Photography Shoutbox

I am seriously tempted too!

Me too, but I've heard metering gets kinda funky and I don't want to be switching screens while I'm out shoot.

Yea, no thank you, maybe when I get a new body I will get one for my rebel and then use it strictly for vintage lenses

finch13 said:

MF = bad for action shots

Are you gonna get a split prism focusing screen too?
http://www.katzeyeoptics.com/cat--Canon-DSLRs--cat_canon.html

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Are those the viewfinders that line up the two images and make them in focus when the object is in focus?

Nismode said:

Are those the viewfinders that line up the two images and make them in focus when the object is in focus?

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Yessir, just like on the old school 35mm SLRs! They're way accurate, well obviously because the circles become invisible when everythings in focus compared to today's screen where you have to eyeball it.

Live View is amazing for MF shots because you can zoom in 10x on the 3" screen and focus.

Raymond said:

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i hate it when people dont have any sideburns

hiddengamer7 said:

the "bigma"

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the bigma is the 50-500...thats the what...100-400/2.8 i wanna say?

finch13 said:

MF = bad for action shots

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we clearly have action shots from long before AF was invented...even when film was "fast" if it was ISO 100.

ive learned not to trust AF anyway...its a hindrance more than a help.

finch13 said:

Yessir, just like on the old school 35mm SLRs! They're way accurate, well obviously because the circles become invisible when everythings in focus compared to today's screen where you have to eyeball it.

Live View is amazing for MF shots because you can zoom in 10x on the 3" screen and focus.

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split screens are just meh for slow lenses...the katzeye screens supposedly dont go dark til f/11 but im not spending that much on a screen. my darker, more plain screen was $50 (and special order too )

i don't even really notice the spilt screen in my film cams unless the lens is faster than f/2.8

i buy noo kamera

what i buy?

Nikon D40 with the kit lens

D80 w/ kit lens

Nikons are too complicated for noobs, at least the decent Nik's. Get the new Rebel T1i with video and live view! + the 28-135 L because you're a baller. If you don't get the hang of it, you can always sell the body for a little less and sell the L for nearly what you paid for it as long as you provide the date code/serial of the lens.

Investing in a decent tripod and head are good too, if you want to do car shoots at night.