Photograffiti ?

[Hotelboy]

Any body else into photography?

I have been for a while. I started out when I bought a camcorder years ago. I found I was taking more still shots (w/ crappy .7mp) than video so I traded it in for a Canon S400 point and click type camera. Now a few years later, I've found I have a use for filters and lenses, but I have the wrong camera, and I can't use any of them with it. So, I'm looking at getting a digital SLR.

I love my current Canon, and know they're a good camera company. I really want the EOS30D, but I'll probably have to settle for the Rebel XT (350D) cause I don't have the money.

Does anybody have any opinions on these cameras, or own another type that you could recommend?

Plus I'd love to see anyone elses pics!

Here's mine

Linky! (http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=31525593&blogID=164558685&MyToken=5d854f2a-c710-4620-945f-de3244d8faa1)


*edit* Thanks Ryu, Link fixed!

[Ryu]

that link doesnt work, it just opens up whoever opens it's own myspace blog if they have one

[LostMyMind]

Nice pics.

As someone who grew up around photography (my dad is a semi-pro). All my tricks are still suck in the film days (while some still do work for digital). I haven't taken pictures in ages.

As far as which camera. I would say if you're looking for better "sensors" Cannon are generally better. If your skills lie mostly in lens works, Nikon is generally better. My mother likes less time between "clicks" for her camera. (She got a sony) While my dad is more interested in lens control. (he got one of those $2000 Nikon SLR kind)

[protege]

Nice pics. I've been messing about with digital cameras the past few years, mainly to record progress on my model car projects. The photos in this thread were taken with a Fuji Finepix (the model number escapes me right now).

http://www.briansmodelcars.com/mb/thread.asp?ThreadToView=227474#227474

One brand I'd avoid is Kodak. I started out with a Kodak DC215, and wasn't too happy with it. I grew tired of using rubber bands to hold the battery tray and having various case screws fall out. However, I've heard pretty good things about Canon, Nikon, and Fuji :)

[Hotelboy]

Nice models! I sooo don't have the patience to build em'.

Thanks for the advice LostMyMind. I've done a lot of research on the Canon's. As far as prefering lens work... I'm stuck with being creative right now, so any manually adjustable lens would be fantastic. The camera I have only has auto focus, so I have to pic a subject within the focal length I want, lock it, then move 'me' so that my subject is in focus the way I want it. Manual would be soooo much better. I definitely get you on the Canon sensors though. Their 8MP CMOS is apparently phenomenal. Plus, buffers before AND after the image processor will really help with the burst speed. And since I like low light shots, Canon seems to be the place to go. But, maybe Nikon or Fuji could do a good job too?

Any advice on why the Nikon Lenses are better than Canon?

[obod7x7]

I am definitely not a professional (not even close), but I do enjoy taking pictures. I have a somewhat cheap Kodak C330 (and it hasn't fallen apart yet, Protege)...it works well for how I use it. Sometimes I just like walking around taking random pictures.

I even bought myself a flickr account.

http://flickr.com/photos/obod7x7/sets/

I have a ton of photos in there.
-Austria photos (definitely check these out, especially the signs if you have a sense of humor)
-Erie photos. I just decided to walk around the downtown area of my city.
-Philadelphia photos have some very cool pictures of the decaying Eastern State Prison.

[LostMyMind]

Any advice on why the Nikon Lenses are better than Canon?
Nikon has always made their lens a little better quality (which is why they're more expensive). Less dust between lens, cleaner len surface when put together, clearer glass, smoother focus mechanism, etc. Even through the difference is infinitesimal, all that adds up. The thing I liked about Nikon lens it is interchangeable between digital or film SLR.

The part that my dad loved about his Nikon is the RAW format the camera uses is truly raw (straight from sensor). So he can make "adjustments" after taking the picture (like color balance) and it would be like he made the adjustment on the camera and not through a filter.

[TNT]

Digital cameras are great... I took almost 10,000 pictures with my Nikon Coolpix 2100. It probably would have lasted a lot longer, but I can't resist stuff like standing out on the porch during a momentous thunderstorm to see if I can take pictures of lightning...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/timspictures/sets/1047806/

I'm now using a Nikon P2... have thousands of pictures from it, but haven't uploaded many. Someday I'm going to get the latest ones sorted out...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/timspictures/sets/

[Hotelboy]

TNT - Love the spiderweb on the bricks! Still life and weirdly shot landscapes are my thing.

[TNT]

TNT - Love the spiderweb on the bricks! Still life and weirdly shot landscapes are my thing.

Thanks.

Just for kicks, here are some from the last few days. Nothing like cooperative bees and the exquisite Nikon macro capabilities even on their low priced cameras:

http://flickr.com/photos/timspictures/sets/72157594273897027/detail/

http://flickr.com/photos/timspictures/sets/72157594273881724/detail/

[Ace of Diamonds]

I've been messing about with digital cameras the past few years, mainly to record progress on my model car projects. The photos in this thread were taken with a Fuji Finepix (the model number escapes me right now).
"Serious" photographers might giggle at that camera, but by God it's workhorse. We've got a FinePix S3100 that has been very heavily used for jewelry photos, inventory, etc almost daily for nearly three years. As of now, it has taken....*goes to check counter*....46,919 pictures and it still works as well as the day we bought it.

Pretty good deal if you ask me.

[LostMyMind]

Oh, I wouldn't giggle. Alot of snapshot digital camera are great. However when you trying to get into the semi-pro or even pro photography. You really need len control. Those fix lens aren't going to cut it anymore. That's when you get into SLR cameras which some are crappy and some are great. And price isn't usually an indicator.

P.S. there really is a difference between 5megpixel and the 10megpixel when you blow up the picture 10x12.

[Ace of Diamonds]

Oh, I wouldn't giggle. Alot of snapshot digital camera are great. However when you trying to get into the semi-pro or even pro photography. You really need len control. Those fix lens aren't going to cut it anymore.

P.S. there really is a difference between 5megpixel and the 10megpixel when you blow up the picture 10x12.
Very true. Our FinePix only goes to 4 megapixel. But as our online pix are never larger than 800x600, a 4 meg raw image is more than sufficient to start with. Plus, our regular inventory pictures are for in-house use only, so all that's required in that case is that the item be recognizable.

Of course if we were making a glossy printed catalog with large, detailed pictures, we'd definitely invest in a higher end camera. Ole Reliable simply wouldn't cut it for such purposes.