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Understanding Exposure is fairly cheap, so if you have the extra $16 to pick up your own copy then do it. It's a great guide that illustrates how the three main aspects of photography interact to create an exposure.
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phootnote posted:Would it be best to stick to a prime? I'd argue a fast zoom w/ a constant aperture and a flash would probably be your best investments if you'll be doing more event photography. The Tamron 17-50 F/2.8 non-VC and a 430EX would take you far.
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Cute as heck posted:Since you're just starting out, you'll want something versatile, that way you're not constantly changing lenses and carrying around a bunch of junk. Tamron 17-50 is $499 on Amazon right now with a $75 off MIR, and everyone here seems to like it! This is what I'd do. Edit: The less-scrupulous me wants me to tell you I'm selling my Canon EF-S 17-55 F/2.8 IS in the Buy/Sell thread for $800 pseudonordic fucked around with this message at 16:57 on Sep 5, 2012 |
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Sep 4, 2012 22:18
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Paragon8 posted:it is actually ridiculous when you think about how much CF cards are. I could double my current capacity now with SD cards for the price of one 16GB CF card. CF costs are what made me switch to SDXC when I got the 5D3. No point in paying $$60 for a 16GB CF when you can get a 64GB SDXC for $5 more.  SanDisk
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Nov 11, 2012 20:28
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Paul MaudDib posted:The 24-70 is basically the equivalent of the 17-50, and the 17-40 is regarded as better than the 16-35 if I'm remembering right. Woot fatigue likes the 17-40L and he knows what he's talking about. 
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Nov 19, 2012 19:08
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BetterLekNextTime posted:Are 100/2.8 non-L's really going for only $250? I might be selling mine soon, and I thought they'd go for at least $300. There are non-USM 100mm F/2.8 Macro lenses, USM 100mm F/2.8 Macro lenses, and the USM 100mm F?2.8L IS Macro lenses. The non-L, non-USM 100mm macros generally got for about $300ish.
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Dec 3, 2012 19:50
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somnambulist posted:Dell Ultrasharp 2711. Fantastic. I currently have an 8 year old Ultrasharp 2005FPW doing 1680x1050, but when I do eventually upgrade I'll be getting whatever Ultrasharp 27xx is current so I can rock the 2560x1440.
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Jan 21, 2013 22:22
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Gambl0r posted:
You can currently get an Ultrasharp U2713HM for $630 on Dell Small Business. Use LDSM7VQCS8??0B for 10% off through Jan 31st. Details here.
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Jan 23, 2013 17:41
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I've used a 2005FPW for the last eight years as well. Four members of my family bought them at the same time and all of them are still going strong. It's insane how reliable (the higher-end) Dell monitors are.
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Mr. Despair posted:Their search sucks basically. It's much quicker to just pick the category and go from there, (for example, to find canon fd lenses click 35mm -> canon manual focus -> fixed focal length lenses (or whatever type of lens you're looking for, zoom, etc). The categories are split up enough that there's almost never more than a few pages of results. Basically this. You can also do Advanced Search. You'll have two drop downs. In the left one, find "--- 35mm ---" then "Canon Manual Focus" and on the right drop down find "--- Lenses ---". Fixed Focal Length and Zoom Lenses cover Canon-branded primes and zooms. The "Non-mfg" categories are for 3rd party primes and zooms. I'm much quicker using the Adv. Search function.
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Feb 11, 2013 19:17
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:What's your budget like? I got a 52mm Hoya 9-stop x400 filter for my 35mm shift lens and it's amazing. I will definitely be getting one to fit my other lenses.
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Feb 26, 2013 02:55
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evil_bunnY posted:Yeah if you import to DNG it's not like file transfer is a major part of importing time. I really wish LR import wasn't all sequential. Is there any benefit to DNG? I just copy my RAW files to their destination from my card via reader with a batch script then import them into the correct catalog in LR.
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Mar 1, 2013 02:33
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Sooooo this happened: http://strobist.blogspot.com/2013/03/pocketwizard-plus-x-remotes-break-100.html Official link here: http://www.pocketwizard.com/products/transmitter_receiver/plusx/
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http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/91308/buydig-rokinon-lenses-35mm-f1.4-lens-from-364-8mm-f3.5-fisheye-lens-from-221-24mm-f1.4-lens Heads up! BuyDig is running specials on a few Rokinon lenses.
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Mar 16, 2013 23:06
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beergod posted:Looking for a wide angle lens for landscape and creative close ups. I had the Tokina 11-16 F/2.8 when I had my 7D and it was nice. I can post example if you'd like.
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Mar 17, 2013 03:22
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beergod posted:Please do. http://imgur.com/a/hembw
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Mar 17, 2013 14:39
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:Is anyone here sporting Sigma's new 35mm 1.4? I keep seeing rave review after rave review get posted. If I weren't being a responsible adult right now, I'd have one to tell you all about.  I'm planning on getting one in August though.
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Mar 22, 2013 12:13
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Casu Marzu posted:
Slippery slope, my friend.
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Mar 26, 2013 15:59
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Just bought my first real L lens.
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Gambl0r posted:Monitors count as gear, right? Because I finally upgraded to a 27" monitor after using a 20" for the last 8 years... it... is... huge. Sup new 2713 buddy?   
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Apr 2, 2013 02:51
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Dell's having a sale on U2713HM 27" IPS monitors. http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/928...080-led-monitor I got one two weeks ago when they were on sale for $550 and it's niiiiiiiiiiice for post-processing. 2560x1440 is amazing.
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Ferris Bueller posted:You getting any of the back light bleed problems some people complain about with this monitor? Nothing I've noticed in using it so far.
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Apr 9, 2013 15:30
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Gambl0r posted:mine has a slight light leak in the bottom left corner I just set my screen all black and my bottom-left corner has a small light leak as well. Didn't know it was there until I read your post and tested. THANKS, OBAMA! <  >
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Platystemon posted:The autofocus system is kind of slow and fragile, but it’s quiet enough. I disagree with this as my 50 1.4 has almost always focused fast and accurately (350D, 30D, 1D2, 7D, 5D3). The only issue I ever had with it was when I dropped it 2.5 feet onto concrete. The AF system needed to be re-calibrated by Canon for about $100 and that was that. Just be sure to get the hood for it and all will be well.
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May 20, 2013 19:00
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Combat Pretzel posted:Oh crap, I just found out the new 35mm Sigma is actually a DG lens, not just DC. Yuuuuuup 
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May 26, 2013 18:15
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Paul MaudDib posted:If it does, you can just drop it on their dock and set the AF microadjust setting directly, since it's one of their new Art series. The docks haven't been released yet but look to be about $60. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/909813-REG/Sigma_USB_Dock.html
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Mightaswell posted:Sigma 35mm F1.4 A Counting down the days until my birthday   
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May 28, 2013 17:50
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Instrumedley posted:Had to RMA a new Sigma 35mm f/1.4 Instrumedley posted:Had to RMA a new Sigma 35mm f/1.4 Eek! What happened?
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Jun 7, 2013 03:11
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SoundMonkey posted:Emptyquote + doublequote? I'm gonna have to get a ruling from the high council on this one. Weird, that was done on my phone in the iOS Awful app. Must have double tapped the quote icon. 
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Jun 7, 2013 14:15
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Mr. Despair posted:Get a fast CPU, enough ram (I use 8 gigs, 16 would be better, but you don't need more than that), and an SSD. The SSD is probably going to be the most noticeable change you can make though, even if you get a small one to work on and then move the files onto a normal hard drive for long time storage. A million times this. I've been considering a desktop upgrade and I'm looking at a new Haswell-based i7, 16GB of RAM, and 2x256GB SSDs in RAID0 for my OS/working drive. Primary storage would be a 3TB hard drive with backups to a USB, my NAS, and BackBlaze. 
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HolyDukeNukem posted:Please don't RAID 0 SSD's. I'm not sure when your planning on getting this, but even as of now you have to flash the bios on a lot of motherboards to get TRIM support with RAID SSD's. Not only that, but it can be really easy to lose data if the RAID fails. If your going to go the RAID route, at least do a RAID 5 so there is some recovery. If you want speed though, you'll be better off getting a revodrive (SSD that is connected to the PCI slot). They get much much faster speeds than even RAID 0 and you don't risk all of your data getting corrupted at random times. Intel has released TRIM compatible RAID0 drivers for the 7-series chipsets. I'm looking at an Intel-branded, 8-series based motherboard and doubt they'll rescind the feature. I do appreciate your concern and thank you for speaking up. 
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mAlfunkti0n posted:Im not sure I need to spend anything like that .. what seems to be the most useful ND filter for water shots, etc? I have a Hoya ND-400x for one of my lenses (52mm threads) and it's something like an 8.66-stop ND filter. Doesn't cast much of a tint from what I can tell, but I shoot RAW and correct the white balance in post. Edit: Meant to say that as soon as I can, I'll be getting it in 77mm so I can adapt it to all my lenses. Example: 
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Jul 12, 2013 17:54
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:Generally this is the correct answer. I concur. A decent duplexing, networkable, black and white laser printer will set you back about $130 including an OEM replacement toner for when the starter toner runs out. Your cost per page for printing school work on a photo printer would be astronomical compared to the entry level laser printer.
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Jul 26, 2013 14:24
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mAlfunkti0n posted:I have the feeling to use all primes. I rather like the simplicity. Someone tell me I am stupid. I'm looking to get a 34 1.4 and 85 1.8 to go with my 50 1.4. I'd take those 3 lenses when I wanted to travel light. If I needed something more versatile, then I add the 17-40 and 70-200.
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evil_bunnY posted:If you want to travel light why carry the 1.4's? Primes weight < zooms weight
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terriyaki posted:Thinking about selling my 35L and 85/1.8 and picking up a cheap 50 since I rarely ever use my dSLR nowadays, especially since I got an X100S. Since 2005, I've owned two copies of the EF 50 F/1.4. The first performed well until I sold it except for the time I dropped it. $95 and one focus calibration later, it was good as new. I sold it when I got a 7D and was consolidating lenses. After I jumped to the 5D3 and sold all my crop lenses a year ago, I got another one and it works just fine. I do take the extra step of manually focusing to infinity every time I go to put my camera way as it retracts the extending part of the lens back into the lens barrel. Aside from me being an idiot, the lens has never given me issue. PS - I might be looking for an 85 1.8 soon.  Edit: Prime numba page snype (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Mr. Despair posted:Shameful. Just shameful. Though it may decrease your view of me, I will tell the truth. 
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Paul MaudDib posted:Sometimes I just have to shake my head and wonder exactly what eldritch horror lies in that site's code. I'm 95% sure it runs on an MS Access database.
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smallmouth posted:My Canon 35mm f2 doesn't work anymore. The autofocus is stuck and in manual it just spins without focusing. Canon's repair website will give you a base estimate and will contact you if repair costs exceed the base estimate.
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Squibbles posted:Anyone have experience with getting a Tamron lens repaired? I'd call the number listed and ask what should be done.
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Funosaurus posted:Hope it's the right thread for this question. Was cleaning out the closet, found these old SLR cameras in the stuff my mom left me after selling the house. I looked them up on ebay, and they don't look like they're worth a whole lot. I don't know anything about photography, so googling the specs of these lenses just gives me more specs, which I don't understand. You might be able to convert the 35-80 to a macro if you're up to it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M1NkwTzS-4
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Schneider Heim posted:For people/animal photography, would CPLs be useful? One case I thought of is to eliminate reflections from glasses, but you can kind of cheat that by not photographing the glass directly (i.e. have the subject turn their head slightly) CPLs will help to remove reflections from animals' coats/people's hair as well.
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