did he mean 50mm fixed lens? Loving mine also. However the canon 55-250 i picked up today is great also! ill keep the 50mm around for awhile as niether of them were very expensive.

I think he did. I got distracted (saw something shiney) and forgot what the hell we were talking about. It was because I was looking at some of my old D50 stuff. Sorry guys! I will catch up!

oh, thanks! I actually have a 7D. I just got it 2 months ago and its my first DSLR so I'm still in a learning curve. I was actually looking at the d7000 at first but it was too much of a pain to relearn nikon controls(more like im lazy) since i had a canon s3is and the UI was somewhat similar. That and my friend has lenses she lets me borrow. im not partial to one brand tho :D

nifty 50 is camera forum slang for the 50mm 1.8 if you were wondering what he was saying haha

oh haha yeah what nick said :P

I promise, I will catch up... really!

First shot in the other thread is with my 50mm. The rest was with 55-250.

Bottom of the page.
http://www.the370z.com/photography/2...-1-0-a-16.html

While we are sharing, here are my nooby shots.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3...1/DSC_0833.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3...DSC_0527-1.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3...1/DSC_0033.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3...1/DSC_1354.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3...1/DSC_1343.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3...1/DSC_1330.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3...1/DSC_0131.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3...1/DSC_0052.jpg

Nice work, Red Zed. :tup:

Jay, I went from a Canon F-1 35 mm to the 7D ( I purchased in June). The F-1 was top of the line and now it seems like a toy. The 7D's learning curve both humbles and humiliates. I am getting better though -- not shooting in P or Auto all the time.

redzed: looks like your on the right track. maybe a polarizer and tad more exposure?

Ive never shot in auto(unless to see what it would produce in some pictures for ***** n giggles lol)
Ive gotta say going to some kind of convention and shooting full manual does wonders for learning settings in oddball lighting situations.

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thats my set from anime expo. ive never had so much fun taking photos!

Absolutely! It will also help you realize/understand how much your eyes compensate for changing light conditions with your knowing.

Great shots jay, I too am a lover of anime but I've never been to any of the conventions :(


From the moment I bought my DSLR I never shot in any mode but manual. At first all my shots were garbage, but it really helped me learn the camera properly.

Lol yeah that was the week after i bought my 7D. I tossed about 800 pictures out lol.

nick you should try it sometime. theres surprisingly alot of anime lovers on this forum. me n phelan went this year. ill probally go back again next year.