Official Photography Thread: Vol. ICan'tFindTheLastOne

[Fong$tarr]

Originally Posted by elboricua 6

That is super sick brah!

I m hardly shooting with my new camera. I've been getting more video shots then actual photos, but managed to get this shot. Would have wished to have acloser shot of the guy but I am super not used to shooting with the fisheye. You really have to get in peoples mugs to make it work out. Will post some moresoon.....

 

[akf0dy7]

i finally decided to try and shoot in manual and this is the only picture that i think came out ok

quick question though, whats the best settings to shoot in a club, where its kind of dark.

 

[SVNTI]

^ Fong, the new blog layout is fresh.

The D90 banner up top is dope. Kind off reminds me of the game"Bioshock" for some reason.

 

[Fong$tarr]

^^^Right on Santi. It was fun to just make whatever for once. Found all these cool photos online and just looked at it and put them altogether. It was going tobe a pirate bar but then just kind of lost its theme in the long run. I need to do more to it cause for some reason it looks bland to me but messing withcss/html coding is such a pain for me. I know the site looks jacked on Internet Explorer but i have no idea who uses that browser anymore anyways. It'scool for now.

 

[ebayologist]

Originally Posted by Kickmatic23

My grandfather wants me to sell his Nikon N2020 with his Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8, Nikkor AF 70-210mm f/4-5.6 and a Vivitar AF Illuminator

Now I've looked on ebay and it doesn't seem like i can get much out of any of it. Does anyone recommend a good store to sell it to or should i just try craigslist or does someone on here wanna work something out?

Thank you in advance

It's not worth anything. The latter lens is probably worth significantly more than that body. You can get 35mm film SLRs for so cheap I doubt that thing isworth more than $50-60 at the very most as it's not really a collectable or notable body. The latter lens might be worth something but even the 50mm isprobably $50 at the most. And every camera store especially in NY is going to give you no more than Ebay prices and probably a lot less, like

less if theybuy it at all. Vintage camera are worth nothing unless it's collectable, rare, or quite expensive to begin with (i.e. like Leica's, Rollei's,Hassy's, rarer/more collectable models from the other manufactures)

 

[Fong$tarr]

Does anyone recommend this thing? I am so tuned into Canons and Nikons that I haven't even explored anything outside of that. Leica cameras always lookcool but I have never really spoke to anyone that has shot with it. If I had the ends, I would love to check this baby out.

 

[ebayologist]

^If you get a Leica. Get one that shoots film, otherwise you're wasting your money.

 

[Fong$tarr]

I figured that was about right. Everyone is always gassed on the D-Lux 3 but I never seen why people would invest so much into a point and shoot and seeingthat Panasonic makes almost an identical (to a certain degree) camera for way cheaper. But it seems like the Canon G10 is taking over in that high enddepartment from how I am seeing it on here and in other message boards. I would love to explore film but feel like I have to utilize my digital equipmentfirst. I think I am going to start doing some printing very soon once I get something worth printing....

 

[elboricua 6]

Originally Posted by Mr Fongstarr

Originally Posted by elboricua 6

That is super sick brah!

I m hardly shooting with my new camera. I've been getting more video shots then actual photos, but managed to get this shot. Would have wished to have a closer shot of the guy but I am super not used to shooting with the fisheye. You really have to get in peoples mugs to make it work out. Will post some more soon....

Thanks man, I'm trying to get FongStar Status .. lol .. Long way to go

Also, yesterday was my 1st real people shoot so I understand you probably will have a hard time unless you are all up on them - I was rolling with the 30mm andI found some shoots difficult not to mention shaking the nerves of shooting total strangers ..

 

[lovefortheair23]

Originally Posted by elboricua 6

Originally Posted by Mr Fongstarr

Originally Posted by elboricua 6

That is super sick brah!

I m hardly shooting with my new camera. I've been getting more video shots then actual photos, but managed to get this shot. Would have wished to have a closer shot of the guy but I am super not used to shooting with the fisheye. You really have to get in peoples mugs to make it work out. Will post some more soon....

Thanks man, I'm trying to get FongStar Status .. lol .. Long way to go

Also, yesterday was my 1st real people shoot so I understand you probably will have a hard time unless you are all up on them - I was rolling with the 30mm and I found some shoots difficult not to mention shaking the nerves of shooting total strangers ..

30mm on a crop is quite far if you're doing on location shoots in the city. try the 24mm or the 17-55mm . I usually have either on hand alongwith a 50mm & 85mm

 

[elboricua 6]

yeah 30 is pretty good range in the city especially TS but I'm not use to shooting people so I had to be getting on peoples faces

plus I had the 17-55 and took it off because I wanted the extras stops and I wanted more blur .....

I have more than a few pictures to post ...

 

[stylez23]

i just go a sony alpha a200 from a friend, he barely used it so i got it for cheap.. it has the 18-70mm zoon lens and the 75-300mm zoom lens..

anyone else have this camera, i know its the basic camera of the alpha line.. any lens recommendations, im about to get a the hvl-f42am flash but not sure ifit would be worth it to get the f58am instead...

 

[ebayologist]

Originally Posted by Mr Fongstarr

I figured that was about right. Everyone is always gassed on the D-Lux 3 but I never seen why people would invest so much into a point and shoot and seeing that Panasonic makes almost an identical (to a certain degree) camera for way cheaper. But it seems like the Canon G10 is taking over in that high end department from how I am seeing it on here and in other message boards. I would love to explore film but feel like I have to utilize my digital equipment first. I think I am going to start doing some printing very soon once I get something worth printing....

Yeah If I were ever to go back to 35mm I'd get like motor-driven Leica R8 or R9

 

[i love af1]

Canon AE-1 hand me down from my pops.

 

[ebayologist]

^Yeah like even that, that's pretty much classic 35mm SLR goes for next to nothing on Ebay. You could get a pristine one with 50mm kit for under a $100.

 

[Fong$tarr]

So why are Nikon FM2s so expensive still? Are they that much better then something like the Canon above?

 

[ebayologist]

^Just a guess I would say the original price probably high. Most of the prices of non-limited edition stuff is reasonably relative the original price. Like aHasselblad's always been a like 4-5 stacks new so nice well kept used one go for about a stack+ and same thing with Leica's just there are lots ofcollectable and limited production Leica's. There certainly are cameras that defy that logic, like TLR Rollei's but for the most part I would say mostof the functioning useable more "classic" vintage cameras out there are priced relative to their original cost unless it's a limited edition orrare model. And the models people forgot about or no one's really heard of or weren't made remarkably well or were super produced go for nothing.

But any of the FM's are quite the camera. My first film camera was Nikon FM and I know a kid who has FM-10 it's nice. Nothing remarkable just nothingchinsy about it at all.

 

[rap sizzle]

Originally Posted by akf0dy7

i finally decided to try and shoot in manual and this is the only picture that i think came out ok

quick question though, whats the best settings to shoot in a club, where its kind of dark.

If you're using flash, don't be afraid to crank up the ISO.

 

[kickmatic23]

Originally Posted by ebayologist

Originally Posted by Kickmatic23

My grandfather wants me to sell his Nikon N2020 with his Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8, Nikkor AF 70-210mm f/4-5.6 and a Vivitar AF Illuminator

Now I've looked on ebay and it doesn't seem like i can get much out of any of it. Does anyone recommend a good store to sell it to or should i just try craigslist or does someone on here wanna work something out?

Thank you in advance

It's not worth anything. The latter lens is probably worth significantly more than that body. You can get 35mm film SLRs for so cheap I doubt that thing is worth more than $50-60 at the very most as it's not really a collectable or notable body. The latter lens might be worth something but even the 50mm is probably $50 at the most. And every camera store especially in NY is going to give you no more than Ebay prices and probably a lot less, like

less if they buy it at all. Vintage camera are worth nothing unless it's collectable, rare, or quite expensive to begin with (i.e. like Leica's, Rollei's, Hassy's, rarer/more collectable models from the other manufactures)

Thanks for the info... but hey, $50 is better than just having a camera collecting dust in my closet. Money is money

 

[mjbetch]

why are my 50mm pics so hazy?

what do i do?

i wasn't really trying to get anything nice with these shots... just shooting.

but yeah why are all my 50mm pics so hazy? it even looks hazy through the viewfinder

this is the only one that came out relatively saturated

 

[elboricua 6]

im bored - I need to post some damn pictures .. ugh!

BTW, what W/B was you using on those shoots .. I'm sure it was auto but let me know .. that might be the problem for the saturation ..

 

[pullupj8]

Originally Posted by stylez23

i just go a sony alpha a200 from a friend, he barely used it so i got it for cheap.. it has the 18-70mm zoon lens and the 75-300mm zoom lens..

anyone else have this camera, i know its the basic camera of the alpha line.. any lens recommendations, im about to get a the hvl-f42am flash but not sure if it would be worth it to get the f58am instead...

I have the A300, which is pretty much the A200 plus the tilt screen with live-view. Great camera. I just bought the hvl-f42am this Saturday. I coldn'tjustify getting the F58am.

I would recommend a prime lens, either a Sony 50mm F1.4 or a Minola 50mm f1.7 if you want to save some money. That's what I ended up getting.
You can also check out the Tamron 17-50mm f2.8. That might be my next pick up.

 

[stylez23]

thanks for them tips pullupj8

 

[elboricua 6]

u have any pics to post styles .. lets see em

in the mean while Imma post some of the ones I took yesterday ..

Let me know what ya think people - this is my 1st time shooting people out on the streets

 

[elboricua 6]

wow - some of these just look god awful when posted - im sorry!

you can say so too ..