Hey Caver! (the equipment comparing thread, with pics)

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:meanie: Thought I would ruin the picture for you. To straighten, there are several ways to do it...the easiest is to use the "straighten" tool...or key "p"... then draw a straight line where you think should be straight. Then..crop.


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Btw...my back is still sore from this beach photo shoot. Crouch down so that camera is in a direct path to where the waves break, then jump 3 feet in the air so that the camera didn't get soaked when they crashed in...do this repeatedly for an hour. Great work out!!
 
SpirivaSunrise said:
Dude! You and Cject (and anyone else who'd like to join) should come to DC for cherry blossoms! We can all go shooting...
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No can do. Poor Cject will feel jealous, insecure, and outright inadequate with his inferior equipment when he witnesses the superiority of my skills and equipment.
 
67echo said:
canon only makes products they can make money on, unlike Nikon. Nikon does make cooler stuff though that are incredibly useless unless you need it for a very very specific function...
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Canon will simply make an adapter to make it fit. But what a waste of time and effort...
 
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My point is, do you think joe schmoe knows that?
Consumer driven cameras have become a debate of who's got more MP's
 
Knipps said:
My point is, do you think joe schmoe knows that?
Consumer driven cameras have become a debate of who's got more MP's
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sorry...thought you were making fodder...joe blow has no idea what megapixel means...just like they have no idea what horsepower means...more means better, right?
 
67echo said:
sorry...thought you were making fodder...joe blow has no idea what megapixel means...just like they have no idea what horsepower means...more means better, right?
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Yeah...but more horsepower is better than less.
 
ValeUC said:
Can't wait til I get done with school and can buy frivolous things like camera condoms..
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It's not so much being able to buy one that you should look forward to...heck, they only cost $2 bucks a piece. It's having the time/freedom/opportunity that would allow you to even go somewhere where you'd need a camera condom that you should look forward too! 👍😉
 
I'm more of a Buckeye fan than a Bearcat fan since I grew up in Columbus. I attend UC now so I suppose I'm a Bearcat fan! Your sister is at Xavier... they have a saying around here that "all ugly girls to go Xavier.":scared:
 
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ValeUC said:
I'm more of a Buckeye fan than a Bearcat fan since I grew up in Columbus. I attend UC now so I suppose I'm a Bearcat fan! Your sister is at Xavier... they have a saying around here that "all ugly girls to go Xavier.":scared:
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Well, then she must be the exception!

Columbus is a fun town...minus all the Buckeye stuff. 😉 I've been there on business, and have another trip planned this summer.
 
My camera bag doesn't hold all my equipment. I guess I just can't take everything...it's especially tough riding my mountain bike with the bagpack...it's pretty heavy.

SpirivaSunrise said:
What kind of backpack do you have? Tamrac?

I'm about to order the Expedition 6X I think. Which would end up looking like this with my tripod... 😳

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SpirivaSunrise said:
Think that version will fit almost all my gear. It's going to be really heavy...but I don't want to leave anything for next trip.

Here it is open:

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That's about what my bag looks like except I have 2 big white lenses. If I take both, then I have to leave out 2 small lenses and I can't do that.
 
ItsOverZyvox said:
That's about what my bag looks like except I have 2 big white lenses. If I take both, then I have to leave out 2 small lenses and I can't do that.
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Go to tamrac.com and look at the 7x. I looked at in the store, but decidwd it was too big to hike with. You could probably do it thogh...assuming you balanced the bag out with L's on each side. 😛


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Ok, so I did a comparison. My old 35mm vs. 5D vs. 20d all with 50mm prime. And I looked at my diploma as the reference point from about 10 ft.

Diploma filled up the view screen on 20D. The view on 35mm was much larger than the 5D. Basically, I think the FF has a lesser reach than the old traditional 35mm.
 
ItsOverZyvox said:
Ok, so I did a comparison. My old 35mm vs. 5D vs. 20d all with 50mm prime. And I looked at my diploma as the reference point from about 10 ft.

Diploma filled up the view screen on 20D. The view on 35mm was much larger than the 5D. Basically, I think the FF has a lesser reach than the old traditional 35mm.
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Hmmm...if we try taking the picture and comparing, I have a feeling it would be the same. Not like you're going to develop a roll of 35 to compare, but take a shot with the 5D and see if the actual image looks more like what you see in the film viewfinder.

I think what you see in viewfinder is not necessarily accurate to the actual shot you get...it's a little cropped.

I can't think why the 35 mm and 5D would be any different, since both considered "FF". 20D for sure, you'd need 31mm to be equivalent if standing at same distance...right? (unless it's 1.3 crop and not 1.6)?
 
SpirivaSunrise said:
Hmmm...if we try taking the picture and comparing, I have a feeling it would be the same. Not like you're going to develop a roll of 35 to compare, but take a shot with the 5D and see if the actual image looks more like what you see in the film viewfinder.

I think what you see in viewfinder is not necessarily accurate to the actual shot you get...it's a little cropped.

I can't think why the 35 mm and 5D would be any different, since both considered "FF". 20D for sure, you'd need 31mm to be equivalent if standing at same distance...right? (unless it's 1.3 crop and not 1.6)?
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The point was that you'll miss the 1.6X reach of 40D when you move to 5DMKII.
 
ItsOverZyvox said:
The point was that you'll miss the 1.6X reach of 40D when you move to 5DMKII.
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You were the one that brought up 5D vs. 35mm!! I'm just sayin' why it looks different in the camera.

As for reach on a FF, here's what I could find to support what I was originally thinking:

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=6385827&postcount=48

I glanced over the rest of the thread trying to find someone who could explain why it's not the case...couldn't find anything, so still not sure. You very well may be right...
 
Hi from Yosemite!!!

Only been here a few hours, but I've always wanted to try to get this kind of a night shot with the star tracks. Taken at 8:20 pm, so it was pitch black with only moonlight. 2 minute exposure @ f/2.8.

This has to be one of the coolest places on Earth...makes you feel so tiny and inconsequential. It's fantastic!!! 🙂

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