Official Photography Thread: Vol. ICan'tFindTheLastOne

[buttaw25]

oh thanks man. what is the code? I saw CTRL ALT I

 

[flyingemu05]

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without the space in between the slash and the "i"

 

[jjgrt5]

Originally Posted by yamakazi18

Originally Posted by jrdnsrnss

Originally Posted by JJGRT5

anyone here actually have a darkroom in their home, and do the processing with all the chemicals? Im thinking of making one in my parents house.

Probaby a very small amount if any, majority of the people here, myself including, use digital over film.

i have a small setup for B&W. it's basically for experimenting fun, since it's pretty cheap to set one up; i still do all my printing at professional labs for actual work. it's a lot more expensive if you want to set up a color lab though.

Apollo XXXIII
-love the pics man, the vignetting adds to the subdued colors, gives it a grungy atmosphere, which imo is what NYC is all about. reminds me of some fuji reala film in the way that the reds pop nicely with subdued browns/oranges. are these digital?

Whats the major difference in cost of equipment/chemicals between B&w and color? Im currently only doing B&W because my teacher says it gets madcomplicated with the temperature of the chemicals for color, and we wouldn't have enough time in one period to do t all. Maybe its just be, but I lovebeing able to take the pics I take and process them myself, I love it when i can say I took them, processed the film, enlarged the negatives, and processed thepaper

 

[apollo xxxiii]

Originally Posted by yamakazi18

Originally Posted by jrdnsrnss

Originally Posted by JJGRT5

anyone here actually have a darkroom in their home, and do the processing with all the chemicals? Im thinking of making one in my parents house.

Probaby a very small amount if any, majority of the people here, myself including, use digital over film.

i have a small setup for B&W. it's basically for experimenting fun, since it's pretty cheap to set one up; i still do all my printing at professional labs for actual work. it's a lot more expensive if you want to set up a color lab though.

Apollo XXXIII
-love the pics man, the vignetting adds to the subdued colors, gives it a grungy atmosphere, which imo is what NYC is all about. reminds me of some fuji reala film in the way that the reds pop nicely with subdued browns/oranges. are these digital?

Thanks alot fam. Yeah, theyre digital.

A couple more:

 

[jrdnsrnss]

Got another shot of my nephew, dude was in awe of windchimes, just kept looking at them so i was able to get a few shots of him.

 

[brrraptors]

^

wow stunning pic, the reflection in his right eye is crazy

 

[ebayologist]

Originally Posted by JJGRT5

Originally Posted by yamakazi18

Originally Posted by jrdnsrnss

Originally Posted by JJGRT5

anyone here actually have a darkroom in their home, and do the processing with all the chemicals? Im thinking of making one in my parents house.

Probaby a very small amount if any, majority of the people here, myself including, use digital over film.

i have a small setup for B&W. it's basically for experimenting fun, since it's pretty cheap to set one up; i still do all my printing at professional labs for actual work. it's a lot more expensive if you want to set up a color lab though.

Apollo XXXIII
-love the pics man, the vignetting adds to the subdued colors, gives it a grungy atmosphere, which imo is what NYC is all about. reminds me of some fuji reala film in the way that the reds pop nicely with subdued browns/oranges. are these digital?

Whats the major difference in cost of equipment/chemicals between B&w and color? Im currently only doing B&W because my teacher says it gets mad complicated with the temperature of the chemicals for color, and we wouldn't have enough time in one period to do t all. Maybe its just be, but I love being able to take the pics I take and process them myself, I love it when i can say I took them, processed the film, enlarged the negatives, and processed the paper

I'll answer this cause I'm not sure I know of anyone here has any experience doing darkroom color film developing/processing.

- Processing color film, literally is cheaper having it send off and getting it done professionally than buying the chemicals to do it yourself, wholly asidefrom it being quite the task. B/W film processing is quite easy and you could buy everything to do maybe 20 rolls of 35mm for maybe $30. And obviouslyyou'd have the reel and tanks to do future rolls as well.

- Color darkroom photography without a processor (an R-4) is insanity. I've done it and it's ridiculous there is way too much going to on to produce agood image and in my experience it's just a lot of work for very little payoff, it's mostly task built on simply saying you've done the task if youwill… You can't produce real amounts/quality work with it. With a processor (an R-4) still time consuming and far more a technical and precise task thanlike B/W darkroom and you can clearly produce quality images. But ultimately it's not the most time effective/quality method of producing color filmphotography.

- If you're serious about film photography scanning is the way to go with digital darkroom prints via a light jet printer usually called a Lambda. Itbasically uses lasers to emit the light of the scanned film image (technically you can print digital that way too but it looks like ##%%) on to color darkroomphotography paper and then is run through a processor (usually the same R-4 as mentioned above).

- The problem with darkroom photo development is that while digital photography will probably never or at least not for decades get you the image quality (in anumber of respects) of high end films with medium and large format cameras, the film scanner (drum and simulated drum scanners) has surpassed what the enlargercan produce as far as sharpness and enlargement wholly aside from what digital manipulation can allow you. Along with the time consumption of printingphotographs in a darkroom and then having to spot them etc. whereas scanned you scan then digitally dust/correct and then print and you're live. And withdigital c-prints you're getting virtually the same output as far as materially just high resolution and sharpness.

 

[rap sizzle]

Here's a good laugh for you fellow photographers...

Hitler Rants about the Nikon D3X

 

[SVNTI]

^

Great video.

I don't get why people Compare the 5D MKII to the D3x though.

Also, coolpix cameras do suck, Canon compacts FTW!

 

[fatboyslim891]

Originally Posted by SaNTi0321

I don't get why people Compare the 5D MKII to the D3x though.

i'm banking on the 5D Mk II being a better value than the D3x

 

[SVNTI]

^ It's definitely a better value, since its about $5k cheaper.

A more fair comparison, would be 5D MKII vs D700, and D3x vs 1DS MKIII.

The D3x and 5D MKII are for two different consumers.

 

[steve fsd]

My sister got a D40 for her birthday, I was just wondering what is some essential equipment she'll need because I need to get her a birthday gift. A stand?Extra battery? She's new to photography and I plan on spending anywhere from $50-$200ish. I dunno, shoot me ideas, any help would be appreciated! Thanksyall.

 

[Fong$tarr]

^^^I am not sure if everyone is into camera bags or anything but since the camera is new, it would be nice to put it into something. Its definitely not thatfunctional (at least to me) cause I hate caring bag with me...which probably explains why my camera is jacked up. An extra battery is something needed as wellcause depending on how much she shoots, it can be a pain when your battery dies out on you on the wrong time. I am not sure what else would be needed with thebudget that you are going for. You can also get her the nifty-fifty (50mm plastic lens that runs about $125 at stores or about $70-80 online) which is the bestbudget lens for that price and just good to practice with or even a tripod if she is that nutty about taking night shots and what not....

Hope that helps a little....

 

[rap sizzle]

Any chance people could post the equipment they're working with? Preferably a picture with labels? It would be nice to see what each person is shootingwith.

 

[SVNTI]

Originally Posted by Rap Sizzle

Any chance people could post the equipment they're working with? Preferably a picture with labels? It would be nice to see what each person is shooting with.

What do you mean a picture with labels?

 

[rap sizzle]

something simple like this (not mine btw):

Just show everyone what equipment you have. I wanna post mine but I'm still waiting for my 5D and 85L in the mail

 

[SVNTI]

Ohh... I only have one camera dude.

I'd be like trying to chase myown tail.

 

[i love af1]

is the Canon EOS 1000D/ Digital Rebel XS a good buy for a noob photgrapher? How is the lens that comes with it in terms of quality? should I get it body onlyand get a better lens instead? If so, which? What other must-have accessories should I get with it?

 

[bayest]

 

[jjgrt5]

Originally Posted by ebayologist

Originally Posted by JJGRT5

Originally Posted by yamakazi18

Originally Posted by jrdnsrnss

Originally Posted by JJGRT5

anyone here actually have a darkroom in their home, and do the processing with all the chemicals? Im thinking of making one in my parents house.

Probaby a very small amount if any, majority of the people here, myself including, use digital over film.

i have a small setup for B&W. it's basically for experimenting fun, since it's pretty cheap to set one up; i still do all my printing at professional labs for actual work. it's a lot more expensive if you want to set up a color lab though.

Apollo XXXIII
-love the pics man, the vignetting adds to the subdued colors, gives it a grungy atmosphere, which imo is what NYC is all about. reminds me of some fuji reala film in the way that the reds pop nicely with subdued browns/oranges. are these digital?

Whats the major difference in cost of equipment/chemicals between B&w and color? Im currently only doing B&W because my teacher says it gets mad complicated with the temperature of the chemicals for color, and we wouldn't have enough time in one period to do t all. Maybe its just be, but I love being able to take the pics I take and process them myself, I love it when i can say I took them, processed the film, enlarged the negatives, and processed the paper

I'll answer this cause I'm not sure I know of anyone here has any experience doing darkroom color film developing/processing.

- Processing color film, literally is cheaper having it send off and getting it done professionally than buying the chemicals to do it yourself, wholly aside from it being quite the task. B/W film processing is quite easy and you could buy everything to do maybe 20 rolls of 35mm for maybe $30. And obviously you'd have the reel and tanks to do future rolls as well.

- Color darkroom photography without a processor (an R-4) is insanity. I've done it and it's ridiculous there is way too much going to on to produce a good image and in my experience it's just a lot of work for very little payoff, it's mostly task built on simply saying you've done the task if you will… You can't produce real amounts/quality work with it. With a processor (an R-4) still time consuming and far more a technical and precise task than like B/W darkroom and you can clearly produce quality images. But ultimately it's not the most time effective/quality method of producing color film photography.

- If you're serious about film photography scanning is the way to go with digital darkroom prints via a light jet printer usually called a Lambda. It basically uses lasers to emit the light of the scanned film image (technically you can print digital that way too but it looks like ##%%) on to color darkroom photography paper and then is run through a processor (usually the same R-4 as mentioned above).

- The problem with darkroom photo development is that while digital photography will probably never or at least not for decades get you the image quality (in a number of respects) of high end films with medium and large format cameras, the film scanner (drum and simulated drum scanners) has surpassed what the enlarger can produce as far as sharpness and enlargement wholly aside from what digital manipulation can allow you. Along with the time consumption of printing photographs in a darkroom and then having to spot them etc. whereas scanned you scan then digitally dust/correct and then print and you're live. And with digital c-prints you're getting virtually the same output as far as materially just high resolution and sharpness.

wow, definitely sounds complicated and not worth it.

 

[airjordanjack]

I shoot with a rebel xti. I hope to get a 5D in the near future.

You can pretty much read which lenses they are, no need for labels.


I love this thing

 

[termanology27]

c&c?

 

[SVNTI]

^ Nice Bookeh on the first one.

 

[i just got lucky]

Sup NT. Haven't posted in a while. Here's a few pics from my Japan. C/C are welcome thanks.

The Imperial Palace.

Hibiya Park.

Hibiya Skyline (taken on the way to the Imperial Garden)

Temple at China Town (Yokohama)

3 Picture pano from the Imperial Garden

Shibuya Crossing.

and here are the panos...

for more pics feel free to check out my Flickr.

 

[i just got lucky]

Originally Posted by SaNTi0321

Originally Posted by JUNIOR STRIKES

is Nikon D90 any good?

Yes, Yes it is.

Can't wait to pick up the 10.5mm Nikkor and shoot some video with it.

Yo...my boy just picked up the D90 with the 18-105 lens. that camera is dope...makes my D40 look like trash.

I dont know I might just give my brother my D40 and cop that D90.