Photography Chat and Questions Thread

[Ay Ay Ron]

They look decent. I'm only on my phone but will have a properlook tomorrow on the laptop.
What do I get for being the 100th "like"?

 

[Luke.]

You get to tell everyone that you are the 100th person..

 

[riz]

I'm going on holiday tomorrow, I never really use shutter priority. I'm either in Aperture or manual( or using my Fuji x10 in exr).

Any tips do shooting in shutter , I'm on a city break so probably wanting to add a little blur to certain movements etc.

 

[Niall]

The only tip would be to get used to using exposure compensation, that’ll give you some control on the overall exposure given that the in camera metering isn’t always exactly right.

 

[riz]

Ok cool, if you shooting a slightly longer exposure isn't their a risk of lowing highlights etc?

 

[Yanoo]

I'm planning to buy a fix lens. What do you think which one is the better for average photography usage (portrait, family pics, cars etc.) on an APS-C body?
Canon 50 mm f/1.4 USM (good optical quality but expensive)
Canon 50 mm f/1.8 MKII (very cheap, poor build quality but outstanding optical quality, having issues with AF at open apertures)
Canon 50 mm f/2.5 macro (cheap, poor build quality but good optical performance)

Comments are welcome!

 

[Niall]

Ok cool, if you shooting a slightly longer exposure isn't their a risk of lowing highlights etc?

Yeah it's just a case of balancing the exposure so that you get the effect you want without destroying the image by blowing it out, ND filters are highly recommended for that.

 

[Habitual]

I'm planning to buy a fix lens. What do you think which one is the better for average photography usage (portrait, family pics, cars etc.) on an APS-C body?
Canon 50 mm f/1.4 USM (good optical quality but expensive)
Canon 50 mm f/1.8 MKII (very cheap, poor build quality but outstanding optical quality, having issues with AF at open apertures)
Canon 50 mm f/2.5 macro (cheap, poor build quality but good optical performance)

Comments are welcome!

I have the Canon 50 mm f/1.8 MKII and it hunts SO bad sometimes. With that said, it's my favourite lens.

Niall has a Sigma F/1.4 and the quality is amazing. Apparently as good as, if not better than the Canon version.

 

[Luke.]

I have just gone for the Sigma 50mm 1.4 after another recommendation over the Canon version..

 

[JamesBryan]

Had the Sigma 50mm 1.4 for a few years now, great lens.

 

[Niall]

Do be careful with the Sigma though, some of them require some AF micro adjust so if you don’t have that on your body then I’d play it safe and get the Canon. If you do get a bad one then you can send it off to Sigma for calibration and they’ll even allow you to send the body in with the lens and they’ll adjust the lens for your body

 

[Andy.]

I had the canon 50mm f1.4 and wasn't that impressed with the quality between f1.4 and 2.2. My focus motor also started playing up, which is apparently a common problem too. I'd go with the sigma.

If you want to use it as a walkabout lens, then the Sigma 30mm f1.4 is also worth looking at. I loved it on my old 40D.

 

[Niall]

I had the canon 50mm f1.4 and wasn't that impressed with the quality between f1.4 and 2.2. My focus motor also started playing up, which is apparently a common problem too. I'd go with the sigma.

If you want to use it as a walkabout lens, then the Sigma 30mm f1.4 is also worth looking at. I loved it on my old 40D.

Also worth noting just from Andy’s point that the 30mm F1.4 isn’t full frame compatable. The Sigma 50 is the way to go unless you can afford the 50mm F1.2L.

 

[Yanoo]

Thank you for the comments!

 

[ukaskew]

6 days into my 14 day honeymoon, my Fuji 55-200 dies...second one in a month, arrrrggghhhh!

Once this trip is over I'm seriously considering a D7100 as size will no longer be an issue. I love my Fuji with a passion, but I need a telephoto and I've completely lost confidence in it.

 

[Niall]

Not like you to switch camera systems Ukaskew...

Good choice though, I handled one in Jessops the other week and I was impressed with it.

What is the issue with the lens by the way?

 

[ukaskew]

Not like you to switch camera systems Ukaskew...

Good choice though, I handled one in Jessops the other week and I was impressed with it.

What is the issue with the lens by the way?

It won't focus over 100mm and the barrel grinds a fair bit, exactly the same issue as my first one. I love the X-E1, telephoto aside it's my favourite camera full stop. I could, I guess, get a used D90 and 70-300 VR with the money from a lens refund (£600) and stick with the X-E1 for everything else.

 

[dajones]

For a D3200 what would be better? Going out tomorrow to get one for a general lens.
http://www.t4cameras.co.uk/productdetails/nikon-50mm-f18d-af-nikkor/16/
or
http://www.t4cameras.co.uk/productdetails/nikon-50mm-f18g-afs-nikkor/773/

 

[Niall]

The second link (the G version) will focus on your camera, the first one (the D version) will not.

 

[dajones]

Cheers! Just saved me from getting the wrong one

 

[dajones]

Bought 2 nd filters aswell (52mm and 58mm) although they turn the picture blue on max. Maybe I just need a play about with them theyre both hama nd2-400

 

[Niall]

If you don’t already have a CPL filter I’d highly recommend one for Automotive stuff.

 

[Habitual]

I swear that Niall is on commission at the CPL store.

 

[Luke.]

If you don’t already have a CPL filter I’d highly recommend one for Automotive stuff.

​Why is that?

 

[Cup_Phil]

Cuts out reflections on glass/bodywork.

 

[Keydogg]

Cuts out reflections on glass/bodywork.

What he said. Certain wavelength of light is cut out iirc meaning reflections are tamed almost completely, works when shooting water too.

 

[Niall]

I swear that Niall is on commission at the CPL store.

Lol, no I just don't like seeing ruined car shots with a white windscreen from the sky they cost little yet improve the image quite a lot

 

[Habitual]

Just pulling your leg dude. It's a good shout.

Then again, not sure why anyone takes your advice. I've yet to see you post a good picture. :rasp:

 

[Niall]

If you could give these a visit and/or share, like and follow the pages it’d be great, they’re my new sites/pages

Website- http://niallleaphotography.co.uk

Facebook Page- https://www.facebook.com/niallleaphotography

Twitter page- https://twitter.com/NLphotography97

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

That homepage took forever to load (on a 100mb connection) and almost crashed Safari.

Was that just me?

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

That homepage took forever to load (on a 100mb connection) and almost crashed Safari.

Was that just me?

I think all the pics are full-res ! 120mb (apparently) here and it was pretty dial-up esq. !!

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

I wondered why my bandwidth was on full download for ages!

 

[Niall]

Oh yeah sorry guys, I’ll have so duplicate the photos to some lower res versions for the site in future, when setting it up I’ve just used the normal images to save time.

 

[Niall]

Actually, after changing the theme it seems that the theme was the problem, I’ve now changed the theme and it seems a lot quicker, let me know

 

[riz]

s**t your 15. I need to start practicing!!

Quick question:

My friend wants a photo like this with him playing his instruments. Is this done with just one remote flashgun?

 

[Niall]

It looks like it’s just the one light source to me.

 

[dajones]

So i attempted my first light trail picture tonight. Came out a bit red. Is there anything i can do on the camera or in editing to reduce this or is it purely noise and i need to find a new place?
Ive uploaded the Raw (Nef) to my dropbox if somebody can have a look at it. for some reason flickr wont accept it.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dmucizo2n4nv15m/DSC_3129.NEF

 

[Habitual]

s**t your 15. I need to start practicing!!

Quick question:

My friend wants a photo like this with him playing his instruments. Is this done with just one remote flashgun?

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Like has been said, it does look like one light source from the upper right of the subjects. I think the tog took base shot to capture the sky and then the main picture separately. Stacked with vignetted edges, I think...

 

[Habitual]

Also, it looks like the bloke has no legs LOL!

Floating-torso-man!

 

[Jonny1*2]

Lol. It's quite striking though despite the conjoinedness