hey I wasn't hating on Sony lenses, far from it. I do think the Zeiss affiliation gives them an edge.
I wasn't saying anything in reference to what you are personally doing; I was only mentioning it because it was related
nice to hear your testimony! hope I can get them to work lol

 

i just have a problem leaving the damn flash on then getting blasted in the face at full power.

 

I was also looking into the cowboy studios lighting setups which are cheaper than AB's they seemed to have good reviews on it on Amazon.

 

 

 

thats not "working out" there buddy.

 

oh did he say he was working out?

 

 

 

lol. its 3:30am.

 

its only 2:30 here gents. relax.

 

12:30am here

 

you want a cookie?



oh wait i take that back you are on a diet.

 

what are you doing with a cookie?

isnt $300 on the line?

 

portion control

 

ok back on track.

found a good sale on S100's

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Canon-PowerS...-/230861118777

 

on sale because the S110 is coming out.

 

i think i will save my coin for a RX100/NEX-6

btw, at marquee, i saw a guy bring in his rebel or maybe it was the 60D, (looked bigger than a rebel) into it.

guy was using the flip out screen and using the contrast detect AF, shit was slow as balls and he kept getting blurry/OOF shots.

 

i kept telling him just use the viewfinder or manual focus it, but i dont think he heard me.

 

you know i was watching a video about movie making on a DSLR, and i didn't know that if you are recording at 30fps then your shutter speed should be only double that. ie: 1/60 for best results.

 

there was a guy locally selling his RX100 in Craigslist for $600... was kinda tempted

edit: wait, that price isn't that good, never mind (besides, I think he sold it)

 

Hey, is there any difference between shooting in monochrome vs B&W in photoshop or lightroom? (feeling noobish)

 

not even comparable, IMO.

B&W processing in Lightroom or PS is an artform in and of itself.

although, I did recently spend some time shooting in "B&W High Contrast" mode on the RX100 and I liked it. But then I went into LR and processed it some more lol.

 

What's the difference between white lightning and the alien bees

Wondering if the $100 difference is worth it

 

I think the WL has more power control and can dip down to a lower power (I think).
That said, between the B800 and B1600 if you don't need to over power the sun, go for the B800, the B1600's lowest setting, sometimes is still too much light, even at ISO50. But I guess it depends on how far you're away from subject

 

I should elaborate on what I said. In B&W processing (also referred to as B&W Conversion) - you are editing B&W levels selectively, based on color. This is why it's best to shoot in color and then convert to B&W after the fact - when you do it this way, you have more control over how your final image is going to look. Shooting B&W out of your camera could save you some work though, if all you plan on doing is "simple" B&W's. If you want to really get into it, you should shoot color and then go into B&W mode in Lightroom. LR is pretty fantastic for B&W. I used to use Silver Efex a lot in the past but nowadays I pretty much never use it - LR has everything I need for B&W - and it saves me that extra step. Have a look at the B&W presets in LR and play around with the sliders to see what they do.

A lot of people have this conception that "B&W" means you turn the saturation all the way down - when in actuality doing that will get you a pretty flat looking B&W. Really good B&W is all about contrast - strong separation of black and white - that's when you get really powerful B&W images. Look forward to seeing some B&W from you!

 

Forget what I said about the White Lighting, I was thinking of the Einstein series

 

Ok thanks. Normally i shoot then change in LR. Just like this pic.



I will probably just shoot in color at least it gives me options whether to have color or not.

 

I've been really enjoying the Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 plug-in program (used with Lightroom) for B&W's

 

lol i need to start using a legal copy of LR. :P

 

thinking of picking up the beginner bee set (1 light, stand, shoot thru umbrella, black cover, and case) for $400 after tax/shipping

if i get white lightening, i get all the same stuff but for $500 now.

 

You might want to take a look at the link srika gave me on the page before. It's a great deal with battery and light.

 

crazy - I know at least 4 people who have bought RX100's because I did and posted photos from it.

 

I did.

 

Well if I buy one, then it would make that number 5...

Must resist...

 

super cam ;p must buy.. lol

 

Ohh I'd totally buy it, but I can't afford it right now.

Well I could buy it would be foolish of me and completely empty my account.

 

oh ok. no definitely don't buy it then! I'd hate to be the cause of such a thing. :-/

 

Damn, this is a pretty good deal, if I had the cash, I'd buy the whole package and sell them individually, and keep one B800

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/va...333978363.html

 

Where?