Any photographers in here?

[gr?]

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/
http://www.adorama.com/

 

[altspace]

Hey GR, why do they look happy looking at a grave?

 

[Shasta]

^ Because they wanted to share their special day with someone who is no longer physically here. Their spirit is still here.

 

[mountjonas]

so adorama sends me an email saying that the camera is backordered and will ship in 10-14 business days. fine. i'll be patient, not a big deal. then i just get an email saying it shipped ups ground. yay?

 

[wmbeaver]

I have a question about macro lenses. You can still use a macro lens for 'normal' shooting right? Like could I use a macro lense for taking pictures of cars, but not necessarily be right up next to the subject? If that makes sense. If so, then is there any drawback to using a macro compared to just 'normal' lenses? I need to replace me 70-200mm Nikkor, because that is the only lense I use for motorsports because of the zoom it provides. Would there be any drawback to using a 70-300mm macro lens for this?

One last thing; is this lense any good or not? I'm still relatively new to photography, so I don't know exactly what brands to look out for or whatnot. I'm obviously not a pro, and my budget is really small, so I'm looking for deals. By the way, I have a Nikon D50.
http://www.adorama.com/SG70300DGNKA.html?sid=1208466074312420

I was also looking at this lens, which I think may be a better value.
http://www.adorama.com/TM28200DNKAS.html?sid=1208466074312420

 

[TreFlip999]

I ordered my nikon D40 from adorama, good people so far, they have no problem e-mailing but thier response time is poo, either way on the phone they are very helpful, especially being overseas

 

[gr?]

Hey GR, why do they look happy looking at a grave?

He's smiling since he knows his mother looking down upon him wishing him a great day.

 

[gr?]

I ordered my nikon D40 from adorama, good people so far, they have no problem e-mailing but thier response time is poo, either way on the phone they are very helpful, especially being overseas

Adorama is in New York, you're in Washington?

 

[altspace]

He's smiling since he knows his mother looking down upon him wishing him a great day.

Sorry, I've had a recent loss and though I can kind of understand what you are saying, I just see the opposite right now.

 

[clicknext]

From a hockey game I went to the other night

 

[MP3Architect]

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/
http://www.adorama.com/

man i was in new york the other day and just happened to walk past bh photo near penn station..... had to walk in. that place is dangerous for my wallet. so much sex in there.

 

[altspace]

Heck yea! I think there's an electronic/camera store on every block.

 

[Red5_02]

Adorama is in New York, you're in Washington?

Actually he's in Iraq.

 

[wmbeaver]

I have a question about macro lenses. You can still use a macro lens for 'normal' shooting right? Like could I use a macro lense for taking pictures of cars, but not necessarily be right up next to the subject? If that makes sense. If so, then is there any drawback to using a macro compared to just 'normal' lenses? I need to replace me 70-200mm Nikkor, because that is the only lense I use for motorsports because of the zoom it provides. Would there be any drawback to using a 70-300mm macro lens for this?

Bump

 

[MP3Architect]

*** feel free to correct me if im wrong******

with a macro lense your going to have a lower f-stop. this means that you wont be able to focus on the whole image if you wanted to. so you can use it like a normal lense.... you'll probably wanna back up some as it will naturally appear as if its zoomed in a little.... but if your wanting to have the whole image in focus... it would be a MUCH longer exposure than using a kit lense or a "normal" lense.

 

[wmbeaver]

I don't really think that will be a problem for me. Let's just have an example just to describe my question a little bit better. I used to use my Nikon 55-200mm lens for motorsports, until the AF motor went bad. How would a 28-200mm zoom with macro compare to that? Like how would shooting motorsports be different? This is the lens I am thinking of getting to replace the 55-200mm:
http://www.adorama.com/TM28200DNKAS.html
Keep in mind I'm a high school senior making $7/hr, so I'm on a tight budget. Is it worth spending the extra $65 on this version:
http://www.adorama.com/TM18200NKAF.html

Thanks for answering my question. Thanks.

 

[bidi]

I'll have to see if I can find my non-car album...

 

[bidi]

Here they are...

 

[LaraS]

A couple shots from my trip to DC.

Yes, I know my horizons are not straight in some of the shots.. it is intentional.

 

[LaraS]

A few of us on the train...