MadManMike Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 Ventured around Snowdonia this week, including a nice climb up Snowdon itself. Here's a few snaps from our walks... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Aston Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 Some lovely shots there mate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 Cheers Joe, all shot on a 24-120 on a D750. Lovely kit that, it's replaced most of my lenses to be honest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrEvil270183 Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 Shoot primes, walk more. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 It's definitely convenience, as I have a 100mm and a 50mm too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Went to the zoo with manual Nikon 70-200 f4.5 (on canon). Took crap photos. Thought this was ok for through Perspex covered by slimey kid handprints and other nightmares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Aston Posted August 26, 2017 Report Share Posted August 26, 2017 I fancy trying some more primes, got the standard 50 1.8 but fancy something a bit wider may 35 and also something longer, I just find 50mm on a cropped body an awkward focal length so it hardly gets any use. If anyone has any experience with longer and wider primes than 50mm I'd love to hear your thoughts? Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topsy Posted August 27, 2017 Report Share Posted August 27, 2017 (edited) What age primes are you looking at? Most of mine are from the late 60s to 80s and are pretty decent. All have their own character though, and that doesn't necessarily mean that they are extremely sharp, but most will out-resolve a regular sensor (unless you have 30mp on a crop!) There's lots of lenses out there with 10+ aperture blades to retain smooth bokeh when stopped down (and to mesmerize you when looking at them) Corner sharpness wouldn't be an issue on a crop sensor either. You won't find, say a 35/1.4 though as they didn't exist back then, but decent 35/2s can be found. Don't know what you're looking for though, I really don't know much about contemporary lenses, Samyang seems okay but their quality control can be a bit wonky afaik. I enjoyed 35, 85 and 150 a lot on crop. Weirdly enough I use 28, 50, 85, 120 the most on FF. EDIT: damnit. Can I deactivate the shift + enter auto post? I keep messing up with that. Nothing happened for ages and now I've got a billion posts in here. \o/ Edited August 27, 2017 by Topsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topsy Posted August 27, 2017 Report Share Posted August 27, 2017 (edited) _ Edited August 27, 2017 by Topsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dman Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topsy Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 (edited) Sweet shots Dman! Got a photo onto flickrs explore page again Very happy with the colours I managed to get Edited August 28, 2017 by Topsy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 I've been asked to photograph my brothers wedding, I accepted but I'm not feeling massively comfortable about doing it as my last one was 6 years ago and I haven't really picked up a camera enthusiastically since. I sold all my nice Nikon stuff not long after the last wedding and ended up with a Nikon D3100 for not much money a few years ago which I play with on the odd occasion... you can see why I'm not looking forward to it! Anyway there is a good chance I'll be wanting a flash as the place is pretty dark and ideally a TTL one at that as hopefully it'll cover up my lack of practice. I had an SB600 and that was great but it seems i'm looking at £65+ for a secondhand one and they are getting on a bit now as well as being pretty likely to fail once they are well used, ideally i'd spend less as it just won't get used enough after the wedding (I do intend on using it every so often though so I can justify buying one rather than borrowing). I've seen a breed of cheaper Chinese alternatives, has anybody had experience with them? There seems to be many versions which all look the part but i'm unsure whether they will be good enough quality for my needs? Ideally I'd be spending below £50 but I'll spend more if it's really necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 Look up Metz Mecablitz. I have one as a backup, for if my SB600 dies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 @MadManMike I've just searched on eBay but they seem to be as much if not more than a secondhand SB600? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 Ah, they used to be much cheaper. I picked mine up at half the price. Yongnuo stuff seems to be pretty popular, perhaps worth a look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrEvil270183 Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 Get your brother to buy you a used sb-900. Much better flash and explain you'll need it to get great photos. Seems to be a few on ebay around £140, I'm sure when they were new they were around £400 so a bargain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoozie Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 A few recent ones from me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 You're a f**ker - now I want to get out on the water! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoozie Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 31 minutes ago, Luke Rainbird said: You're a f**ker - now I want to get out on the water! The season at our lake is coming to a close soon, I'll still be out there in October hopefully! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Deere Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 Long time no post. Have some pixels. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 Awesome as usual. Love that first one. Where's this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Deere Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 3 hours ago, MadManMike said: Awesome as usual. Love that first one. Where's this? Cheers, I've been getting back on the Welsh mine hype lately. Which reminds me there's a great one near Cardiff I've been meaning to go back to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted November 3, 2017 Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 Many of you guys are pretty good with photo editing, could I have some feedback on these? Never done anything outside product photography before, have I gone a bit overboard? These are publicity shots, not sure yet whether they'll ever be printed but they will be put up on various websites. There's a before an after as reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted November 4, 2017 Report Share Posted November 4, 2017 I'm not sure if it's my Mac screen being out but the edited photos mostly seem to make your car seem to have a pinkyness to them, much akin to an old and unloved red Vauxhall. Boost the contrast on the original photos a touch to darken the blacks as they look quite grey, and maybe a little increase in saturation to make the red pop more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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