niklas hallberg

You can create a white canvas around the image in photoshop that will make the photo a

standard size. Then you simply can get special sized matting just for the photo dimensions.

I'd highly consider the Pentax K10D that is weather-sealed and has in-body image

stabilization. I own a 40D because I have legacy Canon lenses from film cameras. It's a great

camera. But if I was starting over I think I would go for the Pentax. Wait until the end of the

month when the replacement for the K10D comes out and you can compare the old model

with the new one.

40D will do what you need. ISO up to 1600 is good and you still need only minor noise

reduction. Take the savings vs. the 5D upgrade and plop that cash into a college savings

account for the kids.

Hi Leslie,

 

Get the Canon 50 f/1.8. It is optically excellent and will do what you need. Probably the

best $75 a Canon shooter could spend. I shoot my 7 month old with this lens.

The Tamron lens gets very good reviews. I have this one and use it on a film camera and a

1.6x digital body. The images are great. Can't compare it to the Canon though. The Canon

costs about 3x as much.

 

http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/reviews/tamron_28_75.html

For portraits go for the 50/1.8, 85/1.8 or the 100/2. The 70-200 has a maximum aperture

of f4 so it wouldn't be the best choice for portraits.

For $70 brand new I'd test out the 50/1.8. There's minimal financial risk and plenty of people love this lens.

Hi Everyone,

I'm looking to get a new lens this holiday season and would like some advice please. I posted previously

about the 70-200L lenses and got some great advice but I've also been looking at the 200/2.8 and the

300/4 IS. I've read reviews on both but almost never hear about anyone using either lens here on

photo.net. I'm looking to add some reach for wildlife and kids' sports. The 70-200 lenses get good

reviews for this but what about the 200 and 300 primes. On my 40D the 200 would give me a 320mm

2.8 lens. Anyone use this type of combo? How about with the 300/4? Have you used either with the 1.4x

extender? I don't have a problem using primes now with my 50/1.8 and 100/2 for portraiture, and for

price reasons the longer primes looked like a good deal. Both the 200 and 300 would only cost me a

couple hundred more than than the 70-200/2.8 IS alone. I'd appreciate hearing any experiences and

advice. Thanks, Nik

Guys, thanks for all the responses, very good insight. Seems the general consensus is the

price might be a bit high. As one poster mentioned the sale is local so I can go over and

check it out. Maybe he'll lower the price. I was looking into the 200/2.8 also as Tommy Lee

suggested. We'll see what happens. Thanks alot.

Hi All,

Since it is getting close to Christmas, and my wife is asking for Christmas

present ideas, I was thinking about potential new lenses. A local seller on

Craigslist is offering a 3yr old, excellent condition 70-200f4L for around $450

and this would make a nice present. I like to shoot portraits and have actually

started taking family shots of friends for pay (environmental indoor and outdoor

stuff). Also, I have a 6 month old son who will be moving around soon so I want

to capture those moments. And, I'd like to do more wildlife photography (deer,

elk, eagles, mountain goats, etc). I'd be shooting with an Elan 7 film camera

and my new 40D. Now my concern is that I already have the 50 f1.8 and the 100

f2 which take excellent portraits. Is the image quality on the 70-200 that much

better? I don't seem to mind primes and am in shape enough to move around but

wanted to get a feel for others' experiences in this comparison. What's the

difference in image quality vs. what I've got? OK, that's long-winded enough!

Any advice is appreciated. Nik

Excellent! I'm a grad student here in Fort Collins so this seems very exciting. Never heard of

the expo but I'll check out the website.

If you want to frame the photo then simply create an 8x10 size canvas, in your editor, around the image and get the matting to the dimensions of the image. I'd prefer to keep the best, creative image rather than crop to a certain size and lose the best look.

If a photographer/videographer wants predictable subjects to film then get some trained

monkeys. Who are they to tell the general public how to behave while they're filming them.

Can I calibrate my monitor without buying more stuff? Under the display preferences there is the option for a custom calibration or I can choose sRGB or Adobe RGB. Would one of these be better than Color LCD? Thanks.

Hello All,

I've been reading this forum a bit to get an idea on how to best manage colors

in my workflow. I'm basically a serious amateur who wants to get the most out

of my pictures. The problem is when I upload photos to the web or deliver

family portraits to friends the colors seem a bit washed out. First I'll tell

you what I do now. I upload raw photos onto a Apple MacBook Pro into Lightroom.

Presently I work in Adobe RGB but have been exporting jpegs to sRGB when I want

to post on the web or give pics to friends. I thought this would solve the

problem but it doesn't. My monitor is set to Color LCD calibration which is the

default for the Mac. Does anyone have any suggestions or see where I'm going

wrong? If I just did everything in sRGB would that be better? Thanks for your

time.

The problem probably is they'd have to fire the professors that only know film and they can't do that because they are tenured. Otherwise the film classes would now be digital. If you want to make photography a profession then go digital and learn photoshop.

Hello All,

 

I am anticipating receiving the Canon 40d this week and had some questions regarding workflow.

Presently I use Photoshop 7 to work on scanned film images. I'd like to shoot RAW with the 40d to get

the most out of my shots but don't know anything about RAW converters. I'd appreviate any advice on

workflow to get my images processed from RAW. Let me know if this question is too vague. Thanks, Nik.

On the Mac side I seem to have to wait for the unit to "warm up" before I get the steady blue

ready light. It seemed to be more prompt on the Windows side and I'm not sure why this is.

I suggest turning on your Dimage and let it sit for a minute or two and then turn on the

software.

Kodak 400UC is a great 400 speed color film and will work well for your purposes. You can get it at Walmart.

You'll be competing with folks using large format film or very high end digital. I'm not sure

what your market will be but you'll need to keep that in mind.

I'd go with Kodak Portra 400NC.

My wife avoided developing black and white film while she was pregnant because of the

chemicals. If you've only got 3 more months left then I'd stay away from as many chemicals

as possible. There's not better gift you can give a child than a healthy start on life. I'm sure

there are women out there who drank and smoked during pregnancy and the baby turned out

fine, but would you want to take that chance?

The 50 1.8 is a great lens. While it is plasticky, who cares, it can be purchased new for about

$70. Plus, it is super light, making it great for travel.

I would suggest adding some professionalism to your operation such as getting a contract

instead of a verbal agreement.

Check to see if the mirror lockup function is on.