinder on their DSLR?
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Filters that make it safe to point a camera at the sun are 20 stop. Safe for human eyes is at 24 stops I believe, but it's not just the opacity of the glass, it needs to block certain wavelengths to avoid frying your retina. Pretty much only used for eclipses, though ISS transits or sunspot hunting is another thing that people do.
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Nov 22, 2018 17:49
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Use it to shoot solargraphs with your DSL... oh the battery died.
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Nov 22, 2018 17:55
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Massdrop has the Fuji XT-2 for $879. https://www.massdrop.com/buy/fujifilm-x-t2-mirrorless-camera-black-body-only
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I am looking at a point and shoot and can’t decide between the canon g9x mk II and Sony rx100 mk I. Reviews seem to not be definitive either way so any impressions here? I would likely use it for outdoor photography with landscapes pretty frequently.
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my morning jackass posted:I am looking at a point and shoot and can’t decide between the canon g9x mk II and Sony rx100 mk I. Both are perfectly fine but honestly you may be able to get by with just your phone and some basic lessons on framing these days. Point and shoot cameras have basically been killed off.
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There's also mid-range point and shoots like the fuji xf10 which is basically a budget aps-c in a tiny, tiny frame with a fixed prime lens. Perfect for learning composition and framing but having much better low light capabilities than a smartphone
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