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    I took a series of Bee photo's in my lunchbreak today. Hope you like them!

    The full size ones are on flickr.
    Last edited by Ish; 19-04-2007, 20:07.

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      Took this today. Its one of my favourites to date.
      Last edited by Ish; 19-04-2007, 20:07.

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        Originally posted by Ish
        I took a series of Bee photo's in my lunchbreak today. Hope you like them!

        The full size ones are on flickr.
        Look at the size of the pollen sac on that thing. Greedy boy.

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          Bags - do also check out the Crumpler photo bags, especially something like the Formal Lounge; that'll pack an SLR and 3-4 lenses down low, and then has a 15" laptop pocket, and some space for other stuff. About ?80 - a friend is very pleased with his. They also zip up really nicely - the zips for the rucksack are on the back, against your back, so even if they open, nothing falls out.

          If you're interested in seeing how people fit things inside camera bags... www.cambags.com is full of shots of most brands, as used by real people.

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            Oh - and to whoever was looking for a 70-200; Sigma also do a 70-200 f2.8. It's ?649 in Jessops; ?540-odd from Hong Kong. No image stabilisation on it, alas, but compared to about ?1100 for the Nikon 70-200 VR f2.8, it might come in on budget. It's certainly the lens I'm gunning for one day, if I convince myself I'm any cop at this.

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              this thread always makes me want to get back into photography. with any luck i'll have my first 'proper' job soon and i want to get a d30 and a 17-85. will set me back a fair bit (though, amusingly, jessops is cheaper than everyone for the d30 body - seriously) but i reckon it'll be worth it, and i won't need to upgrade for many years.

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                Originally posted by Paradigm
                this thread always makes me want to get back into photography.
                Me too! I'm geeky enough to love gadgets too so I could easily drop a grand on some D-SLR goodness (and a macro lens - I read the thread close enough to realise that ).
                But can I justify it? No not really.

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                  It's not just you two - this thread is making me want to take up photography

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                    Originally posted by Spatial101
                    It's not just you two - this thread is making me want to take up photography
                    Do it! I started this thread 13/04/04, that's over two years ago when I had just bought my first camera. Don't regret any of it!

                    You don't have to spend a great deal and you don't even need to know an awful lot technically - some of the most famous photographs in the world were taken by randomers who were in the right place at the right time. You do just point and shoot. It's so satisfying returning from a trip and seeing an image come out looking all nice and shiney, plus its an excuse to go to interesting places you wouldn't normally visit.

                    It also helps that, generally speaking, the photography community is amazingly helpful Apart from me, who is spiteful and evil.

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                      tis true - there's nowt wrong with a point and shoot. a really good one is only 150ish nowadays... it's all about the photographic eye and being in the right time at the right place.

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                        People wrongly assume expensive cameras take the best shots, believe me mine cost a fair bit and i do take some right ****. Its always something people come out with 'Great picture, you must have a good camera' Its like saying to a chef 'Great meal, you must have some great pots'

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                          Got it in one

                          The only reason I bought an expensive camera was I missed having a real viewfinder, no shutter lag, and manual controls. My first "real" camera was a Minolta SLR I bought when I was 12 for about ?90. I shot with that for ten years before I went digital - lovely piece of kit, great to learn on, dead simple, built like a tank. It's a shame the "digital" half of cameras is so expensive, because the mechanical/optical side really doesn't have to be.

                          If you're enjoying things, do go out and mess with film. Yes, digital is cheaper and more immediate, but you appreciate Photoshop - or any "digital darkroom" - a whole lot more once you've messed around in a real one, dodging and burning with your hands, stepping through test exposure sheets, smelling the chemicals. Watching prints appear on paper in developer will always be magic.

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                            I'd love a darkroom, also would love the room and time to have one!

                            I think we brought our DSLR for the same reason, i was waiting to get one as close as my old film EOS as possible.

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                              Originally posted by Ginger Tosser
                              People wrongly assume expensive cameras take the best shots, believe me mine cost a fair bit and i do take some right ****. Its always something people come out with 'Great picture, you must have a good camera' Its like saying to a chef 'Great meal, you must have some great pots'
                              I do have some great pots.

                              But yeah, that's why I can't justify it. I have a 4mp point-and-shoot camera already which I don't use as much as I should. I'm feeling that I should play about with that a bit first.

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                                Ginger: rigging up your own darkroom is a PITA, really. You need a small room you can black out, patience, an enlarger... and the chemicals aren't cheap.

                                However, if you've got a local night school or college that runs a black-and-white photography course, it's a great way to get your hands dirty without having to shell out for all the gear. I got a great deal on an enlarger and some kit from a friend, but I haven't rigged it up in years - it's all at my parents. Of course, one day, I'll probably end up with it again, and a quick dust-off will make it good as new...

                                ...until then, whilst I'm in this flat, I'll stick to Photoshop!

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