Photography!

**tonester** · 04-19-2009, 10:26 PM

anyone else here love taking pictures as a hobby or professional? what kind of gear do you guys and girls use?

ive always been into photography, just as a hobby, recently ive been getting a little more into it. i recently purchased a telephoto lense and a wide angle lense. cant wait to take some pics!

**Nativedude** · 04-20-2009, 12:21 AM

I have a Nikon 10mp DSLR I bought last year with 1 - 55mm, 1 - 70-200mm telephoto, 1 - 35mm wide angle, 1 - 300-700mm Nikkor lens, and 2 - 16GB high speed compact flash cards for it.

I bought it off Ebay for $400 for everything and I love it!

**Rick** · 04-20-2009, 08:39 AM

I think one of the best cameras I've ever owned is the Canon Powershot A570 IS. I bought a 4gb card for it, too. It's fairly inexpensive at $250. It takes crisp, clear shots, has a ton of options and transfers pics to the computer with ease.

**tonester** · 04-20-2009, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by Rick

I think one of the best cameras I've ever owned is the Canon Powershot A570 IS. I bought a 4gb card for it, too. It's fairly inexpensive at $250. It takes crisp, clear shots, has a ton of options and transfers pics to the computer with ease.

my canon powershot is one of my favorites too. its takes fast, crisp, clear pictures. and like you said it has a lot of options but is very user friendly.

**tonester** · 04-20-2009, 12:22 PM

Originally Posted by Nativedude

I have a Nikon 10mp DSLR I bought last year with 1 - 55mm, 1 - 70-200mm telephoto, 1 - 35mm wide angle, 1 - 300-700mm Nikkor lens, and 2 - 16GB high speed compact flash cards for it.

I bought it off Ebay for $400 for everything and I love it!

wow you got a great deal! you got pretty much everything you need! i have the nikon D60 with a 18-55mm lense. i have a 55-200 telephoto on the way, and i wanna get some kind of low light lense.

**SARKY** · 04-20-2009, 09:35 PM

I've been doing it since I was 8yrs old and found my granfathers Kodak Pocket 1A (I still have that camera) I have a full Olympus outfit (OM-1 and OM-2 bodies with assorted lenses and flashs)(This outfit has literally been around the world with me twice) I am getting ready to make the plunge to a digital SLR, I am thinking the Canon 40D. I also have a small pocket canon digital camera.

**crashdive123** · 04-20-2009, 10:05 PM

Canon AE-1 metal body with 5 different lenses which doesn't get too much use anymore, but have had it for over 30 years. Nikon Coolpix 4600, mostly for work. It's small and works OK. Canon Power Shot SX10 IS, 10MP, 20X Optical, 5X Digital Zoom. Oh yeah, a water soaked Panasonic DMC-FZ50 that is kind of ill at the moment.

**Rick** · 04-21-2009, 03:57 AM

I also have a Coolpix 750 but the blasted battery door tabs kept breaking and Nikon always wanted my first born to fix their problem so I stopped using it. (Hear that Nikon?) Nice camera, lousy battery door design. I have an older 35mm with telephoto that I loved but I've gone digital and haven't used it in years.

**Barefoot** · 04-22-2009, 10:03 AM

yup, i have been into outdoor photography for a while. still have not made the jump to digital but the new nikon d3 with 25 mpx (finally equivalent to slide film) has me drooling. though, at 8k for the body...it wont happen any time soon

i have 2 nikon f4s, fisheye, 28-80 mm nikkor, 80-200 f2.8 nikkor, 300 f4 nikkor, 1.4x tce teleconverter, macro tube set, nice big flash with off camera cords and such, bogen tripod, electronic remote release, cokin a/p series filter sets for polarizers and warmers and some othe nick nacks.

enjoy!

**Barefoot** · 04-22-2009, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by remy

I still use 120 more than digital.
It's just getting harder and harder to find film.

yup, 35mm slide film is getting hard to find though i do see lots of 120 velvia out there. check amazon and ebay.

i like how the old 50iso velvia has doubled in price....more than doubled in some cases it is $12 for a 36 roll ;(

**Rick** · 04-22-2009, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by barefoot

the new nikon d3 with 25 mpx (finally equivalent to slide film) has me drooling. though, at 8k for the body...it wont happen any time soon

For 8k I can hire someone to go to the woods and paint me a nice scene while I stay home!

**tonester** · 04-23-2009, 04:07 PM

my nikor 55-200mm telephoto just came in! cant wait to take some pics with it

**sh4d0wm4573ri7** · 04-24-2009, 01:14 AM

love my Nikon coolpix it is 10 mp and takes beutifull pics some would say I take to many pics lol

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