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PopeSmokesDope

PopeSmokesDope

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Why not? Did he get caught? :D

Nah, I don't want to perv on people, but if they notice you they either hide their faces or make a pose and I want neither.

Yes, but for somethign else.. apparantly, filiming yourself shagging lots of birds and putting it online is perfectly legal as long as the camera wasn't hidden!

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NecroMorrius

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The Photographer's Eye is great - all about composition, and the lessons apply to any camera. Understanding Exposure is good, but heavily biased towards shooting in full manual while using spot metering, and to be honest that's not necessarily something you'll be wanting to do when you first get a DSLR - plenty to learn anyway.

I also recommend this, it has zero information in on camera settings/technology etc. It's entirely about composition, so much so that the book would still apply if you were simply walking around with an empty picture frame and 'framing' things :)

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Fletch

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I bought some Cokin ND grads on the weekend and the lens adapter and holder, I went with the square grads as it leaves a lot more flexibility for attaching to different lenses, not had a chance to have a proper play but took some test shots from my doorway and it looks like they are going to make a huge impact on my landscapes, can't wait to use them properly.

Cost about £57 in total but I had a £45 voucher for the local camera shop.

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TheSlugFormerlyKnownAsNap

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someone for the love of god, dissuade me from grabbing a nikon 70-200 2.8 VR2 with photolease

Is that some kind of lease construction? In that case: no, unless you're a professional and expect to make it back (with extra revenue) commercially. Otherwise you should just save up for it. It's not worth getting into debt for a hobby.

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Mercury

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Is that some kind of lease construction? In that case: no, unless you're a professional and expect to make it back (with extra revenue) commercially. Otherwise you should just save up for it. It's not worth getting into debt for a hobby.

It's okay if you are already in debt though in't it?

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88h88

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So I managed to break my 350D at some point last year, or rather the 50mm f1.8 I had on broke it for me. For some reason the lens decided it wasn't going to come off and in taking it off it mashed one of the pins at the bottom which made the camera unusable. I'd taken the camera apart to see what the issue was a while back and noted that one of the pins was indeed snapped, tiny little piddly things they are.

Photos courtesy of iphone 8)

The pin on the left is the fucked one, I tried prodding it before taking it to pieces but no dice.

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Taken to bits it's fairly easy to see what the problem is, it's possibly that red wire that's not connected to anything!

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Terrible photo as the iphone couldn't handle focussing on something that small, the pin is minute and the replacement cable I soldered in was 3 individual strands of ridiculously thin wire which were tinned so they were rigid. 3 fucking strands. It took me 3 attempts to get this soldered accurately as I had trouble even fucking seeing what I was soldering... Afterwards I had to stroke the iron up and down the cable to make sure it was perfectly smooth as there's no room for error due to the spring needing to be able to compress freely when you bosh on a new lens.

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After that was done I crudely reassembled the camera without screws to test it aaaaaaaaaaand it works perfectly. ^_^ I treated myself to a dirty great big Chinese dinner to celebrate.

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Nicky

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As i was rambling away in the POST RANDOM PHOTO thread, and not in here, like some sort of mong, i've decided to switch over to here, to explain my new project. The home made Nikon 14-24 2.8 Filter holder system of awesome.

Stage 1, has been planning

what i need it to do.

  • not interfere with the zoom ring.
  • I need it to be light weight but strong enough to hold glass secure.
  • I need it to be able to be large enough to not encroach onto my field of view on a full-frame body.
  • be cheap enough to produce through carbon manufacturing or plastic rapid prototyping/3d printing

what i'd like it to do/be

  • be able to rotate or have a rotating front element like the lee one.
  • i'd like to to be removed easily or hinge for UV / Big stopper action.
  • I'd like to have an incorporated light-leak proofing mechanism. either through some sort of nylon back bellows or using a system of brushes against he filter from the holder.

Progress -

The one thing i am not yet certain of, is how to sort my measurements out, but i'll work it out. I found some lens diagram documents online and need to dig out some callipers so i can tweak my base model.

I've got an idea in my head to build the holder in two parts, whihc fasten together like 2 crescent moons around the front element like a clamp which are actually one piece. does that make any sense? sort of imagine it like putting the base of your palms together and open your hands as though you were catching a cricket ball, your fingertips would be the bits that attach to the camera, and the join of your wrists would be the filter holding element. i can then use bolts (think tripod screws) and or velcro to hold it securely onto the lens and also be an area for the light/cancelling bellows.

anyroad, i've so far built the 14-24 in 3D, so hopefully i can start knocking some prototypes up.

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Sancho

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Well my D7000 came back from Nikon and it's still backfocusing. They "checked, tested and cleaned" it with no mention of a repair. It's strange because live view focus is accurate.

Focus is on the upside down 6. Fine tuning only goes to -20 and that's not enough.

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Live View - No AF Tuning by Chris. W, on Flickr

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Viewfinder - No AF Tuning by Chris. W, on Flickr

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Nicky

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sancho, that's you right there. looks like theres a few D7000's with this problem. you should ask for a store replacement, insist that it's been to nikon, and there's still issues with it, and that the retailer is legally obliged to offer a replacement.

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