i enrolled in a photography class. f'ing boring + it was b&w film only.
im a man of digitization.
thus dropped it right when i got back to my apt lol.
How long did you try it out for? BW Film is a really good thing to learn, but I guess if it wasn't for you then it wasn't for you.
Sounds like it was for just one class. I'm a digital guy myself, but I still think that's a lot to be learned from film. Things like exposure, aperture, composition, etc, etc don't change just because of the medium.
Well, I just felt that I learned all the basics and more (the eye of aestheticism and the taking in of criticism) in AC, and going back to the basics again kinda felt useless, especially for the proposed workload and also my lack of respect for a "professor" who came in drunk and/or high.
Also, I had to drop like $250 for all the equipment, and hell, I only dropped like $100 for my current camera. With only $250 left in my account, I wasn't about to commit it all to photography in a days notice.
Hey guys, should I buy a sigma 70-300/4-5.6 for $60, lightly used? It's usually new at ~$120. There are no reviews on FredMiranda. The reviews on B&H sound positive but were all seemingly written by photo noobs, so that may not amount to much.
We (wife and I) are currently pinching every penny so this would be a stressful thing to do.
My current lenses are 17-35/2.8-4; 50/1.8; 105/2.8. So this would add telephoto and I like birds a lot! But it would also be much slower than any of my other glass.
Hey guys, should I buy a sigma 70-300/4-5.6 for $60, lightly used? It's usually new at ~$120. There are no reviews on FredMiranda. The reviews on B&H sound positive but were all seemingly written by photo noobs, so that may not amount to much.
We (wife and I) are currently pinching every penny so this would be a stressful thing to do.
My current lenses are 17-35/2.8-4; 50/1.8; 105/2.8. So this would add telephoto and I like birds a lot! But it would also be much slower than any of my other glass.
If this is the one with the macro feature, I had a chance to play with it a few weeks ago.
Pros:
-Amazing length. 300mm is a beast. I could pictures of my friend jumping out of a plane at 3500 feet(warning: huge). You couldn't make out his face or anything insane like that, but you could tell what was going on.
-Really nice range. There's a lot you can do between 70 and 300 mm.
Cons:
-It is slow. Expect to only use it outside and shoot at 400ISO regularly.
-Pictures aren't going to be crazy sharp. These probably aren't photos you'll win the National Geo contest with.
-Macro is mostly useless at 300mm. It's hard to get your DOF right because it's near impossible to hold your hand steady.
Conclusion: I would get it if you don't already have a telezoom. It is good enough to get some shoot time, but you'll grow out of it quicker than other lenses. Unfortunately those other lenses are $Texas expensive so $60 is a good deal.
Hey guys, should I buy a sigma 70-300/4-5.6 for $60, lightly used? It's usually new at ~$120. There are no reviews on FredMiranda. The reviews on B&H sound positive but were all seemingly written by photo noobs, so that may not amount to much.
We (wife and I) are currently pinching every penny so this would be a stressful thing to do.
My current lenses are 17-35/2.8-4; 50/1.8; 105/2.8. So this would add telephoto and I like birds a lot! But it would also be much slower than any of my other glass.
If this is the one with the macro feature, I had a chance to play with it a few weeks ago.
Pros:
-Amazing length. 300mm is a beast. I could pictures of my friend jumping out of a plane at 3500 feet(warning: huge). You couldn't make out his face or anything insane like that, but you could tell what was going on.
-Really nice range. There's a lot you can do between 70 and 300 mm.
Cons:
-It is slow. Expect to only use it outside and shoot at 400ISO regularly.
-Pictures aren't going to be crazy sharp. These probably aren't photos you'll win the National Geo contest with.
-Macro is mostly useless at 300mm. It's hard to get your DOF right because it's near impossible to hold your hand steady.
Conclusion: I would get it if you don't already have a telezoom. It is good enough to get some shoot time, but you'll grow out of it quicker than other lenses. Unfortunately those other lenses are $Texas expensive so $60 is a good deal.
It is the one with the macro.
So, your experience was that it was not as sharp as other lenses? I am really happy with how sharp my current ones are, especially my two primes. I think I would be disappointed with a lens that was at all soft. I already know I prefer to shoot at wider apertures, so that's 2 major strikes against it. The problem is that I really want the Canon 70-200/2.8 IS but I don't have thousands of dollars. Grrrrrr.
I think I am going to pass it up. $60 is not all that much money in this hobby but I have stretched the budget already to get what I have.
Those are a lot less expensive. Also less manual and JPG only, but the image quality is fine. Some of my best pics were on my Powershot SD550 before I cracked its LCD.
The Powershot A720 has a manual mode, aperture and shutter priority modes, and shoots in RAW with CHDK firmware which is really easy to use. I took that pano on the other page with one. They're pretty nice for a P&S that goes for $150-200
It's a bit bulkier than an SD1000/750, and won't fit comfortably in a pants pocket, but has more features and is less expensive than a G9. It also uses AA's, so if you're out for the day and it runs out of juice, you can just swap them.
Hey guys, should I buy a sigma 70-300/4-5.6 for $60, lightly used? It's usually new at ~$120. There are no reviews on FredMiranda. The reviews on B&H sound positive but were all seemingly written by photo noobs, so that may not amount to much.
We (wife and I) are currently pinching every penny so this would be a stressful thing to do.
My current lenses are 17-35/2.8-4; 50/1.8; 105/2.8. So this would add telephoto and I like birds a lot! But it would also be much slower than any of my other glass.
I had it
Your skill is beyond the quality of that lens. Spend more money, it'll be worth it.
Pope, I've got that lens and I'd basically agree with what anable said . It's a good learning/first telephoto, but if you want a lens for making decent quality/large prints, you'd be better off saving for something a bit higher end. I'm tempted to splash out on a decent long lens but i dunno if i would use it enough to justify.
If it helps, here's a 100 % crop at f5.6 230mm
Also did my first 5x 4 contact print, it felt strangely satisfying
Also thanks sheri for the comment from a few pages ago, i totally failed to see it first time round
Yeah I had almost that exact lens. It was the Quantaray offbrand version but same construction/cost/specifications. It worked for the range and the price but you won't get the same quality pictures that you've been used to. Its pretty decent up through 200mm but between 200 and 300 it starts to get very soft. You also need a lot of light. At F4/5.6 plus a decent shutter speed to avoid shake and its use starts getting limited very fast.
I tripped right after taking a photo. Busted my hand open too, 7 or so stitches. I don't have health insurance so today was a pretty expensive day - I could have just bought the lens I wanted with what today cost.
My parents bought 2 statues, pretty much on a whim. I took a few pictures, this one was an attempt at creative photography, the 3 behind spoilers are normal pictures.
Man, nothing like the feeling of having the Fedex truck pull up with your new lens, you take it out... and it's the NIKON version (I have a canon). Gah I want to cry. I keep looking at it hoping that it magically turns into a canon lens.
Edit: damn, my regards Virum. Sorry to hear that man, hope all heals well.
Man, nothing like the feeling of having the Fedex truck pull up with your new lens, you take it out... and it's the NIKON version (I have a canon). Gah I want to cry. I keep looking at it hoping that it magically turns into a canon lens.
Edit: damn, my regards Virum. Sorry to hear that man, hope all heals well.
Oh dude, that sucks so damn much.
You can still return it though and get a canon version, right?
Man, nothing like the feeling of having the Fedex truck pull up with your new lens, you take it out... and it's the NIKON version (I have a canon). Gah I want to cry. I keep looking at it hoping that it magically turns into a canon lens.
Edit: damn, my regards Virum. Sorry to hear that man, hope all heals well.
Oh dude, that sucks so damn much.
You can still return it though and get a canon version, right?
Yeah, I'm calling them first thing monday morning... I have to wait 2 damn days though, for they are closed on the weekend. :x
Oh man that really sucks Virum. It's painful to look at even.
Did you get the photo though?
Not really - it was just location scouting for a short film on which I'm doing cinematography. It wasn't that great of a location, so it wasn't worth it at all.
My own wound:
It was deep enough that it cut the fatty tissue, but the muscle was okay so I am happy. $300 bucks though.
Oh man that really sucks Virum. It's painful to look at even.
Did you get the photo though?
Not really - it was just location scouting for a short film on which I'm doing cinematography. It wasn't that great of a location, so it wasn't worth it at all.
My own wound:
It was deep enough that it cut the fatty tissue, but the muscle was okay so I am happy. $300 bucks though.
Random question. I want to go skydiving (school does it every fall, 120 bucks and you get a camping trip + jump out of plane, seems spiffy) and I want to take pictures whilst I do it. So...advice.
Should I just buy a disposable? Has anyone done this before? Should I try if its my first time jumping?
Random question. I want to go skydiving (school does it every fall, 120 bucks and you get a camping trip + jump out of plane, seems spiffy) and I want to take pictures whilst I do it. So...advice.
Should I just buy a disposable? Has anyone done this before? Should I try if its my first time jumping?
I wanted to do the same thing my first time around, but honestly, I wouldn't recommend it. You have no pocket access in the air so you have to have something around your neck that will most likely hit you in the face when you first jump. You might get a few shots while in the air, but remember that you're steering, so it's kinda like driving and trying to take pictures at the same time. I would just have the person jumping after you take a few and then picket them and then family/friend on the ground. That's about as good as it gets.
Random question. I want to go skydiving (school does it every fall, 120 bucks and you get a camping trip + jump out of plane, seems spiffy) and I want to take pictures whilst I do it. So...advice.
Should I just buy a disposable? Has anyone done this before? Should I try if its my first time jumping?
I wanted to do the same thing my first time around, but honestly, I wouldn't recommend it. You have no pocket access in the air so you have to have something around your neck that will most likely hit you in the face when you first jump. You might get a few shots while in the air, but remember that you're steering, so it's kinda like driving and trying to take pictures at the same time. I would just have the person jumping after you take a few and then picket them and then family/friend on the ground. That's about as good as it gets.
From what I read about the school's system, if its your first time, you gotta do it tandem with an instructor attached to you ( :winky::winky: )....so I'm assuming they're going to be doing all the work on this run. Not sure how free my hands will be because of it...
Oh man that really sucks Virum. It's painful to look at even.
Did you get the photo though?
Not really - it was just location scouting for a short film on which I'm doing cinematography. It wasn't that great of a location, so it wasn't worth it at all.
My own wound:
It was deep enough that it cut the fatty tissue, but the muscle was okay so I am happy. $300 bucks though.
I just got in a car accident for a stupid reason, so I'm losing $500.. which is $250 over what I have saved up.
It sucks how fast money can vanish, and how slow is regenerates.
And I just can't help but to think "Damn.. I could've bought something big with that..."
From what I read about the school's system, if its your first time, you gotta do it tandem with an instructor attached to you ( :winky::winky: )....so I'm assuming they're going to be doing all the work on this run. Not sure how free my hands will be because of it...
Still...not recommended?
Oh, okay. Might be worth it then. I did a static line jump myself the first time. I would just call up the place and talk to them about what they recommend.
I just spent like 30 minutes in my mom's garden trying to catch a bee flying next to a flower. There's bee's everywhere... and yet I couldn't catch any in flight, bastards are fast.
Edit: Poot: I really like the guy boxing near the shore, is that San Fran?
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Well, I just felt that I learned all the basics and more (the eye of aestheticism and the taking in of criticism) in AC, and going back to the basics again kinda felt useless, especially for the proposed workload and also my lack of respect for a "professor" who came in drunk and/or high.
Also, I had to drop like $250 for all the equipment, and hell, I only dropped like $100 for my current camera. With only $250 left in my account, I wasn't about to commit it all to photography in a days notice.
A combination of all those things, I guess.
We (wife and I) are currently pinching every penny so this would be a stressful thing to do.
My current lenses are 17-35/2.8-4; 50/1.8; 105/2.8. So this would add telephoto and I like birds a lot! But it would also be much slower than any of my other glass.
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If this is the one with the macro feature, I had a chance to play with it a few weeks ago.
Pros:
-Amazing length. 300mm is a beast. I could pictures of my friend jumping out of a plane at 3500 feet(warning: huge). You couldn't make out his face or anything insane like that, but you could tell what was going on.
-Really nice range. There's a lot you can do between 70 and 300 mm.
Cons:
-It is slow. Expect to only use it outside and shoot at 400ISO regularly.
-Pictures aren't going to be crazy sharp. These probably aren't photos you'll win the National Geo contest with.
-Macro is mostly useless at 300mm. It's hard to get your DOF right because it's near impossible to hold your hand steady.
Conclusion: I would get it if you don't already have a telezoom. It is good enough to get some shoot time, but you'll grow out of it quicker than other lenses. Unfortunately those other lenses are $Texas expensive so $60 is a good deal.
It is the one with the macro.
So, your experience was that it was not as sharp as other lenses? I am really happy with how sharp my current ones are, especially my two primes. I think I would be disappointed with a lens that was at all soft. I already know I prefer to shoot at wider apertures, so that's 2 major strikes against it. The problem is that I really want the Canon 70-200/2.8 IS but I don't have thousands of dollars. Grrrrrr.
I think I am going to pass it up. $60 is not all that much money in this hobby but I have stretched the budget already to get what I have.
My Website | My "photo-a-day" 2010
The Powershot A720 has a manual mode, aperture and shutter priority modes, and shoots in RAW with CHDK firmware which is really easy to use. I took that pano on the other page with one. They're pretty nice for a P&S that goes for $150-200
It's a bit bulkier than an SD1000/750, and won't fit comfortably in a pants pocket, but has more features and is less expensive than a G9. It also uses AA's, so if you're out for the day and it runs out of juice, you can just swap them.
The 70-200 IS is only $60 with another 0 at the end. And a 1 in the front....
I had it
Your skill is beyond the quality of that lens. Spend more money, it'll be worth it.
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If it helps, here's a 100 % crop at f5.6 230mm
Also did my first 5x 4 contact print, it felt strangely satisfying
Also thanks sheri for the comment from a few pages ago, i totally failed to see it first time round
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I tripped right after taking a photo. Busted my hand open too, 7 or so stitches. I don't have health insurance so today was a pretty expensive day - I could have just bought the lens I wanted with what today cost.
Once I got a very bloody headwound, but I don't have an anecdote because I can't remember exactly what happened.
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Did you get the photo though?
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Edit: damn, my regards Virum. Sorry to hear that man, hope all heals well.
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Oh dude, that sucks so damn much.
You can still return it though and get a canon version, right?
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Finally some non-wedding shots! All taken with my fifty!
Yeah, I'm calling them first thing monday morning... I have to wait 2 damn days though, for they are closed on the weekend. :x
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Not really - it was just location scouting for a short film on which I'm doing cinematography. It wasn't that great of a location, so it wasn't worth it at all.
My own wound:
It was deep enough that it cut the fatty tissue, but the muscle was okay so I am happy. $300 bucks though.
You need a hug.
Your brother is awesome.
Great lighting in that picture. Definitely gives it that desert, third-world feel.
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Should I just buy a disposable? Has anyone done this before? Should I try if its my first time jumping?
I wanted to do the same thing my first time around, but honestly, I wouldn't recommend it. You have no pocket access in the air so you have to have something around your neck that will most likely hit you in the face when you first jump. You might get a few shots while in the air, but remember that you're steering, so it's kinda like driving and trying to take pictures at the same time. I would just have the person jumping after you take a few and then picket them and then family/friend on the ground. That's about as good as it gets.
From what I read about the school's system, if its your first time, you gotta do it tandem with an instructor attached to you ( :winky::winky: )....so I'm assuming they're going to be doing all the work on this run. Not sure how free my hands will be because of it...
Still...not recommended?
I just got in a car accident for a stupid reason, so I'm losing $500.. which is $250 over what I have saved up.
It sucks how fast money can vanish, and how slow is regenerates.
And I just can't help but to think "Damn.. I could've bought something big with that..."
Oh, okay. Might be worth it then. I did a static line jump myself the first time. I would just call up the place and talk to them about what they recommend.
Edit: Poot: I really like the guy boxing near the shore, is that San Fran?
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