Camera Advice

[random prism]

💀 I have 35$ to my name atm

I'm getting a job asap after I'm back from Taiwan

Then I'm gonna buy camera stuff and go broke again

What a beautiful cycle

[glad juniper]

i just spent 300 bucks on these two lenses lol

twas birfday money but still

[random prism]

My birthday right before Taiwan

So maybe I get a new slr body

That or a camera bag that isn't tiny

I want one that can hold a laptop though....ofc my laptop is 17in

I knew the 14in would've been better

Maybe I'll buy a new laptop 💀

[glad juniper]

oooo you gonna buy a nikon?

[random prism]

No

💀

Maybe a 90D from this guy here

[glad juniper]

90D would be acceptable

[random prism]

Me when Nikon

[random prism]

He offered to sell for 1400$ with a 70-200 I'm still mad I didn't have that money

He shoots with an R5 and 500prime lol

He just bought a R7 to try out 💀

I've probably said this before

[glad juniper]

if he'd sell without the 70-200 it'd be alright

[random prism]

Lmao it's the good one the 2.8

[glad juniper]

600 bucks for a 90D isn't that bad of a deal

[random prism]

💀

It's new

I don't think he's really used it

He has a 6DM2 for sale too but I don't really want that

[glad juniper]

so if it is new thats the 70-200 for what, 200 bucks?

thats a screaming deal on the 7-2

[random prism]

Ik that's why I'm pissed

[glad juniper]

i'm probably gonna trade in a buncha shit towards a new camera after i get back from oregon

This mf

[random prism]

Get canon

I dare you

[glad juniper]

i have one

[random prism]

SLR canon

Or even mirrorless

[glad juniper]

my canon is "mirrorless"

[random prism]

Fair

I guess

[glad juniper]

also canon film prices are cringe and bad and poo

tho i do actually kinda want a canon 7

it looks very nice

and LTM

[random prism]

Idk what film stock to shoot next

[glad juniper]

depends, what are you after

[random prism]

Pictures idk

[glad juniper]

at the very least color or bw

[random prism]

Color

Since I've got bw now

[glad juniper]

slide or print

[random prism]

That is outside of my realm of current knowledge

[glad juniper]

so print then

uhhhh lets see

ektar 100 for fine grain

"fuji" 400 for price

kodak um400 is always a good choice

colorplus 200 is also a good choice

slide would be fun tho tbh

you'd have to be really careful with your metering

[random prism]

I'm just gonna go on instagram and search "film trends" then contribute to the absolute skyhigh prices and trend

[glad juniper]

no thats cringe

don't forget portra

or sinstill if you want to contribute to that evil

[random prism]

Actually there's one film I wouldn't mind trying in the future

https://l.instagram.com/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychblues.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DPAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZYbFybR9FP_IRFIzjxNULAbeX6WiRd4C99j0_fcbXAgTHQzNoP6JEVoTI_aem_AbgrudtiXifmWxfHZzjd-nCMt6XTGAhNMW0Iv6EjxMVVeT-SL3otoQu609rN36rnkFVsaynpaDK2N7fLVi3P9BpD&e=AT3YyaRnl-c7CjBiXB0Cb_Ku978Zub-FDOuFvAF7nQYtubJdXJzupif41vizB6f27o33B-P6s0y523-uJxOaFUzoreEAPdtqltUqeBDN1gdHNM1FuBLGY0c

Why tf the link 8 miles long

[glad juniper]

[random prism]

It's expensive tho

[glad juniper]

film soup is dumb

[random prism]

Thought it'd be fun to mess around with but idk what id shoot that'd fit the style

I did a google

Ik what print and slide is now

Sounds tricky

[glad juniper]

yeah it is

best colors tho

[random prism]

Maybe after a few more rolls of print

Since I've only done 1

[teal basalt]

Anything that is considered "versatile", has a relatively good focal range for considerably cheap (used)

I've got the 50mm prime and the 18-105 in mind

[solid fable]

Shits lowkey getting too small

[glad juniper]

50 is fine but just keep in mind if it's on apsc it's not actually 50

The 18-105 would probably be my goto

[teal basalt]

Alr

Thanks for the help

Only £2 extra so will go for that

[random prism]

I'll take it

[glad juniper]

No you don't want it, it's nikon

[random prism]

Well the bag

[solid fable]

wtf

[spare fractal]

That makes no sense

(Yes I know he uses Canon)

[tribal jacinth]

Is the Canon EOS 2000D + 18-55mm f/ 3.6-5.6 III + 75-300mm f/ 4-5.6 III good for plane spotting?

[glad juniper]

#1023755067079282789 message

The 2000D is fine

It's cheap for a reason but it's fine

[tribal jacinth]

Is the 300mm lens good to zoom in at the cockpit?

[glad juniper]

Depends on where you are

[tribal jacinth]

EHAM probably like 200 meters away from the plane when taking off

[glad juniper]

What's your definition of "zoomed in"

[tribal jacinth]

Probably like your profile picture

[glad juniper]

Idk probably

[tribal jacinth]

Ok

[random prism]

75-300 is not amazing tho

So expect CA and softness

[glad juniper]

Just set your expectations really low lmao

[random prism]

@glad juniper how good is the Nikon 70-300 AF?

@subtle pulsar has/is getting one

[subtle pulsar]

Getting

[random prism]

ok

if maus wakes up he should know

hes the resident nikon guy

[subtle pulsar]

Lovely

[glad juniper]

Which one

There's 7 different versions

The first 3 won't work on the D3X00 and 5X00 cameras

And a few other D70,80,90s

[random prism]

@subtle pulsar

He has D3500

[glad juniper]

The af-s one is pretty good

The af-p is the new standard for the 7-3

People have had issues with the dx lenses and sharpness but I've only really seen it on reddit so do with that what you will

I'd recommend the FX versions of either the afs or afp lenses since whenever you upgrade to z or fx you'll be able to use it

[subtle pulsar]

Looking at the AF-P DX NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3G ED VR

Second to last i think, whats your thoughts?

[glad juniper]

If you can I'd spring for the fx not the dx but that's only cause you can use it on the next question

[subtle pulsar]

Im not planning on getting a new camera for a good few years and when that time comes id spring for a mirrorless camera by then. Aswell as being a sony or something. Heard lots of great stuff about them. So im not too worried about upgradability. Cant even afford a new camera and wont be able to

[random prism]

ngl sony makes a great camera

its just not very intuitive

[glad juniper]

Yeah they don't have great CS either

[random prism]

CS?

[glad juniper]

Customer support

[random prism]

oh

[echo sigil]

Do any of yall have on of those hot shoe mounts for your phone? Like the one mfs be using for reels

[glad juniper]

I had one

Used it maybe three times

Gave it to a buddy

I mean they aren't bad, but I just wear a lot of shirts with breast pockets so I just throw my phone in there and call it a day

[random prism]

i thought about buying one

but my camera sucks for video

and it doesnt work with hat

[solid fable]

Yes, it’s annoying tbh

I prefer putting it on my lens mount rather than the hot shoe

[random prism]

i saw a very fancy one that was on a cable that you could bend in place...it costed 35$

[echo sigil]

Could you maybe send a link as to where i could buy it?

First airshow in 2 weeks wanna get some portrait vids

[solid fable]

I had to mess around with it and it doesn’t work too well but I can try and find one online that may work

[solid fable]

What airshow?

Also what lens are you using

[echo sigil]

Barrie, Ontario, its a small one but if it means seeing the CF-18, snowbirds, a P-51 and a sea fury for free then its defent

[echo sigil]

Canon 75-300 shitbox

[solid fable]

Ooof you need to get yourself a 150-600

[solid fable]

That cf-18 livery is pretty nice

I don’t recall the 75-300 having a lens foot so I’ll look for a phone one for hotshoe

[echo sigil]

Yeah its RCAF 100 too so they taking it pretty much everywhere, 5 shows just in my area with them

[solid fable]

Ah nice

I would recommend this https://www.amazon.com/ULANZI-ST-06-Flexible-Microphone-Photography/dp/B07T47YPTZ/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?

Or this https://www.amazon.com/SmallRig-Multifunctional-Universal-Adapter-cage-3559/dp/B09S5TP48T/ref=asc_df_B09S5TP48T/?

Both great companies, smallrig is probably the highest quality one you can get

This is the one I got, absolute piece of shit 😂

[glad juniper]

i had the ulanzi one

it was uh

well it was fine

it was too tight for my phone with the case on so it was a real pita to use

[solid fable]

Ah yeah

Rip

That’s the problem with a lot of them

[glad juniper]

yeah

[solid fable]

Smallrig is a pretty good company so I hope that they would think of that lol

Oh yeah it easily can, it extends to 3.26 inches

[glad juniper]

it looks pretty deep so i'd assume it won't be that big of an issue

[glad juniper]

no i'm talkin depth not length

[solid fable]

Ah I had issues with both lol

[glad juniper]

there's really no good solution since the video quality won't be great regardless

you'd probably be better off bringing a sibling and making them hold your phone

[solid fable]

Lmao at some airshows my mom did that for me 💀

[glad juniper]

i've had my sister do it before

[echo sigil]

What phone were you using

[glad juniper]

Galaxy A51

tried with a few different cases, didn't matter

always had to take the case off to film

[teal basalt]

I just use a cheap phone mount from temu 🤑

It does the job for £4

[random prism]

And they probably made 10£ off your information 💀

[teal basalt]

Oh well

£4 is £4

[random prism]

Fair

[teal basalt]

Should I be trusting mpb as I just bought from them, only to see people complaining

[glad juniper]

Yes

mpb is good

Don't sell to them but they are good

[teal basalt]

Ok

And if I have to return any products is it a somewhat simple process?

[glad juniper]

Yep

[teal basalt]

Good to hear

[tribal jacinth]

What are the best camera settings for plane spotting?

[solid fable]

Depends on the lighting

There really isn’t a universal set of settings that are best for spotting

[random prism]

https://www.facebook.com/share/DRkyKokLYrDNEGos/?mibextid=kL3p88

Shits tempting but most likely stolen

Mpb will pay 750$ for all my gear

[solid fable]

What is it

[random prism]

460$

Portland sooooo

Wouldn't really be able to spot with it tho

[glad juniper]

The closest you can get is like, 1/500 f8 iso 200 lmao

Maybe 1/1000 @ iso 200 ig

Depends on the light

[teal basalt]

tasty

[glad juniper]

Mmmm 7100

[teal basalt]

bought it for the old lens compatibility

though I still bought a af-s 👍🏼

[random prism]

https://www.facebook.com/share/QHHgxaR8ZkPd4LAz/?mibextid=kL3p88

@glad juniper I can't figure out what lens this is

Guy is saying it's a 10-18 but it's not that

I think it's 135

[glad juniper]

18-135

[random prism]

For 600$

Is that

A good deal

[random prism]

Help

I need a cheaper but sturdy bag

[glad juniper]

Is the 90D worth 450?

[random prism]

It's not that one

It's the newer one

Same style as my 70-300

[random prism]

The camera has been on Facebook marketplace for almost a year tho

[glad juniper]

Offer like, 500 maybe then

[random prism]

Yeah that's what I can get out of my 550d and 16-35

[glad juniper]

Be careful with selling your camera before you buy a new one

Cause you know damn well interesting shit will come in and you'll be stuck with phone pics

[random prism]

Yeah that's why I don't wanna do it

And I don't wanna go see it then it be legit then I have to spend 2 weeks selling my gear

Then it sells

[glad juniper]

take a parent loan out

[random prism]

💀 my parents are talking a bank loan out

Idk for what

But it's all they're talking about

[spare fractal]

Dearest Mouse,
What are good short range (under ~ 80mm) lenses for Nikon?
Sincerely,
Ginervra

[glad juniper]

Nikon 16-80 2.8-4

But that's dx only

There's the 17-55 2.8 as well

Also dx

The fun vintage lenses are fx but they all start at 35mm so 50

[spare fractal]

DX only?

As in D[number] camera body?

[glad juniper]

no, aps-c

[teal basalt]

D3xxx,D5xxx and d7xxx are all aps-c Nikon dslrs

The d750, d810 etc are all 35mm FF

[glad juniper]

yes thats been established

[random prism]

Mouse

[ionic orbit]

Lul

[glad juniper]

What about it

[glad juniper]

I'll give you the long and short of it I guess. It's super 8, which is roughly ¼ the size of 35mm. It's Kodak kodachrome, which is no longer able to be developed in color, and can only be developed in bw processes. It's daylight speed, so it would have been roughly iso 400, meaning if you wanted to properly expose it you would need to shoot it at iso 12 or thereabouts, assuming you follow the 1 to 10 rule. If in fact the film was closer to iso 400 when it was fresh, you would need to shoot the film at iso 6, just cover your bases. This, of course, is in accordance with the 1/10 rule as well. It's a small roll so you'd probably be able to get maybe 180 seconds of footage. This is video only film, you would need Kodak K40 sound tape if you wished to include authentic audio.

It's a good collectable

But that's it

(The 1/10 rule basically states for every decade the film is expired, compensate by shooting the film 1 whole stop faster. This means you would halve the iso of the film in order to obtain a correct exposure)

[random prism]

Speaking of film, remember that Karmir film

I figured out it's Respooled aerocolor

I think they do something to it tho

[teal basalt]

yes but it expired in 73

older than my uncle

[glad juniper]

A lot of shit is respooled aerocolor

[random prism]

true

[teal basalt]

any of you got some Nikon lens recommendations?

for birding/spotting

[glad juniper]

depends

how many kidneys do you want to sell

[teal basalt]

Under 500£ used

Mpb, cex, I dont mind

[glad juniper]

ok so i'm gonna add another 0 to that

pair this with the TC-14E III teleconvter and you should be set

you can still get the 600 /4 feel while also being able to go back to a 400 2.8

[teal basalt]

why need a camera bag when you get a briefcase with your lens?

but yeah is there any telephotos fit for that budget that'll work well

[glad juniper]

for under 500 ehhhhh kinda?

sigma 100-400, tamron 100-400 are decent ish options

400 isn't enough for birds tho

and ofc there's the old 150-500 options but those are soft and old

[solid fable]

Could maybe get a used 150-600 for 600 maybe 650

[glad juniper]

maybe the first gen tamron 15-6 for 5 but that lens is shit soooo

you'd probably be better off not doing that

[solid fable]

Lmao Fr

[tribal jacinth]

Would you guys recommend a lens hood for plane spotting?

[spare fractal]

Not if there’s a fence

If there’s no fence or anything than it can be helpful

[tribal jacinth]

There’s no fence so would my pictures be better?

[glad juniper]

Only if your shooting towards the sun really

But it's also a nice little bit of extra protection if you try and smack the fuck out of the front element

And it might do harm if your hood heats up weird

It'd introduce heat haze directly to the front element even if the ambient is cool

[spare fractal]

I hear it can help with CA

Idk if that’s true or not

[glad juniper]

It's not

[spare fractal]

Yeah I was skeptical about that when I read it

(My source was ChatGPT so it was probably made tf up)

[tribal jacinth]

It can’t make your photos worse right?

[tribal jacinth]

Do you have a lens hood?

[solid fable]

No

You may as well get a lens hood, depending on the lens they’re relatively cheap and it’s arguably better to have one than to not

[tribal jacinth]

Ok thanks

[spare fractal]

he does

[random prism]

The only time I wouldn't use a lens hood is if I got out of a hot car into a cold environment or vise versa

But you just have to leave the hood in that environment so it can reach the same temperature

[glad juniper]

eh not even then tbh

[random prism]

I keep it on cuz I alr know imma smack the shit out of it on something

[glad juniper]

thats honestly the biggest reason to own and regularly use one

[solid fable]

Same lmao

[random prism]

Also it makes me look like I know what I'm doing 💀

Poorfessional

[teal basalt]

Is this old generation of the 70-300 any good for my d7100

I remember @glad juniper mentioning it a while ago

[ionic orbit]

I won't recommend

[teal basalt]

How come?

[glad juniper]

It's fine

I liked mine

Hell, I still use mine sometimes lil

[teal basalt]

Or, should I go for the af-s version? However it is double the price

https://www.mpb.com/en-uk/product/nikon-af-nikkor-70-300mm-f-4-5-6g/sku-2529102

https://www.mpb.com/en-uk/product/nikon-af-s-nikkor-70-300mm-f-4-5-5-6-g-if-ed-vr/sku-2593783

[glad juniper]

The af-s is better by a long shot but also the G is like, pennies

[teal basalt]

lovely

I just need a cheapy lens to spot some planes

[teal basalt]

Before I go, do you know if this is better in terms of performance for the price?

[glad juniper]

not sure

its better than the sigma one thats for sure

[random prism]

https://tenor.com/view/super-sigma-cheese-lover-masonendertnt-sigma-cat-gif-2164438751122234295

Sorry

I'll show myself the door

[teal basalt]

Same?

[solid fable]

No those are not the same

[glad juniper]

The bottom one is the af-d one and it's the og one lol

Still sharp, but quite old

[random prism]

Me when the nikon

[glad juniper]

hey its a film lens that you can still comfortably and easily use on modern bodies

can't say the same for canon

[random prism]

I need more filmmmmm

It's either cheap asf in taiwan

Or expensive asf

[glad juniper]

buy a buncha cheap bw stock or something

[teal basalt]

Just found this amazing item on AliExpress. Check it out!
￡3.62 | 12 Sheets 35mm Color Print Film 135 Format Retro Camera Lomo Holga Dedicated ISO 250 For Kodak 135 M35 M38 F9 Camera
https://a.aliexpress.com/_EHroAN5

looks good

i shall buy

I've got an old 'zenit-e' Soviet era film cam somewhere

Should be compatible

[glad juniper]

lmao no you don't want my heart

its ecn-2

which means it fucking sucks to get devd

like at all

the stock is good but you'll probably have to dev it yourself

respooled vision3 is damn good for a D balanced film

[random prism]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gF94nxqsGk

interesting

42$ for 10 pics 💀

[spare fractal]

Mouse how shit is this lens?

https://www.mpb.com/en-us/product/nikon-af-s-dx-nikkor-16-85mm-f-3-5-5-6g-if-ed-vr/sku-2341552?kk=a4c6295-18942875fff-51fa37&utm_source=kelkoous&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=kelkooclick&utm_term=Nikon+Used+Nikon+AF-S+DX+Nikkor+16-85mm+

I'm assuming that it's cheap for a resonn

[glad juniper]

the one your looking at has moisture in the optical blocks

also if you want that range get the 16-80 2.8-4

[spare fractal]

Yes I’m aware

[spare fractal]

No yeah I was lookin at those they’re just pricier

[random prism]

@glad juniper I need some helps

Not me but a friend using dark table is having images come out inverted

After exporting

[glad juniper]

That's a new one

[echo sigil]

Yo Maus you got any tips for setting for airshow video?

[random prism]

oh oh

you asked maus about video

[glad juniper]

Yeah it's pretty easy actually

Don't

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[random prism]

[echo sigil]

Yeah wrong target

[glad juniper]

Last night's lil adventure

[random prism]

Tonight's lil adventure

[glad juniper]

the tarion bag is solidly ok lol

i've got this one

[random prism]

mine is solidly to small

[random prism]

thought about that one too

the bigger laptop sleeve was part

[glad juniper]

i can fit the D7500 and the 100-400 in it comfortably

[random prism]

i should not have gotten a 17in laptop

[glad juniper]

yeah thats a you problem bud

[random prism]

i thought it would be nice

i was wrong\

and right

[glad juniper]

i got a 16 and it fits just fine

[random prism]

ill need a new laptop here in a few years anyways

2020

[glad juniper]

This is why you get a full sized monitor lol

"Small" laptop and big screen

[random prism]

is that

a tub

of

frosting

No tubs of frosting but

i do have an abbys pizza cup

[glad juniper]

Who's to say

[random prism]

fair

[glad juniper]

But yes it is

[solid fable]

Nice wallpaper

Also happy birthday i guess lol

Color of ur name just changed 💀

[random prism]

Thanks lmao

[random prism]

anyone know wtf Adobe super resolution does?

[glad juniper]

its their in house upscaling iirc

same boat as topaz gigapixel

[random prism]

oh

all ik is my laptop

does

NOT

like it

[glad juniper]

[random prism]

i have a dielima now

i have a shit ton of PDX images

Coulson c130

and aeroflite RJ images

what do i post

[glad juniper]

yes

[random prism]

that helps a lot

[glad juniper]

anyways should i get a sidegrade fullframe cam for native f glass stuff before i get z or should i just wait and shoot ff on film

[random prism]

just wait

[glad juniper]

yeah but it'd be funny to get one now

even tho whatever i'd get would be a true sidegrade from the D7500

[teal basalt]

7500 is still great

[glad juniper]

oh don't get me wrong, the 7500 still swings well above its weight

but i'd like a true 12mm experience without having to only shoot on film

so a cheap FX body would be an idea that i've had

ala D3 or D700

[teal basalt]

Try the d600/d610 if you can

[glad juniper]

Nah they've got the shutter oil issues

And I'd rather not deal with that

[teal basalt]

The D850 is a good budget choice

If it's in your budget

[glad juniper]

"Budget"

Fuckin what budget

I'm trying to spend 400 bucks not 2500

And for 2500 I'm just gonna save for a z8

[solid fable]

Z8 😍😍

[solid fable]

If anyone is looking for used gear KEH is having a sale rn https://www.keh.com/sale?utm_source=SAS&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=2595926&utm_campaign=3306586&sscid=61k8_ufhci

[teal basalt]

https://www.mpb.com/en-uk/product/sigma-100-400mm-f-5-6-3-dg-os-hsm-contemporary-nikon-fit/sku-2585712

Good price?

[glad juniper]

Not for a lens with fungus, no

[random prism]

I now have a flash

And I have no clue

How

To flash

[teal basalt]

uhh

press the flash button

[glad juniper]

ik roughly how

basically your flash should fire at the speed of your shutter

usually no higher than 1/125 but ymmv

some cameras have flash sync up to 1/8000, others are stuck at 1/60

[random prism]

idk i dont shoot portrait so

no need

[glad juniper]

so you'll be fine

i've got 3 and i don't do portraits lmao

[random prism]

i wonder if its worth anything

eh ill just keep it

[glad juniper]

yeah you should keep it

just in case you ever need one

[teal basalt]

https://www.mpb.com/en-uk/product/nikon-af-nikkor-70-300mm-f-4-5-6g/sku-2617629

should I get this one?

I can't really tell if it has any imperfections

[glad juniper]

can you drive the af?

[teal basalt]

got a d7100 so should work

or should I go with something like the af-s, af-p, tamron etc

[random prism]

This new bag is

Uhh

Smaller than anticipated

It does fit everything tho

[glad juniper]

That's definitely snug

Not fittin much else in there are you lol

[random prism]

No not at all

Also got my polarizer

[glad juniper]

What's the "vintage" lens in there

[random prism]

There's a 24-70?

[glad juniper]

No the other one?

[random prism]

Oh that's my Oly

[glad juniper]

Oh that's what that is lmao

[glad juniper]

Makes sense now

[random prism]

I'm gonna buy film in Taiwan

There's a lomography store like a block away

[glad juniper]

Lmao

You not taking any stock over there?

[random prism]

I don't have any

And the cam store closed weekend

This polarizer doesn't work as well as I was hoping

[glad juniper]

CPLs just kinda suck unless you spend a lot on a nice one lol

[random prism]

It's a K&F one

About 59$

It works well on dark things like countertop and tv

[glad juniper]

Yeah that's normal

And it'll cut reflections in "bright" conditions

[random prism]

It's not really working with these reflections

Don't judge our disaster of a yard

[glad juniper]

Oh no it doesn't work on interior reflections

At least none of the ones I've used do

Your best bet is going outside and shooting a car windshield

[random prism]

Ooh

[glad juniper]

Or just car windows in general

Bright reflections are what cpls tend to excel at

[random prism]

Works there

Was hoping for some window reflection mitigation in airports

[glad juniper]

Ah yeah no that doesn't work

I've tried many many times

[random prism]

Oh well

It helps a little

[glad juniper]

Your best bet is always covering the glare with your hand

[random prism]

Lens hood moment

[glad juniper]

That gets close up it's not always perfect

Your hand can be used as a seal and it works marginally better

[random prism]

Until there's a massive weird ac unit between you in the window that you can't stand on that's 3ft wide

ICN moment

[teal basalt]

Small enough to not fit a new lens in

[random prism]

@glad juniper W spot

[glad juniper]

We just don't talk about how I've got that exact same fuckin photo

It's a good spot I'm telling you

[random prism]

💀

From the S gates

[glad juniper]

Not bad not bad

[teal basalt]

I need help using my camera

Especially the exposure settings

As some photos are good (I believe) and others look a weird grey

I'll find an example

This photos quality was ruined by WhatsApp so please don't question 😂

[glad juniper]

you got a raw or uh

[teal basalt]

yeah

I'll get it to you soon

[teal basalt]

I just can't get the exposure right

[teal basalt]

What do you think?

[glad juniper]

it looks fine to me

not sure why you were maxing out the shutter

unless you shot it in "manual" and fucked up the exposure

[teal basalt]

Maybe

What should I use instead?

[glad juniper]

aperture priority

that'll also solve your sharpness "issues"

i threw it into C1 and yes it was shot in manual mode

which would explain why the shutter is throttled

i mean you could use it but it doesn't look all that uh

good

[random prism]

Erm...nvm

[glad juniper]

oh and i put the tub of frosting away

so yeah

suck my butt

[random prism]

💀

[glad juniper]

what were you gonna run your mouth about lmao

[random prism]

Oh you didn't get it

[solid fable]

Some chick getting blown out in the background

[random prism]

Oh

I should

Probably

Delete that

[solid fable]

💀💀

[random prism]

Japanese don't do much to hide their garbage dumps

Sorry

I'll stop

I did die a little when I drove past this

[random prism]

@glad juniper

Nikon FM

And leica

Uh

Thing

And the sony is a a7iii

Not r

[teal basalt]

where's the sony

[spare fractal]

My bro what are you wearing?

[glad juniper]

Leica C2

[random prism]

It's worth more than the Nikon

I guess I own a Nikon now

And potentially a leica

My grandpa has a M6 but that's his prized possession

[glad juniper]

not by much lmao

throw in those lenses and you'd be looking at probably close to 4-500

looks like a 105 macro, 50 1.4 and uhhh

idk what that last one is

i'd much rather the nikon tho lmao

[random prism]

Macro is right and 50

[glad juniper]

the C2 is shockingly bad for a leica

[random prism]

Yeah

[glad juniper]

also lmao do you actually use a google phone

[random prism]

It doesn't look that fun to use

[random prism]

Yes

[glad juniper]

kinda cringe ngl

[random prism]

How tf you figure that out

[glad juniper]

i've got my ways

[random prism]

Then buy me new phone

[random prism]

Ah

[glad juniper]

discord displays the whole file name when you open it in browser

[glad juniper]

i mean its a mid 90s pns, its not bad but you've got no control over any of it

[random prism]

Lmao

I just hit the shutter

It's my grandma's I think

[glad juniper]

really the only thing you can control is flash on or off and how much you zoom lmao

its not bad as a pns

but i'd much rather the nikon just based on idk, usablility lmao

[random prism]

Yeah

I literally don't have space in my camera bag tho

The backpack strap alr ripped open

For 70$

Wtf

[glad juniper]

lmao what

[glad juniper]

give them to me then

[random prism]

No

You want me to shoot Nikon

Now I kinda do

I'm yet to shoot with it

[glad juniper]

I've got room in my bag just saying

[random prism]

I'll find a way

I need to buy more film tho

But I also don't want to

[glad juniper]

what was the other lens btw

[random prism]

It's gonna cost a billion dollars to develop

[random prism]

Uhhh

I can't remember

I look

[glad juniper]

maybe a 135?

[random prism]

I think

An

80

Idk I can't find the key to the humidity control box

[glad juniper]

oooo an 85?

thats good

[random prism]

Maybe a 120?

Idk if it was a prime

[glad juniper]

it doesn't look like a zoom

actually which lens are you talking about lol

[random prism]

Idk when I turned the barrel it extended

[glad juniper]

yeah thats called the focus

[random prism]

The long one?

[glad juniper]

this one?

[random prism]

Yeah

Well I don't have a zoom lens on film so idk how it work

All the lenses have protective filters on them

[glad juniper]

well yeah

it doesn't look like any of the ais zooms

and that bit here looks like a focal range

but it doesn't look like any zoom lens i've seen or can find

and the important part is covered by the 50 1.4 lol

[random prism]

Oops

Idk I'll find out when I find the key

[glad juniper]

lol

[random prism]

@glad juniper 105

[glad juniper]

another one?

[random prism]

Also going to buy film and develop hopefully

[random prism]

I saw a 50 and a 105

Idk what's on the body

[glad juniper]

yeah the 50 1.4 is the short one

[random prism]

Yeah

What's on there is a "micro"

[glad juniper]

thats

weird

like all the ais zooms from that time period are "macro"

which doesn't mean anything

[random prism]

Weird

[glad juniper]

not really

it just moved the lens "further" away from the image plane

which is how macro tubes work

they aren't very good and don't work very well

but it could do "macro" in a pinch if you needed it to

[random prism]

Yeah it's another 105

[glad juniper]

lmao

[random prism]

No clue why

[spare fractal]

How am I meant to get rid of these vignettes

[glad juniper]

either weird masking in post, fall off correction (though idk if lr has that) or just suck less

[spare fractal]

I don't use Lr regaurdless

and I can't just cut the plane out and erase the sky and paste it on a good sky image because that gets me a JPG compression reject

whatever I give up

[teal basalt]

should I buy the sigma 150-500?

The sharpness looks mad with birding and planes

[glad juniper]

weeeehoo

[random prism]

Okay

No frosting

Just your visa

[glad juniper]

ofc not

i've reformed

[floral stone]

nice coach prime debit card

💀

[glad juniper]

its pre prime actually

which is still tacky and goobery as hell but eh

[random prism]

@glad juniper I found a lomography store

Is there stuff good?

Some of ts looks wild

https://shop.lomography.com/us/lomochrome-purple-35-mm-iso-100-400-2021-formula

This could be cool for night stuff?

In the big city

[glad juniper]

lomos fine

they tend to do a lot of expiremental stocks

[random prism]

Yeah I can tell

It's the closest film store to me

[glad juniper]

https://shop.lomography.com/us/lomography-color-negative-35-mm-iso-400

if youre gonna get any lomo get the 400 or 800 stock

[random prism]

Idk

I wanna find a Fuji store

But there's none

[glad juniper]

can you find a yodobashi or something

[random prism]

Those only exist in Japan

I was wondering why the Sony was taking so long to write 💀

[glad juniper]

i run one in my D7500 all the time lol

[random prism]

💀 wild

Also

Do you have a lens adapter recommend

For EF-E

Canon lens to Sony body

[glad juniper]

fuckin uhhh

any of them?

metabones and 7artisians are probably your best bet

the K&F one is also nice

[random prism]

What's the price range for those?

2-3 hundred?

[glad juniper]

around there, yeah

if you don't want af then 75 bucks gets you "mount to mount"

if that

but i'm sure you want to keep your af and aperture controls

i think viltrox makes one for 199 lol

so if you really want to save that dollar

[random prism]

Most definitely

[kind bobcat]

aviatorkaden has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[random prism]

Ok

I'm still unsure about the shutter kaboomy

[glad juniper]

see if you can get the shutter count checked

https://www.camerashuttercount.com/

[random prism]

Ok

[glad juniper]

the lower the shutter count the "more" likely it is

but also you may get lucky and it won't pop

people reported between 10 and 50k

[random prism]

879...??

[glad juniper]

lmao thats it?

[random prism]

That can't be right

He bought it used

[glad juniper]

its brand new, shot three times and lives in a box?

[random prism]

I'm that's how most of his stuff is, but he said he bought from ebay

[glad juniper]

did you use the most recent photo?

[random prism]

Yeah

It's a jpeg

[glad juniper]

thats weird

the site supports it

or its actually that fucking low

which honestly

asian grandparents and used shit almost always ends up like this

[random prism]

Weird

So low is good?

[glad juniper]

generally speaking yes, but as far as the splodie shutter is concerned low just means it hasn't had time to manifest itself

[random prism]

Oh oh

[glad juniper]

i mean honestly since its that low you'd get at least 10k out of it

i don't think you should jump ship to sony per say, but it'd be nice for portraits or video or whatever

[random prism]

Yeah

But

If I take the Sony

My canon goes to my aunt

[glad juniper]

hmm

[random prism]

If I stay with canon the Sony goes to aunt

[glad juniper]

that makes this tougher

[random prism]

Yea

[glad juniper]

i mean you do already have a lot of canon glass

and sony would basically necessitate a jump to e

and you'd be less worried about the shutter issues with canon

[random prism]

Yeah or the adapter

[glad juniper]

you'd be losing optical performance tho

[random prism]

Plus I'm not exactly a huge fan of Sony control

[glad juniper]

yeah sony ergo sucks massive butt

but what you could do is play with the sony till you leave

just cause its there and you can

get some nice high res files of shit

[random prism]

That's what I'm doing

But I can't spot with it

24-105

[glad juniper]

i thought the tpe decks were doable at sub 150

and here

[random prism]

Idk maybe on ASPC

FF I wouldn't go below 200

Especially for the south deck

300 for narrow bodies was pushing it

[glad juniper]

this seems fine

just move a bit over either direction and wait till they're right on top of you

something like this

that wouldn't be all bad

[random prism]

South deck

[glad juniper]

well shoot shit on the taxi way then lol

[random prism]

I did

But heat haze

[glad juniper]

fair

[random prism]

I've just been doing street with that sony

[glad juniper]

good idea

[random prism]

Canon is good enough for spotting

I have no complaints

[glad juniper]

except for the fact that its a canon you mean

[random prism]

Shhh

I own a Nikon now

I don't wanna hear it

[glad juniper]

And the weirdest selection of glass lmao

[random prism]

Yeah I'm not too sure what that's about

[teal basalt]

should I go buy the sigma 150-500 or the sigma 100-400?

[random prism]

Figured it out

105mm F2.8

And

105mm F2.5

[solid fable]

150-600 imo

[random prism]

FM going on it's first trip

Just needs battery

[glad juniper]

needs more 105mm

[random prism]

It's next to it

Idk where imma find a battery

[glad juniper]

here's the battery type

[random prism]

It says on the cap part

I think

Idk I'll find somewhere

Knowing taiwanese 7/11 they probably have it

[glad juniper]

lmao yeah probably

[teal basalt]

too expensive

[solid fable]

Why ask then

[teal basalt]

Apart from that, I have a problem with my photos

They don't seem to really be sharp anymore

[solid fable]

Send screenshots, can’t open the raws

[teal basalt]

They have a blurry tinge to them, which is what I'm worried about. D7100 & 18-140mm

Please also take notice that discord ruins the quality a bit

[glad juniper]

dude your shooting wide open again

but for all intents and purposes, thats sharp

you need to lower your standards for a kit lens lmao

[random prism]

Bug has CA 😱😱😱

[teal basalt]

I was at like, 120

[random prism]

Fstop

[teal basalt]

8

Something like that I'll have to go check again

ISO 125, F7.1, 1/30

My super wobbly hands might be the issue lol

[random prism]

He's talking about the greens and purples

I think

[random prism]

Yeah try shooting F/8

My lens does the same

[echo sigil]

Ermm chat any suggestions for SD Cards?

Looking to get 3

On the fence between 64gb and 128gb ones

Also are the SanDisk Extreme Proz worth it

[teal basalt]

I use a 128g SanDisk ultra and it works like a treat

However if you're looking for faster then it'll probably be best to get an extreme

[random prism]

Biggest thing is write speed

128gb 200mb/s works well for me in the 6D

[crude dust]

Been owning a EOS600D from canon for a good decade, do I upgrade, or just look for some new lenses?

[random prism]

Depends on your budget, and what you wanna shoot

I use a 6D from 2012, only a year younger and it still works great

[glad juniper]

plus considering canons lens options, you'd be much better off getting a new lens first

all of their body options are about the same lol

[random prism]

@glad juniper I uhh did a buy

The tarion bag did a die

And I uhh have a lowepro now

[glad juniper]

Lmao

[teal basalt]

my Amazon basics bag cries in low quality materials

Ill probably buy a bigger bag soon

any of you guys got a tripod recommendation by any chance

[random prism]

Hehehe I have the same one

[teal basalt]

@glad juniper opinions?

[glad juniper]

I don't have any on that lol

I skipped the 70-200 train and got an 80-200

[teal basalt]

is the 80-200 better?

or should I forget it and get the af-p 70-300 E

[glad juniper]

No it's marginally cheaper lol

[teal basalt]

Fair enough

So, maus, in the case I want to go spotting, should I buy this 70-200 or go for the FX af-p 70-300E for 180?

I'll be spotting in places like Heathrow and Stansted

[glad juniper]

70-300 ez

Yous aren't losing anything on the wide end and you'll get more reach on the long end

[teal basalt]

Thanks

I've heard good things about the sharpness so it looks like the perfect option

[teal basalt]

Is it pretty much the same as the dx but just with the vr switch?

I could save 30 bucks if I go with the dx but my camera can't change the VR settings

[glad juniper]

i'd get the fx on the off chance you upgrade to a fx body before z

[echo sigil]

Suggestions for setting to get prop blur on a B-17? And a B-25. With good daylight too

[glad juniper]

whatever gives you 1/125

or close to it

so probably iso 100 and f/16

[teal basalt]

is the sigma 120-400 any good?

[glad juniper]

No

[teal basalt]

dang it, I lost the auction for the 70-300

[echo sigil]

Any mic recommendations for a Canon T7i? Want something that gets little wind and as much het noise as possible fir airshows

[glad juniper]

The best mic is probably uhhhh

Don't get one and you'll be happier

[teal basalt]

get some sh*tty one of AliExpress for £1.62

even comes with a pop filter

[glad juniper]

i have now come into possession of 95% of a very nice tripod

yay me

[teal basalt]

what happened to the other 5%?

[glad juniper]

missing

so i gotta go buy that 5%

[random prism]

I almost did

But I didn't wanna deal with it on an airplane

I did come across a brand-new used lowepro flipside bp 300 aw iii

For 50 usd

That I did buy

I also aquired some very neich film called vetrokam 400

Which is not for me

[glad juniper]

Spare rolls maam

[random prism]

I bought one

It was expensive

I have spare gold 200 and like 32 shots left of Fuji 200

Not the Respooled gold shit

I don't think

[glad juniper]

Does it say superia on the box

[random prism]

Yes I think

Maybe

I'm to lazy to go check

[glad juniper]

Lmao

[random prism]

Dev shop here sent me like 1080p scans

Gonna cost a fortune to rescan

[glad juniper]

Just home scan it

[random prism]

Because I know how to do that 👍

[glad juniper]

You literally take a photo of the negative with a backlight and invert it in lr

Then correct wb and adjust as you see fit

[random prism]

Oh

Sounds easy enough

I think we even have white plexiglass somewhere

[glad juniper]

Only issue may be focusing distance, since you're really supposed to do it with a macro lens

[random prism]

Well I have one

The 24-70 is macro

[glad juniper]

whats the mfd

[random prism]

Uhhj

Idk

Yellow line is macro

Also I don't think the Fuji is supria

At least it doesn't say on the little bit I saved

[solid fable]

Online said 0.38 meters

[random prism]

15 inches??

Nah it's like 2 or sm

[solid fable]

That’s just what it said online

Maybe I was looking at the wrong lens idk

[glad juniper]

Canon says 1.25 ft at 24 and 8 in at 70

But something something macro mode

Idk you could probably get away with macro maybe

Idk how well it'd hold up for film

[random prism]

Idk either

We will experiment

[languid hinge]

shall i get canon eos 1300d?

i wanna start planespotting and need a good beginner camera on a budget

[glad juniper]

depends on what the budget is

cause if you can, skip the X000D line and get a 250D or even a 70/80D

[lime galleon]

skip

better options at every budget

[languid hinge]

250

[languid hinge]

what do u recommend?

[lime galleon]

250 is harsh

honestly an ancient CCD DSLR and a sigma 120-300 isn't a bad rig if you're broke
or alternatively something like a 55-300, that's a reasonably sharp lens paired with a D200 or something

a friend of mine ran the D200 + sigma rig for a while

the lens is as sharp as a cotton ball and above ISO 800 you're going to want to rely pretty heavily on AI denoise but it's better than any rebel Tx or 4 digit canon body

[random prism]

Id recommend an older canon and the 75-300

Good for learning

[lime galleon]

canon 75-300 is a joke, especially when the 55-250 exists at the same price

the most hit or miss lens of all time

canon's 70-300 is ok but expensive

[glad juniper]

You could also get nikons first gen 70-300G and a D200

Or D300s

[lime galleon]

100%, 70-300s are more expensive than 55-300s tho iirc

[glad juniper]

Nope

Not through mpb at least

[lime galleon]

hmm regional price differences then

[glad juniper]

150-250 us used for the 55-300

75-90 us used for the 70-300g

[lime galleon]

wait what website are you using for these prices?

on MPB US they seem to be the exact same price
https://www.mpb.com/en-us/product/nikon-af-p-dx-nikkor-70-300mm-f-4-5-6-3g-ed-vr
https://www.mpb.com/en-us/product/nikon-af-s-dx-nikkor-55-300mm-f-4-5-5-6-g-vr

[glad juniper]

https://www.mpb.com/en-us/product/nikon-af-nikkor-70-300mm-f-4-5-6g

70-300G

[lime galleon]

we're looking at different lenses

[glad juniper]

Not really

[glad juniper]

I did say it was the 70-300G from the get go lol

[lime galleon]

the lens you're looking at is from 2000

[glad juniper]

Yes

[lime galleon]

ah shit I misread

[glad juniper]

And the D200/300s are from when again?