The Photography Thread

[s_k]

Don't underestimate the power of the dead cheap Canon EOS 300D (Digital Rebel where you come from ). I now own a 30D, but a lot of those pictures are made with my 300D. Overhere you can buy them second hand for as little as €100 (about 125 dollars). There's pretty neat Canon lenses (i.e. 28-90mm) for prices as low as €50 (about 65 dollars).
It doesn't necessarily have to be expensive you know .

I have a 300D lying around out of work.
I'm not sure how much it would cost to get it to the USA and I'm not sure if the battery charger works (230v here). But if you're interested I guess we could find out .

If you want a newer camera, I must say I really like the affordable Pentaxes. Their pictures are a bit 'brownish', 'warm', but they make really nice pictures for the money they cost.

About the pictures: Thanks, really. That's nice of you.
Please show me yours

[Connair]

wow that's excellent work! You have a good eye for detail and excellent composition. Its great stuff!

[s_k]

Originally Posted by Connair

wow that's excellent work! You have a good eye for detail and excellent composition. Its great stuff!

Thanks a lot, Connair. That's really nice to hear .

[s_k]

I really like the expression on the face of the girl in the first picture.
Is that you? Or is it a model?

[Paedantic Basterd]

I'll share a few of my favourite images from Ireland/Scotland 2009.


Blarney Castle, early morning.


Peace Needle in Dublin in the evening of St. Pat's.


Tramore, Ireland.


General Post Office, Dublin, Ireland.

[CanwllCorfe]

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Tramore, Ireland.

Gorgeousness!

So, I'm wanting to buy a fancy camera since I'm into photography, and will be useful when I go into design. But which is better: Nikon or Canon? Is it all about preference?

[s_k]

Originally Posted by CanwllCorfe

Gorgeousness!

So, I'm wanting to buy a fancy camera since I'm into photography, and will be useful when I go into design. But which is better: Nikon or Canon? Is it all about preference?

I'm not sure.
Everytime I say that I prefer Canon way over Nikon, people tell me that I should shut the **** up and that it's all about preference.
But with the affordable Nikons (D50, D80) I always see the same problem: They can't handle contrast, there's always hot spots on the pictures, faces are blodded out... I can't understand why other people don't see the problem.
The D40 and D70 though are pretty nice.
But with the D300, the problem is back once again.
Thus, no Nikon for me.
But I do like the affordable pentaxes, they make really nice pictures.
And there's not much wrong with the 3-digit EOS series of Canon either, affordable SLR's with great picture quality.
I am disappointed by the Sony Alpha series and never felt much for Olympus and Minolta.

I think Fuji and Panasonic are quite good with Pocket Camera's, but I suppose you were looking for a serious camera.

But there's just one way to find out
Steves Digicams - Digital Camera Reviews, Camera News, and Photography Information
Compare the sample images .

I myself have an EOS 30D and a Powershot SX200IS.
I also have an old Fujifilm S5000 that's still impressively good for an 8 year old camera.
I mean, these pictures were taken from quite a distance with that old camera and bad lighting:






It's the perfect concert camera.
Riggid, cheap to buy (about 50 dollars overhere) and absolutely reliable.

Ah well, I'm getting carried away. You get the point.

[Paedantic Basterd]

Cork, Ireland at night.


Stone dock at Larne, Northern Ireland.


O'Brien's watchtower, Cliffs of Mohr, Ireland.


Glasgow Cathedral window.

I had taken many more photos in Scotland, but my camera's memory card crashed halfway through the trip, and I lost nearly all of them.

[s_k]

Love this one

[Paedantic Basterd]

Thanks guise!