Camera Advice

[glad juniper]

i've considered the 6ii but if expeed 7 is on the table i'd rather the newer and more refined af

and i'd be less concerned with the d5's "older" af since its designed for action

[misty steeple]

Ye ig

[glad juniper]

which would you rather have

with all given pros and cons

[misty steeple]

D5 for my uses

[solid fable]

I say just get z8 or z9 smh

☠️

[glad juniper]

i don't have z8 money

[misty steeple]

Thousands of dollars more expensive lmao 💀

[glad juniper]

if i had z8 money i wouldn't be asking about buying anything less lmao

[misty steeple]

It has arrived 🙏

Cant wait to do some light trails

[solid fable]

Yeah but like with trade in and refurbished it’s not like terrible

[misty steeple]

you wont get much value out of a d700 or d800

[glad juniper]

i've given good thought to trade in but i just don't want to be down to 1

[misty steeple]

not for a trade in at least

not enough to make it worth it

[glad juniper]

nor a 7500 i've thrashed

[misty steeple]

^^

[glad juniper]

i probably won't even try to sell that, i've put almost 125k through it lmao

its still kickin but thats pushing it

[misty steeple]

ye

[glad juniper]

my local shop told me they wouldn't even take it 😎

[misty steeple]

😭

[glad juniper]

i'll go haggle again in the future but still

i'd get what, 200 bucks in trade in for it?

if that

[misty steeple]

dont needa drop thousands on the latest and greatest yk

[glad juniper]

also whew mpb

[misty steeple]

[glad juniper]

good steal that

[misty steeple]

who tf shot it 7 times and said I'ma sell it 😭

[glad juniper]

not very smart people, thats who

[glad juniper]

also you say that but i'm actively looking at a former flagship which was damn near the best camera when it came out

[misty steeple]

that aint the latest though :)))

i love old flagships

much cheaper these days and they still perform like the flagship

D4S BABY

just finished all 3 games from oracle B O K E H

bruh I was denoising at like 1:30am last night and fell asleep 😭

[misty steeple]

theres still a ton of pro action photographers that keep a d5 or 1dx mark iii in their bag

some guy next to me had an r6 or r5 type of body couldnt tell, a 5d type of body, a 1dx mark iii, and something else

bro had the jack of all trades

dude had the 400mm on the monopod and like a thing for the 70-200 on the side of it, hella cool

[glad juniper]

yeah honestly i've also considered the d4s as well but i need a touch more cropping freedom than 16mp provides

[misty steeple]

yeah 😂

it can be a bitch

[glad juniper]

If i wasn't shooting planes and needed a ton of cropping then I'd get one

[pastel sentinel]

HELLLP

[glad juniper]

local man asks for help, refuses to elaborate

[pastel sentinel]

Ok ok ok

I need to know what the prize on a d750

Was when it in stores

The prize of the camera new

@glad juniper

[glad juniper]

can't you just google that

like

[stable stone]

stores still sell the d750 new so you can just search it up

[glad juniper]

its really not that hard

[glad juniper]

thats market price, not msrp tho

[stable stone]

oh

why tf is the msrp so high

[glad juniper]

cause it was near flagship perf for prosumers

[stable stone]

ah

[glad juniper]

like b&h has them "new" for 1700 bucks

but thats what the market price is for a low use/NIB copy

[pastel sentinel]

Bro @glad juniper your the ma

Man

Tysm

[stable stone]

crazy price on amazon

[pastel sentinel]

Maus

Im selling it and some other things

U think u can find a fair prize?

If I send pic of all the gear in dm ro smt

[glad juniper]

whats the shutter count

[pastel sentinel]

Like 16k i think

[glad juniper]

body only you could probably list it for anywhere between 500 and 650

throw in a lens and you might be able to get 700

[pastel sentinel]

It's a pack whit lens ans stuf

[glad juniper]

which lens

[pastel sentinel]

And mono pod

Af s 70-300

[glad juniper]

sell em seperately, the lens is probably more likely to sell sooner than the body

and nobody wants to buy a body with a lens they don't want

[pastel sentinel]

I kinda need the money

[glad juniper]

yeah then sell them seperately and get the most out of it

[pastel sentinel]

Ok

[glad juniper]

if you really want to sell both, list them seperately on ebay and together on like, fbmp or something

and just have the price lower on fb

[pastel sentinel]

Im selling on norwegian website

[glad juniper]

like 550 for body and lens on fb vs 500 and 200 on ebay

[pastel sentinel]

Sells wey fast

[glad juniper]

somethin like that

[pastel sentinel]

You can we dm?

[glad juniper]

i mean we can but i'm in the us so selling on norwegian craigslist isn't exactly my wheelhouse lol

[pastel sentinel]

Answer

[glad juniper]

you can do more than say hello you do know that right

[pastel sentinel]

Yes

I was figuring out the group thing

[misty steeple]

Buy d780 atp

[glad juniper]

I did recc the 780 dw

[misty steeple]

We ball

[teal basalt]

I was thinking about buying the z50 II until I realised how cheap the older z50 is used on mpb. However the battery life too shit for most things. do I just forget about mirrorless and go for something like a d7500 or d750 or just get the z50

they're all pretty much the same price lol

I'll get like a 24-70 or whatever with it

[glad juniper]

Uh get the 50ii atp

Better in functionally every way

[teal basalt]

Fair enough, would it still be worth saving a buck to get some lenses or do I just go for it

50ii autofocus does look amazing tho

[glad juniper]

@misty steeple you ever shoot with the 300 /4D?

[misty steeple]

No

Seems to be good value though

[glad juniper]

darn

there's one locally for a good ish price, plus i can trade in some gear to get it lower

idk if i should persue that or not tho

[misty steeple]

its not a bad idea i dont think

[glad juniper]

list price is 399 and i'd be trading in a lumix zs80, which is 5-600 bucks used to begin with

and if they give me just half of that then its a hundred dollar lens

which makes it a lot more interesting

[misty steeple]

Added the first gen z6 just to try mirrorless tech

Still planning on grabbing smth bigger though

[glad juniper]

z5ii?

or 6iii

or are you just gonna go whole hog and get an 8/9

[misty steeple]

prob

z6 will be a nice little affordable test run

[glad juniper]

i've also since gone back on my word, i'm gonna get a D5, maybe a 6 if i find one for less than 2k and save for an 8

(the upgrade is a grad present, hence the spending not my money part lol)

figured i'd be better off getting something i could feel comfortable shooting and knowing its doing what i want vs getting a z5ii and not knowing what its doing or how its doing a thing

plus lens compatability won out lmao

[misty steeple]

mm

D5 is good, wouldn't rec a D6 unless you're going full pro

not worth the price

[solid fable]

why 😭

[misty steeple]

i'm looking to buy a z9 anyways in like july

[solid fable]

Did you buy or rent it

[misty steeple]

buy

gonna use it as my second ff

it'll be useful fs, will prolly sell in a year or two

[solid fable]

Hm interesting

[glad juniper]

the key words are "less than 2k"

with the 6 being offically discontinued the used prices are slowly dropping

i've been seeing a few for 2300

if they get below 2 i'd seriously consider it, there's just enough of an upgrade to the af between the 5 and 6 that i wouldn't be opposed to 400 extra dollars for that much a better camera

[misty steeple]

i mean like that "most advanced" autofocus isnt worth the price different, unless you really need the wifi capabilities

i dunno

[misty steeple]

that could def be true

[glad juniper]

the 5 is more than enough tho

definitely

i promise

[glad juniper]

Which would be a better waste of money

The pf is smaller and cheaper, the 2.8 is a stop faster and has marginally faster afaik

I'm trading in some stuff so presumably either one would be a significant amount off, hopefully 5-600 bucks but idk yet cause they haven't gotten back to me

[glad juniper]

They would also basically live on a 1.4x tc so there's that to be taken into account too ig

[floral stone]

@glad juniper does sigma make a EF mount for the 18-50

I know there’s the EF-S

[glad juniper]

No

The 18-50 and similar lenses are designed for apsc

Best you can get for that range would be the EF 20-55

[floral stone]

ok

[glad juniper]

@misty steeple thoughts on this? I'm seriously considering both and iirc you've got the 2.8

[misty steeple]

The pf

Even the non vr 300 2.8s are better in IQ than the pf but I don’t see a reason to buy that lens unless you’re shooting low light sports or want to stack teleconverters although that one has a limited amount of teleconverters it can use

Also never buy one for 1.5k lol

My vr1 cost that much

The af-s version 1 and 2 are optically excellent but not worth the same price as the vr 1

That pf seems expensive too…

Mint or not

[misty steeple]

What r u shooting with it

The af-s ii cant use any good 1.4s

[glad juniper]

Eventually a D5 but in the meantime d800/7500

[misty steeple]

Sorry I meant like what subjects

[glad juniper]

Planes, wildlife, maybe sports

[misty steeple]

Mmm

Prob the pf

[glad juniper]

Hopefully rally cross in a few years

[misty steeple]

Planes and wildlife you’ll need a tc and the decent ones aren’t compatible with the d ii

Tc 14ii and iii

For a 1.4

For those prices have u considered the 200-400

[glad juniper]

Buuuuuut I could throw it on my F5 for the funnies

[glad juniper]

Yeah i have, idk if the zoom range is worth my money tho

[misty steeple]

mmm

Id say the pf is good

[glad juniper]

I've also considered the 80-400

[misty steeple]

But 100% look for a lower price

[misty steeple]

Nah dont

Slow as fuck

[glad juniper]

Oh no it'll be a lower price, I'm trying to trade in a few hunge worth of gear

[misty steeple]

200-500 is a better purchase

[glad juniper]

Hopefully 5-600 bucks worth of trade in

[misty steeple]

ah ok

[glad juniper]

They had a minty d5 i was gonna buy but they sold it a few days ago

[misty steeple]

D4S

trusttttt

[glad juniper]

I want muh mega pickles tho

[misty steeple]

😭

Z9 looks so goood bro

Testing the z6 as my main for smth reminded me why I love vertical grips

I need smth mirrorless with a grip 🙏

And not an obnoxiously big one

Wait wb z7ii? @glad juniper

Megapixelsss

Fps is weird tho

[glad juniper]

For the price of a 7ii I'm getting an 850 lol

But I don't need that many mp

The 36 out of the d800 is borderline too much

But 16mp vs 21mp is enough of a difference for me to justify getting more

Plus for the same price as the 7ii and 850 I could get a d5 that would do exactly what I need it to without being too slow or losing lens compatibility

[misty steeple]

i keep forgetting ab the d850

[glad juniper]

Lol yeah

I mean they've got a 6ii for sale for 1179 which ig is also an option?

Not that i really want to jump to z just yet tho

[glad juniper]

i will say, it is quite cheap

[glad juniper]

Throwing it all out and starting over, they've got a 200-500 and i want it

Its between that and the pf tbh, I'd use both equally as much

[glad juniper]

Well ive got mirrorless now

[stable stone]

bro bought it

[glad juniper]

Yeah I was tired of waiting for my offer

[random prism]

what happened to ew fujifilm

[glad juniper]

A lot

But it basically boils down to nikon z doesn't have a good compact nor does canon plus rf limitedglass, m43 is worse, sony is overpriced and compacts are too shit for what I want

[random prism]

valid tbh

i wish i went the compact route

traval with my stuff is so annoying

[glad juniper]

And ive been wanting to get an x pro for ages but they're still too expensive to justify

So a first gen xt and a manual lens to start seemed reasonable enough

[random prism]

why justify

less fun that way

(why im broke when i dont have to be)

[glad juniper]

Limited use, expensive, fragile

[random prism]

fine

i guess

[glad juniper]

Also i can start collecting xf lenses for when I inevitably buy an xpro

[random prism]

fun

[misty steeple]

@glad juniper r u still interested in 300 2.8's?

[glad juniper]

Vaguely, yeag

There's a 300 pf locally for 450 and im trying to decide if thats worth my money or if I should just save that 450 towards a d5

[misty steeple]

ah ok

might sell my 300 2.8 late july cause planning on getting a 400 2.8 for football and it'll make the 300 useless

lmk if ur interested

[glad juniper]

Odds are i won't but ill keep it in mind, 1200 bucks or so for a 300 2.8 would be most of the way towards a d5 which would be the more pressing upgrade

But we'll see

[misty steeple]

👍

[teal basalt]

has anyone used OM-SYSTEM yet?

[glad juniper]

@steel ruin does

[steel ruin]

Eh

[glad juniper]

Never said you enjoyed it

[steel ruin]

Enjoyed what

[median quartz]

Is this a good lens?

And is R10 a good camera for its price range?

[glad juniper]

Good yes but imo something like the z50ii is a better entry level camera at that price point

Or if you want canon, just spend a bit more and get an R8

Better performance than the r10

[median quartz]

would that lens work with the z50ii?

[glad juniper]

w/ an adapter, yes

or you can get the native 180-600 that nikon sells

[median quartz]

its 1k more tho wouldnt getting an adapter be a lot more affordable? Or would there be a big diff in quality

[glad juniper]

the adapter would be another 200 bucks

you'd need a different adapter to use the sigma on canon too

[solid fable]

😋

[glad juniper]

Also tamron 150-500 is on Z so there is a second option for native telezooms

[random prism]

is it worth getting the R6

or should i just got for the mkii

if i decided to upgrade

[glad juniper]

if you've got the money, get the 6ii

or a first gen r5

[random prism]

hmms

[glad juniper]

Or just get like, a z6iii or z5ii and leave canon in the dust

[random prism]

nah

i like my expsensive potato with the canon logo

[glad juniper]

that means your gonna get the rf 75-300 then right

[random prism]

now thats a rotten potato

i like my nice EF 100-400 brick

[stable stone]

wait whaaat

i didnt know that

[stable stone]

based

oh wow the tamron 150-500 is 1.6k cad

a lot cheaper than i expected

could be a good one for my set

[glad juniper]

don't forget F exists

sigma 150-600s, nikon 200-500 etc

[stable stone]

yeagh i wont

im proly gonna get the ftz on my bday

the shop i bought the 5ii from had an ftz ii used with the box for only 190

cad

then ig i can find the a tamron 500 or 600

or just nikon

im not getting sigma cuz of the zoom ring thing

it feels really odd in my hands

[glad juniper]

so long as you get the G2 you'll be fine

on paper the sigma's are sharper tho

[stable stone]

hmm yeah

idk

[random prism]

@glad juniper would it be acceptable to travel with my camera body like this in a camera bag

Having hellva time getting everything into my bag

I unfortunately don’t have a body cap

Other alternative very tight and kinda sketch

Fuck it we ball

[glad juniper]

Honestly yeah thats probably fine

[random prism]

No lens hood for the 100-400 but it fits

[glad juniper]

If you want you could also wrap it in like, a lens cloth or something

[random prism]

Oooo didn’t think of that

[glad juniper]

Just to cover the mirror

[random prism]

I think I got it to fit fine vertically

Just no water bottle will fit in the sleeve

This bag weighs so much lmao

Shoulda not sold the 70-300

[glad juniper]

First world problems huh

[random prism]

Yeah

Rip owala with all my airplane stickers to let all the European spotters know I’m way better than them because I have dc-10

[glad juniper]

Who

[random prism]

Peak snoopy sticker

[glad juniper]

Yeah thats pretty good lmao

Save one for me

[random prism]

Trying to acquire more but 10tanker won’t come back

Also need the other one as mine was robbed from me

[stable stone]

😋

[gentle steeple]

what have I just stumbled across

[teal basalt]

i would buy it if it was a 2.8

will probably be the size of a house tbf

[misty steeple]

@glad juniper instead of buying a z9 i'm changing pace and bringing in a d5 and the 400 2.8g

sticking with the retired legends

z9 a lil pricy

[glad juniper]

lmk how that goes, i'm hoping to follow in your footsteps by years end

D5 footsteps, not 400 2.8 footsteps lol

[misty steeple]

ight i'll lyk after a couple football games

i'm excited ngl, the z9 is awesome and my dream camera rn but the d5 i've been looking at for hella long

[misty steeple]

Crazy deal from mpb

Just slightly cosmetically worn, 260k shutter count, just over a thousand

[glad juniper]

Me next, hopefully

[misty steeple]

[glad juniper]

You kicking yourself over the refurb sale yet lol

[misty steeple]

nah nah d5 was a steal

am satisfied 🙂

[solid fable]

🔥

[misty steeple]

we r all set for 25-26 sports 🙏

[random prism]

How tf do you keep the vf focus squares lit up continually on the 6D

Panning at night without them is actually so annoying

And I can’t find anything in any of the settings

And everything I can find says it can be done

[gilded hound]

Hiya what does everyone think of the Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L IS USM? Any good, it’s NZ$700 used (in good condition) at the moment and I might get it

[glad juniper]

Solid lens, decent price

Tho if you are just looking for zoom i'd be curious to see how the ef 100-400 ii is priced compared to that

[gilded hound]

I’m upgrading from a 75-300 f4-5.6 iii

[gilded hound]

I need a fixed aperture tho, it’s f4-5.6

And it’s NZ$860 at the moment for a decent second hand one

Tho I’ve got to get used to a whole different way for buying cameras here, I no longer have mpb as I don’t like in Europe anymore… MPB was a lifesaver hahah

[glad juniper]

do you really need a fixed aperture tho, you'll be stopping down for sharpness anyways

[gilded hound]

Eh, it’s one of those things I’m a bit picky on

And the 70-200 is also lighter which means I’m not lugging a huge bag with me

[glad juniper]

How about the tamron 70-200 g2?

If your gonna get a 70-200 might as well get the 2.8

[gilded hound]

Might have a look, needs to be for canon EF lenses, and around NZ$700

Because one of the options is potentially to get some of my family who live in Europe to buy it used from MPB and I’ll collect it when I come back around July

[glad juniper]

@misty steeple its no d5 but its a start

[misty steeple]

Type shittt

Legendary body

[glad juniper]

Type shit indeed 😎

Now i just need a good lens to pair with it

Afs 300/4 perhaps

[misty steeple]

[glad juniper]

Have you shot the afs 300?

[gilded hound]

Yea the sigma lens is over $1500

[gilded hound]

If I had the money I’d get it tho

[glad juniper]

@random prism do you have any glass i could have in exchange for a nikon film body

I have a dorkus bingus now

[random prism]

50m?

That’s all I got

I wanna get more

[teal basalt]

what do you lot think about mft these days they seem unbelievably good value for how capable they are

Managed to pick up a lumix g9 for about AUD$675

[glad juniper]

Theyre really capable but the sensor size definitely limits serious work

[teal basalt]

Yeah they're a great bit of kit, best for something to just carry around if you're on a walk or so. Great photos but low light is just, mid.

[random prism]

@glad juniper found some more negs of the Karmir 160 that the dev studio never scanned for some reason, still have some weird shit happening

on another note those are literally the best chocolates ive ever tasted

some stuff happening in here as well

but then some are totally fine

i mean they look like tell tale light leaks

then i get some shit like this

[gilded hound]

How should i go about editing this photo?

It’s on my computer screen just took a picture of the RAW file, was back in Scotland for a bit seeing family and also planspotting a bit before my flight back to nz

[teal basalt]

Not sure bro, the photo of the photo is blurry