Ugly Hedgehog - Photography Forum
Home Active Topics Newest Pictures Search Login Register
Posts for: Bram boy
Page: <<prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ... 296 next>>
Jan 3, 2017 05:07:18   #
Regis wrote:
A cold and partly sunny day yesterday when I took this photo of a Bald Eagle from about 125-150 feet away.

I used 800mm. Hand held shot.

Canon 5Dsr - Canon 400 II f4 - Canon 2.0x III - 1/400 - f/10 - ISO @ 1000.


Nice shot Regis but :
How about showing one straight out of the camera , before it's photo shoped ,
That would interesting side by side , just to show your magic touch on them

Go to
Jan 3, 2017 03:58:46   #
SharpShooter wrote:
Yes, we need to RING IN the new year with a good'ole fashioned UHH discussion! You know the one..., the one with raucous and colorful discourse!!!
So as the title says, why can't Nikon innovate on it's own? I don't mean natural evolution like a few more pixels or another f-stop of DR.
I mean like real innovation that changes the course of photography and camera design. Nikon sits and waits(conservatively) and then tries to improve it, sometimes winning, sometimes flailing awkwardly.
Examples:
The Canon T90. It changed the world of camera design and the way EVERY camera looked in the future, including Nikons.
Electronic coupling(EOS). EVERY brand went to it.
IS(VR), It's only been the last 5 years Nikon finally put it into its Super-Teles.
Anti Flicker, I was sure Nikon would have it in a year, it took two!!
These are a few reasons why in 2003, Nikon fell to number 2, and Canon has not looked back!!!
So WHY can't Nikon innovate and recapture #1?!?!
SS
Yes, we need to RING IN the new year with a good'o... (show quote)

What do you mean do you really keep tabs on those things , why . Car makers
Gas and oil companies mega super stores , there all the same don't worry so much about about it , did some one put down canon there no different , its all in the money that's all any big company is worried about there bottom line .Every camera that's made this year has been planned five years ago , the little touches
They add to there new ones are just enough to suck you in , thy won't give it to you all at once just a few crumbs at a time .



Go to
Jan 2, 2017 23:26:48   #
WillieC wrote:
Does any one know of a company that will let you buy a lens on payments? I'm looking to buy a $2400 lens, it would be a lot easier to pay $200 a month for a year then to pay it all at once.


Can you get a chop saw or a miter saw , a staple gun , and small air compressor
I can show you how to make, a bird feeder that cost under $2 to make and I have sold same for $6 , $8 , and $10 each , and they are so simple to make . And any thing close to this cost $15 to $25 in any feed store , pet store , Bucker Fields would charge at least $25 to $35 for them , there made with three pieces of cedar
and a rope for hanging , with a chop saw and air gun cut to size for as long you want then assemble them . I never tried but I could make at forty a day going all day but I only make 40 a week and sell them on week ends at craft markets that go on all year. I make a couple hundered on the week ends . . A friend of mine makes worrley gigs and he can't keep up with the demand for them ,
Go to
Jan 2, 2017 21:30:28   #
sharenhho wrote:
Hello from rural Ohio,
I also am in my mid 70,s and returning to photography. I am also ordering a new Canon hi res camera this month. My daughter and her family will be home briefly from China at the end of the month, and we will travel to Columbus, Ohio to sell all my old Minolta Maxxum and Sony gear, and then apply the funds toward a new Canon system. My lens of choice has always been a Sigma 50 to 500, because I can almost always have an absolutely full frame. My editing software has been Light Room, which has served me well. I am not a professional photographer, never sold a single photo, but just love making excellent images.
If anyone has suggestions for the best Canon camera (affordable) and best long range lens, as well as a short range lens, let me know what you prefer!,

Thank you from Rural Ohio.....
Hello from rural Ohio, br I also am in my mid... (show quote)

What are you shooting mostly , flying birds , sitting birds , sports , car racing , there is not to many affordable lens for that , and packing a 50-500mm lens Is a struggle at best , but if your using a tripod and shooting mountains ,moon ,sports , etc it's ok some are shooting flying birds with them , and camera get the most costly at the time DX canon
that's refurbished and no more than three years old , and save a bundle
Go to
Jan 2, 2017 20:41:38   #
mas24 wrote:
I realized later that you were complimenting Regis and not competing with him. My misunderstanding. At least you got an Eagle shot. I've yet to see one in years. Keep on taking good shots.


Well that is not all bad , when ever I go out side I see them . Even if I stay in and look out window I have a good chance of seeing a couple , and another good
Thing , you don't have to put a hat on , if you know what I mean , those things can carry a lot of excess "stuff "
Go to
Jan 2, 2017 15:50:25   #
Bring the prime , you have a car it's not like packing every thing on your back , it's more like a 600 mm on a dx camera . the 70d is a dx camera is it not , any way your eagle shots at the water front will be better if it's a canon prime , but bring them all
Go to
Jan 2, 2017 15:18:32   #
Is it just me , or what " I guess I better say nothing , rather then tell the truth . But I can't do that "@$&& ., ???',.
Go to
Jan 2, 2017 00:40:24   #
Scouser wrote:
When I retired, I found out that because I had flown so many miles for my employer, I had unknowingly accumulated just over a third of a million Aeroplan miles. Whoop-de-doo! After many years as a Minolta enthusiast, and 10 or so years with a Pentax P&S, I decided to dive into the DSLR pond. The only camera available with Aeroplan miles at that time was a Nikon D90 with the 18-105mm kit lens. Now, after 5yrs or so, I am more than satisfied with the D90 body and have yet to fully explore all the features available. I have also added a 70-300mm and a 55mm Micro-Nikkor lens to my arsenal. I understand that the D90 is now no longer available, but would like to know where in the hierarchy of Nikon cameras would the D90 fit? I am not independently wealthy, but I feel a GAS attack coming on. So my question is, do I squander my meagre funds on a 'better' body, or on some lens that will take me somewhere I can't get to now?
The D90 was fine at the time because the price was right, but could I do better?
When I retired, I found out that because I had flo... (show quote)


There's nothing wrong with the d90 , I have two of them for the last 6years paid close to $1300 for the first one with the short zoom that came with it , the second one I bought used about a year later , she was asking $650 for body as she had alread sold the two lenses she had , it was like new had less than 3000 actuation
On shutter , I offered her $400 she said no , a week later the phone rang and she still had and said I can have it for$400 . I haven't had a bit of trouble with eather .
It has the same sensor as the D300 and the pic it takes are identical to the D300
I was almost going t get a d300s about three years ago but I read a note that Thom Hogen wroth , he said if your upgrading a d90 don't get a D300 s the d7000
Was out and he said get its has better electronics and more advanced in a few other things , but if I was to upgrade I would get a d7200 or a referb D500 in a couple years .
Go to
Jan 1, 2017 23:42:44   #
it can be any thing I guess if it's not stated as such I guess ?
Go to
Jan 1, 2017 22:34:40   #
Well it may be or may not be this. , I may make a resolution next new year , just fooling . Never have yet , but I will when I'm pushing up the daises
Go to
Jan 1, 2017 01:35:30   #
photonutt1970 wrote:
Well I think in all reality that its is just the price point but most people are starting to realize that full frame isn't that much more but the lens prices run about the same , I myself shoot with a Nikon D7100 and the only reason I didn't go full frame(although I did buy the camera 4 years ago) it was a price issue


Well in reality there around close to double the cost , But if you compare a new dx to a older full frame then there more
Equal , but that's only the start of the expense , you figure the cost of what you need to get the maxim out of your shinny new what ever , from computer , lenses , printer ,the full Monty will be at least four to five times as much , don't get me wrong any one can go out and pay $3000 or $4000 for a camera and a $1200 zoom and a few camera cards
And snap away but they will never get the full magic out of there camera unless they feed it the right Menu in accessories . But they will never know the difference of what it could be . It's like every thing in life there's the hidden expense that most don't figure in ,
Go to
Jan 1, 2017 00:32:46   #
CatMarley wrote:
How do I love thee, DX? Let me count the ways! Smaller, lighter, cheaper, "reachier", capable of creating files yielding poster sized sharp prints, using both FX and DX lenses. My FX languishes in the drawer!


Coolest cat i don't personally know
Go to
Dec 30, 2016 18:03:15   #
twr25 wrote:
I see all the posts about lens swapping but my question is why would anyone purchase a NEW DX?
I know all digitals were DX at one time and there is still support and lenses.
But when FX cameras are available why buy a new DX today? I don't see any advantage.
I know my pro-photo neighbor swore he would never leave film he has since changed his mind.
Is it loyalty and familiarity or is there any real reason for new DX cameras; any advantages?


The advantage is most people are not pros , so they save a lot of cash not to mention the saving of down loading your
Camera cards and storing , you will need a better computer with lots of storage space , a top of the line printer , it no use buying a ff if your not into printing big and pixel peeping , and blowing up a small postage stamp size of your picture to make a bigger frame of what you see in it , I would say that 80 percent of full frame users out side of the pros
never use there ff to what it's ment for . You need the best of the lenses , that means $2000 or more for each lens ,
Cheep $900 lens just won't cut it . To do it right be prepared to shell out at $15000 to $20000 or more . or you can buy the top line DX camera Nikon d7200 or d5 , and if you know what your doing you can make photoes that would compare well enough to compete with any ff ,, we all had ff years ago my first three were full farm a koneeka, a pentax
Nikon , now I got Nikon DX . And it's plenty good for the birds I shoot an it only cost me $1200 , but it's eight years old , so I'll be getting the top DX in Nikon next , if I live long enough . and again give your head a shake if your thinking
Full frame and all the trappings you will need . I been into cameras since the early sixties , and if I won a million $ tomorrow I wouldn't get a full frame , maybe if it was 2 million , and I'm shooting every day that I go out .he only time I don't see eagles is if I stay in doors and don't look out the window
๐Ÿค‘๐Ÿค‘๐Ÿค‘๐Ÿ˜œ๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ˜œ๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ‘นโ˜ ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฝ๐Ÿค“๐Ÿ˜
Go to
Dec 30, 2016 17:18:10   #
lamiaceae wrote:
I fully agree!



PS. Though he might opt. for a digital Hasselblad. Or a digital view camera back. But yes, he make good use of a Nikon D810 or Pentax K1.
I fully agree! br br img src="https://static.ug... (show quote)


Did you ever see that vid show down between the Hasselblad and the Nikon D 800 it may still be around just google it
You can save at least $25000 if you opt for the D800
Go to
Dec 30, 2016 15:30:36   #
DOOK wrote:
SX50.

When the skeeters are bad, farmers/ranchers often burn a log, as smoke is a well known deterrent. I took this just before sundown & the skeeters were about to arrive. When they arrive, this lonely steer will be joined by many mates (he was making sure he got a good spot, lol). Downloading is recommended.


I can not find the words to comment . But it's yours and that's what counts
Go to
Page: <<prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ... 296 next>>
UglyHedgehog.com - Forum
Copyright 2011-2024 Ugly Hedgehog, Inc.