The Official "I have a question about photography" Thread

[MoreOrLess]

Originally Posted by Imperfect Ending

okay okay okay okay I have a question.

What is a 50mm telephoto lens good for?
http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/sto...52921666375271

Tradisionally a 50mm lens wouldnt be considered telephoto but rather the boundry between it and wide angle but on a NEX it will actually have the angle of view of a 75mm lens.

The most obvious use for that kind of focal lenght is head and sholders or more distant body shots of people which is helped by the large max appature of 1.8 which makes for a smaller depth of field(background out of focus to draw attension to the subject), a faster shutter speed and less need of a flash.

[lensaperture]

Originally Posted by MoreOrLess

Tradisionally a 50mm lens wouldnt be considered telephoto but rather the boundry between it and wide angle but on a NEX it will actually have the angle of view of a 75mm lens.

The most obvious use for that kind of focal lenght is head and sholders or more distant body shots of people which is helped by the large max appature of 1.8 which makes for a smaller depth of field(background out of focus to draw attension to the subject), a faster shutter speed and less need of a flash.

50mm also better for portrait..
fixed lens for portrait

[milrowndreamer]

Hey guys,

I'm looking to upgrade to my first DSLR camera. I am curious if any of you have suggestions on what's the best route to go? My budget is 1,000 and under.

As of right now I've been looking a lot into the Nikon d5100 and d3100 (would it be better to get the 3100 cheaper and a lens or just 5100). Also, the Canon Rebel t3i and t2i.

I like all sorts of photography but mostly I'll be focusing on urban areas and skyline photos. Also, I've been reading into the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens and it sounds like an unbelievable bang for my buck. So, I will likely look into that.

Thanks in advance!

[urbanyte]

Originally Posted by milrowndreamer

I like all sorts of photography but mostly I'll be focusing on urban areas and skyline photos. Also, I've been reading into the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens and it sounds like an unbelievable bang for my buck. So, I will likely look into that.

D3100 and stick to lenses that have the "-S" after the "AF" in the name. Pick up a Nikkor 35 1.8G (the G is important) if your budget will allow. If you're looking to go Canon, the T2i is every bit as good as the T3i. The thing about Canon is you're going to find buying with a small budget difficult and they'll charge you extra for things that Nikon gives for free.

Go into a store and see which one feels better in your hands, that's the most important part of buying a camera these days. If you can't, the Nikon is the better entry level choice.

[MoreOrLess]

Originally Posted by urbanyte

D3100 and stick to lenses that have the "-S" after the "AF" in the name. Pick up a Nikkor 35 1.8G (the G is important) if your budget will allow. If you're looking to go Canon, the T2i is every bit as good as the T3i. The thing about Canon is you're going to find buying with a small budget difficult and they'll charge you extra for things that Nikon gives for free.

Go into a store and see which one feels better in your hands, that's the most important part of buying a camera these days. If you can't, the Nikon is the better entry level choice.

I'd say that the D3100 is the best option if you want a really cheap/small but theres little to choose between a D5100 and a 550D/600D, Nikon offers slightly better ISO performance, Canon offers slightly more megapixels.

I'd say the best way to deside isnt actually looking at the camera bodies but rather the lenses on offer for them. Both have the same third party lenses but there are differences in price, quality and features for own brand lenses.

[lyy741]

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[Majevčan]

I need some advice...

I'm going to buy a new lense, which will/should be either the Nikkor AF-S DX 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED or Nikkor AF-S 12-24mm f/4G IF-ED DX... I recently started to read about these two, but still didn't deduce the info to a level that would allow me to decide...

So any constructive/professional/helpful comment from people who actually got experience with these lenses is appreciated.

[bostonparkplaza]

For some reason, my computer won't accept the .RAW format. For the longest time, I've had to shoot in JPEG, but I'd rather shoot in RAW. Anyone know how I could get my computer to accept RAW images? I'm running Vista Home Basic.

[Gadiri]

How do you fix your camera for making such video ?

[haux]

Originally Posted by bostonparkplaza

For some reason, my computer won't accept the .RAW format. For the longest time, I've had to shoot in JPEG, but I'd rather shoot in RAW. Anyone know how I could get my computer to accept RAW images? I'm running Vista Home Basic.

You have to get a program to read raw. There's a free plugin with Photoshop if you have that. There are plenty of programs, and I think some are free. Just Google it.

[diskojoe]

For nikon you need a nef converter which you can get for free. Other then that photoshop should be able to do it or use the software that came with your camera.

[diskojoe]

Originally Posted by milrowndreamer

Hey guys,

I'm looking to upgrade to my first DSLR camera. I am curious if any of you have suggestions on what's the best route to go? My budget is 1,000 and under.

As of right now I've been looking a lot into the Nikon d5100 and d3100 (would it be better to get the 3100 cheaper and a lens or just 5100). Also, the Canon Rebel t3i and t2i.

I like all sorts of photography but mostly I'll be focusing on urban areas and skyline photos. Also, I've been reading into the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens and it sounds like an unbelievable bang for my buck. So, I will likely look into that.

Thanks in advance!

The 5100 is a better motor but you have to buy more expensive lenses since there is no autofocusing motor in the body. The d7000 does have a focusing motor in the body but cost more. I would go with this is going nikon. The t3i is good for the price but the 50mm f1.8 is kind of junky. 5 blade aperture will give you harsh bokeh. I would say spring for the 50mm f1.4.

personally I use the DSLR bastard child Sony. Stabilization is in the motor so lenses are cheaper. You can get a wide variety of lenses for it too from sigma and tamron.

[MoreOrLess]

Originally Posted by Majevčan

I need some advice...

I'm going to buy a new lense, which will/should be either the Nikkor AF-S DX 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED or Nikkor AF-S 12-24mm f/4G IF-ED DX... I recently started to read about these two, but still didn't deduce the info to a level that would allow me to decide...

So any constructive/professional/helpful comment from people who actually got experience with these lenses is appreciated.

Without having owned either the impression I get is that the 12-24mm was more of a semi pro model from Nikons pre full frame digital days. Looks to have better build quality(tougher plastics, front element doesnt extend when zooming) and a more consistant performance(sharper boarders wide open, less distortion) thoughout the range. It is also generally more expensive than the 10-24mm and of course isnt as wide(2mm at that range is a very noticble difference) which means that even with the distortion corrected the 10-24mm will be wider.

The main reasons to get the 12-24mm are I'd say the build(although its still not weather sealed I believe) and if you want to shoot in the f/4-f/5.6 range at the wide end and want stronger boarder performance, say shooting architecture interiors or sunrise/sunset hand held, otherwise the 10-24mm looks better value to me.

[diskojoe]

Originally Posted by milrowndreamer

Hey guys,

I'm looking to upgrade to my first DSLR camera. I am curious if any of you have suggestions on what's the best route to go? My budget is 1,000 and under.

As of right now I've been looking a lot into the Nikon d5100 and d3100 (would it be better to get the 3100 cheaper and a lens or just 5100). Also, the Canon Rebel t3i and t2i.

I like all sorts of photography but mostly I'll be focusing on urban areas and skyline photos. Also, I've been reading into the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens and it sounds like an unbelievable bang for my buck. So, I will likely look into that.

Thanks in advance!

The d5100 is a superior motor to the d3100 which is entry level. i would go with the d5100 if you are stuck on nikon. You could also get a Sony a580 which has the same sensor chip as the d5100 and the a580 also has an internal focusing motor. Lenses tend to be less expensive for sony as well.

[diskojoe]

Originally Posted by Majevčan

I need some advice...

I'm going to buy a new lense, which will/should be either the Nikkor AF-S DX 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED or Nikkor AF-S 12-24mm f/4G IF-ED DX... I recently started to read about these two, but still didn't deduce the info to a level that would allow me to decide...

So any constructive/professional/helpful comment from people who actually got experience with these lenses is appreciated.

A fixed f4 aperture would give you more control over the image then a variable aperture such as 3.5 - 4.5 but really it all depends on what you plan to do with it. If this is for cityscpae photography were you will be using a tripod and doing long exposure then either would work but it is nice to have the extra 2mm of focal length.

[diskojoe]

Originally Posted by bostonparkplaza

For some reason, my computer won't accept the .RAW format. For the longest time, I've had to shoot in JPEG, but I'd rather shoot in RAW. Anyone know how I could get my computer to accept RAW images? I'm running Vista Home Basic.

One other suggestion is that you may need to download the proper codecs to read the raw files on your computer. This should have came with your camera software but you can download them easily online.

[Jayesh kaul]

Great,
Thanks for sharing these thing with us...

[R@ptor]

I just received an E-Mail from a publisher who would like to use one of my photos in a book.

Can you give me an advice how much I can charge them for the photo. What's the usual asking price? $30? $50?

[tentqx340]

Yeah...

[Swillylad1]

Originally Posted by bostonparkplaza

For some reason, my computer won't accept the .RAW format. For the longest time, I've had to shoot in JPEG, but I'd rather shoot in RAW. Anyone know how I could get my computer to accept RAW images? I'm running Vista Home Basic.

Just google the codec that you need, mine is a CR2 codec so i google CR2 codec and bob's your uncle