Any photographers in here?

[sleeper3]

Those cameras make me jealous at the DoF you can get at f/2.8...

 

[MS3Jon]

hellzya! you wont be disapointed with it!



MS3Jon, that is just an amazing photo! What's the exposure time on that one?

Thanks! I believe it was 1/4sec @ f18 with CPL.

 

[roy obanion]

I used to rock the s5000, it was stellar for a zooming p&s. But I can understand wanting a real DSLR. My only advise would be look at what lenses you could get if you grabbed a D90 instead of a D300...

 

[LinuxRacr]

Dude! That's actually a pretty decent camera. The only thing you're missing is the wide angle and a tripod for yourself. It's got up to iso800 which is as high as you wanna go on a sensor size that big, plus you have manual exposure to adjust all your settings such as aperture, iso and shutter speed.

What kind of stuff have you been trying to take pics of?

I forgot to mention the thing I really hate about this camera... the firmware. It does weird stuff, and takes forever to respond once you turn it on. It also lacks the ability to do multiple frames per second. My main concern is that it is REALLY SLOW!!

I used to rock the s5000, it was stellar for a zooming p&s. But I can understand wanting a real DSLR. My only advise would be look at what lenses you could get if you grabbed a D90 instead of a D300...

Something to consider...

I do agree that the s5000 is a great point and shoot camera though, It's just time to step it up to a real DSLR.

 

[FunkyBuddha]

I forgot to mention the thing I really hate about this camera... the firmware. It does weird stuff, and takes forever to respond once you turn it on. It also lacks the ability to do multiple frames per second. My main concern is that it is REALLY SLOW!!




Something to consider...

I do agree that the s5000 is a great point and shoot camera though, It's just time to step it up to a real DSLR.

For sure. D300 is a good choice.

 

[DiS]

For sure. D300 is a good choice.

hellz'ya! I can't wait to get my hands on my own D300 next summer!

 

[judman13]

Im just glad most of the people in this thread have gotten over the Canon vs Nikon debate.

 

[FlyinHawaiian]

No its just we've established without doubt that Canons are superior...

 

[Wagonbacker9]

Im just glad most of the people in this thread have gotten over the Canon vs Nikon debate.

I thought about posting a 20-40D option, but it sounded like he preferred nikon so I wasn't gonna go there. I think debating it is really pointless as its nothing more than a personal preference.

 

[CWPspeed3]

hellz'ya! I can't wait to get my hands on my own D300 next summer!

thats the current front runner for the replacement of my D50 whenever it stops. i get occasional errors where the mirror locks up but after 4 years and 25000 pictures its served me well so far.

 

[Fireglow6]

Here are some of my pics from a cruise night Myself and Altspace went to....Nothing spectacular from me....Still saving for a couple new lenses. And the sun was very uncooperative!

That was Kyle's face when he saw this Miata!

 

[DiS]

here are few more of my favorites. Enjoy.

 

[FlyinHawaiian]

Just noticed I just passed 10,000 photos through my XTi. I've had it since Christmas 2007 so am averaging about 4,000 photos a year. I've learned a lot since then and learn something new all the time.

Here's to the next 10,000 photos!

 

[sleeper3]

Just noticed I just passed 10,000 photos through my XTi. I've had it since Christmas 2007 so am averaging about 4,000 photos a year. I've learned a lot since then and learn something new all the time.

Here's to the next 10,000 photos!

I'm patiently waiting for your photos!


Also, I was at the airport playing with my new lens, and tons of birds were flying around... I was enjoying the lightning fast focus while trying to catch them! Here is one:



Bonus points if you can name the bird!

(not like a name name, I already named him steve. I'm talking about what kind of bird it is!)

 

[sleeper3]

 

[DiS]

Bonus points if you can name the bird!

(not like a name name, I already named him steve. I'm talking about what kind of bird it is!)

IT'S A PENGUIN! No wait, penguins don't fly.

Sleeper, what lens is that?

 

[FunkyBuddha]

IT'S A PENGUIN! No wait, penguins don't fly.

Sleeper, what lens is that?

70-200 2.8IS
Pretty kick ass.

 

[DiS]

70-200 2.8IS
Pretty kick ass.

HAWT! man I want a friggin 12-24 lens!

I thought I'd repost a photo from few pages ago since the original address got nuked (flame shield ON)

 

[sleeper3]

70-200 2.8IS
Pretty kick ass.

so true!

 

[sleeper3]

12-24 = not ideal for birding...