gdizzle Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 i thought the bubbles were lens flare Yeah, the blown out background doesn't help them.. It was taken at 5pm just a few feet from the Potomac River, so at wide open, the river became a huge reflector and just went white in the full sun. Not much you can do about that, but the most important part, the child, is properly exposed. I probably could have changed my EV setting and pulled a little detail in, but I didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaitz Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 I use lensrentals.com. Their customer service is AWESOME. Yeah figured that. Their prices are very good. Just found this place that also has great prices: http://www.lensprotogo.com/Nikon_Lens_Lookup.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdizzle Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 Yeah figured that. Their prices are very good. Just found this place that also has great prices: http://www.lensprotogo.com/Nikon_Lens_Lookup.php I'd stick to Lensrental honestly, they really are that great. I've left filters on rented lenses several times and they always call me to verify it's mine then pay for the overnight shipping back to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaitz Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 I'd stick to Lensrental honestly, they really are that great. I've left filters on rented lenses several times and they always call me to verify it's mine then pay for the overnight shipping back to me. Yeah their prices are better than my local place. Here is a huge review of a few online places if anyone is interested: http://www.ronmartblog.com/2009/11/lens-rental-review-series-conclusion-7.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serge Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 I'd stick to Lensrental honestly, they really are that great. I've left filters on rented lenses several times and they always call me to verify it's mine then pay for the overnight shipping back to me. You should try BorrowLenses.com. They are local, so I have used them before, but their prices are exceptional. Service is really good, too. http://www.borrowlenses.com/category/nikon_telephoto You get a 10 day rental for slightly less than a 7 day rental at Lensrental (for some things). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdizzle Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 You should try BorrowLenses.com. They are local, so I have used them before, but their prices are exceptional. Service is really good, too. http://www.borrowlen...nikon_telephoto You get a 10 day rental for slightly less than a 7 day rental at Lensrental (for some things). I really have had 0 issues w/ Lensrental, so I have no reason to look elsewhere. I'm a firm believer in supporting good businesses, plus, they're a days shipping from me which helps. My 105 F2DC lens from them was supposed to arrive today, but UPS lost the package, so they refunded my money on the spot. Had another commercial gig tonight, model shoot for an ad campaign on the seamless white. The ripple in the shadow is from the overlap of the tile board, I really should crop it out.. Time to buy another roll of seamless, notice the texture in the background.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaitz Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 (edited) Looks good, nice soft lighting. Bummer about the 105. Are they sending another? Edited July 21, 2010 by Zaitz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdizzle Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 Looks good, nice soft lighting. Bummer about the 105. Are they sending another? No, the gig was yesterday. The lighting was a White Lightning X3200 w/ a large PCB octobox mounted to it on the subject and camera right, the background was lit with 2 flagged AB800's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 (edited) (The bad thing of that they drink to forget, it is that they never forget to drink) http://a.imageshack.us/img267/9863/dscf6415.jpg http://a.imageshack.us/img267/9974/p1010488c.jpg (murder evidence...) Edited July 23, 2010 by gdizzle Please resise your photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanky Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 Waiting on this>>> My link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nari Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Hi! Updates Finally replaced the crappy kit lens on my d40 with a 18-105 Vr. It isn't pro stuff but for that price (~$270) this lens is pretty awesome. Vr works like charm, I love it. One thing I noticed with the new lens: noise is non-existent @ iso400 and can barley seen @ 800 even in not so well lit places. With the kit lens the max I used in darker places was 400 and there was plenty of noise I didn't know that the front lens size affects noise levels this much.. 52mm compared to 67mm is a differnce! I wish the 55-200 Vr would share the same specs.. I'll be shooting at the King Of Europe Drift series from wendsday till saturday. I'm a bit worried bc of the short focal distance but the track is going to be a small.. We'll see. And I became a photographer of a online magazine carsandgirls.hu if You are interested but it is all hungarian, sorry. Peter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaitz Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 (edited) lol, what the heck kind of get-together is that? Pompey? Hi! Updates Finally replaced the crappy kit lens on my d40 with a 18-105 Vr. It isn't pro stuff but for that price (~$270) this lens is pretty awesome. Vr works like charm, I love it. One thing I noticed with the new lens: noise is non-existent @ iso400 and can barley seen @ 800 even in not so well lit places. With the kit lens the max I used in darker places was 400 and there was plenty of noise I didn't know that the front lens size affects noise levels this much.. 52mm compared to 67mm is a differnce! I wish the 55-200 Vr would share the same specs.. I'll be shooting at the King Of Europe Drift series from wendsday till saturday. I'm a bit worried bc of the short focal distance but the track is going to be a small.. We'll see. And I became a photographer of a online magazine carsandgirls.hu if You are interested but it is all hungarian, sorry. Peter Nice upgrade! Post up some shots. Edited July 27, 2010 by Zaitz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdizzle Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 lol, what the heck kind of get-together is that? Pompey? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Portsmouth_Football_Club_Westwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruecatinat Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Hi! Updates Finally replaced the crappy kit lens on my d40 with a 18-105 Vr. It isn't pro stuff but for that price (~$270) this lens is pretty awesome. Vr works like charm, I love it. One thing I noticed with the new lens: noise is non-existent @ iso400 and can barley seen @ 800 even in not so well lit places. With the kit lens the max I used in darker places was 400 and there was plenty of noise I didn't know that the front lens size affects noise levels this much.. 52mm compared to 67mm is a differnce! I wish the 55-200 Vr would share the same specs.. I'll be shooting at the King Of Europe Drift series from wendsday till saturday. I'm a bit worried bc of the short focal distance but the track is going to be a small.. We'll see. And I became a photographer of a online magazine carsandgirls.hu if You are interested but it is all hungarian, sorry. Peter I love the 18-105, picked one up for my D70 earlier this spring. $270 American or Euro? I paid around $350 Canadian for mine new in packaging but Canada is known to pay more for stuff . Congrats on the purchase and the ezine job, enjoy the lens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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