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How u like the S2000HD mac?

I know it's a slightly older version, I have the S1800 which is 12MP, and 18x zoom, which I love

Btw, if you had the picture in low aperture, macro mode, it would have looked better unaltered

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i like it. it's slow though. shoots good in high light but lags in low light and blures. this one i shot through the display case and zoomed in. that's why you can see the reflection of four hanging lights, that apear in the midle of the cupcakes. kinda look like fantasyesk floating orbs.

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hmm, mines not very slow in low light, just boost up the ISO and use a tripod, that's what I do, pictures come out lookin good

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mines only 10mp, maybe your's is a better model. i baught it in like 09 and payed 350. it's no d90. i'll try latter.

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Yeah, mines slightly newer
dam, $350 for a ultrazoom?

I paid $149.95 USD for mine

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i was playing with the d90 at best bestbuy, that thing is wicked fast. perfectly focused shots almost as fast as you can move your finger, i want one soooo bad! but really don't need it, my buddy has one but he's a photo major.

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Isnt D90 like $900+?

lol
I like it too, but it's a bit too heavy, and i'm not really fond of Nikon's menu system

For that price i'd go with the Canon T2i

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Yea, the D90 is up there, but Nikon glass is reaaaaaally nice.. and they use a slightly larger sensor compared to it's Canon "counterpart"

On the flip side, Canon cameras are more user friendly and you can't really see the image quality differences unless you're zoomed way the eff in.

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i'll have to find a Nikon glass to test =D

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If you want better pictures in low light, get the ISO as low as you can and use a tripod. I dont use anything higher than 1600 once I learned how to actually use my dslr (the t2i)... although I have a few pro photographers that dont like to use anything higher than 400 because noise pisses them off.

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Yep, I never do more than 200/400 ISO, the noise at 800+ is unbearable

I'll only ever use that much if it's worth taking the shot than to miss a shot.

IE.
A concert

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Posted 4 more hdr's...

I would have posted more to my set but there is unbelievable amount of noise on the others, even with a super low ISO... gotta figure out what's the deal with that.

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The bomber picture looks fantastic!

Not so much feeling the boat ramp, and the cloudy road looks decent

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Got bored so I started playing around with the camera again. Only used my 50mm f/1.4 lens

A small bottle of Nigori style sake. I hardly ever shoot with an aperture larger than F/2.5, but I wanted to see if I still had a tough time focusing in on my subject with the largest aperture I can go (f/1.4). I think it turned out kinda cool

F/1.4, ISO800, 1/125 Shutter speed
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Then, I started playing with reflections. Pulled up the civicforums decal idea I made a little while ago, flipped horizontal and vertical, and used the reflection off my iPhone4.

First, f/14.0, ISO1600, Shutter speed @ 1/2
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Next, went with the large aperture to blur everything out
F/1.4, ISO1600, Shutter speed @ 1/60
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y25...s/IMG_2231.jpg

Pics are kinda noisy.. Moreso the 1600ISO ones, but still kinda cool shots.

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i like the Nigori style sake shot.

here's a close up of a colt i took last year. kinda similar.

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs51/f/20...y_by_Mac25.jpg

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Nice work riceboy
Mac- what do you shoot with?

I just got home from a friends place and noticed the sky looked pretty clear here in Portland so I pulled the camera out.

http://bit.ly/hsLgvm

This is a small set of stars taken on 12/31/10 that shows their movement over several minutes. It really makes you feel like your spinning in the galaxy.

Canon T2i w/ kit lens
Exp: 30 sec (60 secs between exposures)
F3.5
ISO: 100

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it's an older (like 2009) fujifilm s2000HD
10mp
15x wide zoom
it can focus up two 2cm (2/3 of an inch) from the lens
baught it new at the time for $350 and love it

not as fast as a d90 and you can't change the lens but it does the trick.

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Here is my latest HDR
http://bit.ly/g4x04R

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7971754...n/photostream/

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whaaaaaaaaaaa! wicked Triz! that's a cool concept.

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an other of mine from last years digital class.

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs43/f/20...ed1ce6445d.jpg

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^exposure is way off on the subject point. Are you shooting in manual mode on that camera, or doing full auto?? Halogen lights are very harsh for lighting without changing the exposure on the camera. Other then that it would be really cool.

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The more I shoot, the more I want a 5D Mark II, but at this time in my life I cant afford it, or justify it... I envy its sensor.

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the original isn't that high in contrast. but i like making my pictures seem like they'd be inpossible to see in real life. they look really nice in the printed form, more of a rich gold since the print isn't backlight like a screen. but i see what you mean.

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Yeah, what TRIZ said

Anyways, TRIZ, dont go overboard on the light smoothing, too much halo

Heres me playing with depth of field with my cam
F3.1/ISO200/1" Exp/Focal Length 5mm
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awww kenny those look yummmmyy!

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I think it just looks like that because I had a shallow depth of field with 4 different light sources.

I wish there was a way to do HDR video with only one camera, but I dont think there is- especially at 24fps. I've been watching HBO's Boardwalk Empire, and I'm trying to find out how they do some of their shots that look HDR-like.

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Who cares about HDR video :P
Just make cool vids.

I watch Videocopilot, freddiew

They make really good AfterEffects videos


This is my recent photos:
Sunset - Was chasing the sun when I saw it go down, Speeding in a 25mph zone XD
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San Francisco bay from afar (high zoom)
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Frozen Grape Juice X
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I've been sick lately, so I havent been taking a lot of pictures the past two weeks or so. But even tho I'm outta the field, I'm online looking for the next best piece of equipment.

If anyone knowns about the LCDVF's for the canon (also works on Nikon) they were priced around 150+ which was a little high for most people. Clones came out around 80 bucks, but then went up to 110 when becoming popular. Guess what, there is a new one out thats back at 60 bucks.

link: http://cgi.ebay.com/3-CARRY-SPEED-VF...#ht_8581wt_802
link: http://carryspeed.com/

Reason you might want one of these: A lot of our DSLR cameras are capable of doing 1080p HD video, which make it an HDSLR camera. Unfortunately since the mirror is flipped up in movie mode, the optical viewfinder is rendered useless and you have to use the screen in live-view. In sunny conditions the LCD screen gets washed out and focusing is a bitch.

I'd suggested grabbing one of these if your into shooting video with your HDSLR. Rock bottom price.

Oh, forgot to mention: There are two different screen sizes, 4x3 and 3x2, so make sure you pick the right screen size.
Here is some more info: http://cheesycam.com/best-new-view-f...k-ii-7d-nikon/

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Just to keep this alive
That, and because I thought this looked like the candy cup from charlie and the choco factory

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ISO 64, F3.1, 1/100"; 5mm
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ISO 64, F4.2, 1/50"; 12mm

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Damn, your iso can go all the way down to 64? Mine maxes out at 100 I believe.

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Yeah, most cameras top off at 100, even high end DSLR's

That's the benefit of having a Fuji, lower ISO setting, and easy menu navigation

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Nice, and I'm even rocking a Canon T2i... BTW, I just bought parts to build a new computer with a sandybridge intel i7 3.4ghz, so I'll be able to FINALLY edit my video I've been shooting in 1080p! Praise the lord!!

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felt the need to share this. Here's the caption I put for this photo in my fb album

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._4220026_n.jpg

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What...the hell O_o
WHAT ARE THEY TEACHING U IN JAP?

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I'll bite

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._4577086_n.jpg

Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: 50mm f1.4
Aperture: I believe f22
Shutter: ~0.5s
ISO: 100

PS adjustments: Used Lightroom to lower saturation except the green

This was a trash the dress model shoot I did last year when the weather was nice (I miss 25 C days!). Concept is that a bride after her wedding day gets into all sorts of places with her wedding dress, and gets pictures out of it

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Dude... that's a badass shot.

Feel free to post up a lot more in this thread! :lol:

Oh, and the lens you used is my favorite lens of the ones I own

telling people to die and not to die.. like I did that one day in text+

"shinde kudasai" and "shinanaide kudasai"

"please die" and "please don't die," respectively.. :rofl:

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No friggin way you took that shot :O

That's amazing haha

Looking forward to more shots from you

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Thanks! She was a badass model. She was the most adventurous person I've shot with

Thanks! I'll post some up later. This was a one of shoot for me, I usually focus on weddings

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Is it wrong to have a pic of a Mazda3 in the forum? :P

I wanna do something like this for my Civic when I find a driver I can trust to drive it

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5305/...b1bbe7d2_z.jpg

I believe....
Aperture: f22
Shutter: 0.5s
Body: 50D
Lens: Sigma 17-70 f2.8-4.5
ISO: 100

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Nah, nothing wrong with that

I like pan shots, but hard to take one of your own car =/

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get a really long push button cord to shoot your own car as you drive...??? lol

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Or......a remote? LOL

But no, u cant, in order to get a panning shot, the photographer has to be riding in a different car, driving at the same exact speed, and taking the shot

Can't really do it yourself

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Unless you have a boom. And even then, it's a few hundred. Not worth the expense unless I get some people interested photography for their car.

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Yea, so it's randomly snowing.. or.. something.. /me confused.

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What video editing software are you using TRIZ?

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me a skyline and integra. we joined an 06 civic hatch, an 08 accord, a nissan 240 and 2000 prelude, for the funest drive of my life! we went on a coastal road with a ton of s curves, hills and dips, loved it. my baby held it ground against the accord and 06 civic, handled better then the 240 and prelude. i'm not quite sure the skline was trying. there weren't many areas to gun it in the straights but when there were my civic did great getting up to speed out of the turns before the next set.

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/20...25-d3jqeao.jpg

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Time to breathe life into this thread again, with some HDR practicing :D
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Hmm,
Actually, I found that Nik Software's HDR Efex is a LOT easier to use, and better quality
I really hated how photomatix created a bunch of noise, and wasn't exactly WYSIWYG

PM me if you guys want to try out this software, it's a plugin for photoshop

& The results are amazing
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I use CS5, premier. I'm using the cinestyle technicolor profile and just recently got the Magic Bullet Looks plugin from red giant software (a Portland company) that allows you to easily change the look/mood of your footage in a billion ways. I also have a few of the other Magic Bullet plugins like LUT buddy, Colorista, and Mojo but dont use them much since I got Looks. I'm still trying to finish this damn graduation video, and the MB Looks has made it look so much better!!

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Yeah, I've been using premiere pro as well...

And I have MB Looks too...my god, makes color grading a breeze!