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chrismccorkle
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cla
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Aug 8, 2006, 04:50 AM
 
Gear:
Camera Body: Nikon D80
Lens 1: Sigma 18-50 f/2,8
Lens 2: Nikon Nikkor 80-200 f/2,8
Lens 3: Vivitar 70-210 MACRO
Lens 4: Nikon Nikkor 50mm f/1,8

Flash: Sigma 500 DG SUPER
Accessories: 4 extension tubes, pol filter, uv filter, 1 softbox umbrella:


Software:
Importing: Image Capture -> iPhoto
Adjusting: iPhoto + Photoshop (really miss Windows' Picasa)
Web Exporting: iPhoto

I would be using Lightroom any day of the week if it was just as nicely integrated into Mac OS as iPhoto is.
( Last edited by cla; Sep 5, 2006 at 06:53 PM. )
     
Alcoholica
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Aug 11, 2006, 01:38 AM
 
Camera Body: Nikon F4S (MB-21 Grip)
Lens 1: Nikon Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF

I only just got it. I need to buy a flash and more lenses. I have a D70 as well, with the kit lens and a 100-300mm f/4 around here somewhere.
     
cla
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Aug 11, 2006, 08:22 AM
 
There, just ordered a Nikon D80 :>
     
chrismccorkle  (op)
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Aug 12, 2006, 07:44 PM
 
alcoholica: i recommend your next lens be a wide angle. the only two lenses i ever use is my 50mm and my 10mm. one for nice portraits, one for nice landscapes.
     
Alcoholica
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Aug 13, 2006, 04:35 PM
 
I agree, Chris. In fact, I've got the 50mm as my first lens for this camera because I want to start doing more portrait photography. I've generally used a 28mm lens before for landscapes, although wider would be useful. I never find myself using a telephoto lens, at least with film cameras.
     
shecky
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Aug 13, 2006, 05:13 PM
 
Gear
Camera Body 1: Canon EOS Rebel XT
Lens 1: Sigma 50mm DG Macro f/2.8
Lens 2: Sigma 24-70mm HF
Lens 3: Canon EFII 50mm f/1.8 - soon to be hacked into something more useful

Camera Body 2: Seagull 4A-109 (medium format TLR)
Lens (viewing): built-in 75mm f/2.8
Lens (picture): built-in 75mm f/3.5

Camera Body 3: Holga 120s (medium format)
Lens: built in 60mm f/8 hacked for no light leaks, etc.

Camera Body 4: Holga 120s (medium format)
Lens: built in 60mm f/8 hacked to pinhole

Camera Body 5: Holga 120s (medium format)
Lens: built in 60mm f/8 hacked to allow moderate tilt-shift of lens

Camera Body 6: Canon Powershot SD110
Lens: built-in 5.4-10.8mm f/2.8

Camera Body 7: Yashica 635 (medium format/35mm TLR)
Lens (viewing): built-in 80mm f/3.5
Lens (picture): built-in 80mm f/3.5

Camera Body 8: Bauer Royal 8E Makro Super8 movie camera
Lens: built-in 7.5-60mm f/1.8

Camera Body 9: Canon Elura 65 DV movie camera
Lens: built-in 3.5-56mm f/1.8

Related hardware
Epson Perfection 4990 Photo scanner for scanning negatives
Epson Stylus Photo 1280 for proofing, etc.

Acessories for all of them: too much to list

Software
(i am too lazy to categorize specifics, but all of my digital, film, DV, and Super8 eventually goes thru some combination of the following: )
Canon DPP
Photoshop CS2
After Effects 7
Final Cut Pro HD
( Last edited by shecky; Aug 13, 2006 at 05:30 PM. )
     
Knightrider
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Aug 14, 2006, 02:15 AM
 
Sony Cyber-shot® DSC-R1 Digital Camera with 4gb minidrive.

Adobe Photoshop Elements 4

Preview app (MacOSX)

Adobe lightroom beta 3

I also find the large size icons in folder view useful.


K.
     
alphamatrix
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Aug 18, 2006, 09:26 PM
 
Gear
Camera Body:
Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D
Lenses:
Konica Minolta 18-70 f/3.5-5.6 kit lens
Minolta 50mm f/1.7
Tamron 20-40 f/2.7-3.5
Quantaray (Sigma) 90mm f/2.8 Macro
     
Tom Steele
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Aug 19, 2006, 11:33 AM
 
Here It goes

Bodies

Nikon D2X
Nikon D70s (2nd Body)

Lenses

Nikon 500mm f4
Nikon 80-400mm f4 vr
Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 vr
Nikon 12-24mm f4

Accessories

world's largest collection of 2gb cf cards
Jobo Giga vu pro
Tamarac expedition 7 +8

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Mac Pro, 2.66, 4gb of ram, aperture, 1TB hd space and 2x20" Cinema Displays (On order)

oh nearly forgot 1TB Lacie HD
     
ErikBratsberg
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Aug 19, 2006, 08:45 PM
 
DSLR:

Nikon D50
Nikor 18-55 kit lens :S

And I'm probably picking up an 70-200mm lens in the next few days.

SLR:
Minolta 35mm
Forget the lens

MF:
Holga
     
nJm
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Aug 21, 2006, 08:28 AM
 
Well I'm quite new to photography, so here we go:

DSLR:
Pentax K100D

SLR:
Pentax Super A

Lenses:
Sigma 18-125mm f3.5-5.6
Pentax-M 50mm f1.7
Pentax-A 70-210mm f4
MBP 2.16ghz 15"
iMac G5 1.6Ghz 17"
Powermac 7200/120
     
Karpfish
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Sep 1, 2006, 08:29 PM
 
body:Canon 20D

Lenses:canon ef-s 10-22
canon 50 1.8 II
canon 70-200 2.8
canon 300 2.8
     
MrForgetable
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Sep 2, 2006, 01:24 PM
 
Olympus E-300
14-45
40-150 (+OM 50mm for 3x magnification )
50mm macro
FL-50 external flash

Capture One Pro
Photoshop CS
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Sep 2, 2006, 05:14 PM
 
body: EOS D30
Lenses: 50 f/1.8, 28-90 f/4.0-5.6, 28-105 f/3.5-4.5
Flash: 380EX
( Last edited by shrugs*; Nov 29, 2006 at 08:11 PM. )
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jersey
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Sep 16, 2006, 11:32 AM
 
Nikon D70 w/ Nikor 50:1.8 / 28:2.8

Contax G2 w/ Zeiss Planar 45:2 T

Fuji GW690III w/90:3.5
     
seanc
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Sep 16, 2006, 04:05 PM
 
I know this is a tad OT, but chrismccorkle, did you have to install any software or change any settings to make your Canon EOS 350D work on OS X? My friend was telling me his wasn't working on the Macs at his school and that his teacher said that Canons don't work very well with Macs, he has the same camera as you.

My Powershot A40 worked fine with OS X as does my Fuji SLR.
     
Demonhood
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Sep 16, 2006, 04:43 PM
 
the teacher was wrong.
i have a Canon SD110 and a 350D (Rebel XT) and they both work fine on my system (G5). i only use the Canon software for the occasional stitch, but there is nothing inherently incompatible about the canon JPG or RAW (CR2) files and OS X.

using a card reader is the best route to go, btw. why waste camera battery when you can get faster transfer speeds by just ejecting the card.
     
seanc
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Sep 16, 2006, 04:45 PM
 
Originally Posted by Demonhood
the teacher was wrong.
i have a Canon SD110 and a 350D (Rebel XT) and they both work fine on my system (G5). i only use the Canon software for the occasional stitch, but there is nothing inherently incompatible about the canon JPG or RAW (CR2) files and OS X.
Thanks, just wanted a second opinion of my calling what his teacher said BS.
     
Naaaaak
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Sep 16, 2006, 11:12 PM
 
How about LCDs photographers use?
To be determined later.
     
jersey
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Sep 17, 2006, 03:51 PM
 
Originally Posted by Naaaaak
How about LCDs photographers use?
I use several Dell 2005FPW's, and love them. They are a tad on the bright side however .......
     
cSurfr
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Sep 17, 2006, 05:36 PM
 
DSLR:

Nikon D50
18-55mm Kit Lens.

No zoom lens as of yet, but I think my gf got me one for my bday. . . I'll find out tomorrow! YAY!
-How pumped would you be driving home from work, knowing someplace in your house there's a monkey you're gonna battle?
     
powerbook867
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Sep 30, 2006, 09:47 PM
 
30d
Battery grip
bunch of batteries and CF cards

10d
Battery grip

70-200 2.8
17-40
28-105

420ex flash

Generic monopod

R1800 printer
Joe
     
SLiMeX
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Oct 7, 2006, 11:57 AM
 
EVERYBODY: How is the Lightroom Beta?
BlacBook | 2.0ghz core duo | 2x320gb | 2gb ram | mba superdrive
     
OisĂ­n
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Oct 7, 2006, 12:38 PM
 
Body
Canon 350D (another one...)

Lenses
Canon EF-S 18–55 mm f/3.5–5.6 (came with camera)
Tamron AF 55–200 mm f/4.0–5.6 Di-II LD (cheap)
Looking to get the Canon 50 mm f/1.4 lens as well some time in the hopefully not-too-distant future

Software
Mixture of Photoshop and Aperture (mostly the latter)—haven’t tried Lightroom yet.
     
siMac
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Oct 7, 2006, 01:18 PM
 
Originally Posted by Naaaaak
How about LCDs photographers use?
I don't take the photos but I do correct/retouch them on a Eizo CG221. It's amazing, wipes the floor with my old Barco Calibrator and that was a damn good monitor!
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NYCFarmboy
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Oct 14, 2006, 09:33 PM
 
Nikon D2X with a 80-200 2.8 zoom and a 22 to 55 zoom. Its a good camera but I think the D70 I used previous to it took better pics.
     
keekeeree
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Oct 15, 2006, 02:25 AM
 
Old school gear (personal):
• Canon EOS-1n w/E-1 Power Drive
• Canon 80-200/2.8 L
• Canon 20mm/2.8
• Canon 35mm/2
• Canon 430EZ Speedlight
• Canon off camera shoe cord
• Sekonic L-308 light meter

Digital gear (provided by work):
• Nikon D2h
• Nikon 80-200/2.8
• Nikon 50mm/1.4
• Sigma 14mm/2.8
• Sigma 20-40/2.8
• Nikon Speedlight SB-800
• Nikon SC-28 off camera shoe cord
     
Karpfish
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Oct 23, 2006, 07:35 PM
 
Switched to Nikon recently, just building my lens collection.

NIkon D200
Nikon 35-70 2.8
NIkon 70-200 VR
Nikon SB-800
Getting soon:
Nikon 300/4 AF-S
Tokina 12-24
     
Alcoholica
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Nov 18, 2006, 03:27 PM
 
Just bought a Voigtländer Bessa-R and received an Industar 55mm f/2.8 today. Can't wait to take photos with it tomorrow.
     
davidflas
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Nov 18, 2006, 08:36 PM
 
Body:
Nikon D80

Other Stuff:
Nikon SB600
Old skool Nikon 50mm 1.4
Nikon 105mm Micro
Nikon 20mm
Nikon 70-300mm


pocket cam:
Canon A620
2.7Ghz 15" Mid 2012 MBP 16GB RAM 7.2k 750GB HD anti-glare display|64GB iPad4 ATT LTE|
     
jmwmnl
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Nov 19, 2006, 04:20 AM
 
Body:
Sexy black Canon 350D

Lenses:
All Sigma
18-55mm
28-300mm
20mm

Acc:
Canon 430EX flash
EP-EX15 Eyepiece extender
BG-E3 Battery grip
UV and polarizers for the 20 and 28-300 lenses.
Software:
CS2 photoshop, genuine fractals, and bunch of fun plugins
Portable Apple IIc with lovely green monitor and homemade joystick...so I could play chuck yeagers flight simulator
MBP 15" Intel Core Duo 2.16ghz w/256mg graphics, 100GB internal HD, express 34 eSATA connection
iMac 24" Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33ghz w/256mb graphics, 500GB internal HD, 2TB external HD...my how times have changed.
     
powerbook867
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Nov 19, 2006, 11:04 AM
 
Anyone shooting medium format besides digital?

I am thinking about getting a Mamiya setup after the holidays...Prices on ebay and places like KEH have dropped dramatically...

I'll probably get the one of the manual focus ones like a 645 to save costs...
Joe
     
Alcoholica
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Nov 19, 2006, 02:58 PM
 
I've got a Yashica Mat 124G TLR that creates 6x6 negs. Quite fun, but I'm far from serious.
     
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Nov 24, 2006, 08:41 PM
 
leica M4-P
leitz summicron-M 50mm/f2.0, 35mm/f.20,
leitz elmarit-M 90mm/f2.8, tele-elmarit 90mm/f2.8
leitz summicron 90mm/f2.0

(those 1960's-1970's era leitz lenses are a steal!)

Pentax K1000, SMC-A 50mm/f1.7
Minolt XD-11, Rokkor 35mm/f2.8, 50mm/f1.7

kodak tri-x, fuji provia 100f, ilford delta 400 and agfa apx100
a crappy film scanner, photoshop, and aperture
     
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Dec 1, 2006, 02:25 AM
 
DSLR: Canon EOS 30D

Lenses: EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens, EF 50mm f/1.4 USM. Looking to purchase a few other lenses over the winter.

Pocket: Sony CyberShot DSC-T1

Computer: Mac Pro Quad 3.0Ghz, 5GB RAM, X1900, 250GB HD, 320GB Lacie Big Disk, 23" ACD.

Software: CS2, Aperture.

Scanner: Epson Perfection 4990 Photo
     
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Dec 1, 2006, 02:17 PM
 
anyone here have an older canon they have converted to IR? replaced my D60 with a 20D last spring after its shutter mechanism started having problems, and i've been thinking about doing the conversion on the D60.

equipment:

digital/film equipment, software, yeah, yeah, much less than i want to, and a few cameras more than my wife would like. Family heirlooms, rescued Richohs, antiques, lomos, etc.
     
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Dec 1, 2006, 06:51 PM
 
Rebel XTi (400D) w/batterygrip and running AA batteries

Kit lens (can't remember details)
50mm f1.8 II
75-300mm ~f4.5

Adobe PS CS2 Camera Raw 3.6
Lightroom 4.1 beta
Canon Digital Photo Professional

I also have an old Pentax K1000 for my film needs.
     
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Feb 4, 2007, 10:29 PM
 
Just Got some "hand me down" equipment but im not complaining.

Canon 300D
Canon 75-300mm Mark III Lens
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4 IS USM Lens
     
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Feb 5, 2007, 12:38 PM
 
Nikon D70S with:
50mm 1.4 Nikkor
60mm 2.8 Micro Nikkor
20-35 2.8 Nikkor
70-210 4.0 Nikkor
SB-600
SB-24

next up: Nikkor 35-70 2.8 or Tokina 12-24 4.0 (can't afford the Nikkor 12-24, and it's impossible to find these second hand at a low price)

I shoot RAW exclusively, I've never shot a single JPEG with this camera. And of course I use Aperture.

I've also got a Minolta Dimage Elite 5400 scanner from my film days that I'm trying to sell.

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Feb 5, 2007, 01:52 PM
 
Canon 20D DSLR
Canon 50mm f/1.8 II (unused)
Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF)
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG APO Macro
Canon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 (unused)
Canon BGE2 Battery Grip
Canon Speedlite 580EX Flash

Saving up for a Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 IS very soon
     
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Originally Posted by Railroader View Post
Rebel XTi (400D) w/batterygrip and running AA batteries
Kit lens (can't remember details)
50mm f1.8 II
75-300mm ~f4.5
Adobe PS CS2 Camera Raw 3.6
Lightroom 4.1 beta
Canon Digital Photo Professional
I also have an old Pentax K1000 for my film needs.
Things have changed a little:
Rebel XTi (400D - to you outside the USA) w/batterygrip and running AA batteries (I love this setup)
Kit lens EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5 I am using this solely for the wide angle aspect. I need to get a nice wide-angle lens. I rarely use this lens.
Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II excellent lens for the money. I am using this for children's portrait work. I use this lens a lot.
Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC HSM AWESOME lens. I am using this for large group/family portrait work as well as general walk around photography. Very good color and razor sharp.
Canon EF 200MM F2.8L II USM Wow. I have yet to really try this lens out but I think I have caught the "L" bug. I originally bought a Tamaron AF28-200MM F3.8-5.6 XR based upon the recommendation of a salesman and they were closing it out so the price was about 50%. But it had some bad chromic aberration and I found I was at the end of the focal length 90% of the time so I returned it and bought the Canon 200mm f/2.8L. I don't have a tremendous use for this lens, but I am looking for ways to use it more often.

Software:
Adobe PS CS3 beta w/Camera Raw Blemish removal and advanced picture modification
Aperture The majority of my photo work is modified with Aperture. Just sharpening and WB tweaking.

Websites:
Smugmug.com I do all of my sales through them now. I am highly impressed with them and their customer service.
     
   
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