The *Official Photography Thread*

yup. I mean they all have there limits, I just now have the D3s its a bit gigger than what I was using before.

 

yeah man, good ol MD man.

 

I'm getting a bit overwhelmed in this thread, I think we need a beginners photography thread lol

 

I think we need more of a group setting somewhere.

 

I second this for us beginners. I have learned a good bit in this one though too.

 

for you beginners out there, I highly recommend dedicating yourself to completing the Reddit photo class. I did it the first time it was done and I learned a LOT.

http://www.reddit.com/r/photoclass2013#page=1

 

I will have to look into that. Thanks!

 

the first couple just kinda go over very basic stuff like what all the different camera components do but, lessons 3-9 are invaluable. But don't stop there, go all the way to the end and you'll see a drastic change in your photographs by the end.

 

Will look into that. Something to pass the afternoon at work

 

I don't think anyone saw your offer to start a Flickr group because you accidentally typed it where you quoted me haha I was thinking, man, I never said that . . . But I guess I could do it. Ha

Starting a group would be a good idea. I'd join.

 

Not so much a beginner but I'm gonna check this out just for kicks

 

Shot my first few photos with a mint 1978 Nikon EM today haha I wanted the FG but I found this for $35 and couldn't pass it up. So much fun not knowing if your shots turned out or not ha



EDIT: also, gave back the OM-D officially today so it's nice that I grabbed the film camera otherwise I'd be camera-less for a few days. Wouldn't that be torture.

 

You need a yahoo email to be on flickr? Ew……

EDIT: Made one though.

 

Google? I couldn't find that one. I see it now. Oh well. Another email address I won't use. lol

 

lol at that show haha

 

Lmao so true

 

FYI y'all, I'm selling my Canon DSLR setup and moving to micro 4/3. Here's the TW thread: http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/buy-sell-trade-other/310341-selling-complete-amateur-photography-setup-canon-t3i-4-lenses.html#post7988074

 

Olympus OM-D E-M1 :-D

 

Damn I want this but don't have the cash to spare. Just bought my gf the sl1 and really need my own.

 

I just shot with that and five lenses for three weeks straight.

If I may: I LOVED the small lenses, loved the lighting fast AF, and especially the tap to shoot screen. Super discreet. The EVF is huge, bigger than the D4 and D800, and that 5-axis in body image stabilisation is second to none in any camera. At 200 ISO you will love it. Clean, sharp, beautiful images.
I had one gripe and it made it hard for me to truly love it. Low light/high ISO noise and IQ was bad. Way, way better than old m43 cameras, but still, I just wasn't happy with it. And the thing was maxed out at ISO 6400 with a 50mm equivalent f/1.4 lens on it in a few instances were the light wasn't all that bad. So what am I supposed to do if I don't want to shoot at 1.4 or even 2.8? That was literally my only gripe. Low light/high ISO the noise sucked bad.

Try out the Olympus but don't count the Fuji out. Their upcoming body and lenses are sounding like they're addressing every single issue consumers brought up. You can always make AF faster or an EVF bigger/better. And while m43 sensors can easily rival most APS-C ones nowadays, the low light/high ISO performance of the Fuji keeps up with FF sensors to an extent.

Just my experience/feedback. The E-M1 is a phenomenal camera and I know you'll absolutely love it. I did and still do. Jut wanted to share what I got out of my experience with it. I miss it, but I think I'll try the Fuji's more extensively before committing.