SLR thread

[Lima]

Also consider the 17-55 f2.8 IS

http://www.canon.com.au/For-You/Came...28-IS-USM-Lens

[MickyD]

yep, VERY good lens - as sharp as any L lens.

[TheHamofMam]

Colour from the '40s

[MickyD]

the'yre brilliant, thanks for posting. So much care taken with the photos, and it shows.

[TheHamofMam]

they're almost holographic in their presentation, the one above is positively 3D.
Shooting on kodachrome was a one-in-a-while treat for me back in the day. Ektachrome was more readily available for quick processing without the need to send the canister interstate.

[sweatyworker]

I keep wondering if those ladies went to work dressed like that everyday or if they knew the cameras were coming. Also check out the awesome denim especially the overalls on the woman in the wheat silo

[dkr]

To present an alternate view, the guys are right about 24mm being a bit tight at times, but conversely I would find 40mm too short.

So I went EF-S 10-22 and 24-105 f4L.

The only issue with the 10-22 and 17-55 is that they're EF-S, so they're unusable if Matt's mate wants to upgrade to a full frame in the future. If he's jumping straight into a 7D, there's a reasonable chance of that, I figure..

[mdt]

I keep wondering if those ladies went to work dressed like that everyday or if they knew the cameras were coming. Also check out the awesome denim especially the overalls on the woman in the wheat silo

I wondered the same thing, but I imagine that having your photo taken in those days would have been pretty special. And the effort taken to arrange the lighting would have been enormous, so I figure a special dress up day. It's almost the photos were taken as a series on women in war, because if you look at the workforce watching the airshow, it's still overwhelmingly blokes, which is not an impression you'd get from looking at the series of pictures.

As Mike says though, incredible depth to those images.

[Lima]

The only issue with the 10-22 and 17-55 is that they're EF-S, so they're unusable if Matt's mate wants to upgrade to a full frame in the future. If he's jumping straight into a 7D, there's a reasonable chance of that, I figure..

Fair point, but I'd be happy to pick up the slack if the 17-55 became redundant.

[FL00DY]

Just purchased a Nikon SB-700 for $280 from Kogan ... it was $500 at all the other "proper" camera stores. How are those guys surviving?

[too_slow]

yep, VERY good lens - as sharp as any L lens.

Hardly.. It's the equivalent of the 24-105L on a crop body.

On a side note, lens are HELLA EXPENSIVE in Australia!!!
I'm definitely buying my 70-200 2.8L II in Canada before coming back in October

[too_slow]

The only issue with the 10-22 and 17-55 is that they're EF-S, so they're unusable if Matt's mate wants to upgrade to a full frame in the future. If he's jumping straight into a 7D, there's a reasonable chance of that, I figure..

7D is still a cropped body, so you're OK. The 17-40L is a nice compromise, or if you really want to future proof yourself, or if you have the $$ a 16-35L II

[too_slow]

My first visit to Sydney in over 20+ years

[mdt]

Stop it before I go broke.

No one can accuse you of over-producing that second pic.

[mdt]

Hardly.. It's the equivalent of the 24-105L on a crop body.

On a side note, lens are HELLA EXPENSIVE in Australia!!!
I'm definitely buying my 70-200 2.8L II in Canada before coming back in October

You should buy all of your consumer goods before you get here to be frank. And bring your car too.

[too_slow]

2nd pic: I did it with a B+W circular polarizer.. The lens flare was the real deal (no post-processing).. I just added some fill light because the tree looks like it was burnt prior to PP.


Unfortunately, the steering wheel is on the wrong side here. I am thinking of shipping my bike, and to pick up a few more lens + upgrade my 2010 build MBP to the new one when it comes out in june.


I'm still debating if I should sell my 1Ds Mark ii in Vancouver or Sydney.

[mdt]

what have my fellow cheapskates done now that the beta version of lightroom has expired?

[Lima]

I've decided that shooting in RAW, while superior in many ways, is just too much of a PITA for me so I'll just keep plodding along with barely ever post-processed JPGs.

[mdt]

I think I agree with you.

I did speak to a pro-photographer at the GP who told me that he imports all of his images into Adobe bridge before processing them. Despite asking why this was necessary, I can't say I understand it.

[MickyD]

I've decided that shooting in RAW, while superior in many ways, is just too much of a PITA for me so I'll just keep plodding along with barely ever post-processed JPGs.

yep, the only time I ever bothered with RAW was when we were in Europe, and I figured there was a vague possibilty I might take some pics that were worth putting the extra effort into. I've only bothered fiddling with 2
The extra detail that can be extracted from a RAW file is impressive, but unless you're printing huge and color critical files (which I'm definately not), it's probably overkill.

this one was converted from RAW and has ****eloads of detail, and I've printed at 38x26 inches (actually 4x 13x19" prints from the printer at home, but same ****), but apart from that they only get seen on computer monitors.

[J-Tim]

I've decided that shooting in RAW, while superior in many ways, is just too much of a PITA for me so I'll just keep plodding along with barely ever post-processed JPGs.

Shooting RAW really helps when you've got issues with your white balance. You have more chances of having that fixed, compared to if you were shooting in JPEG.

[Lima]

Yeah, I realise that, but for me I don't find WB to be too much of an issue. I guess I could shoot JPEG+RAW (never actually tried that), but I cbf managing the images all the time.

Too lazy.

[MickyD]

Too lazy.

you and me both

[mdt]

So Liam, does this mean you're intending to uninstalll lightroom?

My system is defaulting to Lr whenever it sees an image before telling me my time's up.

I need to decide whether to get rid of it or take a deep breath and learn how to use it, RAW use or otherwise...

[TheHamofMam]

Sold the D700. Now the wait begins.

[MickyD]

Bought a Canon 8-15mm Fisheye for ****s and giggles today. Could be a fun lens

[TheHamofMam]

That glass would be fun for the pits

[dkr]

D700 with 12k actuations on ECS website for $1850... Good deal?

What did you sell yours for Mike?

[MickyD]

seriously impressed with the sharpness of this Fisheye, even though it's not really a lens you would think would be sharp. Front element would have been about 5cm from Cooper's eye in this, if that.



fullsize (from a 7D @ about 10mm) http://mpd.smugmug.com/Other/Random-...CooperFish.jpg

[TheHamofMam]

D700 with 12k actuations on ECS website for $1850... Good deal?

What did you sell yours for Mike?

1500 and that was with a mb-d10.
You can get cheaper than 1850

[skc]

EF 16-35 f/2.8 II bought today for the new 5D. Keen to see what it's like.

[dkr]

Yeah. Watching a 2 month old D700 (HK stock) on fleabay for $1600..

[Lima]

seriously impressed with the sharpness of this Fisheye, even though it's not really a lens you would think would be sharp. Front element would have been about 5cm from Cooper's eye in this, if that.



fullsize (from a 7D @ about 10mm) http://mpd.smugmug.com/Other/Random-...CooperFish.jpg

Very nice.

[Lima]

Motoring related photo stuff...

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/defa...?storyId=25515

[dkr]

Sold the D700. Now the wait begins.

This should go well with your D4..

http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/24/29...or-sale-london