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Old 03-05-2012, 07:05 AM
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Yeah that thing looked like it would tip over if it took a corner to fast lol.
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If you guys promise not to poke fun and laugh AT me, Id like to join in and learn so Im not just another "photographer" with another digital camera.

Heres the test to see if I will be laughed out of here or not... my camera is the Canon T1i

Old Guy and I have shot together (the light painting of our cars back in Sep) so Id like to get to the semi pro level but to be honest I dont have the faintest idea where to start.

Ive been told I have a good eye for shots... but when it comes to the technical jargon and all the settings... Im a noob as a noob can get.
Pssssst the camera doesnt mater

Glass makes more of a difference.
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It does to an extent

But it's true that the lens is way more important than the body. Also lenses retain their value while bodies depreciate fairly quickly.
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Thats what I mean though... I dont want to go buy a lens just cause I think its a good deal only to find out its a **** lens.

I dont have a lot of money to spend on glass since I am in the middle of doing an STi swap into my outback but I want at least a decent lens to do photoshoots of car shows and outdoors.

Im thinking macro or fisheye? Ive tried reading up on them, but to be honest my brain starts to hurt after a while since there are SOOOOOO many different lens out there!
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Get a 35mm prime and you should be good to go!
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Yeah and if you shoot Nikon I can sell ya my 35mm
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I dont have nikon, but they have adapter plates for that.

Also, what will the 35mm prime get me that my 28-75mm wont?
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Originally Posted by JAC Wagon
I dont have nikon, but they have adapter plates for that.

Also, what will the 35mm prime get me that my 28-75mm wont?
A very shallow depth of field, the sharpness from a prime lens and getting better with using your feet to compose a shot instead of just zooming in and out.
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What about width of view? Is it a little more fish eye or no?
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The angle through the viewfinder is normal.

You could also spend a bit more and get a wide angle lens. They're harder to use though.
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Dang Jodice, where did you learn to pan the Camera incredibly well? :O

I can pan the camera too, but the image always comes out a bit blurry.

Really digging the BMW and the vette
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Idk I had some practice when I was at Laguna Seca. Honestly there's some luck when it comes to panning but I really like it.

Here's some of my other shots - Marina AutoX 4-3-12 - a set on Flickr

Sucks to have a 200 photo limit, it deletes my old pictures when I upload new ones
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I agree with you, Panning is fun! Presents a mild challange which is always fun. Guess i need to be panning more and practice.

Shoots look great!, I honestly Lol'd when I saw that Toyota Yaris.

That does suck.
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Yeah it's super fun. The white BMW with the huge crazy body roll made me lol too.

I'll upgrade to Flickr Pro on my next paycheck
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Oh man. I was worried that BMW would roll over sometime soon! I showed some friends in class and they asked me if it rolled!

sounds like a good investment!
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