Photographers

STINGN · **Posted:** Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:00 pm

Just maybe to start a topic where we can talk about what kind of equipment we all have, what we want to have, and maybe to ask questions about some photo equipment we want or want to understand more about. And editing software would be another topic in here.

Steve

STINGN · **Posted:** Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:01 pm

Camera: Nikon D80 w/ Zeikos Grip
Nikon N6006
Minolta SRT 101 - 18-35mm & wide angle lens

Lens: 35-80mm 5.6 AF Nikkor - Don't really enjoy this lens, but it gets me closer to stuff
50mm 1.8 AF Nikkor - I highly recommend any 50mm prime lens, especially for around $100
75-300mm 4.5 AF Nikkor - Great for a telephoto, an older lens but I enjoy it

Tripod: Sunpak ball-head with Pistol Head grip - love this for portrait shooting and easy adjustments

I am currently looking to get some Alienbees lighting equipment. First I need to use them to see if I like their set up.

Steve

infernicus · **Posted:** Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:17 pm

Canon 5D MK II w/ Grip
Canon 50D w/ Grip
EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Multiple flashes.

BugginKJ · **Joined:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 4576

Nikon AF N8008s
lens-50mm, 28-70mm, 70-210mm, 75-300mm
flash-Nikon Speedlight SB-25
other camera is also a Nikon but is an FM2 with motor drive
edit: NOT a photographer, just enjoy taking pictures and wasting film as I learn :banghead:

STINGN · **Posted:** Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:31 pm

BugginKJ wrote:

Nikon AF N8008s
lens-50mm, 28-70mm, 70-210mm, 75-300mm
flash-Nikon Speedlight SB-25
other camera is also a Nikon but is an FM2 with motor drive
edit: NOT a photographer, just enjoy taking pictures and wasting film as I learn :banghead:

I also have the N6006. Hence the reason why I got the Nikon D80, because I already had the 35-80 and 75-300mm lens.

BugginKJ · **Joined:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 4576

STINGN wrote:

BugginKJ wrote:

Nikon AF N8008s
lens-50mm, 28-70mm, 70-210mm, 75-300mm
flash-Nikon Speedlight SB-25
other camera is also a Nikon but is an FM2 with motor drive
edit: NOT a photographer, just enjoy taking pictures and wasting film as I learn :banghead:

I also have the N6006. Hence the reason why I got the Nikon D80, because I already had the 35-80 and 75-300mm lens.

I would LOVE any of the new Nikon D series :5SHOTS:

BugginKJ · **Joined:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 4576

oops forgot tripod, its a bogen, really like it. It comes in real handy when doing time lapse shots of the stars :SOMBRERO:

Pote · **Posted:** Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:03 pm

I was just looking at these niftly little setups to fit in between a pocket digital and lugging around a bulky DSLR...same (or almost) as a DSLR quality picture-wise, full HD 1080 video, but they are mirrorless affording it to be uber-compact. Interchangeable lenses, and even has adapters to fit your expensive DSLR bigboy lenses. Anyone using one of these??

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/sto ... 1666192716

STINGN · **Posted:** Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:54 pm

BugginKJ wrote:

STINGN wrote:

BugginKJ wrote:

Nikon AF N8008s
lens-50mm, 28-70mm, 70-210mm, 75-300mm
flash-Nikon Speedlight SB-25
other camera is also a Nikon but is an FM2 with motor drive
edit: NOT a photographer, just enjoy taking pictures and wasting film as I learn :banghead:

I also have the N6006. Hence the reason why I got the Nikon D80, because I already had the 35-80 and 75-300mm lens.

I would LOVE any of the new Nikon D series :5SHOTS:

you can a ALWAYS find a D series on craigslist for cheap. but you would have to get the motor in the body to work with your older lenses, which is why i got the D80.

eyehatetofu · **Posted:** Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:49 pm

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi w/ battery grip
Canon EOS Rebel Ti (film) w/ battery grip
Canon EF USM 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5
Canon EF USM 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5
Canon EF 50 f/1.8
Canon EF 28-85 f/3.5-4.5

Mamiya RZ 67 PRO
Mamiya RZ 110mm f/2.8
Mamiya RZ 180mm f/4.5
RZ Polaroid back and lots of other gadgets

2 Holga's
2 Diana's
Random Polaroid cameras
A ton of other miscellaneous crap

Amvona Tri-pod
Amvona Pistol grip head
Amvona Ball head

Still in the saving process to update my digital gear. The XTi has served its time and I'm ready to upgrade to the 7D. Wish I could pinch enough pennies to get the 5D mk II but the price difference is about the same as the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L I have had my eye on.

BugginKJ · **Joined:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 4576

Quote:

you can a ALWAYS find a D series on craigslist for cheap. but you would have to get the motor in the body to work with your older lenses, which is why i got the D80.

I wonder how much I could get for my 2 older camera bodies? A local camera shop told me they are about worthless now :dizzy:

jeepskate · **Posted:** Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:24 am

Nikon N6000 was my first real camera, with a 50mm 1.8. I used it when I shot photos and wrote for a tiny newspaper. Now I work for a huge newspaper but my job is all words and no photography. That camera took a beating. Finally the latch that held the film door closed broke on a trip to Hawaii. I used a band-aid to hold the door shut and got some of my favorite shots ever. My wife got me an N65 with a 28-80 mm zoom to replace it. I liked the autofocus (the other one was manual) but I didn't use it long because after our daughter was born I realized how much more convenient a digital camera would be. I still have both of those film cameras and the lenses, which work great on my D700. My first digital camera was a Canon Powershot A540. It was good but I missed the flexibility of an SLR and it had pretty bad shutter lag so I kept missing shots. I got the D700 and started collecting glass, mostly older manual lenses since the best of the modern AF-S lenses are out of my budget. I shoot in RAW and use Capture NX2 for processing. What processing I do is usually really minor, just cropping or a little exposure adjustment, trying to save myself from my mistakes. I'm not really into mad Photoshop skilz.

I've run out of room in a pretty big camera bag:
Nikon D700 with MB-D10 grip
SB-900 flash
Benro A-198M8 tripod with Manfrotto 498RC2 ball head
Manual focus Nikon lenses: 20mm f/3.5; 24 2.8; 35 2.8; 50 1.8; 85 1.4; 105 2.5; 105 2.8 macro
Autofocus Nikon lenses: 16mm 2.8 fisheye; 50 1.4; 28-80 3.3.-5.6; 35-70 2.8; 28-300 3.5-5.6; 70-300 4.5-5.6

If anyone's interested in the 70-300 (it's the newer one with VR), I can make you a deal.

STINGN · **Posted:** Mon Feb 28, 2011 3:53 am

very jealous in the 105 2.8 macro and the fisheye! and the D700 of course

jeepskate · **Posted:** Mon Feb 28, 2011 4:44 am

STINGN wrote:

very jealous in the 105 2.8 macro and the fisheye! and the D700 of course

Honestly, sometimes I wish I'd spent it all on the Jeep and just kept the 50. But lens collecting is kind of an addiction.

Lima.Charlie · **Joined:** Sun Dec 27, 2009 11:02 am **Posts:** 374

Nikon D40x
18-35mm Nikon Lens
35-200 Nikon Lens
Nikon N90s

STINGN · **Posted:** Sat Jun 11, 2011 2:59 am

STINGN wrote:

Camera: Nikon D80 w/ Zeikos Grip
Nikon N6006
Minolta SRT 101 - 18-35mm & wide angle lens

Lens: 35-80mm 5.6 AF Nikkor - Don't really enjoy this lens, but it gets me closer to stuff
50mm 1.8 AF Nikkor - I highly recommend any 50mm prime lens, especially for around $100
75-300mm 4.5 AF Nikkor - Great for a telephoto, an older lens but I enjoy it

Tripod: Sunpak ball-head with Pistol Head grip - love this for portrait shooting and easy adjustments

I am currently looking to get some Alienbees lighting equipment. First I need to use them to see if I like their set up.

Steve

Updating my original set up. Sold my D-80and the 35-80mm lens

New set up

-Nikon D-90 with grip
-28-75mm tamron 2.8
-50mm 1.8 AF Nikkor - I highly recommend any 50mm prime lens, especially for around $100
-75-300mm 4.5 AF Nikkor - Great for a telephoto, an older lens but I enjoy it

also got the SB-600 speedlight...and im having fun!

bobandcar · **Posted:** Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:01 pm

canon t3i
28-80 3.5-5.6 usm
70-300 4.0-5.6 sigma macro

anyone got some canon glass for sale?

callaway · **Posted:** Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:09 pm

Pote wrote:

I was just looking at these niftly little setups to fit in between a pocket digital and lugging around a bulky DSLR...same (or almost) as a DSLR quality picture-wise, full HD 1080 video, but they are mirrorless affording it to be uber-compact. Interchangeable lenses, and even has adapters to fit your expensive DSLR bigboy lenses. Anyone using one of these??

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/sto ... 1666192716

My wife has a Nex 5 and loves it. We brought it with for our honeymoon as we wanted dslr quality images without lugging the dslr and lens kits around.
She has a number of Sony dslrs and the image quality is top notch. With the lens adapter she's able to use all the lenses for her Alpha cameras without issues. It's a great little camera that won't disappoint.

callaway · **Posted:** Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:18 pm

My setup...

Camera...
- Canon 60D
- Rebel Xti

Lenses...
- Tamron 17-50, f2.8
- Sigma 70-300 f4-5.6 macro
- Plastic Fantastic Canon EF 50mm f1.8
- Sigma 20mm f1.8

Tripod...
- Manfrotto 055XPROB w/Manfrotto 488RC4 Ball Head

Lancer · **Posted:** Sat Jun 30, 2012 5:51 pm

35mm (I sneer contemptuously at your digital toys)
Canon T90
Canon F1N with speedfinder and motorwinder
Lenses - too many really - Canon FD 24, 50, 100, 28-85, 70-210, 300. I have to say I've only used the 300 twice, but then again it was a bargain to buy! Plus the Canon 2x extender.
Speed light 300 (for the T90) and Canon Hammerhead flashgun (can't recall the model right now )

Medium format - Mamiya 645 Super, 45mm, 80 and 75-150, plus 2 film backs.

Manfrotto carbon tripod and monopod and magnesium 460 head.

Sekonik 308 lightmeter with spot attachment.

The thing I like about the F1N and Mamiya is the relative lack of dependence on batteries - both have mechanical shutter speeds, plus they are both very solid. Heavy, but solid!

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