New Camera

[mx428]

:D :D :D :D :D :D

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b137/Alloymx428/NEWCAMERA1111004.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b137/Alloymx428/NEWCAMERA1111003.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b137/Alloymx428/NEWCAMERA1111001.jpg




I'm so excited I needed to make a thread:p :rolleyes:



Canon 20D with a 70-200mm telephoto:cool:

are you taking pics for twmx or something:eek2:

[mx428]

Originally posted by Marshmello
are you taking pics for twmx or something:eek2: No, atvriders.com. But hopefully someday itt'll be for RacerX or TWMX.

How much was it?
That thing is huge:eek2:

[mx428]

Originally posted by Quad_King
How much was it?
That thing is huge:eek2: $1869.25 total.

[250ex13]

Originally posted by mx428
$1869.25 total. :eek2: omg i spent 700 on a camera and thought that was rediculous but 1900! holy cow

[Pappy]

here is the one i picked up today

[mx428]

Originally posted by 250ex13
:eek2: omg i spent 700 on a camera and thought that was rediculous but 1900! holy cow Haha the lens alone was $590.

[mx428]

Originally posted by Pappy
here is the one i picked up today Jerk:blah: So jealous.

[Pappy]

A bit different controls then the canon

[mx428]

Originally posted by Pappy
A bit different controls then the canon What is the key button for? By the way, that thing is sexy.

[Pappy]

Originally posted by mx428
What is the key button for? By the way, that thing is sexy.

It protects the image from being deleted.

1800 bucks?:eek2: :eek2:

Pappy how much was yours?

[Pappy]

$4200:p

[mx428]

Originally posted by Quad_King
1800 bucks?:eek2: :eek2:

Pappy how much was yours? His was $4000 ish


EDIT beat me to it.

[Pappy]

Good cameras and lenses are not cheap. $4200 is good, but it will be 3 times that the next time I upgrade.

You do not have to spend that much to get a good quality camera and lens, but when you are depending on shots to make you money, money can not be the holdback on the equipment. I was going to go ahead and get a D2xs, body only is around $4000. But I honestly do not need the added features or extra 2 megapixels at this time.

Originally posted by Pappy
$4200:p
What kind of work do you do? You must be selling that rock or something:p
I need to do that same business you doing:eek2:

[Pappy]

I work a regular 40 hour a week job, i powdercoat from the time I get home until i am too tired to work anymore, and I shoot photography on the weekend. All 3 jobs bring in income.

No rock here, just lots and lots of work.

[mx428]

Originally posted by Pappy
I work a regular 40 hour a week job, i powdercoat from the time I get home until i am too tired to work anymore, and I shoot photography on the weekend. All 3 jobs bring in income.

No rock here, just lots and lots of work. Who buys your pictures? I'm just curious about how to get noticed:p

[XCAdam89]

Just out of curiosity. What is your regular 40 Hour a week Job??

[Pappy]

I manage a distribution company, been there for 16 years


Just start taking good pictures mx428, you will get noticed by your work.When you are ready you can start soliciting buyers. I started out shooting race cars at a local drag strip, sold pictures to car owners and to magazines. The magazines started asking me to do work for them and it grew. I got out of it back in the mid 90's because 35mm was terrible...more work after the picture was taken then actually getting good shots. With digital, the entire process is easy an fast.

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by Pappy
here is the one i picked up today

VERY nice Pappy:devil:

[Pappy]

here is a tip for any nikon users that have the D70 or D200 model...

you can use wireless flash with a sb600 speedlight with no added equipment!



Here is the directions...good luck:devil:

On your D200:

Press MENU.

Move up or down to: PENCIL menu.

Move right and down to: e Bracketing/Flash

Move right and down to: e3: Built-in Flash

Move right and down to: C Commander Mode

Move right to get to a confusing panel of C Commander Mode settings.

Once in this confusing panel you can set everything for two external groups of flashes and the built-in flash. You move between the different fields by moving left and right, and set any field by toggling up and down.

In this panel you must select Channel, and set it to 3. Default is 1, don't ask me why. Default for the SB-600 flash is channel 3, so if you forget this it won't work! Sorry about the complexity; Nikon didn't ask me for help here.

This is such a pain I use one of the D200's setting banks to store this.

On your SB-600:

Hold down ZOOM and "-" together to enter the CSM settings. That's why you see a gray "CSM" marking between those two buttons.

Press either the + or - buttons until you see an icon that looks like a wiggly Z-shaped arrow. This arrow refers to wireless communication between the flash and camera. When you see the wiggly arrow, press MODE to make it say ON.

Press ZOOM and "-" together to get out of the CSM mode. Even easier, just tap the power button to get back to normal operation. It won't turn off if you hit it while in the CSM settings.

Presuming you did this correctly you'll see "CHannel 3" and "GROUP A" displayed. If you see different channels or groups then press MODE to get one or the other to flash and then the + or - buttons to set them back to 3 and A. No, I have no idea why these are the settings you have to use instead of 1 and A; 3 and A are what you need to talk to the D70's built in flash. If you get smart and choose others then it won't work. The other channels and groups are for people much smarter than I who want to try to rig up a zillion flashes to work together and control them all separately and remotely. I prefer professional studio strobes if I'm using more than one strobe at a time.

The SB-600 doesn't go into standby in this mode, so you can run down your batteries if you forget and leave it this way. It just sits there blinking its little red LEDs visible from the front.

[Quad Boy 660r]

I use the disposables from Wal-Mart. 12 Dollars Beotch!


Both your cameras look great, though.:D

[Pappy]

LOL...i was hoping someone would give me a faster tip then reading that confusing directions list:D


EVERYONE should be out getting pictures. The memories you capture last forever!

[Quad18star]

You guys are insane . :eek2:

My $350 Canon Powershot does the trick for me .... hell I still don't know how to use half the features . :macho

Nice cameras you guys got .

Pappy , you said your next camrea will be 3 times the amount .... so around $12 000 ...... does it come gold plated and with someone to shine your shoes ?? :p What kind of camera is it going to be ?? I didn't know they can get that expensive !!!!

[Pappy]

It wont be just 1 camera, if I go back into doing photography seriously, I will have 3 of everything. You can not let a camera or lens go down when your shooting....especially a wedding:eek2:

[440racer66]

dude pappy u are a work horse dang much respect from tha d man haha but i got a lil cannon 200 buck job it doesent take too bad of pics

[CannondaleRider]

My Canon Powershot S3 IS seems like a pile of sh*t now, thanks, lol.