Sherry Jose Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Thanks Anshul and Angad I use Canon T1i with 18-55 mm and 55-250 lenses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ei8t Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 D7000>>D5100 600D 4 by Ei8t, on Flickr 3 by Ei8t, on Flickr 2 by Ei8t, on Flickr 1 by Ei8t, on Flickr @Sackboy: Nikon 35mm 1.8 is not a macro lens. The 45mm and 60mm 2.8 G are macro. You can even consider the Tamron 90mm 2.8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Bird Bird Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 But all in all nikon lenses are of better quality and nikon has better battery life .. you cant go wrong with either but D5100 is more VFM as it shares the sensor with its older sibling D7000 which is really good .. Get that for 35k and try getting 55-300mm(320$ or Rs. 18500 ) or 70-300mm ( much better and 500$ and Rs. 35000 ) if zoom is your thing but if you want crazy macros go for 35mm AF-S lens ( its only 200$) or if you auto focus doesnt matter that much 50mm AF (100$) Was thinking more on what Anshul said, i.e. 18-105 lens (will give a wide angle shot and some zoom as well). Then spend the rest on a macro lens. D7000>>D5100 600D @Sackboy: Nikon 35mm 1.8 is not a macro lens. The 45mm and 60mm 2.8 G are macro. You can even consider the Tamron 90mm 2.8 Nice pics. But D7k is a lot costlier than D5.1k. Any inputs on the macro lens prices ? Also any ideas where to get the cams from ? Zoomin/FK etc ? Both of the sites don't have much to offer apart from standard 18-55 kit lens. Does it make any sense in buying the camera from the grey market (considering I might end up saving 9-10k) ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchizoidFreud Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Is that the Dodge Challenger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry Jose Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Was thinking more on what Anshul said, i.e. 18-105 lens (will give a wide angle shot and some zoom as well). Then spend the rest on a macro lens. Nice pics. But D7k is a lot costlier than D5.1k. Any inputs on the macro lens prices ? Also any ideas where to get the cams from ? Zoomin/FK etc ? Both of the sites don't have much to offer apart from standard 18-55 kit lens. Does it make any sense in buying the camera from the grey market (considering I might end up saving 9-10k) ? Buying a camera from Grey market is a no no for me unless he takes up the service at his own expense, because these gears are meant to be handled rough and you always end up taking it to a service station every other trip. About the lenses, if you are starting photography now, i honestly suggest you to go with the 18-55 kit lens and a zoom lens like 55-250 or 55-300 which is relatively cheap considering other lens prices. These lenses are also remarkable lenses and still after 1 year and some 2000 photos, you feel that you can do better with a prime lens or a macro, i would then suggest you to think about other lenses. If you are a starter, buy a nice gear and some basic lenses and learn the tips and tricks of photography, then settle down for a professional lens by which you would have learned to maintain a lens Just my thoughts on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Bird Bird Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 ^^ Thanks for the input bro. Used a D3100 today again with a 50mm prime lens and even though images look super clean on the LCD, you can see blurries when viewing them on a laptop screen. So yeah, need to study more into it. Also, one of my prime uses will be macro photography, so :| Nearly decided on D5100 but the lens prices are bloody atrocious when compared to Canon ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sackboy Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 D3100 shows blurrieness o.O bro that has to be a fault of the pictures, it might be one of the cheapest DSLRs but there is no blurriness even in that. You only see the difference at very high zoom. Unless you were using high IDO settings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry Jose Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Like Sacky said, do check the picture itself by full zoom in your camera. Often we see just the zoom off image and think that the picture might be sharp, but on full zoom in your camera screen will show you if it is a sharp pic or not. Placing in the PC and checking comes next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ei8t Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 (edited) Is that the Dodge Challenger? 1:18 1969 Ford Mustang ^^ Thanks for the input bro. Used a D3100 today again with a 50mm prime lens and even though images look super clean on the LCD, you can see blurries when viewing them on a laptop screen. So yeah, need to study more into it. Also, one of my prime uses will be macro photography, so :| Nearly decided on D5100 but the lens prices are bloody atrocious when compared to Canon ! Get the D5100 with your eyes closed D5100 vs D3100 Did you manually focus with the 50mm ? What settings did you use?? Since it's a prime lens, you get more light so the DOF is pretty shallow. I use the liveview function for manual focus(love my 50mm) Images are pretty sharp For macro lens, you can also consider the Nikon 105mm f/2.8 Budget? Edited March 28, 2012 by Ei8t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sackboy Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 The 50mm prime is manual focus only, its an A-F lens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javs Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 guys whats the best price & reliable place to buy the nikon d5100 w/18-55 lens kit in mumbai? i am also open to online options but not sure if they are reliable enough whats the price we are looking at right now in the market? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Anshul Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 (edited) Great photos sackboy ! Self Portrait by www.anshulmanaktala.com, on Flickr Self Portrait Edited April 7, 2012 by Anshul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sackboy Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 You took someones help on taking that pic I hope it would he really diffibult for one person alone to take it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anshul Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 (edited) I put the camera on a tripod and set the timer for 10 seconds. Edited April 7, 2012 by Anshul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Bird Bird Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 Nice self portrait Anshul ! Was playing with friend's D3000 (at the worst possible time of the day :| ): _DSC9713 by alekhkhanna, on Flickr _DSC9714 by alekhkhanna, on Flickr _DSC9716 by alekhkhanna, on Flickr _DSC9722 by alekhkhanna, on Flickr _DSC9727 by alekhkhanna, on Flickr _DSC9728 by alekhkhanna, on Flickr _DSC9734 by alekhkhanna, on Flickr _DSC9740 by alekhkhanna, on Flickr _DSC9724 by alekhkhanna, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sackboy Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 I put the camera on a tripod and set the timer for 10 seconds. I said that because positioning yourself would be difficult Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javs Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 (edited) just got my d5100 just trying a few things, open to some feedback how i can get better [/url] https://lh6.googleus...YE/w402/037.JPG https://lh4.googleus...c/s1276/053.JPG https://lh5.googleus...Y/s1276/057.JPG Edited April 8, 2012 by Javs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somebody Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 ^^ I love the img_037... Cute kid. Img_053 looks good to me and I think it'd look great if you edit it in photoshop or something. Btw, I'm a noob too so those were just imho Vault Boy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sackboy Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 All taken with my D3100 stock 18-55 mm lens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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