brambor

I know I'm about 3 years behind but please bear with me. I bought a

used D30. Everything is fine but I'm trying to understand the Custom

White Ballance Settings (WB) on the camera. Actually, I think I

understand it just fine but I'm just wondering whether it could

positively affect the 'blue cast' issue that (I've been told) affects

D30 cameras.

1) Be aware of how the flash bounces off the plexiglass. It really tends to screw the pictures even if you point the flash towards the ceiling. The best is to point the camera somehow so that the plexiglass is not in the picture (wall behind the benches or closer zoom...)

2) Use tripod whenever you can. With your 2 cameras the ideal setting would be tripod and second camera in hand for other opportunity pictures. If you use the 100-300mm the tripod will help tremendously.

3) Get low grain 800 film and shoot action photos on continuous setting with the highest possible shutter speed with respect to your lens. 3-6 subsequent shots for each take are a good idea. If you use flash I would protably go with slower film as it might overexpose the picture too much. Also a lot of red eyes happen during close up flash photography on the ice. I shoot the whole team and individual photos without a flash and it comes out great but not all rinks are the same. Our rink is very bright.

4) Don't get suckered into too many faceoff shots unless you are able to zoom all the way to the player(s) facial expressions.

5) Don't take too many pictures where some of the players are with their backs to the camera. It happens more often than you think especially as they fight for the puck near the boards.

6) For team shots I used 20-35 and 35-105 and my best photos came out at 35mm.

7) Make sure you get the medal picture shot when a handshake is exchanged. The facial expressions are great at that moment.

8) If you can, go to the same rink and shoot some test rolls before the actual event. It will help you find the best spots and evaluate your film and flash choices.

I have EOS650 and soon will have D30. I also use an old all manual

Konica Camera. Lately I have been a little suspicious about the Konica

Metering. I was wondering whether I can use the Canon metering and

then use the settings in the Konica Autoreflex?

Here is the auction link. Now the guy is selling 1D for 1600 or less. I decided not to pursue this but it sure is tempting.

http://page.auctions.shopping.yahoo.com/auction/73032513?aucview=0x74

Ok, I'm not too gullible but I've been shopping for a D30/60 and while

browsing the Yahoo Auctions forums I found that one seller sold a D10

yesterday for $900, D60 for $800 and NIKON Coolpix 5700 for $700.

Did all three buyers get scammed yesterday or is it possible to buy

these units for so little?

I'm getting ready to switch to digital. Here are my reasons:

I'm sick of all the photo albums piling up and collecting dust. After I switch to Digital I will burn images to CD's and catalog them this way. It will also allow me to make a quick copy and send a possible year worth of pictures to my distant family members.

I will print some photos but only those I want, need or desire for a given application. Lately I haven't had a lot of reasons for prints. I scanned all the important photographs anyway and used them on my family web site or to burn to a CD. (I haven't bought a photo album in 2 years)

I have 6 EOS lenses and accessories. I have been waiting for a EOS compatible camera that is affordable. While I don't consider $1500 very affordable I might be able to do some woodoo tricks and buy it or perhaps buy D30 for much less.

I'm very excited about having a preview mode. Waiting for prints and then discarding 15% of them isn't fun. With Digital I'll be able to retake a picture if needed or discard bad photographs.

What do you think the FTb is going for these days?

Some Ebay auctions have them hover around $60 - $100. That sounds very reasonable to me.

Hello,

I have used Canon EOS 650 since 1989 when it was first available in

Germany (at least I think it was 1989). I have a lineup of lenses and

accessories. Lately I've longed for a manual camera with a

prefferably metal body. I was wondering which of the old Canon's

would you recommend that would also accept my EOS lenses. P.S. I know

I can set my EOS to manual mode but I want a second camera in the

bag.

Thanks,

rb