I don't have one and never used one, but I am intimidated. The size, weight and of course price. I know for wildlife it's pretty much a must, and I love doing that kind of photography, but carrying one around sounds like a huge pain in the ass when right now I have a very lightweight compact setup.>Nikon Z7ii>Z MC 105
>WiLdLiFeThe worst snapshits on this board are in the so-called wildlife threads
>>440031099% of wildlife photography is just a lens length contest>BOKEH BIRD>BIRDS IN FLIGHT
>>4399279>Nikon owner showing Nikon lens>snoyfagsThis obsession is next level. Anon are the snoyfags in the room right now?
>>4400314>99% of life is just a length contestftfy
>>4400347Did you miss this guy >>4400262 just a few posts above?
I feel like this is the hardest part of photo composition. Properly cropping a photo. Is there a good guide or videos that go deep into this with many examples for different subjects?
>>4400130Simple. Crop till you drop.
>>4400130
>>4400130OP you should be hit in the head, it's not even funny
>>4400130photobombers out here doing Cropping Deep Dives and Cropping Master ClassesWe already told youWe don't crop your kind around heeyaaaMmmyeeeahhh seeeeThis crop's not big enough for the two of us SCHEEEEE mmmYAAAHHHthere's crops, damn crops, and statisticrops
>>4400130if you have problems cropping a photo, then it's not worth it (it most likely is a shitty photo).
There is this thing that happens in photography, (particularly in porn) where the magic veil of the medium is pierced and I realize that what I'm actually looking at is; a man paid a sex workers to take photos of her in a cheap hotel.Why though? Why does the illusion hold sometimes but not others? I have the vague sense that it has something to do with the depth of field, but that's not all of it. I can't quite put my finger on what exactly causes it, but I've definitely experienced it quite a few times looking at photos. Any thoughts?I really want to know because it is currently the major fear holding me back from doing shoots with women. I don't want this weird uncanny effect showing up(censored because /p/ is a christian photography board)
>>4398163asking whores to take photos isn't incel?
>>4398020lmao
>>4398153This is a Christian thread.
>>4395170just Sieff derivative, not much too look at apart from the idea of the central square of light on the bed. The image I posted is the OG shit. The true master.[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]Camera-Specific Properties:Image-Specific Properties:
>>4398301But I'm Ashkenazim.
What if these people have a genetic defect and can only see in orange and teal?I understand at a primordial level orange and teal (golden hour & blue hour) have enchanted the landscape for the past 100'000 years of our existence. How our monkey brethren and forbearers gasped at the sight of the savannah as the sun lit up bush and shrubs as well as predators that might lay hiding in them.Could it be that these photographers and editors aren't doing this purposefully?
>>4400144Considering that haircut, it's more likely that kind of person is just completely lacking in taste.
>>4400144If your photo is good you don't need to colour grade it. In fact an impressive photo will look more impressive if the colours are realistic. Colour grading does help spice up boring photos though.
Yeah, it sucks. But I modify small blotches of disharmonious colours.
I think one should always go for accuracy, don't misrepresent reality. This teal and orange trend is so overused it only shows the photographer being pretentious.
>>4400144the Sony filter lmao.
Post your Insta, follow others, critique each other etcI'll leave some feedback for the initial posts to get things rolling.
>>4399554And another one.[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]Camera-Specific Properties:Image-Specific Properties:Image OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution216 dpiVertical Resolution216 dpiColor Space InformationsRGBImage Width1320Image Height2204
>>4399525like i said, i have my own account so it doesn't affect me. but it makes ig worse as a platform for sharing.
>>4397239I like your shots Anon, you've got a great eye for cityscapes. >>4397925Always nice to see your work, it's never boring.>>4398564Pretty good for being new, I'll look forward to seeing more of your photos. >>4399224Love the winter landscapes.>>4399316Nice shots! I hope more people see your work.
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>>4397925what's your set-up? fun shots.
The perfect lens doesn't exi...
>>4398869>they're for 2 completely different mountsweren't nikonboys crowing about how their mount is so great since everything adapts to it? you can buy your chinese magadap adapter and the samyang lens and still come in way under the Plena's weight, price, and size, with an insignificant penalty to image quality (no you aren't going to be able to tell the difference between the images). At least with the Sony/Canon 135mm options there are actual advantages to the 1st party options (faster linear AF motor or IS) but the Nikon has neither and is still using a shoddy STM AF motor just like the Samyang.
>>4400215Maybe if nikon would remove their non compete clause from Z mount licensing, niggors wouldn't have this problemFYI: That clause is why tamron lenses keep coming out with weird zoom ranges and prime focal lengths. They can't do the same thing as a nikon product if they want to sell to nikon... and keep making half of nikon's lenses for them, of course. An unknown number of nikon lenses are made by tamron. It might actually be all of them. They have a japan factory so you'd never know by MIJ!
>>4400235If the Plena was made by Tamron, it would at least have a linear AF motor (VXD) and not STM. God how is Nikon so behind on AF.
>>4400282To keep people buying bodies expecting an upgrademeanwhile canon and sony are ridiculous. You could buy an a7iv/a7rv or r6ii/r5 and just never upgrade until the 2040s when global shutter medium format becomes standard or society collapses. We have reached the generational cost/benefit peak of mirrorless. Maybe global shutter will proliferate a bit, but its just not all that useful for 99% of people. Its all trickling out bullshit video features no one needs and nonsense like sportscar detect AF tuned to ignore safety cars from here on out. Maybe consoomers will be fooled by quarterback detect AF and jersey number priority. These will happen. Actual image quality and utility for competent operators will remain the same. Screenshot it.
>>4400316>30 year old zoomer: arent you going to buy the a7vii it has bowtie wearer priority and flower detect af on a 42mp cmos bsi sensor yes 42mp amazing huh? it has TWELVE AND A HALF stops of dynamic range! and prores 8k120! no video camera is better!
What makes it work?
>>4399925it doesn't work, no reason why he couldn't have just reused his first term photo. Can you imagine fox news doing one of their fawning phone interviews with this as the profile photo? it just looks sinister.
>>4400292>>4400293It’s Trumps own personal choice. No one is doing this to him as much as you want to perpetually think of him as a powerless victim. They shoot as many as it takes until the president picks and is satisfied with one. This is how Trump wants to be seen in his 2nd term. If you have a problem with him looking like a villain, you’ll forget all about the picture when you see what he and Miller have planned to attack America, its people, and its Allies over the next 4 years. lol
>>4399925it's defiant, nasty, and determined, it says: the CIA tried to kill me and the DOJ tried to bankrupt and put me in prison but here I am
>>4400307That's the point retard. There's no turning back.
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>>4399895Absolute kino
Have posted this one before but I dig it[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]Camera-Specific Properties:Equipment MakeSONYCamera ModelILCE-7CM2Camera SoftwareAdobe Lightroom 8.1 (Windows)Maximum Lens Aperturef/2.8Focal Length (35mm Equiv)150 mmImage-Specific Properties:Horizontal Resolution240 dpiVertical Resolution240 dpiImage Created2025:01:13 11:59:32Exposure Time1/400 secF-Numberf/2.8Exposure ProgramAperture PriorityISO Speed Rating100Lens Aperturef/2.8Brightness5.6 EVExposure Bias0 EVMetering ModePatternLight SourceUnknownFlashNo Flash, CompulsoryFocal Length150.00 mmColor Space InformationsRGBRenderingNormalExposure ModeAutoWhite BalanceAutoScene Capture TypeStandardContrastNormalSaturationNormalSharpnessNormal
>>4399904>>4399960Thanks![EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]Camera-Specific Properties:Equipment MakeSONYCamera ModelILCE-7CM2Camera SoftwareAdobe Lightroom 8.1 (Windows)Maximum Lens Aperturef/2.8Focal Length (35mm Equiv)150 mmImage-Specific Properties:Horizontal Resolution240 dpiVertical Resolution240 dpiImage Created2025:01:13 11:59:44Exposure Time1/4000 secF-Numberf/2.8Exposure ProgramAperture PriorityISO Speed Rating100Lens Aperturef/2.8Brightness10.8 EVExposure Bias0 EVMetering ModePatternLight SourceUnknownFlashNo Flash, CompulsoryFocal Length150.00 mmColor Space InformationsRGBRenderingNormalExposure ModeAutoWhite BalanceAutoScene Capture TypeStandardContrastNormalSaturationNormalSharpnessNormal
>>4399931Dublin is finecan't speak for Belfast but it's probably fine too as long as you don't go into the wrong neighborhood, you know the one.....
>>4399862Ireland seems like a good country. We should give them about 1000 nuclear weapons to aim at whoever they please. Surprise, new Irish world order lol
These are all from a trip I took in May. Went to Andalusia, Morocco, Italy, Malaysia, Bali, Thailand.Majority of the photos were shot with a Ricoh GR1 and the rest with a Nikon F100C-41, E-6, and B&W all developed and """scanned""" at home with a D700.Oh, and all my film was exposed multiple times I just don't know how many CT scanners (the ones that ruin your film) I encountered[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]Camera-Specific Properties:Camera SoftwareGoogleImage-Specific Properties:Image Width3948Image Height2633
>>4399562Sorry, when I think of slide film, I think of those big boards of medium format film you slide in and out of a big box camera.
>>4394059Those were not CT scanners otherwise you'd know. Those were x-ray which are somewhat safe-ish for 135 low iso film. >>4394061>>4394062Any ideas about those scratches 'telegraph lines'? Do you open canister for spooling to tank reel or you just pull it by the leader? If later those were probably from shit in film canister lightseal felt.>>4394063On the sky often you have drying water marks, use some soft 'flo' bath, Kodak photo-flo needs 3/4 of recommended dose otherwise it's too soapy.But other than that thanks for based threadI also admire how you had resilience to visit so many places, many of them shitholes in one month, wouldn't do it if I was paid.
Honestly really nice work Anon. There are some great shots here, as well as some pretty generic vacation snapshits.Best thread in a while, I hope you post more sometime when you go on vacation again.
>>4399952Thank you anon>>4399591Yeah I was wondering why I got those lines. You're right, it was probably something in the light seal felt>>4399581Lol yeah I can see the reasoning. Slide film is just color positive film. Colors are beautiful but there's little dynamic range. It's recommended you expose for the highlights which will give you very dark shadows.
>>4400236>slide filmI learned something todayThank you
How do you EDC your camera? I want to take my camera with me more, but I don't want to carry a purse like a faggot.[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]Camera-Specific Properties:Image-Specific Properties:Horizontal Resolution300 dpiVertical Resolution300 dpi
>>4400117i like taking distance shots since its easier to take a few steps back if you have too much lens but personally for walk-around duties im waiting on a 28-90mm + 35mm prime lens to come in the mail.its a crop sensor cam (pentax kf apsc) and that was a $30 lens (honestly not awful other than slow AF + bad purple fringing on whites + soft)
>>4397715Buy a camera insert, you can turn any bag into a camera bag with that. So you could buy whatever backpack you like or something like a canvas messenger, then just put the insert inside and it's a camera bag. It also draws less attention since typical camera bags are very obvious about what they are and you can spot a Lowepro or Peak Design bag from the other side of a street.
>>4400010nice purse
>>4400054>image rotates when I click on it. what?
>>4400148It means somebody embedded an XSS attack within the image link. Might want to nuke your PC anon
What is it about nature that every living human seems to be able to appreciate from an aesthetic standpoint?What does it take to be a truly great nature/landscape photographer? Anyone can snap a photo of a stunning landscape and receive praise despite not providing any actual input or effort into the photograph. How do you go above and beyond in this day and age?
>>4399272What do you think of the IQ?
>>4399112>despite not providing any actual input or effort into the photographYou could be that flippant about any photography style
>>4399112Patience is key I think, and choosing your moments wisely. Boring lighting makes for boring shots.>>4399194Case in point.
>noo, you can't just take photos of things you think look nice and have people like your photos because they look nice[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]Camera-Specific Properties:Equipment MakeSAMSUNGCamera ModelNX2000Camera Software1.14Sensing MethodOne-Chip Color AreaFocal Length (35mm Equiv)83 mmMaximum Lens Aperturef/4.0Image-Specific Properties:Image Width5472Image Height3648Image Created2025:01:18 16:41:04Image OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution350 dpiVertical Resolution350 dpiWhite Point Chromaticity0.3ISO Speed Rating100Exposure ProgramManualF-Numberf/22.0Exposure Time1/50 secSharpnessNormalFocal Length54.00 mmFlashNo FlashSaturationNormalLight SourceUnknownContrastNormalMetering ModePatternScene Capture TypeStandardExposure Bias0 EVImage Height3648White BalanceAutoImage Width5472Exposure ModeManualColor Space InformationUnknown
>>4400159>noooo you've burnt the highlights and I can't see any DR in the sun, reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
so this DCR-HC37(i guess HC38 and 45 also?) camcorder uses a "miniDV" cassettes? i think? Now, why does it say its a "DIGITAL" camcorder if it uses a cassette?will it still have cassette esque artifacts? Am i completely missing something?
>>4400172Magnetic tape can be used to store both digital and analog data streams.Minidv is a digital format.No you will not get analog artifacts with this format.
I will be going to Japan in October. I wanted to buy a camera that's better than my phone and mostly record stuff. But I'm not knowledgeable about cameras at all.What are some recommended cameras for beginners? I want something easy to use and easily maintainable. Something that just works and is known for being reliable.[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]Camera-Specific Properties:Image-Specific Properties:Image OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution762 dpiVertical Resolution762 dpiColor Space InformationsRGBImage Width833Image Height1110
>>4398468better quality in prize range is one thing but most of the time primes are recommended to noobs because they force them to think more about composing picture rather than just zooming with no thought into it. 50mm primes are the basic cheap lenses so it might be worth buying one just to practise and grasp what you;re looking for>>4399219if you must use only one lens (which is reasonalbe assumption when travelling) zoom is better obviously. you need to decide how good quality is enough. kit lenses are dirt cheap but some of them (like canon efs 18-55 or >>4399210) are just e-waste. the better zoom the more expensive and bulky it will be
>>4400097I've watched like so many youtube videos about photography and cameras and lenses since making this thread and now all of my YouTube is photography related lmaoI can't wait to get started Anyway, I will probably buy a mid-range zoom lens at first to just figure out how some lengths feel, but then I will want to buy a good quality primesActually this 14mm looks sickhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2WNth3VaXQBut once I get the hang of it I will probably buy like a 35mm prime
>>4400098Dear god dont do 35mm my only lens is 40mm and i regret it immensely. Cope focal length. I am always cropping or stitching a panorama.
>>4400112Skill issue
>>4400098That 14 looks a lot like the old classic Nikon 14 aspherical prime. I’m still pissed they don’t tidy up & make that for Z. My favorite lens ever.
I've never done much night photography, now I'll be going on a trip and want to take some nighttime photos of the city, so we're talking reasonably bright cityscape.I'm conflicted on what settings to use. I shoot film and will be using Portra 800. From what I've read it doesn't seem to make much sense to push process it, but feel free to opine on this.I have a 50mm/1.4 which is my preferred option. I also have a 28mm/2.8 and a 100-300mm/5.6.Can handheld pics come out good (tripod may not always be an option), and if so should I just use the 50mm wide open at 1/50 (or even try my luck at 1/30)?If using a tripod, what would be my reference? Say I use the telephoto lens at f/8, what exposure time would I use, around a second?I'd be really grateful for any examples as well, digital is fine even if you use higher ISO, I could still calculate it to 800 and see if I can open up wide enough.
>>4399213Nice. Very rockwellian. Maybe notch the saturation up just a few notches tho.
>>4399095Portra 800 will do just fine, don't have to push it if you have tripod. For handheld its peak is at 1600. Try some Vision3 as well or cinestill 800t if you don't want to mess with remjet (or have lab do it). They work pretty good in night with tungsten temperature lights. Measure the exposure, phone apps do good job as phone sensors and software to process their input is under constant improvement so normies can take photos in shitty lighting. To calculate reciprocity failure use (measured time)^1.31 as base and bracket it to 1.26Most of the times cameras that measure light of the film surface and can adjust time accordingly do a better job than all those measuring and calculations. Try Olympus OM-2, Minolta x-700, Nikon F3
>>4399209>>4399211Seems to me 800 at handheld speed works albeit barely, but it's good to know that I can pull it off whenever a tripod isn't viable. Although the highly contrasted aesthetic is kinda nice in its own way, gives a very gloomy atmosphere. My 50mm/1.4 will come in handy for those. Thanks for the reassurance on this.
>>4399095You'll be fine with handheld 1/60s at f1.4 I'd say.However if you're going handheld I'd recommend embracing a bit of underexposure as it can lead to nicely moody images in my opinion. This was from 50mm f1.9 lens at something like 1/60s.In your case you'd have almost a full stop more light than I did here.[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]Camera-Specific Properties:Equipment MakePlustekCamera ModelOpticFilm 8200iCamera SoftwareAdobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.4 (Macintosh)Image-Specific Properties:Horizontal Resolution240 dpiVertical Resolution240 dpiImage Created2024:11:16 23:27:55Color Space InformationsRGB
>>4399095My two cents:B&W: I use HP5 and push it to 1600, use a good 50mm f/1.4 lens and close it down to f/2, and shoot everything at 1/60s or 1/30s if you're confident. That way you will have decently sharp nighttime photos, I think it's better than getting 1 stop more on f/1.4 and having a very soft photo, since you have to shoot in strong artificial light anyway.Color: Use Kodak Vision3, if you can get it cheaply. This film has great exposure latiutude, you can shoot 500T at 1000 without pushing as I've wrote before on f/2, 1/60s and it will be fine.Picrel was 250D shot at 400, and basically underexposed according to my camear lightmeter, ye it looks fine, it was after sunset getting very dark actually[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]Camera-Specific Properties:Equipment MakeNIKON CORPORATIONCamera ModelNIKON D610Camera SoftwareAdobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 10.0 (Windows)Maximum Lens Aperturef/4.8Sensing MethodOne-Chip Color AreaColor Filter Array Pattern844Focal Length (35mm Equiv)60 mmImage-Specific Properties:Horizontal Resolution72 dpiVertical Resolution72 dpiImage Created2024:11:10 23:45:33Exposure Time1/160 secF-Numberf/9.0Exposure ProgramAperture PriorityISO Speed Rating100Lens Aperturef/9.0Exposure Bias0.7 EVMetering ModePatternLight SourceUnknownFlashNo Flash, CompulsoryFocal Length60.00 mmColor Space InformationUncalibratedRenderingNormalExposure ModeAutoWhite BalanceManualScene Capture TypeStandardGain ControlNoneContrastNormalSaturationNormalSharpnessHardSubject Distance RangeUnknown
Currently in Switzerland and have never done plane spotting but see my chance this weekend. Supposedly they should be arriving then to then travel to Davos and fuck hookers.I have a 70-200mm lens. Anyone know great spots at Flughafen kloten where I can see the planes land?Anyone know good spots?What do I need to look out for when plane spotting?[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]Camera-Specific Properties:Image-Specific Properties:Image Width1080Image Height1600Image OrientationTop, Left-HandImage Created2025:01:16 08:07:22
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>>4399803>>>/bitch/
>>4399781is there enough time to rent a bigger lens?
>>4399781@modsThread can be deletedWeather here is too grey and too cold. Rather sit at home reading current news and be comfy then have stinking Albanian stalkers breathing down my neck as I try to photograph white/greyish airplanes and a grey cloudy boring sky.
>>4400145why would you come here in fucking January expecting clear skies and not and absolute suicide inducing season, maybe go to the mountains instead, youll be above the clouds at least
