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Oh my god, I had no idea you couldn't use manual focus lenses without a splitscreen focus aid. Thanks Nikon thread, guess I will go put the split prism back into my F3 after years of using a plain one.
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vote_no posted:All I know about film cameras is that the thread seems like it recommends the FM2, and it sure looks pretty. Operable without batteries sounds pretty awesome if you know your exposures. Operable without batteries doesn't matter in practise. Old cameras need the batteries replaced like once a year and they are tiny watch batteries. I keep a spare set of F3 batteries sealed in gaffer tape in all my bags because it takes up almost no space.
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Mar 7, 2014 06:56
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Leperflesh posted:
You are giving him too much credit. K-rock recommends whatever will net the most Amazon referral credit from people who don't know any better than to believe him.
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May 28, 2014 13:58
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Mightaswell posted:It's not that the df is too niche, it's that the df missed the niche. The M9 (and friends) are 100% on point as digital M rangefinders, where the Df totally missed the point and the opportunity to be a digital F(3/A/M/E or whatever ). The Leica is at least pretty, the DF might be a decent camera but it's design really missed the target audience.
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Jun 28, 2014 14:56
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McSpatula posted:My old workhorse d70s is about to die, and I'm looking for a cheap replacement. Is there any reason not to get a mint used d7000 in the 30k shutter count range for $350, especially after comparing other used bodies in that price point? Any Nikon dslr you buy will crush the D70s in both usability and image quality.
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Sep 22, 2014 21:35
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Musket posted:35mm film was nothing more than a stop gap to 4x5 film Same except unironically.
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Oct 2, 2014 00:38
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Bottom Liner posted:Hey guys, looking to put together a Nikon kit for weddings this season. I'm set on the D750, but need help with lens selections. All primes, and preferably in the following focal lengths; 24/35/50/85. Total budget is around $4300. Coming from Canon, all the lens choices are a bit confusing when it comes to determining the best. The body is right at $2,300, so I have about $2 to put towards the lenses. There are a ton of choices in the $400-$600 range, hence my confusion. Thanks. No second body? Shooting all primes with one body at a wedding can be a little rough, was this they way you worked with Canons? I have been using primes exclusively for a long time and I wouldn't consider that unless it was a free gig or an emergency.
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Oct 2, 2014 10:29
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Bottom Liner posted:Oh no I have 5 Canon bodies and a host of lenses. This is just a foray into Nikon. Ok, your post made it sound like you were switching over completely. If I was me I would get an 85mm and either a 28mm or 35mm to start. Then fill in gaps as needed later since you already have another system. I shot my first wedding in years a couple of weeks ago and 80% of my shots were 27mm and 84mm but it depends on your style.
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Oct 2, 2014 15:28
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McSpatula posted:Can anyone recommend a hasselblad v mount to f-mount adapter? It looks like there's the fotodix one and a bunch of no name brass adapters on ebay, are they more or less the same brass adapter? I think the Fotodiox ones are all aluminum. I have one with a tripod foot that's probably a Fotodiox or Rainbow Imaging one and it works fine. You wouldn't happen to be the dude that just emailed me about my CL ad selling one are you?
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Oct 5, 2014 09:28
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McSpatula posted:Nope, that wasn't me, but if you have one for sale, I'm all ears. I was gonna sell it locally in Seattle because I hate shipping stuff but PM me and we can work something out. Delivery McGee posted:What is people's obsession with primes? I can understand back in the '70s when zooms were kinda crap and slow, but now you can get a Sigma/Tamron 24-70 and 70-200, both f/2.8 or better, for under $1600 total. You're only printing 8x10s, the tiny bit of extra image quality from primes doesn't really matter, does it? I just hate zoom lenses. I don't care how good they are, I have always used primes and always will.
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Oct 5, 2014 19:23
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Delivery McGee posted:Fair enough, I understand now. I'm a photojournalist by trade, so I prefer zooms (preferably fast and corporate-owned) for obvious reasons, but you artists have time to set up the perfect framing and pick the exact focal length you want. That must be nice. Sorry you feel the need to blame your shortcomings on your job. Don't worry with the state of photojournalism as a career field you should be able to get in plenty of time practicing composition between cars at the drive through. 
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SoundMonkey posted:you seem kinda mad that someone has a different job than you Nope, just that every post contains a reference to it like it's some sort of magic bullet explaining away whatever we are talking about. I should start doing that. Imagine the fun we can have comparing stuff In PAD to things I have seen inserted into or removed from the human body violently! (I'm not gonna do that)
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Oct 6, 2014 09:32
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SoundMonkey posted:This photo was taken by me. Both lenses were focused manually with AF-confirm. On a tripod. Even if I somehow hosed up focus, that doesn't forgive the purple. The color purple has been associated with royalty and such since the old testament. Excuuuuuuse Nikon for trying to add a little majesty to your photos.
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Oct 8, 2014 09:56
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Confirming Wasabi batteries are great, I have 4 of them for my Fujis their charger is nice as well. Anyone buying OEM batteries instead of a Wasabi 2 pack that includes a charger is insane. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...5R2BQ9B0TVZEV8F
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Oct 9, 2014 09:19
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sildargod posted:It's a bit of a pain in the rear end, actually. My ratio of keepers to throwaways has landed me up with way more keepers per shoot now that I have a D800, and that in turn means triple or even quadruple the post time, which means I start getting worried about inundating the client with too many choices which aaarggggghhhhh. Get better at editing.
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Oct 22, 2014 06:55
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sildargod posted:
Deleting stuff takes no effort.
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Oct 22, 2014 12:06
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Mido posted:something special arrived today Chromatic abberation?
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Oct 27, 2014 05:59
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Kenshin posted:No number, it's the Df. Which stand for "Da Fuq?" FAKE EDIT: Paging red19fire to defend your ugly camera purchase
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This is accurate, the F5 is beast among cameras.
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Dec 10, 2014 12:26
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Ezekiel_980 posted:I thought about getting one but decided i don't really need that much camera and this was a steal since it came with the box and manual for about $100. Probably the best $100 you can spend on 35mm gear.
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Ezekiel_980 posted:Speaking of gear I already have a nifty 50 and 70-300 for it any other lenses that might be good to grab? If you own an F mount camera (or adapter) and don't own a 105mm f/2.5 (AI or AIS), then you are missing out. Great focal length on 35mm or APS-C, small, and sharp as a tack wide open. McCurry's famous afghan girl photo was taken with a 105mm f/2.5 and an FM2 in case you need an example. Edit: Time is hard 8th-snype fucked around with this message at 02:58 on Dec 12, 2014 |
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BANME.sh posted:I didn't know the F100 was available in 1985 Oops, I was tired this morning. McCurry used F100s later in his career.
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Dren posted:It's pretty sharp at f/8 in the 18-35 range A lens that isn't sharp at f/8 is a paperweight. So that's not really a good judgment of quality.
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BANME.sh posted:Since I am a huge sperg, I couldn't stand using a silver lens on my black F100. Tonight I found somebody selling the same lens (the AF 28-80 3.3-5.6 G) in black for $20 so I bought it as a replacement. It works perfectly but there is a small bit of resistance when I turn the focus manually past a certain point. Almost like there is something inside catching. Once I pass that point, it's smooth again. It's kinda subtle, but my silver one is completely smooth the whole way. The F100 has no problem with autofocusing it either. Should I be concerned? I guess who cares for $20 right? It's been dropped. One of the brushes in the AF motor is out of alignment. I had the same issue with my 50mm AF-D except it was bad enough to stop the AF motor. I think it cost me $75 to get fixed at a local shop. Honestly it's not a big deal as long as the AF motor doesn't hang up.
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He's right about the sensor but yeah the D2x's AF will crush nearly anything.
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Kenshin posted:Bet you can't guess what ISO this picture is taken at. Taken in RAW but directly from camera with no modification in post-processing, exported from Capture NX-D. Looks stellar but don't judge high ISO images based on well lit scenes. Test it outside at night or in a bar, where getting f/1.4 @60th is really pushing it. My old D700 looked alright at that speed in the living room but not so much in the dark.
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Kenshin posted:True. I'm expecting good things even then, however. I just did the same shot with the lights off so the only lighting was the streetlight outside and the TV. 1/40s f/2.8 ISO 16000 and it's still surprisingly good, with more noise just starting to creep in. Sensor tech is getting better all the time. A few years ago I would have told you hands down that I would never buy another crop camera. My APS-C Fuji crushes my old D700 in the same (or similar) lighting.
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I never used auto ISO on my D700 because it was continuously variable, which sounds great until you find out that on older sensors nonfull stop ISO settings tended to be noisier because reasons. Fuji's auto is great and only sets full stops so now I use it anytime I'm not using a strobe. Seriously did they ever fix that whole ISO 250 is noisier than ISO 400 thing?
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McCoy Pauley posted:So I just upgraded to a D7100 from a D5100. Should I worry about a screen protector for screen? Nikon doesn't seem to make some kind of plastic cover for it, so I guess the only options are covers that adhere like for a smartphone, right? I have used both glass and polycarbonate protectors on my fujis. The glass ones are nice but can shatter if you chip an edge. Just find something on Amazon with good reviews.
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Musket posted:A D5 but no D400. What gives Nikon. The xpro2 is the d400
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Sauer posted:Would any of you happen to know the effect of an AI conversion gone to far. A local pawn shop has a 35mm f/2.8 for cheap that's in great shape except the homegrown AI conversion looks to have gone half a stop to far, about f16.3 instead of f11.6. I imagine the camera would think you're a half stop wider than you really are. That's pretty much it unless you have an F4 or FA. Except it won't think you are a stop wider it will think you are a stop slower the further away from start the AI fridge is the smaller the lens max aperture. So your lens will report to the camera that it's an f/3.3 not f/2.8. http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/nikonfmount/aiais.htm 8th-snype fucked around with this message at 02:50 on Nov 16, 2017 |
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I think if Nikon's rumored MILC camera doesn't come out soon and be good you won't see too many more iterations of DSLRs because Nikon makes good cameras but poor choices (much like my posting). The P&S market is dead and the entry level DSLR market wants mirrorless or good video or probably both, those are the cameras that actually pay their bills. It's not a good time to be a camera division that is expected to turn a profit.
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learnincurve posted:I await Nikon’s mirrorless cameras with joyful glee because then I will finally be able to afford to upgrade my D300 with a cheap full frame with bugger all shutter actuations. Counterpoint: new evfs are really good. I use a Nikon DSLR at my dayjob and constantly wish it had the same wysiwyg as my Fujis. A live histo would also be great for the kind of work I do, which is ecommerce product photography in a high volume shop.
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