General Photography

bwana said:
Not too fond of continuous lighting for portraits - the subject invariably ends up with pinprick eyes.
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Unfortunately I don't have much experience with portraits using anything other than natural or available light. Always learning. Mostly by trial and error.

I have read a lot about continuous light and eye reflections being a problem. However it is the best option I will have for now. Was thinking about bouncing the light off reflectors to negate the harshness on the eyes. Will of course be a learning curve and that is the fun part.

Still saving up and waiting for the return of Makro ebucks vouchers so that I can get a decent speed light to add to the arsenal.

Of course the LED light is mainly for my food and still photography. I really want to try some low key photography at a stage as well. And the variable LED lighting will be perfect for that.
 
APoc184 said:
Still saving up and waiting for the return of Makro ebucks vouchers so that I can get a decent speed light to add to the arsenal. .
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If you don't need TTL I can highly recommend a few of the Yongnuo models. Cheap as well.
 
APoc184 said:
Of course the LED light is mainly for my food and still photography. I really want to try some low key photography at a stage as well. And the variable LED lighting will be perfect for that.
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Whatever you use it for it's an impressive bit of DIY, so is the infinity curve :)

Make sure you shoot a WB frame to remove that blue cast coming from the LED - it might be a little more out than you think.

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Randhir said:
If you don't need TTL I can highly recommend a few of the Yongnuo models. Cheap as well.
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Thanks R. But I would prefer the first one to be a decent TTL flash that I can use for everything. Also to make it easier for when the wife uses the camera. Will certainly look at other cheaper options for secondary flashes when I build up the knowledge and confidence.

bwana said:
Whatever you use it for it's an impressive bit of DIY, so is the infinity curve :)

Make sure you shoot a WB frame to remove that blue cast coming from the LED - it might be a little more out than you think.
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Thanks.

Will certainly do that. I'm busy setting up a little dedicated corner of our second lounge for my photos. Wife has given me "the look" a few times now because I have stuff all over the house. :p
 
APoc184 said:
Will certainly do that. I'm busy setting up a little dedicated corner of our second lounge for my photos. Wife has given me "the look" a few times now because I have stuff all over the house. :p
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Oh, I'm used to that look. Got it the other day after I purloined the clothes rack :D

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Randhir said:
If you don't need TTL I can highly recommend a few of the Yongnuo models. Cheap as well.
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Yongnuo flashes are incredible value, get 2 of the versions with a built-in wireless trigger for R900 each and a master remote controller(control flash zoom and power from the camera hotshoe) for R600, check eBay. Unbeatable!
 
APoc184 said:
So today I also got around to building myself a new infinity curve. Other one made from plywood was pretty crap to be honest.

This time used plexiglass and a properly constructed wooden frame.

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Oh, cool, a mini half pipe. Is that for the kids?

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Tried something a little different for the last day of the test yesterday.

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You may have noticed a tripod above - not a big fan of them in general but since I got it for Christmas I might as well go ahead and recommend it.

It's a Pro-J Jenova Carbon Fiber Tripod 35853BL. Weighing in at 1.8kg it's pretty light and folds down into a compact, easy to pack, size. It also converts into a convenient monopod which I'll probably use more than in it's tripod form. The ball head has an adjustable horizontal panning action that will probably be useful for video.

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So without starting a seperate thread about it, any suggestions on a decent travel camera?

Generally neither my wife nor I are photography buffs so it would have to be something that simply works, is portable and doesn't require a mountain of lenses.

Googling around there's lot of suggestions for a superzoom like a lumix FZ1000 or even mirrorless like the X-T10.
 
Bridge. One of those Canon/Nikon 40x optical zoom will do just fine. Can't check specific models now because I'm on mobile...
 
Arzy said:
So without starting a seperate thread about it, any suggestions on a decent travel camera?

Generally neither my wife nor I are photography buffs so it would have to be something that simply works, is portable and doesn't require a mountain of lenses.

Googling around there's lot of suggestions for a superzoom like a lumix FZ1000 or even mirrorless like the X-T10.
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If you want amazing professional looking jpeg quality straight out the camera it's hard to beat Fujifilm and the Xt10 is really nice, not to hard to use especially seeing it had an auto mode. Probably be some deals available seeing its now discontinued.
 
bwana said:
You may have noticed a tripod above - not a big fan of them in general but since I got it for Christmas I might as well go ahead and recommend it.

It's a Pro-J Jenova Carbon Fiber Tripod 35853BL. Weighing in at 1.8kg it's pretty light and folds down into a compact, easy to pack, size. It also converts into a convenient monopod which I'll probably use more than in it's tripod form. The ball head has an adjustable horizontal panning action that will probably be useful for video.

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What a nice little tripod, perfect for mounting my rifle rest on for bench shooting. Have to check if it can carry a load of at least 4kg...
 
Arzy said:
So without starting a seperate thread about it, any suggestions on a decent travel camera?

Generally neither my wife nor I are photography buffs so it would have to be something that simply works, is portable and doesn't require a mountain of lenses.

Googling around there's lot of suggestions for a superzoom like a lumix FZ1000 or even mirrorless like the X-T10.
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Budget?

Canon G3x has great zoom and 1" sensor which means way better photos you're going to get with a regular bridge. It was about R13k last time I checked so getting pricey.

If you want a smaller camera there's always the Panasonic TZ-70 (TZ-80 is newer but 70 performs better in lower light). That's about R5k

Don't buy into the megapixel madness for these cameras.
 
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