Official Photography Thread: Vol. ICan'tFindTheLastOne

[coogi sweaters]

I might pull the trigger and purchase a camera this week. Is this a good deal, and should i offer him lower? He says $400 for everything:

"Nikon D40x 10.2 Megapixels (around 3,000 photos taken and in very good condition)
Nikkor AF 50mm 1.8D (will not AF with D40x & has a small spec in the elements which is only visible when you stop down to f22)
Nikkor AF-S 18-55mm 3.5-5.6 G II ED DX (will AF & is in great condition)
also comes with 2 hoya UV filters, battery, charger, charger cord, usb cord, 2gb sd card, av cord, nikon soft camera case, nikon soft lens case, original box,manuals, cds, etc."

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[SVNTI]

Originally Posted by Coogi Sweaters

I might pull the trigger and purchase a camera this week. Is this a good deal, and should i offer him lower? He says $400 for everything:

"Nikon D40x 10.2 Megapixels (around 3,000 photos taken and in very good condition)
Nikkor AF 50mm 1.8D (will not AF with D40x & has a small spec in the elements which is only visible when you stop down to f22)
Nikkor AF-S 18-55mm 3.5-5.6 G II ED DX (will AF & is in great condition)
also comes with 2 hoya UV filters, battery, charger, charger cord, usb cord, 2gb sd card, av cord, nikon soft camera case, nikon soft lens case, original box, manuals, cds, etc."

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Don't get that. You can buy the D40 kit with the 18-55mm Brand new for $400.

Then, just wait a lil bit, shoot with the kit lens, save some money, and get the AF-S 35mm f/1.8 that will AF with the D40.

 

[airjordanjack]

pandastyle - Thanks for the info. I sent you a PM.

Here is a shot i just uploaded

 

[mjbetch]

Originally Posted by Mr Fongstarr

Originally Posted by mjbetch

Originally Posted by elboricua 6

long im not meaning to double post its yuku and/or my phone .. u want one? lol

mjbetch just cause u set ur aperture to f22 doesnt mean squad ... im certain it has more to do with exposure .. i get starts all the time with longer exposures ... then again im using the 17-55 and canon 10-22 for most of them n sometime the sig 30 1.4 .. also be carefull with such a high aperture .. its probably not going to be sharp or should i say as sharp as a bigger aperture ...

what? what are you talking about? lol

all i'm saying is that damn, that's a pretty clear shot for 3 seconds hand-held at night

It wasn't handheld. I had it on a barrier post....and even at that, it wasn't that sharp. i had to use the sharpen tool a bit to make it look a little better.

ohhhh sorry. I WAS ABOUT TO SAY! lol. have you tried the unsharp mask? that is one of the best features ever in life. haha

 

[airjordanjack]

I'm going to feel stupid for asking this, but what does unsharpen mask do? I'm not to into editing on my computer, although I am trying to learn.

 

[mjbetch]

i read it in one of the books. it helps sharpen your overall picture.

the top is original, bottom is unsharp masked to 158.

top is original, bottom is unsharped.

 

[SVNTI]

It adds contrast and sharpens the image depending on your settings. I do it twice for most of my shots. One for sharpening, one for contrast.

Sharpening:

Amount: 70-90 (depending on how it looks)
Radius: 0.8

Contrast:

Amount: 20-30
Radius: 60-80

 

[bayest]

MORE DARKROOM WORK. I CHOSE TO EXPOSE THE SPROCKET HOLES WITH THESE IMAGES

 

[bayest]

www.rnaphotography.blogspot.com

 

[elboricua 6]

Originally Posted by mjbetch

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what? what are you talking about? lol

Nevermind, I was a little tired .. All I was trying to tell you was that sometimes that the smallest and the largest aperture aren't always the sharpest ..but you probably already knew that!

Kickmatic23


Do you have a RAW editing program?

When you open your Raw you can pretty much adjust everything from WB to Sharpness .. As is a RAW image and tweaking is needed!

 

[kickmatic23]

Originally Posted by elboricua 6

Kickmatic23

Do you have a RAW editing program?

When you open your Raw you can pretty much adjust everything from WB to Sharpness .. As is a RAW image and tweaking is needed!
i have PS elements and some cd that came with the camera that prob has something on it. I guess I'll upload them later and play around

 

[airjordanjack]

Thanks for the help mjbetch and SaNTi0321.

One for me today.

 

[mjbetch]

no prob. did you do it to that one?

that's a pretty nice shot. i like it

 

[airjordanjack]

mjbetch - Thanks man. I didn't use it on that one, just messed around with some other stuff.

 

[elboricua 6]

Originally Posted by Kickmatic23

Originally Posted by elboricua 6

Kickmatic23

Do you have a RAW editing program?

When you open your Raw you can pretty much adjust everything from WB to Sharpness .. As is a RAW image and tweaking is needed!

i have PS elements and some cd that came with the camera that prob has something on it. I guess I'll upload them later and play around



I'm not sure if Elements support RAW I don't think so - Neither does PS CS4 unless is to merge or stitch. I think you need ACR (Adobe Camera Raw) toopen and tweak them or Adobe LR and from there I think you can export them as jpg, tiff or straight to PS ..

of course there are other programs and I'm sure that one of the disk your camera came with have some kind of software for it ...

 

[i just got lucky]

Used Nikon D200 for 570 Japanese yen @$600 is that any good? or should I buy a D90 body?

 

[gza73]

Dope B & W shots!!!

 

[bayest]

right on gza. here's more

 

[termanology27]

Originally Posted by i just got lucky

Used Nikon D200 for 570 Japanese yen @$600 is that any good? or should I buy a D90 body?

That's how much I bought mine for, and to me it seemed like a good deal.

 

[that kid daniel]

So I ended up getting the Canon Rebel XTi. Any websites to help me begin will be appreciated.

Pictures coming soon .

 

[lauk4kicks]

Originally Posted by qksLvrtypeS

some reworked stuff.

what is that red hook thing sticking out of the bumper?
sick rsx/integras

. by the time i get money to buy a car, i probablywont be able to find a decent used one

elboricua 6, where did you get all those macro lenses? lol mustve been a really good deal.

 

[rizobs]

for real, what are you gonna do with all them lenses?

bayest, that's some cool lighting in that pic. did you have a slave flash on the other side of that door?

 

[fuzynguyen]

Hey I just started working for this website called www.sportswurlz.com . Anyways, we have all access to high school playoffs and championships coming up. I wasseeing if anyone was interested in shooting some basketball games in the San Jose (Bay area). Just send me a pm and I'll give you more details.
http://pix1.img247.com/pi...z20090213dew2439_xw5x.jpg

 

[elboricua 6]

Originally Posted by rizobs

for real, what are you gonna do with all them lenses?

bayest, that's some cool lighting in that pic. did you have a slave flash on the other side of that door?

Sell them and buy me either a 50D or a 1st Gen 5D ....

 

[DVMNXK]

At the beach the other day.