Allan,
Trains and sports or anything that moves quickly I usually use TV that way I am sure the shutter speed doesn't go below a certain speed.
Other than that I have been really good at using only Manual, not that there is anything wrong with the others, but Manual makes me THINK before I shoot.
I take most of my pictures at Christian Teen events, and there is a lot of demand for short video clips
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This forum has come a long ways since the days of my Sony Mavica and Nikon Coolpix 5700. I've been left in all of your dust... still using the 5700 for 'grab and go' use today... and an 'old' Nikon D70. I do have some decent lenses still though... left over from my wife's N90 days.
Speaking of which... if anyone wants to go 'retro' ... we've got a complete dark room setup, everything but chemicals, centered around a Beseler 23C Dual Dichro enlarger for $100.
Shoot for the Moon... if you miss, you'll land among the stars.
I take most of my pictures at Christian Teen events, and there is a lot of demand for short video clips
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I'm a youth leader and event photographer at my church, and the teens I work with all love the snot out of short video clips. It's all part of the youtube generation I guess. The D90 seems like it was completely built for my needs. lol
I take most of my pictures at Christian Teen events, and there is a lot of demand for short video clips
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This forum has come a long ways since the days of my Sony Mavica and Nikon Coolpix 5700. I've been left in all of your dust... still using the 5700 for 'grab and go' use today... and an 'old' Nikon D70. I do have some decent lenses still though... left over from my wife's N90 days.
Speaking of which... if anyone wants to go 'retro' ... we've got a complete dark room setup, everything but chemicals, centered around a Beseler 23C Dual Dichro enlarger for $100.
good grief. if i had $100 spare dollars I would be on that like white on rice.
This forum has come a long ways since the days of my Sony Mavica and Nikon Coolpix 5700. I've been left in all of your dust... still using the 5700 for 'grab and go' use today... and an 'old' Nikon D70. I do have some decent lenses still though... left over from my wife's N90 days.
Since I've been part of this forum I've shot with....
Stargazer wrote:I'll probably stick with Craigslist... I don't want to ship it anywhere... it's a pain to package up.
Do it soon. Your buyer will most likely be a film highschool or college student, and classes have started. They'll be looking for this stuff right now.
Thanks for the feedback! I have little hands...so I really like the size (I checked it out at a local camera store downtown here). It's time for a new camera...and so I wanted to get something that takes great night skyline shots that's no more than $800. Would you guys say this is the right camera then?
BTW...does anyone have any good pictures of Council Bluffs that would work well in the resolution of 150x675 pixels? As some of you may know, absolutedsm.com is in the process of a serious overhaul. I need a good image that will work well in that size and represent Council Bluffs well in our CB City Gallery (like a great shot of Bayliss Park or something downtown). The pics we have, thanks to Jeff, simply don't work in that dimension. It's going to be used as a header for the CB gallery. If you have anything that could work, please let me know! I'd be grateful! :)
Thank you brad for posting those...I was able to find get a suitable image from the Council Bluffs Chamber. If any of you would like to have pictures added to our CB gallery...please PM me. Of course we will credit the photographer for their photos.
Ingersoll1978 wrote:Thank you brad for posting those...I was able to find get a suitable image from the Council Bluffs Chamber. If any of you would like to have pictures added to our CB gallery...please PM me. Of course we will credit the photographer for their photos.
Josh
I need to get over there and shoot downtown, its really coming along. Its been on my "To do List" all summer...
On Wednesday, Canon announced its first HD-video-capable DSLR, the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, a response to the Nikon D90 announced last month.
The new 5D Mark II will retail for $2,600 for the body only and $3,499 with a 24-105mm lens.
Canon one-upped Nikon in one regard, however: the resolution of the stored video. Nikon's DSLR records HD in a 1,280 by 720 format; Canon's 5D Mark II will record video at 1,920 x 1,080. Both cameras capture video at 30 frames per second. The 5D Mark II was released after, and will eventually replace, the EOS 5D. . . .
"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved."
DTO Luv wrote:I think cameras should be cameras and video cameras should be video cameras.
Kind of like discussion forums should be discussion forums and spell checkers should be spell checkers
I would never buy a video camera, but if my SLR had the ability, I would probably use it here and there. The only thing I would worry about is that some places will let you bring still cameras but not video.
I picked up another camera last week... I went the other direction, After my last purchase a Canon 5D, it was time to get smaller so I bought a fuji Fine Pix. Its about the size of a cell phone but has 12MP, 3" LCD, and takes video. Its going to be a good addition to the arsenal.
With that said, I know nothing about video. So how do I take the video and save it as a file that I can use?
Brad wrote:I picked up another camera last week... I went the other direction, After my last purchase a Canon 5D, it was time to get smaller so I bought a fuji Fine Pix. Its about the size of a cell phone but has 12MP, 3" LCD, and takes video. Its going to be a good addition to the arsenal.
With that said, I know nothing about video. So how do I take the video and save it as a file that I can use?
I used to edit video professionally. If you want some help, let me know.
Brad wrote:I picked up another camera last week... I went the other direction, After my last purchase a Canon 5D, it was time to get smaller so I bought a fuji Fine Pix. Its about the size of a cell phone but has 12MP, 3" LCD, and takes video. Its going to be a good addition to the arsenal.
That's what I own. Pretty good camera, I think you'll really enjoy it.
According to Microsoft's website, Windows media player supports .Avi:
Audio Visual Interleave (.avi)
Versions of Windows Media Player that support this file type:
• Windows Media Player 7
• Windows Media Player for Windows XP
• Windows Media Player 9 Series
• Windows Media Player 10
• Windows Media Player 11
Audio Video Interleave (AVI) is a special case of Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF). AVI is defined by Microsoft. The .avi file format is the most common format for audio and video data on a computer.
YouTube takes almost any kind of video for upload. .Avi will work fine.
I'm so close to buying a Nikon D90 to shoot photos and video. Anyone want to buy a used Canon 400D w/ Tamron 28-75 F2.8 Lens? I can throw in a 4 gig CF card too. (The Nikon takes SDHC cards).
I'm thinking I will have it by Christmas!
I'm looking forward to watching some new vids from Omaha from the photogs on this forum. Can't wait to see what we all come up with.
Brad wrote:Thats cool, however I am buying more glass before even think about a new camera.
I need a wide angle in a bad way.
I would sell both my camera and my HD camcorder to buy this puppy. I hope we see a new lens for it, FF lenses are somewhat costly. It would be cool to offer a new FF kit 28-135 lens with updated optics.
... we've got a complete dark room setup, everything but chemicals, centered around a Beseler 23C Dual Dichro enlarger for $100. 
