[epark1281]

I got my body at circuit city (best deal i could find, believe it or not), my 2nd kit lens on craigslist, my OM lens off of a 4/3's forum, and my 14-54mm lens from J+R. They have a fairly large camera store in NYC, AND they're open Saturdays!

[dot1q]

Well i live in nyc, i go to b&h often.
They are owned by jews
I have nothing against jews.

But how do you close one of the busiest stores at 1pm?
and on Saturdays it's closed?

-__-''

It's a cultural/religious thing. Doesn't seem to be bothering business/profits any bit.

I must agree with Minji, that B&H sucks when it comes to post sales support. Its far worse when you go there in person than on the phone. Although for someone who has never gone there, it's definitely a sight to see as how they run their store. I've personally never seen a store like it. I think almost all the major stores are owned by Jews.

[breathless.]

Is anyone here working on their own personal 'projects'?


Personally, and well, currently I'm not-- (school projects are enough for now :x) but I attended this lecture once and there was a photographer speaking who had a series on these crocodile farm owners, and because of his own personal series, he got recognized/jobs. The photo editor of Time magazine was there too, and he said really unique personal projects grab his attention. (Oh, and when you submit, be creative) aha.

[erure]

Is anyone here working on their own personal 'projects'?


Personally, and well, currently I'm not-- (school projects are enough for now :x) but I attended this lecture once and there was a photographer speaking who had a series on these crocodile farm owners, and because of his own personal series, he got recognized/jobs. The photo editor of Time magazine was there too, and he said really unique personal projects grab his attention. (Oh, and when you submit, be creative) aha.

Well I recently did a project with some people from my photography club -- we took pictures of a specific subject (my group did food photography) and then we put the photos together into a collage. The thing is, I really hated doing the project because I felt like I was the only who actually cared about it... It would have been much better for me if I'd just done it alone. But yeah, that was a cool project when we finished.

[awdark]

x_x how big are your picture folders? Raw files are killers!

I really have to go through it and delete some of the less interesting/blurry shots

[erure]

^Yeah I think my picture folder is 140gb or something like that X_X

When you have two cameras with 21.1 megapixels, it really does add up...

[negitoro]

Yet another reason that I wish all the camera manufacturers would get it through their skull that we don't need more megapixels.

[d0wne]

Er....just delete them after you upload to your external hd.

[LuCky_Se7eN]

where did you guys buy your cameras? like what store or waht website,
and if the price you got it for was any good. it's sort of hard (for me) to find a good deal on a camera
i keep getting ripped off on ebay and i'm trying amazon O___o but i don't know LOL

aslo, what's a good nikon beginnners camera? my first camera is a canon
but i want to try a nikon

thanks!!!!

[felinewong]

lucky my folder of photos is only 505gb so far, still got 1/2 the hd space left

[terrorist]

i just had a bad experience with a rocket blower.
I tried blowing my dust away on my lens ...
all of a sudden these white specks appeared.
which is impossible to take off....

http://www.flickr.com/groups/d80/discuss/72157604727612377/

similar thread.

[breathless.]

I'm so frustrated ; I had an awful day traveling from airport to airport with cancelled flight after cancelled flight -- then my luggage gets lost somewhere in transit (with contained printed work & my 50mm 1.4) ; then i come home FINALLY to find my screen has gotten cracked . ngarrrrrr , i'm thinking of buying the d90 body.

[awdark]

O_O your lcd got cracked?! Thats terrible >_<
I wonder how much it would cost to have them replace it vs buying parts...

[dot1q]

Yet another reason that I wish all the camera manufacturers would get it through their skull that we don't need more megapixels.

Actually I welcome it. 20+ mp is a good amount to get nice crops from; especially for large prints. This holiday 1tb drives are going for 100 bucks. Storage isn't a concern (for me at least). What I wish for though is faster memory cards which are more affordable.

[EauDeAnnie]

I'm new to DSLRs and I'm planning on buying the Canon Rebel XSi with the kit. There are two kits, one that includes the 18-55mm IS Lens and the other kit includes the 55-250mm IS Lens. Which one would I be better off with?

[Steffany.]

Random, but where do you guys shop for photo stuff? I used to use B&H all the time but now I don't know. It's always either B&H or Adorama for me. I use eBay only for stuff that can't be found easily, like Contax stuff.

Craigslist meet ups for the win. =) I use Adorama too though

[awdark]

One day I will have to try craigs list but I haven't found anything too interesting before

I'm new to DSLRs and I'm planning on buying the Canon Rebel XSi with the kit. There are two kits, one that includes the 18-55mm IS Lens and the other kit includes the 55-250mm IS Lens. Which one would I be better off with?

18-55

Do you have a normal digi cam? Set it on 3x zoom and see how you like that, to me its quite annoying to work with. 55-200 means its like 3x - 9x zoom (correct me if I am wrong)

[negitoro]

Actually I welcome it. 20+ mp is a good amount to get nice crops from; especially for large prints. This holiday 1tb drives are going for 100 bucks. Storage isn't a concern (for me at least). What I wish for though is faster memory cards which are more affordable.

But how aggressively are you cropping? I mean unless you're cropping away 60% of your picture, you can still have a printable enlargement made from even cameras with moderate resolution. Personally, even if I upgraded my camera, I'd still end up shooting in the smaller RAW formats.

Plus, they still haven't proved they can cram all those megapixels into a sensor without messing up the noise levels.

[dot1q]

But how aggressively are you cropping? I mean unless you're cropping away 60% of your picture, you can still have a printable enlargement made from even cameras with moderate resolution. Personally, even if I upgraded my camera, I'd still end up shooting in the smaller RAW formats.

Plus, they still haven't proved they can cram all those megapixels into a sensor without messing up the noise levels.

I guess generally you're right. However better to cover all bases in case you actually need to make large crops and/or prints. But yeah, it wouldn't be that often you would actually need to. I guess I would be willing to sacrifice a few mp for more fps. That would be useful.

[d0wne]

Kind of random, but I was at a friend's wedding this past weekend, and I brought my camera with me. During the couple's dance, the official photographer was taking pictures and I was taking my own. Several times, my shots captured the photographer's flash, giving my pictures that dramatic off camera flash lighting. Pretty dope actually.