This Item Thread! "Photography"

[Zenzanon]

Ya, normal Pocket Wizards don't support TTL, I'm not sure about the even more expensive Multimaxes though.

TTL is over-rated anyway haha.

[samuri88]

i have a canon rebel xt with 2 vivitar 850af

[zelseman]

What kind of budget do you have?

[samuri88]

What kind of budget do you have?

lets say 200

[zelseman]

lets say 200

Then your only option is cactus triggers.

I would also suggest a light stand kit to hold up your flashes...here is more than likely the best bang for you buck, the impact kit.

If your flashes do not have a sync port on them, then you will need these as well...item # 0065 on flash zebras web site.

So that leaves you below your budget and gives you some room to modify your triggers for a bit more range and reliability. Search YouTube for "V2s Trigger Mod", and you will see what I mean. Now you have all this equipment and you have to find time out of your schedule to use it...thats the hard part.

[visualpoet]

Vivitar ViviCam 8625

Well, the lense on my POS fujifilm digi was micro-etched pretty bad (pics had started looking grainy and foggy), so I took my birthday money and went to ebay. I've already bought, just waiting for it to show up (along with my N2O wet kit, but that's a different section )

Anyone have any experience with the Vivitar ViviCam 8625??


specs:
Resolution 8.10 Mpixel
Maximum resolution 3264x2448
Minimum resolution 640x480
Sensor size 1/1.8-inch
Sensor type CCD
Optical zoom Yes
Focal length multiplier n/a
Zoom wide (mm) 36
Zoom tele (mm) 190
Digital zoom Yes
Auto focus Yes
Manual focus No
Focus range (cm) unknown
Macro focus range (cm)
Flash modes
anti red-eye
auto
fill in
off

Storage types Secure Digital

ISO ratings auto
Aperture priority No
Minimum aperture wide unknown
Maximum aperture wide unknown
Minimum aperture tele unknown
Maximum aperture tele unknown
Shutter priority No
Minimum shutter (sec) unknown
Maximum shutter (sec) unknown
Sequence (fps) unknown
Built-in flash Yes
External flash No
External flash type n/a
Metering Centre weighted

Exposure compensation -2EV - +2EV with 1/3EV steps

White balance
Auto
Cloudy
Daylight
Fluorescent
Incandescent
Manual

Video function Yes
Video sound Unknown
Maximum video resolution 640x480
Minimum video resolution 320x240
Frames per second (fps) 25
Voice recording Unknown
Optical viewfinder No
Electronic viewfinder No
LCD display Yes
LCD size 2.5-inch
LCD resolution (pixels) 153,000
Self-timer Yes
USB USB 2.0
Video out Yes
Firewire No
Bluetooth No
File format JPEG

Energy Li-Ion

Weight 120g.
Sizes (mm) 97x64x28

[NAiL05]

Flash: Canon 430ex
Lenses: 75-250 IS, 10-22,

Thats it for now.

[zelseman]

Flash: Canon 430ex
Lenses: 75-250 IS, 10-22,

Thats it for now.

A canon mount 75-250 IS ? I think you have a few different lenses mixed up.
There is a:
75-300 (Absolute shit, dont buy)
75-300 IS (Not much better than the Non-IS, LOUD IS system, slow focus)
70-300 IS (Overpriced for build quality)
55-250 IS (Best bang for the buck w/o breaking into L territory)

Of this focal range i cant say enough about the 70-200 F4 L. I have used all the above, and the L owns them. I would really consider it if your looking for a good lens in that focal range for under $600.

[NAiL05]

I mean 55-250IS. Fail on my part

[zelseman]

Sooo... I changed my priorities around a bit on my camera bag dilemma. I opted for the much cheaper Canon backpack...Im going to remove the logo and you would never know.

[bacal36]

Sooo... I changed my priorities around a bit on my camera bag dilemma. I opted for the much cheaper Canon backpack...Im going to remove the logo and you would never know.

I just got that bag for my bday! I love it!

[90ACCORDLXGUY]

I was wondering what wide-angle lens do people have for the Nikon D40?
How would you rate it or which one would you prefer to have?


I am trying to figure which lens to get for my D40 soon as I want to learn how to take those kind of pictures.

Thanks.

[zelseman]

I just got that bag for my bday! I love it!

pretty good bag. I have mine absolutely full already though.

[bluecb7]

I was looking to get a fisheye lens for my camera, nothing fancy since I'm only just getting into photography and came across the Opteka .43x lense. Fro mthe reviews it seems to meet my requirements, which are cheap and take semi good pics. Any opinions?

[midnightrayne]

I was looking to get a fisheye lens for my camera, nothing fancy since I'm only just getting into photography and came across the Opteka .43x lense. Fro mthe reviews it seems to meet my requirements, which are cheap and take semi good pics. Any opinions?

your pic is only as good as ur lens, if the reviews are okay on it, then it might be okay. i think i had that brand w/ one of my old cameras and if u didnt zoom in all the way you could see the black on the edge of the pics, but that could of just been my camera. i would just make sure its a good one, last thing u wanna do is spend money on a lens thats crap. good luck.