Gear up and see what's you or your equipment

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

07/01/2010 06:39:24 PM · #1

July has begun so it's time to gear up with both your best and worst equipment. Take the same shot with as many settings the same or similar as possible. Process them to the best of your ability and let's see what's you or your equipment.

There has been some discussion on how to see what's what so you make your own choices on how you want to shoot and process the pict. Please list all settings, gear and processing so that we can see why the shots are similar or different. The only non negotiable item is that they must be taken of the same scene within minutes of each other so that the subject and lighting are a constant in both picts. The difference is the equipment, not the skill.

I'm ready to have fun and play with some cameras. Can't wait to see what we get going. We will have opportunities all month so don't worry about hurrying to post something and I don't have any problems if you post more than one time with an entrance. My goal, with my limited but growing skills, was to see what my new and early birthday present brought to me. We are going to need to get the point and shoot fixed sooner rather than later so I want to use it before it breaks more hence the fun new challenge. Well, maybe that' true but I also wanted a REALLY good reason to play with my new toy.

Have fun all.

Cory

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

07/01/2010 06:45:59 PM · #2

What a fun idea.. I'm in.. Totally going to use my Kodak EasyShare ZD710 and my 50D with my new 100mm Macro..

That's about as distant as it gets unless someone happens to have a digital back stuck to a Holga..

Maybe I'll throw down with the S90 too..

Message edited by author 2010-07-01 18:47:39.

07/02/2010 10:54:55 AM · #3

Ok, post some ideas of what you want to take. I'm thinking about really testing limitations and doing a dusk/evening shoot.

What ideas do YOU have?

Tamron AF 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 Aspherical XR IF Super Zoom for Nikon

07/02/2010 09:48:30 PM · #4

Ok, I'm thinking about trying to do boats again. I love sailboats, to watch, be one and to shoot. They make a great subject especially when they don't have just white sails flying.

Not sure though. Like sunsets too. If I could get my sleepy husband out of bed tomorrow, maybe a cool sunrise would be a good choice. The simplest camera we have against my new Canon, Interesting challenge. I"m excited to see what others start to post.

rachelellen

Nikon D70s

07/03/2010 03:30:10 PM · #5

I was SO ALL SET to do this challenge and now I can't find my Coolpix. My husband is due home from Boy Scout camp today -- maybe he borrowed it. If it turns up, I'll see if I can get something posted. :)

07/03/2010 03:39:05 PM · #6

Originally posted by cowtownmom:

The simplest camera we have against my new Canon

That would be:

Tamron AF 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 Aspherical XR IF Super Zoom for Nikon

07/03/2010 11:14:44 PM · #7

Rachel, don't hurry. You have all month to do it. YOu'll find the camera.

Ellen

rachelellen

Nikon D70s

07/04/2010 02:11:26 AM · #8

We were doing some property cleanup at a friend's house today and I found time (and an obligingly stationary subject) to do two shots for this challenge.

taken with my 2004-vintage Nikon Coolpix 5400

taken with my 2006 Nikon D70s. (I'm afraid one thing this challenge might do is strengthen my yearning for a newer camera. But really, this one does just about everything I want it to.)

I think part of the difference between these two shots is operator error. My goal (at least initially) is to take essentially the same picture from the same position with both cameras, if possible. I simply didn't remember from one shot to the next how tight the frame was around the bottle; I had to crop the Coolpix shot to get it to look similar. It was taken at 14mm; the other was taken at 62 mm. This accounts for the drastic difference in the quality of the bokeh.

Still, I think the dynamic range is a bit better with the D70.

JeffryZ

Nikon D80

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX

07/04/2010 05:01:58 AM · #9

Is it me? Is it the equipment? All I can say is that of the four highest scoring pictures on my profile page, three were taken with different cameras. One camera I no longer have but the other two are very different from each other. I have a Nikon D80 with assorted lenses and the other is a Fuji point and shoot I had converted to shoot in infrared (the IR filter is internal instead of using an external IR camera).

07/04/2010 01:10:33 PM · #10

Ok Jeffery, lets see the skill or is it the equipment. You are officially challenged. What shot can you take using your skills, attempt the same settings and processing to see what the differences in equipment makes.

I agree that you can take a great shot with any camera and the skill of a good photographer is the essential tool to make a shot but when better equipment is available then it can make taking better shots easier. I can already see with my new camera that the larger sensor in a DSLR makes a HUGH difference. A lot less noise and less blown out areas.

So, what's can YOU bring to this CHALLENGE!

07/05/2010 02:38:14 PM · #11

Have fun posting images here guys.

Good luck and I look forward to examining your images.

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Put this in the wrong place.

Message edited by author 2010-07-05 16:34:38.

07/14/2010 11:58:09 PM · #12

Here's a shot I did using the 50D with a 10-24 lens, vs a Powershot A530

50D basic editing:

A530 basic editing:

The version with the SLR has less noise in the shadow areas, though it did have more distortion due to the wideangle view. I may have been able to do better on that if I had stepped back further, which is what the longer field of view on the Powershot forced me to do. Any further back and I would have been in the middle of rush hour traffic. I also had to do much heavier noise reduction on the cyan channel of the Powershot frame. This, plus the fact that the A530 does not record highlights as well, resulted in far less subtle detail in the clouds, compared to the SLR shot.

In this case, I'm more partial to the Powershot version, as the distorted perspective of the building really ruins the impact of the view for me. Better than both of these, however, is another 50D shot from a couple of day prior that I did under advanced editing, where I was able to apply some perspective correction to get the building looking right.

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Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

07/16/2010 02:04:25 PM · #13

Test shots at dinner. We went out to the stockyards and I grabbed Steve's camera (mine suffered from dead batteries) and my cell phone to take a shot of our dinner.

Guess which one is which.....

Message edited by author 2010-07-16 13:38:16.

vawendy

Sony Alpha 1

07/16/2010 03:22:46 PM · #14

Originally posted by cowtownmom:

Test shots at dinner. We went out to the stockyards and I grabbed Steve's camera (mine suffered from dead batteries) and my cell phone to take a shot of our dinner.

Guess which one is which.....

Message edited by author 2010-07-16 13:38:16.

I'm guessing that the right is the cell phone, because I don't think you get a slow shutter speed on a phone... ?

Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

07/16/2010 03:27:29 PM · #15

Originally posted by vawendy:

I'm guessing that the right is the cell phone, because I don't think you get a slow shutter speed on a phone... ?

You also don't get exif data on a phone cam. Or nice bokeh.

Are you suggesting the one on the left was taken with my 50D?

Message edited by author 2010-07-16 15:29:26.

vawendy

Sony Alpha 1

07/16/2010 03:39:09 PM · #16

Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:

Originally posted by vawendy:
I'm guessing that the right is the cell phone, because I don't think you get a slow shutter speed on a phone... ?

You also don't get exif data on a phone cam. Or nice bokeh.

Are you suggesting the one on the left was taken with my 50D?

I thought it was a trick question -- because otherwise it would be obvious which is the better picture. So I figured, if she used a lens that was too far open, didn't increase the iso for being in low light, etc. I could make my SLR take a lousy picture :)

Sony Sonnar T* 35mm F2.8 ZA

07/16/2010 03:49:51 PM · #17

Ah, I can see your line of reasoning. Nah, it wasn't a trick question. I really don't feel the phone cam to SLR was a fair comparison for a low light snapshot like that. The camera on her phone is pretty poor. Same one that is on mine.

salmiakki

Sony Alpha a7R III

07/16/2010 03:56:03 PM · #18

Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:

You also don't get exif data on a phone cam

Actually you do with the iPhone camera.