Comments on: Digital SLRs http://forge.ironrealms.com/2006/12/20/digital-slrs/ A blog on virtual worlds, games, and digital content, from Matt Mihaly Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:20:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Pentharian http://forge.ironrealms.com/2006/12/20/digital-slrs/#comment-4130 Thu, 21 Dec 2006 02:26:38 +0000 http://forge.ironrealms.com/2006/12/20/digital-slrs/#comment-4130 I just need one that is waterproof to 50 metres. I was snorkeling off Key Largo today, and although it was terribly windy and not too sunny, I'd expect that if I had a "real camera" some of my shots would have come out, whereas I'm suspecting when I get the 15 dollar walmart thing developed, I'm not going to see the sharks, rainbow parrotfish, or any of the other cool things I saw. Maybe I'll wrap a film SLR Minolta in glad-wrap and try that :) I just need one that is waterproof to 50 metres. I was snorkeling off Key Largo today, and although it was terribly windy and not too sunny, I’d expect that if I had a “real camera” some of my shots would have come out, whereas I’m suspecting when I get the 15 dollar walmart thing developed, I’m not going to see the sharks, rainbow parrotfish, or any of the other cool things I saw.

Maybe I’ll wrap a film SLR Minolta in glad-wrap and try that :)

]]> by: Matt http://forge.ironrealms.com/2006/12/20/digital-slrs/#comment-4108 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 17:54:30 +0000 http://forge.ironrealms.com/2006/12/20/digital-slrs/#comment-4108 Thanks for the advice Sulka, and the feedback from the others! I looked at a D40, Chris, but Best Buy was out of them when I arrived, so I bought the XT instead (at $100 more expensive, unfortunately). Those D80s also looked very nice, but way too pricey given what I know about photography at this point (little). --matt Thanks for the advice Sulka, and the feedback from the others! I looked at a D40, Chris, but Best Buy was out of them when I arrived, so I bought the XT instead (at $100 more expensive, unfortunately). Those D80s also looked very nice, but way too pricey given what I know about photography at this point (little).

–matt

]]> by: Chris Humphries http://forge.ironrealms.com/2006/12/20/digital-slrs/#comment-4103 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:45:40 +0000 http://forge.ironrealms.com/2006/12/20/digital-slrs/#comment-4103 My two megapixel point and shoot camera just died recently. I've been shopping around, and thinking of getting a D50 or D70. I really love to take pictures and would love to be able to focus in on a single thing instead focus on everything at once. Hope to be into photography as a hobby when I get a new camera. Nice pictures! Now to get them printed, matted and framed, eh? My two megapixel point and shoot camera just died recently. I’ve been shopping around, and thinking of getting a D50 or D70. I really love to take pictures and would love to be able to focus in on a single thing instead focus on everything at once.

Hope to be into photography as a hobby when I get a new camera.

Nice pictures! Now to get them printed, matted and framed, eh?

]]> by: Angaril http://forge.ironrealms.com/2006/12/20/digital-slrs/#comment-4096 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:00:40 +0000 http://forge.ironrealms.com/2006/12/20/digital-slrs/#comment-4096 I've seen pictures of the area you live in and I'd love to take a camera like the Hasselblad X-pan out there. It looks like a great place for interesting wide angle shots. Infra-red film with a deep red lens filter would be fun too. I’ve seen pictures of the area you live in and I’d love to take a camera like the Hasselblad X-pan out there. It looks like a great place for interesting wide angle shots.

Infra-red film with a deep red lens filter would be fun too.

]]> by: Sulka Haro http://forge.ironrealms.com/2006/12/20/digital-slrs/#comment-4095 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:17:59 +0000 http://forge.ironrealms.com/2006/12/20/digital-slrs/#comment-4095 Welcome to the world of photography! One lesson I learned the hard way: rather than getting cheap optics, consider saving for a bit longer and getting as high quality lenses as possible. High quality optics give you shots with more "ooomph". :) For macro, get the Canon 100mm f/2.8 lens. It's very sharp and it's much nicer to handle than optically comparable competitors. For the telephoto up to 200mm range, the Canon 70-200 f/2.8 IS lens is just superb. This baby doesn't come cheap though and it weighs a ton. The new f/4.0 model is cheaper and much smaller but you lose a stop of light which sometimes is the key to making the shot. If you'll be in for portraiture and low-light indoors shooting, check out the the Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens. My wife just got the XT and she's using this lens almost exclusively. The 50mm f/1.8 lens is optically almost as good but the handling difference between these two is big enough to warrant getting the more expensive f/1.4 version. sulka Welcome to the world of photography!

One lesson I learned the hard way: rather than getting cheap optics, consider saving for a bit longer and getting as high quality lenses as possible. High quality optics give you shots with more “ooomph”. :)

For macro, get the Canon 100mm f/2.8 lens. It’s very sharp and it’s much nicer to handle than optically comparable competitors.

For the telephoto up to 200mm range, the Canon 70-200 f/2.8 IS lens is just superb. This baby doesn’t come cheap though and it weighs a ton. The new f/4.0 model is cheaper and much smaller but you lose a stop of light which sometimes is the key to making the shot.

If you’ll be in for portraiture and low-light indoors shooting, check out the the Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens. My wife just got the XT and she’s using this lens almost exclusively. The 50mm f/1.8 lens is optically almost as good but the handling difference between these two is big enough to warrant getting the more expensive f/1.4 version.

sulka

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