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Damn Serg! So awesome shots mate, very impressive!!

Ok, I have some good news! Went to buy a 17-85mm lens, and walked out with the lens, a polarising filter, flash gun, and new battery for the low, low price of $850! I've spent more of my camera then I have on my car :)

Grabbed these yesterday:

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I must say i'm not a fan of HDR photos of cars. They just bring out way too much detail and ruins it for me, but that's just my personal opinion. If it's done nicely and not over-done it's ok, but most just pull too much detail out of the reflections in the paint. But i like the composition :)

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I do agree about hdr being over done, sometimes. However I think it has a place in certain conditions where it's otherwise impossible to get a shot at all. Most of the shots I put up were shot directly in to the sun and were impossible to do any other way

BNR - Thats fair enough. I understand that shooting conditions may of been harsh, but you could bracket into a non HDR over the top effect if you know what i mean? It just seems like everyone uses HDR in the wrong way.

You can always move your feet or shoot at a different time, but sometimes, this doesn't permit and you get what you can get :)

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Testing out ISO 5000 on the 7D. Still retains detail remarkably well. Thoroughly impressed. Sh!ts all over my old 50D and the AF is pure pr0n.

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Meh, its a Nikon :) Hahaha.

Go Canon! Although i'm outnumbered on this forum.

We compared them both, his 70-200 2.8 VRII and my 70-200 2.8 IS and they were remarkably similar. But the hood design on the Nikon is SO STUPID!

Thanks ZenNon! I like how that one came out too, wallpapering it at both work and home at the moment :)

Nikon superior, Canon Inferior!!!! Nah, just kidding, I don't actually have a preference, they both a great job and at the end of the day the quality comes down to what got spent more than what you spent it on. If there wasn't the competition we'd either have much crappier gear, more expensive gear, or both.

mmmm nutrigrain :D

w00t!! I just don't like the feel of Nikon or the operations of it and the menus.

I don't have anything against them, but for my needs and how i feel about it, Canon reigns supreme in my world.

I've had a Canon 350D/400D/450D/40D/50D and now a 7D and i don't think i'll be changing anytime soon if ever because i've invested way too much in glass. Sitting at $10K investments plus lighting gear etc... It all adds up to a hefty sum.

CANON POWAH!!

I know Matt, Zennon and a few others shoot Nikon, maybe they can discuss why they chose Nikon?

P.S. Sidd shoots Canon as well. And Sl!m i think.

I spent a long time looking at both, I had people tell me the pro's and con's of both, in the end it came down to which felt more natural and comfortable, and which had menu's that were quicker to go through and easier to use. I love how the nikon sits, and how i can change all my settings with one hand while still ready to shot, (massive fan of the thumb+index wheels), the nikon's a bit bigger and feels nicer to hold too. the menus are easier to flow through aswell, plus i can create my own menu's and assign buttons if/when i need to. that's pretty much how i came to my decission.

Oh... and i have a lot of nikon glass at work i can borrow from time to time. which is handy :)

hhmmmm thats fair enough.

Although i do disagree on the menu options, but then again, i haven't actually sat down and had a play through the menu for a long time. And i was using a D40 so that probably didn't help with features haha.

It's the same with Canon though. You can assign buttons to what you want them to do e.g. my AF & Metering start is the AF-ON button because i don't like half pressing the shutter. I like to know its locked.

I just find Canons big scroll wheel and shutter wheel and quick navigations menu to be a lot easier to function.

I guess one day i will get a look at a D3 or D700 or something in the pro range and have a browse through. I'll stick with Canon though either way :)

I think once you've bought as much glass as you, you're locked in. Which isn't a bad thing. I don't think either is a bad option. unless there was a massive change, and i mean massive, why would you throw away your familiarity and experience AND GLASS!!!!???? You probably wouldn't.

I got Canon cos a few people here shot with them and I was told the 1000D was a good decent budget camera.

Would love to upgrade to something a bit better in a year or two, something with a wheel. Makes everything a lot easier, the more I play with other cameras the more I want to upgrade!

I'm another Canon user, and have a 450D.

I'm undecided as to whether to get some more (and better quality) glass or invest in another body. I've had a few occasions where I've needed a certain lens mounted on the body ready to go, and by the time you swap lenses over, that "moment" is gone, unfortunately. So, the decision has to be made: get myself a 550D (body only), or a faster wide zoom. I was thinking of the 15-85mm Canon lens, but the aperture range is the same as the kit lens, so is it worth it?

If you shoot weddings with only one body, you'll be regretting that one day when your 450D gives up on you either with an error message or just shuts itself off.

Main priority for wedding photographers is 2 bodies, both with different lenses.

If you can afford it, look at a fast prime like a 50 1.2/35 1.4, otherwise a Canon 50/1.4 and a Sigma 30 1.4. Great for those wide shots in churches/receptions etc... You can get a 17-40L for around $1000, or save up for a 70-200 2.8IS MKI or MKII.

But judging by your reply about lenses, your on a much cheaper budget than that, so i think you should look into the 17-55 2.8 IS, its around $1400 now i think and this will pee all over the 15-85 or the 17-85 optically.

If you give me a budget i'm sure we can all work something out for you. Look for something with a constant aperture that doesnt change through the focal length range.

Obviously the ultimate kit is two 5DII's and 24-70 and a 70-200 which is all you would need. But not everyone is as rich or as sponsored as pro's and unless you plan on taking it full time (unless you already are, i dont recommend this option lol).

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