Yes, of course, but I meant what the newer body would be. Anyway, I think I understood the issues and I'm not sure that a new Rebel is really the best option if she only has a lens or two. Take a look at the Sony cameras with the in-body stabilization.
Yes, of course, but I meant what the newer body would be. Anyway, I think I understood the issues and I'm not sure that a new Rebel is really the best option if she only has a lens or two. Take a look at the Sony cameras with the in-body stabilization.
I have the largest Gorilla Plod and it is not very good for general use.
Apparently the Nikon and Sony camera factories are totaled. 
ddrueding
Fixture
Wow. And this is only the worst flooding in 50 years? Don't people's memories go back that far? I made sure that my house hasn't been in a flood zone for recorded history, and that is just a house.
mubs
Storage? I am Storage!
I'm still scratching my head over this one. Not sure what's the point, other than for specialized applications like crime scene investigations, etc.
I did go over to their website from another link, and played around a bit (seems to work only in IE). Nifty, but again, don't see the point.
I did go over to their website from another link, and played around a bit (seems to work only in IE). Nifty, but again, don't see the point.
That was a big deal a few months ago. The idea is not new and can be extremely useful in principle. The problem has always been the limited amount of useful information reconstructable in the OOF areas. Apparently it has been improved, but not yet to DSLR IQ levels.
ddrueding
Fixture
The ability to extract 3D information sounds useful, particularly if they let you combine multiple shots. With 3D printers getting cheaper and cheaper, anything that lets you capture 3D models more easily is a good thing.
mubs
Storage? I am Storage!
Now there's talk of risk to Bangkok itself.Plenty of people are left homeless too.
BingBangBop
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Lytros - Camera that focus, after the fact, in software
Is it theoretically possible to do the same in a camera with changeable lenses?
Is it theoretically possible to do the same in a camera with changeable lenses?
Pradeep
Storage? I am Storage!
The 100mm "Macro". Better image quality than some L glass, at a very affordable price.
Pradeep
Storage? I am Storage!
Apparently the Nikon and Sony camera factories are totaled.
"The NEX-7, the A65 and the new NEX-C3 and NEX-5n double kit packages will no more released on November 11."
There was some talk of moving production to a third Sony factory but sounds like a total loss.
Pradeep
Storage? I am Storage!
There seems to be a degree of human incompetence in terms of flood mitigation by the authorities (I.e. protect Bangkok at all costs, screw the outlying areas). Now they've decided they need to open up some gates, to let water through to the sea, perhaps a little late.
Also the amount of development that has happened in the last 50 years is just incredible. Leaving land vacant in case of 1 in 50 year floods just isn't an option.
Pradeep
Storage? I am Storage!
They may well write off that generation and go straight to next years model.
Will Rickards
Storage Is My Life
Is this the only factory for these Nikon models?
I find it a bit hard to believe they only use one.
I find it a bit hard to believe they only use one.
Will Rickards
Storage Is My Life
Is this the only factory for these Nikon models?
I find it a bit hard to believe they only use one.
I find it a bit hard to believe they only use one.
Sol
Storage is cool
I also have the heaviest duty Gorilla Pos and, like Lunar, don't find it very useful.
I'd pretty much agree with DDs suggestion. A nice fast prime sounds like a good option for the sort of photography your wife is doing. 35mm would be a good option, a 50mm F1.8 is also worth considering. It's probably not quite as good for the situations you mentioned but it'd be pretty close and about 1/3rd the price.
The only place I'd disagree is that I don't think a prime lens is really a disadvantage. I don't think kit lenses ever really give you a proper appreciation of how aperture and depth of field really work and a fast prime is, IMO, the best way to learn that. You get a big aperture range that really lets you play with the depth of field and at the same time that's the only thing you really get to play with.
I have this lens and it's one of the few I rarely use. The image quality is very good, but the bokeh it produces isn't suited for my taste. It's got a flat feeling to it and it feels very suited to it's actual application which is for macro work. It is a sharp lens and for the money it does a good job. I don't think the auto focus is particularity speedy though, but then again, most macro users probably don't even use the AF. The problem I would find with it for a normal usage lens is that at 100mm on a crop-body camera, it's in a strange rang of being a decent zoom, but not at all good for any kind of walk-around purpose.
I would probably even be willing to sell mine if macro photography was an interest. I probably have no more than 100-200 pictures taken with it and I still have all the boxes, etc. It's no longer in warranty though, since I got it back in 2006-ish. I got this lens basically for free after all the rebates that canon offered at the time when I bought it.
None the less, I support the idea that better glass will make for some more remarkable pictures. I've been the most happiest with the color, sharpness, and clarity of my prime lenses, but at the expense of some versatility. Investing in a decent supplementary lighting equipment will also go a lot longer than investing in the latest and greatest camera body.
I think it is for many of the models. The D3 series is still made in Japan. There is a plant in Malaysia under construction too. I'm sure they are burning the midnight oil figuring out how to reconfigure and distribute production. A major problem is that much of the equipment is custom dedicated and not quickly or easily replaceable.
Stereodude
Not really a
Crazy low or crazy high? :bleh:
ddrueding
Fixture
Nice, but I think the three I have are enough for most weekends.
I have 400GB of 8GB and higher cards of at least 300x grade. I'm trying to decide whether to buy 10 more of the 32GB cards, thus increasing the total to 720GB. That would be enough for most 2-week outings so I would not be so dependent on the computer, PSDs, HDs, etc.
ddrueding
Fixture
Wow. I can't imagine what the workflow of your first pass though them must look like. How often do you spend reviewing each picture the first time through before culling the stack?
Stereodude
Not really a
In that case I'd definitely spring for 64GB cards.
Given the current Canon and Nikon situations I'm doubting there will be higher res bodies anytime soon, so 64GB is not really the best idea for risk of data loss. They are also more than twice the price of the 32GB cards.
ddrueding
Fixture
But since you'll be dead, why not shoot without cards at all? Save the money for a fancy gravestone or something?
All not any.
Stereodude
Not really a
ddrueding
Fixture
Hadn't heard about it before now. Looks really nice. For all those movie people where 5DII money just didn't matter. I remember reading a workflow somewhere that included a dozen 5DIIs per team. Those guys would go for this.
Stereodude
Not really a
The output from the C300 is supposed to be a step up from the 5D MkII, and it reportedly supports the pro interfaces in terms of connections / workflow that other digital cinema cameras have.
Stereodude
Not really a
And it's 1/3rd the cost of an Arri Alexa. Canon clearly isn't trying to sell the C300 to consumers but to the professional market where it's a bargain compared to it's peers.
DrunkenBastard
Storage is cool
The C300 seems poorly priced compared to the RED Scarlet-X, given they are about the same price once the Scarlet-X is configured similarly, and when you think the Canon C300 is delivering 1080p with MPEG2 compression at a datarate of 50mbps, whilst the Scarlet-X is delivering 4K at 440mbps with REDCODE RAW.
If one has $15-20,000 to spend, the Scarlet seems like the more obvious choice.