Jeff Mottle Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 Just thought I'd share some of the pics I have been putting up on my personal website. I purchased a Nikon D70 a few weeks ago so the images up there now are some of the best ones of the 500-600 pics I've shot so far. More images (and architectual ones to come soon) http://www.jeffmottle.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jysngltndz Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 thoose are nice images jeff.. i like the flowers they are beatifully caught.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcahunak Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 funny.. Nuno Faria just bought the same camera too. And, from the pics I see from both of you I just might buy it too... Looks great - site, pics... everything Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STRAT Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 absolutely. this picture is just beautiful - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuno Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 this is an amazing camera ... like bigcahunak said, i bought one too. i took more than 1500 shots in less than a month with amazing results. jeff, your photos look just great... which lens are you using? best regards, nuno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Mottle Posted August 2, 2004 Author Share Posted August 2, 2004 jeff, your photos look just great... which lens are you using? nuno Thanks Nuno, I did not get the kit lens becuase I'd heard it was not all that sharp. If there is one thing in photography that really aggrivates me with my own pics is when they are not pin sharp. A lot of that has to do with lighting, but now I have a good base to learn on. The 995 I had in the past had it's limitations in some cases. I currently have the 28-105 and the 18-35 (both Nikon lenses). The 28-105 can do macros which is nice. I don't often shoot telephoto, so I suspect my next lens will be a prime 80 or 50. What lenses do you have? What other goodies did you get nuno? I picked up the SB800 too. If you don't have it it's an awesome flash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Mottle Posted August 2, 2004 Author Share Posted August 2, 2004 absolutely. this picture is just beautiful - Yeah I was quite happy with most of them. I took them just 10 min down in the valley from my house by the river about 8:30pm one night. This one is my fav: http://www.jeffmottle.com/showphoto.php?photo=158 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuno Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 hi jeff, i bought the cheapest kit they sell here in portugal, slightly different from yours... mine is the one with d70 body plus a 28-80 G lens (preaty poor, compared to yours )...there is also a kit with a 28-80 G plus 70-300 and one kit with this new lens 18-70 D. for our market they dont import the body only, wich is the one i would get if they did. anyway ... kits sold here in portugal and i think in spain too, are a little bit expensive than in other countries, but have 5 years of warranty. that was the reason why i did not purchased it on the internet. about the speedlight u mentioned, i read in several sites that it is a verygood one (i will have to wait a bit more to buy one too...$$$). what about NEF files? i always shoot this way... u have total control over the image in every way. the only "bad" thing is that both of my 256MB sandisk ultra II compact flash cards and my 64MB lexar, seems not enought. i guess i'll start think about new coolwalker from nikon . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Mottle Posted August 2, 2004 Author Share Posted August 2, 2004 Hey Nuno, Yeah I just bough tthe body. I got the body here in Canada for waranty issues, but everything else is grey market from the US to save on price. None the less this was a good chunk of cash. I don't shoot NEF, just FINE JPG. I played around with it for a bit, but right now I don't have an NEF editor, so I don't much mind. I'll upgrade to CS soon. Was not really impressed with the Nikon Editor, although I guess it is better in some cases. I have a 1GB, 256, 128 and 16MB CF cards so I have enough space now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 Jeff, My camera is taking fuzzy photos.... Have you heard it is the lens that comes with the kit. When I use the macro, the 60 mm or the 105 mm the pictures come out great. I am still here on the business trip. This afternoon I took two photos. Here are the examples. They don't look to clear.... Kind of fuzzy.... one I took from the roof of the hospital I am working on.... The other from the inexpensive breakfast place I go every morning. I am not to happy with the camera..... The real scenery is very crispy clear and pretty..... also pretty hot and pretty humid.... Hi Hi The Nikon Editor is just a toy..... not worthwhile... I don't use the NEC format it is too much trouble. I hope the camera had the TIF capability like the other one. I am not sure I like the JPG format. The NEC is not worth the troubles. I am going back home this weekend... I can't take anymore beach..... Just too much water.... Hi Hi Thanks Elliot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuno Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 elliot, if u want to shoot NEF format and take control over all its features, u'll have first to buy Nikon Capture (it's not free, but it's not expensive also) though, a superb application. u will be amazed when u know exactly what u can do with NEF files (forget tiff).... imagine this scenario: - u can swap white balance and fine tuning it, u can change EV stops (exposure compensation).... these features works exactly the same way as in the camera. and much much more. save the file ... now, after a month u think u did some parameter wrong with that NEF file .... open it, and change it the way u want. u can access all the original values from any parameter. think about NEF files as 'the negative' of digital. good shooting, nuno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 Nuno, I also have the capture software, it was about 100.00 USD here in the US. It is a good program. However, you can almost do the same thing with Photoshop 8.0. It may be that I havent learn how to use the Capture software. I will take a second look. My pictures are not very crispy. The problem I have with the NEC format is the size of the files. They are very big and quickly forced me to carry an external hardrive with me. I am carying a lot of equipment on my trips and even that small hardrive has a weight penalty on me.... Hi Hi I am getting older. Thanks Elliot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Hello, Today I took the camera and took some close up photos of a brazing technician brazing a medical gas piping system. He is brazing copper piping medical gas grade. He is using a torch with co-acetiline at 1000 degrees F. He is applying a 14.7 silver brazing rod. All this while purging with Nitrogen to reduce the oxidation process. Elliot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Jeff, Were you shooting those pics from a tripod at the train tracks? The sharpness is excellent for low light shots. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Mottle Posted August 4, 2004 Author Share Posted August 4, 2004 Hey Eric, Only one of them was shot on a tripod, the rest were handheld. Most were 1/30 to 1/60 of a second. This is the only one on a tripod: http://www.jeffmottle.com/showphoto.php?photo=163 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Burden III Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 The flowers where depth-of-field is put to good use are nice, especially this one I find the thumbnail gallery design to be a problem--each small image has both a white hairline border then a low-contrast gray one. It's too much, it looks like a drop-shadow. One or the other. The design makes the site look like a multi-user gallery--is that your intention? Talk to me about producing archival prints through my (still not live) print site, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Potts Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Hi jeff, I like those train track...looking good view. Im impressive this . Funny this...I was join member other website who interesting digital photographer earlier last year....( Small people join in already but will trying get expand more people join in the future.) Mine camera is Canon Powershot G5..... Have a look if you like :- http://groups.msn.com/BRITISHDEAFPHOTOGRAPHER/ (My nickname on York_Data) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Mottle Posted August 4, 2004 Author Share Posted August 4, 2004 The design makes the site look like a multi-user gallery--is that your intention? Yeah, the gallery software is off the shelf, although heavily customised template wise. But it is intended to be used like a forum with multiple people. In fact this software can even be integrated into our existing forum. I've tried to turn off as much of the "multi-user" features as possible, but there is only so much I can do. I serves it's purpose, so I'm happy with it. My family also uses it to post their vacation pics to share with family, but that stuff is all hidden from public view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jysngltndz Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 im not a camera buff, but ive wondered if anybody knws or can recommend me a better digicam that could equal the output of professional cams... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 How much are you wanting to spend? I've got a Canon Powershot G5. I love it. Although, I wish I would have saved a little longer and bought a Canon EOS-300D Rebel. I paid about $500 for my G5 fall of last year. I think the rebels are around $800-900 right now, haven't looked lately. Obviously, Jeff has a nice camera, though his is over $1000 I believe. I spent a lot of time on www.dpreview.com reading reviews and checking out sample photos for quality. So, if you want to equal the output of professional cameras, you'll need to plan on spending I'd say at least $400-500, and want to get a minimum of 4 megapixels, probably no less than 5. The Canon G5 is 5 megapixels. The Canon digital Rebel is definitely worth a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jucaro Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Tried the Canon Digital Rebel, but it didnt render the colors as vibrant as the E-1 especially in low-light and over-cast situations. I'm better off with my old EOS-300 (The Film counterpart of the Rebel) with an ISO 200 Hi-Def film. The Casio Exilim is a charm, for day to day use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawyer Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 I just got a d70 as well and really it is wonderful. It is how you want a camera to be and the quality is superb. Jeff is also a good photographer and has take good picts. Nikon Coolpix series is very nice and I have looks at/owned a few of those and I recomend them. My mom has I think it is 5400 Coolpix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Burden III Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 The camera I want I cannot afford. I am not currently earning a living as a photographer (I will) and my existing Nikon 995 suits all my renderer's photo needs. With the wide-ange add-on lens. One really nice thing about the 995 is the split-rotating body. It allows you to shoot like you are using an old Hasselblad, holding the camera low for better shots and looking down to it, rather than lay in the dirt (which I have done many time). I'm really going to miss that camera design. I want a Nikon body so I can use my few existing Nikon lenses ( one ot two really NICE lenses). The camera must be able to shoot a raw format (16bit) image (the 995 cannot) and not have a too-strong hot-mirror. That blocks near infra-red light. I want IR. It's a crapshoot to whether any given digital camera can see much into the near IR spectrum, and its the hot-mirror filter that determines it. Basically every digital camera uses a CMOS sensor built by Sony. But there is a fantastic 'other' sensor called Foveon that I REALLY want in a camera. Trouble was, they were only in one--a model by Sigma, which was Sigma's first try at digital. And their bodies don't take nikon lenses. In the next year or two I will get a new digital camera, and it will be a thing of beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jysngltndz Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 How much are you wanting to spend? actually i wasnt thingking of the price yet, just wanted to sort out the best, knowng its strong and weak parts.. then ill try to see what i can afford... thanks for the tips man.. now i can have a working budget... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Posted August 15, 2004 Share Posted August 15, 2004 Hello, My D70 or me, one of the two, are not taking crispy clear pictures. They are not as good as the pictures with my regular film cameras. I went to a nice photo shop here in Atlanta and spend a lot of money on lights. They told me that my problems was illumination. Well with these expensive lights I am still getting fuzzy photos. I have the the lens that came with the US kit, the 60 and the 105 macros and the 12 - 28 DX wide angle. All of the lenses are exhibiting the same fuzzy outlines. Do you guys operate the camera on fully automatic or do you use the manual or semi manual settings. I have tried everything. When you shoot with a lamp do you adjust the white balance. If so, how do you adjust it....? I am including three pictures of two projects I am working on. These photos are untouched. I think they are fuzzy. Do you agree or is it that I am asking too much from the camera. I took a similar photo with two film cameras and they look better than the digital. How do you guys adjust the camera. Thanks Elliot PD: These are not pretty pictures Hi Hi They are work related pictures. We used the crane to lift all our heavy gas equipment to the roof of the building where we placed the machine room. I just want to see what you think of the resolution and focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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