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offline electro from detroit on 2003-11-12 07:17 [#00947005]
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do you take proffesional pics?
what camera and modle do you use?
what camera do you reecommend?


 

offline Phobiazero from the next Xltronic (Sweden) on 2003-11-12 08:23 [#00947072]
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i'm not a pro..... but i love photography...

cameras:
canon eos 33
canon 300D

lenses:
canon 28-135mm is usm
canon 20mm usm
canon 50mm usm
canon 18-55 ef-s
canon 55-200 usm

various filters etc

yeah, i'm a canon fan :-)

recommending:
dunno - going for digital or analog? that would be the main
question.


 

offline elusive from detroit (United States) on 2003-11-12 08:25 [#00947076]
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waiting to get my canon d-slr,
patiently waiting for them to come in stock.............


 

offline Phobiazero from the next Xltronic (Sweden) on 2003-11-12 08:26 [#00947077]
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what model?


 

offline electro from detroit on 2003-11-12 08:32 [#00947088]
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i heard from several that they dont like digital lenses
is there a digital camera with regular lense out there????


 

offline Phobiazero from the next Xltronic (Sweden) on 2003-11-12 08:33 [#00947090]
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what do you mean?


 

offline electro from detroit on 2003-11-12 08:35 [#00947094]
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i found a very nice sony but the lense is digital
i wa looking for a digital camera with regular lense...not
digital lense



 

offline Phobiazero from the next Xltronic (Sweden) on 2003-11-12 08:39 [#00947106]
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let's see if i understand what you're saying:

you want a digital slr
but dont want to use any lenses fitted for analog systems

canon 300d has a "digital only" lens (the 18-55 in my list),
but 300d is also compatible with any eos lens out there.

maybe you should get yourself a digital cam w/o the
possibility to replace lenses?

canon ix400 is nice


 

offline elusive from detroit (United States) on 2003-11-12 08:41 [#00947111]
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300d i beleive, the one for $999 with the lens kit.

friend at best buy can get em for $100 cheaper, just waiting
for em to come in stock.


 

offline electro from detroit on 2003-11-12 08:41 [#00947114]
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hmmmm
long night on amazon searching this week end



 

offline ifkardo from 785.8 mb of radio babylon (Equatorial Guinea) on 2003-11-12 16:32 [#00947879]
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some freelance work and bfa photography canadate at the
largest lab based program in the west coast.

i've got three:

mamiya c330f with 55mm & 80mm lens
canon older model slr with 50mm and 180mm
holga s 60mm lens

i recomend going analog and manual, sabe the money from
going digital, take a class, and buy a negative scanner for
you computer, make high quality digtial prints at schools
lab.


 

offline Jedi Chris on 2003-11-12 16:35 [#00947886]
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Although digital photography is great, and easy and quick.
There is nothing like developing your own film, and printing
your own prints the conventional way in a darkroom.


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2003-11-12 16:40 [#00947894]
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i have canon EOS 50 e...but im getting a decent digital soon


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2003-11-12 16:52 [#00947900]
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its easy for you...having all that time :)


 

offline Jedi Chris on 2003-11-12 17:07 [#00947920]
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When I was in high school, I studied Photography for 4
years. :)


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2003-11-12 17:09 [#00947921]
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i see...i frequented class about photography only for a
year...not that i learnt anything hehe


 

offline deepspace9mm from filth on 2003-11-12 17:39 [#00947950]
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I have a HP photosmart 812... i love photography but i know
hardly anything about it.


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2003-11-12 17:42 [#00947953]
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that true love, right there :)


 

offline electro from detroit on 2003-11-12 23:33 [#00948148]
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more info please



 

offline ifkardo from 785.8 mb of radio babylon (Equatorial Guinea) on 2003-11-12 23:56 [#00948163]
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seriously, analog is the way to go it will give you more
paitence when it comes to photographing, you will learn to
appericiate the moments that slip past your lens cos you hAd
to reload some film or change focal lenghts.


 

offline ifkardo from 785.8 mb of radio babylon (Equatorial Guinea) on 2003-11-12 23:57 [#00948165]
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your skill level will be radikally higher in a few years
too, if you have darkroom expeirence because you''l know
what a perfect print looks like.


 

offline ifkardo from 785.8 mb of radio babylon (Equatorial Guinea) on 2003-11-13 00:00 [#00948167]
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all the above mentioned gear would be great to have, but
you'll find your self sticking to the basic. i do sugest you
start with a wide lens say a 28mm for 35mm cameraa or a
55-60mm for medium format.


 

offline Jedi Chris on 2003-11-13 00:40 [#00948194]
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I certainly learnt a lot from it


 

offline nlogax from oh, you must be the brains (Norway) on 2003-11-13 00:52 [#00948197]
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I think it's pretty difficult to take good digital pictures.
It's like the light is always wrong, and my pix tend to get
blurry and/or noisy.

I have a Nikon Coolpix 885, but I really want a "normal"
canon or something.


 

offline ifkardo from 785.8 mb of radio babylon (Equatorial Guinea) on 2003-11-13 00:58 [#00948200]
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digital cameras have a time lag from the moment the shutter
is pressed to the moment the lens is opened to the moment
the camera records the image, ugh! that is why most digital
pics are not what is expected by the photographer.


 

offline Jedi Chris on 2003-11-13 01:00 [#00948203]
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Same camera as me. Takes excellent pictures. My advice is,
its really worth exploring all the modes and settings on it,
to get the best out of it!


 

offline nlogax from oh, you must be the brains (Norway) on 2003-11-13 01:03 [#00948206]
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yeah I guess..
I have been able to take lots of good pictures really, but I
think it's easier with a traditional camera.


 

offline Jedi Chris on 2003-11-13 01:05 [#00948208]
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Perhaps, perhaps not, each have unique aspects about them.
The beauty of digital photography, is you can see the
results immediately.


 

offline ifkardo from 785.8 mb of radio babylon (Equatorial Guinea) on 2003-11-13 01:10 [#00948214]
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true, but you can use polariods for the really important
shoots to test out lighting and then go straight to high res
slide film


 

offline nlogax from oh, you must be the brains (Norway) on 2003-11-13 01:11 [#00948216]
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Do you recommend using the highest image quality?
(tiff-format) - it's just, on my 512mb flashcard I can only
store 25 pictures in that format, and the pictures are like
9+ mb each.

I guess I know the answer to that question myself.... hehe


 

offline Jedi Chris on 2003-11-13 01:12 [#00948219]
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But there is still the expense element there....polaroid
pics aren't cheap


 

offline ifkardo from 785.8 mb of radio babylon (Equatorial Guinea) on 2003-11-13 01:12 [#00948221]
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tiff's are the way to go


 

offline nlogax from oh, you must be the brains (Norway) on 2003-11-13 01:14 [#00948222]
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tif t'is then :)


 

offline ifkardo from 785.8 mb of radio babylon (Equatorial Guinea) on 2003-11-13 01:14 [#00948224]
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of course, i just meant to say that it is possible with the
traditional method.

just to clear up any possible confusion, i mean polariod
type 52, 55 film on a polariod back..


 

offline Jedi Chris on 2003-11-13 01:15 [#00948225]
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Depends what you want to do with the pictures

On my Coolpix 885, I take most of the pics in FINE mode, and
XGA size - fine for printing A4 or 8x10


 

offline ifkardo from 785.8 mb of radio babylon (Equatorial Guinea) on 2003-11-13 01:15 [#00948226]
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who's the girl in your avatar, thora birch??


 

offline nlogax from oh, you must be the brains (Norway) on 2003-11-13 01:35 [#00948247]
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so far I haven't done too much with them at all, but I've
experienced that when I take pictures in any mode less than
the one that generates tif's, they become blurry and full of
noise. Needless to say, I prefer sharp and crisp pictures :)


 

offline nlogax from oh, you must be the brains (Norway) on 2003-11-13 01:36 [#00948248]
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Lauren Ambrose.


 

offline ifkardo from 785.8 mb of radio babylon (Equatorial Guinea) on 2003-11-13 01:37 [#00948252]
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do you know her personally?


 

offline nlogax from oh, you must be the brains (Norway) on 2003-11-13 01:37 [#00948254]
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Yes, she's my (imaginary) girlfriend :)


 

offline ifkardo from 785.8 mb of radio babylon (Equatorial Guinea) on 2003-11-13 01:39 [#00948259]
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i've seen your avatar before, and i must say i'm in love,
looks like she could kill me or something.


 

offline nlogax from oh, you must be the brains (Norway) on 2003-11-13 01:40 [#00948260]
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hehe, do you know who she is?


 

offline ifkardo from 785.8 mb of radio babylon (Equatorial Guinea) on 2003-11-13 01:47 [#00948264]
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maybe, do you umm, go to school with her?


 

offline nlogax from oh, you must be the brains (Norway) on 2003-11-13 01:53 [#00948269]
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she's an actress.


 

offline ifkardo from 785.8 mb of radio babylon (Equatorial Guinea) on 2003-11-13 01:55 [#00948271]
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shit! then no i don't know her i was just trying to freak
you out just in case you did go to school with her.


 

offline nlogax from oh, you must be the brains (Norway) on 2003-11-13 02:00 [#00948275]
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nice try chump


 

offline ifkardo from 785.8 mb of radio babylon (Equatorial Guinea) on 2003-11-13 02:02 [#00948276]
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no longer in love, , ( how tragic for me, she semi-famous


 

offline ifkardo from 785.8 mb of radio babylon (Equatorial Guinea) on 2003-11-13 02:02 [#00948278]
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no longer in love, , ( how tragic for me, she semi-famous i
thought she was a regular gal.


 

offline ifkardo from 785.8 mb of radio babylon (Equatorial Guinea) on 2003-11-13 02:03 [#00948279]
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got dang't my first double post!


 

offline nlogax from oh, you must be the brains (Norway) on 2003-11-13 02:04 [#00948281]
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nah, I think she's more than semi-famous. Nowadays she's in
Six Feet Under


 


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