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06/01/2005 02:37:55 AM · #1 |
I shot this last week when the moon was about full. The last moon shots i tried were some 16 months ago with my old Fuji S602, in the dead of winter and i was freezing to get a so-so shot.
This time, I waited for warm weather, and well, a new lens helps.
Sigma 70-300 4-5.6 APO Super Macro 2 lens
1/400 f5.6 ISO 200 handheld, full zoom (480mm equivalent)
Some curves and USM. This is a 100% crop.
There is NO comparison between this and what an S602 can do.
As seen here.
So if you are viewing this and considering moving to a dSLR, add this to the list of reasons to do it!
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06/01/2005 03:08:22 AM · #2 |
hmm i've been wanting to get a dslr but for some reason i feel like i need to win a challenge before i feel worthy of buying a new camera...so give me 5 years about
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06/01/2005 03:12:42 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by art-inept:
hmm i've been wanting to get a dslr but for some reason i feel like i need to win a challenge before i feel worthy of buying a new camera...so give me 5 years about |
you got that backwards - you need a new camera, preferably a dSLR, to be a better photographer. Tools do count.
Actually, the shot that pushed me over the edge was this bit in Deja Vu:
The dSLR shot and my Fuji shot:
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All I had to do was buy my wife the anniversary band she wanted for 5+ years. Money? CREDIT!
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06/01/2005 04:17:45 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by Prof_Fate:
I shot this last week when the moon was about full. The last moon shots i tried were some 16 months ago with my old Fuji S602, in the dead of winter and i was freezing to get a so-so shot.
This time, I waited for warm weather, and well, a new lens helps.
Sigma 70-300 4-5.6 APO Super Macro 2 lens
1/400 f5.6 ISO 200 handheld, full zoom (480mm equivalent)
Some curves and USM. This is a 100% crop.
There is NO comparison between this and what an S602 can do.
As seen here.
So if you are viewing this and considering moving to a dSLR, add this to the list of reasons to do it! |
Nice lunar shot, Chris! I got one with that same lens a few months ago:
I did quite a bit of sharpening to bring out some detail, but I was impressed that the lens could do this.
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06/01/2005 05:51:13 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by Prof_Fate:
you got that backwards - you need a new camera, preferably a dSLR, to be a better photographer. Tools do count. |
This is a very true statement, in any profession, including photography. You don't see those guys on the NFL sidelines using any cheapos! There's a reason for that! You must have good equipment, to do a good job. Does that mean that any laymen can pick up any good piece of equipment and be guarenteed a good product. Of course not, but in the trained hands of any craftsman, the quality of work will always be better with higher quality tools, no matter what the craft.
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06/01/2005 05:53:43 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by ClickNSee:
Originally posted by Prof_Fate:
you got that backwards - you need a new camera, preferably a dSLR, to be a better photographer. Tools do count. |
This is a very true statement, in any profession, including photography. You don't see those guys on the NFL sidelines using any cheapos! There's a reason for that! You must have good equipment, to do a good job. Does that mean that any laymen can pick up any good piece of equipment and be guarenteed a good product. Of course not, but in the trained hands of any craftsman, the quality of work will always be better with higher quality tools, no matter what the craft. |
Equally, in the hands of a craftsman even the most basic of tools can be employed to produce wonderful results.
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