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    • Clint_DC
      Clint_D
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      Does anyone have experience with a Sony DSC-RX100?  I'd like to get into photography and it seems to have a lot of good features for an amateur photographer and I like that it's compact enough that I would actually carry it regularly.  Any input or recommendations would be appreciated!

      ATX IH Hoarder

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      • GraemeG
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        Not a stills camera, but this is what I want for Christmas.

        http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicproductioncamera4k/

        It's a 4K camera for $4K. They write onto SSDs, use standard connections, and all the smarts are in the software. I can see exactly where they're coming from in the design, and it makes sense to me as an IT nerd.

        They've also announced a pocket camera, which has a 2.5K resolution for $999. It takes Micro 4/3 lenses, but could be easily adapted for Leica glass.

        http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicpocketcinemacamera/

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          May have found some money in my company's books to enable a Canon 6D, 24-70 USM II L 😮 😉 🙂

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          • urbanwoodsmanU
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            @Snowy:

            May have found some money in my company's books to enable a Canon 6D, 24-70 USM II L 😮 😉 🙂

            Just got a 6D. Love it so far.

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              twin
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              IT is spring time.

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              • LuciferL
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                Nice twin!

                Some shots lately:

                Seize the day and don't you cry.

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                  @urbanwoodsman:

                  @Snowy:

                  May have found some money in my company's books to enable a Canon 6D, 24-70 USM II L 😮 😉 🙂

                  Just got a 6D. Love it so far.

                  Awesome!

                  Lucifer, feeling the second one, a lot.

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                  • supersalamiS
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                    hi guys, i find it very hard to find information online about this, or maybe i'm just not looking hard enough.. everyone's either trying to sell me something or blatantly lying to me… so well my question is,

                    What's the difference between a macro lens and a normal one?

                    I know for sure a macro lens can focus nearer objects, but what I want to know about is if it will fare the same as normal lenses? Like auto focus timing and all, I have a 100mm macro lens and it's so slow.. takes forever for me to focus on anything. I need a lens with a close focal distance and will fare well in day to day event documenting! I'm not sure what to get though.. Any suggestions guys? (I'm using a Canon body & open to 3rd party lenses)

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                    • LuciferL
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                      Auto focus will often be a bit slower to focus than ordinary lenses. Some macro lenses have a focus limiter though, so I would recommend that! A few of sigma's macros are quite nice, the 150/2.8 for instance.

                      Some shots:

                      Seize the day and don't you cry.

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                      • J
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                        many modern "normal" lenses can focus plenty close enough for most of our needs, and a macro lens is bound to have some trade off, be it higher cost, larger physical size, longer focus throw, slower AF, etc. so if you don't have a strong need for the macro performance I'd ignore them. Just my thoughts

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                        • Megatron1505M
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                          Entry level DSLR, which one….

                          Nikon D3000

                          or

                          Cannon EOS 400D

                          Help?

                          Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                          • toddjcoleyT
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                            I am a Nikon man. Only cause my dad is and all Nikon lenses fit Nikon bodies. Not sure about cannon. Have a look at a Nikon d90. An older model to the d7000 i think. So you should find a good price and has a lot better features the the d3000 you are looking at. There is a pro shop in London that I got a second hand lense from that might have a good deal. I will look for there info if you want?

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                            • GilesG
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                              @Megatron1505:

                              Entry level DSLR, which one….

                              Nikon D3000

                              or

                              Cannon EOS 400D

                              Help?

                              Ask Tommy, it's presumably he who will be using it most…...

                              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                              • Megatron1505M
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                                Thanks Todd  🙂

                                Bollocks Giles  😉

                                Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                • derivative666D
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                                  you cant go wrong with either system Gav.  Personally, I feel Nikon makes a superior body but, Canon makes better glass.

                                  "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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                                    I've had both systems, it's about the photographer as much as anything else :P. I feel like I get better photos out of my Canon setup but then again I dropped more money on the glass, so expect as much.

                                    (The 6D + 24-70mm f2.8 L USM II is mind blowing)

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                                    • Megatron1505M
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                                      I will take my conflicted thoughts to Tokyo and search the second hand dealers of Akihabara for a bargain.

                                      Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                      • Finn666F
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                                        i´m a Nikon guy…

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                                        • Megatron1505M
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                                          Still conflicted…....

                                          Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                          • GilesG
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                                            ^
                                            "All decisions are easy.  If the difference between A and B is vast then the decision is obvious, if the difference between A and B is small, it makes fuck all difference which one you choose"  - Eddie Kalfayan - My first boss

                                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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