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Tiger
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7th Nov 07 at 14:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nikon D200 - I was trying out some old 80's lenses on it that I've got knocking around.

First image off the camera:



Loving the camera though - one of the best things i've ever bought I reckon. Well chuffed.
Mertin
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7th Nov 07 at 14:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
snap day
TheCam
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7th Nov 07 at 14:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Picture quality looks good
JonnyJ
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Awesome mate, the D200 is an awesome piece of kit

My D70 is one of the best things i ever purchased, looking to upgrade to the D300 now though

If you need any help with the camera, lenses etc drop us a u2u as im a fellow Nikon user myself

What lenses you looking at getting for it?
dan_c4rsa
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7th Nov 07 at 14:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
depth of field looks a bit small.

but yeh good quality.

i'll keep my d50 for now
Tiger
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It shoots 2.2mb jpegs and 16mb Raw images!
Tiger
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The depth of field is waaay small, It should be, i'm shooting a 110mm macro lens at f3.5!
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7th Nov 07 at 14:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
fucking get every image as raw i did that for a while for university portfolio but in the end thought it more practical for jpegs......
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quote:
Originally posted by Tiger
The depth of field is waaay small, It should be, i'm shooting a 110mm macro lens at f3.5!


lol now you tell me!
Tiger
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7th Nov 07 at 14:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by JonnyJ
Awesome mate, the D200 is an awesome piece of kit

My D70 is one of the best things i ever purchased, looking to upgrade to the D300 now though

If you need any help with the camera, lenses etc drop us a u2u as im a fellow Nikon user myself

What lenses you looking at getting for it?


Im a freelance photographer anyways so lenses arent a problem, apart from the collection i've got already i'm going for a 18-200mm VRII, 10.5mm Fisheye and a 85mm f1.8 lense for portraiture. Thats on top of a 35-105mm f3.5 Macro, 50mm f1.4, 85mm f2.5, just 35mm lenses alone.

I normally shoot 1 of my Mamiya 645 Medium Format cameras and this is the first dSLR i've owned even though i've got a few digital cameras knocking around...


[Edited on 07-11-2007 by Tiger]
Tiger
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7th Nov 07 at 14:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Will definitly shoot only raw, millions of miles ahead of jpegs.
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7th Nov 07 at 14:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i just think dslr's are way more practical and if you buy past the moain market camera's they're really really good for more than hobby photography.

cant wait till my course starts. 3 years honours

[Edited on 07-11-2007 by dan_c4rsa]
Tiger
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7th Nov 07 at 14:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sorry - I guess this should have been snap day, if someone feels it appropriate to move it, feel free.
JonnyJ
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7th Nov 07 at 14:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Tiger
quote:
Originally posted by JonnyJ
Awesome mate, the D200 is an awesome piece of kit

My D70 is one of the best things i ever purchased, looking to upgrade to the D300 now though

If you need any help with the camera, lenses etc drop us a u2u as im a fellow Nikon user myself

What lenses you looking at getting for it?


Im a freelance photographer anyways so lenses arent a problem, apart from the collection i've got already i'm going for a 18-200mm VRII, 10.5mm Fisheye and a 85mm f1.8 lense for portraiture.

I normally shoot 1 of my Mamiya 645 Medium Format cameras and this is the first dSLR i've owned even though i've got a few digital cameras knocking around...


The 10.5 is a VERY nice lens. I looked at the 18-200 aswel. The 70-200VR 2.8 is one of the best lenses ive used but expensive.

The 85mm, thats the 50mm lens used on Film SLRs yeah? For the money its quality, and amazingly sharp.

Good choices mate. Do you specialize in a specific area of photography then or just shoot whatever work comes your way?
Tiger
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7th Nov 07 at 14:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've been taking photos in various formats for 15 years now, don't think I will ever go to college coz I'd be going over old ground, I already know spectometry and dark/lightroom, chemicals, studio etc.

A guy I know in London - Perou, says that NVQ's and course tend to take students towards forensic and scientific photography. I'm pretty much self taught and kinda developed my own style, I read every book going about it though over about 7 years.
Tiger
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7th Nov 07 at 14:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by JonnyJ
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Originally posted by Tiger
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Originally posted by JonnyJ
Awesome mate, the D200 is an awesome piece of kit

My D70 is one of the best things i ever purchased, looking to upgrade to the D300 now though

If you need any help with the camera, lenses etc drop us a u2u as im a fellow Nikon user myself

What lenses you looking at getting for it?


Im a freelance photographer anyways so lenses arent a problem, apart from the collection i've got already i'm going for a 18-200mm VRII, 10.5mm Fisheye and a 85mm f1.8 lense for portraiture.

I normally shoot 1 of my Mamiya 645 Medium Format cameras and this is the first dSLR i've owned even though i've got a few digital cameras knocking around...


The 10.5 is a VERY nice lens. I looked at the 18-200 aswel. The 70-200VR 2.8 is one of the best lenses ive used but expensive.

The 85mm, thats the 50mm lens used on Film SLRs yeah? For the money its quality, and amazingly sharp.

Good choices mate. Do you specialize in a specific area of photography then or just shoot whatever work comes your way?


I looked at the 70-200 - maybe for xmas 85mm APS format is 110 in 35mm.

I do a lot of Travel photography, and music photography, i'm starting a portfolio on family photography too soon. I'll take anything on though.
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7th Nov 07 at 14:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No point going to college/uni IMO. Ive self taught myself as once you know the basics the rest just comes as you learn.

At my uni there is a photography course but some of their shots are terrible.
Tiger
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7th Nov 07 at 14:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I would possibly go to Uni, but i'd have to give myself a good kick up the arse to get it sorted. Only for the marketing and opportunity side of things, not technical stuff.
Tiger
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7th Nov 07 at 14:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Again, like perou said to me, read the books, re-read them, and then throw them away and do your own thing.
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7th Nov 07 at 14:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Tiger
I looked at the 70-200 - maybe for xmas 85mm APS format is 110 in 35mm.

I do a lot of Travel photography, and music photography, i'm starting a portfolio on family photography too soon. I'll take anything on though.


Sounds cool. I know you've done alot of travelling, one thing i really want to do with my camera, somewhere like Africa.

I do a bit of music photography too mate Aswel as shooting Motocross occasionally and Football.

Can't recommend the 70-200 highly enough. Focus is super quick and its pin sharp. Plus having 2.8 through the whole range is a massive bonus

Theres a few of my shots here, some using the 70-200:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/j2photography/

and also my mate whos just got the 10.5mm.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/beneath_photography/
Tiger
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7th Nov 07 at 14:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Some really nice shots on there mate - That 70-200mm lens is tempting me already!
JonnyJ
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7th Nov 07 at 14:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Get it you won't regret it.
Tiger
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7th Nov 07 at 14:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah but my fucking wallet will - my shopping bill for New York on Lenses alone is over a grand! thats not including other 'accessories' i'm getting!
JonnyJ
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7th Nov 07 at 14:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Haha, the good thing with cameras is though you spend the money on the lenses etc but it can make you it back

It quite amazing how much it can rack up though. A nice lens here, few sb-800s there I only got into photography last year and think ive already spent a fair few grand on stuff
Tiger
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7th Nov 07 at 14:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
SB800 is already on my list. I've got about £5k sitting around now on gear. I love film still though, especially medium format - its hard to equal let alone beat.

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