What kind of Digital camera are you using?
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From: Ranson, WV
The D-40 is coming in two flavors (6MP and 10MP). The size is awesome and in reality, most people don't need more. A newer model will be out before you can learn all of the stupid gadgets that are on these things now. Obsolescence is a bitch, but technology changes every few months. The D-80 is the bastard child between the D-200 and the D-40. It does not have the same sensor as the D-200. I believe that the D-40 has the same sensor as the D-70, while the D-40x supposedly has the same sensor as the D-80. I haven't looked at the viewfinder on the D-40 since it came out, but if it is large enough for my eyeglasses, I'm going for 'handy' over 'more than I need'.
In reality, you must pick the proper lens first. I just sold some sweet Nikkor film lenses that I didnt' want to get rid of, but I wouldn't have a wide angle by the time I switched to digital. The new 18-200VR lens is a 'do all' lens that is very compact. The 18-55 is a plastic mount (much to my dismay since I have had quality Nikkors for some time), but is decent. The new 18-70 is actually pretty nice.
If you are an ****-retentive (uh, huh-huh - he said ****) artist, then I would go with the D-200 for it's meter. If you are a prosumer that needs more than a point and shoot, I'd go with the D-40. Kenrockwell.com has some good examples from each camera.
If you are also looking at point and shoots, I bought my wife a Canon G6 (great camera), my 4-yr-old has an Olympus FE-100, and I have a Canon SD700 (with the waterproof case so that I can prove that I catch Smallmouth Bass).
In reality, you must pick the proper lens first. I just sold some sweet Nikkor film lenses that I didnt' want to get rid of, but I wouldn't have a wide angle by the time I switched to digital. The new 18-200VR lens is a 'do all' lens that is very compact. The 18-55 is a plastic mount (much to my dismay since I have had quality Nikkors for some time), but is decent. The new 18-70 is actually pretty nice.
If you are an ****-retentive (uh, huh-huh - he said ****) artist, then I would go with the D-200 for it's meter. If you are a prosumer that needs more than a point and shoot, I'd go with the D-40. Kenrockwell.com has some good examples from each camera.
If you are also looking at point and shoots, I bought my wife a Canon G6 (great camera), my 4-yr-old has an Olympus FE-100, and I have a Canon SD700 (with the waterproof case so that I can prove that I catch Smallmouth Bass).
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Wow, thanks, lots of good info...
I looked at the d40 and d80 side by side in store...Seems the 80 had a few more bells and whistles than the 40...and the price I can get online there is only a $20 difference...$259 (D-40) vs $279 (D-80) Body only..so not a big deal there...
I have not looked at the D-200 yet...should I?
And that is one thing I am completly clueless about (like there is only one thing LOL) is the lens...I know that I want something I can shoot sports with...really get in there close and catch the action...as well as distance shoots...so maybe a 200mm or 300mm? dunno..what do you think? I also want to shot wide landscapes....And are you saying to look at the lenses first? ie find a lens that I need then pick a camera around it? or did I totally confuse that? LOL...
I looked at the d40 and d80 side by side in store...Seems the 80 had a few more bells and whistles than the 40...and the price I can get online there is only a $20 difference...$259 (D-40) vs $279 (D-80) Body only..so not a big deal there...
I have not looked at the D-200 yet...should I?
And that is one thing I am completly clueless about (like there is only one thing LOL) is the lens...I know that I want something I can shoot sports with...really get in there close and catch the action...as well as distance shoots...so maybe a 200mm or 300mm? dunno..what do you think? I also want to shot wide landscapes....And are you saying to look at the lenses first? ie find a lens that I need then pick a camera around it? or did I totally confuse that? LOL...
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From: Ranson, WV
Randy,
I just sent you a MySpace request if you want to gab on IM. Telecommuting allows me to do such things on the clock.
If you are doing landscapes, you will slowly find that the 200-300mm lenses are no good. I just dumped my beloved 80-200/f2.8D (not a sacrifice since it helped in funding a Browning 525 o/u shotgun!). I only used the 200mm end for long-distance portraits or if I was far from a subject, and in reality, that situation does not happen often. A 28mm or 35mm will meet your wide-angle requirements (you have to multiply your focal length by 1.5x to calculate actual focal length of a digital lens).
Lenses determine what and how you are going to take a picture. The only basic requirement of a body is to be light-tight. The 18-200 VR lens is a 'do all' lens that will give you essentially a 28-300mm film lens. The VR (vibration reduction; similar to Canon's IS, or Image Stabilization) allows you take sport pictures without the need for a larger aperture, i.e. more expensive, lens.
Enough camera nerd talk on a bike forum...ping me off the forum.
Vince
I just sent you a MySpace request if you want to gab on IM. Telecommuting allows me to do such things on the clock.
If you are doing landscapes, you will slowly find that the 200-300mm lenses are no good. I just dumped my beloved 80-200/f2.8D (not a sacrifice since it helped in funding a Browning 525 o/u shotgun!). I only used the 200mm end for long-distance portraits or if I was far from a subject, and in reality, that situation does not happen often. A 28mm or 35mm will meet your wide-angle requirements (you have to multiply your focal length by 1.5x to calculate actual focal length of a digital lens).
Lenses determine what and how you are going to take a picture. The only basic requirement of a body is to be light-tight. The 18-200 VR lens is a 'do all' lens that will give you essentially a 28-300mm film lens. The VR (vibration reduction; similar to Canon's IS, or Image Stabilization) allows you take sport pictures without the need for a larger aperture, i.e. more expensive, lens.
Enough camera nerd talk on a bike forum...ping me off the forum.
Vince
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From: Leander TX!!
got it..
you've been added...
And the camera nerd talk is relevent, as most folks that ride take camera's along to capture the beauty that is out there...I was just wondering what everyone used...And I am sure that others will find this thread somewhat useful, unlike most of my other post..LOL
IM me via myspace..I tried to shoot you one, but you must not have IM downloaded...
you've been added...
And the camera nerd talk is relevent, as most folks that ride take camera's along to capture the beauty that is out there...I was just wondering what everyone used...And I am sure that others will find this thread somewhat useful, unlike most of my other post..LOL
IM me via myspace..I tried to shoot you one, but you must not have IM downloaded...
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I use a Canon 30D. Need to pick up another point and shoot for the riding adventures since I gave away my old one when I bought the 30D. It was a Kodak Easy Share model but was almost four years old and only 2 megs, not a big lose.
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I use a Canon Digital Rebel XTi (400D) that I upgraded from Digital Rebel (300D). I use that for my trips and "nice" photo work.
I also use a Kodak LS 753 as a "point and shoot" pocket camera. Takes great photos, but it's only 5MP.
If it had it to do all over again, I would go Nikon over Canon. The Nikon viewfinder is much brighter and easier to see thru, and from what I've seen, the Nikon images tend to look better "out of the camera" than the canon images do.
http://www.digitalfotographer.com/ is a site I frequent, with many Nikon guys and Canon guys. Good tips/tricks for camera and photoshop along with great photo sharing posts and even contests.
I also use a Kodak LS 753 as a "point and shoot" pocket camera. Takes great photos, but it's only 5MP.
If it had it to do all over again, I would go Nikon over Canon. The Nikon viewfinder is much brighter and easier to see thru, and from what I've seen, the Nikon images tend to look better "out of the camera" than the canon images do.
http://www.digitalfotographer.com/ is a site I frequent, with many Nikon guys and Canon guys. Good tips/tricks for camera and photoshop along with great photo sharing posts and even contests.
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I bought an Olympus 600d back in the day. It wasn't the greatest but it has withstood countless times more abuse than any of my film-type cameras could.
Especially my Nikon 6006.
Other than that fishtank feature I have owned numerous cameras. Nikon F2, Hasselblad 500ELM and a shitload of motion stuff and all the goodies to go with it.
One thing is a given: if you own a camera, you're going to fall down with it. Be prepared. The first time I dropped the Olympus the trigger button just popped out. It was a small bayonet connector so I just popped it back in place and rotated it - camera came on - been good since. Until I was shooting pix of the Superhawk to load to the forum - love this old thing cause it shoots just the right size for email and the forum - and the radial arm saw reached out and grabbed the neck strap and jerked it out of my hand. It crashed to a concrete floor again and this time I was sure it was dead.
My next Olympus (E10) came out of a studio in Atlanta - bought it on ebay (song and she cried about shipping) and it was mint. I threw it to the dogs. It goes out in the **** and grit and does the job everyday. Stop action and adjustable almost too much for an old f-stop and apeture guy like me. Good to 5 megs and like you say - beyond that or at that - I can toast somebody's email box with a short message and two pictures. It eats batteries at a ferocious rate but most of them do. There are Olympus options for this but their aftermarket **** is really $$$ and discontinues quickly after a model disappears from the retail shelves.
Would I buy their latest? Yeah, probably - is it worth a thousand bucks to let it cook in a truck - maybe not!
Especially my Nikon 6006.
Other than that fishtank feature I have owned numerous cameras. Nikon F2, Hasselblad 500ELM and a shitload of motion stuff and all the goodies to go with it.
One thing is a given: if you own a camera, you're going to fall down with it. Be prepared. The first time I dropped the Olympus the trigger button just popped out. It was a small bayonet connector so I just popped it back in place and rotated it - camera came on - been good since. Until I was shooting pix of the Superhawk to load to the forum - love this old thing cause it shoots just the right size for email and the forum - and the radial arm saw reached out and grabbed the neck strap and jerked it out of my hand. It crashed to a concrete floor again and this time I was sure it was dead.
My next Olympus (E10) came out of a studio in Atlanta - bought it on ebay (song and she cried about shipping) and it was mint. I threw it to the dogs. It goes out in the **** and grit and does the job everyday. Stop action and adjustable almost too much for an old f-stop and apeture guy like me. Good to 5 megs and like you say - beyond that or at that - I can toast somebody's email box with a short message and two pictures. It eats batteries at a ferocious rate but most of them do. There are Olympus options for this but their aftermarket **** is really $$$ and discontinues quickly after a model disappears from the retail shelves.
Would I buy their latest? Yeah, probably - is it worth a thousand bucks to let it cook in a truck - maybe not!
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Sony DSC-H2 here. It's the wife's actually. Got it for her for Christmas. I'm pretty happy with it and it's probably one of the best quality cameras for the novice. I did a lot of research before I bought and it has very high ratings.
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I bought my wife a Canon Digital Rebel XT (the 8.3 MP version, before the XTi came out) a couple of anniversaries ago. She already had a regular rebel, so the lenses all interchanged. I still don't understand all the functions on the damn thing.
We recently bought an Powershot A530 for a replacement point-and-shoot since the A60 started getting flaky. The A60 is now on take it everywhere saddlebag duty, and as long as I replace the batteries when they hit about half charge, it still works well for those opportunistic shots.
We recently bought an Powershot A530 for a replacement point-and-shoot since the A60 started getting flaky. The A60 is now on take it everywhere saddlebag duty, and as long as I replace the batteries when they hit about half charge, it still works well for those opportunistic shots.
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