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Carib Goodies
Carib Goodies
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Posts: 1748
Date: 2007-05-04 12:18
Um....pardon my ignorance, I am very new in this business...but what is a semi-pro? I walk with an Olympus Stylus 760 in my pocket all the time. What does that make me?
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Rafal Napierala
Rafal Napierala
ID: 187402
Posts: 40
Date: 2007-05-04 17:43
hehe :D
my first few commercial works I had done on Yashica FX-3 2000 withs standard 50mm lens (full manual SLR), then I work few times on HP 850 PhotoSmart ;)

Glen Arreglo
Glen Arreglo
ID: 174604
Posts: 63
Date: 2007-05-07 04:30
i think mark III is best for sports, anyway ive heard also that nikon d200 is also fast.

Charles Griffin
Charles Griffin
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Date: 2007-05-07 21:29
Glen, Of course the Canon 1D Mark III is best for sports. The Nikon D200 goes at 5 frames per second. The Mark III goes 10 frames a second for 110 frames. The pixel count is about the same but the size of the image area is larger. The Canon EOS-1D Mark II N digitized its sensor output to 12 bits of resolution, allowing 4,096 levels of gradation from each pixel. The 1D Mark III digitizes to 14 bits, allowing 16,384 levels.
That effectively quadruples the color depth, allowing for smoother color transition and, supposedly better highlight control as well.

There is so much more. But once again, it costs big bucks. The Canon 30D is the equivalent of the Nikon and costs a quarter of the price of the Mark III, about $1100.00 right now.

And rumors say something better is coming.
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Anatoly Jaldin
Anatoly Jaldin
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Posts: 57
Date: 2007-05-12 20:53
700 dollars? SONY alpha 100
7000 dollars? Canon eos 1DS MK III

Charles Griffin
Charles Griffin
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Date: 2007-05-12 21:17
Anatoly, did you just scoop Canon? They haven't announced a EOS 1Ds Mark III, just the 1D Mark III. But if they do, I bet it will be more than $7000. The 1D Mark III is going to have a price of about $4000. The 30D is at $1100. The 5D is dropping toward under $2000. The Rebel XTi is at the $850 mark.

However the Sony is a good camera and uses Minolta optics. However, from sad experience, no minolta product in past years could take the abuse that Nikon and Canon products can undergo.
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Date: 2007-05-27 04:23
I wonder if you made a decision. Personally I have a Pentax K10D. the pictures currently in my portfolio were taken with a fuji s7000z point and shoot with manual overide

Ton Vidal
Ton Vidal
ID: 200579
Posts: 5
Date: 2007-07-17 00:49
try olympus e-400, much better ergonomically than the eos which i feel is a little plasticky (i.e. feels mass produced, which it actually is).

Ton Vidal
Ton Vidal
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Posts: 5
Date: 2007-07-17 00:52
did i say e-400? i actually meant the e-500. :D

jvidal
jvidal
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Posts: 1
Date: 2007-07-31 01:21
I find the Canon D400 simply excellent - better this one new than more expensive ones already 4-5 years old

Andre Koenig
Andre Koenig
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Posts: 9
Date: 2007-10-09 07:07
canon 5D plus photoshop;-)

Dante Vega
Dante Vega
ID: 245208
Posts: 92
Date: 2008-06-13 03:52
Ha Ha Ha can you say paparazzi you would be better asking one of them. Just kidding around :D. I am not a photographer However, I do know this if you don't know how to use the proper settings on a camera then your pictures aren't going to come out right. You can use a $200-$600 camera and you should still be able to get decent pictures. Remember this even the best paparazzi es, top agencies and major magazine manufactures have photographers to take photos and hire Graphic Designers or Photo Enhancement Artists to make adjustments and enhancements for the better quality pictures that are dispersed to the public.
Dante' A V

Dante Vega
Dante Vega
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Date: 2008-06-13 03:56
Oh yeah in some cases the photographer will know how to make enhancements to there own photos.
Dante' A V

Gary Young
Gary Young
ID: 237093
Posts: 1786
Date: 2008-06-13 04:18
If you're starting out as long as you've got a good performer and your photo's are clear & sharp coming from the camera, they're good enough for all round use:thumbup:
If you can find out the dpi resolution (e.g. 300x300dpi) as well as how many megapixels you can get the best from digital:thumbup:
Canon EOS camera's are fantastic, esp 400D & 450D (I own both)... I'm in the biz but photo's I take are too risky for jurgita!;)
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Date: 2008-06-13 10:47
Its all inthe photographer. like many have said, a camera is an extension of the person behind it.

Gary Young
Gary Young
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Posts: 1786
Date: 2008-06-13 11:46
And if your hand moves at the vital split second... even the top end camera's blur!:cantlook:
The phone camera actually blurrs less than some DSLR camera's sometimes...
hasn't got optical zoom though I have a Kodak easyshare camera that gives as good picture quality as the Canon EOS for a fraction of the cost, I bought it just to see what the picture quality was like, excellent:thumbup: still, I won't give up the canon:thumbup:
I'm going after a JVC HDD video camera next myself.:thumbup:
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fotocolor by H. Valladares
fotocolor by H. Valladares
ID: 220576
Posts: 100
Date: 2008-06-17 15:28
Going back to your original question.
What makes a good semi-pro camera?
Pretty much any of the current DSLR in the market right now could give you a decent output, the only thing is that you will find a few limitating factors like the maximun size of print you can make, frames per second and dinamic range as well as noise at higher ISO, until before the D3 and D300 from nikon, Canon was the leader in the market for profeionals but now thanks to the D3 Nikon is takin a fair share of the prefesional market.
If I could choose the best two semi-pro DSLR's I would pick Canon 40D and Nikon D300, Nikon being superior in FPS (up to 8 FPS with battery pack attached) and a bit of edge in image quality, but cost double the price of a Canon 40D.
The whole "camera is only a tool" thing, I think is a lot of crap, people says that meaning that you don't need a superior camera to make good photos, in certain way I agree with that statement but at the same time, you have to match your tool to the task being undertaken and as a semi-pro you want a tool that will be flexible and will give you more scope to achieve the results that you are looking for.
I took this photo with a camera phone, but I wouldn't go to a photoshoot armed only with my mobile.
Best of lucks with your choice.
Ps. The above comments have been intended only as an expresion of my views and are not intended to be a personal attack agains anyone.

Gary Young
Gary Young
ID: 237093
Posts: 1786
Date: 2008-07-05 13:31
Dante Vega:

Ha Ha Ha can you say paparazzi you would be better asking one of them. Just kidding around :D. I am not a photographer However, I do know this if you don't know how to use the proper settings on a camera then your pictures aren't going to come out right. You can use a $200-$600 camera and you should still be able to get decent pictures. Remember this even the best paparazzi es, top agencies and major magazine manufactures have photographers to take photos and hire Graphic Designers or Photo Enhancement Artists to make adjustments and enhancements for the better quality pictures that are dispersed to the public.

The real papperazzi here in britain never hire the services of graphic designers!
and I certainly don't! the tabloid press are looking for the raw uncut images & they'll edit what they need for the article themselves! if you change the hue/colour/brightness/exposure levels you don't get as much for the pic's & it's not worth the risks we take getting the photo's for the papers/magazines that print them!
and most papperazzi work is published under another name (we go a.k.a.),
and if you ever have a go at photographing stars & celebs in London or Sydney you're up against at least 20 or 30 other photographers trying to sell pictures of the same person(s) and it's a question of time whether you make any money or not, if you waste time mucking around with the picture or send it to anyone to play with it you lose your money & someone elses photo goes in the papers!
We can't waste time! we have to eat & pay bills too!
:cool:

Gary Young
Gary Young
ID: 237093
Posts: 1786
Date: 2008-07-05 14:02
Back to the topic subject... Camera's:thumbup:
If you go to a good camera shop & look at some of the good condition used cameras you might get a real bargain camera, like if you're just starting out like!

I sell my old camera's every now & then, mainly when I get new ones... though mines are always brand new & that's the best way to buy camera's:thumbup:
but what you really need is a camera that gives good performance & results, and if you have a budget to keep within it will limit what you can buy!
I have all the top end Canon EOS & Pentax cameras but I don't have a limit to what I spend on camera's, I'm pro even though I'm only a member in here (have enough on my plate as it is) and a lot of us will recommend what we're using, mainly because we are happy with our cameras, but you can get a good performing camera brand new for under €150 (under $200) that will give you great results!:thumbup:
:cool:

fotocolor by H. Valladares
fotocolor by H. Valladares
ID: 220576
Posts: 100
Date: 2008-07-06 13:07
Gary Young:

I have all the top end Canon EOS & Pentax cameras but I don't have a limit to what I spend on camera's, I'm pro even though I'm only a member in here (have enough on my plate as it is) and a lot of us will recommend what we're using, mainly because we are happy with our cameras, but you can get a good performing camera brand new for under €150 (under $200) that will give you great results!:thumbup:


I am intrigued, what cameras you have Gary? and what good performing camera can you get brand new for under $200?
As a matter of fact, what would you deem necessary in a camera to consider it a good performer?
I might recommend something like that to friends when they ask.
We are talking around £120 right?
H.

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