The Official Photography Thread

[De_Cruelz]

Hehe good stuff

You joining us for the random summer meet tomorrow?

[lovesil]

Hehe good stuff

You joining us for the random summer meet tomorrow?

working this wkend FTL

[De_Cruelz]

Ahh, damn! Anyone else care to join us? Would be great to catch up with you guys again since I missed the EOMM.

[SPL_K]

I'm in the market for a decent tripod. Any recommendations?

[mugsee]

A lot of people like the manfrottos as their a good value for money tripod.

I've got a Feisol that I love.

Good stuff for not going for anything cheap and nasty

[De_Cruelz]

Manfrotto 190D and 141RC. Cheap but solid combo

[SPL_K]

The only ones I can source out are:
Manfrotto 190X PROB Pro Tripod with 804RC2 3-way Head $349.00
Manfrotto 190XDB Basic Pro Tripod + 804RC2 3way Head AU$319.00
Manfrotto 785B Modo Maxi Tripod $149.00

Any recommendations out of these? or know where i can source one on tuesday in the city?

[MrThanh]

Manfrotto 190D and 141RC. Cheap but solid combo

that's what i've got, and recommend it although a lot of the time i've got my 486RC2 ball head on it because its so much easier to adjust. I think this combo has been replaced by the 190XDB / 804RC2 too.

it seems like their popularity has pushed up their prices in the last couple years too!

The only ones I can source out are:
Manfrotto 190X PROB Pro Tripod with 804RC2 3-way Head $349.00
Manfrotto 190XDB Basic Pro Tripod + 804RC2 3way Head AU$319.00
Manfrotto 785B Modo Maxi Tripod $149.00

Any recommendations out of these? or know where i can source one on tuesday in the city?

RIP! go by teds on pitt st. they've got most of the manfrotto stuff, and you can negotiate prices with them too. e.g... Manfrotto 190XDB/804RC = $269.95

Or if you were after more basic stuff, you can try JB Hifi @ TGV.

[SPL_K]

thanks for the heads up thanh! ill check it out tuesday

[De_Cruelz]

Yeap, exactly what Thanh said. The 190D and 141RC is quite an old model but still works very well.

[MrThanh]

Yes, i have the Stofen diffuser on. No bounce flash. Direct flashing to them with diffuser. I will hate to blind those beautiful ladies

if its outdoors, you're just wasting batteries by having the stofen on - especially if the flash is pointed straight ahead.. Unless you're bouncing the flash off something, the stofen is pretty much useless, as it's just cutting the amount of light coming from the flash and making it work harder (assuming you've got ettl-2 on)

[De_Cruelz]

I'm itching to try out the new camera. Anyone got suggestions for landscape sunrise/sunset shots?

[De_Cruelz]

Just shot this off my balcony bout 10 minutes ago. 1/15 F/8 at ISO1000 =D

[felixR]

dramatic.. have you got some kind of waterview there?

[Q_ball]

One of my fav photographers...



Shh, dont tell him i posted this up haha