The Boss Jack has landed! Now sharper than ever.

Thanks Jerry! I got lucky with the picture, my photography is usually a hack job, and my crap 8 mp camera doesn't help matters!

I still love this knife, it's pretty close to perfect.
 
8mp is good. What kind of camera? Depending on sensor size more pixels is not always better.
 
It's just a cheapo 100 something dollar point and shoot sony cyber-shot.

I'd love a better camera, but as always, too many irons in the fire, mostly an M1a EBR is what i'm saving for.
 
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Ur getting good at pics. I love that u don't have blown out highlights. Some of the best looking pics I see have most of the detail/highlights blown out.

Urs look great.
 
richstag said:
Ur getting good at pics. I love that u don't have blown out highlights. Some of the best looking pics I see have most of the detail/highlights blown out.

Urs look great.
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What kind of camera do you use for your pictures? I always envy them.
 
Usually a nikon with a cheap 50mm lens.

The P&S is an 8mp Leica...basically a Panasonic though. Its old.
 
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I'm looking into getting an entry level DSLR, any advice?
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I would look at Nikon, for entry level the D5000 or D3000 would be good, you can buy either in a kit with lenses also. Also if you can find a D60 they are also very good, I have one that I use as my backup camera.

Remember with DSLR's the lenses are everything and they can get expensive very quick I can tell you. My main lenes I use are Nikkor 18-70mm, 70-300mm VR and a 1.8 50mm D.

Camera bodies come and go, get updated etc, but lenes are forever so always remember to buy the best glass you can afford to. :)

You can get away with the kit lenses like the 18-55mm VR and 55-200mm VR, I also have both of these and they can and do take great photos. :)

I use a Nikon D90, not entry level, but still affordable around $1,000 for the Body.

You can take nice photos like these with good lenses, these are straight out of the camera with no editing. All taken with a D90 with Nikkor 70-300mm VR.









 
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Ank's on it. I would suggest going for the D90. My father has one and I gave him an 18-200 VR for it. He loves it. I just gave my brother my old D300 with a 17-55 2.8 Nikkor. He loves it. I have a D3s matched with the new 50 1.4G for now. I am waiting for the 24 1.4 to become available.

I have always done landscapes and action. I really don't use my 70-200 2.8 VR all that often but when I do it performs ;-)

Like ank said the glass is very important. But I can tell you from moving from a D300 to a D3s the body helps.

Let us know what you go for and don't rule out canon. They make nice cameras and you have no money invested in nikon gear so keep an open mind.

Your smarter than me...you will figure it out.
 
richstag said:
Ank's on it. I would suggest going for the D90. My father has one and I gave him an 18-200 VR for it. He loves it. I just gave my brother my old D300 with a 17-55 2.8 Nikkor. He loves it. I have a D3s matched with the new 50 1.4G for now. I am waiting for the 24 1.4 to become available.

I have always done landscapes and action. I really don't use my 70-200 2.8 VR all that often but when I do it performs ;-)

Like ank said the glass is very important. But I can tell you from moving from a D300 to a D3s the body helps.

Let us know what you go for and don't rule out canon. They make nice cameras and you have no money invested in nikon gear so keep an open mind.

Your smarter than me...you will figure it out.
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The D3 is their top of the line so yes there is a difference, I also like the D700, but those are out of my price range. :eek:

I was going to get the D300, but after looking at all the specs and doing the research I found the D90 was the better camera (Better sensor) and it wasn't giving me anything extra that I really needed for the extra $700 over the D90. :)

I would love to have a D700, I used one and fell in love with it, but GAWD!!!!!!! :grumpy:

The D3 just isn't gonna happen for me. :(

The funny thing is that I have seen people put really cheap glass on a D700 for some reason and expect to get awesome photos. :confused:

That's like putting 20 dollar tires on a F1 and expecting it to perform. LOL

But one can put Pro Level glass on a D90 and really kick some serious tail taking awesome photos. :thumbup:

The 18-70mm that I use is the same lens that a lot of Pro's use (it really is that good), a 17-55mm would be nice, but as they say is it really any better. :D
 
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Ank - the 17-55 blows the 18-70 out of the water. I had both.

I had a D90 for about 2 days before I returned it for the D300. I used a D70 before that and the kit lens was the 18-70. Great lens. My brother used that pair (D70/18-70 that I gave him) to capture Thousands of pictures in Australia. Wonderful results. As Lunde would say, "its not the camera" :)
 
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Ank - the 17-55 blows the 18-70 out of the water. I had both.

I had a D90 for about 2 days before I returned it for the D300. I used a D70 before that and the kit lens was the 18-70. Great lens. My brother used that pair (D70/18-70 that I gave him) to capture Thousands of pictures in Australia. Wonderful results. As Lunde would say, "its not the camera" :)
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I have used both also. :thumbup:

I know the 17-55mm is the better lens, but for $1500 they can keep it because the 18-70mm does what I need it to. :D

Taking great photos right out of the camera with no editing is the real trick and separates the real deal from the software junkies IMO. :thumbup:

Give me a D700 and a 17-55mm Lens and I would blow your mind, I have used that combo before and it's tough to beat. :D

Most today are Photoshop experts, not Photographers IMO from what I have seen.

What gets me is some of the so called awesome photos on the Photography sites that everyone OOOHHHHH AND AHHHHHHH's over are so heavily Photoshopped they look like crap to me, and you can really tell they were edited big time too.

But then I am getting old and learned on SLR's and Film back when I was a Teenager so I still think the same way. :)
 
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Ank - what's photoshop???

But, RAW has its advantages. My favorite is the ability to change white balance after you take a pic. I learned on film and processed all of my own film and printed and developed in a dark room for 8 years. I know all about getting it right the first time.

But, different cameras produce different levels of quality JPEGS.

17-55 is a DX lens. It would be a waiste on an FX body IMHO.
 
richstag said:
Ank - what's photoshop???

But, RAW has its advantages. My favorite is the ability to change white balance after you take a pic. I learned on film and processed all of my own film and printed and developed in a dark room for 8 years. I know all about getting it right the first time.

But, different cameras produce different levels of quality JPEGS.

17-55 is a DX lens. It would be a waiste on an FX body IMHO.
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I don't use it either. :D

On the D700 and D3's they automaticly convert to DX. :D
 
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I do use capture NX for resizing and sharpening. Lunde taught me that when you resize you need to sharpen. I was noticing that my very sharp pictures ended up crappy, distorted and fuzzy by the time photobucket was done resizing them.

Now uploads are lightning fast and while the photobucket quality doesn't match my originals at all they are much better.

:)

Isn't a D40 a pretty good performer also? Especially if you were to pair it with a lightweight prime lens.

I'm not up on the entry level cameras as much as I would like to be.
 
richstag said:
I do use capture NX for resizing and sharpening. Lunde taught me that when you resize you need to sharpen. I was noticing that my very sharp pictures ended up crappy, distorted and fuzzy by the time photobucket was done resizing them.

Now uploads are lightning fast and while the photobucket quality doesn't match my originals at all they are much better.

:)

Isn't a D40 a pretty good performer also? Especially if you were to pair it with a lightweight prime lens.

I'm not up on the entry level cameras as much as I would like to be.
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The D40 and D50's are really nice, but the D80 would be the one to get as they have the focus motor built in.
 
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