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Michael.
05-28-2008, 01:50 PM
I'm now in debt to my parents for a while, for about half the cost of my new upgrade.

D300
MB-D10 grip, up to 8fps continuous shooting
SB-600 flash
Sigma 24-70 f2.8

Pricey, yes. But I do see myself benefiting from this and to continue shooting for the rest of my life. I will not ever get bored of it!!! It is truly one of my loves in life (as I'm sure some of you can relate to).

Should be here 3-5 days and you better believe I'll blow up a thread with some shots from it!

Edit: SHIT! Forgot I need to go buy some CF cards now haha
racerraul
05-28-2008, 01:52 PM
Congrats! Look forward to the explosions ;)
SaturnTypeR
05-28-2008, 03:02 PM
I will prob have my CF cards for sale soon.:crack:
CEMAYHALL
05-28-2008, 03:05 PM
Good stuff!!! ~> I think thats officially the "Baller-est" Camera on TR Photography as of now... :thumbup:




Until I break down and get the Mark III :hide:
Michael.
05-28-2008, 03:09 PM
Good stuff!!! ~> I think thats officially the "Baller-est" Camera on TR Photography as of now... :thumbup:




Until I break down and get the Mark III :hide:
haha read up on it, heard the focusing sucks on it?

and i saw you driving down fowler the other night! car looked mad clean :D
CEMAYHALL
05-28-2008, 03:18 PM
haha read up on it, heard the focusing sucks on it?

and i saw you driving down fowler the other night! car looked mad clean :D

I've played w/ a fellow photographers 1Ds! ~> The focusing seems rediculously quick and clear to me :dunno: ~> Also, there are two different Mark III's There is the 1D (sucks) and the 1Ds (:thumbup:.) <~ I'm planning on the 1Ds!

If you saw me driving then you need to stop lying about it being clean :lol:... I havent washed it in 2+ weeks!!! Maybe this weeked...















Not! :lmao:
-Congrats again on the purchase!!! I'm SURE you will love it!!!
DC Dave
05-28-2008, 03:22 PM
Lets go shooting Mike im bored!!!!
Michael.
05-28-2008, 04:42 PM
I've played w/ a fellow photographers 1Ds! ~> The focusing seems rediculously quick and clear to me :dunno: ~> Also, there are two different Mark III's There is the 1D (sucks) and the 1Ds (:thumbup:.) <~ I'm planning on the 1Ds!

If you saw me driving then you need to stop lying about it being clean :lol:... I havent washed it in 2+ weeks!!! Maybe this weeked...

-Congrats again on the purchase!!! I'm SURE you will love it!!!
ah yes indeed it was the 1D i spoke of.

and well it was dark out and looked decent. saw it from behind, saw the control arms and shit and was like "damn that things slammed!" then saw it from the side and figured it was you.

and dave: i'm crazy busy working over at busch gardens, they have me at 37 hours this week so it'll probably have to be after 2 weeks, after my sisters graduation and shit...
ERG
05-28-2008, 05:26 PM
Nice hardware Michael...

With one of the nicer cameras on TR, the pressure is on. :D
DareDevil
05-28-2008, 05:54 PM
Nice buy man :thumbup: Enjoy.

I believe in nicer lenses, rather than i nicer camera.

Which leads me to a thread I'm about to create. ;)
SaturnTypeR
05-28-2008, 06:01 PM
Nice buy man :thumbup: Enjoy.

I believe in nicer lenses, rather than i nicer camera.

Which leads me to a thread I'm about to create. ;)

+1 its not about the 1-2k Cam. Its about the glass:crack:
CEMAYHALL
05-28-2008, 07:01 PM
+1 its not about the 1-2k Cam. Its about the glass:crack:

Ehh... Although the glass is important it also depends on what you're shooting! ~> I would hate to go to shoot a professional Sporting Event w/ a slow camera!

Example: Rebel = 3 frames a second ~> The Rebel cant write them to the CF card that quick enough so after about 30 jpegs/ raw images, the LCD Screen will read Busy... = :thumbdwn:

You need a Nice Body and Nice Glass! ~> Hence why most of us are broke as a joke :lol:.
Mars_302
05-28-2008, 11:12 PM
thats a serious upgrade.
Michael.
05-29-2008, 07:11 AM
My glass list includes now:

Sigma 10-20
Sigma 24-70 2.8
Nikkor 50mm 1.8
Nikkor 70-300 VR

Not the "best/most professional" glass available, but with what I shoot, I cant really tell the difference between the Nikon equivalent (for instance the 24-70 2.8 Nikkor) that costs almost 3x as much. I know its in the glass but it IS in the body too. Like Chris M said, you dont want a slow camera, and I was getting ahead of the D50 by quite a bit, and since I may be shooting for my school paper now and then, having this will be awesome at a few football games :D and I'll borrow their 80-200 2.8
Mars_302
05-29-2008, 01:01 PM
what was holding you back with the d50?
CEMAYHALL
05-29-2008, 01:16 PM
what was holding you back with the d50?
Maybe b/c its only 2.5 Frames Per Second?
racerraul
05-29-2008, 01:43 PM
A fast camera sure is nice... I dealt with my 1st gen Digital Rebel (2.5FPS and even worse 4 shot buffer) for a long time... Now that I have my 30D I'm spoiled.

I agree that glass is prob the most important.... but speed would be a close 2nd IMO.
Mars_302
05-29-2008, 02:03 PM
Most ppl dont ever utlize highspeed shooting. In fact it can be overly used in a lot of scenarios as a bad habit, a "shoot a lot and hope something sticks" I can say that from a lot of personal expierence when it comes to shooting stuff other cars racing, its a bad habit I need to get out. 3fps is plenty for anything thats not sports.
SaturnTypeR
05-29-2008, 02:28 PM
Most ppl dont ever utlize highspeed shooting. In fact it can be overly used in a lot of scenarios as a bad habit, a "shoot a lot and hope something sticks" I can say that from a lot of personal expierence when it comes to shooting stuff other cars racing, its a bad habit I need to get out. 3fps is plenty for anything thats not sports.

LMAO Yes.:lol:
.:Chris:.
05-29-2008, 03:12 PM
Yeah, my latest camera shoots 5fps and it's really way more than I need. I used it last week in combination with bracketing to get a set of handheld images I could use for HDR. That's really the only thing I've used it for, and honestly, it isn't something I do often.
CEMAYHALL
05-29-2008, 03:24 PM
Most ppl dont ever utlize highspeed shooting. In fact it can be overly used in a lot of scenarios as a bad habit, a "shoot a lot and hope something sticks" I can say that from a lot of personal expierence when it comes to shooting stuff other cars racing, its a bad habit I need to get out. 3fps is plenty for anything thats not sports.

Very True!


Seriously, Who Cares? Its a nice camera (even though its a Nikon) and he's happy w/ it! :bounce:
.:Chris:.
05-29-2008, 03:51 PM
(even though its a Nikon)

SaturnTypeR's shutter fell apart and you have a lens in for repair. Don't you mean "Good thing it's a Nikon and not a Canon." ;)

jfwy :lol:
CEMAYHALL
05-29-2008, 03:59 PM
SaturnTypeR's shutter fell apart and you have a lens in for repair. Don't you mean "Good thing it's a Nikon and not a Canon." ;)

jfwy :lol:

:lol: <~ You got me there!!!

But... I've seen pictures of that guy skate boarding and taking pictures at the same time so who knows what he was doing when it broke? :lmao:.

On the other hand... My Lens is broken due to my Fiance Dropping it at the McDill Air Show... Yeah she's special in her own way :tard:!
Michael.
05-29-2008, 04:22 PM
well like i said before, i may be shooting for my school paper and doing some football games hopefully so this will definitely help a TON
.:Chris:.
05-29-2008, 04:28 PM
:lol: <~ You got me there!!!

But... I've seen pictures of that guy skate boarding and taking pictures at the same time so who knows what he was doing when it broke? :lmao:.

:owned: :blackeye:

:lol:

On the other hand... My Lens is broken due to my Fiance Dropping it at the McDill Air Show... Yeah she's special in her own way :tard:!

Damn, that sucks. It's one thing when you break your own stuff, but when someone else does it...
CEMAYHALL
05-29-2008, 08:25 PM
Damn, that sucks. It's one thing when you break your own stuff, but when someone else does it...
Ehh... It was miss communication on both of our parts! ~> She thought I was still holding it and I thought she had a nice grip on it... Need-less to say, that was the end of one of the crystals! :lmao:
racerraul
05-29-2008, 09:32 PM
ouch!
Mars_302
05-29-2008, 09:57 PM
SaturnTypeR's shutter fell apart and you have a lens in for repair. Don't you mean "Good thing it's a Nikon and not a Canon." ;)

jfwy :lol:


my canon has over 100k clicks thru it so suck it!

Imnot downing his new camera, im just wondering what was holding him back wit the d50. The only thing I dont like about my 30d is the lack of sensor cleaner, which doesnt hold me back, it just be nice tyo have since its always dirty
CEMAYHALL
05-29-2008, 10:25 PM
my canon has over 100k clicks thru it so suck it!

Imnot downing his new camera, im just wondering what was holding him back wit the d50. The only thing I dont like about my 30d is the lack of sensor cleaner, which doesnt hold me back, it just be nice tyo have since its always dirty

Reason #2 why I got the 40D!
.:Chris:.
05-29-2008, 10:40 PM
my canon has over 100k clicks thru it so suck it!

Daaaaamn. 100k is a lot, that's awesome.
skunkdSiR
05-30-2008, 04:01 AM
oh shit! the game has been notched up a level
Michael.
05-30-2008, 07:22 AM
what was holding me back with the D50?

I dont think i can pinpoint it, but it was just time to move up. i'm at a point where i feel i would just benefit from it. yes the 50 was on the slow end and didnt have many of the new features but i dont regret anything from it. i was getting it ready last night to sell and i really had a moment where i was a little sad, gonna miss the thing! its done me SO well in a lot of instances, got me a LOT of great shots. i'll never forget my first SLR lol

edit: should be here on tuesday, so i'll probably have the first pics up next weekend after my sisters graduation
racerraul
05-30-2008, 06:54 PM
I'd keep it as backup... I tried selling my Rebel... but in the end I'm glad no one bit. I have a diff lense on it & take it with me just in case.
Michael.
05-30-2008, 08:42 PM
I'd keep it as backup... I tried selling my Rebel... but in the end I'm glad no one bit. I have a diff lense on it & take it with me just in case.
i couldnt afford to keep it lol the 350 is going DIRECTLY into the payments to my mom to cover it.