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Anonymous Wed 15 Jan 2020 19:58:50 No.3601486 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>3601641 >>3603570 >>3604875

Previous thread: >>3597650

>All discussion and questions related to gear should take place in this exact thread.
>Redirection and answering questions in this thread is encouraged.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Jan 2020 20:07:12 No.3601488 Report

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theres a glidecam hd2000 near me for 35 usd. guy says its virtually unused. reckon i should go for it or put the dosh towards a gimbal? for shooting with a bmpcc4k

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Jan 2020 20:10:58 No.3601490 Report

Quoted By: >>3601492 >>3601496 >>3601652

my question is about my first lens upgrade. I have an APS-C camera at the moment, eos 50d, and wanted to know if there's any reason not to look for ef lenses, rather than ef-s lenses (specifically designed for the crop sensor). Eventaully, I will probably upgrade the camera but I can't predict to what, so it's better to go with a lens that could be used on a FF, correct?

pt2 would be what lenses to be looking at if I mostly shoot landscapes and people/products, often in low-ish light. I'm thinking a fast (1.8?) 50mm first, then maybe later a more expensive f/1.4 30mm? any good cheaper alternatives? Am I correct in thinking than getting a collection of primes at 30, 50, and 90 is a good way to go as far as cost/benefit?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Jan 2020 20:17:55 No.3601492 Report

Quoted By: >>3601499 >>3601528

>>3601490
it makes sense to go proper ef, but consider ef bodies are nearly wrapped up with canon moving to rf

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Jan 2020 20:33:43 No.3601496 Report

Quoted By: >>3601648

>>3601490
Lenses made for crop sensors are the biggest meme ever. Literally no reason to exist other than to fleece people who think they're "optimized" for their camera.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Jan 2020 20:38:19 No.3601499 Report

Quoted By: >>3601502

>>3601492
Well, I don't see myself getting a new camera until I've got good lenses, and even if that eventual purchase doesn't come for another few years, I'm not sure I would be going with a brand new absolute top of the line model, or even necessarily canon.

If I've accumulated a selection of lenses that work on my current camera, would I be getting rid of the whole thing by moving to a different brand? If so then it doesn't make any sense to consider RF, does it? I don't have a great understanding of what is/isn't compatible with other brands/models, all I know is I'm not interested in spending a lot right now.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Jan 2020 20:45:28 No.3601502 Report

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>>3601499
im not saying to consider rf, its a system with only 6 lenses. if youve got upgrades in mind perhaps the moneys best saved or perhaps an old manual lens that can be adapted to any system?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Jan 2020 21:39:28 No.3601528 Report

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>>3601492
EF lenses are still going to be relevant in RF bodies for a long time, as well as on FE and even Z. Most reusable future proof glass available.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Jan 2020 21:41:57 No.3601530 Report

Quoted By: >>3601538 >>3601546

is there an electronic adapter for ef to mft that doesnt have a piece ofglass in it?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Jan 2020 21:57:24 No.3601538 Report

Quoted By: >>3601544

>>3601530
Yes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Jan 2020 22:06:45 No.3601544 Report

Quoted By: >>3601547

>>3601538
link me

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Jan 2020 22:08:35 No.3601546 Report

Quoted By: >>3601557

>>3601530
I hear Viltrox is pretty safe. You have Comlite, and Fotodiox, and some others also. That shit needs to be smart, there's circuitry inside that translates everything from af to aperture controls to camera. Dumb ones with aperture control are main alternative for newer lenses.
Could buy k-mount to ef as well, they go well together, as they're small and cheap.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Jan 2020 22:09:33 No.3601547 Report

Quoted By: >>3601557

>>3601544
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1182562-REG/metabones_mb_ef_m43_bt2_canon_ef_to_mft.html

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Jan 2020 22:18:51 No.3601557 Report

Quoted By: >>3601563

>>3601547
jesus i didnt think it would that expensive, might as well just wing it on the viltrox

>>3601546
thanks, just what im looking for. good idea with the k mount, dont own any k glass though. anything tha stands out?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 15 Jan 2020 22:32:25 No.3601563 Report

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>>3601557

>https://www.mu-43.com/forums/adapted-lens-sample-image-showcase.81/page-1

ctrl+f pentax k

Twelve-Fifty

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Twelve-Fifty Wed 15 Jan 2020 23:29:39 No.3601602 Report

Quoted By: >>3601647 >>3601999 >>3602951

How do you guys shop for lenses online when you're looking for something new?

I can only stand so many boring videos on youtube talking about the stats, I need to see images or video from that lens to get a good idea of what it can do. Amazon reviews sometimes have photos attached, but most of them are just random shots taken around the house or something.

I know I'm not very bright, I'm sure there's an answer to this right under my nose. Any advice would be really appreciated.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 00:01:06 No.3601623 Report

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>tfw can't stand plastic lenses but modern lenses are all made of plastic

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 01:08:14 No.3601641 Report

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>>3601486
Fujifilm X-T3 or entry level Full frame??

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 01:37:53 No.3601647 Report

Quoted By: >>3601650

>>3601602
Rent them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 01:42:45 No.3601648 Report

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>>3601496
You have no clue at all what you are even talking about. lol

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 01:43:53 No.3601650 Report

Quoted By: >>3601667

>>3601647
why pay to rent them when you can buy them from stores with generous return policies and then just get your money back if you dont like it. ffs i bought a D5600 from amazon and returned it 3 weeks later with 1500 on the shutter and no box and got all my money back

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 01:45:28 No.3601652 Report

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>>3601490
>so it's better to go with a lens that could be used on a FF, correct?
Yes. The difference between FF and 1.4x to 1.6x crop isn't going to lose you much IQ using FF on your APS-C. But, trying to go from APS-C to FF will just be trash. Smaller crops (3x-6x) won't be nearly as good with FF lenses either.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 02:46:23 No.3601667 Report

Quoted By: >>3601770

>>3601650
People like you are the reason I don't sell good electronics online.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 03:06:07 No.3601670 Report

Quoted By: >>3601733

Cheap ass here, got the Fuji X-T100, mainly because that fat weird bald autistic guy Ken on jewtube said Fuji is superior. https://www.youtube.com/user/kathodosdotcom

Glad I did, it's been an awesome camera to start photography with. I shoot my newborn baby and wife, our friends and family. Then some architecture.

Anyway, I'm struggling here trying to figure out if I'm gonna get a prime or sit right with the kit lens and the cheap telephoto lens I got coming in tomorrow.

I probably need to shoot more before deciding, but I'm weird I like to get everything first so I'm not looking back wishing I had pulled the trigger sooner.

Anyway I think I got a good deal so far
$400 for the camera and kit XC 15-45mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS PZ

Dropped about $150 for a lens hood, tripod, bag, some extra batteries and charger, and other little straps and filters and things.

$220 got me XC 50-230mm f/4.5-6.7 OIS II Lens with a fuck ton of extras somehow off eBay. It comes in tomorrow, I'm nervous this is some fake shit or something. http://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemDescV4&item=113290125810&category=3323&pm=1&ds=0&t=1579000687000&ver=0&cspheader=1

Now I'm looking at a prime. I think the 16 or 23, maybe the 35. Having a hard time figuring out what I want.
Most shots I've taken are at 15mm so that seems like a safe bet

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 03:36:39 No.3601675 Report

Quoted By: >>3601676

Which cheap speedlight should i buy for my a6000?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 03:39:44 No.3601676 Report

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>>3601675
Get the godox flash with the wireless trigger, it was my first light and helped me out a lot.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 10:59:29 No.3601733 Report

Quoted By: >>3602299

>>3601670
What type of shots do you take or want to take?

Portraits? Architecture? Street? Nature?

Usually people have a 15-35mm, 24-70mm, and 50-200mm zooms. Or various fast primes but those add up and it is a hassle to keep switching while out there taking photos

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 11:36:50 No.3601738 Report

Quoted By: >>3601792

>scored a mint D700 with oem grip and 16K shutter activations for a tad over $400 on ebay

Feeling pretty based and redpilled right now. Just got it and it's fookin mint and they weren't lying about shutter count once I checked the exif myself

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 13:00:21 No.3601770 Report

Quoted By: >>3601786

>>3601667
>competitors having better return policies
>is why i cant sell electronics online
stay btfo by Amazon anon

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 13:44:31 No.3601786 Report

Quoted By: >>3602618

>>3601770
Thankfully, on ebay vendors can give bad customers the bad reviews as they deserve.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 13:50:30 No.3601789 Report

Quoted By: >>3601819

Why is the USPS so fucking incompetent? Hell, most times they don't even try to deliver the package and instead leave a note to pick it up at the post office. The UPS guys will knock on my shower door to make sure the damn package is delivered.

I need this tiny sensor bastard like last week.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 13:54:33 No.3601792 Report

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>>3601738
That does sound pretty good. It is always that shutter count that worries me when they don't list it. I've passed over sooo many, "good deals," because of that.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 14:46:10 No.3601819 Report

Quoted By: >>3601840

>>3601789
You have a different UPS guy.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 15:04:18 No.3601840 Report

Quoted By: >>3601858

>>3601819
That's the Fedex guy. The one with the tattoo sleeves and hugely gauged ears/nose piercings. Sometimes, he just does a drive by when I'm standing in the yard then I get an alert, "No one was home. Sorry we missed you, will try again tomorrow." UPS has been consistent and the 2 guys that deliver in my area are super serious about their job and are real chill and never in a hurry.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 15:29:13 No.3601858 Report

Quoted By: >>3601864 >>3602216

>>3601840
I like the DHL guy. Comes out from 150 miles away to deliver shit for me and only me the entire day in a van made for the Autobahn covered mercurial livery and Teutonic esotericism, drifts it down the street to burn off the speed from coming out of hyperspace, and hand delivers it to me while I'm smoking on the toilet. I can pop out to the store and he'll show up there. I could be driving and he'd toss it though the window. The germans are a very punctual people.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 15:37:02 No.3601864 Report

Quoted By: >>3601871

>>3601858
>DHL
lol We don't have there around here. Although, every time I order something from Amazon, the email account, I use solely for Amazon, gets flooded with fake DHL emails saying I need to verify my payment details because they were unable to deliver the package (a package that UPS or USPS is delivering of course.)

One of the UPS guys discovered where I worked in town and would deliver packages to me there instead of driving to the middle of no where.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 15:51:11 No.3601871 Report

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>>3601864
>We don't have there around here.
I think it's just one guy. You never see the van but look for burning tire tracks.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 15:52:51 No.3601874 Report

Quoted By: >>3601882 >>3601886

Is full frame worth it? Total hobbyist here.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 16:08:30 No.3601882 Report

Quoted By: >>3601884 >>3601899 >>3601944

>>3601874
Yes, if you can afford the glass to go with it, need the low light capability or BOKEH and are actually willing to bring a camera bag with you regularly.
No, if you're on a tight budget (don't fall for the vintage glass meme) or want a pocket camera.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 16:10:07 No.3601884 Report

Quoted By: >>3601892

>>3601882
>don't fall for the vintage glass meme
Fuck you! Vintage glass is highly underrated.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 16:10:53 No.3601886 Report

Quoted By: >>3601945

>>3601874
Diminishing returns and added expense you may not want or need.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 16:16:46 No.3601892 Report

Quoted By: >>3601903

>>3601884
Vintage glass is fine if vintage look is what you're going for. But if you buy a full frame camera for the IQ and then use vintage lenses simply cause you can't afford modern ones, you'll end up with worse (softer, lower contrast) IQ than a modern APS-C camera will offer.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 16:22:22 No.3601899 Report

Quoted By: >>3601961

>>3601882
if he has to ask, its clearly not worth it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 16:26:49 No.3601903 Report

Quoted By: >>3601947

>>3601892
I'd love to have FF with vintage glass. Though, I'd certainly want to rent gear before trying just to compare vintage glass with the latest modern glass.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 19:01:57 No.3601944 Report

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>>3601882
Thanks man! Looks like I'll have to bite the bullet and buy a full frame.

The only modern lens I have is the Zeiss Distagon 35mm f2. But I'm assuming vintage medium format glass should be decent? I love the old Biometar 80, it's my favorite.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 19:03:41 No.3601945 Report

Quoted By: >>3601958 >>3601962

>>3601886
I've watched videos on this with people going back and fort on the value of it. I'll probably wait six months until prices drop some more.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 19:05:07 No.3601947 Report

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>>3601903
Renting seems like a good idea. Didn't think of that option.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 19:28:44 No.3601958 Report

Quoted By: >>3602027

>>3601945
All I feel limited by is a lower megapickle output because it's cheap, not because it's crop. I also shoot medium format film and make wet prints so it's not like it's a poorfag cope.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 19:41:54 No.3601961 Report

Quoted By: >>3602030

>>3601899
If you have money to spend, there's a case to be made for starting out with a FF camera and one good prime. That way you know for a fact that it's not the gear's fault that your photos suck, which could motivate you to improve.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 19:44:29 No.3601962 Report

Quoted By: >>3602035

>>3601945
Then you won't have the camera you want for another 6 months. No matter if you buy a FF, APS-C or M43 camera, you could take a lot of great photos in that time, instead of watching fucking gearqueers argue on youtube for another half year.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 21:25:32 No.3601999 Report

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>>3601602
The Digital Picture site is good for comparing lens quality/performance. There's a side by side comparison tool. Below is a comparison between the lens in you op photo and a kit lens.

https://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=960&Camera=963&Sample=0&FLI=0&API=0&LensComp=763&CameraComp=963&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=1&APIComp=0

The author is a Canon shooter so most lenses are listed but he also tests other lenses. With some caveats I've found his site useful over the years.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 21:35:01 No.3602001 Report

Quoted By: >>3602003 >>3602006 >>3602272 >>3604132

Is this a good deal for the a7rii assuming noone else bids?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 21:45:01 No.3602003 Report

Quoted By: >>3602009 >>3602016

>>3602001
It's quite old. A7iii has better dynamic range, better AF, better low light performance, better ISO, more tracking points, has a AF joystick, better battery life

Is that eBay listing for it new or used? The a7iii goes for $2100 body only new every few months.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 21:46:48 No.3602006 Report

Quoted By: >>3602010 >>3602016

>>3602001
no, considering you could get a brand new grey market one for 150 more aus coins.

https://www.e-infin.com/au/item/2671/sony_alpha_a7r_ii_mirrorless_digital_camera_body_only_a7r_mark_2

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 21:49:04 No.3602009 Report

Quoted By: >>3602011

>>3602003
>muh af
how often do you really shoot sports, or people running around? be honest.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 21:49:46 No.3602010 Report

Quoted By: >>3602012

>>3602006
Why are used bodies either sold for almost the same prices as new, or extremely low giveaway prices. Everyone is an idiot?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 21:50:13 No.3602011 Report

Quoted By: >>3602014 >>3602314

>>3602009
Eye AF is VERY handy dude

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 21:50:49 No.3602012 Report

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>>3602010
a lot of people dont know about grey market, or think its a scam.
and yeah, people are stupid.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 21:53:28 No.3602014 Report

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>>3602011
post your portfolio full of <f/2.0 portraits with only eye(s) in focus.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 21:54:35 No.3602016 Report

Quoted By: >>3602018 >>3602019 >>3602020

>>3602003
used, in it for the resolution, is that wrong?

>>3602006
thats without a lens though

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 21:58:07 No.3602018 Report

Quoted By: >>3602036

>>3602016
You are right, but if it is the 28-70 kit lens it isn't worth anything.
If you were planning on using that you might as well just buy a canon rebel with a kit lens.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 21:58:22 No.3602019 Report

Quoted By: >>3602036

>>3602016
The default lens isn't worth a lot honestly. You can try and search for it on ebay to see how much it's actually worth, people usually want to get rid of them, and then upgrade to one of the Tamron RXD lenses.

If you value higher image quality, definitely grab one of the Tamron RXD zooms.
The glass that directs the light needs to be of high resolution as well, not just the sensor.
And those Tamrons are very high quality.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 21:58:51 No.3602020 Report

Quoted By: >>3602036

>>3602016
Will you print your pictures at super high resolution? That is the only reason to go for more megapixels in this case

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 22:07:45 No.3602027 Report

Quoted By: >>3602253

>>3601958
What do you shoot for medium format? I've been tempted by Mamiya but I just don't have the time to mess with it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 22:09:41 No.3602030 Report

Quoted By: >>3602034 >>3602037

>>3601961
I have a ton of vintage glass (I like the look) so money isn't the issue as such, it's more that everyone is saying that unless you make big prints then crop is fine. I don't wanna be a fag who buys a fancy camera and uses it for small time stuff.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 22:14:00 No.3602034 Report

Quoted By: >>3602038

>>3602030
It isn't just print outs, FF do better in low light as well.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 22:14:24 No.3602035 Report

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>>3601962
Aright. I'm looking to get a Pentax K1. I can't decide between the mk1 and the mk2. The colors on the mk2 seem more saturated, but some people swear by the original look. Opinions?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 22:16:36 No.3602036 Report

Quoted By: >>3602042 >>3602046 >>3602048

>>3602020
yeah, i wanted to do really big prints, like 30 x 45 eventully, and starting out at 20x30

>>3602019
>>3602018
thanks, image quality is super important to me. desu i might just save a little (read 3 months) and get a a7riv

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 22:17:26 No.3602037 Report

Quoted By: >>3602041

>>3602030
FF has better ISO performance, which is good in low light. Better dynamic range, which is good in bright light. Thinner depth of field if you want, which gives you more options for composing. And it's where manufacturers spend their big development bucks, which gives you better IQ overall.
It's also bigger, heavier, and much more expensive than APS-C.
So you decide what you want.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 22:17:48 No.3602038 Report

Quoted By:

>>3602034
I do shoot a lot of low light. So it would make sense. Off to the bay I go.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 22:20:02 No.3602041 Report

Quoted By:

>>3602037
I currently have a Pentax K3ii, a Pentax K70 (my backup), and I recently got a Fuji Xpro1. I also have a stupid amount of vintage glass. I don't mind carrying a big camera.

Opinions on K1mk1 vs mk2?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 22:20:29 No.3602042 Report

Quoted By: >>3602107

>>3602036
The 61MP needs even higher quality lens than the 42MP.

There is nothing wrong with wanting better image quality. But you have to understand the lens is actually at least as important for image quality as the sensor.

What lenses were you planning on getting? Because that default kit lens sure as heck isn't going to cut it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 22:21:08 No.3602046 Report

Quoted By: >>3602107

>>3602036
With that size, you need more than 42 MP that the a7rii has

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 22:24:34 No.3602048 Report

Quoted By: >>3602107

>>3602036
spend the money on RII or RIII and better glass instead of the RIV

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 23:09:55 No.3602107 Report

Quoted By: >>3602153

>>3602046
>>3602048
conflicting, seems he rii should at least be good for the lower of the two and some photos could be done with the riii and iv in pixel shift mode.

>>3602042
i didnt realise it was the kit lens but if thats the case i really had none in mind. i didnt realise that lenses had a resolving resolution. ive got some vintage lenses i was considering adapting but theyre nothing amazing.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 23:45:10 No.3602153 Report

Quoted By: >>3602159

>>3602107
Legs precision sort of is the "resolution" so to speak. They go hand in hand with each other.
A superb lens will enhance a high resolution sensor greatly.
A high resolution sensor will get the most out of a high precision lens.

>but if thats the case i really had none in mind.
If you're a prime lens kind of guy, the ones that really stand out are the
Voigtlander APO-Lanthar lenses
Zeiss Loxia lenses
Sony GM lenses
Samyang has a really good 85mm and 45mm.
Sigma has an extremely good F1,2 aperture 35mm..

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 23:50:20 No.3602159 Report

Quoted By: >>3602168 >>3602195 >>3602220

>>3602153
Thanks, is there a way to tell the lens precision from specs?
Will definitely check out the sigma, love my low light photography

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 23:54:45 No.3602168 Report

Quoted By: >>3602183

>>3602159
>is there a way to tell the lens precision from specs?
Many. Many people are tricked to believe higher aperture means higher image quality.
But there are several high aperture lenses out there that are completely crap.

>low light photography
A good Tripod will get you far better results without forcing you to use super thin depth of field.

The Sigma lens is heavy though. That's it main weakness, it's uncomfortable to carry around compared to , say, the Sony 24mm GM.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 16 Jan 2020 23:55:47 No.3602171 Report

Quoted By: >>3602185

>Many. Many
*None.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Jan 2020 00:02:35 No.3602183 Report

Quoted By: >>3602185

>>3602168
well whats the way?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Jan 2020 00:04:04 No.3602185 Report

Quoted By:

>>3602183
None I'm afraid>>3602171

You have to try them yourself, or trust the reviewers.

giannis

giannis Fri 17 Jan 2020 00:11:46 No.3602195 Report

Quoted By: >>3602206 >>3602230

>>3602159
>Thanks, is there a way to tell the lens precision from specs?
The MTF chart. For high resolution bodies (>50MP), focus on the bottom line that represents 40lp/mm.
The higher that line in the graph, the better.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Jan 2020 00:39:32 No.3602206 Report

Quoted By: >>3602254

>>3602195
With the caveat that some MTF charts from China and South Korea shouldn't be trusted.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Jan 2020 00:52:51 No.3602213 Report

Quoted By:

Should I sell my X100F now while prices are high, in preparation to upgrade to the X100V that's supposedly coming out next month?
I have low-key anxiety about trying to sell things online, so I've been putting it off, even though I don't use it much.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Jan 2020 00:54:15 No.3602216 Report

Quoted By:

>>3601858
Beautiful.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Jan 2020 01:16:45 No.3602220 Report

Quoted By:

>>3602159
Look at reviews that do lab tests:

https://www.imaging-resource.com/lenses/reviews/
https://www.lenstip.com/lenses_reviews.html

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Jan 2020 01:30:48 No.3602230 Report

Quoted By:

>>3602195
micro thirds four
ok!

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Jan 2020 02:11:14 No.3602253 Report

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>>3602027
Mamiya, rollei, others. It's an all consuming investment of your time and sanity. Can't say I recommend any part of it. It's not casual fun and I wouldn't wish it on anyone who doesn't enjoy the entire process. It's every issue with full frame magnified by two stops and then some.

I'd rather take the rolleicord out with some filters and the close up lenses over wishing I had a manservant and a trust fund for all the 77mm filters. I can manage 6x6 on my own, 6x7 is at least 15 pounds of kit before you even get to popping flash.

giannis

giannis Fri 17 Jan 2020 02:16:07 No.3602254 Report

Quoted By: >>3602256

>>3602206
>With the caveat that some MTF charts from China and South Korea shouldn't be trusted.
Kek have they started publishing fake or "simulated" MTFs?
As far as I know Zeiss (and most big manufacturers) do proper, optically measured MTF charts, and don't publish the "calculated"/simulated MTF charts given by raytracing software.
Heck, even some old russian lenses would have individually measured MTF charts, which would be printed on the lens' "passport".

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Jan 2020 02:19:19 No.3602256 Report

Quoted By: >>3602265

>>3602254
>Kek have they started publishing fake or "simulated" MTFs?
No. The MTF charts always represent the perfectly manufactured lens.

Unfortunately the market wants cheaper and cheaper lenses. So the only thing they can do is to say to hell with Quality control, and just include the badly manufactured lenses,

If they actually followed quality control, they would have to discard a ton of shit into the trash, and then their lenses would no longer be cheap.

giannis

giannis Fri 17 Jan 2020 02:37:26 No.3602265 Report

Quoted By:

>>3602256
Ah fair enough, I see.
Quality control and sample variation is always a big factor.
>If they actually followed quality control, they would have to discard a ton of shit into the trash, and then their lenses would no longer be cheap.
Yeah true. And on top of that, with mass produced materials (glass, metal, bearings, etc.), human workhours spent in testing can be a big chunk of the lens' price, without even considering wastage due to not passing quality control.
People don't realise how expensive quality control is, compared to the raw materials. There's a reason almost nobody does individual lens inspection/benchmarking, for *all* the items. Can literally be a third or half of the cost of the lens. Even sampling is expensive, actually so much that a friend did a funded PhD in statistical flaw detection in composite materials, so you can get similar quality control with less samples.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Jan 2020 03:01:40 No.3602272 Report

Quoted By: >>3602293 >>3604132

>>3602001
no. stay away from anything less than a7iii
i had a a7ii, upgraded to a7rii and then finally the iii. iii fixes so many crippling issues with that line.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Jan 2020 04:19:05 No.3602293 Report

Quoted By: >>3602298 >>3602309

>>3602272
such as?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Jan 2020 04:49:51 No.3602298 Report

Quoted By:

>>3602293
Color accuracy is bad on the a7rii and below, you will spend time in post fixing them

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Jan 2020 04:55:40 No.3602299 Report

Quoted By:

>>3601733
Architecture and baby mainly. When we travel it will be nature as well.

I'm digging the 50-230. It came with some cheap 2x and 0.43x macro add ons that really suck but I don't care it also had a cleaning kit and filters that are good.

I'm really thinking this is it for me, the 15-45 will be the main lens then swap if I really want to zoom for surfing or animals or something. It takes really nice photos for the price.

Just learning more about focus now, I've got the other fundamentals down, just spot focus on center point is all I'm mainly using and it's great, just don't know how much I'm losing when reframing. I could wimp out and swap to face I guess.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Jan 2020 07:01:26 No.3602309 Report

Quoted By:

>>3602293
No joystick
Old battery

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Jan 2020 07:45:47 No.3602314 Report

Quoted By:

>>3602011

Rii has eye AF, though.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 17 Jan 2020 22:12:27 No.3602515 Report

Quoted By: >>3602553 >>3602554 >>3602677

What should I get for a beginner?
>Canon 1500D
>Canon 800D
>Canon 200D
>Nikon D3500
>Nikon D5600

Some of them don't include lenses, does buying a package with one usually work out to be cheaper?
Are cameras like PC hardware where they almost never go on sale?
Are older models worth it or should I aim for a current year model?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Jan 2020 23:20:22 No.3602553 Report

Quoted By: >>3602568 >>3602726

>>3602515
>Nikon D3500
The D3500 isn't worth getting over the D3400, so get a D3400 if you go that route. Remember to check the FFD of any camera mount you want to get. The shorter the mount the more lenses from other mounts you can adapt to it. Which is why mirrorless cameras can adapt just about all the older DSLR/SLR camera mounts. Nikon F-mount is really long so there's not many you can adapt to it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 17 Jan 2020 23:21:40 No.3602554 Report

Quoted By: >>3602568 >>3602571 >>3602726

>>3602515
>Are cameras like PC hardware where they almost never go on sale?
You need to get them from the grey market/used.

>Are older models worth it or should I aim for a current year model?
It all comes down to shutter count and reviews. So, check out reviews to make sure it has what you want then when you by second hand stuff make sure it has low shutter count.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 00:07:50 No.3602568 Report

Quoted By:

>>3602554
>You need to get them from the grey market/used
How do I tell if i'm buying a camera that's older than advertised? How do I know if i'm getting ripped off?
What are the best places to get a 2nd hand camera? I've tried Gumtree before but one guy was really sketchy and probably stole it.

>>3602553
I'm kind of limited to what I can buy becase I live in Australia

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 00:12:05 No.3602571 Report

Quoted By: >>3602605

>>3602554
>shutter count
This is sort of like the miles you've put on a car, correct?

What's a good shutter count for a 2nd hand camera? I'm good at negotiating, but how much cheaper could I ask for, at how high of a shutter count?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 00:47:39 No.3602585 Report

Quoted By: >>3602587 >>3602589

Totally uninformed to the world of cameras, could someone point me to a really cheap one that'll get the job done? I mean REALLY cheap. Doesn't need any fancy gizmos, I just want something that'll be better than my phone's camera.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 00:53:29 No.3602587 Report

Quoted By: >>3602615

>>3602585
That market has all but disappeared. Cheap cameras aren't much better than your phone. I'd recommend a Canon Powershot A650. They're old, but they're real cameras, with optical viewfinder, image stabilization, fully manual controls including focus (but full auto option too, of course), tiltable screen, the ability to mount converters and filters, and they can even be hacked to shoot RAW which gives you more options in editing. An old Canon Powershot G series would be a good bet, too.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 00:56:53 No.3602589 Report

Quoted By: >>3602615

>>3602585
Get the cheapest DSLR you can find on ebay with a lens. Brand really doesn't matter at a very low budget, condition is more important. Just don't dump any more money into the system if you decide you like it after a while, get a nicer camera first, then.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 01:09:25 No.3602605 Report

Quoted By: >>3602726

>>3602571
Different cameras have different shutter life expectancy. Look up what model it is and judge for yourself how much it's worth based on how many shots are left and how many shots you plan on taking.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 01:17:07 No.3602615 Report

Quoted By: >>3602622

>>3602587
>>3602589
Thanks for the advice lads. How much does MP count matter?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 01:22:01 No.3602618 Report

Quoted By: >>3602626

>>3601786
>bring up ebay
>on a discussion about amazon
stay retarded anon

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 01:26:46 No.3602622 Report

Quoted By:

>>3602615
You can enter the biggest size you want to print and the viewing distance here and it will calculate how many MP you need:

https://www.pointsinfocus.com/tools/minimum-resolution-calculator/

Having more gives you the option to crop in post. I took many of my favorite pictures with a 6MP DSLR and printed them up to 8x12 inch size. More MP doesn't necessarily increase image quality.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 01:30:07 No.3602626 Report

Quoted By:

>>3602618
>missing the point
>get angry for no reason
>t. bad amazon customer
Figures.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 03:24:54 No.3602648 Report

Quoted By: >>3602649

800D or even cheaper the SL3 they are pretty much the same, canon is by far the most beginner friendly and has tons of glass that can be had for cheap used
buy the body only and grab the EF-S 24mm 2.8 STM and an EF 50 1.8 STM

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 03:29:49 No.3602649 Report

Quoted By: >>3602651

>>3602648
actually scrap that SL3 recommendation having way more AF points and better metering is worth the extra 50$

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 03:34:00 No.3602651 Report

Quoted By: >>3602672

>>3602649
Then you end up in a features arms race and quagmire for another 50 bucks more.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 04:50:32 No.3602672 Report

Quoted By:

>>3602651
Nah the 800D was already on his list and the next step up would be an 80D/90D and those are significantly more money.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 05:17:54 No.3602677 Report

Quoted By: >>3602726

>>3602515
Among those cameras, I'm partial to the Nikon D5600.
When buying a camera, the kit lens that comes with it is usually limiting as you get more skilled. Nikon's kit lens, the 18-55 3.5-5.6 zoom lens is actually pretty nice, image stabilized, small, sharp, only problem is you can't do any shallow depth of field shots with it.
If I were going out to buy an entry-level camera today, I would buy it body-only, but getting one with a kit lens will be fine and convenient if you're an absolute beginner.
Cameras rarely go on sale for any significant discount. The camera market is pretty controlled.
Buying older, discontinued models can allow you to get a higher-spec camera for the same price, but you have to be able to compare new and older cameras and know a bit about what to look for. Cameras are always improving, even the base models, so don't look too far in the past for a deal.
I highly recommend buying used lenses, as long as they aren't scratched or malfunctioning. Lenses don't really degrade with use, but for some reason people sell them for cheaper if they're used.
Used camera bodies can be a good deal. Make sure it's not beat up or malfunctioning. 0-10,000 clicks is awesome, usually a good deal. 10,000-20,000 clicks is fine, 20,000-30,000 clicks has gotten some good use and the body may be rougher due to age.
Above 30,000 clicks is someone's workhorse camera, seems like a lot to me. Then again, cameras can supposedly go for 100,000+ shots before requiring a shutter replacement.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 08:49:23 No.3602726 Report

Quoted By: >>3602741

>>3602553
>>3602554
>>3602605
>>3602677
I just bought a used one
>Canon 700D
>$350AUD
>1k shutter count

Seems a bit dirty and the screen on the back is smudged, but not uncleanable, but otherwise seems to be functioning.

Did I get ripped off?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 10:00:27 No.3602741 Report

Quoted By: >>3602775

>>3602726
Seems alright, especially because I imagine in aus everything is more expensive. That shutter count is very low, you shoul double check it.
https://shuttercounter.com/

Did you get it with the kit lens? The lens is a huge determining factor in how good the image quality will be. More than the body itself. If you want really nice, sharp images I recommend getting a cheap, fast prime lens around 35mm (~50mm equivalent). I'm not too sure what to get that would be the best bang for your buck but I'm sure other anons here have recommendations.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 11:41:56 No.3602775 Report

Quoted By: >>3602777 >>3602782

>>3602741
>https://shuttercounter.com/
It always says data not found. I can view the rest of the EXIF data, but not the shutter count for some reason. Maybe this website doesn't support the 700D?

It came with a 18mm whatever stock lens, bag, battery and battery charger.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 11:47:24 No.3602777 Report

Quoted By: >>3602839

>>3602775
Make sure your raw file setting is uncompressed. Then try again

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 11:59:11 No.3602782 Report

Quoted By: >>3602839

>>3602775
if it doesn't work there then use some other site or program, there are plenty

the 18-55mm standard kit lens, which is not great
again i'd advise getting a cheap prime

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 15:08:51 No.3602839 Report

Quoted By:

>>3602777
I'm pretty sure it is. It says "RAW" under image quality
>>3602782
Is it possible he went to the manufacturer and got them to reset the shutter count back to 0?
It's 5 years old with only 1k clicks, that seems a little too good to be true.
His reason was that he bought it for his gf and she only used it to shoot video

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 15:26:37 No.3602851 Report

Quoted By: >>3602852

Post full gear shots. This is every camera and lens that I own.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 15:30:19 No.3602852 Report

Quoted By: >>3602865

>>3602851
then who was picture???

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 15:39:56 No.3602856 Report

Quoted By:

Friend is getting his first camera "for everyday shooting" and asked for advice. What camera do I trick him into buying for around 500 that can get him hooked on actual photography?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 16:26:01 No.3602865 Report

Quoted By:

>>3602852
GF's phone.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 19:45:17 No.3602943 Report

Quoted By: >>3603022 >>3603098

>Zoom ring is in reverse direction of Native lenses
Why doed Sigma insist on being so dumb about this?

If you're going to be a 3rd party lens on a mount, at least try and emulate how the native lenses handle.
You're going to fuck up everything in terms of muscle memory and reflexes for the native userbase when you reverse the zooming and focusing direction for no reason.

I guess at least Tamron managed to get something right.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 20:09:59 No.3602951 Report

Quoted By:

>>3601602
showcase threads in forums, flickr search

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 21:27:01 No.3602975 Report

Quoted By: >>3602987 >>3602988 >>3602990 >>3603126

Anyone bothered to try adapting old school manual focus zooms on mirrorless bodies with EVF and focus peaking? Seems like a cheap way to get a decent auto zoom, but I don't even know what I should be looking at.

Someone mentioned the old Nikkor 80-200mm, but what the hell mount adapter would I even look at to mount this to a Fuji body?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 21:41:54 No.3602987 Report

Quoted By:

>>3602975
f mount to x mount. If you'll be mounting lenses with digital aperture control, you'll need one with aperture, if not you can go with dumb one. There are also speedboosters that will increase f stop and slightly reduce focal distance, and smart adapters with fully working auto focus.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 21:41:59 No.3602988 Report

Quoted By: >>3602991

>>3602975
F-mount to X-mount? I think Fotodiox makes every adapter possible to go from F-mount lens to all mirrorless mounts.
>$19.95
https://www.amazon.com/Fotodiox-Lens-Mount-Adapter-Mirrorless/dp/B008BBI6RY

I've never had a camera with focus peaking, but a focus indicator should work with that lens. That sort of thing only really fails with super fast lenses, mirror lenses, or F-stops tighter than f/8, from my experience.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 21:43:39 No.3602990 Report

Quoted By: >>3602991

>>3602975
>tfw your entire post doesn't show up after sending
Fuck it, here:
https://www.amazon.com/Fotodiox-Lens-Mount-Adapter-Mirrorless/dp/B008BBI6RY

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 21:44:44 No.3602991 Report

Quoted By: >>3602995

>>3602990
>>3602988
lol I even restarted my PC in that amount of time and used a different browser VM and it still wasn't posted until after I posted the second one.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 21:47:26 No.3602995 Report

Quoted By: >>3602998

>>3602991
Sounds like you're just desperate to sell your item.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 21:49:01 No.3602998 Report

Quoted By:

>>3602995
Spam bot traffic on 4channel is high on this lonely Saturday night.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 22:35:47 No.3603022 Report

Quoted By: >>3603026 >>3603098

>>3602943
Haha it's the other way around dude. Tamron is the one who did the opposite.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 22:37:16 No.3603026 Report

Quoted By: >>3603039 >>3603098

>>3603022
Not really. The native Sony lenses on that system is the same as Tamron.

It's Sigma who barges in and changes how lenses on that mount should be handled.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 22:56:53 No.3603039 Report

Quoted By: >>3603046 >>3603048 >>3603098

>>3603026
um no, the sony gm on the right

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 23:03:15 No.3603046 Report

Quoted By: >>3603098

>>3603039
Notice those two lenses have the large number to the left, and the smaller number to the right.
Notice how the Tamron has the large number to the left.
Now, notice how the Sigma has the large number to the right.

I'm sorry that this needed to be explained to you.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 18 Jan 2020 23:05:55 No.3603048 Report

Quoted By: >>3603098

>>3603039
You do realize that this is the same as the Tamron, right?
It's how pretty much everyone except Canon (and, more recently, Sigma and Laowa) does it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 00:49:38 No.3603098 Report

Quoted By: >>3603099

In case you are confused:
These posts >>3602943 >>3603026 >>3603046 >>3603048
are talking about direction of zoom ring rotation.
These posts >>3603022 >>3603039 are talking about zoom ring being further away from the camera than focus ring.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 00:53:22 No.3603099 Report

Quoted By:

>>3603098
Obviously the initial post complained about the direction of the ring. Thus setting up the subject.

Talks about which is furthest away from the mount is just a derailing of that topic.
The direction of the ring is the one that will mess up the muscle memory.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 02:50:27 No.3603126 Report

Quoted By: >>3603134

>>3602975
>auto focus
>no electronics on adapter
gl bro

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 03:19:31 No.3603134 Report

Quoted By: >>3603176

>>3603126
As long as it has manual controls for aperture, focus, and zoom, I don't care about AF not working. The problem is apparently finding a lens designed around manual focus in use still in good working condition.

For modern day stuff, seems like the things with quality glass and real manual control rings for everything is all around $500 or more anyway.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 05:59:48 No.3603176 Report

Quoted By: >>3603179

>>3603134
ah i meant to say auto zoom, cant do that without electronics. that said most of my lenses are m42 with a m43 adapter. One of my favorites is my 300mm that i got for $30 aud. you need to expect a loss of sharpness however

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 06:14:09 No.3603179 Report

Quoted By: >>3603180

>>3603176
I found a used Nikkor 70-150mm E series telezoom I'll try out with the Fotodiox adapters. It's $60 and only moderately scuffed up, so we'll see how it turns out.

I really wanted to find a Vivitar or Kiron 70-150mm for even less, but apparently classic glass collectors are a thing? They've pretty much snapped up all of those lenses that weren't run into the ground.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 06:31:54 No.3603180 Report

Quoted By: >>3603216 >>3603507

>>3603179
why fotodiox? i hate collectors that dont use shit. like nigga take photos

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 10:00:34 No.3603200 Report

Quoted By: >>3603248

I first time shot at an smaller event for a friend yesterday but I only had the xpro1
I used the 35mm 1.4, worked surprsingly well, but I sometimes needed zoom or wider shots and my kit lens couldn't do it

If I wanted to upgrade for more low light performance, do newer Fuji cameras have that or would I have to get a fullframe camera?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 10:50:20 No.3603203 Report

Quoted By:

is the new E-mount sigma 24-70mm better than the tamron 28-75mm? The tamron is $300 cheaper for me here.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 12:06:41 No.3603216 Report

Quoted By: >>3603221

>>3603180
not him but fotodiox stuff is tough and cheap as hell

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 12:18:52 No.3603221 Report

Quoted By: >>3603228

>>3603216
vs kf?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 12:41:08 No.3603228 Report

Quoted By: >>3603230

>>3603221
?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 12:41:33 No.3603229 Report

Quoted By: >>3604168

Good price for the Fuji X-E3 at Curry's/PC World right now.

Pair with a grey marker 27mm f2.8 at eBay/eGlobal for a killer pocketable setup.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 12:52:54 No.3603230 Report

Quoted By: >>3603232 >>3603245

>>3603228
kf concept adapters

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 12:56:23 No.3603232 Report

Quoted By: >>3603233

>>3603230
All chink shit adapters are mostly the same. The real tip is to buy them direct from the chinks on Aliexpress instead of searching on Amazon like you probably are. The mark-up on adapters is crazy. You can get them for $5-10.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 13:02:20 No.3603233 Report

Quoted By:

>>3603232
i bought kf for 20$ on ebay. seems like they have a slightly diffrent shape from the generic ones

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 13:21:29 No.3603236 Report

Quoted By: >>3603324

I'm looking for a compact film camera to carry around, I'm not a serious photographer I just want something small and novel. I'm currently looking at a Olympus Pen F or a Rollei B 35. Which do you recommend, and are there any others I would look at in the sub £200 range?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 13:50:57 No.3603245 Report

Quoted By:

>>3603230
>K&F Concept
Ah, nothing wrong with that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 14:00:20 No.3603248 Report

Quoted By: >>3603252 >>3603273

>>3603200
Do you still want to be able to point and shoot in low light? Or are you OK with using a tripod? I guess a dinner wedding reception you would have to point and shoot. A FF can't be beat for low light due to the sensor being larger and the ISO noise being better performing, but if you have a tripod it can be done with a APS-C. However, you always want a tripod regardless of the type of camera you have unless you are in an environment where it isn't possible.

Having image stabilization either in the body or lens is needed for point and shoot, which helps you use a slower shutter speed (to let more light in at night). How many lenses have invested in your xpro 1? Honestly, the Fuji XT3 body cost about the same as the Sony A7iii (~$200 diff) body. I mean the lenses for the fuji might be cheaper? But nowadays you can get cheap and good quality third party glass on the sony by tamron, sigma, etc. that will perform better than APS-C.

I can see the purpose for the Fuji APS-C for the form factor and for smaller sized lenses desu

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 14:05:06 No.3603252 Report

Quoted By: >>3603256 >>3603259

>>3603248
scratch that LMAO, I don't know why fuji doesn't release a FF mirrorless. The a7iii is smaller than the xt3

/\M8U5H !!wYAykVv/bA3

/\M8U5H !!wYAykVv/bA3 Sun 19 Jan 2020 14:10:54 No.3603256 Report

Quoted By:

>>3603252
> Sensorlets btfo

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 14:17:03 No.3603259 Report

Quoted By:

>>3603252
It is smaller, but if you've ever held both, the A7iii feels bigger.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 15:00:16 No.3603273 Report

Quoted By: >>3603728

>>3603248
I'd rather point and shoot
I didn't invest much, bought everything used about half a year ago
xpro1, 18-55mm kit, 35mm1.4, 27mm2.8 ~500€
I mean for most of the time its fine, I love how the camera looks and feels
but I'd rather have a camera that gets the job done than showing everyone what a cool looking camera I got
I mean the xpro1 is fine most of the time, I just wish for slightly better AF, lowlight performance and maybe a few more megapixels for cropping

my thought is, getting a new fuji body, getting the 56mm1.2, 16-55mm2.8 and a tele lens... I might as well invest a few hundred bucks more and get a fullframe

first of all I have to get my hands onto an a7iii and try it out
but desu I guess any newer fuji body would be good enough for me
GAS kicking in I guess

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 15:31:37 No.3603292 Report

Quoted By: >>3603301 >>3603311 >>3603504 >>3603552 >>3603584

What lense and camera would you guys recommend for interior photography, mostly apartments, close, compact spaces? Im on a budget so no really high tier cameras

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 15:45:47 No.3603301 Report

Quoted By:

>>3603292
Certainly something with a wide angle and somewhat fast around f/2.

giannis

giannis Sun 19 Jan 2020 16:09:19 No.3603311 Report

Quoted By: >>3603354 >>3603556

>>3603292
Budget?
The things that will improve the quality of your interior architecture shots, in order of importance, are:
1. wideangle lens
2. a flash that you can bounce off walls
3. (optional) tripod, softbox

Don't worry much about cameras etc. Get a used dlsr or mirrorless or whatever you can find for cheap, with a largish sensor (micro 4/3 and above). Then get a budget wideangle lens for your camer. And a cheap third party flash that does ttl, even an old thyristor flash with swiveling head for 30$ will do fine. Get a cheap tripod to do exposure bracketing for "hdr" (so you don't blow the highlights in the windows), if the flash is not powerful enough to balance them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 16:45:29 No.3603324 Report

Quoted By: >>3603328 >>3603337

>>3603236
>not a serious photographer
>film
You're either developing yourself and have a scanner or paying 20 bucks for a roll and color development. Sounds pretty serious to me.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 16:48:21 No.3603328 Report

Quoted By:

>>3603324
It is sad that such a thing is defined as "serious" in this age of point&shit tech.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 16:57:23 No.3603337 Report

Quoted By:

>>3603324
I don't take many photos so I can stomach having a few rolls developed, but cost is a motivation for the half frame.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 17:08:59 No.3603354 Report

Quoted By: >>3603360

>>3603311
im in Chile so my budget is different from what youd normally think I could buy, everything is 2x the price than the US.
Sorry my ignorance but TTL? I already have a tripod

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 17:11:00 No.3603360 Report

Quoted By:

>>3603354
Fuck sake, just Google it first before posting something dumb next time man. TTL = AUTO mode for flash. He's telling you to get a flash with TTL because it will help your photography more than any other piece of gear.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 21:58:53 No.3603504 Report

Quoted By:

>>3603292
A 12-24mm FF zoom lens

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 19 Jan 2020 22:37:46 No.3603507 Report

Quoted By:

>>3603180
Their stuff us pretty inexpensive and I’ve never had any issues with their adapters. There’s tons of chinese manufacturers out there that crank those out, and they seem to be a consistent one.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Jan 2020 00:21:50 No.3603547 Report

Quoted By: >>3603548 >>3605036

Just won auction for a fujinon 54-270/4.5.

Odd lenses are fun. Bet it's soft and chromaby as fuck.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Jan 2020 00:30:01 No.3603548 Report

Quoted By: >>3603730

>>3603547
how do you find interesting lens auctions

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Jan 2020 00:37:52 No.3603552 Report

Quoted By:

>>3603292

a6000 + Rokinon 12mm is the cheapest you can do probably

They also make an 8mm, but it's fisheye. Laowa just released a 4mm fisheye, too

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 20 Jan 2020 00:43:50 No.3603554 Report

Quoted By:

Anyone have a Falcon Eyes F7 pocket light? I've been looking for a more portable alternative to my YN360, and this caught my eye because of the cold shoe attachment.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Jan 2020 00:50:17 No.3603556 Report

Quoted By:

>>3603311
I agree regarding not worrying too much about the camera body. For web listings and shit you don’t really need anything that great.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Jan 2020 01:42:59 No.3603570 Report

Quoted By: >>3603577

>>3601486
thats a fucking cog

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Jan 2020 01:55:30 No.3603577 Report

Quoted By:

>>3603570
You made me look up the difference between a cog and gear.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Jan 2020 02:42:24 No.3603584 Report

Quoted By:

>>3603292
I bought a nikon d7000 for dirt cheap with a 18-105mm lense, now im looking for a wideangle lense

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Jan 2020 02:42:42 No.3603585 Report

Quoted By:

Cogfags BTFO.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Jan 2020 04:03:42 No.3603598 Report

Quoted By: >>3603605

Should I get an ILBC? Think they are worth the money?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Jan 2020 04:54:40 No.3603605 Report

Quoted By: >>3603621

>>3603598
Sound bitrate is negligible, just use mpeg or aac or whatever you can that has wide support.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 20 Jan 2020 05:19:44 No.3603621 Report

Quoted By: >>3603629

>>3603605
No I mean one of these (Interchangeable Lens Bridge Camera)

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Jan 2020 06:28:13 No.3603629 Report

Quoted By:

>>3603621
Oh, then correct term I believe is EVIL (evectronic viewfinder interchangeable lens) camera.
It's a good idea, especially if you go for compact lenses.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Jan 2020 07:57:52 No.3603691 Report

Quoted By:

Zeiss lens for nikon film cameras
Yay or nay?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Jan 2020 08:27:32 No.3603693 Report

Quoted By:

Picked up my glidecam, seems to work pretty well but im using it with a single screw and wanted to get a quick release plate for it. anyone got suggestions on some durable ones around or under 100?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Jan 2020 09:56:19 No.3603718 Report

Quoted By: >>3603719

i want a manual focus lens for cheap for my canon rebel
is that at all possible
as cheap as can be ill take no zoom i dont care

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Jan 2020 09:58:35 No.3603719 Report

Quoted By:

>>3603718
like an old ef lens? should exist

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Jan 2020 10:56:58 No.3603728 Report

Quoted By: >>3603867

>>3603273
a fuji XT3 + the XF 56mm f/1.2 is more expensive than the sony a7iii + Sony FE 85mm f/1.8

yea I would *strongly* consider trying out the sony here, especially if you only want to point and shoot. The better performing ISO + IBIS + FF + AF will help you immensely

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Jan 2020 11:05:22 No.3603730 Report

Quoted By: >>3603733

>>3603548
Where I live, people often misplace the lenses, wrong genre etc. If the person know they have a rare lens they will find a proper site for it and sellnfor big bucks.
Also just keeping an eye out. I keep a separate browser just for 20-30 tabs of searches I update every hour or two.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Jan 2020 11:19:13 No.3603733 Report

Quoted By: >>3605036

>>3603730
just ebay and gumtree/craigslist?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 20 Jan 2020 20:44:16 No.3603867 Report

Quoted By:

>>3603728
I wish sigma makes X mount version of their primes for aps-c mirrorless, 56/1.4 is barely worse and much cheaper.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 20 Jan 2020 23:35:38 No.3603939 Report

Quoted By: >>3603963 >>3604260

I am looking for recommendations for an 'instant camera'.
I'd also consider something like the Kodak Smile Classic, since it can save pictures on an sd card, so it's not 100% 'instant' / reliant on paper. But a 'pure' instant camera would be best if I'd be sacrificing a lot of the quality of the camera with a half-instant, half-digital camera.

I am new to cameras so please advise if buying an instant camera is retarded. I'm aware the paper is expensive but it sounds like a satisfying hobby to collect physical photographs of important things.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 00:11:50 No.3603951 Report

Quoted By: >>3604029

Is nikon 50mm 1.4g really that much better than 1.8g

also what lens do you guys recommend for real estate photos

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 00:39:58 No.3603963 Report

Quoted By:

>>3603939
You can print photos from a non instant camera ya know

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 04:16:36 No.3604020 Report

Quoted By:

Thoughts on the Canon M6 with 18-150mm for $480?
Also considering the M100 with 15-45mm and 55-200mm for $400.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 05:18:41 No.3604028 Report

Quoted By: >>3604075 >>3604115 >>3604153 >>3604271 >>3605177

So I've been using my a6400 for a bit and im thinking of getting a set of new lens.

I've been using the 16-50mm kit lens and a 35mm prime lens but im wondering if i should get a lens that has a larger range.

Im torn between a 55-210mm, or a 18-105mm What's everyone's thoughts?

I'm still figuring out what kind of photos i'd like to shoot but probably be doing some light traveling and nature or maybe some planespotting

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 05:33:06 No.3604029 Report

Quoted By:

>>3603951
>real estate photos
>50mm f1.4
Might aswell shoot widlife with an ultrawide.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 09:16:56 No.3604075 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604028
If you wanna do nature, then you do need that 55-210mm

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 11:23:36 No.3604115 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604028
wide-angle-to-tele zooms invariably suck.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 12:25:17 No.3604132 Report

Quoted By: >>3604135 >>3604138

>>3602001
Just bought an A7RII for a similar price from a guy using it as a display in Switzerland. Upgraded from a Nikon D3300 and let me tell you the A7RII is a beautiful camera with some amazing capabilities, I am absolutely loving it. I spent like a good 4 months researching differences between the A7III and the RII and I do not regret my decision. Even just having the ability to crop your photo so much is handy, its low light performance is great, eye af, in body stabilization, 400 odd focus points and really nice dynamic range.

>>3602272
Dont listen to this numbnuts I haven't experienced any color accuracy issues at all and I barely have to touch my pictures in post when they're properly metered and setup in camera. I will say though the 50mm 1.8 E lens has some serious chromatic aberration issues at open apertures

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 12:49:56 No.3604135 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604132
This isn't some conspiracy theory, the RII shortcomings are well known.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 13:00:21 No.3604138 Report

Quoted By: >>3604141 >>3604150

>>3604132
To be honest, I've yet to see sony image with good colours, it's always muddy for some reason.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 13:07:25 No.3604141 Report

Quoted By: >>3604150 >>3604157 >>3604261

>>3604138
I think this is part of the reason.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 13:52:06 No.3604150 Report

Quoted By: >>3604154 >>3604157 >>3604158 >>3604261

>>3604138
That sounds unfair to single out Sony for when it's the best of the bunch.

>>3604141
BM is not a good alternative. Too much noise.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 13:59:22 No.3604153 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604028
>Im torn between a 55-210mm, or a 18-105mm What's everyone's thoughts?
The new 70-350mm is a far better lens that those two.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 14:01:32 No.3604154 Report

Quoted By: >>3604155 >>3604157

>>3604150
It's real, though. Look what happens to sky on Sony. If you look at them through histogram, Sony does some weird blue tint to everything.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 14:05:24 No.3604155 Report

Quoted By: >>3604157

>>3604154
As opposed to yellow tint on the Nikon?
Red tint on the Canon?
Blurry tint on the Fujifiilm?
Noisy tint on the BMPCC?

because those are real too.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 14:12:39 No.3604157 Report

Quoted By: >>3604158

>>3604154
>>3604150
>>3604141
>>3604155
>setting to "auto WB"
>expect good results

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 14:16:33 No.3604158 Report

Quoted By: >>3604159

>>3604157
>setting to "auto WB"
Not this one>>3604150

White balance was locked.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 14:28:05 No.3604159 Report

Quoted By: >>3604160

>>3604158
>White balance was locked.
Fucking why? You are supposed to set it to what looks proper, not all the same for something like that. Of course they are all different.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 14:35:26 No.3604160 Report

Quoted By: >>3604183

>>3604159
>Fucking why?
It seems to be more fair that way.
If it was set to Auto, people will complain about that.
If it was set to its own unique value, people will whine and bitch too, and accuse you of partial treatment.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 14:44:00 No.3604168 Report

Quoted By:

>>3603229
Annoyingly, the xf 27mm is out of stock on egobal now.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 14:49:22 No.3604170 Report

Quoted By:

>gave my 27mm away to gf as a gift.
>currently have the x-e3 and a vintage pentax 28mm and 50mm.

I love these vintage lenses but I really need a regular standby. Especially for street and general shooting whilst on holiday. I could just buy the xf 27mm but I'm thinking. Would it be worth downgrading to the x-e2 (I actually prefer the EVF), have a 200-300 extra from the sale and use that money to either buy a xf27mm or a xf23mm? Or should I just keep the x-e3 and wait a bit until i feel comfortable dropping 300 on a new lens?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 15:13:54 No.3604183 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604160
What I really don't get is why there's no in-camera slider bar setup for WB.

giannis

giannis Tue 21 Jan 2020 17:29:12 No.3604260 Report

Quoted By:

>>3603939
It's not retarded anon, they're really fun. Get a Fuji Neo or something. They're around £100, so when it comes to new gear prices they're not expensive. Many spend that much on meme leather cases or "uv" filters.
Having the physical prints in your hand so quickly and seeing the photo slowly appear never gets old. Film price is not horrible, here I can find it locally for 17€/20 shots for mini and 20€/20shots for wide. Wide is better value for money per film area, but the cameras are too big and have weird settings with regards to flash, last I checked.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 17:30:41 No.3604261 Report

Quoted By: >>3604263 >>3604264 >>3604266

>>3604150
That's just incorrect white balance on half of the shots. I can correct it and it'll make sony look bad.

>>3604141
This one really shows drawbacks of sony's color science. You can see in it's histogram has expected blown reds (normal on red only images for cmos sensors) and nearly blown blues as well (not normal, sony exclusive). This is something that is not possible to correct with white balance settings, since it's already blown on image itself. I've come to this many times when editing Sony sunsets, they prove a major pain, since everything starts yellow already instead of red.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 17:34:58 No.3604263 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604261
>>That's just incorrect white balance
No it's the same 4000K white balance on all shots.

However you change them, you will still have inferior details on all of them, except for the Nikon which will be the only one that can match the Sony.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 17:36:57 No.3604264 Report

Quoted By: >>3604270

>>3604261
Observe red and blue channel difference on both histograms. Sony's reds get blown much more compared to black magic's. And it's blue enters clipping zone already on well exposed shot. Ceiling of editing will be superior on black magic.

giannis

giannis Tue 21 Jan 2020 17:38:24 No.3604266 Report

Quoted By: >>3604267 >>3604268

>>3604261
I'm curious, why does this happen? Sony's using the same bayer pattern as everyone else, no? This seems to be a demosaicing issue. Are they using a weird, custom algorithm to try to wriggle more sharpness out of the sensor? I can't think of another explanation.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 17:41:50 No.3604267 Report

Quoted By: >>3604274 >>3604282

>>3604266
He thinks he is very clever by comparing 8-bit video codec to 10-bit video codec.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 17:42:26 No.3604268 Report

Quoted By: >>3604274

>>3604266
I heard it's for dynamic range. They optimise sensors to get more dynamic range out of it for the price of some color inacuracies.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 17:43:30 No.3604270 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604264
reuploaded for croped file

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 17:43:29 No.3604271 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604028
>Im torn between a 55-210mm, or a 18-105mm What's everyone's thoughts?
Why not both? 18-105 is pretty good for everything, but only wildlife that will agree to be shot with it are park ducks.

giannis

giannis Tue 21 Jan 2020 18:01:16 No.3604274 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604267
>codec
Ah fookin hell, that's like demosaicing with with an extra dimension (time). It's not colour science anymore and more like "codec science" and "compression science".

>>3604268
>I heard it's for dynamic range. They optimise sensors to get more dynamic range out of it for the price of some color inacuracies.
This is believable. But I don't know enough about their techniques to say anything useful.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 18:21:42 No.3604282 Report

Quoted By: >>3604288

>>3604267
They're both much lower than 8 bit, it's youtube after all. But it's completely irrelevant, we're only looking at histogram for colors.

Another sample. Look at the Sony's blue histogram. Highlights are already blown! It's causing that irreparable cyan sky. It's not just highlights, you must also fight purple water, although there at lease you have room.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 18:37:19 No.3604288 Report

Quoted By: >>3604297

>>3604282
>They're both much lower than 8 bit, it's youtube after all.
No the Sony footage has been compressed to 8-bit h264, and then recompressed to youtube-VP9.
Wheras the Blackmagic footage is compressed to 10-Bit or 12-bit or whatever, and then recmompressed to VP9.

That's why you see those differences. To pass it off as if it was a general issue with the 15-bit stills is just disingenuous.
Luckily the market doesn't give a fuck about this kind of manipulation and just buys the A7iii is droves.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 19:04:40 No.3604297 Report

Quoted By: >>3604298

>>3604288
Screen that I took is from 256p. They're same bit, but it's completely irrelevant, since we're not looking at bit depth at all, but just general histogram and color. Blown ranges, will always be blown, they are irreparable on raw files. To a lesser degree the same goes for stretched ranges. The amount of them will determine what you can do with file. Now if you're throwing some 1917 like piss filter on it, it'll all be irrelevant anyway, but it is something to consider when developing.
It's ever present on Sony cams, find me properly exposed comparison images and I'll show you the same on raw files.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 19:09:45 No.3604298 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604297
>Screen that I took is from 256p. They're same bit, but it's completely irrelevant,
No it's not irrelevant because the path they took to get there matters. Lots of data in the Sony setup is blown out because the initial codec it used couldn't contain all of it.

Yes, go ahead and compare RAWs instead. It's the fair thing to do.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 20:19:43 No.3604307 Report

Quoted By: >>3604331 >>3604358

>get used camera
>doesn't have a usb cable with it
>need USB Mini-A
Literally, the most difficult to find cable for cheap and one of the worst. Fucking mini/micro shit.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 21:18:37 No.3604329 Report

Quoted By: >>3604333 >>3604358

That's easy. I even used same samples from above, so you'll see there's nothing different by using raw files.

>raw files

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 21:25:16 No.3604331 Report

Quoted By: >>3604343

>>3604307
Why do you need a cable? Charge battery in an external charger and remove SD card to copy the pictures.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 21:28:20 No.3604333 Report

Quoted By: >>3604337

>>3604329
Source are google drive raws from mirrorlesscomparison.com galleries for eos r and a7iii. 4chan will not allow me to post google drive links.

Image is so you can check for yourself. Now observe something really curious.

Sony file looks underexposed by midtones, but when you look at highlights, you can clearly see they are right at the edge of histogram. Therefore the image is correctly exposed.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 21:33:18 No.3604337 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604333
Now when you look at the same area for Canon file, you see there's a lot more room there. You can even pull up highlights for few tenths of a stop without clipping anything!

I'm positive that's the reason for mudded colors on Sony cameras. They really do prioritise dynamic range over color rendering.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 21:42:46 No.3604343 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604331
The card cost more than the camera. I'm not taking it out again.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 22:28:51 No.3604358 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604307
uab c didnt come soon enough

>>3604329
these dont even look like the same focal length

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 23:11:43 No.3604368 Report

Quoted By: >>3604370 >>3604378 >>3604472

Where do I start learning the basics of different camera technologies? What is important for night time photography? I want to buy a camera for taking photographs at night in very low light.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 23:14:27 No.3604370 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604368
>What is important for night time photography?
A good tripod like the Q999H.
FF sensor.
And good quality lens.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 21 Jan 2020 23:26:53 No.3604378 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604368
Tripod and lens are the most important, as is not having unreasonable expectations for low light performance. FF is the best generally but a techie guy I knew bought the best blah blah full frame night time creeper camera and was utterly disappointed by the results because what he wanted was impossible. Nevermind he had the kit lens and no tripod, it was still bad in his eyes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 22 Jan 2020 00:32:20 No.3604404 Report

Quoted By:

Would you choose the petri 7s 1.8 or 2.8?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 22 Jan 2020 05:26:13 No.3604472 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604368
If you want to handhold, important is stabilization, lens aperture, and sensor sensitivity.
Or a tripod then you can just expose for a very long time, so even a small amount of light will work.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 22 Jan 2020 15:38:49 No.3604634 Report

Quoted By: >>3604665 >>3605365

is Fujifilm X-T100 good?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 22 Jan 2020 16:57:41 No.3604665 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604634
Yes

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 22 Jan 2020 17:41:49 No.3604679 Report

Quoted By:

is Canon 70D good?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 22 Jan 2020 17:42:39 No.3604680 Report

Quoted By: >>3604748 >>3604771 >>3604819 >>3604839

What camera is this?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 22 Jan 2020 19:00:50 No.3604704 Report

Quoted By: >>3604723

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVFpHcgL6i4

>shills some chink cine cam
>switches to chink cam footage
>it looks like shit
>continues to shill chink cam
wew

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 22 Jan 2020 19:59:44 No.3604723 Report

Quoted By: >>3604844

>>3604704
You have no idea what you're talking about.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 22 Jan 2020 21:51:26 No.3604748 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604680
a m39 leica

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 22 Jan 2020 22:50:10 No.3604770 Report

Quoted By: >>3604860

What prime lens should i buy for a nikon f80? I feel like I've heard theres a lot of old nikon lenses that are good quality I just don't know what I should look for

looking for either 35mm or 50mm or both

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 22 Jan 2020 23:01:51 No.3604771 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604680
who is this? looks like Jaden Smith's dad

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Jan 2020 01:58:37 No.3604819 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604680
It’s a screenshot from independence day when will smith is yelling at the aliens from the cockpit of his fighter jet.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Jan 2020 03:20:46 No.3604836 Report

Quoted By:

Okay, thread, I’m looking to snag an aps-c fixed lens mirrorless camera for convenience snapshitting. GR III is out of my price range, but the II might be doable.

Any of the fujis that sometimes go for around $300-$400 any good? I’m thinking xf10, x100s, etc.

don’t need the latest and greatest, obviously, and i have a full frame mirrorless for when i want to sperg out and be a pixel peeping idiot.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Jan 2020 03:22:59 No.3604837 Report

Quoted By: >>3604847 >>3604861

What's a good sub $600 digital camera?
I'm kind of looking at the Canon EOS M50, but I'm not sure.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 23 Jan 2020 03:27:20 No.3604839 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604680
Agfa Silette?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Jan 2020 03:43:46 No.3604844 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604723
oh hi kai.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Jan 2020 03:58:53 No.3604847 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604837
They're all mostly good, it's all about little features you want or lenses.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Jan 2020 04:01:45 No.3604850 Report

Quoted By:

Tokina SD II 70-210mm f4-5.6
or
Super Cosina 80-200mm f4.5-5.6
Both the same $45aud, but the tokina is in slightly better shape.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Jan 2020 04:29:22 No.3604860 Report

Quoted By: >>3604887

>>3604770
>What prime lens should i buy for a nikon f80?
You shouldn't; the F80 has the worst viewfinder I've ever used.
Get anything else; even the F60 is worlds better.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Jan 2020 04:31:31 No.3604861 Report

Quoted By: >>3604871

>>3604837
If you want to be invested in the EF-M system; it's fine.
There's nothing wrong with it, you just won't have an upgrade path to RF.
A cheaper-than-RP is rumored to be coming out which might fit your budget.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Jan 2020 05:13:49 No.3604871 Report

Quoted By: >>3604907

>>3604861
If Canon makes crop RF, EF-M is kill
They wouldn't

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Jan 2020 05:28:21 No.3604875 Report

Quoted By:

>>3601486
i really want a contax G1/G2 and T2/T3

how expensive and hard would it be to fix one of these over a lifetime

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Jan 2020 05:47:27 No.3604887 Report

Quoted By: >>3604908

>>3604860
ok, but what are some good lenses to look for? The f60 is still the same mount isnt it?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Jan 2020 06:00:37 No.3604891 Report

Quoted By: >>3604924

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqOkBeIfBzA

is this the perfect fuji?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Jan 2020 08:17:20 No.3604907 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604871
>If Canon makes crop RF
God forbid, I hate FF systems being shitted up by APS-C cameras.
The price difference between APS-C and 4/3 was non-existent in the mid 2000's and now the same thing has happened to FF and APS-C

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Jan 2020 08:19:47 No.3604908 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604887
Most of the AF/AF-D primes are good, with the exception of the 28mm f/2.8 (from what I see it's a real stinker)
Just pick whatever focal lengths you like. I'd personally go for a 24, 50 and 105

Yes, the F60 is an F mount camera too.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 23 Jan 2020 08:22:58 No.3604910 Report

Quoted By: >>3604920

Is there any realistic reason to get a Canon 24mm f/1.4 over the 28mm f/1.8?
Also, why is the mark I basically unseen compared to the mark II; did no one buy it?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 23 Jan 2020 08:39:13 No.3604913 Report

Quoted By: >>3604917 >>3604944

what up gearfags I'm picking up a canon elan 7 this weekend for pretty cheap, just looking to throw a fun zoom on it as my single lens. seems like the EF 28-135mm IS fits the bill for me, it's cheap, has a bigass zoom range, and I could get one for something like $110. any other zooms in the lineup worth considering?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Jan 2020 08:51:22 No.3604917 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604913
>any other zooms in the lineup worth considering?
No midrange that bests the 28-135mm at that price point.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Jan 2020 09:20:56 No.3604920 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604910
Yea, one is 24mm and the other is 28mm

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Jan 2020 09:44:50 No.3604924 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604891
For vloggers yes

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Jan 2020 11:38:36 No.3604944 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604913
Used one for a while on my A2E. Was a great general use lens IMO. IS is awesome to have.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 23 Jan 2020 16:23:00 No.3605036 Report

Quoted By:

>>3603547
>>3603733
Just picked it up.
What a great quality lens. The zoom is even internal. Overall mint quality. The rubber on most of my vintage lenses still hold up while one of my Sigma lenses rubber went to shit after 2-4months.
While I really wanted this lens I think I got it for a steal, 160usd. Might just be jews on ebay right now going for like 700usd.

As for where to look, I'm swedish so I have two sites to check for shit. Use your own countries sites rather than places like ebay. The less people that could possibly find the lens you want, the better, right?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 23 Jan 2020 21:37:57 No.3605123 Report

Quoted By:

>buy a used Q7
>time for pinhole photography!
It is nice that this thing can run 100% silent, but the rolling shutter effect can be a problem with moving objects. The crop factor of 4.65x is a bit wild when I'm using a 9.2mm pinhole that should have 44 degrees AOV, while on my D3400 a 20mm pinhole gives me about 61 degrees AOV. But, once I get a body cap for this I'll have a 6mm pinhole that will give me about 63 degrees AOV.

The 02 5-15mm lens for this has a shutter and ND filter inside; both of which you can turn off. I think the biggest drawback may be the limited exposure range that tops out at only 2s.

Once, I have a few adapters, I'll better understand what I can do with this wee tiny camera.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 00:26:41 No.3605177 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604028
I just bought a a6400 and got the 55-210 lens at $200 off promo if I bought the camera with the lens at the same time (so extra lens was $150)

It s a decent lens. I don't think its "The Best" by any means, but if you can find it on sale, I'd say its definitely worth the buy.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 03:26:13 No.3605227 Report

Quoted By: >>3605231

I've never owned a proper camera setup. I've only once shot a Sony a6000 once when my friend asked me to take pictures of her, even then she already set everything up, all I had to do was hit the shutter.

With that in mind, I really want to drop the gopro I'm using for underwater pictures.

I want to get the a6400 alongside a SeaFrogs A6xxx housing.

For the lens however, given that pic related are the kind of pictures I usually take and that I plan on sticking to just one lens for a while, what would you suggest?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 03:32:44 No.3605231 Report

Quoted By: >>3605233

>>3605227
Can the Sigma 16mm F1m4 fit into the housing?

Otherwise the 10-18mm lens might be the best option to emulate your gopro.
It's the go to lens for vlogging as well.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 03:41:36 No.3605233 Report

Quoted By: >>3605235

>>3605231
Sony E 10-18mm F4 OSS (Autofocus only, Manual zoom available)
Sony E 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 PZ OSS (Autofocus only, Manual zoom available)
Sony E 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS (Autofocus only, Manual zoom gear not available)
Sony E 18-135mm F/3.5-5.6 OSS (Autofocus only, Manual zoom gear - purchase here)
Sony E 20mm F2.8 (Autofocus only)
Sony E 20mm F2.8 + Ultra Wide Converter VLC-ECU2 (No manual focus)
Sony FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS (Autofocus only, Manual zoom not available)
Sony FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS (Autofocus only, Manual zoom not available)
Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS (Autofocus only, Manual zoom not available)
Sony E 24mm F1.8 ZA (Autofocus only)
Sony FE 28mm F2 (Autofocus only)
Sony E 30mm F3.5 Macro (Autofocus only)
Sony FE 35mm F1.4 ZA (Autofocus only)
Sony FE 35mm F2.8 ZA Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* (Autofocus only)
Sony E 50mm F1.8 OSS (Autofocus only)
Sony FE 55mm F1.8 ZA Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* (Autofocus only)
Sigma 16mm F1.4 DC DN Sony E-mount (Autofocus only)
Sigma 19mm F2.8 DN Art (Autofocus only)
Sigma 30mm F2.8 DN Art (Autofocus only)
Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC DN | C for Sony E-mount (Autofocus only)
Sigma 60mm F2.8 DN Art (Autofocus only)
Rokinon / Samyang 8mm F3.5 UMC Fish-Eye CS II (Manual focus not available, set to infinity)
Samyang 12mm F2 NCS CS (No manual focus)

I should have included this list in my first post.

I'm guessing Sigma 16mm F1.4 DC DN is the one you mentioned?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 03:46:39 No.3605235 Report

Quoted By: >>3605238 >>3605241

>>3605233
Yeah, those two lenses are the best quality ultrawides you can get.

16mm on APS-C is 74° angle of view horisontally.
10mm / 18mm is between 100° to 67° horisontla angle of view.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 03:52:41 No.3605238 Report

Quoted By: >>3605240 >>3605243

>>3605235
All right, I'll keep that in mind. Thanks!
I really don't know fuck all about cameras, let alone all these abbreviations and terminologies, been slowly following the Marc Levoy course.

I'll force myself not to spend a dime unless I can finish this course.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 03:57:01 No.3605240 Report

Quoted By: >>3605242

>>3605238
Depending on how deep you're going to dive, the 16mm prime lens might have a bigger advantage since it can let in 8 times as much light compared to the 10-18mm zoom lens.

But if you prefer the widest possible angle of view, it's the 10-18mm to go for.

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Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 03:57:01 No.3605241 Report

Quoted By: >>3605255

>>3605235
Oh and one last thing, is there anywhere I can lurk for underwater photography?
Seems nonexistent here.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 03:58:44 No.3605242 Report

Quoted By: >>3605247

>>3605240
Definitely want as much as light as possible as I'll start out without strobes. I only do freediving, so at most 30meters, usually bottom out at 20meters for shoots.
I'll dig more into 16mm and 10-18mm, thank you so much!

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 03:59:43 No.3605243 Report

Quoted By:

>>3605238
IMO if you're a (determined) beginner in 2020, you should get the cheapest available digital full frame camera, a 50mm prime, a tripod, a remote and a flash. And not spend another dime on gear for a year.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 04:07:59 No.3605247 Report

Quoted By: >>3605255 >>3605418 >>3605493

>>3605242
Just keep in mind there are some consequences to opening up too much light at once.

At F1,4 you won't get so much in focus. Just a small strip of the scenery will be sharp, like pic related.
If you hate this type of picture, you might get more value out of the 10-18mm zoom lens.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 04:22:40 No.3605255 Report

Quoted By: >>3605258

>>3605247
Damn, I swear the more I know the more I get confused.
Generally, I can split my photos into two categories:
1. With some subject, shot close (3-5 meters away).
Some kind of fish, whatever, a qt, similar to >>3605241
and
2. Landscape. A huge reef, a shipwreck, some underwater structure.

Also I'm constrained to around 60 seconds or so to prop up the shot, otherwise I'd risk be dead.

After looking at some sample galleries of both the Sony E 10-18mm F4 and the Sigma 16mm F1.4 what you said seems to hold true.

Fuck, maybe I should just get the newest GoPro. Time to learn proper photography I guess.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 04:30:13 No.3605258 Report

Quoted By:

>>3605255
I think the 10-18mm is the safest bet in that case.

Going wide underwater can be really extremely important, since you can't always swim further away due to visibility deteriorating with more distance between you and subject.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 04:42:32 No.3605265 Report

Quoted By: >>3605424

I think I'm going to grab the Tamron 17-28 lens one of these days.

There is just something about these ultra wide shots that really appeal to me.
But it's hard to explain. I like the geometric distortions the lens makes towards the edges.

Too bad I realised this too late and missed out on the holiday deals.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 04:53:10 No.3605271 Report

Quoted By:

>But it's hard to explain.
Now I know why I like this wide angle stuff so much.

They exaggerate the lines I can trace into a Vanishing point. I used to draw things like this back in school.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 10:26:06 No.3605359 Report

Quoted By:

Ordered a zonlai 22mm. Was pretty cheap. I could have ponied up for a Fuji23mm but I like using manual focus (I'm primarily an adapted glass shooter). Still, paired with the x-e3 is a bit overkill. Anyway my question is, am I retarded or based? Or both?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 10:32:37 No.3605365 Report

Quoted By:

>>3604634
I ended up not buying because the evf was annoying. Having to wait for it to pop up annoyed me. It's a small thing but I couldn't get over it.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 13:55:58 No.3605418 Report

Quoted By: >>3605491

>>3605247
You only get that if you are doing close up. Further distances increases the size of the DoF.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 14:01:51 No.3605422 Report

Quoted By: >>3605426 >>3605457 >>3605463 >>3605469

Can't fucking decide between a Nikon Z50 or Fuji X-T30. I like taking nature pictures.
Please spill some bile on why both cameras are pieces of shit and why i should sell all my shit to afford a FF.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 14:10:14 No.3605424 Report

Quoted By:

>>3605265
>Tamron 17–28 f2.8 Di III RXD(A046)
>There is just something about these ultra wide shots that really appeal to me.
>But it's hard to explain. I like the geometric distortions the lens makes towards the edges.
Make a pinhole cap for it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 14:14:48 No.3605426 Report

Quoted By:

>>3605422
I think the Fuji may be a bit better, but both should be fine and you can get adapters for tons of other camera mounts to use tons of lenses for either of them. Though, if you have a choice between those 2 camera and a Nikon Z7 then get the Z7. I mean, all you need to do is wait a bit longer to save up a bit more money right?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 15:23:31 No.3605457 Report

Quoted By: >>3605475

>>3605422
No lenses on z50. Expensive lenses on x-t30. Look rather at Fuji/Canon/M43.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 15:30:11 No.3605463 Report

Quoted By:

>>3605422
Z50 is weather sealed, xt30 is not.
That's the main advantage for the z50 as far as I can see.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 15:46:20 No.3605469 Report

Quoted By: >>3605475 >>3605485

>>3605422
Nikon z50 is on a mount that's got a 50:50 chance of just being killed off in the next 5 years. Fuji has typical fuji issues (stupidly overpriced lenses that perform like shit, xtrans and all the shit that brings, no upgrade path)

A 2nd hand fullframe sony a7ii with ibis and a lens would be cheaper than a z50 body. In fact in december my local camera shop offered a new a7ii AND the sony 50mm 1.8 for £800, £50 less than a z50 body only.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 15:54:13 No.3605475 Report

Quoted By: >>3605483

>>3605457
>>3605469
>No lenses on z50
It uses Z-mount. There's like 2,000+ lenses for that. Exact same for X-mount.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 16:20:28 No.3605483 Report

Quoted By: >>3605484 >>3605490

>>3605475
>Z-mount. There's like 2,000+
You're only mistaken by 1998. They have exactly two native apsc lenses.
>DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 and DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 16:30:20 No.3605484 Report

Quoted By: >>3605492

>>3605483
Who cares about lenses made for it when there's like 25 adapters to other mounts?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 16:34:39 No.3605485 Report

Quoted By: >>3605494

>>3605469
>Help me chose between two non Sony cameras
>buy a SONY
Classic sonyfag.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 16:42:43 No.3605490 Report

Quoted By:

>>3605483
Fuck off sonyfag. You are not even needed in this discussion.

https://alikgriffin.com/nikon-z-mount-lenses/
https://alikgriffin.com/a-complete-list-of-fujifilm-x-mount-lenses/

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 16:42:44 No.3605491 Report

Quoted By: >>3605493

>>3605418
It depends on the water conditions, but in some places you can't make too much distance to the subject. The visibility can deteriorate very fast.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 16:43:57 No.3605492 Report

Quoted By:

>>3605484
>who cares
The one that buys the camera! What's the point of adapting full frame lenses to mirrorless aspc camera?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 16:44:37 No.3605493 Report

Quoted By:

>>3605491
Of course, but >>3605247 pic is around a foot in front of the camera or close to that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 16:50:33 No.3605494 Report

Quoted By:

>>3605485
The guy is right though, they are both crap for various reasons.

That said I would recommend the Z-mount over the X-mount.
The Z-mount have already shown signs of reduced prices of their lenses since they are struggling to sell, it can only get better and cheaper from here on out.
Whereas X-mount lenses will stay expensive for what they are.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 18:48:25 No.3605520 Report

Quoted By: >>3605527 >>3605533 >>3605542

Want to buy my first camera for vacations, vlogs, vacation, travel...

Thinking about the a6400
Is it a dealbreaker that it has no ibis?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 18:55:45 No.3605527 Report

Quoted By:

>>3605520
The vast majority of cameras do fine without ibis.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 19:08:47 No.3605533 Report

Quoted By:

>>3605520
Just keep the exposure speed up at least twice that of the focal length you are using. Like 35mm would be 1/64s exposure and 100mm would be 1/200s exposure and don't go below 1/50s handheld. The a6400 has a crop factor of 1.534x so 100mm would be 153.4mm equivalent. So, 1/300s exposure would be needed for best motion blur prevention while handheld.

If you are using a flash, you'll be able to get away with slower speeds, so it won't matter as much.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jan 2020 19:26:46 No.3605542 Report

Quoted By:

>>3605520
Get sealed cam for vacations. Em10ii plus general weather sealed zoom, unless you need 4k vid.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 25 Jan 2020 04:19:59 No.3605682 Report

Quoted By:

anyone got rni all films 4 or 1styles films set for capture one?

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Anonymous Sat 25 Jan 2020 15:45:54 No.3605904 Report

Quoted By: >>3605983 >>3606788

I'm okay carrying a sealed DSLR around but i hate changing lens because i live in a dust bowl area. I don't want to take my lens off and i'm "okay" with pics not having the best razor-sharp quality around:
What's the best superzoom lens around? the Tamron meme tube or the Sigma 18-300mm? And can i get something similar for FF?

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Anonymous Sat 25 Jan 2020 19:07:34 No.3605976 Report

Quoted By:

finally found a really good condition 645 super with a wlf for 330us, really excited to start shooting with it~

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 25 Jan 2020 19:17:43 No.3605983 Report

Quoted By:

>>3605904
You're lucky Tamron is offering the 35-150mm F/2.8-4 for FF dslr.

I kind of wish they released a similar lens for E-mount.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Jan 2020 01:42:20 No.3606788 Report

Quoted By:

>>3605904
>And can i get something similar for FF?
Nikon 28-300

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Anonymous Mon 27 Jan 2020 19:46:28 No.3607173 Report

Quoted By:

Picked up some cheap Chinese shit. Min focus distance is 15cm which is promising. I'll see how it is

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