@Simon Check out Amateur Photographer Magazine, I know you a torrent feind, like I am. BTW I'm in the same boat, as regards photography... Regards, On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 4:01 PM, Paul Mbugua <plmbugua@gmail.com> wrote:
also http://www.dpreview.com is a good resource too. @simon check the settings on :
http://www.dpreview.com/challenges/Entry.aspx?ID=191383&View=Results&Rows=4
hope it helps.
On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 8:15 PM, [ Brainiac ] <arebacollins@gmail.com>wrote:
Hi guys, ill recommend reading and making lots of research before investing in "heavy duty" investments and regretting later.
As far as digital photography goes, my ultimate resource has been steve huff photos.
http://www.stevehuffphotos.com
spare a moment and evaluate. (forgive my bias to nikon though)
On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 8:04 PM, Solomon Mburu Kamau < solo.mburu@gmail.com> wrote:
2010/1/11 Simon Mbuthia <simon.mbuthia@gmail.com>
Hey guys,
I also happen to be a photography fan, but I am yet to buy my first camera.. as in a real camera for pro photography, as opposed to the one on my phone :D Anyway, I hope I don't get kicked out of the list for asking this question: do you need a special lens to take a pic like this<http://is.gd/64Jc9>or what magic was used to take it??
@Simon for you to take such a picture (was it taken in Afghanistan or Iraq?) you need a special kind of lens to capture the objects clearly. If you take a look at the background, the objects are in motion. With your normal phone camera, you can't take such kind of a picture with precision because this means you must shoot ahead of the object in order to get the full view of them (objects) Have you ever wondered how photographers take pictures of footballers? There are various way to make the best out of the shooting. One of which is to have a camera that allows you to make many shots continuously without the need to wind the shutter.
I haven't really diverted the course of this conversation, or have I?
Me :)
2010/1/11 aki <aki275@googlemail.com>
Personally I'd avoid cameras that use smaller CCDs as with jpeg rendering engines, have become too useless. If you want to know about image quality, shoot at around 400iso and some shadows and you may discover that most of easy to carry cameras belong in the bin. On lens for DSLR, there is no alternative to good quality optics and glass but costs are crazy. I bought a re-furbished 17-35mm 2.8D lens a few years ago at a hefty price but have not regretted that purchase. You can come close to WYSIWYG on images on tones, shadows and highlights. As a tip on digital photography, use the camera histogram ( some do 2 levels while others do complete RGB ) to under/over expose compensation to create image. With experience, you will spend less time editing and more time taking images. If you are doing studio work, get a 50 mm 1.4D lens ( not cheap ) and give you clients the best exposures/tones/detail and clarity. BTW, my opinion, I'm pretty pissed off at the Canon G10 ( all are useless toys ! ) and reverted back to DSLR. I've seen the quality of the 35mm DSLR and its impressive. Anyone used it?
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