Camera Advice

[lime galleon]

one forever ago

[glad juniper]

2006?

[lime galleon]

I mean yeah but they're still stupid competent bodies imo

as far as super budget bodies go they're one of my favourites

[glad juniper]

I had to get rid of my d200 recently

[lime galleon]

rip

[glad juniper]

I don't regret it in the slightest but I do want another one

[lime galleon]

yeah I mean now they're a pretty niche thing

exclusively for broke people

[glad juniper]

(I bought it for the sensor, not bc I needed a cheap camera lmao)

[languid hinge]

so idk what i need 😭

like?

[languid hinge]

so shall i get d200 then

what about d3300

d200 is 10 mp

i used to own fz72 which was 16

and i got it for 50 pounds used

but had some errors so i returne

[random prism]

MP is not really a huge deal

I mean obviously don't get something with none

[languid hinge]

what does it mean

[random prism]

Tbh

Idrk

But if your hell bent on detail higher is better, and full frame will be the biggest difference

@glad juniper is smarter about this

[glad juniper]

(I'm at work rn)

[random prism]

[lime galleon]

I disagree

because on full frame, you tend to have the same number of pixels on an APS-C body but spread over a larger field of view

so pixel density is lower

whatever you're trying to photograph will occupy less of the sensor, and therefore less megapixels will go towards the object you're trying to photograph

[random prism]

Not quite

[lime galleon]

what do you mean?

[random prism]

Since I'm too lazy to paraphrase here's some stuff from googly

Full frame sensors tend to produce more detailed images than APS-C sensors with the same megapixel count because the individual pixels are larger. The larger sensor size allows for larger pixels, which can capture more light and information, resulting in better dynamic range and lower noise in low light or high contrast situations. Full frame cameras are often the preferred choice for shooting at high ISO settings.

Don't get me wrong

APSC has their place and benefits

Detail isn't really one of them

[lime galleon]

define "detail"

full frame having better dynamic range and RAW files that are nicer to work with is true
FF being preffered for high ISO work is true
larger pixels is true
"more detail" is not true

all things being equal, you won't get "sharper results" out of a full frame camera compared to an APS-C one unless it's way higher resolution, your object is physically taking up less pixels on the sensor so you're going to have to crop in more to get the same framing, getting rid of more detail

plus like the real determining factor for "detail" or sharpness is lenses

inb4 assuming you have an FF camera and an APS-C camera that are both 24mp, you can see here that the APS-C frame has more megapixels spread out over a smaller area, literally giving you more "detail" for whatever it is you want to shoot, there are more pixels available per area than on the larger sensor with the same megapixel count

[glad juniper]

dx gets more out of the lens yes, but fx gives you more light and more pixel area to play with

hence a free-er crop

i'd much rather a low mp fx sensor over a high mp dx sensor

since there's a limit to how large you can make the pixels on an apsc sensor

[lime galleon]

purely in terms of perceived detail and sharpness however, crop wins

[glad juniper]

here's nikon's 20.9 apsc vs the new fuji 40 apsc

smaller pixel area

21-24mp is the functional "limit" to an apsc sensor

you can go higher but start to lose low light perf

[lime galleon]

I had some rodeos with the R7 and 150-600 and thought it was perfectly fine tbh

[lime galleon]

frankly Adobe AI denoise has opened up so many possibilities with crop bodies I don't think of it as a bad thing anymore

[glad juniper]

lmao adobe

[lime galleon]

I use darktable personally but someone else's lightroom account whenever I'm delivering to a client

because I can't be bothered to pay for adobe BS

[glad juniper]

this is also last years camera with a modern sensor and digi x

still a smaller pitch tho

[lime galleon]

personally pixel pitch isn't a massive consideration when I'm choosing a camera

[lime galleon]

tbf most nikon crop bodies were like 21mp or something, below the 24mp "limit"

R7 was just an example

I apologise if I sound argumentative btw

[glad juniper]

no only the D7500 and D500 have the 20.9

and the Z50/30/zfc

[lime galleon]

I call memory loss on my part then

my bad

[glad juniper]

lol fair enough

nikon generally keeps their apsc sensors to 24

afaik its the same sensor in both the D3X00 and D5X00

really the only proper deciding factor for fx vs dx is a, what lenses did you buy already and b, do you have enough to buy an fx lens

cause crop factor sucks

400mm is fine for me on the D7500 at most airports but its the limit for the d700

like i can't really go much further

like i could get away with a 80-200 in some spots with the 7500

but definitely not with the 700

[lime galleon]

personally the crop factor works in your favour on a crop sensor for aircraft, you get closer to the action without having to get closer physically - either you’re forbidden from getting closer (fences), or you physically cannot (they’re in the sky and you’re not)

I can't imagine myself shooting aircraft or wildlife without the crop

[glad juniper]

i have to lol

i'm jumping to z in a year or so

so i'm stuck with fx either way

which i'm totally fine with lol

why do you think i'm looking to sell my 100-400 so i can get a 150-600

[lime galleon]

lol

well personally I'm broke and don't actually own a camera of my own other than a Canon 2000D and kit lens

any work I do is off friends' bodies and lenses lol

wrangling ancient DSLRs is kinda fun

[glad juniper]

tell me about it

(i buy em for fun)

[languid hinge]

huh

[languid hinge]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/443772701840660/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post

what about this?

looks kinda cheap

[glad juniper]

The 5X00 lineup is nikons intermediate bodies

[languid hinge]

so what do i get im so confused 😭

[glad juniper]

Better built than the 3X00 series but less features than the 7X00 series

[languid hinge]

what about the eos 450D

[languid hinge]

so what shall i get

my budget is 250

pounds

[lime galleon]

a D5200 is better than a canon 450D

[lime galleon]

real answer is: save up another 200 and you'll have infinitely better options

[glad juniper]

for 450 you could get a whole D7200

which would blow basically everything out of the water

[teal basalt]

talking about cameras, when the time comes that I need to upgrade my 7100, should I go for a d800 or look into mirror less?

[languid hinge]

it would take me another year

and i wanna do some spotting now

so i might get a starter cam

then upgrade in future

if i want

[languid hinge]

shall i get a D200? then?

@glad juniper

i found someone giving 2 nikon cameras for free but they have erros

errors

2 Nikon cameras Nikon d80 and nikon d3100, one with Err code and other with faulty focus. Both free to pick up, I don't want money I just want them out of the way.

[teal basalt]

take them cos they're free

[languid hinge]

ok

[teal basalt]

have it as a project and if you can't fix them, use it for decoration and buy a fully working cam

[languid hinge]

it has ERR code

on the d80

[teal basalt]

that's what I'm saying

find out what the error is

Or use the 3100 with manual focus

[languid hinge]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2ej-uzneP8

[teal basalt]

Could be as simple as some dust on the contacts

[languid hinge]

ok

ill see if i can get them 🙂

idk if its a scam tho?

[glad juniper]

You can't be scammed out of free brother

[languid hinge]

i mean like

are they fakes/

idk

[glad juniper]

Take a second to think about how hard it is to fake a camera

[languid hinge]

ok

[languid hinge]

i messaged them

to ask

[glad juniper]

💀

"Um excuse me are they actually free or are you gonna charge me or are the actually free 👉👈"

[languid hinge]

bruh i asked is it still available 😭

[languid hinge]

bazinga

[teal basalt]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126588143316?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=cchtta-zqlk&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=qlix5eugru-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=MORE

Good price?

In near mint, desc just yaps about the other conditions

Sharpness looks mad too

[spare fractal]

I don’t know anything about the quality of the lens but that seems like a decent price

[teal basalt]

I'm surprised I still haven't bought a lens after all this time lol

[quasi summit]

Would ya'll recommend the canon 70-200 f/4 L USM

[glad juniper]

It's good

Slow if you want to do night work with it but it's good

[chrome blade]

Me neighbor gifted a Canon camera I need professional advice about it

[spare fractal]

What kind

[glad juniper]

Well it's canon, so it's either reasonably alright or shit

There's really no in-between

[chrome blade]

@spare fractal @glad juniper rebel xti

I heard it’s a popular choice

[glad juniper]

It was pretty popular in 2006-2010

[chrome blade]

Does that mean it’s outdated

[glad juniper]

Only if you want it to be

My favorite camera I'm shooting with rn is from 2007

[chrome blade]

Wdym

[glad juniper]

And it takes perfectly fine photos

[chrome blade]

Name

[glad juniper]

Nikon D700

Paired with a sigma 100-400 for the taxi and helo shot

24-120 /4 for the ramp pic

[chrome blade]

How did you get to stand right there

[glad juniper]

Stretched my arms over the fence

[glad juniper]

@random prism I win

expired in '21 so its actually still good

(and its real superia)

[random prism]

fuck

[glad juniper]

so its going in the freezer for uhhh, next spring lmao

at least

[random prism]

lmao

i still have the 10$ dev and scan

mind you for 2 rolls

(the scans were 1080p)

[glad juniper]

you really should start cam scanning

[random prism]

ik ik

idk how

[glad juniper]

your tripod can do the upside down thing right

[random prism]

no

it uhh

did a die

it was also 2nd hand from god knows where

i also says amazon

[glad juniper]

lmao

[random prism]

i need to buy one

but i have 8.94$

[glad juniper]

you could tape your negs to your computer screen and run it that way but you'll need a spacer

[random prism]

that sounds so jank lmao

i can make a little light box

i wonder

if i could use my moms schools

art room light box

[glad juniper]

oh that'd be perfect actually

[random prism]

i bet i could find one cheap

i just need to find a way to hold camera down

[random prism]

it doesnt work well

the pixles mess it up

[glad juniper]

yeah thats why you'd need the spacer

[random prism]

yeah

[simple vigil]

are camcorders good plane spotting cams

[quasi summit]

nah i spot at daytime only

[glad juniper]

I mean it's fine

200mm isn't that great for planes but that also depends on where you spot and what you spot

[glad juniper]

Good is relative, it'll be better than your phone but a 15 year old camera will still outshoot it

Hell even a 20 year old camera will outshoot it

[random prism]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yirbwc9Yfyw

[random prism]

@glad juniper jank 101

The paper isn't working well tho

It's to spotty

[glad juniper]

Yeah the paper never works well

Is that a light board?

[random prism]

It's a picture frame I just took the back out

[glad juniper]

Or is that a phone flashlight under a sheet of glass

[random prism]

A old lamp

[glad juniper]

Lmao

I was close

[random prism]

I tried cling wrap it was to weak

I just need a uniform white plastic

But I can't think of anything

That I'd have around the house

[glad juniper]

Get a styrene sheet from one of the hobby shops in Medford tomorrow

[random prism]

I wonder if ace has anything

[glad juniper]

They might

[random prism]

I still need to find a way to hold my camera straight down tho

[glad juniper]

Acrylic glass maybe?

[random prism]

Maybe but it's not white

I was thinking maybe a bed sheet

But that's not gonna work

[glad juniper]

No but it can be opaque

Which is good

[random prism]

Bingo I'll just cut a little bit out of this paint tray liner

Almost perfect

I could almost use my phone

Hmmm

[glad juniper]

You can if you have lr mobile lol

Just invert, set the wb and fuck with it from there as needed

[random prism]

It works 🤷‍♂️

I need a new eye price it yeeted itself at the airport and I couldn't find it in the grass

[random prism]

@glad juniper are my white balance settings just wrong?

This is everything inverted

With the temp as cool as possible

Without adjusting temp I get this

[glad juniper]

Use the building as white and adjust from there

Eyedropper my friend

Eyedropper

[random prism]

building is blue tho

[glad juniper]

The building in the bg isnt

[random prism]

lemme find a pic with real white

got it

wow this is way better

i just need to get the film to lie down ttoaly flast

[glad juniper]

Yep

[random prism]

it looks a lil hazy tho

like this is waht i got back from the shop

okay i think it was just my exposure settings

okay i think ive got it

[random prism]

we're getting really close

[glad juniper]

Keep in mind it's also supposed to be better than the lab scans

[random prism]

yeah

[glad juniper]

But yeah it's lookin good

[random prism]

any reccomndatiopns oh how to keep it flat when scanning it with messing it ip?

I've just been using these

[glad juniper]

All of my negs are pressed when I get them so I don't have curl issues

But yeah that probably works too lol

[random prism]

mine are warped especially the expired film

wow these B&W ones grain is way more noticeable now

[glad juniper]

Perks of cam scanning or otherwise diying it

It's sharper

Cons

It might look worse now that you've got it at a large res and has more dr than the box the film came in

[random prism]

my scan

shop scan

[random prism]

ive come across something very peculiar

what i thought was sun flare is

light leak

but its not on any other roll or any other section of this roll

[glad juniper]

Goofy

[random prism]

happened during dev maybe?

[glad juniper]

maybe

probably not but maybe

[random prism]

I wonder what it was

[glad juniper]

back to faking aerocrhome lmao

[random prism]

pink

[lime galleon]

btw if you can't be bothered to use lightroom mobile, darktable is a super competent (free) photo editor - it doesn't have a mobile app though

every time I mess with film scans I do it in darktable

[lime galleon]

this kinda haze is super annoying to deal with

you have to make 400 masks and dehaze everything, annoying asf

[lime galleon]

why do all the shop scans look wayyy oversharpened

it almost looks like bad phone pictures

[teal basalt]

darktable>

don't worry when windows tells you it's malicious

[lime galleon]

lol yeah

I stopped paying for LRC recently and went full on darktable, I don't shoot often enough to make LRC worth it

the only things I wish darktable did better were masking tools and (AI) denoise

[chrome blade]

I pay for light room it’s so good because it scans my image and chooses the best preset

[teal basalt]

Yes, but it always ends up like this for me. (i dont pay for lr and instead screenshot the preview)

[glad juniper]

Not really, you don't have to do all that much to scans

Assuming the negs good tho

[lime galleon]

in most cases yeah, I was referring specifically to when you get light leaks or tons of haze

[random prism]

yeah i just color invert them

and then use curves to make it look right

basically instead of just inverting you invert then move the slider to where there's actual color data

you'll still have to tweak them from there but it works 90% of the time for me

[chrome blade]

My neighbor has a ton of cameras that I get to try it’s crazy

[spare fractal]

*posts backlit photo

[lime galleon]

hot take: backlit photos aren't a bad thing and is a bad standard pushed by jetphotos

it's a bit more contextual than that but I don't think backlit photos immediately mean they're bad

you try anything new or different and some planespotter goes “well ackshually it’s backlit”

[floral stone]

Yep cancel him

[spare fractal]

Depends

Sometimes they look lousy

I was really just bullying Maus

[glad juniper]

It's true he was

I bully him, he bullies me

[random prism]

i work at Million Air now, i didn't have a good opportunity to say so i made my own

[glad juniper]

No dice at croman or is this just a mean time job

[random prism]

mean time

i gotta graduate before croman

[glad juniper]

Fair

[glad juniper]

What film should I shoot this weekend at the airshow

I've got my choices down to portra 160, ektar 100 or ultramax

[random prism]

idk

film i think'

color

[lime galleon]

film at an airshow is brave

I don't have anywhere near enough skill to do that

[lime galleon]

porta 160

I don't like ektar

ektar's blues are too much

(I've shot both porta 160 and ektar 100 a grand total of once)

[glad juniper]

Brother I have 3 cameras in my bag lmao, film is for the statics and maybe some slow flying displays

[lime galleon]

ahhh

fair enough

[glad juniper]

And I ended up bringing the ektar, I want the sky to pop a bit more than portra would give me

[sage isle]

I have a samsung dlsr and it's perfect

[glad juniper]

What mount did smasnug jump on again

Pk?

I do want a nx1 tho

That'd be a lot of fun

[sage isle]

Dl

Dk

[glad juniper]

Oh it's nx mount

Kinda makes sense lol

[teal basalt]

Hey maus, most photos look great on my camera screen and I can crop it without noticing a difference in resolution, but they look terrible when I see them on my computer screen. Is there a fix for this or is it just the change in the pixels?

[glad juniper]

That's a new one

I'm guessing it's a display "issue"

[teal basalt]

What do you mean by a display issue?

[lime galleon]

well can you send us the pic

I'm gonna guess your pics are out of focus or overexposed and you can't notice it on the camera rear LCD

[teal basalt]

heres one example

I notice that it tries to do some auto sharpening aswell so that might be why

[glad juniper]

that looks fine?

[teal basalt]

weird

probably microsofts sh*tty AI features they've put on my pc

[glad juniper]

@random prism

[random prism]

for me?

[glad juniper]

No dingus

For me

[random prism]

oh

L

[glad juniper]

Mf this camera predates the moon landing

Eat my butt

[teal basalt]

I've got some soviet era cam in the attic

i can ship it over if you want 😀

[glad juniper]

Which ones

And unironically maybe

[teal basalt]

Zenit-e

[glad juniper]

Pics?

And any lenses?

[random prism]

[teal basalt]

it's got a Helios 44-2

I think

[glad juniper]

What's the serial number?

[teal basalt]

dunno

the lens or the cam?

[glad juniper]

camera at least

[teal basalt]

I'll find out soon cos it's at my friend's house at the moment

Next time I see him I will ask

[glad juniper]

Stupid fast portrait lens time

[lime galleon]

I wish I had an 85 f/1.4

closest I can get is 50 f/1.8

which is basically 85 mil on a crop body

[glad juniper]

the 85 1.8s aren't that expensive tbh

but you gotta be able to drive af-d glass

[teal basalt]

how good is the focusing on them lenses

[glad juniper]

Very good

A bit slow but accurate

[teal basalt]

Gotta love updating your firmware just so you can use new glass

[teal basalt]

My friend wants to buy his first full frame Nikon, does he go for the d610 or the d800?

[solid fable]

Imo neither, I don’t get spending on a cheaper ff camera, just save for a refurbished 850 or 750

[glad juniper]

The 600 and 610 have issues so skip those

The 800 is fine

810 would be better if your on a real budget

850 would be ideal

700 is good but it's definitely "old"

750 or 780 would be ideal as well

[teal basalt]

Didn't they fix the sensor issue with the 610?

[quasi summit]

i fucked up my settings

i tried to shoot at night but now theres a problem

the thingy where you put your eye to know what your shooting

its blurry

but the photos come out normal

unblurry

[glad juniper]

mmmmm diopter fuckup

[glad juniper]

See the dial near the vf?

Play with it

You can adjust the focus of the vf

[quasi summit]

that worked but all my photos are blck

im in a room with all the lights on

[glad juniper]

is your lens cap on

[quasi summit]

no

[glad juniper]

is your focus set correctly

[quasi summit]

yes

[glad juniper]

can you walk me through what you did

[quasi summit]

uhhhhhh

i barely remember what i did but i reverted a lot of it

what i remember i did

its not fully black

its like

super dark

i took a photo of my pc monitor and you could kinda see it

[glad juniper]

do you know what your settings are?

[quasi summit]

exposure 0

1/800

ISO 160

F4.0

[median swallow]

e

any changes?

[quasi summit]

i got a problem

got the photos reverted back but

the photo review doesnt show up

[glad juniper]

and?

thats fine

[quasi summit]

it always used to

[glad juniper]

why would you ever have it on

[quasi summit]

idk

i prefer it

[glad juniper]

its a huge waste of battery life

[median swallow]

uh

it's my phone

lol

[echo sigil]

Ive got a Twilight display at an airshow this coming Friday with CF18s and all that, would you say leaving it on auto is best? @glad juniper

[glad juniper]

Nah

Set your auto iso limit to like, 1600 I'd say, and then just the normal aperture prio

Throw in some ev comp if you want to play it a bit safe

Underexposing about a stop would be fine

[pastel sentinel]

hello i need help finding a camera and a lens

im 15

and this wil be my first camera

pls DM if you think you can help

[pastel sentinel]

enyone?

[teal basalt]

what's the budget?

[pastel sentinel]

1k for all?

is that good?

@teal basalt are you good whit cameras?

[teal basalt]

i suppose

maus and Kaden will help the most

are you fine with buying used?

any brand loyalty?

[somber berry]

Yes

[pastel sentinel]

yes ofc

[pastel sentinel]

im thinking nikon or canon idk

[random prism]

1k budget?

Canon or Nikon

Hmmmm

You want a DSLR or Mirrorless?

[random prism]

I can help with canon, Nikon maybe? Maus is better at Nikon stuff

[pastel sentinel]

I am completely new

So idk

Whatever you recommend for plane spoting

[random prism]

Oh

[somber berry]

There is only one right answer

[teal basalt]

a long lens (as guessed)

[random prism]

So maybe something beginner

[pastel sentinel]

Yes

[teal basalt]

for nikon perhaps a d3000 or d5000 series cam

[somber berry]

Start off with a Hasselblad I mean uh maybe 200D and like some cheap 70-300 or similar

[teal basalt]

considering hes a beginner

[somber berry]

Nikon errrrrrr idk

[teal basalt]

your budget is 1k right @pastel sentinel

[random prism]

1k is a good starting point

[pastel sentinel]

Yes yes

Im 15 and have no income

Soo

Lol

[teal basalt]

perhaps (for nikon) a 5500/5600 and a sigma 100-400?

[pastel sentinel]

I can look into it

Ty all for trying to help

[random prism]

Okay for canon, id look into the T8i and a 70-300ii

I can send links too

[teal basalt]

https://www.mpb.com/en-uk/product/nikon-d5500/sku-2600523

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/296555470334?chn=ps&_ul=GB&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=296555470334&targetid=2337798239209&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9198469&poi=&campaignid=21399638624&mkgroupid=167898394042&rlsatarget=pla-2337798239209&abcId=9448307&merchantid=6995734&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlvW2BhDyARIsADnIe-J0hWDjsYCqpn4I18BLX3cZRgocOIT7C_Q9UTBiDPewVjkNEG2zq28aAoRWEALw_wcB

japan always comes in handy 😀

[random prism]

Canon T8i:

https://www.mpb.com/en-us/product/canon-eos-rebel-t8i/sku-2509369

Canon 70-300ii:

https://www.mpb.com/en-us/product/canon-ef-70-300mm-f-4-5-6-is-ii-usm/sku-2610763

[random prism]

From what maus was saying you gotta be really careful with stuff from japan

I can't remember why

[pastel sentinel]

Lol

Im on phone rn

So kinda hard to navigate whit links

IL look at my pc later

[random prism]

This is the lens I use so I can vouch for it as well

[glad juniper]

Excessive "good" standards and potentially high shipping/import costs

[random prism]

There u go

[glad juniper]

Also tf sort of currency are we using here

[random prism]

Valid

[pastel sentinel]

Can anyone vc?

[pastel sentinel]

im using NOK(norvegian but im talking max 1k USD

[glad juniper]

OK that narrows it down a bit

[pastel sentinel]

Yoo

P1000 eny good?

(Nikon)

[glad juniper]

Good for it's class, shit as a camera

[pastel sentinel]

Xd

[pastel sentinel]

so not ideal for plen spoting

[teal basalt]

it's good if you only want to stay in your back yard

[pastel sentinel]

lol

im going to airshows

and airports

and i have desided i think i wast nikon

[glad juniper]

Not even then

It's good if your a grandma who doesn't want to faff with lenses

[pastel sentinel]

i do

am i right if i use more money on lens then camera

[glad juniper]

Depends on the combo imo

A reasonably expensive body and a reasonably expensive lens is a good idea

But generally a better lens would be preferred

[pastel sentinel]

is it the lens or the body that make the pic sharp?

is that mega pixels?

[glad juniper]

Both but to a point

[pastel sentinel]

ok ty

[glad juniper]

Here's a modern body and modern lens

And here's a body from 2008 and a lens from the 90s

Just as sharp

[pastel sentinel]

ahhh

ok

nice photos

im looking to use 1 117 american dollars

do i need more?

to get good aviation shotos

[glad juniper]

Again, to a point

You also gotta learn your camera

I take bad photos too and I've been doing this for 7 years now

[pastel sentinel]

wow

do you have eny good nikon combo recomendations?

@glad juniper ?

(sry for ping)

[glad juniper]

Absolute best deal for 1100 bucks or best bang for your buck

Also ease of use

[pastel sentinel]

For 1100

[glad juniper]

Yes ik that's the budget

What are you looking for tho

Absolute best deal or a decent compromise or what

[pastel sentinel]

Best deal

[teal basalt]

Is that the 85 1.4?

[glad juniper]

50 1.8

[random prism]

@glad juniper

what white balance do i use for film scans

[glad juniper]

@random prism

[random prism]

i think thats my issue

[glad juniper]

set it to something thats white in frame usually

[random prism]

wym?

like the white background im using?

[glad juniper]

like in the shot

is there a white car or flag or building or something

[random prism]

yeah but in the negative its not yknow

white

[glad juniper]

use the eyedropper then you goob

select it as the whitepoint

[random prism]

no not that

in my camera

in LR when i use dropped

its still too yellow

when maxed

[glad juniper]

what

send me a raw

i have a hard time believing that lmao

[random prism]

i fixed

[glad juniper]

💀

[random prism]

maybe

my base camera white balance was making everything mega yellow

[glad juniper]

canon shooter moment

[random prism]

i was in auto

lmao

white blance

not mode

thats before

with new WB settings

after

now this is my issue

its blown tf out

[glad juniper]

yeah you can fix that

[glad juniper]

i'm still trying to figure out how you did this

[random prism]

like i said

my WB was all sorts of fucked up lmao

[glad juniper]

💀

[random prism]

💀

[pastel sentinel]

can enny one help me find a camera boody (nikon)(VC

[solar coral]

Budget Camera for plane spotting in Mumbai RWY 27 area

[lime galleon]

honestly for Mumbai RWY 27 all you need is a cheap DSLR, kit lens, and tripod

I'm not saying I recommend getting a cheap DSLR and kit lens, but it can/has been done

like I think almost every pic Anshul Kadam has posted on jetphotos is from a D3500 and 18-55

[random prism]

tripod?

not unless you doing video

[pastel sentinel]

Yooooo

I need help

I hound camera and lens

Nikon D7100

And Tamron 150-600(the first one 2013)

Is this good?

@glad juniper

[teal basalt]

I main the 7100 and it's alright

Considering you're a beginner it might be tricky getting used to it

[glad juniper]

Good body piss lens

Horribly soft, violently mid af performance and just generally clunky

[pastel sentinel]

Penny bether lenses for around same price (used)

[teal basalt]

I use the AF-P 70-300 4.5-5.6 which I got for around £230/$300

Absolutely great lens but I can't send any spotting examples cos I haven't took it to the airport

[glad juniper]

The D7100 opens a huge world of usable lenses

[pastel sentinel]

Penny sharp ones?

[glad juniper]

esp with the non cpu lens imput options

some of the sharpest ever made by nikon, yeah

[pastel sentinel]

Name of the lenses?

[glad juniper]

the ais 50 1.2 is a good one

55 /3.5

135 /2

the DC 105 and 135

ais 200 /4

200 /2

180 /2.8

28 /1.4 af-d

the list goes on

the AF pin is probably gonna be your biggest advantage with the D7100 over the D3X00 and D5X00 cameras

you could run the 70-300G or the first gen 80-400

[pastel sentinel]

Eny one whit like 500 mm,

[glad juniper]

200-500 5.6

the af isn't the best and its a bit soft wide open

but its reasonably fast

[pastel sentinel]

Is it the sharpest one

(For the price

[glad juniper]

its all of your budget lmao

[glad juniper]

Honestly now that I think about it you might be able to squeeze an FX camera out of that budget

D750 or something maybe

D810 even

Those would be about 6-700 respectively

[pastel sentinel]

Used or new?

[glad juniper]

used

[pastel sentinel]

If I go for that

Dhen what lens

If I go for the 750

I found one

[pastel sentinel]

What used lenses for 300-400 usd

Max 450 USD used

[glad juniper]

The af-s 80-400

Or af-p 70-300

But only the fx version

[pastel sentinel]

Ok

Which one is sharper

[glad juniper]

i mean if you stop down there's not a huge difference

i think the 70-300 is sharper at 300mm and the 80-400 is sharper at wider fls

like 80-200 or something

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYveZycyAO4

thats also the DX version but still

they're functionally the same at equiv FLs and apertures

just depends if you want the extra 100mm

the 70-300 is also 900g lighter

[pastel sentinel]

The 70-300 is like 3 times cheaper

[teal basalt]

perfect

Unless you really need 400 that lens is perfect

[pastel sentinel]

Im buying today guys!

TYSM to the pepl that helped me

And special thx to @glad juniper and @teal basalt

It's a pack whit D750
24 - 120mm
70 - 300mm
Camera bag
And alot more smal suff

[somber berry]

Awesome

[pastel sentinel]

I hope so

Im buying in 2h

😵‍💫

[teal basalt]

Sick

Make sure the lenses have no fungus and that the shutter count isn't too high

@pastel sentinel

[pastel sentinel]

Only used 5 times

Shutter count is under 3k

Realy looking forward to getting it

[pastel sentinel]

@teal basalt

[teal basalt]

That's a great deal

[pastel sentinel]

It was alot of stuf in the package

Idk what 2/3 of it is

[teal basalt]

Send a picture if you can

[pastel sentinel]

IL SEND IN dm?

oh caps*

[glad juniper]

Which 24-120

[pastel sentinel]

Nikon Nikkor AF-S VR 24-120 1:4 ED

is that good?

[ripe lintel]

what is a good budget lens for plane spoting

[glad juniper]

Yes the /4 is good

[pastel sentinel]

USD 1k? (idk)

[glad juniper]

It's been my go to for edc work

[ripe lintel]

what does the f/4-5.6 III mean? im kinda new to this thing

[glad juniper]

That's the aperture range

And don't buy the canon 75-300

Any of them

They're shit

[ripe lintel]

what should i buy them

then*

is there anything good under 1k?

[glad juniper]

Which brand?

[ripe lintel]

any just compatable with canon

[teal basalt]

under 1k?

You can get some pretty high end lenses for under 1k

[ripe lintel]

ooh thats good to hear

where do i look for them

[glad juniper]

For canon probably the 100-400 mkii

[ripe lintel]

this one?

[glad juniper]

Yep

One of the best zooms canon makes, and arguably one of the best zooms ever

[ripe lintel]

ohh coolk

cool*

[pastel sentinel]

the camera is on its way

[random prism]

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

@glad juniper 💀 do we buy the x-ray box from a hospital 💀

2 at that

Way big tho

[glad juniper]

thats actually not a bad idea lmao

[random prism]

It looks massive tho

And I don't want two

I could just go pick it up after work

I have the money in tips too

https://www.facebook.com/share/NntJXWpQD5ckzPcx/?mibextid=kL3p88

Smaller but 40$ is wild

Nvm wtf these are 700$ new???

It's 50$ for a 6x6 one new

[median quartz]

Im going to an airshow in a few days, and i thought maybe i could rent a lens for that day, does anyone have any lens suggestions? Its for a nikon d5600

And something that would be good for an airshow

@glad juniper @random prism ^

[random prism]

That'd be a maus ordeal

Idk Nikony

[glad juniper]

You've got four options right? Sigma makes a pair of 150-600s, optically they're pretty similar, the sport has slightly faster optics and is weather sealed, the contemporary is smaller and cheaper. Tamron likewise makes a pair of 150-600s, only the G2 is worth using. The G1 is on par with canons 75-300, horribly soft and slow. Nikon makes single long zoom, the 200-500 5.6, it's the fastest of the 4 lenses, but is also 100mm shorter. The af is solidly just "ok" to boot, but it'll do better in lower light

Personally I've shot the tamron g2 and both siggys and the tamron preforms better imo

That said, however, the tamron is softer on paper and people consistently get sharper results with either sigma

[random prism]

https://www.facebook.com/share/sn9ATm8ZtP19VABe/?mibextid=kL3p88

@glad juniper this look legit?

I'll offer like 55$

[glad juniper]

looks legit to me

the blurry phone pics really help

[random prism]

Yeah 💀

Now to find light box

[median quartz]

thank you!

[random prism]

👍

https://www.facebook.com/share/PmUse51MeyrM1AVW/?mibextid=kL3p88

Okay we try this

90$ a lot tho

[tired egret]

My memory card adapter doesn’t work anymore… anyone have suggestions for other methods I could use? Transferring them to a computer is the last resort

I suppose it’s because of iOS 18 for why it doesn’t work anymore

[random prism]

stoopid

apple

[random prism]

id transfer to comoputer then oogle docs?

or onto LR on the computer and cloud sync

[tired egret]

I’m thinking of using iCloud maybe

[random prism]

maybe

[tired egret]

Photoshop express is free on pc right? Don’t bully be for this but I use the free Lightroom app on my iPad for editing

[random prism]

maus will bully if you even say LR

idk abt PS tho

i use paid LR on ipad it works fine

just lacking fetures

[glad juniper]

do i need to laugh at someone

[random prism]

no dont scare off the new kids

[glad juniper]

ok ok

can i laugh at someone

[random prism]

i guess

[glad juniper]

the free lightroom sucks for editing

also lmao apple moment

[random prism]

yes

im tempted to buy an iphone 13pro max

since my google camera is dookie

but then again

its apple

[glad juniper]

just get a smasnug 24 or something

[random prism]

expensive tho

[glad juniper]

the 24+ is solid

i love mine

[random prism]

ik someone who can give me a good deal in 13pm and seris 8 watch

he was asking 4 or 5 hundred

maybe ill find a used 23

[glad juniper]

or pixel 9

[random prism]

my brother has an 8

im not a fan of how they look

i have a 6a rn

[glad juniper]

the base 9 is pretty cheap

800 bucks unlocked

you goin through a plan or what

[random prism]

yeah i got a free 6a with a line

[glad juniper]

you could get a base s24 for 780

[random prism]

o

what abt the fancy camera one

[glad juniper]

1050 for the ultra

ish

[random prism]

24 ultra has 5x optical zoom

23 ultra has 10x

intresting

I'm assuming the 24 has a better sensor or something then

[glad juniper]

yep

better processing

[random prism]

Ah

[glad juniper]

ok so it looks like the ultra is normally 1299 but bestbuy has it on sale rn

[random prism]

Ehh

I'll hold off for now

I hate how massive new phones are tho 😑

[glad juniper]

we call that a "cope"

[random prism]

At this point I'll just buy a Gameboy 👍

[teal basalt]

have you heard of OnePlus?

A pretty not-so-known company but they're phones are class

[solid fable]

Samsung ☠️☠️☠️

[random prism]

@glad juniper
https://www.kentfaith.com/KF09.101V6_76-inch-camera-tripod-with-center-column-and-cellphone-clips

thoufghts?

or

https://benrousa.com/superslim-tripod-kit-aluminum-open-box/

[glad juniper]

Benro is good

[random prism]

yeah i like K&F it just feels gimmicky

80$ for the benro wirh shipping

or 60 for kf

[glad juniper]

The SystemGo plus is pretty solid

170 tho

[random prism]

yeah

im gonna get this open box one

80$ for a 130$ tripod works for me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qciKEFUC-pk

it can hold quite a bit of weight

shit i found a 20% of code too

66$

fuck yeah

[glad juniper]

Pog

[random prism]

hopefully its not a destroyed open box

[glad juniper]

It very well might be lol

[random prism]

Guess I can return it 🤷‍♂️

No where did it say sales are final

And I was about to buy the same one from marketplace without a mounting plate for 90$

[random prism]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTxTNHe3_54

not what i was expecting

[mellow belfry]

Is there any way that i can make good photos in darker enviroments? Today i went to take some test photos, and they turned out looking like this:

[glad juniper]

Longer exposure times

In that spot probably 5-6 seconds

[mellow belfry]

Will try it

Thanks

[scarlet creek]

Would a cannon 100mm - 300mm or 75- 300mm lens be good for a starting lens for someone on a budget?

[glad juniper]

which 100-300

[scarlet creek]

Not exactly sure if have the right name but the cannon ef.

[glad juniper]

yeah which 100-300 tho

[random prism]

@glad juniper it has like one scratch on the foot other than that's it's brand new

It did take like 2 weeks to ship tho

It does the upsidedown and fits in my bag

[glad juniper]

Cool that'll make scanning easier

[random prism]

Definitely

Just need to find a light source

[glad juniper]

Your phone

[random prism]

Better than a lamp in a cardboard box with the piece of plastic making it white

[glad juniper]

With film can lids as spacers

[random prism]

I use that as remote shutter tho

[glad juniper]

Mirror up and a self timer

Problem solved

[random prism]

Didn't think of that

[random prism]

What now

[glad juniper]

The lid

Of the film canister

[random prism]

o

[glad juniper]

it works just well enough

thats what i did here

it works fairly well

[random prism]

Seems alr

Feels

Pink

[glad juniper]

yeah thats my shitty inversions lmao

[random prism]

mine arent much better

ive been working on the camrea exposure

[glad juniper]

Speaking of camera

"Professional"

[random prism]

i maybe buy that Nikon F Thursday

[glad juniper]

based

just don't forget the non ais lenses are fucky

[random prism]

if i can get for 175 🗿

[random prism]

ais?

[glad juniper]

automatic indexing

[random prism]

ingles por favor

[glad juniper]

it alows for the meter to meter through the lens automatically

[random prism]

i mean the meter alr doesnt work

unless i just need to clean battery

[glad juniper]

which was the case for mine lol

[random prism]

i have ais lens

F fit

at least i think i do

[glad juniper]

show

[random prism]

the 135mm and 50mm?

or is that not ais

[glad juniper]

those are ais, yes

[random prism]

ah

[glad juniper]

but the F needs non ais lenses

[random prism]

o

[glad juniper]

or ais lenses with rabbit ears

[random prism]

maybe i am going in further than i ready for

i haven't shot all that much film

[glad juniper]

nah not really

[random prism]

its comes with a couple so i should be okay

[glad juniper]

the big one is the ais lenses will work on non ais bodies but non ais lenses will have issues mounting to ais cameras

ie most cameras

[random prism]

24mm 2,8
50mm 1.4
135mm 1.35
85-205mm
2x and 3x multiplyer

and hot shoe adapter

[glad juniper]

oh then you'll be fine

and i can take that other 50 1.4 off your hands

[random prism]

no

idk

[glad juniper]

[random prism]

its like 100$ lol

[glad juniper]

is it the nikkor-s version?

or the full barrel non ai

[random prism]

nikkor-S

[glad juniper]

oooo

very fun

[random prism]

that good or bad 💀

[glad juniper]

its quite good for its age

[random prism]

ah

[glad juniper]

soft at 1.4 but thats to be expected

[random prism]

the 85-205 sounds fun

no clue what brand or F stop tho

im thinking the vivatar F4

[scarlet creek]

Sorry can you please explain what you mean I'm just starting out?

This one

[glad juniper]

ok so thats definitely not the 100-300

[random prism]

mr maus

would a wasit level view finder be needed...or could you just

not

just use it without a veiw finder

because 100$ is expensive

400$ for the plain prism is funny

still debating if i buy the F

i go see it tommorw

[glad juniper]

the wlf just helps with contrast/glare

you can definitely go without it

[random prism]

ok

i was told distortion would be an issue

tbh i don't think ill take the F

ive used the FM for not even a whole roll of film

plus the seller is a little weird and i dont really wanna show up at his house with 200$ in cash and he wont meet elsewhere

[glad juniper]

it'll also have the lil magnifier thing to help with critical focus

which is nice

[glad juniper]

but also you can flip it

esp the lenses

hell i'd buy one or two of those lenses off you for my own F lmao

[random prism]

bro is going to kill for the 50mm 1.4

[glad juniper]

[random prism]

if i dont get robbed blind by this guy

its like 30 mins out of town in Jacksonville too

[glad juniper]

unironically bring an adult

[random prism]

i am the adult

[glad juniper]

bring another adult

[random prism]

his facebook makes him look pretty old so my guess is he just doesnt like leaving his home

[glad juniper]

which is completely fair lol

[random prism]

if it dont match too the adress he sent me i dip

[glad juniper]

yep

and honestly given the market value of the total of the shit you could probably sell it all and make more than you spent

[random prism]

yh but thats much effort

[glad juniper]

fair lol

[random prism]

we'll see how tired i am after work 💀

[glad juniper]

take it to dots and get a years worth of film for it in trade in lmao

[random prism]

lmao

[glad juniper]

its not a bad idea and since you don't shoot much 15 rolls of stock will actually last you a year

[random prism]

if the meter really is shot then that'd be annoying

i also learned the FM has a double exposre switch i think

and all my glass does have rabbit ears

[glad juniper]

if the F's meter was stored without a battery you'll have a gooder shot at it working

[random prism]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/418761194577524/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A881a137f-bf78-4b8f-88dc-b936e0484260

they really are shit images

[glad juniper]

that doesn't mean anything if gramps forgot how to work the meter

[random prism]

true

tbh if i im not feelin it after work ill just hit him with the had to work late last min

which i have been doing the past couple days

101 and 105 randomly started doing turns today

[glad juniper]

lmao

erickson moment

[random prism]

fr

one of the pilots lives here i think so not a huge suprise

[glad juniper]

makes sense