New/Wannabe Photogs, need help?
 

sup guys,
i am noticing a lot of guys on here looking to pick up a digi SLR.
i know that the jump from point and shoots to slr is tricky.
so, i am throwing this out there to see if anyone is interested.

if we can get a nice group together of people looking to learn the basics and some more advanced techniques, i would love to show you guys.

check out my site, www.andrewmanley.com

back when i shot a lot, i had almost everything that canon produced, except for the really long zoom and prime telephots.

now i keep only what i need around.

if you guys are interested, make a list, if i can get 5-10 of you guys, that would be cool.

now we just need a place to meet up

Cool, I'd be interested. Any chance to have a shoot is a chance to learn. :)

I'd be very interested as well. :thumbup:

Me too, I'm interested.

I'm interested...

I've been doing photography for 6 years now, I have a 10D and 5D.
Ive done PJ, fashion, weddings, and commercial.

If you need help on a wedding let me know dude, I want to get a wedding book going. Thanks

Plus I want to get a few rolling shots of the s2k

I would really love the opportunity to learn. Count me in!

i want to learn with my camrea if possible. its old its coolplix ill get model number when i get back home. its not slr i think but it does have manual options

I'm interested! I'm a Nikon shooter. ;) :thumbup:

I would come just to learn some tricks :)

me too maybe. i dont have an slr, but a sony t11, which has a few manual features. I may pickup a digital SLR in the future. Where abouts would this meet happen?

I'm definitely interested. I just got a digital SLR and am waiting for a lens to come in on backorder. I'm using my old film SLR lenses in the meantime.

sup all!
wow, its cool that a decent amount of you guys are interested.
my schedule is loose so i am open.
i am guessing cause its a holiday weekend, this weekend probably wont be good. that is unless, you guys have nothing planned.

then it can be a nerdy photography weekend!

since everyone is from different areas, i guess we can meet somewhere in orange county??

im open for suggestions.

found the number, its a coolpix 990

I am down...

I am shooting with a Canon 1D MKII 2 and also have a spare 1D laying around if anyone wants to use it for the shoot

orange county sounds good

i'd be interested ^^

I can't do it this weekend, but any other of the next few would be good for me. LA, OC, SFV would all be fine.

I'm definately interested...I've got a very flexible schedule, so give me a time and place and I'm there.

Im very interested too :)

Sounds like a great idea, there're still many tricks I want to learn. :)

bump for when and where. i say saturday :D

im ok for saturday morning but since its a holiday weekend not sure if any of you guys will be able to make it. but if there are at least a handful of you guys, im down to meet.

i can see that geoff is down so if there are others, let me know. we can meet at my mother in laws in chino if there isnt a better location. there is some construction going on but nothing major.

and after, if you guys play poker, :D

im down for chino hills if thats what you mean or do you mean for chino near corona. ill prob be down for that location also. so is dooheehowser, i just talked to him. lol but both of us dont have slr. i got coolpix 990, not sure what doohee has

it will be in chino, its off of mountain off the 60 fwy. ill give address if we get enough interest

looking fowards to it. i hope more people come so we can do this.

to make life simple lets start a list of who wants to come for 7/1/06

1. Geoff2005
2. dooheehowser

bump for more people need to sign up

bummer....

I have a Wedding in LB this saturday...Owell

Nikon the one and only :)

hurry up and sign up people

i guess for this weekend, its not going to happen. as i figured, everyone is going to be in vegas.

im still open for sat morning if we can get 3 more people.

you should go to Crystal cove 7to9AM

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what up all,
ok so i will attempt to setup another meet for this weekend.
i am thinking saturday morning, 9am to 11am-ish.

if you are interested, sign up.

i am thinking between 5-10 would be cool.

BTW: please no canon vs nikon debates. both are great systems. we will concentrate on shooting techniques and not debating. :D

NICE count me in ...

niche market Pentax *ist DS

looking for more peeps

im interested too...

count me in

so far. if you are in, add your name.

1.ae86pwr
2.D-style
3.geoff2005

i have no plans to ever buy a slr or dslr...

i have a T1, i'm no photog, would just like to learn what the heck to do...

i'm old but still teachable... right now i take really bad pics...

would really like to sit in on this, next 2 weekends are not good, gotta go get burned at OTL and enjoy the emersoms (if you know what i mean)...

r,

i would be VERY interested. Hit me up for details!!!

updated as of 7/11 10:44pm

i have some friends that maybe intrested in comming but they dont own s2k, would it be cool if they come?

Im down..sign me up

1.ae86pwr
2.D-style
3.geoff2005
4.koji187
5.estukaye

let me know how many.

bump

Where are you meeting on Saturday? I'm leaving town Saturday but maybe I can stop by before I go.

damn not sure if i can make it now. i might have to work that day but ill let you know

the meet will be in the city of chino. i will supply those will directions when i get final count.

the most excited one and you are gonna bail? LOL, i hope you can make it.

for anyone else interested, give me a call.
909-762-9981
andy

I was interested, but I'm too much of a wuss to brave 107 degrees in Chino tomorow. Have fun, but guzzle those fluids, guys.

Chagne of plans ... I have to drive to Vegas this weekend .... have fun folks

:mad: i got work tommrow at 8. i really wanted to learn and come. o well if you ever do it again ill try to make it.

Im actually looking to start a wedding photography biz,

Any weddings coming up I can assist with?

I shoot with a 5D (580ex on the way)

cancelled once again.

well, i guess there just isnt enough demand for it.

if any of you guys become interested and there is a party big enough, id love to help out.

good luck

Oh well, maybe I can make the new date.

estukaye, the 580ex is amazing. Make sure to pick up a Stofen Omnibounce for it. The flash really needs it.

:hello: :D

anybody know where to get a rebel for good price besdies online, also when buying rebel would it be better to just buy the body and a different lense instead of the stock one. also which lense should be good starter.

I have an Omnibounce on my 420ex..I guess its ok

Have you seen Gary Fongs Lightsphere? I heard great reviews on it

Yes!

Bodies will come and go, but a good lens will last and last!

Depends on how much you want to spend, but once you get a L lens, I don't think you will be going back :)

Im debating between the 24-70 2.8L or the 24-105 F4 IS..more range or a faster lens...hmmm...




Hey Flitcroft, I checked out your photoblog, I was there last year. Actually thats what prompted me to buy a convertible, so I can cruise that gorgeous coastline :)

That lightsphere looks like it has decent results but it's huge and ugly! :LOL: Here are some shots that I took at work in the last couple weeks to test out the 580ex. All the portraits have the Stofen on the flash. So far, I am very pleased with it.

I think the ones at the show at the Red Hot Roxy show at The Joint also have the Stofen but I'm not sure. Those were all bounced off a high ceiling.

http://flickr.com/photos/josiahgordon/tags/580ex/

can anybody answer my question beacuse i hope to purchase a canon soon

geoff, the stock 18-55mm lens isnt so bad for the price.
i have a lens that im going to sell cause i rarely use it for the purpose i purchased it for.

its a sigma 18-200mm. its got incredible range. its mainly a daylight shooter. the lens isnt fast but i used it mainly for days i wanted range. like i said, this isnt an amazing lens, but for the ranges that this lens offers, its hard to beat when you are on vacation.

the lens is about $330 brand new, but i will sell it for $280 if you want it. i have the box and everything that it came with. like new condition. i barely used it. ill also throw in a basic hoya filter. the lens also comes with a hood

the L series lenses are good however, most primes (mainly the USM and L primes) will beat any L zoom.

dont get caught up in the L craze when starting off in photography. just get a decent body (rebel xt or 20d) and a few starter lenses.

i recommend 50mm 1.4 and 100mm 2.0. both of these lens are about $300ish retail. you can get them used for $250ish. the quality is awesome on both.

as far as wide ranges go, there really arent anything that great in the lower priced ranges. so for these, i recommend the L series. an affordable one is 17-40mm L which is about $600ish.

for those of you with the ef-s bodies, the 10-22mm is equiv to the 16-35 L on a full frame body and can be lots of fun but beware there are lots of distortion on the widest angle.

btw: for those of you guys looking to sell your images, www.shutterstock.com is a great place to make some extra cash.

if you sign up for an account, use the following url to sign up for an acct.

http://submit.shutterstock.com/?ref=67252

its a referral url.

where can you find good used lense, i dont trust ebay with sending 300 ish dollars.

this is very true.

you can have an $8,000 body (1d mk2) and put a crappy lens on it and thats is exactly what you will get. a crappy image.

you can get a rebel with a 85L, 300L, etc and your images will clean.

there is a reason why a lens can cost way more than a body can.

ie:
85mm L 1.2: $2100
300mm IS: $3900
70-200IS: $1700

you get the point.

www.fredmiranda.com back in the day was a great place to buy and sell equip. however, in the recent months, they have gotten more strict on who can join and you need a good 100 posts to start selling or even buying.

there used to be really good deals but since the site has taken on so many members, it has gotten really hard to get a good deal cause people jump on deals like fly on ****.

there has been a lot of fraud guys crashing the site.

i havent been on fredmiranda.com for sometime now. its tough to say now. i know a decent amount of photographers and their equiment so thats how i get my stuff.

so to answer your question, im not sure. i havent been active in the equipment exchange sector for awhile. the equipment i have now fits what i shoot.

what would be a good day time/ night time lense

anything faster than f/2.8
but i dont recommend zooms unless you absolutely need them.

ie: weddings, races, editiorial, places where you cant move or if you are too lazy to move.

shooting with primes (non-zoom) can be a hassle but once you see the image quality out of them, its hard shooting otherwise.

the L zooms are great for what they are and what they provide (convenience) but if you want the best quality for the best price, get a prime USM.

like i said, come by one day and ill show you the sigma 18-200 lens. its an awesome lens to get started with. a lot of people start off with the 28-135mm lens but with the 1.6x crop bodies, the 28mm isnt wide enough.

once you get comfortable shooting and when you know what a shutter speed is and an aperture is, move on to something more advanced.

thats why i want to setup a meet so i can show the willing the basics...

yeah im down for a meet but ugh im either busy or nobody wants to show up

I really don't think there is a good day or night time lens,

All lenses should perform just as well. If you want sharp nightime images, it has to go on a tripod, unless you're shooting at high ISO and low f stop.

If you are serious about this hobby, might as well plunk down the cash and get the good lenses now. They hold their value pretty well too, unlike bodies. So if you decide to sell it, you won't lose that much money if its mint.
Being able to shoot at F2.8 from 24mm all the way to 200mm comes in handy. Plus you get that nice red ring that says...Hey im a pro!
When using lower priced and less capable lenses I feel it really restricts my creativity.

i say we do it on sunday if u have time. ill be free, my friend with 06 STI would probably come possible my friend with 06 si with a rebel xt will come if hes not busy.