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Holy crap, FM2 bodies cost more than I'd figured.
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I don't think that's a firmware update kind of upgrade.
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Nov 24, 2012 20:15
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Your camera's light meter won't be able to tell you the right shutter speed to use, since the camera can't read the aperture from the lens.
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Nov 25, 2012 21:00
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Goldmund posted:Can anyone recommend a book for the d7000? There are several to choose from out there. Is there any reason you want a book specific to the D7000? A general photography manual might be better - you can get the technical details particular to the D7000 from the instruction manual.
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Dec 6, 2012 16:14
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BonoMan posted:Just tried out a co-worker's 28-200 AF-D and 50/1.8 AF-D. Maybe the flickering is the camera closing the aperture to figure out the aperture size then quickly re-opening it?
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Dec 7, 2012 02:12
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I keep wondering if I'd be richer now if I'd taken up heroin instead.
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Dec 7, 2012 18:04
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I'd recommend this 35mm lens: http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-35mm-1-8G-Digital-Cameras/dp/B001S2PPT0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355687619&sr=8-1&keywords=nikon+35 It's a great lens - no zoom, but a useful field of view and great low light performance. It's a DX lens, so it won't cover the full sensor with full-frame cameras, but those are probably fairly far in the future for your girlfriend is this will be her first non-kit lens. For more portrait-type work, this kind of lens would be better: http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-50mm-NI...ords=nikon+50mm It's a narrower field of view, but some people like it a lot. Wider lenses, like you might want for landscapes, tend to be a little out of your price range. EDIT: Maybe I got your meaning wrong when you said long distance stuff. If she likes shooting animals and such, then something like this 70-300: http://www.keh.com/camera/Nikon-Autofocus-Zoom-Lenses/1/sku-NA07999088447J?r=FE would be perfect. I use this exact lens to shoot birds and wildlife from my kayak, and it's a good compromise between reach, quality, and weight. a foolish pianist fucked around with this message at 21:02 on Dec 16, 2012 |
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Dec 16, 2012 20:59
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SoundMonkey posted:I was nothing but unhappy with the Nikon 70-300 VR I had (soft as poo poo) despite the features all working as advertised (reasonably fast focus, VR worked, etc). Mine is really sharp - maybe you got a particularly bad one? Or I got a particularly good one?
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Dec 16, 2012 22:30
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My Nikon's not a D600, but I just assigned the function button next to the lens mount to ISO, which makes changing it plenty fast. EDIT: Or use the button already assigned to it. That's probably better. a foolish pianist fucked around with this message at 04:25 on Dec 17, 2012 |
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Dec 17, 2012 04:23
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Tusen Takk posted:Unless there's a really cheap negative scanner... I got an Epson V500 for 60 bucks on craigslist. It's totally serviceable for 35mm.
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Feb 6, 2013 20:18
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There's some kind of blurry mop in front of that grass.
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Feb 7, 2013 05:01
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Tusen Takk posted:That's what I was thinking too, plus I'd reckon the shipping address is in Nigeria It would be so sad to be a Nigerian legitimately trying to buy something.
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I think you've got your DOF numbers backwards. It's smaller apertures, down near f/8 to f/11 where you get wide depth of field. If you're shooting at f/2.8, your depth of field will be razor thin. Your depth of field is directly proportional to X, where your aperture is f/X.
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Apr 22, 2013 03:48
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The 55-200 is cheap enough, and if kit quality is fine, it'd get you the range you want.
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May 5, 2013 13:51
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Protons posted:Is the D3000 a lovely camera or something? It's just an older consumer-grade camera. It doesn't have the electronics necessary to meter or drive the autofocus of pre-digital, older lenses.
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May 5, 2013 20:06
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Moon Potato posted:The kit lens for that is the 17-55mm, right? If the wide end on that performs well, it should make for pretty good landscape photos. If you want to go even wider, the Tokina 11-16 is pretty much the only thing that's decent under $2K. If you prefer working with a moderate wide angle, the 28/2.8 AI and AI-s are pretty much distortion-free, decently sharp and pretty cheap through most used resellers. The Sigma 8-16 might also be worth looking into. I really like mine for mountain shots.
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May 8, 2013 22:21
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SoundMonkey posted:Probably "why bother when KatzEye will do it for us in a month anyways and people would just buy their version anyways because ours would be more expensive." I mean, if they're going to leave video out entirely for philosophical reasons, a split prism should definitely have gone in.
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I don't see the draw of the df. It's like somebody crudely bolted some late 60s porsche body kit parts on an escalade.
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Dec 11, 2013 00:10
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Dren posted:p sure the 50's are all FX. There is a cheap one, about $100, with no AF motor. Mine rarely leaves the shelf. Nah, the 50/1.4 is FX and pretty expensive. The 50/1.8G is DX, cheap, and awesome - AF motor included.
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evil_bunnY posted:All nikon 50's are full frame. You are talking out of your rear end. Oh, weird. I would have sworn that was a dx lens.
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Apr 27, 2014 09:25
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Kenshin posted:The 35 f/1.8G is pretty good wide-open. The 50mm f/1.4G is very good all the way down to f/1.6, but the focal plane is so shallow at f/1.4 my D3200 sometimes has trouble focusing. Likewise for the 85mm f/1.4 (not mine, borrowed from a friend), I was able to get very usable headshots in low light at f/1.6. Yeah, my D5000 blows the focus all the time if I try to shoot my 50/1.4G wide open. It's really annoying.
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Apr 29, 2014 16:55
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TequilaJesus posted:Could anyone recommend a good ultra wide zoom for nikon they've had a good experience with? Crop sensor. I've enjoyed the Sigma 8-16, particularly up in the mountains.
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Ezekiel_980 posted:He could try half or quarter drops. droplets and minidrops, respectively.
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