Digital SLRs?

[iralex]

just got a sony a100 w/ lens kit and filters for a late hanukka present

[crissyw]

Anybody have any recommendations of their favourite lens filter for a Nikon D40?

I've seen video cameras with shooting glasses that make everything look fuzzy and warm... anything for a Nikon like that?

[16steps]

where's a good place to learn about lenses? I have a nikon d80 with the stock 18-135mm lens and am not feeling it at all. Need something a little more advanced but dont really know where to look. Dpreview doesnt seem to have too many lens reviews

my buddy has a 24-105mm f/4.0Lfor his canon and that thing is a sweet ass lens. Is there anything comparable to that for nikons?

[panthermodern]

^Ken Rockwell has some pretty good reviews, you should check out his site.

[crissyw]

^ cosign on that

Learned a lot from his website here

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d80.htm

[Becks23]

For the most part you can type in ________ (name of lens) Review on google and a decent amount of results will come up.

Also check http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/. The reviews are more diverse and candid and offer a great place to just do some quick research to see what sort of problems (if any) can be associated with a lens.

[Phishphood]

^Ken Rockwell has some pretty good reviews, you should check out his site.

Ken Rockwell is an idiot, his site has a lot of reviews but not much thought behind them. Thom Hogan or Bjorn Rorslett are better sources of information

[truestorytravis]

i really didn't give it any thought until a friend of mine showed me some deal where you can pick up the 20d for 500.

is trading my xti worth it?

probably not. you get fewer megapixels (8 vs 10) so if you want to crop or blow up you'll have less flexibility,. maybe mp's don't matter to you though. the screen is much smaller and lower res on the 20d. as far as camera IQ goes, i don't know that it's any better because it's about 2 years older than the xti. i would think the only real advantage of the 20d over the xti is the build quality. maybe someone else has a different opinion, but as a casual shooter, i would say stick with the xti and learn how to use it before moving on to semi-pro gear.

[aizan]

Ken Rockwell is an idiot, his site has a lot of reviews but not much thought behind them. Thom Hogan or Bjorn Rorslett are better sources of information

you could say that again.

bookmark these sites if you shoot nikons:

http://www.bythom.com/

http://www.naturfotograf.com/

[16steps]

jesus christ, after reading ken's review of the d80, i can see why you tihnk hes an idiot. God only knows what he's basing his reviews on, lol

thanks to everyone for their help and recommendations. Does anyone have any experience with the 16-85mm VR? I had a chance to mess around with one and i did like it a lot.....

anyone interested in an 18-135mm?

[Chris-Craft]

bought my first dslr the other day, canon eos 450d xsi + 2 lenses...im in love.

[ayn]

^ congrats but those 2 lens suck, sell them and get a 50/1.8 instead.

[aizan]

50/1.8 is a good way to waste a hunert bucks.

stick with the zooms, then add a 28/1.8 or 24/2.8.

[MirrorLockUp]

^really? I used to own the 50/1.8, and I always thought it was quite nice. The autofocus was noisy, but the image quality seemed pretty good. The only reason I sold it was because I found myself using my sigma 30/1.4 more often.

[sunkenshoes]

I just found out that I have some dead pixels on my D40's sensor? Everytime when I take a picture, there's a red line in it. I'm probably screwed, since I bought this camera in the US and therefore the warranty doesn't apply in Europe.

Is there any way I can fix this myself easily? Or how much would it approximately cost me to get this fixed? I read somewhere that they might need to replace the sensor...

[truestorytravis]

^ congrats but those 2 lens suck, sell them and get a 50/1.8 instead.

the 50/1.8 may be a good lens, but that doesn't seem like the best advice for a beginner. those two lenses cover a wide focal range. that'll help him figure out what he likes to shoot the most, which will determine what his next upgrade will be. i don't see the point in limiting yourself right off the bat. maybe to focus on "fundamentals," but i don't know if he'd really be better off that way.

sunkenshoes, sounds like you're out of luck. there's no way you can repair the sensor yourself and i'm sure it'll cost a bundle to have it replaced. good luck.

[sidneylo]

50/1.8 is a good way to waste a hunert bucks.

stick with the zooms, then add a 28/1.8 or 24/2.8.

This thread smells like bullshit.

[Dex_star]

Ive used my nifty fifty exactly one time

[ericdw]

on a cropped sensor, i like using my 30 indoors, although sometimes it's a little tight. for more vouristic street photography steez, i really wanna get a 50.

[homi29]

im deciding between a 28mm, 30mm and a 50mm next seeing that the kit lens is pretty terrible in low light..

gonna mull it over for awhile before i commit to anything

[billy.]

that 50 1.8 is all my broke ass knows.

[bchhun]

get a sigma 30mm f/1.4.... a 50mm is too restrictive with the cropped sensor

[cure]

just upgraded from a d60 to a d90. Does anybody have any favorite color settings? from what i've been looking at, it seems that "vivid" corresponds to color mode III while standard is color mode II. Is there a better way to weak these rather than using the presets?

[bchhun]

phoootoshop

[tac0tron]

Just bought a Canon EOS 40D today... I am so fucking confused. :confused:

[Lloyd]

get a sigma 30mm f/1.4.... a 50mm is too restrictive with the cropped sensor

yeah a 50mm on a 23.6mm frame camera is a 75mm equivalent in 35mm frame terms, which is getting on for a portrait lens.

[Becks23]

Maybe shoot in RAW and grab some presets for your editing programs?

[sidneylo]

Just bought a Canon EOS 40D today... I am so fucking confused. :confused:

1. Turn camera on

2. Switch to full auto

3. Point at mirror

4. Post in WAYWT

5. ???

6. Profit

[its swanny]

1. Turn camera on

2. Switch to full auto

3. Point at mirror

4. Post in WAYWT

5. ???

6. Profit

7. Return camera.

8. Buy my 40D.

9. Profit!

[islandboi8204]

so i want to get my girlfriend a dslr for her birthday but unfortunately i know nothing about photography/cameras. anyhow, she's really into art and needs an upgrade from her point & shoot. looking to spend little more than 1000.

i read through the thread a bit and it looks like the canon 40d is something she'll be able to start with and keep for a while. however, does anyone suggest any other body to start with that might be lighter for her hands without feeling cheap?

also, will body affect what kind of lenses she can use since i'm not in the price range for a full frame sensor body? should i go with the typical kit like ones from bestbuy or just buy the body and glass separately (it seems like most of you dislike the kit lens 28-135 but she's just starting)?

any advice would be great, cheers.