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| Venom |
What are your weapons of choice?My main weapons of choice are:Canon 5D + BG E4 Battery Grip Canon 350D + BG E3 Battery Grip Sigma 10-20 EX DC HSM F4-5.6 Canon 50mm F1.4 USM Canon 28-135 F3.5-5.6 IS USM Canon 70-200 F4L USM Canon 24-105 F4L IS USM Canon 430EX Flash 1 GB Extreme lll CF Card & 2 GB Extreme IV CF Card Slingshot 200 Camera Bag What about you?? 
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| hil26 |
Nikon D70 - kit lens + sigma 105 Macro and Nikkor 70 - 300 plus 1.4 teleconvertor | ||||
| Guest |
Re: Whats your weapon of choice?my weapon is an exlim ex-z120 small but good.seems to do the job anyhow
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| adam |
conon user!i have....Canon 350d Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Canon EF 28-105 f3.5-4.5 Sigma 18-50 f3.5-5.6 DC Velbon untra maxi f tripod Crumpler Shrinkle camera bag casio Exlim Ex-Z750 compact camera lots of accessories! would like a battery grip...Venom, does it help? does it give more than just extra battery life? also need a lens with a bit of lenght!! was looking at the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM but read that the lens had problems with losing quality round the edges...for 400 quid i wasn't about to take the risk! anyone have any other 300mm + lenses they could recommend? |
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| Venom |
IMO the battery grip is a must. Gives the camera a whole new feel and makes portrait shots easier. The 350D as a very small body, say to my new camera the 5D (which i love) and if you have small hands its probably not a problem but mine seam to overhang the base of the camera so it didn't feel right. Borrowed a mates battery pack to try and within 1 week i'd got my own. Wouldn't be without it now.
How big a lens do you need? I brought the 70-200 F4L USM (simply brillant) and with the cameras 1.6 X sensor gives the equivalent to 112-320 in 35mm terms not cheap though Ģ478 from warehouse express but in my opinion well worth it. Maybe if you require more range you could add a converter? |
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| adam |
better get one then!!! thanks for the advice..
hows the 5D? lucky man!! dont really need to be spending 470 quid on a lens at the moment...think this is my problem...could get away with 200 quid but there is nothing out there for that sort of money which is any good!...i have spent alot of camera equipment this year..only got the 350d in Feb... will have to wait i think..no point buying the cheap stuff! i will check out the 70-200..i want to take wildlife and sports shots..but nothing too serious... |
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| Venom |
The 5D is great. Had to save long and hard for it but it was worth it (Been my dream buy since it came out). Just tryiing to get used to it been full frame, as my lenses arn't as long as they used to be  . Looks like i'm going to have to save again for that macro (note to self: better keep wife sweet). 
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| richard |
10d & 100-400L for me when out on the track. I still love my 10D and its given me some great pictures.
when i was at my brothers wedding, i used 50mm F1.8 and a Metz AF54-1 flashgun (which saved me bigtime). Now though im looking at changing the 10D to a 5D, 1d Mkii N or if i can really justify it a 1ds mkii just because ive signed up my third wedding, so need another body anyway. |
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| hil26 |
seems to me like Canon is the weapon of choice so far.
That exilim seems to have some good reviews, whats the macro/close up like on it? 
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| adam |
Richardso hows life as a wedding photographer? lots of pressure i reckon!how did you get into it? |
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| Ivo |
I currently use the Olympus C-8080 WZ
this is not a DSLR, but it has served my needs till now. Itīs ideal for travelling when you canīt bring too much stuff. |
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| Venom |
Well i can recommend the 5D its great!!! Just have to remember its full frame so your lenses won't be as long as they used to be on your 10D. |
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| Guest |
I dont have many stuff... mostly because I cant afford them due to Bangladesh currency (Taka) and $ variation (1$=70taka).
I've got Nikon D70s, F65, Tamron 70-300 (1:2macro), Nikkor 28-80 and a 50mm 1.8. I've got rolls of velvias, 3 CF cards, one sort-of-okay tripod and few filters. I'm looking for a remove cord shutter release but it seems it's completely unavailable in Bangladesh!! So hopefully next time when I go out of the country, I'll get one of those and an extra battery grip. |
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| Guest |
that should be remote cord, not 'remove'! | ||||
| richard |
Re: Richard
I've sort of fallen into it really. First it was mentioned that i should do the photo's at my brothers wedding (whilst also sharing the best man role with my other brother). So, theres some pressure!! People seemed really happy with the results, most importantly my bro and his wife are really pleased. My sister is getting married next year, so she's asked me to do the photo's for that.... I did some candid photo's of a couples first child, they wanted photos before his first birthday. Grandparents wanted it as a surprise present. Did that, they loved the photo's and because of that they've asked me to do the wedding photos. Finally, the one later next year is someone at work that has seen the wedding photos as well as some of the other ones ive taken at circuits (!!) So, if your still reading this......  all i've done is put my work about to people i know and thats how its started.
Next wedding is in December, and being honest im bricking it a bit. In terms of hardware, get a battery grip. Its a bit odd using a small lens such as a 50mm f1.8 but with anything heavier the balance is so much nicer. It is, IMO one of the biggest failings of the 5D. |
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| Venom |
Re: Richard
Yeh know what you mean, been looking at one for mine but expensive, and at the moment i want some more glass  .
Have you any wedding pictures you can share with us? |
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| richard |
Better glass is definately the way to go. There are a few peaches out there for not silly money. But finding them is the key!
As for my pics, where do i post them....and the other thing is i think i'd need permission from them to post them up here. I have a couple that ive done which i wont need permission for though, so how do i put them up? |
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| Venom |
To post an image click on the 'IMG' button then paste in the address (if you have a flickr account they give you the url below the picture, NO space then click the 'IMG' button again.
If you want you can post them straight from your pc by using the add image to post link below the text box this will host the image for you and resize it then put a thumb nail in your post for you. Start image must be below 2mb. hope this helps Mike |
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| Tarzan |
You can see my stuffs at the bottom of my post (my signature). I'll get a Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 macro soon (maybe this weekend) and a 100-400L is in my wishlist....just want it for wild life shooting...my 70-200 is not long enough... | ||||
| richard |
updating this...
Canon 5D + grip Canon 10D + grip 100-400 L 24-105 L 50mm F1.8 Mkii Sigma 18-55 DC Sigma55-200DC My bank balance ....hurts. |
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| Venom |
Here's hoping for some more weddings then!! Looking forward to seeing some of the results of the 5D with 24 - 105 combination.
How does the 5D feel with the grip? been thinking of getting one for mine. Mike
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| hil26 |
Update - now got Sigma 70 -200 F2.8 zoom lens and speedlight sb800 |
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| chris82 |
All I have is a canon EOS 350D with kit lens,I got to get a new lens. | ||||
| Simonzphotoz |
Re: conon user!
I've got the Sigma 70-300 APO DG, amazing for the price. Ģ150, i think from warehouse express. Simon. |
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| digitalkiwi |
My kitHi here is a list of the kit i use.Canon 5D Canon 20D Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS USM Canon EF-S 60mm f2.8 Macro Canon EF 90-300 f4.5 IS Canon Speedlite 580EX Hand Grips for both camera around 5 batterys, heaps of memory cards all sandisk ultra Jobo portable harddrive Pentax 645II medium format (for all those landscapes im hopeless at taking) Too many lowepro bags Monfrotto Tripod with nature grip got heaps of other stuff but the misses is coming so....... |
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| Chickenhawk |
Sony Alpha 100
Sony 18-70 3.5 Minolta 28-70 2.8 Minolta 75-300 4.5-5.6 Sigma 70-210 3.5 Minolta 50mm 1.7 |
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| Simonzphotoz |
Look at all you horrible canon people!!
Nikon D70 Amazing! Some dodgey lens that the guy in singapore flogged me as the kit lens 
Sigma 70 - 300mm (great for the price) Some filters Nikon IR remote Lowe Pro nova 4 Manfrotto 055cl with 486(?) quick release head. two memory cards that need replacing. |
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| digitalkiwi |
Canon vs Nikon
The only reason i chose canon to start off with was the speed of the lenses autofocus and the IS Nikon didnt have any at the time IS that is and because they were cheaper. Comparing the Nikons top of the range D2Xs the 5D which is nearly half the cost the 5D has slightly more MP. Dont get me wrong i really rate Nikon i have an old F5 fantastic camera, and i see now that Nikon have just brought out the F6, seems to me canon seem to be a bit quicker off the mark well when i first brought my canon anyhow, and now its going to be too expensive to change my system so stuck with canon from now on i guess, although not a bad thing either at the mo. |
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| jonH |
Re: Canon vs Nikon
Closest comparison to Canon's 5D is the D200, and it's closer-run than most people would expect from what I've read. All this shenanighans about megapixels is moot by the way - the difference between 10 and 12 megapixels is less than an inch when printed. http://duggmirror.com/design/13_P...hart_explains_the_Megapixel_Myth/ |
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| Neil73 |
I have a Nikon D50
standard 18-55mm lens 55-200mm telephoto zoom lens Velbon Tripod and monopod a couple of graduated filters and thats it for now. My next purchase is a Sigma 170-500mm telephoto zoom lens |
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| digitalkiwi |
Apart from the 5D has a full frame sensor, and the 200D isnt, the point i was trying to make was that nikon dont make a full frame sensor camera, and have sort of not bothered to for whatever reason which i think is a shame. |
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| Simonzphotoz |
Correct me if i am wrong, but as far as I know the sensor is the most expensive part to make. this might have something to do with why they haven't made one. Although it shouldn't! |
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| jonH |
Being a global super-corp, Canon have a lot more money to bring to things like the astronomical cost of constructing a ff sensor - the failure rate is a lot higher than for aps-c sensors
TBH I think the real-world _needs_ for a ff sensor are less significant than people's need to buy the latest and greatest stuff. |
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| Venom |
Well I've taken the plunge and ordered the Grip for the 5D and the 24-105 F4L IS USM lens  , so thats this years budget blown already 
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| richard |
Mike....very wise choice too sir.....
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| Venom |
Well after the good things you said about it............
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| carlj |
Humble (well, I am) Minolta 5D,
Sigma 105mm (god's own toy!) Tamron 70-300mm KM 18-70mm Remote release |
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| diNOSaur |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 with 36-432mm lens
Huge tripod 2GB SD 150x |
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| Blue |
Nikon Coolpix 8700.
That's it, LOL. It's not my weapon of choice- but unfortunately it's the only weapon I have. I'm probably the only person on here without a DSLR... but ya know what? It makes me try twice as hard, so maybe it's ok.
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| hil26 |
There's nothing wrong with the images you are taking. It's been said before elsewhere on this forum that its the person behind the camera controlling the image, not the camera. Give David Bailey a compact and he will still take better images than most people with an slr |
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| flapjack |
Me neither!
I don't have DSLR either. I agree with Hil26 - its how the photographer interprets something - thats the skill. Doesnt matter whether you have the cheapest or the most expensive camera in the world. My last digital camera (the one that died last weekend) was one I won in a soduko competition I think it retails for about Ģ70! I shot my really werid jellyfish pics with that. Before that I owned a Fuji finepix - but I thought it was a trusty little camera and it was a good first digital camera to own. Film? I have a Lubitel gathering dust somewhere. I have used in the past actionsampler (the one with 4 screens) but thats gone to camera heaven too! My latest lomo camera is a fisheye which I won as runner-up in the Absolut vodka photo competition (lol - i dont even drink vodka!) - a tricky little beast of a camera - I may tame it someday. Ive now got the Lumix TZ3 and had a bit of play with it this weekend but nothing suitable to upload yet. best wishes. |
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