That has got to be one of your best yet. Everybody on Flickr seems to think so, too.
On a slightly unrelated note, I need some camera advice. Since I'm trying to dust off my rusty photo skills lately, I've been hankering for a more high-end digital. While this little Canon is easy to put in my pocket for quick trips, it has obvious limits and far less control than I'd lke. I miss my venerable Minolta 35mm which has a sticky shutter, so I'm just looking for a good, reliable, versatile digital SLR that won't break my wallet. Any suggestions?
You're asking the right person. I'm not very partisan and absolutely obsessed with camera reviews. Do you still have good Minolta lenses? What price range are you looking for?
That was me. Using a PC, grr. My top recommendation would be the D70 with kit lens, which is really a great lens with a lot of pro-level optics even though it feels plastic-y. I use the D70s, which is more expensive (the D70 has a $100 rebate now), but the added features are incremental, and only really benefit people who intend to shoot the hell out of it, every day.
But if you have great Minolta lenses you might want to look at their line, too, which has built in anti-shake. The upcoming Maxxum 5D might be a really good bet for you, in that case. The best forum for research is http://dpreview.com/
I took a look at the D70 online last night and liked what I saw. I also like that they have a $100 rebate.
My Minolta lenses are still in good shape, even though I've never been truly happy with the zoom lens. It always seems to be slightly out of focus, but that could just be that I refuse to get glasses. I'll definitely take a look at the Minoltas, then. I just hadn't heard much about them.
I got the D70 on a big sale at my local camera store, and I'm really excited. I took a couple of pictures of my girlfriend with it, but it seems like they're coming out very noisy. Is there some mix of aperature/ISO/shutter speed that will make a photo noisy?
And, if you don't have time to answer my questions for better photography, could you point me to a site that would help me out with this kinda stuff? I've only had really limited amounts of use with high end cameras, so...
Do you have Auto ISO on? If so, turn it off. The lower the ISO, the lower the noise, and Auto will sometimes boost all the way up to a very noisy 1600. You should get very little noise from 200-400. Of course, that means you need to make sure the aperature is wide as possible if you're indoors to get a usable shutter speed (so the f# is as small as possible, or 3.5 on your kit lens wide open)
I reccomend looking through the D70 users forum on Flickr. It has lots of members, and they're very helpful. Use the discussion search and all of your questions have probably already been answered.
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On a slightly unrelated note, I need some camera advice. Since I'm trying to dust off my rusty photo skills lately, I've been hankering for a more high-end digital. While this little Canon is easy to put in my pocket for quick trips, it has obvious limits and far less control than I'd lke. I miss my venerable Minolta 35mm which has a sticky shutter, so I'm just looking for a good, reliable, versatile digital SLR that won't break my wallet. Any suggestions?
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But if you have great Minolta lenses you might want to look at their line, too, which has built in anti-shake. The upcoming Maxxum 5D might be a really good bet for you, in that case. The best forum for research is http://dpreview.com/
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My Minolta lenses are still in good shape, even though I've never been truly happy with the zoom lens. It always seems to be slightly out of focus, but that could just be that I refuse to get glasses. I'll definitely take a look at the Minoltas, then. I just hadn't heard much about them.
Thanks for the link!
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I got the D70 on a big sale at my local camera store, and I'm really excited. I took a couple of pictures of my girlfriend with it, but it seems like they're coming out very noisy. Is there some mix of aperature/ISO/shutter speed that will make a photo noisy?
And, if you don't have time to answer my questions for better photography, could you point me to a site that would help me out with this kinda stuff? I've only had really limited amounts of use with high end cameras, so...
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Do you have Auto ISO on? If so, turn it off. The lower the ISO, the lower the noise, and Auto will sometimes boost all the way up to a very noisy 1600. You should get very little noise from 200-400. Of course, that means you need to make sure the aperature is wide as possible if you're indoors to get a usable shutter speed (so the f# is as small as possible, or 3.5 on your kit lens wide open)
I reccomend looking through the D70 users forum on Flickr. It has lots of members, and they're very helpful. Use the discussion search and all of your questions have probably already been answered.
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It's an awesome camera, Ryan. Thanks a ton for your help. Oh, and I forgot to mention- that is an amazing shot you have there! Beautiful candid.
One last thing- do you know of cheap fisheye lenses for the D70? (Cheap because the fisheye shot for me is a bit... novelty.)
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you should be very proud.
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