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IceLicker posted:Speaking of grips, I'm looking to buy one for my T2i but I don't want to pay $220 for the Canon version. Can anyone recommend a decent, 3rd-party, chinese knock-off? Zeikos grip, maybe? I've heard good things about their d5000 version, probably going to order one tonight. http://www.amazon.com/Zeikos-ZE-NBG5000-Battery-Nikon-D5000/dp/B002USUDDO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341528534&sr=8-1&keywords=d5000+grip (links to the d5000 one, but the t2i is an option on that page).
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I just got a Yongnuo YN-560II and I've really enjoyed it.
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Dudebro posted:Why get something like a Yongnuo instead of a Nikon or Canon flash? I see the word "manual", but how does that translate in real world situations? I don't know anything about the world of lighting, but I've been considering getting one of the Canon Speedlites. For what I'm using it for I can just set it once and forget it, so the cost savings were awesome. Heck, normally when I'm shooting the camera can't meter right anyways, so why not shoot the rest in manual.
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Jul 7, 2012 19:13
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Martytoof posted:Completely serious (albeit unlikely) suggestion: Pentax ME Super + 50mm + as much film as you can fit in your pockets. Seconding this suggestion. Even if you buy something else spend 50 bucks and get yourself an ME Super, lens, and 5 packs of film to bring with you.
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Jul 11, 2012 00:45
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FasterThanLight posted:joinnnn us Even the Pentax ME Super? Of course not go buy a Pentax ME Super
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Jul 16, 2012 18:00
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QPZIL posted:Unless you want to shoot manual Someone's a Poser. In my experience a Super is pretty much the same price as a normal ME though, but I tend to buy them by the box.
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Jul 16, 2012 21:33
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QPZIL posted:ME Supers: the Zimbabwe dollars of photography. The Future is Now, bitches. 
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Jul 16, 2012 23:51
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big scary monsters posted:Well that's fine, but then you end up having to scan the photo of the photo. I think you're doing it wrong, although I commend you for attempting to use a Pentax ME Super for everything.
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Jul 19, 2012 00:03
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QPZIL posted:Can we be Dorkroom BFFs? we need to make a Pentax ME Superposters gang tag.
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Jul 19, 2012 01:20
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The MX seems like a great camera if all manual is your thing.
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Jul 20, 2012 02:21
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Its definitely smaller (and lighter) than the fujica I have. Here is one next to a d5000 and an STX-1.   I think the OM cameras are about the same size though. Not sure of any other 35mm slr's that size though.
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Jul 20, 2012 06:27
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ExecuDork posted:The ME Super and the MX are both pretty small, but the MX is slightly smaller. I don't (yet) have an ME. Cumbersome, but not impossible with the two pentax lenses I have. They have pretty stiff aperture rings compared to my yashinon lens though.
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Jul 20, 2012 07:06
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Cute as heck posted:I think I desperately want an Epson RD-1 :\ So buy one.
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Cute as heck posted:
plenty of us over here http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3499907 hope you can join us someday
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Sep 25, 2012 08:01
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SoundMonkey posted:82mm is the pro filter diameter What if you get something with a red ring? 
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longview posted:Representing the proest filter size: 49mm My two favorite lenses use either 49mm or 82mm. I hate buying filters, btw. 
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I dunno, the d40 is the best dslr ever made.
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Sep 30, 2012 02:09
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TheAngryDrunk posted:17-50, no. 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.
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Oct 3, 2012 20:10
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whereismyshoe posted:Already have a Spotmatic and 50/1.4 Sounds like you still need a proper camera.
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whereismyshoe posted:There's no room next to my Hasselblad for an ME Super. Well at least we can agree that Acros owns.
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Maybe it broke? Email tamron, their support's seemed pretty good to me in my limited experience.
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Radbot posted:Just ordered a NEX-5N and I'm really excited - something that'll beat my D300 for image quality and low light shots, *and* I get to use my Grandpa's old Minolta glass with focus peaking? Hell yeah, real steel f/1.4 here I come. And at $478 for the kit, I bet I'll be able to sell it in a year or two for $250 at least, so it's quite a steal! It can do that because the 5N has an APS-C sized sensor in it.
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Martytoof posted:I think the NEX is its own mount so you can't throw Minolta glass on there, but admittedly I haven't doublechecked this fact. Even by opening a new tab in Chrome and googling it. I mean I could have checked in the time it took me to post this caveat but here I am still typing and not checking! Oh well! It's all about adapters man. -posted from a hockey game
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DoctaFun posted:Thanks for the help, so this product here: You've still got it backwards, and the terms in ()s do match the diameters. You're starting from a big size (58mm), and you're stepping DOWN to a smaller size (52mm). So for that step down ring you link, the key is that you're stepping DOWN from a 58mm filter thread to a 52mm filter thread, i.e. you can fit a 52mm lens filter onto a lens that would normally accept a 58mm filter size. A step UP ring would read something like 52mm-58mm What you should do is just buy these http://www.amazon.com/Fotodiox-Anod...step+down+rings and http://www.amazon.com/Fotodiox-Anod...step+down+rings You'll have basically every step up/step down combo you could ever need for not much more than buying just one or two rings separately.
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Tamron 70-300 VC is worth looking at. Comes in under 400 bucks new, performs pretty well too.
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Clayton Bigsby posted:Even if Pentax does have a patent, I'd imagine you could just buy the entire company for about tree fiddy. Ricoh beat you to that, sorry!
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Dec 7, 2012 19:01
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Don't most flashes have a slave mode where they'll fire off of another flash? I know my cheapo yongnuo flash will happily trigger from across the room using my onboard flash as a trigger. Is that not an option for whatever reason?
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Everything went downhill after the 2nd coming of Pentax, sorry olympusailures.
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Alpha Lyrae posted:I want to get into photography as a hobby. I have a Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 Point and Shoot camera. Is this decent enough equipment to get into the hobby? I plan on taking pictures outdoors. No, you want a Pentax ME Super. But seriously, that looks like a very solid camera that shouldn't hold you back much. If anything pick up a copy of Understanding Exposure to read before you start looking at new gear, and then just go out and shoot and see what you enjoy shooting. Maybe shoot in RAW and download the trial for lightroom too.
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Claw Massage posted:Just got the Tamron 70-300 and stuck it on my t2i. Even with the battery grip, the lens probably still outweighs it. This thing is heavy. The zoom is interesting in that its very smooth until about 225-250 mm and then it gets tighter, and then goes back to smooth at 300. I wonder if it will even out over time, I got a sticky one, or that's just the way it is. The zoom ring on my is fairly sticky all the way through, although it does get a bit looser on the line side. Makes it stay in place real well, so I like it that way.
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Get a pentax 67 with a 75mm lens, shoot landscapes on MF and reverse mount the lens for macro. I'm only half joking. e. but seriously maybe a nice wide angle lens for landscapes and then just use extension tubes for the macro?
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rio posted:I am thinking of getting a full frame camera on the cheap - I have potentially 700-800 bucks from selling a guitar amp so my budget would be pretty fixed. Just adapte the lenses you're using with your next to the 5d, it's pretty good about that (depending on the lens of course).
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powderific posted:You could buy that Metabones Speedbooster and double your number of focal lengths and get full frame DOF. You mean the Metabones Speedbooster that literally costs more than a used 5d?
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Ethanfr0me posted:Can someone recommend me a decent scanner for scanning negatives? My max budget is $200 Epson v500 would fit that price range pretty well.
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BANME.sh posted:Is there a secret to browsing KEH that I'm unaware of? I am trying to search and none of my keywords bring up any results. 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.
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Maker Of Shoes posted:I have a D3100 with a cheap 55-200 I picked up used and have been having a ball shooting local city birds but more often than not I feel like I'd be happier with just a touch more reach (slippery slope, I know). I've been eyeballing the 55-300 and the 70-300. As far as the Nikkor brand is concerned is the drop off in picture quality really that bad in the 55-300 compared to the 70-300? I mean if I have to pony up for the latter I will but if it's insignificant I'd rather save the money. Get a Tamron 70-300 VC, it's got optics as good as the nikon 70-300 VR, for the cost of the 55-300 (cheaper after rebate, and under 300 used even buying from amazon), with better VR than either. http://www.amazon.com/Tamron-70-300...amron+70-300+vc e. It is the Pentax ME Super of relatively cheap long lenses. Dr. Despair fucked around with this message at 20:01 on Feb 11, 2013 |
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nop posted:OK, this is going to sound stupid but are there decent manual focus lenses for a D5100? Or conversely AF lenses that aren't don't have loose rings? You can still use AI/AIs lenses on your d5100, you're just going to have to guess at the metering a bit. The 35/1.8g fits in your price range real well though, is there some reason you want manual focus specifically?
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K mount lenses will work too, BUT will need some modification to work right on a FF camera (the aperture lever can hit the mirror if you don't bend/take it off somehow).
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HPL posted:Try the Tamron Adaptall 90mm f/2.5 Macro. It's an awesome lens. Nice and sharp. I use it with my NEX 5N all the time. You can get Adaptall-to-EF adapters. Is the 2.8 version better or worse?
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RoryGilmore posted:I just started photography a few months ago, and started with a film camera, and have been only using that camera. Although I really like it, I want to be able to do digital as well, so I'm looking to start doing that and am looking for purchasing advice! (Budget is ~500$) The majority of my time is spent in parks/woods shooting architecture and scenery, but I also like to street shoot (which I guess I can save for film, since I doubt there's a camera that's the best of both worlds). Ability to shoot in low light would be great. I'm not sure if I should be looking for a low end DSLR kit, or if a P&S would be the best option for me right now starting out. If I need to buy lenses, I wouldn't mind starting out with a cheaper one and moving up once I learn more. Any advice would be great, thanks! What film camera do you have? Decent chance you can share lenses with the dslr, so that'd be good to know. If you don't mind the size of a dslr then there's no reason not to get one, a used dslr can be had for P&S prices.
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