ABrooks Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 Like Tankman stated, the best camera is the one you have with you. Also, the best gear won't make you a fantastic photographer. It is all about understanding your equipment and to use the best settings according to your light conditions. I for one believe in good quality glass. My camera is a Canon 1200D (entry-level) but I pair it with a 100mm f/2.8 macro L IS lens from Canon and the quality I get out of it is amazing! Sure, my body do have downfalls - not the best in low light conditions, but the conditions I shoot in I haven't come across something major. You get to know your equipment with time, therefore you know what conditions you can shoot in to produce good quality images or not. Also, I am huge fan of prime lenses. Okay, yes I will need to carry two lenses on yourself (one for wide angles shots and a telephoto) but the quality of prime lenses is just out of this world. All of my photos thus far are taken on my 100mm, and some on my normal kit lens. I only own two lenses and if I had to buy a new lens again, it will be a prime wide angle lens (f/2.8 version).I fully agree with you, man that macro 100mm L lens from canon is probably on my top 5 things I want. The images from that looks so good and I like the fact that I can use it for both macro and portrait photography. I own a 700d with the kit lens, however I must say the photos I get from it is amazing for me. I even used it at the uci xc world champs in Stellenbosch and I got some pretty good shots although it isn't a fast lens at all. Andrew_Smith 1
Fruity Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 I fully agree with you, man that macro 100mm L lens from canon is probably on my top 5 things I want. The images from that looks so good and I like the fact that I can use it for both macro and portrait photography. I own a 700d with the kit lens, however I must say the photos I get from it is amazing for me. I even used it at the uci xc world champs in Stellenbosch and I got some pretty good shots although it isn't a fast lens at all.I had a D5200 and mainly used the 18-55mm kit lens that came with it, such a versatile lens. I got it as a bundle, and the bundle also came with a 55-200mm kit lens, however I wasn't prepared to save dosh for better lenses so I sold the camera and lenses. I use my phone to take photos nowadays. Sent from my EVA-L09 using Tapatalk
DJR Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 Daniel in the windmill - I simply cannot resist a reflection Andrew_Smith, ABrooks, Frosty and 2 others 5
DJR Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 Another one I like gummibear, Andrew_Smith, Tankman and 1 other 4
DJR Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 And another sundowner view from the top hill in paradise Andrew_Smith, Tankman and gummibear 3
stefmeister Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 Daniel in the windmill - I simply cannot resist a reflectionAlso managed to catch some reflections as the wind was almost nonexistent this weekend. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk DJR and Andrew_Smith 2
DJR Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 Early morning frost on the spare tyre ChrisF, gummibear and Andrew_Smith 3
DJR Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 (edited) Poking around some dilapidated buildings in Rhodes - interesting patterns Edited July 12, 2018 by DJR Andrew_Smith 1
DJR Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 A nice frame is another thing I cannot resist Andrew_Smith and gummibear 2
Tankman Posted July 13, 2018 Posted July 13, 2018 Also, I am huge fan of prime lenses. Okay, yes I will need to carry two lenses on yourself (one for wide angles shots and a telephoto) but the quality of prime lenses is just out of this world. I sold all my zoom lenses ... nothing beat prime. Yup there is only prime lenses in my bag now! Yes I do need to carry more gear but I also shoot with two bodies, so it makes it easier.I will normally have a the 35mm on one body and the 300mm on another. Room to play with and then some! Shooting with these at the moment:Sigma 35mm 1.4Nikon 50mm 1.8Nikon 85mm 1.4 - Loooooove this lensNikon 300mm 2.8 - This is my main sport/action lens, the focus on this bad boy is soooooo fast, I cant describe! The 70-200 is a great lens for sports Yea they are not bad but after getting the 300mm - I havent missed zoom's one bit! Oh I must say the new Nikon 70-200 with FL and all the fancy stuff, has insane quality, had a look at Craig Kolesky's new baby the other day and I am truly impressed! Andrew_Smith 1
Tankman Posted July 13, 2018 Posted July 13, 2018 Oh and on another note I just did quite a couple of updates on my website, if you feel like browsing through, please do and let me know if you spot any bugs! www.henkneuhoff.com Andrew_Smith 1
avatar Posted July 13, 2018 Posted July 13, 2018 Hmmmm, very interesting! thanks for sharing! I sold all my zoom lenses ... nothing beat prime. Yup there is only prime lenses in my bag now! Yes I do need to carry more gear but I also shoot with two bodies, so it makes it easier.I will normally have a the 35mm on one body and the 300mm on another. Room to play with and then some! Shooting with these at the moment:Sigma 35mm 1.4Nikon 50mm 1.8Nikon 85mm 1.4 - Loooooove this lensNikon 300mm 2.8 - This is my main sport/action lens, the focus on this bad boy is soooooo fast, I cant describe! Yea they are not bad but after getting the 300mm - I havent missed zoom's one bit! Oh I must say the new Nikon 70-200 with FL and all the fancy stuff, has insane quality, had a look at Craig Kolesky's new baby the other day and I am truly impressed! Tankman 1
Tankman Posted July 13, 2018 Posted July 13, 2018 Hmmmm, very interesting! thanks for sharing!Yea with zoom lenses there are more glass, more elements, more stuff that needs to happen before you are zoomed in, in focus and ready to shoot. With primes, all it needs to do is focus and that happens way faster than on zooms. The quality of zooms are pretty darn good ... the quality of primes are just better. The difference in quality is not something you are going to spot straight away anyway, especially if you are shoothing with camara that has a 24/32 or 42mp sensor anyway. You would have to dig deep into the photo quite a bit before starting to notice any differences. Some top shooters use only zoom's others use only primes. Its a personal preference for a spesific application (in most cases) I've tried zoom's and they definitely came in handy from time to time. BUT I asked myself this one question... do you want it easy or do you want quality? Andrew_Smith and DJR 2
Tankman Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 Nissan Trailseeker in Grabouw this past weekend :D That was fun!! Andrew_Smith, latentree and Veebee 3
Andrew_Smith Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 I sold all my zoom lenses ... nothing beat prime. Yup there is only prime lenses in my bag now! Yes I do need to carry more gear but I also shoot with two bodies, so it makes it easier.I will normally have a the 35mm on one body and the 300mm on another. Room to play with and then some! Shooting with these at the moment:Sigma 35mm 1.4Nikon 50mm 1.8Nikon 85mm 1.4 - Loooooove this lensNikon 300mm 2.8 - This is my main sport/action lens, the focus on this bad boy is soooooo fast, I cant describe! Yea they are not bad but after getting the 300mm - I havent missed zoom's one bit! Oh I must say the new Nikon 70-200 with FL and all the fancy stuff, has insane quality, had a look at Craig Kolesky's new baby the other day and I am truly impressed! Totally agree Tankman! #PrimeIsLife Tankman 1
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