I put UV filters on because they have saved my actual lens face from being smashed on more than one ocasion. Fucking Alaskan Wilderness making me crawl over rocks.
I put UV filters on because they have saved my actual lens face from being smashed on more than one ocasion. Fucking Alaskan Wilderness making me crawl over rocks.
It might save your lens, it might break it when it breaks.
But in this day and age UV filters are the "Monster Cable" of photography. It is where most shops have their biggest profit per unit.
Edit: Other filters are very useful though.
not if you set ISO to auto!Originally Posted by Hast
uv filters are only useful for protection really, but then its possible to break the filter and have the filter scratch the lens which could make things worse vOv
and cheap ones screw image quality
personally i dont bother with them
ah, of course! I forgot about the allmighty auto iso.not if you set ISO to auto!
uv filters are only useful for protection really, but then its possible to break the filter and have the filter scratch the lens which could make things worse vOv
and cheap ones screw image quality
personally i dont bother with them
I read through some guides that told me to keep it low unless in low light situations and not to bother with auto. Also I got the UV filter because I was told it will reduce glare and keep the lens clean. c/d? Would a simpleton like me even notice the difference with it off?
how good is a clean lens when the filter is dirty? :P
And no, it wont reduce glare. A better investment would have been a lens hood
if anything a uv filter will increase glare
edit: https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2011/0 ... ad-filters ¬_¬
Just out of curiosity, does anyone have experience with the stuff from Arax?
Specifically this tilt adapter or one of the TS lenses in 35mm and 80mm.
I've been fascinated with tilt and/or shift lenses and this would appear to be the cheapest way to get into it, seeing how the original lenses from the camera manufacturers only start well into the 1kbux range. This would appear to be the cheapest way to try it out since I don't think I've seen a TS lens stocked at any dealer anywhere around here to play around with it, not that it would be in any way representative to just derp around a bit in the shop anyway.
Cheapest would be the tilt adapter (the lenses for that mount on fleabay are in the 100-200€ range) with the benefit of being able to just buy another focal length if I want to without raping the budget. It just doesn't come with added Shift. Dunno if I'd really need the shift as from what I've gathered it's most useful for architectural photography anyway with tilt being the key for the fun focal plane shenanigans.
The TS lenses come in at about 2x-3x the price of the adapter and a used lens so dunno. If the prices for the two were the other way around I'd maybe buy the 35mm as the 80mm might be a bit too long on a crop sensor (60D, if I had a 5D, I'd probably go for it).
praktika six lenses should a bit cheaper, I can check the local camera stores for you. Remember, I am in Jena, they built that stuff here. Bought an m42 Zeiss for €35 a while back, sells for €100+ on ebay.
nevar forget
[spoiler:2k76twfp][/spoiler:2k76twfp]
But is it white?
No.
The second generation has a cool yellow macro flower on it, but mine doesn't
Best value lens ever.
Spoiler:
50 1.8 / 1.7 lenses are awesome, no matter the maker really. Got an old Minolta 50 1.7 for my Sony. Cost me €90 used and has been my favorite lens ever since.
EDIT: http://goo.gl/6HNz8 Picture I took some time ago of a friend while trying out my flash gun. Remote flashes are awesome.
http://goo.gl/Ch8hi The AF of my camera isn't always spot on, but this one shows off the nice bokeh of the lens.
nevar forget
Panasonic DMC FZ-8.
You guys have such bad equipment compared to mine >.>
(I also use an 40d from time to time to time. It's the family camera)
It's been almost a year and a half since I've so much as touched a "real" camera but seeing a coworkers SLR has spurred me back into it. Just curious if this setup would be a good starting point that would last a while. Was thinking of getting the Canon 60d with Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS (getting this particular lens because of a promotion on Amazon for 250 off when purchased together) and hoping to get the Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS on ebay for around 100. I only plan on using it as a hobbyist and while I'm out and about near home, nothing professional. Any thoughts or suggestions?
A while back i used to have a sony nex 3kb which was very nice at that time. After playing around with it for a few months i decided to sell it and get a DSLR. Needless to say i sent the money on other stupid shit and still at this day i have no more camera. A friend of mine just got a nikon d5000 which is great and kind of got me wanting a DSLR of my own. Looking at the market I've found that the nikon d3100 would best suit me (financially and entry level wise). The only thing that puts me off is the fact that most reviews say it doesn't have wireless remote shutter release. Now on the other hand some forums say that this works on it. Does anyone have any info about the d3100 which is out of personal or second hand experience so to say. I am a novice when it comes to photography. Would this camera suit me well ? I could not find an equal entry level for canon. I would very much like to go canon but there is none that match the d3100 in its price range.
if you have a friend with nikon gear that you could potentially borrow lenses from then wouldnt it make more sense to go nikon?
i say this as a canon fanboy
canon equiv would be 600d or 1000d, tbh im not sure how they stack up compared to the d3100 other than the 1000d being kinda gay
afaik all built in wireless release stuff is IR anyway and thus gay, is there any particular reason you need wireless release and not a wired remote wont work?
Well i guess i would like to set the camera on a tripod in position A and be like at distance of 10-20 meters from it. Mostly to take action shots and stuff plus cable is gay i guess =/
the problem with the built in IR release (at least on my camera) is the sensor is on the front, so the remote doesnt work from behind
i suspect you'd end up using a dongle type thing with an RF remote anyway so dont worry too much about it
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