Newb Photographer

[George]

so i spent some money i don't have last weekend and bought a digital slr. takes good pics and i can't wait to test it out properly at night time with long exposures. anyway, i went to hyde park after work one day and came up with these.

 

anyone else into photography?

 

hyde park set

last one is a bit out of focus but i still likes it

 

this was just some fun yesterday since it was raining outside

 

mates car, statesman.

[matt drago]

Hey George,

 

Nice shots. Can I assume by the shot of the lens cap that you have gotten yourself a CanonDSLR? Which one did you get?

 

I've got a 10D with a few lenses. I play a little and would like to do more, but between work, trying to get the Z back on the road and getting the house ready for my wife's and my first little one, there just ain't enought hours in the day I'll hopefully be down at PI for the 'nats and give my 70-200 a bit of a work out.

 

Cheers,

 

Matt

[George]

hi matt

 

yes i got myself a 400D. im really happy with it after returning the first one due to sensor dust that was too stubborn to be blown away.

 

the 10d's are very nice. i'd love the 30d but the budget just doesnt stretch that far. i might be at the nats and if im there the camera will be getting a big workout.

[ZD44TT]

how much did u spend?

 

Some happy snaps.

 

 

 

[George]

all up it was 1700 with two lenses, a memory card, bag and card reader. it was comparative to ebay prices but from a store in sydney.

[nat0_240_chevZ]

yea i got similar, canon 350d

from an insurance claim, had to buy bag, 2gb card sling style bag etc,

 

worst thing about these DSLR's is the bloody CF cards.

 

crap old mechanical technology, carefull of the pins in the camera or in my case the reader slot on my printer!!!!

 

bloody miss's got no reapect :lol: :roll: bent 2 pins and took my an hour to straighten them.

 

lucky :roll:

 

nato

 

oh yea the 75-300 is great at the races clipsal 500 a couple of weeks back!!

[Toecutter]

Hi George,

 

I also enjoy photography but have tucked my Pentax film SLR away some time ago. I use a small pocket Cannon and do a bit of touching up with photoshop, but it sucks not having a zoom so I take the company camera out when I want to get arty. I hope to buy the new K10 Pentax SLR when it comes down to a good price and use my existing lenses with it. I've also been having fun with my miniDV camera.

I bought a mini DV camera for video about a year ago and when time allows hoping to make some more Z videos. I hope to organise a cruise down the Great Ocean Road some time after Dat Nats with a sleep over somewhere past Lorne, hopefully get some nice footage of the long sweeping cliffe edge runs.

My fave Z shot to date below, this one was taken with a little pocket Cannon digi cam with fixed lense:

[sexual_sushi]

Heya, i work as a retoucher for a photo studio. I'm working on opening an online retouching site (mainly for cars, see pics below) and eventually lead into car photography aswell. Still need to buy my own camera, i just borrow ones from work atm. I'll post details when i get it up and running, there will be discounts for club members

 

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[Toecutter]

hey sexual sushi that looks excellent! Ah thats Nigels "old" car hey!?

[JP240z]

i love that car

[ZD44TT]

wow.........skills............nice.

[zedevan]

that looks awesome, the only thing i think that could b improved is the blur lines on the ground should go horizontally, instead of a zoom type blur, since there are none down the bottom so is putting a weird direction onto it which isn't there

 

took a couple of shots using my bros 300D (bought it as said the newer ones are to small and then the other ones out of price range lol) at the f1 yesterday, will upload some when i have time

[dave_hl]

Where abouts at the F1 were you evan? I was working as event staff on the inside of turn 3 in the corporate section.

By the way seeing as cameras are on topic, does anyone know if the olympus mju 770 is a good buy. Just been realesed. It's one of the water proof/shock proof/crush proof ones. i can get it for about $520 + xd card + case etc from dick smith. No online reviews as yet, but it looks pretty nice as i could take it diving and trail riding etc without worrying about it.

[zedevan]

i was just in there as general admin, so was around turn 2-11 at different times

 

i was thinking one of those shock and water proof cameras would be good just to take everywhere, however their picture quality and ability doesn't compare to a DSLR, but still for the price etc you may as well as you'd get more use out of it i assume? but you should buy some rims first is hte mju770 one of the ones with titanium cases?

 

i wouldn't mind camping in a backyard or something possibly for a night over easter, only reason i'm not is coz i'm disorganised and couldn't commit, when are the actual dates of easter?

[dave_hl]

well the mju770 doesn't have an external case to make it waterproof and all that, it just has good seals. its 7.1 megapixel but i'll get my bro or other friends who are into cameras to see if its other specs like the lens and all that is any good. should be good enough quality, I dont need the sort of crazy quality from an SLR. dunno about titanium... its got anti scratch-ness... hmmm.

 

RE: wheels.... My car isn't really my financial priority at the moment, except for $80 i just spent to put some sound in it. I'm probably gonna blow 900 ish on a bike and then 600 on this camera. (just earnt ~1100 at the F1 :lol: )

 

I'll give my mate a buzz to see if he'll be down there once i get some dates for going.

[Toecutter]

Sexual Sushi, you gotta get some of your Z pics posted up on the galleries for easy reference and for others to admire!

 

Cheers,

Sulio

[zedevan]

here are some pics, i really need to get an easier way to upload pics lol

[zedevan]

and some more

[zedevan]

last ones...for now! semi-futuristic helmet designed by the consultancy i'm working at this year

[Anthony]

If anyone is interested I belong to a forum based on cars and photography. Though you might be interested. They have weekly themed photo competitions and lots of discussion on car related stuff.

 

http://www.carandimage.com/forums/index.php

 

My user name is Anthony over there as well

[sexual_sushi]

Toecutter: yeah tis nigels old baby, now enjoying the warm sunshine in queensland lol. nationals are being held up here in 2 years so im trying to get my 3.1 litre stroker engine ready for it Also just uploaded some pics into the gallery

 

ZD44TT: ta

 

zedevan: theres some nice pics you got there, love the mustang one

[George]

took some street pics yesterday. street stuff is pretty hard i think but i like it.

 

his guy was holding up the wall, i'm sure of it.

 

busted!

 

cool little skater kid.

 

going home finally!

[onrelas]

Some nice photos guys.

I'm into photoghraphy a bit too. Got a 400D at the end of last year, and i think its a fantastic camera for first time DSLR users. I've also used a Nikon D70s to take product shots for somebody in a studio wich was nice too.

 

Do any of you have pages on www.flickr.com ?

It a good place to store pics in albums etc if you like, we could make a Zcar group on there also, and post pics up (when i eventually get my Z :wink: )

I'll upload some pics when i get on my other computer.

[Toecutter]

Nice photo's George. Great hobby especially with digital cameras in that you can just walk around and look for something that would make a great photo with most oblivious to the details you focusing on, sort of forces you to slow things done a notch and really take your surroundings in.

I've always thought a medium size zoom lense is good for those street shots as it helps keep people candid as you can take shots from a distance with less notice on the camera.

 

Just post your photos on the sites gallery!? I think it needs a lot more quality pics.

 

Ohhh...so tempting to go out and buy a new camera.

[George]

thanks.

 

first day out with my camera i was really shy and did use a zoom lens but they come out different. zoom lenses don't suit street photography. second day out i was mainly out there to try and get over the shyness and it worked to a degree. i really did get in peoples faces, so to speak, and the photos were better for it. you know you want a camera! :twisted:

 

can't wait to get some quality long exposures of the car at night.

 

onrelas, http://flickr.com/photos/two40/ don't think i'll be using it too much. just trying it out for now. oh there is a pic of my old Z on there

 

 

one more from martin place.