Camera Gear v8 "Buy A Pentax ME" (Don't buy UV filters, do hail satan)

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TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

Anybody ever wonder what kind of detail you can get with a 200mp Hasselblad?

http://hasselbladusa.com/promotions/barry-makariou---bo-image.aspx
http://hasselbladusa.com/promotions/jonathan-beer---necklace-image.aspx (this one is even better)

TheAngryDrunk fucked around with this message at 02:19 on Jun 21, 2012

# ¿ Jun 21, 2012 02:16

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# ¿ May 6, 2024 01:51

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

jackpot posted:

Someone gave me a monolight a while back, but I don't have a lightstand for it. What's a decent $50ish lightstand I can get for this thing?

http://www.amazon.com/SP-Studio-Excalibur-Strobe-Compact/dp/B000GTNC0K

Check out Impact stands.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/253069-REG/Impact_LS_96HAB_Air_Cushioned_Heavy_Duty_Light.html

# ¿ Jun 29, 2012 00:46

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

ExecuDork posted:

Since we're talking about hoods anyway, I have a stupid question.

Some hoods - I've noticed it mostly on Pentax lenses, but presumably they're not unique - are petal-shaped, rather than round or rectangular. Given the point of a hood is to block bright light sources just out of frame, wouldn't it make more sense to have the corners covered, rather than uncovered? I know they set them up like that to avoid vignetting, but avoiding flare and vignetting are mutually exclusive goals in some circumstances (or so I think, like I said, stupid question).

Well, there's optical vignetting that comes from the lens elements and then there's mechanical vignetting that comes from something blocking light from hitting the lens entirely. Lens hoods have to be designed in such a way so as to not cause mechanical vignetting. They're not the cause of optical vignetting.

Optical vignetting is the stuff you try and fix in post. You get mechanical vignetting and you're poo poo out of luck.

William T. Hornaday posted:

Petal-shaped hoods look cooler.

Also, this.

TheAngryDrunk fucked around with this message at 01:05 on Jul 6, 2012

# ¿ Jul 6, 2012 01:00

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

That 70s Shirt posted:

Anyone have any advice on how to clean LEE resin filters?

Not sure, but it might be worth dropping LEE a message. You don't want to scratch those bad boys.

Edit: Actually, it sounds like you've already looked into that!

http://leefilters.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/23024-how-do-i-clean-my-resin-filters-

# ¿ Aug 13, 2012 21:39

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

khysanth posted:

My wife currently shoots on a 50D and uses the 17-50 Tamron as well as the nifty 50 usually. She wants to get a second body and turn the 50D into a backup, and is considering going full frame. Would those two workhorse lenses be usable on say a 5dmkii? If not, how do you know which lenses will work?

17-50, no.
50mm, yes.

On a full frame body, Canon lenses that are designed "EF" (as opposed to EF-S) will work on full frame. Tamron has a similar designation for full frame vs. crop lenses, but I don't recall what it is.

# ¿ Oct 3, 2012 19:11

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

Mr. Despair posted:

The Tamron code is "Di". For dual format you see. For crop sensor lenses they're called "Di II", which stands for Crop Sensor Only. There's also "Di III" which stands for "Mirrorless Cameras"

It's very clear, really.

Clear as mud!

# ¿ Oct 3, 2012 22:01

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

JosephStalinVEVO posted:

Cross-posting from the Lighting Thread:

PCB is definitely still a good option, IMO. There are other brands that are even cheaper, but perhaps of slighty lower quality.

You can also checkout Flashpoint monolights on Adorama. Those seem to be popular budget strobes.

http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?op=itemlist&cat1=Flash/Lighting&cat2=Monolights&cat3=Monolights&feature1=Flashpoint

Calumet also makes some monolights that I see get recommended frequently.

As for modifiers, there a lot of third party brands now. Do a search on Amazaon for modifiers with your mount. They are considerably cheaper than brand name modifiers. As always, you get what you pay for. Some say the third party stuff isn't as of good quality. I have a 60" Octabox that I got on Amazon for $100 and it works great.

# ¿ Nov 14, 2012 20:29

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

They both serve their purpose. What I like about hard edge 4x6 filters is that you can use them as solid ND filters, too.

# ¿ Nov 20, 2012 17:14

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

Im That One Guy posted:

What's the general opinion here regarding Rokinon/Samyang lenses?

Good optics for the price. Downside being fully manual -- focus and aperture.

# ¿ Dec 4, 2012 00:20

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

longview posted:

I remember hearing most sites with really cheap camera deals have some kind of scam, things like battery and charger are separate, or they make you buy a shady warranty or something.

It might be alright but I'd prefer a dealer I knew for this kind of expensive might-break type of thing.

What some places will do is call you after you place an order and try to upsell you a bunch of crap like memory cards, cases, etc. If you refuse and just say you want the camera, your order magically can't be filled because they're out of stock and they cancel it.

I have no idea if that's what this place does though.

# ¿ Dec 4, 2012 23:46

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

doctor 7 posted:

I swear I remember a website that makes batteries for cameras except their whole deal is they make them that store twice the power. Whenever I Google anything I can think of I just get results for "making my batteries" last longer or "buy name brand AAs", not "here is a site that sells camera specific third-party batteries with twice the juice, bro!"

Am I crazy or does such a place exist?

This? http://sterlingtek.com/

I usually buy their stuff on Amazon, but that's the company.

# ¿ Dec 13, 2012 08:56

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

BonoMan posted:

I love this one. It's so strange because it actually looks like a screenshot of Half Life 3 more than a real photo. Mesmerizing.

Yeah, I didn't think that was a photo at first.

# ¿ Dec 17, 2012 20:46

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

alkanphel posted:

It doesn't really change the DOF, only the light-capturing ability.

It does both.

# ¿ Feb 2, 2013 01:17

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

SterlingTek makes the best 3rd party batteries. They sell all over--Amazon, ebay, direct.

# ¿ Feb 5, 2013 19:21

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

I would recommend a minimum of 3 stops. B+W makes good ones. There are other quality brands, too, but that's my recommendation.

3 stops, combined with f/11 or f/16 will allow you to get slow enough shutter speeds for that silky water effect it sounds like you're going for.

# ¿ Feb 26, 2013 02:49

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

GoldenNugget posted:

Would I need more if I decided I also wanted to erase people from really busy places?

Thanks!

Yes.

So an exposure in broad daylight is ISO 100, f/16, 1/100 seconds.

Adding a 3 stop ND filter to that, you can get 1/10 shutter speeds. That should get you some motion blur on a waterfall. If you're shooting later in the day (and not at high noon on a sunny day), you will be able to get even longer shutter speeds. But probably not slow enough to "erase people."

You probably want a 10 stop ND filter for something like that. You can get shutter speeds in the minutes with something like that under the right conditions. Really cool for shooting landscapes with silky clouds.

GoldenNugget posted:

I do know there are also GND circular filters.

Don't get a GND circular filter. You can't move the filter to decide where you want the break to be. If you're getting a GBD setup, you want a holder and rectangular filters. What's cool about the rectangular filters is that they can double as a ND filter.

TheAngryDrunk fucked around with this message at 03:15 on Feb 26, 2013

# ¿ Feb 26, 2013 03:13

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# ¿ May 6, 2024 01:51

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

Ineptitude posted:

I dont know how reliable https://www.canonrumors.com is, but that rumored Canon 11-24mm L lens for FF sounds very interesting!

CR1 basically means the rumor is unreliable.

# ¿ Aug 14, 2014 21:20

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