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[gooth]

Originally Posted by Urban Dave

Gooth, how much did it cost?

232€

[Urban Dave]

Not bad! Now I must decide, a flash or a multiplier...
More or less same price, but I doubt I would use a lot the flash. You will problably use it a lot. Your picture of heavy metal musicians were great.

[Sikario]

Originally Posted by th0m

That definitely looks like a 20D. What lens did you use Sikario? Seems like a sweet set up.

Yeah it's a 20D, the lens is my Sigma 10-20mm.

[fenix]

Guys, check this out. Modified 1.6x (APS-C) Super Wide-Angle lenses on a Full Frame 35mm Digital SLR.

http://www.avbuzz.com/photo-model/20...0130/index.htm

[Urban Dave]

That's a great comparison! That was something we already know, but we haven't seen
Maybe APS - Size on a FF would not be for professional, but for amateurs, in a future with cheap FF you can get good results of wide angle shoots cropping and cloning the image.

[fenix]

Originally Posted by Urban Dave

in a future with cheap FF you can get good results of wide angle shoots cropping and cloning the image.

hmm... I wonder when that would be. Hopefully it will happen in our life time

[th0m]

That will definitely happen in our lifetime. I think it will happen within 2-3 years.

As for the APS on FF, only the Tamron seems to be 'usable' below 16-17mm (for as far as you can tell, all that the comparison really shows is vignetting, I'm sure the corner sharpness is really bad!), at which point it's probably better to get a 16-35/17-40 so you have more reach and less obsolete lens. I mean, if you have a 10-20 lens that only works from 17-20, or a 17-40 lens that works the whole range, which one would you pick?

[Urban Dave]

Just allow Nikon or Sony (Konica-Minolta), or Fuji to develope some FF. The war will start and prices will get down.
1 year and a half cameras cost nearle 1/2!!!!
My D70 cost me 1200€ and now you can have D50 or E-300 for only 700€ or a little more.

[th0m]

But is Nikon going to make FF? It seems like they're sticking with their 1.5x crop.

[Urban Dave]

They will do despite they are saying not. DSLR are advancing to SLR (I mean, have the same features than a 35 mm.) FF allows more MP. and standar use of lenses (no more x to old lenses)
The problem is that Nikon doesn't make its own CCD or CMOS, so right now only Canon has the technology to use them in FF.
A couple of month ago I read on the Internet that Fuji had plans to develop FF. Remember that Fuji features Nikon Mount.
Sony, that provided the CCD for D50 and D70 now has bought Konica Minolta, so I think that things will change in DSLR world.

[th0m]

Well, FF is not directly related to megapixels. You can have as many megapixels in a 1.6 crop body as you would in a FF body. For instance, the 1D Mark II N has more pixels than the 5D, but is a 1.3x crop body. So FF is not inherently related to MP. Yes you have a larger sensor, but the amount of megapixels depends on the pixel density.

[Tom_Green]

My father played yesterday with the cam. Today i took some pics.....

The pics are CR2 files. WTF? O_O
Can i change them to jpeg?

[gooth]

That's RAW format my friend. Use an application to convert to JPG. For sure, you have one in the CD of the camera applications.

[Urban Dave]

Originally Posted by th0m

Well, FF is not directly related to megapixels. You can have as many megapixels in a 1.6 crop body as you would in a FF body. For instance, the 1D Mark II N has more pixels than the 5D, but is a 1.3x crop body. So FF is not inherently related to MP. Yes you have a larger sensor, but the amount of megapixels depends on the pixel density.

That's it, 1D MARK II has more density than 5D.

[Hviid]

Well.. i FINALLY got my camera today!! (it wasnt the Oly E300 though that i said earlier... it's the Oly E1!)


Oh man.. im in love with this thing.. its so HUGE! And sexy

Unfortunately i could only afford to get the 14-45mm lens for it.. but hey.. its a good start!

With it, i also baught the Olympus FL-36 (external flash)

(unfortunately they didnt have any FL-36's in at the time so they gave me a temporary FL-20, which is the same one you see in the pic above. They ordered the FL-36 from somewhere else, and as soon as it comes in they'll phone me and then we'll switch )

I also baught a 1GB compact flash memory card


...

Now, i just need to sit down, read the manual, and then go out and test this baby... don't expect to see any pics though for atleast a day or 2 I don't like posting crappy photos, and i know this is going to take me a WHILE to learn how to use properly.

[mumbojumbo]

Originally Posted by DLL_4ever

Well.. i FINALLY got my camera today!! (it wasnt the Oly E300 though that i said earlier... it's the Oly E1!)


Oh man.. im in love with this thing.. its so HUGE! And sexy

Unfortunately i could only afford to get the 14-45mm lens for it.. but hey.. its a good start!

With it, i also baught the Olympus FL-36 (external flash)

(unfortunately they didnt have any FL-36's in at the time so they gave me a temporary FL-20, which is the same one you see in the pic above. They ordered the FL-36 from somewhere else, and as soon as it comes in they'll phone me and then we'll switch )

I also baught a 1GB compact flash memory card


...

Now, i just need to sit down, read the manual, and then go out and test this baby... don't expect to see any pics though for atleast a day or 2 I don't like posting crappy photos, and i know this is going to take me a WHILE to learn how to use properly.

My oh my, How old are you?

Isn't this like your 3rd camera? I'm 15 years old and I had to save my allowance for a year to buy my Panasonic FZ5. But yeah, I'm probably not as hardcore as you. I just like taking pictures during vacations.

How much was it? I bought mine for aroudn 600$ (No, I didn't get ripped off, I live in Canada).

[Hviid]

Originally Posted by mumbojumbo

My oh my, How old are you?

Isn't this like your 3rd camera? I'm 15 years old and I had to save my allowance for a year to buy my Panasonic FZ5. But yeah, I'm probably not as hardcore as you. I just like taking pictures during vacations.

How much was it? I bought mine for aroudn 600$ (No, I didn't get ripped off, I live in Canada).

I'm 17, and yes this is my 3rd camera.. but only my 1st DSLR

The camera itself is worth $1800 (canadian) but since its a 2½ year old model, they (the store that i baught it from; Henrys) were selling it for almost half price ($1000 canadian). The external flash was around $200, and the memory card was $130. So in total, i payed about $1500 canadian ($1300 US). I can honestly say thats the best money i've ever made my parents spend on me LOL... (i have to pay them back of course, once i start working again).

[mumbojumbo]

Originally Posted by DLL_4ever

I'm 17, and yes this is my 3rd camera.. but only my 1st DSLR

The camera itself is worth $1800 (canadian) but since its a 2½ year old model, they (the store that i baught it from; Henrys) were selling it for almost half price ($1000 canadian). The external flash was around $200, and the memory card was $130. So in total, i payed about $1500 canadian ($1300 US). I can honestly say thats the best money i've ever made my parents spend on me LOL... (i have to pay them back of course, once i start working again).

Wow, nice deal.

Have fun with your new camera. I'm not planning on getting a new camera anytime soon. Its just a small hobby after all.

[Urban Dave]

Wellcome to the big DSLR family!

[th0m]

I bought a Canon EOS 50E today! It's a SLR from 1995. I'm gonna do a little old-skool photography