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<p>You have all confirmed my suspicions. I thank you for your time. I will finish out the current roll with the "nifty 50" and see how that goes. I have an old 70-300 on a different film camera. It doesn't have a lens cap on it so I'm a bit leary. On a positive note, non DX lenses are getting cheaper. :-)</p>

<p>Duplicate....</p>

<p>Hmmm... I guess I'd better see if I can find a"film" lens</p>

<p>I have a Nikon N80 file camera (and a Nikon D80). I put the 55-200mm VR AFS lens on it. I had a couple rolls of film developed, by a local camera shop (not a 1 hour place). Most of the pictures, in the upper left and upper right corners, have the corners 'cut off'. It is like a shadow. At first I thought that maybe I was seeing the lens hood. Then, I thought that maybe there is an issue with using a "digital" lens on a film camera. Could it be that the lens does not expose the whole area of the film?<br>

I don't have any of the pictures on my computer yet, so I can't post one. Maybe tonight?</p><div></div>

<p>The only purpose I have seen for live view in a DSLR is if you are shooting from a tripod and using manual focus. Live view would give you a better chance of getting the focus and composition correct. Other than that, I don't know.<br>

I can't wait until I see somebody with a D300, held at arm's length, looking at the LCD and trying to take a picture (without motion blur).</p>

<p>I just did my 1st wedding this previous weekend. My Nikon D80 went south the night before. I shot everything woth a D40 and a SB-400 flash. I took, maybe, 700 shots. That includes RAW & basic jpg. I gave the bride a disk with the jpgs while I do the PP. She is happy.<br>

I had 3 4GB cards, 3 2GB cards and a couple 1 GB cards. I would put in a new card for each "phase" of the wedding (rehearsal, formals, ceremony, reception, etc). That way, if a card went bad, I would not lose everything.<br>

They are not paying me for it. I wanted the experience and decided to make it a wedding present to them. No food from 6 am to 11 pm. Too busy getting all the documentation shots. It was a fun time, but I don't think I would do it for free again.<br>

SDince this is more than a year old, I assume everything went well.</p>

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Make sure, for your sake and the photographer's, that another person is at the shoot to insure nothing 'unexpected' happens (if you get my drift). Just like a nurse in the room when the doctor is given you an exam.

Well, I went ahead and bought the D80 (for $500). It has very few pictures through it. I also bought a new 50mm f1.8 lens for it. I love the D40 but I saw some options in the D80 that I like (need):

 

1. I find myself doing more zoom-and-crop than I thought I would. The extra megapixels will help there.

 

2. I have a father-in-law with a Nikon N80. I would like to borrow some of his lenses sometimes. The AF will be necessary for me.

 

3. I like the "heft" more than the lightness of the D40

 

4. I like the buttons (rather than the menu manipulation) for a lot of the settings.

 

5. I'm not sure the 11 focus points will mean anything. However the "pro" cameras have 51(?) focus points. So it must mean something.

 

6. I use bracketing in my film camera. I would like to do the same with my DSLR.

 

The darn thing was cheaper than my D40! I don't see how I could turn it down. Now, if I can sell my D40 (with the 18-55mm kit lens) I can recoup most of it (and get out of the doghouse).

I have a D40 with the 18-55 kit lens. I have a chance to buy a D80 at an

attractive price. Can I use the D40 lens on it?

Interesting. I am looking at a 350D as my 1st DSLR (I have a rebel Ti now). I have a Tamron 7-300 lens. I like it. I have gotten into bird photography. the 300 is just a bit "short" for me. I have been thinking about a 500 or maybe a 1.4x converter. So, if I undestand this correctly, when I get my 350D I will have a (equivalent) 480 lens?

Thanks for all the responses.

Never mind. I Googled a ton of them. let the learning begin.

This may be the wrong area for this, forgive me if it is.

 

I currently have a Rebel Ti and a Rebel G (for my truck). I suspect that I will

be going to a Rebel XT before year end. Why?

 

1. Spending too much on film

2. Need instant feedback (impatient)

3. Can't afford a better EOS digital

4. All my lenses are EF

 

My wife has a small P&S digital camera. It takes nice pictures but lacks much

flexibility. However, it does have a histogram option on the menu. I have

looked at it. It may have well as been in Kanji. I see references to histograms

on this forum ("Check you histogram", "Luke, trust the hsitogram"...)

 

It is evident that I need some education. Can anyone suggest some on-line

reading, such as "Histograms for Dummies"?

I am sure the XTi is a better camera. Maybe, by the time I get around to it, it will be cheap enough. I am banking on Moore's Law to come to my rescue.

I have a previous post about bestpricecamera. They appear to be a scam.

I meant the 350D. Fingers aren't working too good this morning.

 

I also agree on the lens thing. I used my Rebel for a while with the kit 28-90 lens. Good learning. Since then I have purchased a Tamron 70-300 and a Canon 50 and haven't touched the kit lens since. But man, what a difference in the pictures. Way more light.

 

I guess I will just wait until the 350D starts to fall below $500 and see whare I'm at then.

Very good site. Thanks. I read the side by side compariosn. Actually there isn't much difference. The 400 is faster. The 300 has 115k pixels while the 400 has 230k. Twice as much! Interesting. I started reading the reviews. The main complaint seems to be that it is small. I heard that complaint about the Rebel XT (film) also. I have small hands and it fits quite well. Maybe it is time to save a few bucks and get the 8MP 300.

One is 8MP the other is 10MP. Is there really a difference that a hobbyist

would notice? I don't plan on printing anything larger that, say, 11x14. Would

the cheaper one do just as well? I have a Rebel XT (film) right now. I am

assuming all my lenses will work with the digital models.

Now, that's an interesting angle. I do have Photoshop CS, although I am not very experienced with it. There are a couple of those pictures that I would like 8 x 10. Maybe I will try that. Thanks.

My father-in-law is very good nature photographer. He has a lot of his stuff in DNR brochures, etc. He wants me try slides also. So, I guess I'd better shoot up the current roll. :-)

Next roll of film will be slides. The bummer I find with the pictures on my web site http://www.hbci.com/~mwalter is that I have a crappy low-end scanner. Ergo, crappy low-end looking scans :-(

I am using Vivitar lenses on the Nikkormat (mostly 50mm). On the Rebel, I quit using the "kit" 28-90 lens. I use a Canon 50mm or a Tamron 70-300 lens.

I do take them to a professional camera shop. They have their own lab.

I have a question about film 'quality'. I have been shooting for a

while now. I have a Rebel Ti and a Nikon FT2. The pictures are in

focus, the DOF seems right, the composition is nice, the light seems

adequate. Yet, the pictures have no 'POP'. I look at them, I

say "yeah, that's nice". I want to be able to look at them and

say "Wow! That is nice". I use your basic Walgreens 200 or 400 speed

film. Should I try to find something more "professional"? Maybe go to

slides? I get the film developed at a local camera store, not the

department store or drug store.

 

I know that the pictures I see in most photog magazines are shot by

professionals with expensive gear, but still....

 

I keep hearing that it is not the equipment, it is the photographer.

A good photographer will still take great pictures with a light box.

If that is true, I am willing to trade a light box for all of their

unnecessary expensive bodies and lenses.