aerius Posted January 5, 2011 Report Posted January 5, 2011 "This, I think depends on what you're looking for in your photos and what you define as "better". Kinda like audio in a way, depending on where your priorities are you may prefer CDs or LPs, it's the same idea with film & digital cameras." I guess I always knew that. After all, most of the "Wow" film photo's I've seen have been medium or large-format film; I tried 35mm film to see if it will be "good enough," but I have a feeling that one needs to go all out, along with the expenses involved. Well, the next question would be what is it about those film photos that grabs you and makes you go "wow"? Is it the colours, is the sharpness and details, the composition or subject, or is it something else entirely? Or is it a certain "look" which you can't really place or define? In my case it's the colours, I think Fuji Velvia looks awesome and there's really no way for me to consistently duplicate those colours in digital. That's why I still shoot film. That and my slide projector, I can subject people to actual slide shows.
jinp6301 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Posted January 5, 2011 Since we're talking slide film here, how are the consumer slide films (sensia, elite chrome 100)?
mypasswordis Posted January 5, 2011 Report Posted January 5, 2011 I know absolutely nothing about film and thus have nothing to offer but just wanted to say no it doesn't always turn up washed out and also it is cool. Here's a pic of me: Facebook destroyed some of the goodness so I guess I should find the original print or scan, it's not supposed to look that grainy. And I realize it's over-exposed, blah blah blah.
Salt Peanuts Posted January 6, 2011 Report Posted January 6, 2011 All these posts about film make me glad that I don't shoot one - it would be a huge drain on my income.
VPI Posted January 6, 2011 Report Posted January 6, 2011 Picked up the pancake lens for the Sony last night and did some test shots of some dusty old SR-60s at ISO 12,800. Not the best image but somewhat usable for such a high ISO on such a small camera.
laxx Posted January 6, 2011 Report Posted January 6, 2011 After using my S90/95 for a year, I finally picked up my 40D to shoot some pics during a family get together during Christmas. It makes me never want to use the S95 whenever possible. Baconnnn.
aerius Posted January 6, 2011 Report Posted January 6, 2011 Perhaps I shouldn't have used that nice Fuji Reala 100 film as my first roll, since most sunset/dusk shots came out hopelessly blurry and muted. My digital camera takes these scenes no problem, albeit at high ISO. ISO 100 film just doesn't do dusk; I hope to try ISO 400 film next for these sunset/dusk conditions. The example below is probably about as much as you can expect from negative films without doing a bunch of Photoshop work or going to slide films. Negative films just don't have the deep solid blacks and vivid colours of slide films, if you want those eye popping sunsets on film you'll have have to shoot Velvia. Hydro towers with Ektar 100
VPI Posted January 6, 2011 Report Posted January 6, 2011 Christmas came late but it was worth the wait. Never tried the Canon direct store before so I hope this refurb 5D works out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Knuckledragger Posted January 6, 2011 Author Report Posted January 6, 2011 That appears to be a refurb 5Deuce.
VPI Posted January 6, 2011 Report Posted January 6, 2011 (edited) Yes it is a 5D mk II. I gave one 5D to my little brother and I am selling the other so I picked up a second mk II with the credit from returning the 85 f1.2 I decided not to keep. I know it is kind of hard to keep up as I really like shiny new things. As an aside, I picked up a BlackRapid RS4 for this camera as B&H did not have the 5. For the extra 10-20 dollars for the RS5 it is a dramatically better strap. The RS4 is pretty sorry for 55 dollars. Edited January 6, 2011 by VPI
Knuckledragger Posted January 6, 2011 Author Report Posted January 6, 2011 You weren't taken with the 85L, VPI? What didn't you like about it? The weight? The glacial focusing speed? The battery drain? The extremely vulnerable front and rear elements?
Dreadhead Posted January 6, 2011 Report Posted January 6, 2011 Nice on the 70-200. I have the Nikon one and l flat out love that lens.
VPI Posted January 6, 2011 Report Posted January 6, 2011 You weren't taken with the 85L, VPI? What didn't you like about it? The weight? The glacial focusing speed? The battery drain? The extremely vulnerable front and rear elements? Weight was certainly part of it but I think the biggest issue was that I had the Sigma before it and could not see the huge upcharge for the red band as the Sigma does pretty well for half the price. I also had the Rokinon 85 f1.4 MF in the house at the same time and was really quite impressed with it though I was not willing to deal with all the work to get the focus confirmation to work and I cannot see doing so much photography with live view at 10x zoom.
Jon L Posted January 6, 2011 Report Posted January 6, 2011 Weight was certainly part of it but I think the biggest issue was that I had the Sigma before it and could not see the huge upcharge for the red band as the Sigma does pretty well for half the price. Did you notice any color saturation difference bet. Canon 85 and Sigma? Haven't tried Sigma 85 but having compared Sigma 50 F1.4 with Canon L zooms, I really liked the colors of Canon L better.
VPI Posted January 7, 2011 Report Posted January 7, 2011 I actually thought the best colors might have been the Rokinon but they were on the verge of being oversaturated. There was really not much difference between the Canon and the Sigma. The Canon has the best Bokeh but really slow focus. Using it as a MF makes for some fantastic shots but I do not think it is better than the Sigma. Some random snap shots with the new 70-200.
Jon L Posted January 7, 2011 Report Posted January 7, 2011 Those are some sharp shots! Is that hand-held and at long focal length (near 200mm)? Post-processing to up the colors? (colors look nice!) This makes me wonder if I can get away with the cheap Canon 70-200 mL F/4 L non-IS for daytime shots like these...
VPI Posted January 7, 2011 Report Posted January 7, 2011 I had the 70-200 f4 and found it to be a very sharp lens. These shots are only cropped no processing.
laxx Posted January 7, 2011 Report Posted January 7, 2011 Wow, great colors. That's my biggest complaint between my f4 and f2.8 IS. Color is washed out on the 2.8
crappyjones123 Posted January 7, 2011 Report Posted January 7, 2011 anyone know how much a used canon 500d both (probably no warranty) with everything in the box included with roughly 5000 actuations could sell for. someone in my office from china wants to sell the body and upgrade. he asked me but i have no clue. figured i would ask here. camera is in fairly good shape.
Salt Peanuts Posted January 7, 2011 Report Posted January 7, 2011 Check Buy & Sell New & Used Cameras or Canon Digital Photography Forums.
agile_one Posted January 7, 2011 Report Posted January 7, 2011 cj ... here's one (Canon Rebel T1i, the USA version of the 500d) on P.O.T.N. that went for $550 including a grip and other extras. Canon Digital Photography Forums I would think $500 for that kit would be fair asking price.
Salt Peanuts Posted January 7, 2011 Report Posted January 7, 2011 (edited) ^ $500 would be too much, I think, considering the linked T1i came with over $200 worth of extra and that you can buy a refurbed T2i body from Canon for $640 (and a brand new one can be found at/near that price if one looks hard enough). EDIT - And refurbed T1i w/ 18-55mm IS is $499. Edited January 7, 2011 by Salt Peanuts
crappyjones123 Posted January 7, 2011 Report Posted January 7, 2011 thank you gentlemen. i shall pass on the information to him.
Jon L Posted January 7, 2011 Report Posted January 7, 2011 Wow, great colors. That's my biggest complaint between my f4 and f2.8 IS. Color is washed out on the 2.8 Hmm. You mean the Canon 70-200 mL F/4 L has better colors than 70-200 F/2.8 IS ??! You realize the above shots were shot with 2.8 IS.
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