The "New Gear/Willy Waving" thread

9designs2 said:
I'd agree 16-35, posters above in the thread seemed to be getting confused with focus and DoF and the idea you need to shoot everything at 1.4...

I guess the reason to stand in curve is so shoulders can over lap, so reducing the width or angle of view required to fit everyone in.... Strange that a group takes it upon it's self to do it...... perhaps it's a primitive instinct like gathering around a camp fire ? :)
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many fast lenses suffer from field curvature so if you get people to stand in the curve that matches the focal manifold you will actually get more people in focus than if they were in a straight line. Of course you would really have to learn the focal 'plane' curvature at different aperture to know how to organize people
 
Can anyone recommend me an upgrade over my now very old Canon 400D?

I don't know whether to just buy a new lens, as I'm still using stock or just get a whole new body/lens.

I used to be very much into photography but died down a bit, but I'm looking to start up again!
 
spenncerr said:
Can anyone recommend me an upgrade over my now very old Canon 400D?

I don't know whether to just buy a new lens, as I'm still using stock or just get a whole new body/lens.

I used to be very much into photography but died down a bit, but I'm looking to start up again!
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I will not profess to be a good photographer, or to be that knowledgeable about photography to be able to suggest what you should get.

However, I had a Nikon D80 since it was released. Recently I decided that I wanted a new body because of specific features that I was after. In my case, I wanted a better usable ISO range, I wanted a better screen, and I wanted a higher max FPS and some more AF points amongst other things. For my budget a second hand D7000 fit that bill perfectly.

I already had Nikon mount lenses and a Nikon flash, and I prefer Nikon controls over Canon that I have used, so for me staying with Nikon was part of my aim in selecting a camera.

Obviously for you with only the kit lens on your 400D that decision is a little more open as you aren't quite so tied to one brand.

What do you want from a new body?

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I'll add that my brother bought himself a Canon 650D just a few days ago, his first SLR. I chose Nikon in '06 because for the money the D80 felt better for me than the price equivalent Canon at the time which was either the 350D or the 400D, I cannot now remember. The reason I wanted an SLR in the first place was after using my friends Canon 350D. Going Canon would have meant I could have swapped kit with him but I still chose the feel and control of the Nikon since that was what I had to use 95% of the time. It's preference.
 
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DBT85 said:
I will not profess to be a good photographer, or to be that knowledgeable about photography to be able to suggest what you should get.

However, I had a Nikon D80 since it was released. Recently I decided that I wanted a new body because of specific features that I was after. In my case, I wanted a better usable ISO range, I wanted a better screen, and I wanted a higher max FPS and some more AF points amongst other things. For my budget a second hand D7000 fit that bill perfectly.

I already had Nikon mount lenses and a Nikon flash, and I prefer Nikon controls over Canon that I have used, so for me staying with Nikon was part of my aim in selecting a camera.

Obviously for you with only the kit lens on your 400D that decision is a little more open as you aren't quite so tied to one brand.

What do you want from a new body?
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Thanks for that reply. I'm pretty sure I'd like to stay with Canon so something related to that will suit me best.

I don't know how huge of an upgrade I will be able to make from the 400D without spending an arm and a leg? So whether just the lens upgrade is a better idea I'm unsure.

I don't know what exactly I want from a new body, as I've only ever used the 400D. What sort of things should I be looking for?
 
I guess it depends what you're trying to upgrade. If you want better image quality then a better lens definitely improves things! The kit lenses are never that sharp so a new lens that covers your usual range is a nice upgrade. Alternatives if you find that your current lens lacks abilities to zoom enough or get detail on close objects then you can always look at macro lenses or telephoto lenses.

The key is to pinpoint exactly what you want :)
 
I bought software...

Storyborad & ProPhoto Blog.

I seriously not good at making blogs (suck at WordPress) and these 2 make things so much easier!

These 3 photos were all 900px on the long side. Run script and bam.

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I would link you to the blog but I'll get banned for it lol Google is your friend :)
 
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An Exception said:
The flash based solution you used/using. looking through the images is painfully slow.
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Ah, it's not a replacement.

Website and Blog are 2 different things, they go hand in hand.

Main site has client proofing, it is my brand, the blog is a blog. It will show more than just wedding photos, it will also show some travel photos and some daily photos.
 
You don't need 2 different sites to do the above.
Everything can all be integrated into the blog in different categories etc.
There is no reason a prophoto/wordpress blog can not function like normal website but with a blog section. Basically you can configure it how you want.
 
An Exception said:
You don't need 2 different sites to do the above.
Everything can all be integrated into the blog in different categories etc.
There is no reason a prophoto/wordpress blog can not function like normal website but with a blog section. Basically you can configure it how you want.
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No, I don't need to. However I want to.

I much prefer the gallery look of my main site. I really have no idea how to edit the wordpress site to look like that, with password protected client proofing and all that stuff.

You have no idea how much I suck at programming and coding. (and how much I don't want to do it)
 
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