The Official Head-Case Photography Thread.

[The Monkey]

My first foray into shooting RAW and editing in Aperture:

[shellylh]

It is important to learn how to shoot booze.

[The Monkey]

Now I just need to toss it in the air to see if I can freeze the action.

[Voltron]

You should use stunt booze for that. It would be a shame to spill any Willett.

[The Monkey]

Al, the Willett is the stunt booze.

[Torpedo]

Oh you rich men

[agile_one]

Go for a stop action pour, Dinny. That would look sweet.

[shellylh]

You should use stunt booze for that. It would be a shame to spill any Willett.

Dinny: This is why they make Old Overholt.

[Iron_Dreamer]

Looks like Ian's wife Lauren is going to end up with my D700. Hopefully it does as well for her as it has for me. I still haven't had much quality time with the D800, other than enough to get my settings dialed in, fall in love with a couple of new features, and test out shooting video a f/1.4 on an FX sensor (fun!)

Shelly, Pater (iron Dreamer) has had a UD 35 for some time, and liked it a lot. Maybe he will chime in, or you could ask him his experience.

I still have my UD35, for over three years now. I like the top-loading nature, making it easy to swap lenses and take the camera in/out on the go, without needing to set the bag down. I have crammed a 14" laptop, pro-size DSLR, and as many as six lenses in it at once, of course with a variety of odds an ends. At that point, it does become quite a brick.

Edwood has the v2 edition, which adds a few minor features, the most compelling to me being the easier-to-access front zipper pocket. Nevertheless, my v1 is just fine, and should keep doing well for me for quite a while to come.

[nikongod]

@dinny:

flash, lots and lots of flash.

With a little more flash, in case you dont have enough.

Water Droplet by Lord Nikon 12, on Flickr

^^ One image.

Edited June 14, 2012 by nikongod

[The Monkey]

^That's awesome.

[Jon L]

My new Callaways.

DZ3C3849 by drjlo1, on Flickr

[Cankin]

Leaked pictures of cheap FF D600

http://nikonrumors.com/2012/06/14/first-leaked-nikon-d600-images.aspx/

[Jon L]

Leaked pictures of cheap FF D600

http://nikonrumors.c...00-images.aspx/

Hmm. Suddenly a Nikon FF as "backup" to my Canon FF does not seem so off-landish.

Another one from Samsung Nexus Phone camera. It sure takes ultra-crappy photos in anything indoors or darkish, but out in the open not so bad

Samsung Nexus phone camera by drjlo1, on Flickr

[mikeymad]

That image pops....

[The Monkey]

AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

[shellylh]

I'd be curious how that compares to the 18-200.

[Jon L]

Canon 70-200 plus Kenko 2x TC, heavily cropped. ISO6400.

DZ3C4185 by drjlo1, on Flickr

Edited June 15, 2012 by Jon L

[Beefy]

I'd be curious how that compares to the 18-200.

Approx. 50% heavier...

[johnwmclean]

I just started my SLR journey with a Canon 5D Mark II, got the body for $1300 5 months old.

I need a good all rounder lens, I really like the look of the Sigma 50m 1.4...

[crappyjones123]

$1300? I haven't kept up with the prices but is that a stupid good deal or the usual going rate now?

[Salt Peanuts]

^ It's come down a bit since the 5D3 came out (and to some extent D800), but $1300 for one is a really, really nice price.

[falkon]

Definitely a stupid good deal.

And I'm sure that 18-300 won't be nearly as good as the 18-200.

Edited June 16, 2012 by falkon

[Cankin]

MTF charts are here:

http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/zoom/normalzoom/af-s_dx_18-300mmf_35-56g_ed_vr/index.htm

http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/zoom/normalzoom/af-s_dx_18-200mmf_35-56g_ed_vr2/index.htm

Their performances are similar.

[johnwmclean]

$1300? I haven't kept up with the prices but is that a stupid good deal or the usual going rate now?

^ It's come down a bit since the 5D3 came out (and to some extent D800), but $1300 for one is a really, really nice price.

Definitely a stupid good deal.

And I'm sure that 18-300 won't be nearly as good as the 18-200.

I picked it locally from a trading ad... just lucky timing, I snapped quick.

Edited June 16, 2012 by johnwmclean