#EF lenses

[wingedjewels]

Something there? by Veit Via Flickr: A Greater Yellowlegs scanning its environment from its perch

[nikonstudio]

Transforming the Nikon Z30 into a FF Camera!

The very logic and primary reason of getting a crop body is obviously its light weight and size to many travelers including me. Besides, its almost always cheaper too from the cost perspective.

But what if your objective is to both adapt FF lenses with your crop camera while obtaining an additional stop of light in the process too? What if you manage to sell your older Canon EOS M body and still would like to reuse some of those EF lenses on another Nikon body? What if you are an arse who still demand AF and IS capability from those glasses with the transition and unlocking image stabilization concurrently to a body that does not offer any?

Then you can only do what I did - get the Viltrox EF-Z2 Speed Booster and call it a day. Save you the trouble of hunting for anything else. Period.

Magic? Nah, just some common sense to a USD200 problem.

[kremro]

Stomping! by Veit Via Flickr: An angry male red-winged blackbird is hitting and stomping on a crow in a (successful) attempt to chase it away ✔️

[stbot]

#cynthia x lydia crumbs

[e1nsamkeit]

⋆★˚  ┊ vigilant ┊ ★⋆˚ 

[winedogs]

Your dogs are beautiful. Can I ask about your camera setup? How do you get such gorgeous action shots?

hey thanks!! the camera setup actually got a very recent upgrade- anything from the last month or so was shot on my canon r6, posts before that were from my 5diii. lenses vary but my current go-to is my 85 1.8 and I’m using my 20mm more on hikes right now for the views. I also just bought a 135 which should get delivered tomorrow and am STOKED to start shooting with that!!!

as for like, settings, I’m usually shooting around 1/1250-1/4000 with the widest aperture the lens can manage and auto iso! focus mode is camera dependent- I had the best luck using single focus points on my 5d, but the animal eye tracking on the r6 is really incredible so that’s my default now. if you’re on the canon mirrorless system, Charlotte Reeves of unleashed education has a great guide to set up double back button focus so you can have both animal eye tracking and single focus points available immediately!

general tips: get as low as possible, shoot in indirect but bright light, and do multiple takes if possible!

[karingottschalk]

Taking Our Old Canon EOS 5D Mark II DSLR Out For A Walk With Our Adapted Panagor 28mm F/2.8 Attached

[srbachchan]

DAY 6085

Jalsa, Mumbai Oct 15, 2024 Tue 11:08 pm

EF Carina from Germany Wednesday, 16 October my wishes and affection on this day .. love and wishes .. ❤️

🪔 ,

October 16 .. birthday greetings to Ef Carina from Germany 🇩🇪 .. and Ef Namrata Pandit .. 🙏🏻❤️🚩

the hand that sets the look .. ever working on the effects of the high profile lenses of the Camera , which has the ability to catch and expose ever pore of your skin .. !!!

So ..

One battles with age related profiles and depends on the crew camera to give it a decent enough look for broadcast quality ..

.. the pattern of the day similar to any other .. just several questions keep arising about the veracity of the many unanswered questions that exist about ..

the more we live the more we discover that time is so short to be able to not just digest, but to actively be a participant on what you discover ..

and there is so much, so much , so much more to find out .. to present .. to understand .. one lifetime is never enough .. so we do our best to give it a try , and hope and pray that whatever we may have learnt has been of value and worthy of its dissipation ..

tough ..

but when did we say life was not ..

Amitabh Bachchan

[michaelnordeman]

would you mind giving info about your camera gear? I very much enjoy your pictures and was wondering what you use.

Thank you!

My go-to camera, especially during the summer, is a Canon EOS 80D. I also own a Canon 6D Mark II, which I tend to use more during winter and on dark, cloudy, or rainy days. As for lenses, I use a zoom lens, the Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM, for distant shots. Additionally, I frequently use a 100mm f/2.8L Macro lens for capturing close-up shots of flowers, plants, and insects. I've been using these cameras and lenses for many years, and I know them very well. Like family, I tend to argue with them from time to time ("Focus!", "No, it's NOT too dark!", "Why don’t you learn to communicate like a normal person?!" etc.), but I always love them no matter what.

I also have a wide-angle lens. Unfortunately, my zoom lens is beyond repair, and I'll have to replace it eventually, but I just can't afford it right now. I can still use it, but the quality of the pictures is not as good as it used to be (at least not in every situation). I find myself arguing with it even more than before, but it won't listen to reason.

All the best, Michael

[postoctobrist]

How bad an idea would it be to get a full frame DSLR specifically so I can use the same EF lenses as on my film camera from the 90s?

this would be an excellent idea

[wingedjewels]

Going in for a Sip by Veit Via Flickr: A female Anna's Hummingbird going in for a sip in our backyard

[horsetailcurlers2]

as frequently as a get emotional over snow and regina’s relationship and how fraught and complicated a journey it was, lately there’s just something to me about david and regina’s friendship.

like, at one point he hated her more than snow did. he never had that undercurrent of love and the hope that regina could change and get back to the sweet girl who rescued snow off her horse. his hatred of her was never colored by childlike admiration like snow’s was. he pushed to have her executed when snow had doubts. but still somehow, after everything, they come to a place of being pretty close friends. and i know they don’t interact one on one that often but when they do there’s just something so sweet about it.

i think maybe there’s a part of david that reminds regina of daniel and that now on the other side of everything, she’s grateful that snow has that true love and was never forced into an arranged marriage like she was. and i think that david is, like snow and emma, ultimately grateful for the way regina raised henry and that he had a certain safety and security that neither he or snow had growing up in the EF.

and just from like a swan queen lense, i know the ages and relationships are all weird bc of the curse and everything else, but there is just something so Father In Law about his interactions with her in the later seasons lol.

[injaws]

jenna ortega, twenty-three, she/her   ⟡   —   is that ESMERALDA HEROUX i just saw walking around kilmer’s cove? i heard they’re a TOURIST who’s been here for TWO MONTHS. it slipped my mind, since they just tend to hang out at THE LIGHTHOUSE. at face value, they’re said to be INTELLIGENT and RESOURCEFUL, but i don’t know… some people have said they can be quite BLUNT and STANDOFFISH. just don’t get on their bad side, i guess! don’t tell them i told you this, but i’ve heard they DO  believe in all the ghost stories around town. who knows what the future holds for them! 

mention of child abandonment.+ disability (vision)

BASICS:

full name: esmeralda genesis heroux nickname(s): esme, es age: twenty-four gender: cis woman pronouns: she/her sexuality: bisexual biromantic date & place of birth: december 31 in el monte, california occupation: paleontology doctorate candidate & researcher at the tanya b. heady museum faceclaim: jenna ortega piercings: so many. six on each ear, a belly button piercing, and a nose stud traits: reserved, polite, observant, cynical, meticulous, blunt, curious, stoic similar to:  kat stratford (10 things i hate about you), prue halliwell (charmed), gayle weathers (scream), camilla saroyan (bones), monica geller (friends), nancy wheeler (stranger things), beca mitchell (pitch perfect) aesthetics: coffee with an ungodly amount of creamer, humming songs while cooking dinner, going outside at 3 am to look at the stars, accidental 5 hour long naps, an earbud always in one ear, an array of rings on each hand, bitten lips, over the ear headphones notable characteristics: wide, boring eyes, typically shaded by lenses; constant eye bags accompanied lips bitten red; hair hastily chopped at the shoulder with the claim of it being "easier to manage"; chunky soled shoes to make up for the lack of height otherwise; a near-permanent suspicious scowl

BULLET POINTS:

— born as one of two twins. her parents, who didn't know they were having twins, gave her up because they didn't prepare for two children. -- esme, who had been born legally blind, was chosen to be the one given up — was fostered and later adopted by parents aksel and sarah heroux in manhattan, new york. — found her forever home with the two, later coming to have younger siblings of her own (her younger brother aleksei is very close to her heart and practically her best friend) — growing up she was always known as an “old soul” (read: autistic), and on account of both her disability and a personality that favored blunt (but observational) remarks, esme was teased a bit relentlessly — grew to be quite reserved and tightly wound as a defense mechanism, building strong armor in the form of poisonous words and evasiveness (no she will not process any of this please dni) — leant into books, music, film, and poetry to help her escape throughout the years and cherished the time she had with her family (homeschool kid ass energy…) — went to columbia to get her bachelor's in geology, and stayed to begin her doctorate program in paleontology — special interest in dinosaurs and yes it is ridiculously serious — applied to work at a research site in scotland (where dinosaurs actually effing existed), got sent to kilmer instead. not happy about it, only staying because she thinks the museum is actually quite cool — currently maybe getting a bit too curious about finding out what the fuck is happening in town/its history … maybe she should watch where she steps :O 

HEADCANONS:

— wears special glasses that correct the little vision she had – can now see pretty much 20/20 with them on, hates them and sometimes doesn't wear them — when not wearing their glasses usually uses a form of echolocation through little tongue clicks or snaps and wears sunglasses to cover her eyes (has very fun shapes i must say) — autistic special interest is dinosaurs. sleeps to dinosaur jungle asmr. please do not engage unless you want to have your ear talked off. ---  baby loves to cook. always trying new recipes & loves to host dinner parties. she did many a cooking classes as a kid. she also danced for a while, but uses it now more as stress relief than anything else. — always tired. 9/10 if she isn’t replying it’s because she’s sleeping. insane concealer budget — loves film and movies and thinking way too deep into them. her letterboxd goes crazy. that being said, their standards are questionable — big fan of animal crossing. terraforming beast. her sims house goes crazy — she has a black leopard gecko named honey, a black cat named milagro, and an array of fish, including a small leopard catshark named buddy. — collects bugs in amber as well as other small fossils — maximalist and has a bajillion stuffed animals — favorite season is winter — always wearing chunky boots — always cold — wicked sweet tooth — rides a motorcycle (her dad hates it she keeps giving him a heart attack) — never found without her cherry cola flavored vape <3

WANTED CONNECTIONS:

guh. check back l8r.

[the-man-in-the-wind]

I’ve been asked to explain my kit and my workflow by @savage-daughter-of-nikitie.

I use either a Canon 80D, Canon 5D Mk IV or a Sony A7Riv with a sigma MC-11 mount converter. I also have a Canon 300D and a Canon 70D from both of which I have removed the internal infrared filter, so that I can shoot in the Infrared.

I have a number of tripods and LED light panels which I sometimes use, but for most general things I prefer to use natural light with perhaps a small reflector.

Lens-wise, my aviation photography is done using either a Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 OS DG Sports or a Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L MkI.

For other general photography such as landscapes and when I do portraits, (which I don’t post here). I have a range of lenses but my favourites are:

* Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8l USM

* Canon 50mm f/1.8

* Lensbaby Velvet 56mm f/1.6

* Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 (this won’t fit on the Sony / MC-11 combo)

For macro photography I generally use either a Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM macro or, very occasionally, a Canon MP-E 65mm 1-5x Macro with a lot of light and a macro rail.

I occasionally use a Newer variable ND e.g to slow flowing water and I have various intervalometers, and all of the Pluto Trigger and Dripper kit for water droplets or complex triggering.

I also use my phone camera more and more and then achieve effects in Lightroom, Photoshop or Topaz AI

My workflow varies depending upon the type of photography. By way of an example, for the flower studies my workflow is:

1. Photos were taken on a variety of kit, mainly my phone.

2. Import into Lightroom

3. Square crop the flower and rotate to get the best light/symmetry/arrangement.

4. Use Lightroom’s Subject Mask to initially mask the flower and refine using brush addition/subtraction

5. Duplicate and invert the mask to effectively mask the background

6. Set exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites, blacks and saturation to zero. This removes the background allowing the flower to stand alone but gives me the option to recover the background should I wish to later.

7. At this point any issues with masking become very noticeable so I will often refine both flower and background masks once more.

8. Return to the flower mask and set the exposure, contrast, white balance, response curves, saturation and sharpness as required, to make the flower pop.

9. I often apply radial masks to even the exposure or highlight the inner or outer sections at this point.

10. Use the heal tools to remove pollen specs, imperfections or other issues. Lightroom’s content aware AI healing is extremely good these days.

11. I then catalogue, add metadata, and export to a number of private and public storage and distribution services.

I have two projects I want to start as we move into winter, life permitting.

Firstly, I want to try to do some star trails. Near where I live there is a park on an escarpment running east west, with a couple of stone crosses that can be photographed from the south with the Polaris (the North Star, which is the centre or rotation in the night sky) just above the top of one of them.

I also want to play more with my 70D and do some more IR photography. This makes warmer parts of the scene brighter and cooler darker and can lead to some eerie effects. I have a long standing desire to visit a certain chateau in France and photograph it in IR.

This is probably way more than you were asking for and I’m not sure is this is what you wanted to know, but I hope it helps.

[michaelwriston]

Hey Micheal what camera would you reccomend to some one starting out taking photos & what’s your set up?

Hey!

I'm a firm believer in buying an inexpensive DSLR or mirrorless setup with interchangeable lenses. You don't have to break the bank on a starter setup — just focus on buying a camera with a robust selection of first- and third-party lenses.

My usual advice is to start simple and only upgrade gear once you run into a physical or technical limitation that stops you from realizing your vision. For example, if you're not getting the shallow depth of field you want with your current lens and body, then maybe it's time to consider buying a lens with a larger maximum aperture (e.g., f/1.8 or f/1.4).

I started out with a Nikon D50 and a Nikkor 50mm f/1.8. That served me well for nearly five years, before I started running into technical limitations with the sensor that made shooting night photos difficult. That's when I switched to shooting medium format film for a spell, before ultimately settling on a full-frame Canon digital body. All-in-all, that experimentation period took about 17 years (I'm still not done).

That said, shop used for your first camera. Places like KEH or MPB have a great selection of tested and used gear. I personally shop from MPB. Here are a few great beginner full-frame camera bodies. I'll break out lenses later on in this post.

Why full frame? I think you get superior image quality, better depth of field, better image resolution for printing, and phenomenal dynamic range.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III ($714)

Nikon D750 ($774)

Canon 6D Mark II ($884)

Nikon D810 ($819)

Anyone of these are going to get the job done and then some.

The world of lenses is complicated and varied. You'll have “prime purists” that will tell you to eschew zoom lenses and only shoot prime (a lens with no zoom capabilities). You'll have people that say longer telephotos are all you need. The truth is, you'll find your niche the more you shoot. I prefer prime lenses for their simplicity (and the less I have to think about, the better).

I'll break these out by purpose.

Portraiture

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 ($259)

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 ($134)

Nikkor 85mm f/1.8 ($184)

Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 ($78)

Landscapes

Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 IS ($294)

Nikkor AF 24mm f/2.8 ($134)

Multipurpose

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-f/5.6 IS STM ($54)

Nikon AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ($73)

I could go on and on, but this is enough to get you a start in the right direction.

If I were to put together a beginner kit with the above options, I would snatch up the Canon 5D Mark III with the Canon 50mm f/1.8 and the Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 IS. Total cost before taxes and shipping would be $1,142. You would have an incredibly flexible kit that lends itself to portraiture, landscapes, and street work, all for the same price as a new “prosumer” kit with only one lens from Amazon or other big box stores. If you don't know which direction you want to go, or you want to save on cost, there's nothing wrong with swapping out the two primes and grabbing the 18-55mm kit lens for next to nothing. That will at least let you dabble with different focal lengths and see what suits you.

I'm happy to answer any other questions here!

P.S. I shoot with a Canon EOS 6D Mark I and usually have a Sigma 35mm f/1.4 lens mounted on it for street portrait/street landscape work. My other carry-around camera is a Ricoh GR III.

[karingottschalk]

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