In reply to Post #2294
Agree, you can buy an M5 mirrorless with kit lens PLUS a fixed f2 pancake for the same as the MKIII.
I was really looking forward to the MKIII release but tbh it's just confirmed that my next camera will be mirrorless.
Edit: You can get an M100 which has the same sensor as the MKIII, plus kit lens, plus 22 mm f1.2, for several hundred quid less than the MKIII!!!
Agree, you can buy an M5 mirrorless with kit lens PLUS a fixed f2 pancake for the same as the MKIII.
I was really looking forward to the MKIII release but tbh it's just confirmed that my next camera will be mirrorless.
Edit: You can get an M100 which has the same sensor as the MKIII, plus kit lens, plus 22 mm f1.2, for several hundred quid less than the MKIII!!!
In reply to Post #2295
I still can't consider the canon mirrorless tbh, when you look at the dslr lens lineup for crop sensors there are some big gaps there, and with lots of reports of canon and nikon dropping full frame mirrorless cameras next year, the new lens lineups will probably be the same. Fuji and mft have better lens options for me unless I decided to step up to full frame.
Where can I get a 22mm f1.2 so cheap, the olympus one is £1200
I still can't consider the canon mirrorless tbh, when you look at the dslr lens lineup for crop sensors there are some big gaps there, and with lots of reports of canon and nikon dropping full frame mirrorless cameras next year, the new lens lineups will probably be the same. Fuji and mft have better lens options for me unless I decided to step up to full frame.
Where can I get a 22mm f1.2 so cheap, the olympus one is £1200
Since all my pics are gone from the forum i thought id stick a few here.
I seem to be looking up a lot lately
Taken handheld and heavily cropped, with another big moon at the end of the month I'll be hoping for something better
I've never been happy with my astro shots, but i usually take them in the south east with all the light pollution that goes with it. An overnight stay in dorset fo work a couple of weeks back during the new moon got me the 1st shots I've been happy with,now I need to figure out how to stack multiple images to clean them up a bit. I'm also looking into getting a laowa 7.5mm f2 which should let me use a longer shutter speed,potentially letting me drop the iso by 2 stops
But there's always time for some arty stuff
I really enjoy macro, but I've struggled a bit focusing on live insects, so I thought I'd practice by chasing the fish I'm my tank. I got a similar shot by mistake that was miles out of focus, so I spent a while trying to replicate it. In the end I swapped the 60mm macro for a 75mm with extention tubes to use the faster af
I seem to be looking up a lot lately
Taken handheld and heavily cropped, with another big moon at the end of the month I'll be hoping for something better
I've never been happy with my astro shots, but i usually take them in the south east with all the light pollution that goes with it. An overnight stay in dorset fo work a couple of weeks back during the new moon got me the 1st shots I've been happy with,now I need to figure out how to stack multiple images to clean them up a bit. I'm also looking into getting a laowa 7.5mm f2 which should let me use a longer shutter speed,potentially letting me drop the iso by 2 stops
But there's always time for some arty stuff
I really enjoy macro, but I've struggled a bit focusing on live insects, so I thought I'd practice by chasing the fish I'm my tank. I got a similar shot by mistake that was miles out of focus, so I spent a while trying to replicate it. In the end I swapped the 60mm macro for a 75mm with extention tubes to use the faster af
In reply to Post #2297
I got a pair of godox flash guns and controller for Christmas, and couldn't resist when I saw an olympus 75mm 1.8 for £400, so my house has been like a portrait studio for the past week. The family were getting fed up do I thought id try them out for macro, but hit a snag when I realised none of my small diffusers would fit
60mm macro with 26mm extention tubes at mfd
I could have done with a grid and a hood but I thought this would look interesting backlit
Can anyone recommend a book on portrait/studio lighting, I'm finding it difficult to get the look I want
I got a pair of godox flash guns and controller for Christmas, and couldn't resist when I saw an olympus 75mm 1.8 for £400, so my house has been like a portrait studio for the past week. The family were getting fed up do I thought id try them out for macro, but hit a snag when I realised none of my small diffusers would fit
60mm macro with 26mm extention tubes at mfd
I could have done with a grid and a hood but I thought this would look interesting backlit
Can anyone recommend a book on portrait/studio lighting, I'm finding it difficult to get the look I want
In reply to Post #2298
I don't know if this will help but....at our local flower nursery they sell ali tube about 15mm dia plus plastic fittings, I made a frame for a light box, when finished take apart and store, at Wilko's in the food storage section there are stainless steel bowls about 300mm dia, I drilled and fitted a bulb holder in 2 of them and used what ever bulb I wanted, cheap as chips
BTW I too am having problems getting the light I want.
I don't know if this will help but....at our local flower nursery they sell ali tube about 15mm dia plus plastic fittings, I made a frame for a light box, when finished take apart and store, at Wilko's in the food storage section there are stainless steel bowls about 300mm dia, I drilled and fitted a bulb holder in 2 of them and used what ever bulb I wanted, cheap as chips
BTW I too am having problems getting the light I want.
In reply to Post #2299
Ive made a few diffusers for macro stuff to give different effects, but they were all for a little nissin i40 and we're too small for my new flashes. The new ones are a bit too big tbh, I'll keep the nissin for now, I might get a godox tt350 and sell the nissin
I came across a website called strobist a few weeks back while I was trying to get to grips with a new multi flash setup, and it's helped me a lot.
lighting 101
A lot of the concepts can be scaled down for macro if that's what your struggling with
Ive made a few diffusers for macro stuff to give different effects, but they were all for a little nissin i40 and we're too small for my new flashes. The new ones are a bit too big tbh, I'll keep the nissin for now, I might get a godox tt350 and sell the nissin
I came across a website called strobist a few weeks back while I was trying to get to grips with a new multi flash setup, and it's helped me a lot.
lighting 101
A lot of the concepts can be scaled down for macro if that's what your struggling with
Anyone been out in the snow?
All that white background great for high-key stuff.
Click for full version
All that white background great for high-key stuff.
Click for full version
In reply to Post #2301
I thought some slow shutter + 2nd curtain flash shots of the kids throwing snowballs would be good....
About 3 shots in I got a football sized one right at the camera, got a bit of a black eye from the viewfinder and a jittering sound when the lens focuses
Longer lens and take cover next time
I thought some slow shutter + 2nd curtain flash shots of the kids throwing snowballs would be good....
About 3 shots in I got a football sized one right at the camera, got a bit of a black eye from the viewfinder and a jittering sound when the lens focuses
Longer lens and take cover next time
In reply to Post #2302
Ouch
At least the eye will heal for free! Lenses can be expensive!
Ouch
At least the eye will heal for free! Lenses can be expensive!
In reply to Post #2303
It actually seems fine now, I might send it for a service anyway.
It's an olympus 12-40 2.8 so not exactly cheap!
It actually seems fine now, I might send it for a service anyway.
It's an olympus 12-40 2.8 so not exactly cheap!
In reply to Post #2304
Only just realised this thread existed. Had a scroll through and there's some serious images on here!!
I got a bit of cash for my 30th so treated myself to a new lense which has really upped the interest. Here's a few recent ones. Plenty to learn still but relatively happy.
Only just realised this thread existed. Had a scroll through and there's some serious images on here!!
I got a bit of cash for my 30th so treated myself to a new lense which has really upped the interest. Here's a few recent ones. Plenty to learn still but relatively happy.
In reply to Post #2305
Plenty to learn still but relatively happy
see if this guy can help
MIKE BROWNE LINK
Plenty to learn still but relatively happy
see if this guy can help
MIKE BROWNE LINK
Just bought a Nikon 35mm 1.8 lens. What aperture would be best for trophy shots? Is 1.8 too low?
In reply to Post #2307
Risky. It will be sharpest a few stops above wide open. 2.5-3.2 I normally favour. Trial and error though mate, every day is different.
Risky. It will be sharpest a few stops above wide open. 2.5-3.2 I normally favour. Trial and error though mate, every day is different.
In reply to Post #2305
Lovely shots
Bloody foreigners
Lovely shots
Bloody foreigners