Any Photographers with DSLR's Around ?

[tomfl]

Originally Posted by s/v Jedi

I don't seem to be able... is that a personal account from you or a "page"? Anyway, to send a friend request to me, try this: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003989684581

cheers,
Nick.

Just sent a friend request. Still trying to figure out the post an image thing.

[tomfl]

Also do macro photography. Hope this image embed works.

[tomfl]

One more macro, if you click on the bar and resize you can see a tear in the leading edge of the dragonfly's wing



http://www.pbase.com/tommy2guns/image/46758849.jpg

[tomfl]

Have to add one BIF

[s/v Jedi]

Nice pics!

Here's another one from my new 8-15L:


This is the 70-200 f/2.8L with the D500 close-up lens attached to it:


Again the 70-200L but now with the 2x TeleConverter attached for 400mm:


ciao!
Nick.

[storyinframes]

Originally Posted by s/v Jedi

Nice pics!

Here's another one from my new 8-15L:

This is the 70-200 f/2.8L with the D500 close-up lens attached to it:

Again the 70-200L but now with the 2x TeleConverter attached for 400mm:

ciao!
Nick.

The first image is awesome. Perfect example of a 'magic hour' shot. Very well composed!

[DJBrookster]

Originally Posted by s/v Jedi

Nice pics!

Here's another one from my new 8-15L:

This is the 70-200 f/2.8L with the D500 close-up lens attached to it:

Again the 70-200L but now with the 2x TeleConverter attached for 400mm:

ciao!
Nick.

Hi nick, sorry I'm on this late , but your using topish 'L' lenses with a D500, has this not got a crop factor sensor of perhaps 1.6. So as a result your 70-210 f 2.8 ( I'm assuming is) is at full zoom effectively with teleconverter operating at 640mm in 35mm terms.....or am I missing the point?

[tomfl]

Originally Posted by DJBrookster

Hi nick, sorry I'm on this late , but your using topish 'L' lenses with a D500, has this not got a crop factor sensor of perhaps 1.6. So as a result your 70-210 f 2.8 ( I'm assuming is) is at full zoom effectively with teleconverter operating at 640mm in 35mm terms.....or am I missing the point?

Right about the effective FOV. It also turns the 2.8 f ratio close to f8, I am too lazy to do the arithmetic.

[s/v Jedi]

Originally Posted by DJBrookster

Hi nick, sorry I'm on this late , but your using topish 'L' lenses with a D500, has this not got a crop factor sensor of perhaps 1.6. So as a result your 70-210 f 2.8 ( I'm assuming is) is at full zoom effectively with teleconverter operating at 640mm in 35mm terms.....or am I missing the point?

Hi DJ,

The camera used is a 5D Mark II and a 7D (all three above are 5D2). The D500 is a close-up lens that screws onto a lens like the 70-200 to convert it into a kind of macro lens (just like a filter). We just got it so that we don't always have to carry a macro lens with us, which gets tiresome in the jungle here.

The 8-15L is awesome, I'm gonna make pictures with it that most will think are photoshopped I have been looking at it for a long time because it's a bunch of money for a fisheye but it is way better than the 15mm fisheye that I tried before. At 8mm on a full frame like the 5D2 it makes a circular capture which is a full 180 degree sphere!

[s/v Jedi]

Originally Posted by tomfl

Right about the effective FOV. It also turns the 2.8 f ratio close to f8, I am too lazy to do the arithmetic.

When I put the 2x TC onto the 70-200 f/2.8 it becomes 140-400mm f/5.6. When I put that on the 7D, which is also a 1.6x crop sensor, it becomes 224-640mm f/5.6 (so the f-value is changed by the teleconverter but not by the sensor... i.e. the lens stays the same.

However... the field of depth gets multiplied by 1.6x too, so you loose a bit of the creamy bokeh.

We have a whole range of nice lenses and we're buying three more in the coming months: the 70-300L, 100-400L and the MP-E65. The lenses we currently use most often are the 100L macro, 24-105L, 17-40L and 70-200L.

I soon need to start selling some stuff or I won't be able to make sense of it anymore. I'm hoping for a 7D Mark 2 that keeps the crop sensor but improves pixel quality and low light performance.

ciao!
Nick.

[Cruiser2B]

I just picked up a Canon T2i, hope for some better pics than my pocket camera. I know its not on the same level as some of you guys in this post but it seems like pretty nice upgrade for me.

[s/v Jedi]

Originally Posted by Cruiser2B

I just picked up a Canon T2i, hope for some better pics than my pocket camera. I know its not on the same level as some of you guys but it seems pretty nice upgrade for me.

It sure is. Let me tell you something: when you take a picture with that camera outside during the day, not even professionals know if it's either a T2i or 1DX.

That changes however with the lens you use. While there are very good EF-S lenses (the 17-55 and 10-22 are superb!) they are not of the class of the L-series. For example, they are not weatherproofed.

I think you may have a 18-55mm lens with it? Keep using that while saving for an upgrade to L-glass. Don't give in and buy a whole set of cheap glass. The 70-300L is a perfect all-round lens in a nice compact format (and at a fair price I think). I am getting one for visiting Washington DC incl. Smithsonian museums and NYC, even though I already have even better L-glass for that whole focal range.

ciao!
Nick.

[off-the-grid]

Originally Posted by tomfl

Getting in a little late on this thread. Anyone doing underwater photography.

IMG_2179.jpg photo - Tom Rowland photos at pbase.com.jpg

I AM!

You can see some of my underwater stuff on my site and on the facebook page for the boat. Ikelite with the 8" dome and flat port and a pair of DS-125s on ULCS arms. Speaking of which, I really need to get back in the water.

[Cruiser2B]

Here are a few shots with my new(to me) Canon T2i

[Cruiser2B]

Here is one of the bow of BB-64 USS Wisconsin