Any photographers in here?

[Breeegz]

of course!

no need right now, but possibly in the future..

 

[kickniteasy]

Well I think pretty much every Nikon DSLR aside from the d40's, 60, and 5000 have internal focusing mechanisms. If you want a rugged body and get full usage out of older lenses I would say full frame is for you. The D700 is really one of the best camera's on the market now not only for the money but just as a overall competitor. Now I am a nikonian but that does not make me blind and I can call bs when I see it and being as unbiased I think the D700 is an stellar camera. Add a battery grip and you pretty much get a D3 for a fraction of the price.

Added bonus you already have atleast one Nikon mount lens and you know the system.

That is my Nikon spill. Canon makes great cameras as well but I am not nearly as knowledgeable with them.

My best advice is read up. Read things from both camps. Do your reseach. Remember megapixles don't matter as much as image quality, functionality, ergonomics, and your needs. Once you pick a camera unless you have tons of money to spend you are pretty much tied to it once you begin to invest in lenses and other accessories.

My $.02 take it for what its worth.

Thanks for the input and it's definitely appreciated. I'm a big D700 fan but at almost 1K more than the 300 it's just not in my poor educator budget =). Man, I almost feel like I'm buying a car, I miss the days where a party point and shoot camera was enough, haha.

 

[gr?]

I tried out the ring flash for product photography and it turned out okay. Much more convenient and quicker than setting up 2-3 strobes or flashes.

 

[IAMHOLLYWOOD]

I tried out the ring flash for product photography and it turned out okay. Much more convenient and quicker than setting up 2-3 strobes or flashes.

its awfully dusty sir lol haha looks great

 

[judman13]

Canon all the way. (i'm just in s*** disturber mode)

BUt...even the D300 is a great camera for you as well.

Lol I agree. But if he wanted FPS and something that would last a longer time then the D700 would be better because of the full frame and better lens usage.

Whaa??
the D60 doesn't have autofocus?
hmm, makes me rethink upgrading from my D50...

It does not have the internal focusing motor used to focus non af-s lenses

he meant the AF is in the lens not the body. But if you are upgrading..get a D90

Agreed on the D90. Leaps and bounds better than the D60.

Thanks for the input and it's definitely appreciated. I'm a big D700 fan but at almost 1K more than the 300 it's just not in my poor educator budget =). Man, I almost feel like I'm buying a car, I miss the days where a party point and shoot camera was enough, haha.

The D300 is an amazing camera and I would not worry about rumors of a D300s odds are it will add some features that serious photographers will not use like the HD movies and stuff. Only thing I saw that I liked was the quiet mode which really is amazing.

 

[gr?]

that serious photographers will not use like the HD movies and stuff.

You might want to snoop around and see what the serious photographers are now doing.

http://vimeo.com/5062435?pg=embed&sec=&hd=1

 

[judman13]

You might want to snoop around and see what the serious photographers are now doing.

http://vimeo.com/5062435?pg=embed&sec=&hd=1

IMHO That is not photography. Its videography and should he done with a video camera not a SLR that has video added.

Again thats just me. I think when something does a certain task well it should stick to that and just do it. Call me old fashion or whatever you want but thats my opinion.

 

[Breeegz]

Personally, I would welcome video features...

I would love to be able to work with moving images that look like they come out of a professional video camera... I take about as much video as I take pictures, putting them into one device seems like a no-brainer.

 

[FunkyBuddha]

Personally, I would welcome video features...

I would love to be able to work with moving images that look like they come out of a professional video camera... I take about as much video as I take pictures, putting them into one device seems like a no-brainer.

Stop motion! Stay tuned for my next personal project. It's been done before but this is for myself and some friends

 

[FunkyBuddha]

The new toy..and a test shot

sample shot

 

[TheMAN]

Well I think pretty much every Nikon DSLR aside from the d40's, 60, and 5000 have internal focusing mechanisms. If you want a rugged body and get full usage out of older lenses I would say full frame is for you. The D700 is really one of the best camera's on the market now not only for the money but just as a overall competitor. Now I am a nikonian but that does not make me blind and I can call bs when I see it and being as unbiased I think the D700 is an stellar camera. Add a battery grip and you pretty much get a D3 for a fraction of the price.

Added bonus you already have atleast one Nikon mount lens and you know the system.

That is my Nikon spill. Canon makes great cameras as well but I am not nearly as knowledgeable with them.

My best advice is read up. Read things from both camps. Do your reseach. Remember megapixles don't matter as much as image quality, functionality, ergonomics, and your needs. Once you pick a camera unless you have tons of money to spend you are pretty much tied to it once you begin to invest in lenses and other accessories.

My $.02 take it for what its worth.

yeah... D700 hands down... much easier for lugging around than the huge/heavy D3.... the flexibility of adding a battery grip is much more worthwhile than the more impractical D3 IMHO... granted the D3 is still better in some ways than the D700, but the differences aren't going to make things the end of the world

if you really want to reuse your DX lenses, then you can "step down" to the D300 which allows you to do so without sacrificing versatility... the D300 has a metal frame (magnesium alloy?) and is weather sealed so less worries about getting it wet (it does not mean you can dump it in the toilet!)

otherwise if you're totally on a budget and want to have some of the good stuff the top end nikons have, the D90 is it... it is bang for the buck IMO... 2 thumb wheels for quick adjustments without having to mess with menus, image quality pretty much on par with the D300, ability to use both AF and AF-S lenses (like the D300 and up), built in toy flash (for those super emergencies if you're a retard and forgot to bring the hotshoe flash... D300 and up don't have those)... but it's a full plastic body and no weather proofing


anyhow, despite both D90 and D300 are still DX (1.5 factor/cropping) formats, their CMOS sensors are WAY better than the CCD piece of s*** the D60 has... believe me, I used both the D60 and D90... there's no comparision, it's like night and day! there's still noise in the D90, but only if you go stupid with ISO, but even then it's not immensely noticable

 

[TheMAN]

Whaa??

the D60 doesn't have autofocus?

hmm, makes me rethink upgrading from my D50...

all of nikon's DSLR have auto focus, the difference is requiring AF-S lenses in the lower end models like the D40 and D60... in otherwords, the camera bodies don't have a focus motor drive unlike the higher end models... this saves costs but also reduces body weight/size... so not a big deal if you're using newer lenses anyway (most are AF-S now)

 

[gr?]

IMHO That is not photography. Its videography and should he done with a video camera not a SLR that has video added.

Again thats just me. I think when something does a certain task well it should stick to that and just do it. Call me old fashion or whatever you want but thats my opinion.

Those guys are photographers that take video. You stated that serious photographers wouldn't use the video function.

They should have used a video camera? What would make those videos better over a 5D MKII?

 

[judman13]

Ok well I spoke without really looking into it, but I still believe that in the end everything is going to get caught in trying to pull double duty that its going to have adverse affects.

 

[FlyinHawaiian]

I can haz 5D MkII?

Plz????



As I said before, my new little Power Shot takes 720p HD video, and I plan on using that on a sticky-mount on my car. I have a 8GB HCSD card in it and can take up to 42 mins of HD video on it.

 

[Breeegz]

Holy eff yes!!

That has pretty much become the holy grail of semipro videographiers!! Amazing!!

look at the "shot on red" section...

you might take back the "semipro" statement

 

[gr?]

I am not the only one!!

but I wasn't going to say anything about the af because obviously they did a good job on the wedding thing.

The 5D MKII has AF during video mode. It's not as fast as a dedicated camcorder, but it works. If you've ever shot in Live Mode on a Canon, that's the speed of the AF during video mode (1-1.5 seconds to lock)

 

[gr?]

The new toy..and a test shot

on haayyyyyyy (nana)

quick shot.. too lazy to set up all the lighting gear.


The 24-70 will work better with the ABR800 since it extends all the way out at 24mm. I was having issues with the 24-105 since it doesn't stick out far enough on the ABR800, so I was having issues at 24-33 mm with glare and vignetting.

 

[TheMAN]

Those guys are photographers that take video. You stated that serious photographers wouldn't use the video function.

They should have used a video camera? What would make those videos better over a 5D MKII?

for one thing, none of them have autofocus IN video mode yet... and because of how it processes the video images, just panning will cause the video to tear

best to leave this toy to compact cameras!

 

[judman13]

for one thing, none of them have autofocus IN video mode yet... and because of how it processes the video images, just panning will cause the video to tear

best to leave this toy to compact cameras!

I am not the only one!!

but I wasn't going to say anything about the af because obviously they did a good job on the wedding thing.