I don't think we have a thread on this yet. I thought it would be fun to share what cameras and lenses we use as well as post processing software.
Maybe start another one on video. I know I need help on this new digital software stuff. I did video productions for years but it was all analog big stuff.
I pulled this over here when it came up on our Attica Badlands thread and thought it would be fun to share maybe the best shots you have of your vehicle that stand out and/or even just posts on interesting photographs you have made or places you have gone not specifically Hummer shots but of course we all like those too! I know we have plenty of threads with pictures I was thinking more on HOW you took them and any ideas that work.
Here goes, of course it's all subject to opinon and there are other good choices.
When I retired I had worked up to a Nikon F4 35mm film camera and it was hard to convince me this new digital stuff would work! haha That was in 98. I spent "years" in darkrooms, uh photo labs. I tried the D70 when it came out, but it was not there yet. Then I had a D200 but mine seemed to lack contrast I wanted but it was good and I was able to post process if necessary. I still carry that for a spare, Hunner theory. I tried a D300 and it seems to have what I want and plenty of options. I of course can still use any of my 40 years of Nikon lenses, but these new ones for DX with VR and decent auto focus are really nice.
I have always carried lots of equipment so to me it's just part of the process. I used to shoot larger format 6x7 and 645 so these DX cameras are sporty to me.
When I started favoring the digital format more and more I saw the light and they really ramped up the technology.
I played with a 10.5 and it was fun but hard to get good horizon level shots that did not have the fisheye effect.
Replaced that with a 12-24 that is not distorted unless you force it to up close.
My 17-55 2.8 is my studio lens but I found that a 16-85 with VR is a sweet overlooked lens. I use that for most offroad work of vehicles and it stays on the camera. Easier to carry also.
I pack a 80-400 VR for reaching out there but it takes some practice because it is a bit slow to focus. I got that before they brought out the 70-200 which is really fast focus and good color saturation. I set up different profiles in camera for each lens as I found that they all have their differences. That is a neat feature of digital. I have built up a selection of the higher quality lenses as I still supplement my income with photography. Nikon used to only have high end stuff but I can see now they are shooting for consumer price point and have a line of lenses that have plastic mounts and a bit less quality glass. My stuff gets used a lot in all kinds of conditions and I'm a lens "hore" so I need tough stuff to change around and survive the elements and me.
Looking for the next place to go....................
Like I said, we might should start a photo thread and share camera info. Might just copy this to that.
The 80-400 also makes a good telescope on those night runs to places that are really dark.
Wide angles are good for lots of depth of field for scenery.
OK I gotta stick in my most treasured H3 shot, that has been around awhile. I shot this while a friend drove my H3. Long lens zooming to keep it framed as he approached and without having to roll focus with auto-focus now accurate. This shows how long lenses, meaning in mm magnification, compress the foreground and background giving to some, what appears to have movement in a frame.
Maybe start another one on video. I know I need help on this new digital software stuff. I did video productions for years but it was all analog big stuff.
I pulled this over here when it came up on our Attica Badlands thread and thought it would be fun to share maybe the best shots you have of your vehicle that stand out and/or even just posts on interesting photographs you have made or places you have gone not specifically Hummer shots but of course we all like those too! I know we have plenty of threads with pictures I was thinking more on HOW you took them and any ideas that work.
Here goes, of course it's all subject to opinon and there are other good choices.
When I retired I had worked up to a Nikon F4 35mm film camera and it was hard to convince me this new digital stuff would work! haha That was in 98. I spent "years" in darkrooms, uh photo labs. I tried the D70 when it came out, but it was not there yet. Then I had a D200 but mine seemed to lack contrast I wanted but it was good and I was able to post process if necessary. I still carry that for a spare, Hunner theory. I tried a D300 and it seems to have what I want and plenty of options. I of course can still use any of my 40 years of Nikon lenses, but these new ones for DX with VR and decent auto focus are really nice.
I have always carried lots of equipment so to me it's just part of the process. I used to shoot larger format 6x7 and 645 so these DX cameras are sporty to me.
When I started favoring the digital format more and more I saw the light and they really ramped up the technology.
I played with a 10.5 and it was fun but hard to get good horizon level shots that did not have the fisheye effect.
Replaced that with a 12-24 that is not distorted unless you force it to up close.
My 17-55 2.8 is my studio lens but I found that a 16-85 with VR is a sweet overlooked lens. I use that for most offroad work of vehicles and it stays on the camera. Easier to carry also.
I pack a 80-400 VR for reaching out there but it takes some practice because it is a bit slow to focus. I got that before they brought out the 70-200 which is really fast focus and good color saturation. I set up different profiles in camera for each lens as I found that they all have their differences. That is a neat feature of digital. I have built up a selection of the higher quality lenses as I still supplement my income with photography. Nikon used to only have high end stuff but I can see now they are shooting for consumer price point and have a line of lenses that have plastic mounts and a bit less quality glass. My stuff gets used a lot in all kinds of conditions and I'm a lens "hore" so I need tough stuff to change around and survive the elements and me.
Looking for the next place to go....................
Like I said, we might should start a photo thread and share camera info. Might just copy this to that.
The 80-400 also makes a good telescope on those night runs to places that are really dark.
Wide angles are good for lots of depth of field for scenery.
OK I gotta stick in my most treasured H3 shot, that has been around awhile. I shot this while a friend drove my H3. Long lens zooming to keep it framed as he approached and without having to roll focus with auto-focus now accurate. This shows how long lenses, meaning in mm magnification, compress the foreground and background giving to some, what appears to have movement in a frame.
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