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NeoGAF Camera Equipment Thread | MK II
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JadedWriter
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Maybe the lack of 5D Mk IV hype kind of messed with the prices.
JadedWriter
Member
He could also just look for a 5d MkII.
Yeah, but it has the same autofocus as the 5D (2005) :S
Not sure how it is in practise to the 6D.
JadedWriter
Member
Oh damn.
Hispanicguy
Member
So I was able to get that a6000 open box from Best Buy earlier today. Everything looked perfect. Bought an SD card as well.
Overwhelmed by all the options but excited to learn.
I appreciate all the info you guys gave me. Thanks!
Overwhelmed by all the options but excited to learn.
I appreciate all the info you guys gave me. Thanks!
jongkookie
Member
Interestingly the prices for the A7 are slowly going down. I bought mine used on eBay for $850 in November last year, now you can get a decent one for about $820. Granted it's a $30 drop but a drop is still a drop lol.
Anyway, my Nikon 50mm 1.4 showed up in the mail today. Here it is right next to the Series E 50mm 1.8:
It's crazy how lens construction changed in about 5 years. The 1.4 I have was made between 1974 to 1976 and about 5 years later Nikon managed to make it super small and make a "pancake" albeit .4 slower:
The 1.4 is basically double the length of the 1.8!
Here's a quick shot from the 1.4 at 1.4:
The distortion is kinda ehh (the edge of the table is flat as you can see with the lens pics before) but I don't think it's a dealbreaker for me... for now. We'll see tomorrow when I can actually use it on a human being lol.
On the positive side, it's insane how everything just melts away behind the bear. With the lens pics(both taken with my 28-90 at 2.8) you can kinda tell that there's actually some depth behind the subject, with the 1.4, it's all one huge of blob of whatever.
Anyway, my Nikon 50mm 1.4 showed up in the mail today. Here it is right next to the Series E 50mm 1.8:
It's crazy how lens construction changed in about 5 years. The 1.4 I have was made between 1974 to 1976 and about 5 years later Nikon managed to make it super small and make a "pancake" albeit .4 slower:
The 1.4 is basically double the length of the 1.8!
Here's a quick shot from the 1.4 at 1.4:
The distortion is kinda ehh (the edge of the table is flat as you can see with the lens pics before) but I don't think it's a dealbreaker for me... for now. We'll see tomorrow when I can actually use it on a human being lol.
On the positive side, it's insane how everything just melts away behind the bear. With the lens pics(both taken with my 28-90 at 2.8) you can kinda tell that there's actually some depth behind the subject, with the 1.4, it's all one huge of blob of whatever.
Astral/H3X
Member
That increase in size is actually probably just the part where it's an f1.4Interestingly the prices for the A7 are slowly going down. I bought mine used on eBay for $850 in November last year, now you can get a decent one for about $820. Granted it's a $30 drop but a drop is still a drop lol.
Anyway, my Nikon 50mm 1.4 showed up in the mail today. Here it is right next to the Series E 50mm 1.8:
It's crazy how lens construction changed in about 5 years. The 1.4 I have was made between 1974 to 1976 and about 5 years later Nikon managed to make it super small and make a "pancake" albeit .4 slower:
The 1.4 is basically double the length of the 1.8!
Here's a quick shot from the 1.4 at 1.4:
The distortion is kinda ehh (the edge of the table is flat as you can see with the lens pics before) but I don't think it's a dealbreaker for me... for now. We'll see tomorrow when I can actually use it on a human being lol.
On the positive side, it's insane how everything just melts away behind the bear. With the lens pics(both taken with my 28-90 at 2.8) you can kinda tell that there's actually some depth behind the subject, with the 1.4, it's all one huge of blob of whatever.
I have the FD 1.8 and 1.4, and they are both very much the same series of lens, but the 1.4 is a good chunk larger.
True. I will give it a few months of refocusing my work and then figure out which I want to invest into.
JadedWriter
Member
Yeah it's all about finding what works for you. I heard the Mk IV is more of a evolution and not an evolution. There seems to be no wow factor with it or at least nothing that makes it stand out. Probably more of a problem with the competition being a lot stiffer than when the 5D Mk III came out.
Dr.Horrible
Member
Congrats, that's what I have and I love it. I just bought two new prime lenses as well so I hope to have some fun with those soon.
Also, if you aren't aware of it, check out this thread for some really good pics from gaffers and some good tips.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1330043
CouchMaster
Member
So finally sold my aging Canon Kiss X and made a jump to mirrorless from DSLR (hopefully for good) by buying A6300. Now the fun part begins, and by that I mean hunting for good prime lenses.
thesoapster
Member
It's pretty evident Canon wanted people to back away from the SLR for video. I'm not really interested in shooting video, luckily
For photography, the added dynamic range, resolution, speed, and a few nice things here and there are nice. I think the 5D MK II was more of a revolution, MK III more evolutionary, MK IV more evolutionary still. At this point I want more evolution (better sensors for ever better image quality, for example) than anything major. Had Canon decided their niche 5DS/5DSR was a satisfactory successor to the MK III, I would have jumped ship (most likely to D750 or D810).
JadedWriter
Member
Yeah I'm not a video person either. I can do it for work, but for my own personal stuff I don't want to bother with it at all. Nothing about the MK IV really wowed me. I honestly just tell people to save up for a used MK III if they're upgrading to a Canon full frame camera. I know the MK IV has the edge in certain specs, but it kind of just seems by the numbers to me, like they did the bare minimum as an upgraded camera.It's pretty evident Canon wanted people to back away from the SLR for video. I'm not really interested in shooting video, luckily
For photography, the added dynamic range, resolution, speed, and a few nice things here and there are nice. I think the 5D MK II was more of a revolution, MK III more evolutionary, MK IV more evolutionary still. At this point I want more evolution (better sensors for ever better image quality, for example) than anything major. Had Canon decided their niche 5DS/5DSR was a satisfactory successor to the MK III, I would have jumped ship (most likely to D750 or D810).
Waldo Lydecker
Member
Bought the Fuji XF 23mm 1.4 lens. Now have the unofficial 'old Holy Trinity' (before the 16mm 1.4 and the 50-140mm arrived) of 14, 23 and 56mm.
When looking for pure joy
, superb colors, easy and intuitive handling and controls and awesome glass, Fuji really delivers.
And now Iridient released an Fuji RAF to DNG converter for PC, I also have great quality files without foliage and worm problems to edit in Lightroom.
When looking for pure joy
, superb colors, easy and intuitive handling and controls and awesome glass, Fuji really delivers.
And now Iridient released an Fuji RAF to DNG converter for PC, I also have great quality files without foliage and worm problems to edit in Lightroom.
opticalmace
Member
What body are you using?
Waldo Lydecker
Member
I still have a X-E1 and X-E2. I don't need speed because I shoot mainly landscapes in AF+MF mode and using the distance scale to set the hyperfocal distance.
The new bodies are very tempting though because landscapes would profit from the 24MP, but yeah my budget isn't infinite and I would still prefer a theoretical X-E3 to the X-Pro2 and XT-2.
Dr.Horrible
Member
I just bought the 30mm Sigma 1.4 based on a number of comments in this thread. It should be delivered today, can't wait
I also bought the 19mm Sigma 2.8 but haven't had much time to play with it yet.
Hispanicguy
Member
I'll definitely check out that thread. Maybe I'll post pictures as well...eventually, lol
Been messing with the 11fps burst shot. So awesome.
I really wish they would give me more customizable mount adapter setting slots since I'm mostly using adapted lenses. And better file management. I'd much prefer it storing my photos into date folders instead of what it's doing now and being able to select a range of photos to delete at once instead of having to select each one by one to delete. Other than that, my x-e2 is a good compliment to my DSLR. Fuji and Pentax have similar philosophy in many areas.
Astral/H3X
Member
I almost want to switch to Fuji because of having adapted lens profiles, tbh.
It's just there to write the focal length of the lens used into exif data lol. Having only 2 slots requires me to dig deeper into the menu to select the right one. On my Pentax, it just asks me what focal length I am using when it first detects a manual lens with a list of 10 or so I have used in the past so it's way more flexible. Does Sony not have that? It'd be a strange omission.
Astral/H3X
Member
Nope, just completely blank on all lens info. No aperture (duh), focal length, or name.
Mysterious
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What do people think of this lens for astrophotography/landscapes? I have a D750. Does this lens have auto-focus? Is it a full-frame lens? Also why is it cheap when compared to a lot of other fixed-length lenses?
yeesh, that'd drive me nuts.
It's for Nikon 1 camera won't work on FX.
Yeah, I'd say so. My 7D I bought 4 years ago had about 37,000 and I'm just now selling it along with it sitting at about 45,000. 32,000 is low in that shutter's lifetime.
That's about average IMO, for that shutter design you never want to buy one second hand above ~35,000 actuations. As long as you've got the glass for it, you'll see an immediate improvement in IQ over the 70D.
JadedWriter
Member
I got my D600 with way more than that, but then again I got the shutter changed for free. Shouldn't be too bad as long as it was taken care of well enough. Though my next camera is being bought at B&H. I don't mind used, but nothing with a fuckton of mileage on it this time.
Astral/H3X
Member
Thankfully there's Lenstagger on Lightroom. Can put all that info and them some (though I leave out actual aperture of the shot) in with just a few clicks.
Also thankfully I remember what lens I had for each shot (though its pretty easy to tell stuper-wide from 50mm from 100mm).
Yea that's fine if I'm home. When I come back from a trip with 5k shots that's not going to work lol.
That's true. I might end up getting a used 6D with under 15k shutter count for around 950 to utilize my lenses better. 5D MARK III is out of my range due to also wanting a 35mm in the near future. I'm also teaching my wife the manual side of shooting so she will end up using my 70d a lot as either a backup shooter or on her own. I'm shooting family portraits (studio and not) plus models mostly, so I am fine with the 6d's center focusing system. That's generally how I shoot most of the time anyhow.
ShadowKingpin
Member
Should we assume that the A7 III will be announced around October like the previous models? I'm trying to decide, as I'm about to pull the trigger on the A6500 for 4K indie filmmaking, but I want that Full Frame sensor so bad for photography and trying to figure out if I should wait on the Mk. III. This is driving me nuts. Do they usually announce their cameras at trade shows and such?
JadedWriter
Member
I always ask everybody if they really need the 4K. If you can live without it then get an A7 II how much difference in price is there between the A7 II and the A7R2?
If you are getting a6500 then a7 iii, might as well just go for a7r2. What are you saving there?
ShadowKingpin
Member
It's more-so staying up-to-date on the newest thing for indie film. The A7R II would require a lot of saving up, as $3,000 is a substantial amount of money for someone like me. I may just wait. Does Sony usually announce anything around Spring time?
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Deleted member 17706
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I would get the a6500 or the recently announced GH5, which can do 4K60 for film making. The sensor on the a6500 is no slouch for photos, either, even if it's not full frame. Other than the sensor, I'd say it's better than the A7RII in just about every way, too. Certainly so when it comes to shooting video. It's lighter, has better focusing abilities, and has a touch screen which allows you to drag the focus point around and smoothly transition between subjects. It seems pretty incredible, honestly, and APS-C lenses are cheaper and lighter in general.
Camera announcement isn't always predictable, esp with recent earthquakes affecting the sensor productions. They could announce it next month or 6 months from now or end of the year, who knows but one is probably due this year. Since you already know you want FF, personally, I wouldn't bother with an APSC since that's a whole different system to support. Depending on your plan of attack on lens purchases I guess. If FE focal length works for you on APSC then maybe you only need one set. If you don't care about lenses and just want the latest tech then a6500 is probably fine.
theepicoftyler
Member
My understanding is that the A6500 has a bad rolling shutter issue. I'd make sure that's not going to be an issue for you before buying that camera for movie making.
EDIT: As evident here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pyfBWRuc5I
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Deleted member 17706
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That's bad? Anyway, you will find rolling shutter complaints about literally every single DSLR/Mirrorless camera out there I bet.
ShadowKingpin
Member
That's not really bad. Plus, I will be using a PilotFly H2 Gimble, so it shouldn't be too bad.
JadedWriter
Member
Anybody here have any experience buying a refurbished camera directly from Nikon?
Please help me Gaf, so I got a photography class and now I need a camera and stuff.
Film and will only be taking black and white pictures.
some of what he recommends -
and other stuff that I need and he recommends -
Guys please give me your best recommendations on what I should get, I have no clue and would get anything.
something cheap and good or whatever, thanks
Film and will only be taking black and white pictures.
some of what he recommends -
and other stuff that I need and he recommends -
Guys please give me your best recommendations on what I should get, I have no clue and would get anything.
something cheap and good or whatever, thanks
Check out the Canon A1. Though there are so many options for SLR, you really can't go wrong.
jongkookie
Member
If you really want something cheap, get on eBay and look for the Nikon's you listed... they can be had for less than $50 bucks.
I bought a Nikon N8008 last year for $30 bucks and it was in perfect condition, no light leaks or anything of that sort. I'd probably recommend that as they're known to be very durable and can take all sorts of abuse. More importantly, if you're lazy like me, it has an automatic film rewind function so you don't have to twirl a damn piece of metal like my Nikon EL2 lol.
Speaking of which, I'd also recommend the EL2 as it has a gorgeous body:
But they're kinda rare and somewhat expensive. I lucked in getting one coz a GAF member was selling an EL2 and the original Nikon F as a bundle. Now that thing is a beast of a camera but it's so ancient I can't realy use the light meter since it still runs on mercury batteries and they've been illegal since the 90's lol.
But anyway, go look at the N8008 or any other Nikon SLR body. They're durable and cheap as shit, you should be able to find one for even less than $50.
And more importantly, once you transfer to a Nikon DSLR, all those lenses you'll be getting for the film SLR will still work on a DSLR(in manual mode only, but you'll be fine since you're taking a photography class anyway).
Canon film SLR's are ridiculously expensive though. After watching DigitalRev's review of the AE-1 Program last week, I took a look at eBay and a decent condition one will run you above $100+!
I think they're cool as hell but the FD mount kills it... it'd be a different story if it was an EF mount though.
Not too ridiculous, lol.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...2.A0.H0.XCanon+A1.TRS0&_nkw=Canon+A1&_sacat=0
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...2.A0.H0.XCanon+A1.TRS0&_nkw=Canon+A1&_sacat=0
QualityPixel
Banned
Can you use Kodak T-Max film? It's what I always used in film classes and I never had problems with it. Also had good luck with Ilford paper.