Calling all keen photographers.

[Grant Fondo]

I had a Nikon V1 for about 3 months and hated it, but i hear the Sony A's are quite nifty?

 

[Grant Fondo]

Anyone know when the 6D replacement comes out? I want to go FF in 2017.

 

[bonsaibilly]

That bird photo is really nice but the background is busy....a bridge will never isolate the subject properly...a quality lens at short focal length would completely isolate the bird in total sharpness...YGWYPF

Its very much in the individual eye though. I do have some lenses that can really isolate the subject but I find pictures with a completely vague backdrop to be rather dull. I much prefer hints of real context. For this reason I rarely shoot wide open. And you usually get a sharper image down the apertures. Bb

 

[Pale Rider]

This thread qualifies for this year's TWTMA award - if there was one.

(Thread With The Most Acronyms).

 

[marzjennings]

It was a "Sign of the times" comment. People filming the event rather than going to see if they could help.

Yea, sort of ok if your intentions are to provide visual evidence to those involved in a accident otherwise a bit sick if for personal archive or gain.

 

[MichaelW2]

My first outing with the Nikon DSLR was about trying to master the autofocus. It has so many modes and means. I think I nailed it this one using a Tamron70-300 with all the acronyms. (ATA).

are you lookin at me?

• MichaelW2
• 18 Dec 2016

Bird

 

[Oxo]

I think think thread has reached the point where a thousand words are worth less than a picture

 

[PhilDawson8270]

"inability to use viewfinder with camera on"

Eh?

Without it should read.

Chubby fingers and iPhones don't always mix.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

You have totally lost me on that one GC?

Well it could be that I'm misinterpreting your replies but they come across (to me) as vaguely sneering and condescending. Kinda like the guy in the local camera club who thinks all photography is a competition and you can't just do it for the personal enjoyment of your own work, and always has to chuck in a negative comment. He's the reason most newcomers quickly leave or give up.

 

[skudupnorth]

How awesome is it to take 100s of pics and not worry about channg film every 24/36 shots (under 35s this makes no sense but bear with me)...is it a bonus or is each shot less important/ thought about?

I still use my new toy like it was a film camera. I somethimes wonder when I hear people have taken 1000's of shots at an airshow or motorsport event if they have actually "taken" the shots or just machine gunned the subject in the hope of getting at least one good photo........not my kind of photography ! Its the same when you hear them complain the camera did not focus ! Try manual if you have it,we all managed and lived before the new tech age and actually got some damn fine photo's. Glad I was brought up in the film age when we did take photo's

 

[Mark1978]

I was talking to Simon King , the great nature photographer, at longleat a few weeks back . I apologised for only having my iPhone 6 to take a pic of him and my family as I had the long lens on my PEN. He said that no need as the iPhone camera is as good as or better than most compacts.

I would take his advice over anybody here.

Wonder how many bird photos he has taken on his iPhone?

 

[mybike]

I recall my first camera was one of these. I was constantly dropping it so the chips around the casing were filled with Plasticine to stop the light getting in.

When it comes down to it, a good photographer can take good photographs with anything, a better camera makes it easier

 

[Grant Fondo]

Mine was one of these

 

[Grant Fondo]

Oops

Mine was one of these

 

[swee'pea99]

I started out with one of these:

(Note how you could take photos whether it was sunny or overcast.)