Let me know jup i have a dx setup that i wanna try swap out.

17-55 2.8 nikon
11-16 tokina 2.8

 

Sorry I eff'd up the post, I cut out part in my edit before posting.

The D700 was sent to Phoenix as a trade with the D300s and 11-16mm as I don't need that FX body any longer, because


D3s
70-200VR2

 

Nice!

 

you got a D3s AND a D300s??? damn son

 

 

damn early Christmas congrats
and we know it's a dangerous duo in your hands, look forward to seeing your work with it

 

Damn man haha i'm looking pick up a d700 finally haha

 

Oh you can SO GFY!!!!


Congrats dude, I'm jealous!

 

Christmas present:



The workflow is so easy with Lightroom and the results are far better than the Adobe Standard profiles. It's also very rugged so I can take it everywhere with me, which I intend to do.

 

I've seen a couple people get those this year, need to make a thread and talk about if some.

 

Ok, good idea. I'll put together a little review/tutorial soon.

 

I'm curious about that thing. a review/ tutorial sounds awesome !

 

I want to get a whibal card.

 

I now have the WhiBal, Expodisc, and the ColorChecker Passport... I think my white balance is now under control.

Since my WhiBal is a little redundant, I'd be happy to sell you mine for cheap.

 

Which one do you have and how big is it?

 

It's the pocket sized version with white, light grey, dark grey, and black cards. I'd let it go for $15 + shipping if you're interested.

 

Is it the 2"x3.5" one?

I think you have the older one right?

Can I get a picture of it to see which one it is?

 

Is that like a more full featured Whibal card?

 

Ya, I'll take a photo tonight. I think it's the 2nd edition with the black sticker on the front.

 

A whibal just does white balance, the ColorChecker lets you build a custom profile for your camera under various lighting conditions.

 

Thanks Dan.

 

My wife got me a Gorilla Pod as a nice little stocking stuffer. It's no Gitzo, but it's pretty cool and I can envision some interesting uses for it.

 

The review is up! https://acurazine.com/forums/cameras-photography-44/white-balance-colour-correction-tools-757698/

 

I finally spent some B&H certs today from my birthday & Christmas.

Canon 7D
Canon 40D

Canon 50mm f/1.2L
Canon 24-105 f/4L IS v 2.0 - to the firstborn
Canon 70-200 f/2.8L
Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro
Canon 10-22 f/3.5-4.5 UWA
Canon 60mm f/2.8 macro

Kenko 1.4x Teleplus Pro 300 DG Teleconverter

Canon 580 EXII

Gitzo 1257 CF legs
RRS BH40 Ball Head
Induro CM24 Carbon 8X CM-Series 4-Section Monopod

77mm CP (replaced!)

25GB worth of CF's Picked up another 8GB Extreme
SmartDisk FLASH TRAX XT 80GB portable HD
2 Seagate 750GB externals for backup

Lowepro Mini-trekker backpack
Lowepro Pro Trekker 300 AW Backpack

Impact Umbrella Bracket
Westcott Umbrella - Collapsible, Optical White Satin - 43"
Manfrotto 5001B Nano Black Light Stand (Thanks for the input, Dan!)

Can't wait until next next Wednesday!!

 

nice

so you bought another 24-105 after losing the first one?

and what's the black light stand for?

 

I did replace the 24-105 immediately. It was covered by insurance, and they paid out the full cost (after a little back & forth).

It's a light stand for off-camera flash and the shoot through umbrella. I've been wanting to branch out a bit with lighting. Can't wait!

Oops, didn't properly bold the Kenko teleconverter. That's new, too. Basically picked up a lot of want 'em, but don't need 'em stuff.

 

oh nice on the insurance - I think I recall you saying about it here, I just forgot.

I thought it meant like a BLACKLIGHT stand - lol. you know the kind that makes things glow.

 

No, I'm not planning any raves this weekend!

 

my mind is so warped, lol

 

Our preconceptions are all based on personal experience.

 

unpossible

 

 

D, are you planning on going hard-wired for your off-camera flash or are you planning on going with radio triggers? If radio, PW's with the E-TTL support or cheaper triggers and "manual" flash? Just curious as I've been thinking about off-camera flash stuff lately as well.

 

With the 7D, she can do wireless without any additional equipment. The 7D can act as a master to the 580EX.

I've played a little bit with this feature indoors and it has been pretty consistent (more so than my skills). For outside work, radio triggers would be better. I've used the cheapo ebay triggers for manual flash and they have worked fine. Though, it can be a bit of back and forth getting the flash settings right.

 

So is the 7D/master thing is still optical line-of-sight just like it is between two speedlights? Personally, I've really never considered that a viable option since it seems like your triggering would go bye-bye the instant you decided to put the flash behind a piece of furniture or put a soft box in front of it. Maybe I'm wrong though.

 

I did a quick glance and thought this was some sort of make-up kit.

 

It's generally line of sight, but I believe it can handle some reflections. You're right, though. It isn't as flexible as radio triggers. But it does ETTL with ratios and multiple groups. Useful for standard studio/portrait work but you are limited on the creativity side.

Umbrellas and softboxes can interfere, but you can sometimes turn the flash receiver toward the camera while aiming the flash head at the subject.

 

I rented a 24-70 to use at CES/AVN
I need to buy this lens...

 

Do me a favor and take note of whether or not the backwardness of the zoom movement hinders your use at all. I found that I lost a number of shots with that lens because I would zoom in, only to find out that I had zoomed out and the shot was gone. I also tend to keep my zooms in the shortest focal length, and adjust as I compose the shot, but it was a PITA to have the lens hugely extended all the time in order to be at the shortest focal length.

Not trying to sour your experience, just wondering if you have any of the same experiences.

Also, waiting on AVN pics. As in, canceled all plans for the weekend because I am sitting here waiting for the pics. I have bottle to pee in so I don't have to go away from the computer as I wait for the AVN pictures. No pressure.

 

lol