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06-02-2006, 06:38 PM
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nikon D50 Picked up the D50 this morning and must say it was well worth the money. the weather is shitty so i cant go get pics of the car so I took some others. here are the good ones so far. Cant wait to start messing with the manual settings on this bad boy. Anyone got any tips?
06-02-2006, 09:25 PM
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very great resolution it gets .... i've canon 350D and worth what i paid also ... they're amazing cameras ... check out some of my gallery on http://devil427.deviantart.com/gallery
hope you like them
hope you like them
06-02-2006, 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by bad95killer
very great resolution it gets .... i've canon 350D and worth what i paid also ... they're amazing cameras ... check out some of my gallery on http://devil427.deviantart.com/gallery
hope you like them
hope you like them
06-03-2006, 12:01 AM
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Originally Posted by steves97z28
damn those are impressive. hopefully i can get some half as nice as those.
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Originally Posted by steves97z28
Picked up the D50 this morning and must say it was well worth the money. the weather is shitty so i cant go get pics of the car so I took some others. here are the good ones so far. Cant wait to start messing with the manual settings on this bad boy. Anyone got any tips?
06-03-2006, 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by rk_2000_Z/28
Be sure and white balance. That makes a world of differance especially if you really want to show off the color of the car. I use a D70 on occasion, and I think they have a lot of similarities. There should be a setting for a vivid tone, you may want to check it out. It looks crap with humans and skin tones, but again it will make a huge difference on color of car. And even if the weather is bad try it anyways. A really cloudy day is great for car shots. The cloud cover is like using a giant softbox.
sucks that its raining out cause now the cars all dirty. Its awsome though seems ever shot is just getting bettter and better
06-03-2006, 08:32 AM
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If you shoot in RAW (NEF) white balance is not as important, as it can be adjusted a bit in post production. A tripod is probably the best accessory you could get, though I also like my polarizer. Play around. Take a lot of pictures, and you'll get a good feel for the techniques that work best for you. Here's a few pics I took recently with my D70s 18-200 VR.
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06-03-2006, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by 2002BlackSS
If you shoot in RAW (NEF) white balance is not as important, as it can be adjusted a bit in post production. A tripod is probably the best accessory you could get, though I also like my polarizer. Play around. Take a lot of pictures, and you'll get a good feel for the techniques that work best for you. Here's a few pics I took recently with my D70s 18-200 VR.
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Originally Posted by 2002BlackSS
If you shoot in RAW (NEF) white balance is not as important, as it can be adjusted a bit in post production. A tripod is probably the best accessory you could get, though I also like my polarizer. Play around. Take a lot of pictures, and you'll get a good feel for the techniques that work best for you. Here's a few pics I took recently with my D70s 18-200 VR.
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06-03-2006, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by steves97z28
wow those are awsome. I have a tripod from my camcorder but its kind of big i want to pick up one of the smaller ones they have. It does make a world of difference though.
06-03-2006, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 2002BlackSS
Actually, none of those were with a tripod or the polarizer. Just a UV filter for protection, capturing in NEF.
06-03-2006, 12:40 PM
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bad95, those are some nioce pics man. And the 350Ds rock 
Like everyone has said, just shoot and shoot and shoot. Then you'll find your own style. I would also recommend shooting RAW and start shooting in manual mode, just to get a feel of things.
Like everyone has said, just shoot and shoot and shoot. Then you'll find your own style. I would also recommend shooting RAW and start shooting in manual mode, just to get a feel of things.
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I like it alot. It's very versatile. Here's some from the same spot at 18mm and 200mm - not the best pics, but they demonstrate the zoom pretty well. There's also a tulip that turned out pretty well.
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By the way, thanks for the complements everyone.
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By the way, thanks for the complements everyone
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2002BlackSS was right a Polarizing filter can make a world of differance. One thing you may keep in mind once you start using manual settings is that the faster the shutter speed the bluer and richer your skies will look. The same shot at 1/125 looks crap compared to say 1/2500. What I like about my D70 (not sure about the D50) but if you are using a flash it will sync up at 1/5000 which makes for some slick outdoor colors. I also recomend RAW mode, but watch it, it kind of depends on the application. Those RAW files can start to get large and take up a lot of space on your drive.
06-03-2006, 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by rk_2000_Z/28
Those RAW files can start to get large and take up a lot of space on your drive.
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Originally Posted by OneMeanZ
I've got 8 gigs of pictures on my comp right now. Just one picture converted from RAW to TIFF is 45 megs.
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Originally Posted by 2002BlackSS
If you shoot in RAW (NEF) white balance is not as important, as it can be adjusted a bit in post production. A tripod is probably the best accessory you could get, though I also like my polarizer. Play around. Take a lot of pictures, and you'll get a good feel for the techniques that work best for you. Here's a few pics I took recently with my D70s 18-200 VR.
damn
puts my camera to shame 
