Author Topic: Photography thread (Read 2072 times)

mkawa · « **on:** Fri, 09 March 2012, 11:08:39 »

photography is about second to input devices as geeky stuff. enough people replied in my IC lens sale to fill a thread.

every once in a while i like to shake up my lens kit. i'm on nikon full-frame (d700), and have been doing 40/2 + 85/1.4 for a while but i'm getting bored again. as you may know, i'm selling most of my lenses, and my idea was to try a slightly different kit, but i have no idea what. i've already nixed the 24-70, as it's too big, and normal is kind of boring. i've actually never tried to shoot longer than short tele, but 70-200s are pretty expensive.. i was considering picking up a 35/1.4, but ehhhhhh

ideas? suggestions? unrelated discussion? bueller? bueller? bueller?

mkawa · « **Reply #1 on:** Fri, 09 March 2012, 11:18:36 »

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pfhat/page5/

mkawa · « **Reply #2 on:** Fri, 09 March 2012, 11:32:30 »

i was really into wide angle the last couple of years, but i feel like i'm over the wide zoom (17-35), and the uwa prime (20). i haven't tried a 24, 28 or 35 prime recently though.

BobbyUK · « **Reply #3 on:** Fri, 09 March 2012, 14:45:29 »

Great shots, am using a Canon 7D with 50/1.2 L and 24-105/1.4 L. Just need to update my website with new photos!!!!!

mkawa · « **Reply #4 on:** Sat, 10 March 2012, 11:40:17 »

now i know why you're the #1 potato expert, ripster

oh, and i'll try to remember to take those SP cap shots this weekend.

BobbyUK · « **Reply #5 on:** Sat, 10 March 2012, 19:50:09 »

Quote from: ripster;540376

Go Ipad3. It has two cameras.

Hmm I heard the A6X processors are being launch in July/Aug time.

cheebs · « **Reply #6 on:** Tue, 13 March 2012, 11:05:36 »

I wonder

If someone here has the Nikon 13mm....

anselben · « **Reply #7 on:** Thu, 15 March 2012, 02:44:22 »

I'd love to be able to buy more lenses for my digital, unfortunately I don't have that much money right now :\ I still do a lot of film work with my mamiya rb67, it's a little more hassle with developing and all, but I'm always much more satisfied when I get a good shot.

enoy21 · « **Reply #8 on:** Thu, 15 March 2012, 21:35:42 »

You guys are so far beyond me in photography .... But I'm seriously considering going back to school not for my chosen career in networking but for photography ...... I love it and am impressed by so many pics here.

anselben · « **Reply #9 on:** Sat, 17 March 2012, 01:13:24 »

Here are a few pictures I've taken that I've been pretty proud of..

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/327/4/1/arrowhead_meadow_by_anselben-d33hdqd.jpg
http://th03.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2010/327/2/0/still_born_by_anselben-d33hd96.jpg
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/336/2/0/the_forest_by_anselben-d342zwb.jpg

Barn · « **Reply #10 on:** Sun, 18 March 2012, 19:07:59 »

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bnerberka195
Shooting a Nikon D7k with kit lens and 60mm f/2.8 G.

Reptile · « **Reply #11 on:** Thu, 22 March 2012, 22:07:11 »

Need some advice from the Nikon guys...

I recently got a Sony Nex 3a http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Alpha-NEX3A-Digital-Camera/dp/B003MPUO9W/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1332472254&sr=1-6

Now Sony wasn't my first choice but I got it off craigslist for $280 :biggrin:

Well I just bought a Nikon F mount adapter http://www.ebay.com/itm/220961507991?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_1754wt_1396
Looking for a lens that would be good for keyboard photography and maybe even just an all around better lens than the 16mm my Sony came with.

Also wondering if anyone can point me to a good forum with classifieds where I might be able to purchase photography things. Thanks

yttrium · « **Reply #12 on:** Fri, 23 March 2012, 06:24:03 »

Here are some I took on a trip to Maine. Plain old Sony digital camera, nothing fancy - I prefer to manipulate the angles rather than the camera. None of these were touched with an editor, not even for saturation.

mkawa · « **Reply #13 on:** Sat, 24 March 2012, 23:16:02 »

Quote from: Reptile;554172

Need some advice from the Nikon guys...

I recently got a Sony Nex 3a http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Alpha-NEX3A-Digital-Camera/dp/B003MPUO9W/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1332472254&sr=1-6

Now Sony wasn't my first choice but I got it off craigslist for $280 :biggrin:

Well I just bought a Nikon F mount adapter http://www.ebay.com/itm/220961507991?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_1754wt_1396
Looking for a lens that would be good for keyboard photography and maybe even just an all around better lens than the 16mm my Sony came with.

Also wondering if anyone can point me to a good forum with classifieds where I might be able to purchase photography things. Thanks

for keyboard photography you want something like one of the short macros. i use an AI'd 55/3.5 (but on full frame). there are quite a few revisions of this lens you might want to read up on. this won't be great for general photography for you since it will turn into a short tele. another option is to get a 28/2.8 AIS nikkor. you want one of the later serial numbers with the floating element. these have a high repro ratio and turn into a nice normal lens for general photography on your body.

another possible option is any revision of the nikon 35/2, AI or later. the later ones have better coatings, but the optical formulation didn't change much over the years. repro ratio is something like 1:4-5, which is ok for keyboard photography, but not amazing.

imo, the best lens for you is probably the sony 18-55mm kit lens for nex mount.

good luck!

MyNameIsFinn · « **Reply #14 on:** Sat, 24 March 2012, 23:37:16 »

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Nothing compared to how amazing some of these photos are

Reptile · « **Reply #15 on:** Sun, 25 March 2012, 00:11:16 »

Quote from: mkawa;556019

for keyboard photography you want something like one of the short macros. i use an AI'd 55/3.5 (but on full frame). there are quite a few revisions of this lens you might want to read up on. this won't be great for general photography for you since it will turn into a short tele. another option is to get a 28/2.8 AIS nikkor. you want one of the later serial numbers with the floating element. these have a high repro ratio and turn into a nice normal lens for general photography on your body.

another possible option is any revision of the nikon 35/2, AI or later. the later ones have better coatings, but the optical formulation didn't change much over the years. repro ratio is something like 1:4-5, which is ok for keyboard photography, but not amazing.

imo, the best lens for you is probably the sony 18-55mm kit lens for nex mount.

good luck!

Funny I actually won a 28mm 2.8 AIS on Ebay before I read this. Should have some much improved shots in the next week or 2. Thanks!

Sent from my iPad

mkawa · « **Reply #16 on:** Sun, 25 March 2012, 11:06:52 »

keep in mind that the 28/2.8 has a high level of barrel distortion that increases at close focus. you should be able to correct it in software, but that will be why your lines go all curvey

mkawa · « **Reply #17 on:** Sun, 25 March 2012, 21:57:19 »

there probably isn't a lightroom distortion profile for that lens (although: fun fact, it's one of the last AIS lenses still manufactured. every few years nikon sendai makes a few hundred of them..). there's should be a profile for PTLens though.

mkawa · « **Reply #18 on:** Mon, 26 March 2012, 00:31:29 »

it's kind of a ***** though. not all of us have rooms in our house that we can dedicate to a macro/product shot/test chart studio ripster ಠ_ಠ

captain · « **Reply #19 on:** Mon, 26 March 2012, 02:01:05 »

Check out kenrockwell.com. I bet he has what you need.

I really like the Nikkor 85mm f/1.4. Some of the best bokeh I've ever seen. The most amazing lens I've ever seen for general photography is the Nikkor 18-200mm VR lens. It's not the best at everything it does, but it is very good at it all. Unbelievable good optical engineering, and the VR is nice.

Oh, and add a Tokina 11-16mm for those crazy wide shots, and never need another lens. ;-)

TranscendingLogic · « **Reply #20 on:** Sun, 01 April 2012, 02:02:35 »

Taken 3/31/2012 with an 11 year old digital camera:
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Erick_C · « **Reply #21 on:** Sun, 01 April 2012, 07:24:44 »

Nikon 40mm f/2.8g for less than $300.00 new around $225 used. On an NEX body, it'll be a nice 60mm equiv.
The next option would be a Nikon 60mm f/2.8D. I would buy this one used for around $350. It'll give you some more working room than the 40mm.

Fredmiranda.com
Nikonians.org
NikonGear.com

If i'm not here *****ing about keyboards... I'm over there *****ing about cameras and clients...

mkawa · « **Reply #22 on:** Sun, 01 April 2012, 09:48:01 »

doubt he can use G lenses (no mechanical aperture control) with that adapter.

Erick_C · « **Reply #23 on:** Sun, 01 April 2012, 10:00:59 »

Quote from: mkawa;563394

doubt he can use G lenses (no mechanical aperture control) with that adapter.

Thanks for the heads-up and I'll take your word on the adapter. I don't bother clicking on any ebay links... that place is unholy.

Quote from: mkawa;540130

photography is about second to input devices as geeky stuff. enough people replied in my IC lens sale to fill a thread.

every once in a while i like to shake up my lens kit. i'm on nikon full-frame (d700), and have been doing 40/2 + 85/1.4 for a while but i'm getting bored again. as you may know, i'm selling most of my lenses, and my idea was to try a slightly different kit, but i have no idea what. i've already nixed the 24-70, as it's too big, and normal is kind of boring. i've actually never tried to shoot longer than short tele, but 70-200s are pretty expensive.. i was considering picking up a 35/1.4, but ehhhhhh

ideas? suggestions? unrelated discussion? bueller? bueller? bueller?

14-24mm. There is absolutely no reason to own an FF camera without one of these. This or a Sigma 16mm FE. WTF is a 40/2?

Quote from: mkawa;556019

for keyboard photography you want something like one of the short macros. i use an AI'd 55/3.5 (but on full frame). there are quite a few revisions of this lens you might want to read up on. this won't be great for general photography for you since it will turn into a short tele. another option is to get a 28/2.8 AIS nikkor. you want one of the later serial numbers with the floating element. these have a high repro ratio and turn into a nice normal lens for general photography on your body.

another possible option is any revision of the nikon 35/2, AI or later. the later ones have better coatings, but the optical formulation didn't change much over the years. repro ratio is something like 1:4-5, which is ok for keyboard photography, but not amazing.

imo, the best lens for you is probably the sony 18-55mm kit lens for nex mount.

good luck!

Sell the adapter back on ebay, and buy this...
Sony 30mm f/3.5 for NEX

Erick_C · « **Reply #24 on:** Sun, 01 April 2012, 10:22:36 »

As great as the it is, 10-24 on DX will never be as wide as the 14-24 on a FX body.

The 14-24 is one of the handful of reasons (needs) to upgrade to FX (I count three reasons).

Erick_C · « **Reply #25 on:** Sun, 01 April 2012, 10:27:06 »

Quote from: ripster;563436

True. But think of the MONEY I saved!

Don't remind me fo the money you saved on the body and the lens.
Thankfully, this other hobby of mine actually brings in some $$... my cameras and lenses have practically paid for themselves and them some.

Erick_C · « **Reply #26 on:** Sun, 01 April 2012, 10:32:11 »

Quote from: ripster;563440

No really. Think of the MONEY I saved!

You Geek... lol

jonnybastard · « **Reply #27 on:** Tue, 03 April 2012, 22:55:46 »

Nikon seems to be the fan favorite around here! Here's a few of mine, all shot on Canon's

mkawa · « **Reply #28 on:** Wed, 04 April 2012, 01:13:42 »

Quote from: Erick_C;563413

14-24mm. There is absolutely no reason to own an FF camera without one of these. This or a Sigma 16mm FE. WTF is a 40/2?[/URL]

i have a 17-35/2.8 and a 20/3.5 pancake at the moment and am bored with uw/a. voigt 40/2 is this: http://www.photozone.de/Reviews/263-voigtlander-ultron-40mm-f2-ii-nikon-mount-review--test-report

MyNameIsFinn · « **Reply #29 on:** Tue, 10 April 2012, 11:20:29 »

bastard, I really like those pictures, nice.

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