It's old-school. None of this 'digital auto-focus' rubbish you youngsters use. Back in my day etc.Wallpaper wrote:
F/4? Manual... ewww
It wouldnt be bad if the viewfinders of today were the same as the old ones
? my camera has 100%. i'm happy with the viewfinder, it's the photographer that pisses me off now and again!Wallpaper wrote:
It wouldnt be bad if the viewfinders of today were the same as the old ones
They have smaller, dimmer and less helpful focusing screens. Thats why fine manual focus is impossible on most DSLRs compared to old film cameras. I would know, the first 4 months I had my 20D all I had was old MF lenses, its especially bad at 1.8
Spotted this beauty in Florida a couple years ago, and took a quick photo.
My uncle just gave me his old DSLR, Nikon D40. Currently only have the stock 18-55mm lens. Sure as hell beats my point and shoot!
First couple photos:
First couple photos:
nice, Mercenary - you should join the flickr group, or deviantart. i learned alot from our flickr group . . .
18-55 is for the most part not a bad lens (or so Ive found, pretty sure the Nikon variant is of similar quality). You will want to take it off auto, keep the ISO lower so it isnt grainy, also look up the rule of thirds. And most importantly have fun yo
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I did a photo op at my nearby pond. Below are reflection in water shots, scenery shots, doorway/entranceway shots, riverbend shots, and bridge shots. I just love taking pictures of nature. None of the below have been edited.
And here's a link to my album: http://s1025.photobucket.com/albums/y31 … -Wetlands/
And here's a link to my album: http://s1025.photobucket.com/albums/y31 … -Wetlands/
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Crane. Here is a Sandhill.pace51 wrote:
http://static.bf2s.com/files/user/52201 … 0crane.JPG
Spotted this beauty in Florida a couple years ago, and took a quick photo.
Kmarion wrote:
Dinosaurs in my backyard.
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Those are cooler than my crane . They look velociraptory.
a bird with feathers... "velociraptory?"
you guys need to go read your illustrated children's guide to dinos
you guys need to go read your illustrated children's guide to dinos
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and endangered!
coulda sworn i read somewhere that raptors may have had feathers.
where'd you read that, 4chan? they have halos too
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they did.RTHKI wrote:
coulda sworn i read somewhere that raptors may have had feathers.
I read this a couple days ago.. #5
http://www.cracked.com/article_18627_6- … ectly.html
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i still don't believe they do... tenuous tbh
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You're such a quill knob.
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Hoping to get some good shots at the airshow this weekend, especially of the Stratofortress.
this little bastard i'd found in my worm can while fishing back in 2006. thanks went to all the fishy gods for it couldn't squeeze in through those holes.
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if you open your mind too much your brain will fall out.
i would've hooked him up . . .
On the contrary. I would love him and hug him and I would name him George.burnzz wrote:
i would've hooked him up . . .
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i would've have hooked him up
with MOAB . . . new page;
with MOAB . . . new page;