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Re: Digital SLR Camera Question
« Reply #45 on: June 25, 2008, 09:57:21 AM »
Fulmar, thanks. :aok  Yes I see the difference.  I didn't do anything to the photo before I posted it.  I should have used photoshop to lighten it.  That's the great thing about the D80 I love.  The chance to experiment and take lots of pictures of everything!
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« Reply #46 on: June 25, 2008, 10:07:36 AM »
Fulmar, thanks. :aok  Yes I see the difference.  I didn't do anything to the photo before I posted it.  I should have used photoshop to lighten it.  That's the great thing about the D80 I love.  The chance to experiment and take lots of pictures of everything!
You can also use the histogram on your Nikon's LCD to help tell if the output will be over/under exposed etc.  There are a lot of tutorials on the histogram via google.
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Re: Digital SLR Camera Question
« Reply #47 on: June 25, 2008, 10:18:29 AM »
the only thing nikon has over canon is in the flash department... that's why most serious sports shooters use canon and most wedding photographers use nikon.

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« Reply #48 on: June 25, 2008, 10:23:01 AM »
the only thing nikon has over canon is in the flash department... that's why most serious sports shooters use canon and most wedding photographers use nikon.


what do I use if I want to shoot a soccer game at a wedding reception?

seriously though.......I had heard about canon flash issues.......and I'm planning on grabbing the 580 EX II Speedlite.......anyone have one of these?

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« Reply #49 on: June 25, 2008, 11:47:59 AM »
the only thing nikon has over canon is in the flash department... that's why most serious sports shooters use canon and most wedding photographers use nikon.

LOL, now there is a stereotype if I ever heard one!  :lol

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« Reply #50 on: June 25, 2008, 12:23:10 PM »
OK.........I pulled the trigger and just ordered it from circuit city (soon to be Blockbuster).  got the camera and 2 gig card, and extra batt..as well as the 4 year damage plan.  gonna pic it up tomorrow.  I'm stoked......and thanks again everyone for your help.

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« Reply #51 on: June 25, 2008, 12:36:21 PM »
OK.........I pulled the trigger and just ordered it from circuit city (soon to be Blockbuster).  got the camera and 2 gig card, and extra batt..as well as the 4 year damage plan.  gonna pic it up tomorrow.  I'm stoked......and thanks again everyone for your help.
Congrats!  :rock

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« Reply #52 on: June 25, 2008, 12:38:32 PM »
Congrats!  :rock

thanks pal.....I'm stoked.

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« Reply #54 on: June 25, 2008, 12:45:25 PM »
Get a telephoto and hit the coast soon, post pics!  :rock
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« Reply #55 on: June 25, 2008, 02:07:02 PM »
One advice to anyone who is considering buying DSLR, buy ONLY one of those 2,  Nikon or Canon.
Sure , sony, panasonic,pentax................ are nice BUT, when it comes to buy better lenses, they are more expensive then same/better quality lenses from those 2 brand names.
Also its hard to get any good lenses for them. You can buy 1 nice lens for good price for them, usualy 50mm f1.8, everything else is crazy expensive.
Not mention Flashes, accessories and other.

Hmm I have bought a Samsung (Pentax) kit for only $400, and I can use a huge number of M42/K-mount manual lenses, including Soviet and East-German. Some of them are quite interesting. You have to get a body above amateur class (like D200 that works fine with AI lenses) to use MF lenses with metering, if you can use them at all.

Anyway, popular lenses like 70-300 or 18-70 cost the same for any brand. Even here in Moscow you can buy almost any brand.

Flashes from Sigma cost absolutely the same for any brand. So do Sigma lenses. Third-party battery packs usually cost much cheaper.

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« Reply #56 on: June 25, 2008, 09:10:35 PM »

Anyway, popular lenses like 70-300 or 18-70 cost the same for any brand. Even here in Moscow you can buy almost any brand.

Flashes from Sigma cost absolutely the same for any brand. So do Sigma lenses. Third-party battery packs usually cost much cheaper.
You can thank Ronald Reagan for that.  :rock

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Re: Digital SLR Camera Question
« Reply #57 on: June 25, 2008, 11:08:37 PM »
LOL, now there is a stereotype if I ever heard one!  :lol

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Re: Digital SLR Camera Question
« Reply #58 on: June 25, 2008, 11:18:10 PM »
the only thing nikon has over canon is in the flash department... that's why most serious sports shooters use canon and most wedding photographers use nikon.


o really?????????
How about autofocus? canon AF sux compared to nikon
High ISO? Canon cannot stand nikon

what do I use if I want to shoot a soccer game at a wedding reception?

seriously though.......I had heard about canon flash issues.......and I'm planning on grabbing the 580 EX II Speedlite.......anyone have one of these?

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its good flash, cannon dont make batter flashes then this one.


Hmm I have bought a Samsung (Pentax) kit for only $400, and I can use a huge number of M42/K-mount manual lenses, including Soviet and East-German. Some of them are quite interesting. You have to get a body above amateur class (like D200 that works fine with AI lenses) to use MF lenses with metering, if you can use them at all.

Anyway, popular lenses like 70-300 or 18-70 cost the same for any brand. Even here in Moscow you can buy almost any brand.

Flashes from Sigma cost absolutely the same for any brand. So do Sigma lenses. Third-party battery packs usually cost much cheaper.

Pavel, nikon can use old lenses, canon as well. But when come to pro grade  and new lenses other brands are rare or very expensive.
If you have time you can play woth old manual lenses, but when timing is important MF cant beat good AF.
Sigmas are not that good as brand flashes, special when comes to canon and nikon.( i had sigma for pentax) For amateur  they are fine.
Show me zooms for pentax witch can stand 70-200 f2.8, 80-200 f2.8, 18-200 vr, 24-70 f2.8  or canon L series.
 

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Re: Digital SLR Camera Question
« Reply #59 on: June 25, 2008, 11:22:41 PM »
hardly rip...

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Last friday i lend my camera to the guy who have most of white canons, next day he bought nikon.