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I'm currently living in Panama and gear prices suck. I went looking for lenses and saw a $200 lens marked up to $400. So, I'm having someone bring me down everything I could possibly want to play around with since I'm here for another 16 months. Currently, I've got my Sony A290, kit lens, memory cards, and camera case. I looked at a few suggested accessory websites to make sure I'm getting everything I need to get going. Currently this is my list: Lenses - Minolta 50mm f1.7 AF Lens - Sony 55-200mm f/4-5.6 SAM DT Filters - Complete Square Filter Kit Compatible with Cokin P Series (Mainly just for messing around with effects) - 3-piece Filter Set UV, Fluorescent, Polarizer (Yes I did see about not buying a UV filter. I figure for $13 it'd be fun to play around with the filters though since I have a ton of free time.) - PLR Optics 55MM +1 +2 +4 +10 Close-Up Macro Filter Set Misc - 2 Replacement Batteries - Cleaning Kit(LensPen, Rocket Air Blaster, Microfiber Cleaning Cloths) Is there anything else I should add to this list? Maybe stuff worth getting just to experiment with that's relatively cheap? I'm skipping on anything flash related for now since I live in the jungle and almost never shoot at night. As a note, my budget is probably going to be about $300 for lens(es) and everything else another $100 or so. huhu fucked around with this message at 20:07 on Jun 10, 2014 |
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dakana posted:Definitely save your money and skip the square filter kit and 3-piece filter set. You (shouldn't) aren't going to use graduated colored filters. Some people use graduated neutral density filters, but no one really makes good photos with colored filters. If you want to dick around with that sort of thing, just take a picture and then drag a gradient mask across half of it in Lightroom and go bananas.
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Jun 10, 2014 23:57
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I'm headed to Iceland in two weeks and I'm trying to figure out if I want to get any new gear. I currently have a Nikon camera with 35mm 1.8f, 50mm 1.8f, 10-20mm 4.5-5.6f, and a 70-300mm 4.5-5.6. I'm thinking of just bringing the 10-20 and splurging on a Tamron 24-70 2.8 G2. Thoughts?
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Jun 9, 2019 16:44
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Some more research and I'm thinking of getting the Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 for $290 since I have a crop body.
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Jun 9, 2019 20:45
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I've currently got a Tamron 70-300 4.5-5.6 lens as my only telephoto. I'm interested in doing more macro and portraiture and it sounds like the Sigma 105 2.8 is a solid choice. Any opinions?
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Jul 14, 2019 19:16
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Are there any comparable pocketable cameras to the Ricoh G3? Bedsides an rx100, iPhone 13 or Pixel 6, I'm not really seeing any other competitors. As a note, for now at least, I want to keep my Nikon D7500 and lenses and have something I can take out when I don't want to carry it.
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Nov 22, 2021 19:17
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Dial M for MURDER posted:I'm looking at a dummy battery for my Lumix G9, so that I can use the HDMI out indefinitely. Is there any reason to not just grab the cheapest thing that works on Amazon, or should I avoid unknown Chinese brands? I bought a cheap random one for my Sony A6000 and it's worked great.
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Dec 5, 2021 22:05
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JamesieAB posted:Can I use a powerbank with the usb c connector to charge the battery or even run the camera directly? You could look into dummy batteries to USB and then plug that into your powerbank.
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May 23, 2023 22:15
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I'm slowly rebuilding out my camera gear after selling everything and starting over with Nikon Z. I've currently got a Nikon Z5 and a 24-120 F4 lens. I'm headed on a long road trip through Canada in two weeks and wanted to get some new stuff for astrophotography and wildlife. I'll eventually get the Nikon Z 180-600 lens but it doesn't release until the end of August. For now, I was thinking of trying the FTZ adapter and going with the following two used lenses: Sigma 20mm F/1.4 DG (HSM) A (Art) Lens Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 DI VC USD AF Lens I figure, if I don't like the FTZ, I can just sell everything for about what I paid for it. Any other lenses you'd consider instead?
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Jul 10, 2023 22:21
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I've had such lovely luck with point and shoot film cameras. I'm wondering how I should guarantee success with my next purchase. I was thinking of maybe getting a Kodak Ektar H35 Half Frame Film Camera. Any other recommendations?
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Sep 12, 2023 00:21
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Can anyone recommend a place to purchase a converted P&S digital camera to infrared? I don't have strong opinions on the brand. I feel like there has to be some random guy running a business selling them and his little shop just lists his most recent conversions.
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Mar 24, 2024 21:46
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I'm trying to purchase a cheap replacement for a "Nikon HB-103 Lens Hood" (https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1670099-REG/nikon_4260_hb_103_lens_hood.html) which is for my Nikon Z 100 - 400. I see the official option is $66. Searching the part on Amazon seems to return things that are not actually an HB-103. Where else can I look for such a part?
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Apr 22, 2024 21:07
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Really debated filing an insurance claim for the lens hood. Not sure it's worth the hassle and premium jump for $66. Thanks for checking!
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Currently looking to get a bag to lug all my camera gear on flights/busses. The current two I'm looking at are: https://www.nomatic.com/products/mckinnon-camera-backpack-25l?variant=39461865717832 https://brevite.co/products/the-brevite-backpack?variant=34952238891162&=undefined Curious if there are any other bags in roughly the realm/size/features. of these two that I should be looking at.
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