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New Camera

AJ

AJ

110 HP of FURY!
Picked up a new camera this weekend. We sold our Cannon G9 a while back and have been looking for a while. A weekend with no kiddo at time let us get back to NCE and take a first hand look at some of the SLRs. We looked at the A33, A55, and some comparable Cannon setup's online.

Ended up with the A33
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs...c_gglsrch:alpha_a-slta33_e_6250453444_a33prod

So far I like it. We got the body for $599, and then picked up a Tamron 18-200mm lens for it. There are some rebates to get some of the $ back, and I think we could of saved $ on tax had we picked it up online, but we got a lot of help and info from NCE, and we actually going to take advantage of the classes that come with it, so we opted to buy from the big bad store for a few more bucks.

Overall I'm very happy with the inital tinkering, and we should be set camera wise for several years to come!
 
AJ

AJ

110 HP of FURY!
A "prime lens"...?

-in YODA voice- Camera newb I am, education you see, I need.
 
Picklz

Picklz

SUDO Make me a SAMCH
Prime lens just means its a fixed focal length, 50mm, not like 18-55 or 18-200, etc. Because they do not adjust they tend to offer better optics at similar price points. A low apature (sp) like those 50mm 1.4's let you take cool pics with really shallow field's of view and such, if you can get one at a good price I'd say go for it, otherwise the lens you have will be great for learning the camera, don't get caught up in all the gear and add-on's right away.
 
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WhiteSpy9

Guest
Since I've put my prime lens on, I think I've taken only a handful of pictures without it.
 
AJ

AJ

110 HP of FURY!
Nice, I'll keep that in mind. We'll work on learning this thing first, then find a bag for it we like, and then go from there.

I'm hoping to take some pics of the Miata tonight just for kicks.
 
StealthSpeed3

StealthSpeed3

Charge THIS!!
definitely look into the fixed focal length lenses (i'll prob be using a 28mm for the LWT shoot) as well as a telephoto if you get to a sporting event/concert and are a considerable distance from the stage. A decent tripod is another must-have, especially for night/low-light photog.
 
YSOSLO

YSOSLO

is the word, beotch
If you're doing tripod/low light (aka longer exposures) don't you typically want to go with a remote trigger of some sort too, to eliminate unwanted vibrations from pressing the shutter release, or is that more of a 35mm thing?
 
mOjO

mOjO

Member
I LOVED my 50 f1.4 for a long time...until I got my PRECIOUS.....

By precious I mean the 28-70 f2.8 which is nearly as good with low light and has the advantage of selectable range.

If you take lots of indoor shots, do consider a prime for its low light performance. You'll find that not only are you taking photos with less blur but as Andy said, photos with much better depth of field.

Some things to put on your list to get could/should be:
UV filter for your 18-200. All it is, is a glass element that protects the lens a bit.
Lens Rag
Memory Card holder
Tripod
Bounce Flash
Additional Battery
Prime Lens (>.>)
 
AJ

AJ

110 HP of FURY!
Sweet, I think we'll look for some basic Prime Lens options over the next few weeks and see what happens.
 
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WhiteSpy9

Guest
fyi... I'm having to return a wireless remote and tripod I ordered via amazon. Just a heads up if you are going to order either of those from there, let me know and I'll track down the exact ones I had issues with.
 
StealthSpeed3

StealthSpeed3

Charge THIS!!
Pete - that's mainly a 35mm film issue, most of the DSLRs have image stabilization to reduce the vibration from the quick pressing of the shutter. Plus in Photoshop you can use Smart Sharpen to get rid of the lens blur (you'd be amazed at what a difference that makes).
 
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DrWebster

Guest
StealthSpeed3 said:
...most of the DSLRs have image stabilization to reduce the vibration from the quick pressing of the shutter...
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The only DSLR's with in-body stabilization I'm aware of are those made by Sony. With Canon or Nikon at least, you have to get IS or VR as a feature with the lens. I'm also not aware of any Canon or Nikon 35 or 50mm primes that have IS or VR, likely due to the fact that such lenses are typically f/1.8.

Pete's suggestion to use a cable shutter release when taking long-exposure photos on a tripod is a sound one and recommended by many photographers. It is, in fact, why shutter release cables exist. And furthermore, for long-exposure photography it's recommended to turn any image stabilization off, as it may actually cause blur due to the system trying to couteract camera shake that doesn't exist.
 
Big Nate

Big Nate

Chaos Engineer
mnmazdaunderstnadyourcamera meet? I would love to get together with a bunch of people with DSLRs and get a little lesson on how to take basic pics and or more complicated pics. Anyone could come of course.
 
StealthSpeed3

StealthSpeed3

Charge THIS!!
that depends. I can see if some models are willing to be subjects for a 'get to know your camera' function and go from there...
 
Big Nate

Big Nate

Chaos Engineer
When the fuck has a car or dog ever objected to being the subject of a pic? I don't want pics of any of you clowns just a little bit more understanding of how to work with my camera and get the most enjoyment i can from it.
 
AJ

AJ

110 HP of FURY!
I'm with Nate. Otherwise we meet somewhere some morning on a weekend and walk around St Paul or something and get some neat pics of stuff.
 
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