On purposemx5inpa said:
Actually it is a link from FB and they mess up all pictures. These are also shot through a kitchen window, here is a male that was chilling.
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Actually it is a link from FB and they mess up all pictures. These are also shot through a kitchen window, here is a male that was chilling.
What are the specs on that lens? I want to do some birding and wildlife stuff this spring. There is an eagle nest very close to my house and I want to document the progress of the chics,I didn't find them until they were ready to fledge last year.
Male cardinals make some awesome winter shots!
Male cardinals make some awesome winter shots!
70 - 200mm F2.8 L
Thank you PennyPenny said:
I was just walking the woods near my house looking for deer sheds and brought the camera along.
I just bought 2 books of photography (as if i had not enough stuf to read):
Let's see if for the end of the year i'll be able to take one decent shot... I've already money on prepaid card for a tripod, just waiting correct offer... Hope to purchase a macro 100mm or 90mm (tamron is nice and cheap) before end of year...
With the same order i purcahsed 2 (extremely diffenrent) films too for a present... Wild Strawberries is a masterpiece, no need to say more, since he doesn't know Bergman is appropriate... The other is one of the most insane, sick, gory film i've ever seen, still a good one tough! I'll be sure to point out many times to my friend to not watch this one with his girlfriend!
Let's see if for the end of the year i'll be able to take one decent shot... I've already money on prepaid card for a tripod, just waiting correct offer... Hope to purchase a macro 100mm or 90mm (tamron is nice and cheap) before end of year...
With the same order i purcahsed 2 (extremely diffenrent) films too for a present... Wild Strawberries is a masterpiece, no need to say more, since he doesn't know Bergman is appropriate... The other is one of the most insane, sick, gory film i've ever seen, still a good one tough! I'll be sure to point out many times to my friend to not watch this one with his girlfriend!
Be careful purchasing cheap glass. That is the case where you truly get what you pay for in the end....
Essegi said:I just bought 2 books of photography (as if i had not enough stuf to read):
Let's see if for the end of the year i'll be able to take one decent shot... I've already money on prepaid card for a tripod, just waiting correct offer... Hope to purchase a macro 100mm or 90mm (tamron is nice and cheap) before end of year...
With the same order i purcahsed 2 (extremely diffenrent) films too for a present... Wild Strawberries is a masterpiece, no need to say more, since he doesn't know Bergman is appropriate... The other is one of the most insane, sick, gory film i've ever seen, still a good one tough! I'll be sure to point out many times to my friend to not watch this one with his girlfriend!
I have heard great things about the tamron 100mm macro from a pro photographer.
I use the 100mm Canon MARCO 2.8 and love it. Some off brand lenses can be a steal just saying make sure you know before you buy. There are places you can rent to try before you buy....DO IT!
mx5inpa said:
As mx5inpa i've heard very good things too about that tamron lens (90 and not 100 btw), from reviews and in some forums who has it is, is happy. Exceptionally sharp and nicely built and not with particular problems.JoynersHotPeppers said:
I've Pentax and the Pentax one is a 100mm that i've not understood if optically is better or not than Tamron (some places says it is, other not). But both should be very very good at least from review. Good thing about Pentax is that it's very compact, light, and very very robust and well weather sealed (having a weather sealed camera is not a bad thing)... But costs also 200€ more...
Maybe soemeone still sell Sigma 105 but is no more produced for Pentax...
In any case i stil don't deserve it so i've time to think!
I should check for a place that rent lenses...
Rental before purchase is a good idea. I'd also bring my camera into the shop to test the lenses I am interested in against one another. In other words, Tamron vs. Sigma vs. Pentax vs. insert another brand here.
Optical resolution and color clarity (things that look pretty on paper) are very important, but so is overall build quality, speed of focus, general feel of the lens on your camera, etc.
An inexpensive lens does not necessarily mean it's cheap. Cheap is a waste of money... inexpensive can be a bargain.
I've said this before... good glass retains its value much longer than almost anything else you can purchase for photography.
Optical resolution and color clarity (things that look pretty on paper) are very important, but so is overall build quality, speed of focus, general feel of the lens on your camera, etc.
An inexpensive lens does not necessarily mean it's cheap. Cheap is a waste of money... inexpensive can be a bargain.
I've said this before... good glass retains its value much longer than almost anything else you can purchase for photography.
I can get a barely used tokina 100mm macro for cheap(200$) from a friend.Might jump on it. I have a 40mm that takes some nice macro but I would like to have more clearance for bugs and such. I am doing some documentation of different pepper species on another forum and have been enjoying macro. Here is a shot of a cotyledos trichomes (hairs).
Still wanting an f2.8 super zoom but just bought a new vehicle and can't dump a couple grand right now.
Still wanting an f2.8 super zoom but just bought a new vehicle and can't dump a couple grand right now.
Essegi said:
Pentax makes some great lenses. Especially their older primes. You'll lose all the auto functions of your camera with the older primes, but you'll have some truly amazing glass at used prices. I have a Pentax 50mm macro loaned out to FD indefinitely that is tack sharp and as solid built as they come.
If you're cool with using your camera in manual mode and you find some of their old pre-auto-everything glass, definitely stop and take a look. Pentax is one of the manufacturers that has not changed their lens/body mount in a LONG time, so their old lenses (which are fantastic) still fit.
These guys in the video compare the iPhone and a nikon and at the end a Hasselblad. Low light and fast photography, the nikon obviously wins, but in a studio setting, they've pretty much stated at the end that the average person can't tell the difference between a $20k camera and an iphone.
Just to note about the average person's view on a photo, my friend had a shot he took with a point and shoot camera sell in a gallery for $500. If you take a well composed photo and know how to work a camera, its better than all the most expensive equipment and having 0 knowledge or an eye for a shot. When I first started out in digital, I used an 8.2 mp canon 20d and a tamron lens, it didn't stop me from getting hired for large corporate events or nationally touring bands, (was even offered a shoot with Bret Michaels and Pamela Anderson back in the day). The end user liked the shots and that is the important part.
Just to note about the average person's view on a photo, my friend had a shot he took with a point and shoot camera sell in a gallery for $500. If you take a well composed photo and know how to work a camera, its better than all the most expensive equipment and having 0 knowledge or an eye for a shot. When I first started out in digital, I used an 8.2 mp canon 20d and a tamron lens, it didn't stop me from getting hired for large corporate events or nationally touring bands, (was even offered a shoot with Bret Michaels and Pamela Anderson back in the day). The end user liked the shots and that is the important part.