Digital SLR Camera Question

[Boroda]

I love nikon/canon taliban match except it's the photographer 1st !

A blind man with the latest Nicanon won't be the best photographer of the world

Agreed completely. But you know, we all like comfort. Though my best pictures were made on a B/W film with a 1964 Soviet rangefinder camera with a flash that had a battery hanging across my shoulder.

You know, holding an ancient 1981 Nikon after a state-of-the-art Soviet SLR gives you a strange feeling that you are all-mighty now And a zoom lens is a substitute to printing B/W cards yourself. Last time I printed cards myself was in 1996, I gave my magnifier and all developing/printing accessories to a friend who still is a photo-freak just as I was at school.

[straffo]

you know my 1st 2 slr were a zenith and next a praktica

[ChickenHawk]

Is there any way to use old FD-mount lenses on modern Canon DSLR?

I don't know if Amazon ships to Russia, but this should point you in the right direction: Canon EOS to FD lens mount adapter digital

[Torque]

well... guess i struck a nerve with the nikonistas... sure after being shutout for years nikon is now trying to make head way into the sports sector with the D3... i guess that's why for the first time they're now making white lenses and have a body that can match the 1D series... if you don't know the reason why the lenses are white that pretty much tells all.

but the truth still holds... go to any pro event and it's dominated by white lenses... i'm not talking aboot a bunch of guys at some little league game soaking parents for their egos tho.

but the proof is in the final product... so i'll start first... with the easy stuff... like birds in flight.











so should i post some easy stuff like sports panning shots... maybe something from the le mans... or drag racing... or bmx... or maybe some air show stuff...and we can compare?

[APDrone]

NNNNNNNNNNNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIICCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE shots, Torque..

 

[ChickenHawk]

Torque, those shots are stunning.

[ZetaNine]

ya know......ya make the jump and start by finally getting a descent starter camera like I did........and then a cat like torque walks in here and instantly brings you back down to sub moron level.

torque ........those shots are un ******* real.......

do tell what you can as far as the actual camera used.........the owl shot is nothing short of stunning......and do an old guy but a photo newbie a favor and please explain the reasoning for the white (cream color) lenses.......I was actually wondering and I'm not too proud to admit it.

ps: to answer your question.......please post whateverthehell you like.

[Ripsnort]

Well Torque, birds are pretty, don't know if they pay well though. Parent's ego's brought in $12,000 for me in Sept/Oct/Nov alone, so I'll stick to what I enjoy shooting, kids having fun. The way I look at it is that the hobby is paying for itself. It's free camera equipment for a hobby I love. 

I might add, professionals don't care what the other guy shoots, they respect each other and their respective equipment and they certainly don't stereotype each other based on the camera they shoot with.

[BUG_EAF322]

Splendid shots only possible with a good lens
And offcourse a good cameraman

I have  seen these shots with both brands having a good 300/400/600MM f4 helps alot
But these are to expensive for me i still do with a cheap 70-300G for maybe 90 dollar.

My dream lens would be the 200-400 F4 VR its an amazing lens especialy for a zoomer


Actualy i do believe the camera doesnt matter as much as the lens

[straffo]

Splendid shots only possible with a good lens

nope, you can't judge the quality of a lens with such a low resolution photos

And offcourse a good cameraman

this time you're right

[Sandman]

I personally have no use for IS or VR.  An ideal shutter speed shooting sports is above 1/500 and at this shutter speed or higher, image shake rarely occurs unless your Catherine Hepburn. Motion blur will show up before the image shake will in the photo.

The biggest reason to use IS or VR is that it's worth almost a full stop compared to non-stabilized gear when you're dealing with low light. If you're shooting at 1/500, you won't notice.

[BUG_EAF322]

i guess that's why for the first time they're now making white lenses and have a body that can match the 1D series... if you don't know the reason why the lenses are white that pretty much tells all.

Oh i do know the reason but its not neccesary to protect for sun influence these days
And here i dont see white pro nikon lenses either.

they are all black and work just as well.

BTW the pro DX bodies where always good and super rigid

oh and here a famous dutch nikon photographer
http://www.lanting.com/

[ZetaNine]

Well Torque, birds are pretty, don't know if they pay well though.

ouch!

[BUG_EAF322]

some work of an infamous dutch photographer (me)

[ramzey]

because it doesnt break the SLR Philosophy
U still see what u are doing because u don't look through the sensor.

In the tele it does matter also.

Seriously i don't get that.
How different is  shaking  glass from shaking sensor if you still look true the prism-mirror-lens in both??????
Are you sure you not meant live view?

@Pavel, you cant use old nikon flashes with digital nikons due to lover triggering voltage in digital camera. You can still use them in manual mode if you put safe hot shoe between camera and flash.
Im positive all brands have same "problem", including pentax.