DSLR Shots and Discussions

NickTurnon · 02-13-2013, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 6spd

My Canon 50mm 1.4 is still up for sale. PM me if interested and we can deal.

Whats the difference in lens? Isnt that pretty close to the 55mm 1.8 that comes as the kit lens

6spd · 02-13-2013, 04:32 PM

The kit lens is an 18-55, and its f/stop number only goes as low as 3.5-5.6. The 50mm f/1.4 is a prime lens (non-zoom) and it goes to f/1.4 for a very shallow depth of field and allows much more light into the camera than the kit lens. The sharpness is incredible. Its a $400 lens. Heres a link for more info: Canon U.S.A. : Consumer & Home Office : EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

Mine is only roughly 4-5 months old and has only been used for shoots 5-6 times. Almost new condition.

Cmike2780 · 02-13-2013, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by NickTurnon

Whats the difference in lens? Isnt that pretty close to the 55mm 1.8 that comes as the kit lens

The kit lens has a variable max aperture (f-stop number). It has a maximum aperture of f/3.5@18mm & f/5.6@55mm. Smaller number means larger aperture...which means better in low light conditions. The Depth of field gets narrower, which can be a good thing. It creates bokeh...fancy word for "pleasing blurred background while the subject is in focus."

You should definitely pick up a 50mm f/1.8G as your next lens. It's relatively inexpensive (less than $200) and a very sharp lens. The 50mm f/1.8D is even cheaper, around $100, but it's only manual focus with your camera.

6spd · 02-13-2013, 05:30 PM

Oh thats right, you have a nikon Nick.

LunaZ · 02-13-2013, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by LunaZ

I'm thinking about selling my 7D.

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Originally Posted by onzedge

Why?

I'm going to use the sale to fund my upgrade.
Wish I would have thought of this when blackcherry20 was looking to buy.
Anyway, a friend of mine made very compelling arguments for full frame and that the 7D is holding me back a bit with beauty work because it isn't capturing all the texture that's there, making my post work that much more challenging.
So I'm looking at the 6D or a 5D MkII.

My friend's stuff can be seen here: Elena Jasic Photography

Oh, some NSFW there.

LunaZ · 02-13-2013, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by 6spd

The kit lens is an 18-55, and its f/stop number only goes as low as 3.5-5.6. The 50mm f/1.4 is a prime lens (non-zoom) and it goes to f/1.4 for a very shallow depth of field and allows much more light into the camera than the kit lens. The sharpness is incredible. Its a $400 lens. Heres a link for more info: Canon U.S.A. : Consumer & Home Office : EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

Mine is only roughly 4-5 months old and has only been used for shoots 5-6 times. Almost new condition.

Might be my favourite lens in my bag.

Z370Z011 · 02-13-2013, 06:22 PM

how do u guys feel about the GoPro Hero3. Got it as a gift, obviously the videos wont be as good as a DSLR but would it be possible to get some good vids?

ZMan8 · 02-13-2013, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by LunaZ

Might be my favourite lens in my bag.

It's a great lens

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Originally Posted by Z370Z011

how do u guys feel about the GoPro Hero3. Got it as a gift, obviously the videos wont be as good as a DSLR but would it be possible to get some good vids?

I love it. Don't forget videos might not be as good but since when can you mount your dslr on your car, head, put it underwater etc.

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blackcherry20 · 02-13-2013, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by LunaZ

I'm going to use the sale to fund my upgrade.
Wish I would have thought of this when blackcherry20 was looking to buy.
Anyway, a friend of mine made very compelling arguments for full frame and that the 7D is holding me back a bit with beauty work because it isn't capturing all the texture that's there, making my post work that much more challenging.
So I'm looking at the 6D or a 5D MkII.

My friend's stuff can be seen here: Elena Jasic Photography

Oh, some NSFW there.

Huck · 02-13-2013, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LunaZ

I'm going to use the sale to fund my upgrade.
Wish I would have thought of this when blackcherry20 was looking to buy.
Anyway, a friend of mine made very compelling arguments for full frame and that the 7D is holding me back a bit with beauty work because it isn't capturing all the texture that's there, making my post work that much more challenging.
So I'm looking at the 6D or a 5D MkII.

My friend's stuff can be seen here: Elena Jasic Photography

Oh, some NSFW there.

Holy crap, that stuff looks amazing

Huck · 02-13-2013, 09:46 PM

Ok guys, I need some advice/instruction/opinions/constructive criticism. This was shot with my D5100 and stock lens, then edited in CS6. I'm still learning everything (I just installed CS6 yesterday lol) so if you guys wanna tell me what I could do better or different on any point, please don't hesitate

Huck · 02-13-2013, 09:50 PM

Huck · 02-13-2013, 09:52 PM

and this one was edited on my ipad to see if using photoshop was a major difference from snapseed lol...

TreeSemdyZee · 02-13-2013, 10:01 PM

My first thought is "polarizer". It will crank up the blues of the sky and kill reflections in the car.
I'm still learning a lot about post-processing, but these could be helped a lot. More saturation for one.

Cmike2780 · 02-13-2013, 10:03 PM

Looks great Huck

02-13-2013, 04:32 PM	#1532 (permalink)
6spd A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: South Florida Posts: 3,001 Drives: Q50RS Rep Power: 25	The kit lens is an 18-55, and its f/stop number only goes as low as 3.5-5.6. The 50mm f/1.4 is a prime lens (non-zoom) and it goes to f/1.4 for a very shallow depth of field and allows much more light into the camera than the kit lens. The sharpness is incredible. Its a $400 lens. Heres a link for more info: Canon U.S.A. : Consumer & Home Office : EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Mine is only roughly 4-5 months old and has only been used for shoots 5-6 times. Almost new condition. Cmike2780 likes this. __________________ -Jay- jonathanjamesphotographer.com Last edited by 6spd; 02-13-2013 at 05:28 PM.

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02-13-2013, 09:46 PM	#1541 (permalink)
Huck A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Cocoa, Florida Age: 42 Posts: 5,075 Drives: Pantydropper machine Rep Power: 33	Ok guys, I need some advice/instruction/opinions/constructive criticism. This was shot with my D5100 and stock lens, then edited in CS6. I'm still learning everything (I just installed CS6 yesterday lol) so if you guys wanna tell me what I could do better or different on any point, please don't hesitate Cmike2780 and NickTurnon like this. __________________ VLEDS \| Evo-R \| Moddiction \| CF Hood Struts \| F.I. CF CBE & LTH \| Stillen CAI \| NST Pulleys \| UpRev \| Z1 \| M7 \| Status \| Forgestar \| PSS \| Whiteline \| SPL \| SPC \| Kenwood \| Zenclosure \| Kicker \| Alpine Type R

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Huck A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Cocoa, Florida Age: 42 Posts: 5,075 Drives: Pantydropper machine Rep Power: 33	and this one was edited on my ipad to see if using photoshop was a major difference from snapseed lol... __________________ VLEDS \| Evo-R \| Moddiction \| CF Hood Struts \| F.I. CF CBE & LTH \| Stillen CAI \| NST Pulleys \| UpRev \| Z1 \| M7 \| Status \| Forgestar \| PSS \| Whiteline \| SPL \| SPC \| Kenwood \| Zenclosure \| Kicker \| Alpine Type R

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