Any Photographers with DSLR's Around ?

[skipmac]

Originally Posted by Seaworthy Lass

I have a Nikon D7000 and I leave it permanently set at 0.3 of a stop less. I play with exposure a fair bit, one of the great things I love with digital cameras is the unlimited number of shots that can be snapped to get just the right one .

PS I love you and your wife's wonderful photos! Just found this thread and enjoying it

Same thing here. Depending on the conditions I think a lot of the photos from my D7000 look a bit over exposed. Still playing with settings and options. The number of different buttons and controls is pretty overwhelming and I'm a serious electronic gadget person.

I have been playing a little with the video functions of the D7000. The files are really big so not sure if they will load on the forum but I did post them on youtube. There is a noticeable loss in quality on youtube but still not bad. I was pretty impressed with the sound I was able to pick up with the built in microphone.


Flock of Goldfinches - 1 - YouTube


Flock of Goldfinches - 2 - YouTube

[Seaworthy Lass]

Originally Posted by carstenb

Here are a couple of waterfall pics from New Zealand

Love taking shots of waterfalls! Amazing how well the D7000 takes them in auto mode!

[witzgall]

I have a d700 and lenses currently. I wanted to get something that was smaller and lighter, and shot really good video. The problem with the Nikon V series is the sensor is very small, the matching lens selection is limited, and the cameras don't work well, according to reviews. If you got the Nikon adapter, a 50mm lens would have the same field of view as a 135mm (compared to full frame) DOF control wold be very hard, which may or may not matter to you.

Chris
Sailing Alchemy : Chris and Gretchen (most pics here taken with the d700, some with camera phone)
Witzgall Photography - North Carolina Wedding Photojjournalism (wedding photo site)

I ended up getting a Panasonic GH3, and a 12-35 f/2.8 lens to start. I also have a nikon adapter, which allows you to use the nikon lenses on the camera. I think the micro 4/3 systems out there are a much better small camera solution. There is an amazon deal right now for the Panasonic g3 with two lenses for something like $540.00

Originally Posted by Pelagic

Has anyone had tried the Nikon 1 V2? Thinking it would complement my D100 which is great, but bulky and heavy to always cart around. The V2 with adapter can use all my dSLR Nikon Lenses and seems fast and clear except in low light conditions.

Found a 2 small lens package deal in HK for under US$ 1k

Nikon 1 V2 Review | Compact Digital Cameras | CNET UK

[s/v Jedi]

Love waterfalls but didn't get to many with my camera yet. Here is one in the mountains of Panama:

(Canon 5D2 with 17-40L lens and a filter, I think just a circular polarizer)

[Pelagic]

Originally Posted by witzgall

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I ended up getting a Panasonic GH3, and a 12-35 f/2.8 lens to start. I also have a nikon adapter, which allows you to use the nikon lenses on the camera. I think the micro 4/3 systems out there are a much better small camera solution. There is an amazon deal right now for the Panasonic g3 with two lenses for something like $540.00

Thanks for the advice. I looked at the Panasonic GH3 (Fantastic camera).
But I wanted something smaller that could fit in my pocket and my girlfriend would enjoy using.

So I kept coming back to the Nikon 1 V2, which for my layman’s eye took great auto photos and ergonomically was the best. Was able to get an even better corporate deal in Hong Kong, so went ahead with the Nikon.

Nikon 1 V2 Review

As an aside… anyone visiting HK should visit the new maritime museum (just opened 2 weeks ago). At the new central Star Ferry Dock it is a must see if you want to study the China Trade and the whole development of HK
Home :: Hong Kong Maritime Museum

[s/v Jedi]

We were out at Gamboa yesterday where I captured this Forest Falcon:

That is a Canon 7D with the handy 70-300L lens.

[itchybro]

Low country around Charleston:






July 4 last year here in Tennessee @ Blue Springs Marina:







Josh Hayes morning practice Road Atlanta 2009.







Ben Spies, race 2 Road Atlanta 2008.






TEETH!! Folly Beach 2011.

[itchybro]

Originally Posted by s/v Jedi

We were out at Gamboa yesterday where I captured this Forest Falcon:

That is a Canon 7D with the handy 70-300L lens.

NICE!

[s/v Jedi]

Very nice pictures ItchieBro! Welcome to this thread

Here's a picture Josie came up with: this is a snakebird:

[s/v Jedi]

When halyards were still 3-strand; my father and me sailing "Boreas" in the late 70's:

[Sailor g]

Originally Posted by JazzyO

Some from the last trip to Botswana - amazing safari tracking the denning African Wild Dogs in the Okavango Delta. Some shots were also taken in the Waterberg, South Africa, one of my favourite areas.

Onno

Amazing photos! One of my favorite books was Cry of the Kalahari by Mark & Delia Owen who studied the wild dogs at Okavango Delta. Your photos remind me to read it again.





Irchybro- WT?? Scary!! Is that spawning a multitude of tornadoes?? Or what? Again... SCARY!!

[s/v Jedi]

Originally Posted by Sailor g

Amazing photos! One of my favorite books was Cry of the Kalahari by Mark & Delia Owen who studied the wild dogs at Okavango Delta. Your photos remind me to read it again.



WT?? Scary!! Is that spawning a multitude of tornadoes?? Or what? Again... SCARY!!

It's one of the best looking line squalls I've ever seen. I think. Or it's armageddon or another rapture

[Sailor g]

Originally Posted by s/v Jedi

It's one of the best looking line squalls I've ever seen. I think. Or it's armageddon or another rapture

And the last place I would want to be with a boat! Or without a boat even. . Glad someone caught that amazing photo.

[nolandinsight]

Originally Posted by JazzyO

I think photography is not about using modes, it is about controlling the ONLY 2 things that change exposure: shutter and aperture. So you use aperture when you want to control depth of field or need all the light you can get, you use shutter speed when you have enough light but want to control how blurry/sharp the photo becomes when you're shooting movement, and you only use M when the light meter has too little light to understand what is going on.

Don't forget ISO. It's the third leg of the exposure triangle.

[s/v Jedi]

Why Canon is better: