Anyone here have a Digital SLR?

yup, there are several 300D, 10D and D70 owners floating around here somewhere
 
:( i wish..... I wish i had a cannon A750.....but (starts to sing), you cant always get what you want.... :( pray for my sanity....
 
If your really interested in DSLRs and photography, you should checkout http://www.fredmiranda.com/ and http://www.naturephotographers.net

These sites offer great advice and many are pro to semi-pro. Not to sound mean to everyone here but most people make boring photos and post them without first making sure they are visually interesting. i.e. Sticky “Show your best work.” What a joke.

There are two types of photos. One you create to show off to the general public (hence they will buy your work) and the other you shoot for your family (who don’t care how the photo looks compositionally as long as Grandma is smiling).

I would love to get a DSLR, but I decided to sell most of my Canon consumer grade lenses off and invest for a newer Canon L lens instead.

Good Luck.
 
TBONEU said:
If your really interested in DSLRs and photography, you should checkout http://www.fredmiranda.com/ and http://www.naturephotographers.net

These sites offer great advice and many are pro to semi-pro. Not to sound mean to everyone here but most people make boring photos and post them without first making sure they are visually interesting. i.e. Sticky “Show your best work.” What a joke.

There are two types of photos. One you create to show off to the general public (hence they will buy your work) and the other you shoot for your family (who don’t care how the photo looks compositionally as long as Grandma is smiling).

I would love to get a DSLR, but I decided to sell most of my Canon consumer grade lenses off and invest for a newer Canon L lens instead.

Good Luck.
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FredMiranda is great site.

DSLR owner right here. Canon EOS-D30.
 
I have a 10D...must say I'm absolutely in love with that camera when I do my hardcore photography. However, recently, I've been wishing I had a small digital to slip in my pocket for when I go out. Carrying around a 10D with all my lenses and equipment gets kind of heavy. When it's time for a real photoshoot though, it's good times. :)
 
I have a 10D. After getting the hang of the EOS flash system I've been really happy with it. I can't wait to see what the 10D Mk II is like.
 
fusionrs said:
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2003_reviews/d2h/samples/DSC_2277.JPG

DSLR SOOO GOOD![/QUOTE]


I have to say, for a DSLR I am not impressed, those pictures are quite noisy.
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agentzero9 said:
I have to say, for a DSLR I am not impressed, those pictures are quite noisy.
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And I'm sure Steve's host is appreciative that we're running up his BW.
 
Digital Rebel here! :D

Of course, right now it is off to Africa. We'll see if it returns with any good pics...
 
300d here. i don't get why people talk about how impressed they are with their digital slr's and then post high resolution pics. if you got a dslr cause you wanted high resolution, you wasted your money cause an 8mp digicam would have been a better choice. for the rest of us that realize 3000x2000 isn't useful unless you have interesting content.... well lets just say i haven't seen nearly enough of that. the point of a dslr is to get lenses and accessories that fit the situation and yet so many people stick with the kit lens. seems like a waste to me but maybe i don't get it.

i'm a very amateur photographer but the good pics i've taken are interesting at 800x533.
 
300D...I love it, but I miss the extra capabilities of point and shoot cameras, ie. movies, sound. Have to stick with my Epson 3100z for that
 
EOS-1Ds :D
EOS-1D (paperweight) :eek: :(

Not to mention... its all about the 300 f2.8 IS. (luckily, not a paperweight)
 
dualblade said:
300d here. i don't get why people talk about how impressed they are with their digital slr's and then post high resolution pics. if you got a dslr cause you wanted high resolution, you wasted your money cause an 8mp digicam would have been a better choice. for the rest of us that realize 3000x2000 isn't useful unless you have interesting content.... well lets just say i haven't seen nearly enough of that. the point of a dslr is to get lenses and accessories that fit the situation and yet so many people stick with the kit lens. seems like a waste to me but maybe i don't get it.

i'm a very amateur photographer but the good pics i've taken are interesting at 800x533.
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8mp point and shoots pretty much suck. The sensor noise is rediculous. iso50 is somewhat usable, but anything higher is noise city. So you can take nice pictures when its bright & sunny out, thats not very impressive.

dslr's are fairly noise free because the sensor is much much larger in physical size, so all 6mp (or more) is usable. up to iso 800+. low light here we come.

800x533 might be nice for the web, but its not even close to whats needed to print 8x10" pictures or larger at photo quality.
 
EOS-1D death scene...

oops_1.jpg


oops_2.jpg


Funny thing that... the 1D doesn't seem to like being submerged much... especially not when I'm standing there in a combination of shock, horror and disbelief as bubbles come up from the bottom of the stream its lying in. :eek:

Best thing to do when you kill a $4k camera (uninsured), go out and buy one for $8k (and insure it right away!).
 
EOS-10D
EOS-1D Mark II


I love em both, but the Mark II totally blows the 10D away in every category.
 
Hinokagutsuchi said:
Friggin sweet camera.
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yup, I had a D70 and it was a very nice camera for the money.

however, I did end up returning it because it was sitting way too much for me to justify its costs so now I've been tickled pink with my Canon A80 (Mickey Mouse), point-n-shoot camera. it does everything I need it to do and some. :)
 
ozziegn said:
yup, I had a D70 and it was a very nice camera for the money.

however, I did end up returning it because it was sitting way too much for me to justify its costs so now I've been tickled pink with my Canon A80 (Mickey Mouse), point-n-shoot camera. it does everything I need it to do and some. :)
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damn dude, you switched cameras again?
 
yup, high-end camers dont do nothing for me when they sit 90% of the time doing nothing but collecting dust.

I've had my A80 now for almost two months and I couldnt be happier with that little sh*t. :p
 
ozziegn said:
yup, high-end camers dont do nothing for me when they sit 90% of the time doing nothing but collecting dust.

I've had my A80 now for almost two months and I couldnt be happier with that little sh*t. :p
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Amen, Ozz. I can't tell ya enough how much use I get out of my little Nikon P-n-S on the job site.

But, If I'm shooting someone's residence with one of our custom-installed home theaters, or a multi-room audio solution, I pack my 10D so that we can post'em on the website, in our brochures, or just give a new customer an idea as to how THEIR room(s) will look. :)
 
DSLRs are coming along. Give it another 18 months and we should see some advances, and harder competition driving the price to a more acceptable level. For now my Wife and I are shooting film only (Color Slide Fuji Provia 100F, 400F and Velvia 50). We also shoot some C41 but lately its been Reala and some Kodak Portra 400 Vivid.

I will get a DSLR when the time comes, but I have invested too much in Film to make the switch right now. In 4 years or so I will be taking the plunge into Professional Photography (Photojournalism). For now, I bide my time.

If I were to get a digital SLR right now its would be a Canon 1Ds for the resolution or a 1D MII for the Speed.

Cheers,
 
canislupy said:
EOS-1D death scene...

http://josh.paulsons.net/photography/oops_1.jpg

http://josh.paulsons.net/photography/oops_2.jpg

Funny thing that... the 1D doesn't seem to like being submerged much... especially not when I'm standing there in a combination of shock, horror and disbelief as bubbles come up from the bottom of the stream its lying in. :eek:

Best thing to do when you kill a $4k camera (uninsured), go out and buy one for $8k (and insure it right away!).
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dude seriously can i have your 1D? i will buy it off you just so i can hold it and dream of what 8fps would sound like lol
:cool:

please? :D

email me Frank@FLECOM.net :)

i have a 10D... its a great cam... only problem is my 70-200 f4L has some insane back-focus, so i have to send it back to cannon...

i would have returned it, but i got the coolest serial number on it...

234567

i swear, thats the serial number, i was like... wtf? lol
 
agentzero9 said:
I have to say, for a DSLR I am not impressed, those pictures are quite noisy.
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Your kidding right?

Those are almost noiseless....
 
FLECOM said:
i would have returned it, but i got the coolest serial number on it...

234567

i swear, thats the serial number, i was like... wtf? lol
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LOL, backfocus...baaaad

Serial number...pimmmp
 
ya so hopefully canon can fix this thing... :rolleyes:

wtf ever happened to QC i will never know
 
FLECOM said:
ya so hopefully canon can fix this thing... :rolleyes:

wtf ever happened to QC i will never know
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If it is built by man then you cant expect it to be perfect.

Givent he vast number of these lenses that they sell and the amount of problematic lenses i find...well. I'd say their QC is doing just find.
 
agentzero9 said:
I have to say, for a DSLR I am not impressed, those pictures are quite noisy.
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That doesn't really have anything to do with the fact that it's a dSLR because you can shoot at high ISOs with either a P&S or a dSLR and get noise. dSLR refers to the fact that you look through a viewfinder and see what the lens sees, not at an LCD screen and see 80% of what the lens sees. That is the main difference, which is why you can attach lenses to SLRs and not P&S except for if you have those weird Canon lens mounts for the G5. It has very little to do with picture quality even though dSLRs can have higher quality if you know what you're doing with them because the sensors are better.
 
Eigtball said:
DSLRs are coming along. Give it another 18 months and we should see some advances, and harder competition driving the price to a more acceptable level. For now my Wife and I are shooting film only (Color Slide Fuji Provia 100F, 400F and Velvia 50). We also shoot some C41 but lately its been Reala and some Kodak Portra 400 Vivid.

I will get a DSLR when the time comes, but I have invested too much in Film to make the switch right now. In 4 years or so I will be taking the plunge into Professional Photography (Photojournalism). For now, I bide my time.

If I were to get a digital SLR right now its would be a Canon 1Ds for the resolution or a 1D MII for the Speed.

Cheers,
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The dSLR market has been around since 1995 and the time it is okay to swtich to digital IMO was in the time of the D30, which came out in 2000. dSLR has already made the advances that at one time hindered it when compared to film. However in some small areas, like speciality b&w, shooting with velvia film sometimes beats out the digital. I don't think 18 months is going to make a huge difference except that the cams will come down in price. But at $900 the 300d is a nice price for any prosumer, and at 500 the d30 is practically a steal (will probably get a D30 in a few mos)
 
Mr_Bucket said:
EOS-10D
EOS-1D Mark II


I love em both, but the Mark II totally blows the 10D away in every category.
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Well, that's why the Mark II is like $2000 more. :p
 
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