*OFFICIAL* general photography conversation thread

[TL]

im a nikon user but i'm done with buying lens for this year...saving money for the new line of FX bodies

[Chewy734]

Dave, you need to buy this (assuming you have an iPhone) and attach it to your beastly 500 f/4

iPhone dSLR mount

[rodi]

omg i'm so getting that.

[Chewy734]

[The1]

something seems insane about that.....

[rodi]

yeah, i was kidding. the whole point of "the camera that's always with you" is because it fits in your pocket. :\


and then there's the whole lack of manual exposure and loss of light thing.

[Chewy734]

It looks kinda like a telescope with a CCD imager attached to it.

[The1]

Originally Posted by rodi

yeah, i was kidding. the whole point of "the camera that's always with you" is because it fits in your pocket. :\


and then there's the whole lack of manual exposure and loss of light thing.

good for funny factor and party tricks, but 300$ could be used better on memory cards and such

[The1]

sadly because it's something that attaches to an ipod, people will buy it.

[M_Six]

Geez, $250 to use your $1000 lens to produce crappy pictures. Right.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Chewy734

Dave, you need to buy this (assuming you have an iPhone) and attach it to your beastly 500 f/4

iPhone dSLR mount

Oh great, $250 for an uncontrollable aperture and two-stops underexposed; otherwise, it looks like a heck of a deal.

Rodi, please post some results after you give it a test run.

(I'll upgrade my iPhone in the fall, but right now I'm dealing with the original 3G version. I DO plan to make more use of my iPhone as a camera after I upgrade. I've seen some amazing stuff.

Dave

[rodi]

wide-angle shot of an angry lion. don't get eaten. http://500px.com/photo/1053641

[The1]

Originally Posted by rodi

wide-angle shot of an angry lion. don't get eaten. http://500px.com/photo/1053641

"meow"......

[Chewy734]

I would've crapped my pants if I took that photo... even with a 500mm lens.

[The1]

Originally Posted by Chewy734

I would've crapped my pants if I took that photo... even with a 500mm lens.

haha, think i crapped my pants thinking of myself in the photographers shoes.....

excuse me while i go to the washroom and check on things.......

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by The1

haha, think i crapped my pants thinking of myself in the photographers shoes.....

excuse me while i go to the washroom and check on things.......

Actually that guy is amazing. He uses wide angle lenses and remote control to get those fantastic perspectives.

[rodi]

i can't figure out what this camera is. anyone?
http://500px.com/photo/796912?page=1

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by dcstep

Actually that guy is amazing. He uses wide angle lenses and remote control to get those fantastic perspectives.

The key word here being "remote."

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by rodi

i can't figure out what this camera is. anyone?
http://500px.com/photo/796912?page=1

I can't tell if this is a brand name or if it just says color.

[The1]

i think that's a white balance control judging by the images around the word "color"

[rodi]

looks like color. i tried finding other cameras with similar markings, dials and shutter release placement.
it appears to be an old 35mm SLR with a removable pentaprism, but that lens mount is a bit far from the film plane. (and not a small form-factor 120). closest match I cam to was a pentacon brand.

[The1]

Originally Posted by rodi

looks like color. i tried finding other cameras with similar markings, dials and shutter release placement.
it appears to be an old 35mm SLR with a removable pentaprism, but that lens mount is a bit far from the film plane. (and not a small form-factor 120). closest match I cam to was a pentacon brand.

not a medium format with removable pentaprism?