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do you have a polarizer? with a digital you'd want a circular polarizer (filter.) i like hoya filters, personally. if your lenses are different diameters at the end or if you change lenses quickly (w/o time to change filters back and forth) you may need one for each.
a UV filter is a *need* for each lens, as well. you can stack filters, a UV plus a circular polarizer is the minimum i'd suggest.
you can get a *good* circular polarizer for about $22, but you can spend up to $100 if you want pro quality (again, hoya is the brand i learned to trust.)
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Originally Posted by juliebelle
tracey why don't you often use your speedlight?
because i honestly know very little about it. that's the honest answer. i was never trained in flash photography so i'm teaching myself. i have had one before with another camera (SLR) i used to have but it didn't have half the capacity or mode adjustments as this one and i'm just slowly getting my training wheels going.
ask your mom...i used it tonight and had to take like 15 shots of her because the lighting was off. of course it was better WITH it than w/o but it still was rough. i am not confident with it like i am without it, yet i realize that there are situations that would benefit from my having it so i'm learning it. that's why i bought it but it intimidates me, honestly.
so...mostly because i'm still learning it. i would *never* use it on a shoot i've been paid for because i'm not confident with it.
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Also, a good, FAST prime lens...I believe the Nikon 50mm F/1.8 is around $125.
the nikkor 50mm F/1.8 is designed for their film SLRs so it shoots differently (just slightly but it matters to some) on their dSLRs. the d version is a 50mm F/1.4 and is around $385-399.
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no, i was wrong. sorry. the place i had been had the non-D version of the 50mm F1.8 AF nikkor, they instructed me incorrectly (as i found looking online)...i've since located the 50mm F1.8 D AF nikkor for around $120-130.
and from what i read, they are made the same way (craftsmanship)...and there are negligible differences in photo quality btw the two (F1.8 to F1.4) so it really makes more sense to spend less and get the F1.8...
no, i was wrong. sorry. the place i had been had the non-D version of the 50mm F1.8 AF nikkor, they instructed me incorrectly (as i found looking online)...i've since located the 50mm F1.8 D AF nikkor for around $120-130.
and from what i read, they are made the same way (craftsmanship)...and there are negligible differences in photo quality btw the two (F1.8 to F1.4) so it really makes more sense to spend less and get the F1.8...
doh.
where did you find it for that price...the friend i'm doula'ing for in jan want to buy me a gift...
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it says it is not available in stores but the North Point store in Alpharetta carries it. they have a high-end digital imaging department with a lot of really nice stuff. it is the only store in the company with such a department, nationwide.
that said, i saw it on ebay (new from a seller with great fb) for $120ish.
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what were you saying here?
she's referring to the blurring that occurs when you have a fast lens (like the F1.8) with a wide aperture at a short focal point, such as you would find to be the case with the F1.8 50mm lens we're discussing. the subject would be crisp and clear yet the background faded and blurry.
think about the "child" mode on your camera. know how it focuses nicely on the child and blurs the rest? like that only moreso. bokeh is the blur.
ETA that when reading about bokeh (google it for more info...wiki is odd in that anyone can post on it) and seeing certain mm lenses, it's important to note whether they are referring to a digital or film SLR format. the effects they produce differ at the same mm.
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