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Old 01-18-2010 | 04:30 PM
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anybody using canon 50mm 1.4?

probably my next lens...
 
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Old 01-18-2010 | 04:43 PM
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I think I'm gonna upgrade to a D300s next. Although the 17-55 f2.8 looks like a sexy lens from nikon. One day....
 
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Old 01-18-2010 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 2010TaffetaWhite
damn Pham, showing off some really nice shots there! Well done.

What lens was used for the star shots?

Thanks Man!

For the long exposure, I used my favorite Tokina 12-24
 
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Old 01-25-2010 | 03:48 AM
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I haven't opened my two new Alien Bee's B800 and gears. Need to get back at flash photography.
 

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Old 01-28-2010 | 05:06 PM
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Woohoo, new Blackberry Bold and new SB600
 
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Old 01-29-2010 | 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 2010TaffetaWhite
anybody using canon 50mm 1.4?

probably my next lens...
I have had a Canon FD 50mm/1.4 since the late eighties for my T-90 (film camera... see the history books)!

I do use a 50mm/1.8 on my 40D, though.
 
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Old 01-30-2010 | 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by 2010TaffetaWhite
anybody using canon 50mm 1.4?

probably my next lens...
That's my next lens as well, I fucking LOVE the shots produced with that glory.

Well, mine will be Nikkor, but they're close enough.
 
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Old 01-30-2010 | 11:38 PM
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nikon F1.4 50mm is a very nice lens, I got to play with it. I own the 35mm F1.8 which is easier for me to shoot pics in small areas.
 
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Old 01-31-2010 | 01:20 PM
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Alright, I know some of you use off camera flashes. My question is what is a good flash trigger for cheap and where to buy?

latest test with the flash
 
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Old 01-31-2010 | 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by 2010TaffetaWhite
anybody using canon 50mm 1.4?

probably my next lens...
I have this. Best bang for the buck.

Pulling out wide can give you this

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going in close will give you this

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Old 02-09-2010 | 05:34 PM
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i <3 my nikon...

d40, 18-55mm, 28mm, bunch of filters, tripod, 55-200mm, fish eye attachment, sb-600, hoods...

i want to mess around with flashes and triggers!!!!!
 
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Old 02-17-2010 | 04:48 AM
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Howdy all, been a while!

Got bored tonight and decided to do a product shoot. Bought this cool ice cream scoop over the weekend which made for a perfect subject. Flash info for those that care: One SB-900 w/ diffusion dome and Pocket Wizard bounced off a white storage tub lid on camera right. Setup is black foam core on floor w/ scoop, next to the sofa, which was holding up the tub lid. Added a second SB-600 w/ bounce reflector for the second shot for minor fill. Camera was my D3 w/ 24-70. Gotta love boredom!





 
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Old 03-28-2010 | 10:32 PM
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Here is a couple i took today with a D40 and 18-55 lens. I also have a 55-200VR lens. What other lens would be good for me i like to shoot cars,building and things like that. I am not great just geting back into this hobby. And also any where in perticular to buy my photo gear at that is good. Also can you guys steer me in the right direction on some good reading on photography. I also know nothing about lighting like adding it to make the pic pop. Thanks for any help from a newbie



 
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Old 03-29-2010 | 01:29 PM
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it looks like that jet is trying to mount your s2k
 
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Old 03-29-2010 | 09:54 PM
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i found this amusing.

 
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Old 03-29-2010 | 11:50 PM
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i found this amusing.

Hilarious. The S2k pictures are nice, but the last one is out of focus. That Canon lens is badass btw.
 
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Old 03-30-2010 | 04:10 PM
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Hey guys about to buy some photo editing program was lookins at CS4,CS5 or light room. CS4 is $600 and light room in $299 this is just a hobby for me so is CS4 really worth that much extra
 
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Old 03-30-2010 | 04:15 PM
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CS4 is awesome. There's a lot of things you can do on there. It's not a noobie program. You'll have to look up some tutorials if you really want to utilize it. I know some people use lightroom, but it's just not as good as CS4.
 
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Old 03-31-2010 | 09:26 AM
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Is this any good? I like it. :3
 
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Old 03-31-2010 | 11:38 AM
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I know some people use lightroom, but it's just not as good as CS4.
Not true, they each serve different purposes, so they're not comparable. Lightroom is geared more towards data management and on the fly image editing, CS4 is more for hardcore editing and photo manipulation. Ideally, you should have both, but if you can only get one, then it depends on how you shoot as to which one will be more useful.

If you only shoot a few images at once, and then edit them without any real press for time, or if you do serious photo-manipulations or restorations, you can get by with only CS4. If you shoot a lot of images in one session, then need to edit them, do basic image adjustments, keyword them, then either print or post them to a gallery, then Lightroom will be more useful. If you want to maintain a large searchable archive of images that can be recalled when needed, then Lightroom would also be better. Again, the best is to have both, which is what I do. That said though, I use Lightroom 90% of the time over CS4 in most cases.

An example where you would use both would be one of my recent auto show shoots: Shot over 250 shots on site. Uploaded everything into Lightroom once I got home, adding my copyright info and some basic keywords automatically as they were imported. Went through the shots and edited them down to about 177 final selects. Renamed the files with custom filenames in a batch. Did my basic adjustments (crop,white bakance, exposure corrections, etc.) to the files that needed them. Used CS4 for any editing that couldn't be done in Lightroom (cloning mostly). Exported everything out for my final online galleries, Flickr, blog posts, etc. Finally grouped all the photos in a collection named for the show so I can find them later for sales, etc.

If you had to edit 177 photos in CS4 it would take days to get done. In Lightroom it takes about 4-5 hrs total, which is important since I post to the web for sales and such. Another thing is that since I do alot of shooting, Lightroom's catalogging feature is really useful. I've got every shot for the last 10 years in Lightroom and can pull them up on the fly in moments. It's over 17k photos, so to try and manage that using just the computer's file manager and CS4 would be near impossible.

Best advice, download a trial copy of each program and try them yourself. See which one suits your needs better and go with that.
 


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