Official Photography Thread: Vol. ICan'tFindTheLastOne

Heres one of my terriblis. This was taken with the D40 out the box. I can't wait to get some colorful frogs.
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For the Canon heads, can anyone recommend a macro lens. I did my own research and have it down to the 100mm F2.8 but don't really feel like spending $440on a lens right now. Was looking at the 50mm F2.5 but that ancient focus motor compared to the USM of the 100mm and the full time manual focus of the 100mm iswhat's making me lean more towards that direction. I heard the 90mm Tamron is good as well.

I had the EF-S 60mm for awhile but it was having compatibility issues with my XSi for whatever reason so i just returned it and got my money back. I'mtrying to stay away from EF-S lenses in case i ever upgrade to full frame in the future. If anyone can recommend me anything from experience with either the50mm or 100mm please comment, thanks a lot.
 
I'M GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THIS!!
it feels good selling my shoes. hahaha

don't mind the downloads...


also, where do you photogs get your equipment from online? adorama is good right? lol

 
+1 to adorama, have gotten a few things from them in the past including my dslr, a lens, filters, etc. never had a problem and if you do, they'll fix itpretty quick.
 
thank you sir. you're paolo right? lol


i was talking to this guy at Ritz, and said that Adorama doesnt have warranties for their lenses and blah blah blah.

Was he just saying that so i would buy it from them? (Ritz) because clearly, it says it comes with a warranty on adorama.
 
10.5mm!! Can I haz?!?

Have you seen the actual lens in real life? Its mad small, pretty much the size of a nifty fifty.
 
Originally Posted by mjbetch

thank you sir. you're paolo right? lol


i was talking to this guy at Ritz, and said that Adorama doesnt have warranties for their lenses and blah blah blah.

Was he just saying that so i would buy it from them? (Ritz) because clearly, it says it comes with a warranty on adorama.


If the Ritz you went to is anything like the one near my place, avoid it like a leprous, disease-ridden harbinger of death. Yes, I'm mad
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Adorama and B&H are great choices. Adorama has a lot more items with free shipping included, but B&H usually costs less if you upgrade shipping. Andthey both have excellent customer service.
 
Originally Posted by SaNTi0321

10.5mm!! Can I haz?!?

Have you seen the actual lens in real life? Its mad small, pretty much the size of a nifty fifty.

yeah i know! i was at another Ritz today with my girl and i couldnt stop staring.... i was like omggg im about to jizz my pants. like i seriously stared at itfor like 5 mins straight.

needles to say, she was upset. but she got me back when she was at H&M for like a good 20 mins. hahaha
 
where should i order the lens from?

i might have to do next day shipping because i am seriously SO excited for this lens. ahhah


B&H or Adorama?
 
^ baha i wish.

i just took a quick snapshot of what i picked up today. (the book, not the flash lol)

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is there a big difference from the D50 and the D100?

haha

i'm kinda upset that my mom made me use the D50 instead of the D100 i was using. hahaha
 
Originally Posted by mjbetch

thank you sir. you're paolo right? lol


i was talking to this guy at Ritz, and said that Adorama doesnt have warranties for their lenses and blah blah blah.

Was he just saying that so i would buy it from them? (Ritz) because clearly, it says it comes with a warranty on adorama.

haha, yeah that's me.

Don't hesitate to get it from Adorama. I once bought a Bogen-Manfrotto 725b tripod and found it to be way too small to have my 40D mounted on to it. I hadopened it and took all the tags off but I sent it back and got a 055XPROB and 488RC2 in return. They just charged the difference to my credit card. No problemsat all. Their free standard shipping comes quick too. I once got the item just 2 days upon ordering. With you being in DC, I wouldn't be surprised if youeven get an item the next day after ordering with their standard free shipping!
 
My mom is going out of town on thursday and she's looking for a Point & Shoot camera. She wants a simple camera that's small, but takes goodpictures. I've been looking around and I'm leaning towards the Canon A1000 or SD750. I was just hoping to get some feedback before she bought it. So ifanyone can help me out, it would be greatly appreciated.
 
^^^^I would say go with the SD750 just cause of the size. I really didn't take a look into both cameras but I do know the SD750 is pretty dope for a pointand shoot and people go ape-$hit for stuff like 3 inch screens and screen menus. But I think it is a given that almost most of the Canon point and shoots arethe better then any brand out there....well, in the $150-$300 range imo.
 
I suck at taking pictures of food, never get the angle I want with the plate. I thought this one came out decent. C/C?


White balance!

The dof is a bit shallow for food IMO - should at least be able to see the food a couple of inches from the front in focus. The crop is a little tight too -the bottom of the plate is badly chopped.

You're probably a little high too - looking too down on the food - but that is probably more to do with the presentation of the food on the plate ratherthan anything else.
 
Originally Posted by nealraj006

My mom is going out of town on thursday and she's looking for a Point & Shoot camera. She wants a simple camera that's small, but takes good pictures. I've been looking around and I'm leaning towards the Canon A1000 or SD750. I was just hoping to get some feedback before she bought it. So if anyone can help me out, it would be greatly appreciated.
I have a SD870is ($260 CDN, 8 months ago), copped my girl a SD850is ($220 CDN, 2 months ago), and my friend picked up the new SD880is (I'veseen it for 250-270 CDN recently).
All solid P&S digicams for the casual user. But I dont think you can go wrong with either of those canon P&S models you listed.
 
I have one of the older Canon A-series and it's great - decent size and takes great snaps. I got that one rather than a lot of others as it takes AAbatteries - which is useful if you're travelling - especially abroad - as you can get them anywhere. The Energizer Lithium ones last a long time too.
 
Definitely want some rechargeable batteries. My Nikon P&S is a battery eater and before I bought the rechargeable ones I was spending a fortune onbatteries. Definitely worth investing in the good ones, though. I spent $40 on my batteries and charger and they charge in about an hour and last longer than anormal battery.
 
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