Interesting as I think he does this deliberately.First one is alright, but the sun beaming down has brought upon lack of depth in the second one, wrecks it for me sorry!
I lol'd. .................the sun beaming down has brought upon lack of depth in the second one, wrecks it for me sorry!
Unfortunately less than optimum performance "at f/2.8" is something a lot of third party constant aperture zooms will have in common. The Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 is probably the better of the lot but if you're looking above that again, you'll probably need to jump into Canon.~snip~
Yep! Not a great example however.Interesting as I think he does this deliberately.
Veiling Flare, in its most subtle form, usually attacks the mid tone contrast range and would look very similar to this.
*shrugs*
I've had some done before, firstly just some test prints to have a look, and then one that was a present for the girl's parents.I got given a $50 voucher for print services at Vanbar last year from school for my work in art and I now have only a few days left to redeem it. I'm looking at getting quite a large print but I have been toying with the idea of getting a metallic print. However, I am way out of my league when it comes to this stuff. Can anyone shed some light on metallic printing? I'd sure appreciate it.
1. If you're getting paid to shoot at these sorts of events and you're relying upon flash for your primary source of light, buy a Nikon flash. Older SB600 units can be had for a little over $200 in places ($317 new from DWI) - follow the age old saying 'Buy Once - Buy Well'.Yo, I need some advice on some purchases I am about to make.
1. I need a good speedlight, something that has a good range of motion (swivel etc) and nikon TTL/i-TTL metering. So far i have found that without shelling out for a nikon speedlight, my best bet is a Sunpak PZ42X. Will mainly be used for events and club photography.
2. A good super-wide angle lens. My budget is $700 max, so far i have been looking at the Tokina 11-16 f/2.8, and the Sigma 8-16 f/4.5-5.6 and the Tokina 12-24 f/4. Again, will mainly be used for parties and clubs, as well as some interior work.
Any input would be great, just to help make my mind up on what i am looking at so far. Also if anyone is selling anything they think is suitable, hit me up
Cheers
Cheers for the info and advice.I've had some done before, firstly just some test prints to have a look, and then one that was a present for the girl's parents.
The stuff I had was on a Kodak paper (I think) from digitalworks. It's pretty self-explanatory really, the paper is a metallic base, so all the inks show up like they're metallic. The effect is much more pronounced on lighter and brighter shades though, and at least in the ones I had done was very subdued under black.
It's definately not the choice for many styles of photography, and can potentially be a bit gimmicky. The last one I had done though was a super-wide pano stitch of Sydney harbour at night, and the paper worked a treat. The dark areas were reasonably flat and normal, but the lights just sparkle and glow.
What shot are you planning on printing? That should dictate the media you use.
I believe you're referring to the new AF-S 50mm f/1.8G?
Looks to be a solid little lens - the built-in AF motor will certainly appeal to those looking for a faster-focusing lens than the older AF 50mm f/1.8D so it should be well suited to the task.
This will be a very suitable 'portrait' focal length and if you want to dabble in macro photography, a set of Kenko Extension Tubes should suffice quite nicely. (Well, a 36mm tube on the 50mm lens should offer 0.87x magnification which is a little under true 'macro magnification' (1:1) so let's just say 'close up )
The 'twin lens kits' are just a more economical way of offering the typical consumer a solid focal length range. Such a kit is effectively covered by your Tamron lens.yeah that would be it, bloke at the camera shop gave me a quick demo of its close up ability for portrait & the macro aspect but he was a bit vague on the aspect of fast action shooting, this was more what I was leaning towards. I am running a tamron AF18-200mm f/3.5-6.3XR ld aspherical (if) macro lens on my D70S, so I was wondering if this lens would be just as good for close up fast action photography as the lens I am currently running as it seems to be the norm now buying new cameras you get 2 lens kit packages.
Thanks mate. I opened the lens up to f32 and then BOOM, it now works. Even at all Stops.Unfortunately less than optimum performance "at f/2.8" is something a lot of third party constant aperture zooms will have in common. The Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 is probably the better of the lot but if you're looking above that again, you'll probably need to jump into Canon.
If you're going to remain with APS-C format, then the most logical choice is the EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS. This is the lens for crop sensors and features the same ULD elements as it's 'L' brethren in addition to IS. It's not considered a 'pro' lens (despite the the price tag) so it's construction is predominantly plastic with no weather sealing, but it's optically sound. Locally you'd be looking around $1500 for the lens but I'm sure it could be sourced from somewhere online for a lot less.
From there, the obvious choice is the likes of the EF 24-70 f/2.8L though you will loose the 'wide' end on a 7D. Karnige182 (Jase) may be selling one of these shortly - maybe worth contacting him.
Have you considered getting the Tamron repaired at all? Variation between lenses does exist and you may find a different copy of the lens (or even just getting it repaired and re calibrated) may make the world of difference (as well as be much easier on your pocket!)
Good luck!
Can I just say, that doing a lot of photos at parties and clubs(when I'm 18), I wouldn't use lenses this wide for this kind of thing. It'd be cool for effects, but for general shots, something from 24-100mm(full frame)Yo, I need some advice on some purchases I am about to make.
1. I need a good speedlight, something that has a good range of motion (swivel etc) and nikon TTL/i-TTL metering. So far i have found that without shelling out for a nikon speedlight, my best bet is a Sunpak PZ42X. Will mainly be used for events and club photography.
2. A good super-wide angle lens. My budget is $700 max, so far i have been looking at the Tokina 11-16 f/2.8, and the Sigma 8-16 f/4.5-5.6 and the Tokina 12-24 f/4. Again, will mainly be used for parties and clubs, as well as some interior work.
Any input would be great, just to help make my mind up on what i am looking at so far. Also if anyone is selling anything they think is suitable, hit me up
Cheers