[Rome]

i upgrade mine as well!! came up a close to 4 grand.. ( its a canon 7d with a sigma 70-200mm lens )

[ibeclueless]

nice collection of cameras

[remmib]

Originally Posted by sethmo

Should have waited for the 24-70 2.8IS II coming out later this year :P

Really?? Cool.

[itzdarkie]

Originally Posted by sethmo

Should have waited for the 24-70 2.8IS II coming out later this year :P

I just have an ole gripped 50d, Sigma 17-28 2.8, Sigma 30 1.4, and some alienbees.

fuck it thug life.....too late to return<<<< already in love with it cant let it go haha

[itzdarkie]

Originally Posted by beskone

It means... CAMERA NERDZ!!!

without us camera nerds all you guys would be seeing camera phone pictures

[scollins]

Nice stuff! I did chuckle though at the out of focus pictures of the boxes....

[lopealle]

huh

[1cleanm6]

i envy you! lol

I went and purchased a Canon rebel t2i hoping to get into photography as a hobby. Its been months, camera unused, have no time .

May I ask how you learned to use all the functions of the canon rebel? Ive played with it couple times, theres just way too many options.

[itzdarkie]

Originally Posted by 1cleanm3

i envy you! lol

I went and purchased a Canon rebel t2i hoping to get into photography as a hobby. Its been months, camera unused, have no time .

May I ask how you learned to use all the functions of the canon rebel? Ive played with it couple times, theres just way too many options.

dedicate your time and play with it.....read the manual or watch youtube hahaha<<--- thats the easiest way

[macpesher]

can't wait your pics. you've a deadly gun on BIMMERFEST.

[The1]

mmmmm toys....

I like my 24-70 F2.8 a lot...

and i don't think the second version of that lens will be available in the too near future due to the stuff going on in Japan, so be prepared to wait if you're determined to get it.

[dcstep]

Nice kit OP.

Love my 7D, but with those wide zooms I prefer my 5D MkII.

Dave

[The1]

Originally Posted by dcstep

Nice kit OP.

Love my 7D, but with those wide zooms I prefer my 5D MkII.

Dave

5D mkII works soooo much better with the wide angle

when i put the wide angle on my 7D it just feels like i have a normal lens on.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by The1

5D mkII works soooo much better with the wide angle

when i put the wide angle on my 7D it just feels like i have a normal lens on.

OTOH, the 7D rules with the 500mm and even the 70-200mm. It gives the 1D MkIV a run for its money for sports and wildlife shooting. The only reason I'd really seriously consider the 1D is to get AF with a 2X TC, which is kind of a specialized usage, making it hard for me to invest the bucks.

At the 'fest, I take it and my long lenses to shoot the AX action. The 70-200mm is great for cars and portraits, on either the 7D or the 5D2.

Dave

[UdubBadger]

thats how i'd roll

[Rome]

Originally Posted by dcstep

Nice kit OP.

Love my 7D, but with those wide zooms I prefer my 5D MkII.

Dave

i do sports photography, or else i woulda picked up the mkii

[The1]

Originally Posted by Rome

i do sports photography, or else i woulda picked up the mkii

I've shot sports with the 5DmkII and the 7D (have both) you just have to anticipate the movement a little more, but it still works well.

the 7D has less trigger lag then the 5DII which is a little better for sports.

but the DoF of the 5D adds a nice touch to the pictures.

there's pros and cons of each, but all i know is that when i get into low light and am shooting sports, the 7D goes back in the bag.

if a friend is standing beside me and wants to shoot, i set up the 7D for them in an easy way to use and let them fire away while i shoot with the 5D

Depends on the types of sports you're going for, but if there's a defined course, there's no reason for choosing one over the other, but if you're shooting something like basketball, hockey, or football, it might get a little harder.

Baseball is pretty easy to anticipate along with a lot of other sports too.

Don't get me wrong, there's definitely a use for both cameras, and i wouldn't give up either unless i really really really wanted to spend 6 grand on a 1D, but it's just so big and bulky, and i can get 95% of the performance with 2 cameras, and still have 1500-2000$ left over to put towards other things. And i can have a friend shooting with my using my other camera, or have a backup for myself.

even have an event sort of preplanned with one lens giving me a specific focal range, and the other giving me a prime or a different focal range to grab different details.

[EngineCo52]

sick camera, i just ordered my canon 60D cant wait till it comes in

[EngineCo52]

you all should check www.getondigital.com great place

[chrisE92]

Originally Posted by 1cleanm3

i envy you! lol

I went and purchased a Canon rebel t2i hoping to get into photography as a hobby. Its been months, camera unused, have no time .

May I ask how you learned to use all the functions of the canon rebel? Ive played with it couple times, theres just way too many options.

I was the same way when I first got mine. Just take a day and read the entire manual.. it's not that bad once you get the hang of it!

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by chrisE92

I was the same way when I first got mine. Just take a day and read the entire manual.. it's not that bad once you get the hang of it!

One good alternative, but I think it's best for a noob to just start shooting, rather than trying to "know" everything. Getting consistantly good results with my 500mm took me a year to "achieve", but I took 30,000 images with it in the mean time.

Don't be afraid of Auto Mode.

Dave

[The1]

Originally Posted by dcstep

One good alternative, but I think it's best for a noob to just start shooting, rather than trying to "know" everything. Getting consistantly good results with my 500mm took me a year to "achieve", but I took 30,000 images with it in the mean time.

Don't be afraid of Auto Mode.

Dave

P mode is nice too, it is like auto mode, but it allows the user to alter the way the camera sees things. And if you watch what happens when you turn the dial, you can learn and compare to how images come out, eventually you will see patterns and see how you want your images to look.