My First DSLR - "Is 'Dunning-Kruger Effect' a Photoshop plugin?"

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evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

Holy jesus, nice job.

# ¿ Feb 13, 2013 12:29

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 04:41

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

April is the date I heard, yes.

# ¿ Feb 13, 2013 19:14

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

You'll be quite happy with the Tamron. Most photographers would be hard pressed to see difference in IQ. AF is a bit slower but not by that much, IIRC

# ¿ Feb 14, 2013 09:23

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

SoundMonkey posted:

This is also all I use mine for, macro and long-exposure nighttime stuff (even then most of the time I just wedge the camera against something).

Same here. Sensors have become quite extraordinary in the past decade.

# ¿ Feb 15, 2013 00:07

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

And extension rings are so cheap.

# ¿ Feb 21, 2013 03:13

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

You won't be able to remotely operate a zoom lens without an overly complicated contraption.

# ¿ Feb 23, 2013 00:03

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

TheLastManStanding posted:

Can't you just stick a motorized follow focus on the zoom ring?

Yes this is what I meant.

# ¿ Feb 23, 2013 01:20

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

CPL's work fine with AF. Linears can cause metering/AF issues.

# ¿ Feb 25, 2013 14:04

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

GregNorc posted:

Is there a good brand / model of CPL to look for?

Marumi super dhg. They're the best, and usually one of the cheapest.

# ¿ Feb 26, 2013 00:17

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

If anything you're less likely to get a bum body when buying refurb. They must test them more thoroughly than even the new stuff.

# ¿ Feb 27, 2013 02:16

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

fknlo posted:

I believe the 18-55 kit lens is pretty lovely

Yo people need to stop repeating this with no actual experience. It's not the greatest feat of optical engineering (except when you take price into account it kinda is) but it's plenty decent, just slow.

I think a fast 30 or 35, the 18-55 kit (regardless of brand) and a tamron 70-300 VC is a great bunch of glass to start with.

# ¿ Mar 6, 2013 09:20

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

If you're on public grounds you can tell anyone to gently caress off.

http://www.sirimo.co.uk/2009/05/14/uk-photographers-rights-v2/

evil_bunnY fucked around with this message at 21:54 on Mar 17, 2013

# ¿ Mar 17, 2013 21:50

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

Musket posted:

More and more are getting fed up with food photos. Its not as bad when its a cellphone or a tiny crappy point and shoot, most find DSLRs as crossing the line. Recently (saturday) I watched 3 people asked to kindly put their cameras away by wait-staff. One protested, manager kindly told them to leave.

Who the gently caress does that when people shoot the food they just ordered?

# ¿ Mar 18, 2013 16:02

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

Haha. If you mind my 30s of pointing a flashless DLSR at the food I just bought chances are I don't want to eat where you work.

# ¿ Mar 18, 2013 17:01

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

Musket posted:

Chances are those places dont need your business either.

Probably not :toot:

?

I've been to plenty of starred joints, and never once been hassled.

# ¿ Mar 18, 2013 21:33

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

jackpot posted:

picture is tagged #delicious, #OliveGarden, and #foodie

That person knows so little about food I'd loathe to hear what he thinks of anything else.

# ¿ Mar 18, 2013 22:05

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

Buddy you don't need to tell us what it's for.

# ¿ Mar 26, 2013 01:48

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

A ton of memory, fast primary storage, lots of "tier 2" storage. A GOOD BACKUP STRATEGY

# ¿ Apr 12, 2013 22:08

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

I would try to get the double zoom kit, yeah.

# ¿ May 11, 2013 00:30

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

It wouldn't be.

# ¿ Jun 10, 2013 11:03

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

With a bit of post you can easily deal with a 5100's ISO 1600.

# ¿ Jul 8, 2013 12:58

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

If he's tech-averse, I'd steer him towards an OM-D, E-PL, or EOS-M.

# ¿ Jul 23, 2013 13:25

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

triplexpac posted:

Canon Rebel T3i 18MP DSLR Camera With 18-55mm IS Lens Kit - $569
Canon EOS Rebel T3i 18MP DSLR with Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II Lens Kit - $649

Get the zoom kit, save for a sigma 30/1.4

# ¿ Jul 31, 2013 15:22

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

FISHMANPET posted:

Is there some kind of good guide for dummies on using the Auto-ISO on Nikon?

There's not much past setting your constraints then turning it on.

# ¿ Aug 30, 2013 23:30

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

Unless you mistreat your stuff I'd try for something newer. D90 and 35/1.8 is great.

# ¿ Sep 15, 2013 19:40

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

SoundMonkey posted:

I know a great number of people who keep their camera at +0.3 at all times, just because meters tend to be a little conservative and don't want to blow things out. Camera meters may be better now and this may be useless, but I still do.

My d90 on default loved to juuuust blow highlights. On -.5 it was mostly fine.

# ¿ Sep 22, 2013 23:45

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

You should mosdef get a 35 instead.

# ¿ Nov 30, 2013 02:05

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

Musket posted:

In before someone corrects you about the Canon 40mm 2.8 shitlens.

It's pretty awesome on ff. On a crop it's just a weird effective length.

# ¿ Dec 4, 2013 01:36

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

Sounds like a horrible waste of time.

# ¿ Jan 14, 2014 00:04

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

Everything ever looks really sweet when you have an original digirebel. Doesn't mean you shouldn't stick with it for a while.

# ¿ Jan 15, 2014 18:55

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

You don't get to bitch about 25MB raws, btw.

# ¿ Jan 22, 2014 22:46

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

Marumi super dhg is the only thing you'll need

# ¿ Feb 28, 2014 01:32

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

Take it from someone with both FX and APSC cameras: there are a lot of reasons (on top of cost) to use crop sensors cameras.

# ¿ Mar 5, 2014 12:30

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

Spime Wrangler posted:

Buy the 40mm F2.8

It's $150 of tack sharp awesome.

Do this if you have a FFrame camera. If nikon made one I'd get in a heartbeat. Makes your camera so much easier to pack as well.

# ¿ Mar 11, 2014 10:23

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

Diffraction limit is a function of sensor density too. A 6MP and a 24MP sensor don't have the same limit.

# ¿ Apr 16, 2014 09:26

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

Just use your kit lens.

# ¿ May 11, 2014 08:46

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

Kenshin posted:

Why are telephoto primes so much more expensive than telephoto zooms? It seems like less moving parts would make it less expensive or difficult to manufacture, but there must be something I'm missing here.

Because they're fast, and long. At equivalent focal length and speed, primes are p much always cheaper.

# ¿ Jun 17, 2014 19:11

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

Buy from keh instead of eBay unless the difference is massive. Thought about mirrorless at all?

# ¿ Jul 13, 2014 23:27

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

zgrowler2 posted:

Nikon D5100 (grade LN-) w/ battery, charger - $352.00 used (keh)
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G DX Lens - $197.00 new (B&H)

That's a great combo (whether you start with the kit or the 35). Do look into M43 though. You can get most of the way there in terms of performance in a package that's half the weight and size.

# ¿ Jul 14, 2014 11:43

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 04:41

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

Use spot metering and put the spot on what you want exposed properly.

# ¿ Jul 14, 2014 12:13

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