OFFICIAL: DSLR photography thread!!

[FlushBrz]

Shot with Canon T3i and 50mm.



My old Z


One of my favorite pictures ever, wish the car would have turned out sharper.

[7thgear]

Originally Posted by nelsmar

nope, why?

username is very familiar

[PMok]

great photos everyone. here are a few of mine.









Monday Night DRIVErs by pmok_BRZ, on Flickr


Monday Night DRIVErs by pmok_BRZ, on Flickr

I use a Nikon D5000 with a handful of lenses, but my favorite is the 35mm f/1.8.

[SP86]

Here's a few...

-Calibrated Media

[MemphisR]

Originally Posted by Alain

Thanks

I always loved his car. And he still has it till this day.

That's good to hear. Most of the people I know that sold their MK1's all regret it.

[Alain]

Originally Posted by MemphisR

That's good to hear. Most of the people I know that sold their MK1's all regret it.

I've always been an MK2 owner. I miss mine every day. But i cant go backwards now. I still hangout with my MR2 buddies though. We track every so often. Just now I'm in an FRS.

I made really close friends throughout my ownership of MR2s. They have become more than just car people to me.

And i know anout all the mr2 owners that sell and regret doing so. Mone was a different story.

[MemphisR]

That's true. That's why I am trying so hard to keep my MR2 an one day restore it. and have my FR-S as my daily.

[mrlewistan]

im excited. i ordered a nikon t3100 combo on black friday. Its gonna be my first high end camera. Hope i make it worth its money

[nelsmar]

Originally Posted by mrlewistan

im excited. i ordered a nikon t3100 combo on black friday. Its gonna be my first high end camera. Hope i make it worth its money

Do your self a favor and order a 35mm lens. And don't use anything else for 30-60 days. Trust me you'll thank me way down the road

[nelsmar]

Originally Posted by 7thgear

@nelsmar


have you ever been on the pentax forums?

Now I'm going to have to go check and see if I have been... Lol

[KCMachine]

Awesome photos everyone! I agree with @nelsmar about using a prime lens for a while, it's my preferred way to shoot these days. There was actually a specific trip that I can say was the defining turning point for my photography, and it was one where I only used my 50mm 1.8 prime lens.

Photography has been one of my primary hobbies for a little while now, here are some of my favorites. A lot of them were taken in Japan, as I've spent a lot of time there.

Japan, D70s, 50mm


Japan, D70s, 18-200mm


SuperGT @ Suzuka Circuit, D70s, 18-200mm


Aguni Jima Japan, D70s, 18-200mm


Kyoto, D70s, 50mm


Sumo, D70s, 18-200mm


Kyoto, D70s, 18-200mm


Mexico, Olympus E-P2, 20mm


ASM Japan, D90, 17-55mm


Now all I do these days is take car and event pics.
D90, 17-55mm


D90, 17-55mm


Redwoods, D90, 17-55mm


Thunderhill, D90, 17-55mm

[rice_classic]

There's definitely a reason it's called a "Nifty Fifty".

I have an 18-55, 55-250 and 50-1.8 prime and my favorite is my fifty. Buddy just picked up a 500-1000 that I get try this weekend and in my future is an 18 or 25 and 85.

[7thgear]

50's on aps-c's are kinda meh though

even though their perspective is best, the cropped vision forces you to take a step back when you otherwise wouldn't have to


can't wait someone makes a Fuji X series sized camera with full frame sensor that doesn't cost 5k (or whatever the current leica's pull)

**edit

apperantly sony is getting there with theri A7 and 7R, but those are near 2-2.5k after taxes and all... hot damn.

[nelsmar]

Originally Posted by 7thgear

50's on aps-c's are kinda meh though

even though their perspective is best, the cropped vision forces you to take a step back when you otherwise wouldn't have to


can't wait someone makes a Fuji X series sized camera with full frame sensor that doesn't cost 5k (or whatever the current leica's pull)

**edit

apperantly sony is getting there with theri A7 and 7R, but those are near 2-2.5k after taxes and all... hot damn.

Ill gladly pay fuji 5k. lol

And yeah 50 on a 35mm sensor is ideal. thats why i push towards a 35mm, its closer to our viewing perspective. iirc its around 28mm for an APS-C found in canon's cameras for the equivalent of a 50mm on a 35mm film camera.

Nikon's lower bodies were 1.5 crop though iirc, and their 35mm is oh so much better than canons. I just had a friend recently purchase a d3100 and 35mm. He fought me the entire process over a few days... then gave in and thanked me the next realizing thats what he was really needing (this is his third camera, he keeps using kit lenses and selling them shortly after).

The nifty fifty was a big deal to me when i was starting out. Once i put it on, it never came off for almost 6 months. Its a cheap piece of shit with horrible focus, horrible focus ring, horrible plastics, horrible build, but for the price an absolutely amazing piece of glass haha.