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Nothing I’ve tried worked out at all. I’m in a serious rut here.

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Man, we’ve really gotta have a farktography party so I can mug you mofos.

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Canon’s 50mm f/1.8 is probably the best lens under $100. It’s light, incredibly sharp, usable at f/1.8 and just all around loveable.

Beyond that, I’d like to know what you mean by “good”. There are a lot of people out there (and possibly in here) that’ll say “if it’s not L, it’s crap!” Regardless, you’d probably be best off looking at a whole bunch of lens reviews in your price range and then asking around about any problems people might’ve had. For example, some Sigma lenses offer great optical and decent build quality at low prices (at least compared to Canon counterparts), but don’t focus properly on Rebel-based bodies.

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Those are great.

I don’t have any tips, unless you’re the one on 2? wheels.

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So who gets this thing next?

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I think I’ve reconsidered.

I am going to save up the extra 300 I need (I can swing 10% off at a certain store) and get the D70S.

In that case, it would pay to be a slickdeals.net / fatwallet.com, etc regular

You’re not going to get 50% off an SLR, but they do have some good finds from time to time.

ex: http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?t=384025

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The Farkamera is here with staplermofo (me) in Chicago.

Two things have occured to me, both humiliating.
1. your handwriting is a lot neater than mine (I have to practice printing now)
2. I have no idea how to use this thing.

How do I know if it’ll be over-exposed, underexposed, focused, etc? It’s ISO 800, but what about the aperture and shutter time? There doesn’t appear to be a flash, but there might be one hidden somewhere! It’s all so mysterious and blue.

Whoever gets it next, e-mail me your address and I’ll pass it along ASAP (staplermofo at g-mail, pending advice on shooting stuff).

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It looks like if you stood more to the right (preferably with the tree out of the shot, or at least the white buildings) you’d have a darker background. I guess if that was an option you’d’ve already thought of it though. hmm.

Maybe park it closer to the lights in front of it so they hit it harder?

Throw a baseball cap over the light on the tree?

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The reason I quoted that was because the sheer abundance of Nikon fanboys/fangirls/fanborts out there suggests they’re doing something people like.

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probably mostly my brand snobbishness talking, though. 🙂

Buying a camera is a personal decision, and the right camera for one person might be the wrong camera for another. I don’t want to scare you out of a camera you’ll really enjoy.
But…
For the love all that is good in the world, hold the camera in your hands before you buy it, even if that means pestering the folks at the local camera shop then leaving to buy it cheaper elsewhere.

Lemme tell you a short story about a guy with big hands and a tiny camera. He got HORRIBLE HAND CRAMPS, even though his “friend” assured him that the handgrip was comfy and great.
Nothing’s worse than having little annoyances like debilitating hand pain keep you from enjoying the shooting.
I ended up getting a handle-mount flash just so I can walk around with the @#$%ing thing and be able to sign my name at the end of the day.
So, you know, keep that in mind.
Grip, viewfinder, buttons, etc… make sure you’re comfortable with them in person.

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Is this inside and/or outside?

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It all depends on what you’re planning on taking pictures of, doesn’t it?

The 40-150mm lens is going for around $300 Cdn ($200 refurbed), so you wouldn’t be saving much buying them together anyway.

But looking around I noticed something a little scary, lenses for this camera are incredibly expensive compared to Nikon’s and even Canon’s, and there doesn’t seem to be much 3rd party stuff out there. Plus, there’s less variety. Even Sony’s alpha seems to have more options (but at similar prices). Plus that 2x sensor size crop is painful, really painful. Even the 1.6x crop on mine is killing me.

It’s a great deal on a great camera, and if you’re shooting stuff that calls for something short of telephoto in reasonably bright light, I’d go for it.
f/5.6 makes me cringe, but the sample pictures look nice enough.

So, uh, what are you planning on shooting, and under what conditions do you think you’ll be doing it?

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This contest turned out to be a lot harder than I thought.

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Yowsers, nevermind then.

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I’m opting out so it can get to more diverse locations.

Kinda makes you wonder if Kodak would like to hear about it.

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