2012-08-21, 18:11 | Link #642 |
dn ʎɐʍ sıɥʇ
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Awesome shot, Love the bold colours.
I'll be over in Orlando Florida in a couple of weeks and I'm set on picking up a nice wide angle lens and a dedicated macro lens to boot, anyone have any recommendations to fit Canon ? I was thinking about a Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Lens and possibly a Canon 50-mm macro ? Anyway I also have a few shots to share ! =D Had a go at photographing motorsport which as it turns out is pretty hard especially when your subject it traveling at over 100 mph! These where taken at the 90th annual Ulster Grand Prix which is the fastest road race in the world with rider speeds averaging over 130 mph around a closed road circuit, the top speed recorded on the day was 173 mph. A couple of the race winner Guy Martin in action. Also a couple of random shots to finish with.
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2012-08-21, 18:45 | Link #644 | |
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As for macro lenses I've heard good things about EF-S 60mm F2.8. You'll end up spending the money you saved by going with the Tokina, but it's much faster focusing. 50mm F2.5 can be quite painful in that aspect. 60mm has also full time manual override and maximum magnification ratio of 1:1 instead of 1:2 of the 50mm one. (You can get a 1:1 converter for the 50mm but it's bloody expensive. The combo ends up costing more than the 60mm macro.) As a downside it being a EF-S, no full frame compatibility, but then again 50mm-ish macro for a full frame is a bit dimwitted thing anyway. |
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2012-08-21, 19:07 | Link #645 |
dn ʎɐʍ sıɥʇ
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Thanks for the info but isn't the Tokina 12-24mm quite an old lens ? I assumed more up to date lens would be better overall coupled with the likes of USM etc and less distortion trade offs.
A bit of a random question but can anyone in the colonies give me a few suggestions on places in Florida worth visiting ? for photographing and just sight seeing in general ? =]
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2012-08-22, 03:40 | Link #646 | |
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In comparison to Canon, having tested both, I can tell there's very little difference in terms of optical quality. Tokina has slightly softer edges wide open and center resolution is a tiny bit worse across the aperture and focal length range. Then again, stopped down to F8 Tokina edges ahead in corner resolution. I have a bit mixed feelings about the Canon lens. It's superior to Tokina by a minor margin which puts it quite close to professional quality. However the price in in the professional range as well. That's a bit problematic equation since as a professional photographer you'd most likely have a full frame body and in that case coughing up the extra cash to get the 16-35mm F2.8L is a no brainer. USM though is indeed nice, it's a bit faster than Tokina's micro motor and much quieter. Canon does a slightly better job controlling CA as well. In the end it comes down to how much you want to invest to something that tends to end up as a plaything. Then there's of course Tokina's 11-16mm F2.8 which is a bit better than both of the others in terms of optical quality, but due to shorter focal length range is not quite as versatile. F2.8 maximum aperture is nice though... |
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2012-08-22, 05:40 | Link #647 |
dn ʎɐʍ sıɥʇ
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The price will ultimately be the deciding factor, in the UK I'd be paying well above the average for either anyway but I'm going to have a look about and see if I can see either for a good price when I land state side.
Is there any notable difference in the "US" and standard versions of each as the US models seem a fraction cheaper for some reason ?
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2012-08-22, 05:58 | Link #648 | |
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The lenses are the same, there might be some differences in packaging. |
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2012-08-22, 06:49 | Link #649 |
dn ʎɐʍ sıɥʇ
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Thats reassuring because oddly even UK and HK ebay sellers list some lens as "US version" so I feared there might have been material differences or compatibility issues or something similar.
On a random note I must say I'm quite pleased with the lens I used for the shots above which I picked up in an old electronics store for a modest £35, its an old tamron 55-300mm and I've never really used it much outside before never mind for taking shots of such high speed subjects but figured the extra reach would be handy for what I intended to use it for all in all it held up well. A small sum of money well spend I think.
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2012-08-26, 00:23 | Link #650 |
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On a DSLR camera how do you make really good self portrait photos? How do you take a picture were the person looks really clear, and the background is blurry.
I want to take pictures like this,like in some of the pictures the background is blurry, and I really like the effect on these photos. The oversaturated effect, it reminds me alot of my LC-A+ analog camera? I'm more of an old school analog user, and this DSLR thing is kinda new to me. So far I learned how to take night photos/star photos and do light graffiti. Spoiler for Sample:
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2012-08-26, 00:45 | Link #651 | |
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It's possible to do it yourself, of course. Get a tripod (or prop your camera up on something) and either set a timer or use a wireless remote to trigger the camera. It's more difficult to do because you can't easily adjust the camera, nor can you "see what the camera sees" once you're on the other side of the lens. As for the "blurry background," that is accomplished through a shallow depth of field. Briefly, there are three things that affect the depth of field. Listed in order of impact: 1) Distance between the camera and the subject (closer = more shallow) 2) Lens focal length (longer = more shallow) 3) Lens aperture (wider = more shallow; if you're unfamiliar with the numbering system, smaller numbers mean a wider aperture, e.g. f/1.4 is very wide, whereas f/4.0 is not as wide) Lens aperture is the value that most photographers make the biggest deal out of, because it's the one thing that you always have control over, and that doesn't require any changes to your shooting style or positioning. However, lenses with wide maximum apertures cost more than those with smaller maximum apertures. Tl;DR: use a timer and a lens with a wide aperture. Sample shots? Sure. 500mm (yes, five hundred) f/8: Highest Isolation by Velocity of Sound, on Flickr Versus 12mm f/4.0: This Cruel and Beautiful World by Velocity of Sound, on Flickr Note that the shot at 500mm has a very shallow depth of field, even though the aperture is a good deal smaller than the shot at 12mm. More traditional portraiture focal length, 50mm f/2.0: Radiance at the End of Autumn by Velocity of Sound, on Flickr
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2012-08-26, 08:08 | Link #655 |
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Looks like post process editting to me, you download preset photoshop actions to give you that kind of look at the push of a button (a PS action automatically applies a recorded set of adjustments in PS) in addition to all different kinds of colour palette/effects like retro and such.
Similarly the white balance / colour temperature of the photo can affect the overall tone as well, here is a good guide on that
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2012-08-27, 21:40 | Link #656 | |
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Good enough to be put into a greeting card in my opinion.
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2012-09-14, 09:35 | Link #659 | |
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GORGEOUS! I was in Japan back in April myself, but we just had a 7-8 year old point & shoot with us so none of our photos look as good as these. Seeing Kinkakuji glittering in the sun sure brings back memories.. |
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2012-09-15, 13:27 | Link #660 | |
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