Anyone else into photography?

**Drunken Monkey** · 14th November 2005, 16:41

Originally Posted by Badcat

well - your A1 (if you mean canon A1 35mm slr) is plastic bodied.... it is a toy.

Erm, no. As I posted on page 1, it's the minolta dimage A1.

**Badcat** · 15th November 2005, 15:24

Originally Posted by Drunken Monkey

Erm, no. As I posted on page 1, it's the minolta dimage A1.

oh - sorry.

yep - that's a toy too.

**Big Dave** · 15th November 2005, 23:09

Originally Posted by Badcat

oh - sorry.

yep - that's a toy too.

Nah - wrong, it's actually a very nice camera.

**Drunken Monkey** · 17th November 2005, 21:56

It generally does a very good job. Sometimes I find the lens a bit short, some spectator areas jut aren't close enough to the action. The 28 equiv. wide is good. The motor drive, sorry, continuous shooting, is a little slower and has a too small buffer for what I'd like ideally. These are just nit-picks I guess.

What's your tool of trade, B.D. ?

**skidMark** · 17th November 2005, 22:02

ahhh my hidden talent can now be revealed im a dum dum dum..... qualified photographer

yet i assemble motorbikes... random

**skidMark** · 17th November 2005, 22:03

i have a canon d30 but usually convince dad to let me borrow his 20d damn it takes nice pics

**Big Dave** · 18th November 2005, 00:00

Originally Posted by Drunken Monkey

What's your tool of trade, B.D. ?

Dimage A2 and accessories

**Drunken Monkey** · 18th November 2005, 07:39

Are you stalking me?

**NordieBoy** · 18th November 2005, 08:12

Originally Posted by Drunken Monkey

Photography wankery: Any camera that rates its zoom in "n X" instead of the top and bottom focal length is just a toy. Those Sony's stuff with your colours as well. Actually most consumer cameras do. Used to have one, never will again.
Meh, just ignore my old man rantings, I think even my A1 is a toy camera...

BTW, nice pics!

What is a focal length and do I need one?
I like "nX zoom" 2x is twice, 3x is thrice, 4x is four times etc.

The Fuji doesn't like low light stuff though, well neither does the Sony for that matter

Only been able to get a few good sunset/night shots.
The shot of Mars was using the Sony at 14x with a 2x optical adapter on top of that.

**Drunken Monkey** · 18th November 2005, 08:19

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

What is a focal length and do I need one?

meh, like I said, just wankery. There are many people out there who take better pictures than me with cheaper cameras, and I reckon some of my pics are better than what some alleged 'professionals' can do...

**The Stranger:Me** · 18th November 2005, 08:23

I'm into photography, but on the otherside of the lens.

For the IRD mostly.

**Drunken Monkey** · 18th November 2005, 08:30

Originally Posted by CaN

I'm into photography, but on the otherside of the lens.

For the IRD mostly.

So you're a tax-evader model?? :spudwhat:

**shcabbeh** · 19th November 2005, 00:38

I'd do astro-photography if I had the equipment, I love that stuff. Oh and err.. talent.

**Big Dave** · 19th November 2005, 22:06

Just on photography, In case any of you were wondering how we get the killer shots in Kiwi Rider? - Geoff Osborne's skill and cameras mainly (and others).

The shot of Gee off was on the Sprint ST shoot - I think this is only the middle size lens of 3. There is a matching number of high end bodies as well.

All cannons.

Lou Martin is the doyen of the Aussie MC press and he uses similar.

I feel somewhat priveledged to have been schnapped by both of them.
Gives us something to aspire too when you see the quality of their images.