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SSteezle
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This thread's to share what you're most stoked about in the photo/film world. I know people are busy and have a lot of ideas that they want to pursue, and just haven't quite had the time yet to make it happen. Hopefully posting some things you want to film will help you to create some time to get it done.

To start things off--

- I just got back in touch with a friend that four wheels and is so sick at it. I already have a perfect song picked out and have been picturing the shots I'll get for the last day. Can't wait to start filming.

- Finally picked up a sandisk extreme pro 32gb 95mb/s SD card for my t2i and no longer have to worry about "filming has stopped automatically", makes me feel so much more confident when filming important things

- Just purchased a 3tb hard drive, so all my shits backed up!

share your giddyness
Jun 27 2012 9:15AM
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JuliusJ
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agreed, thought it was my monitor, don't be afraid to brighten it up just a touch. they're so sick though! keep postin!
Dec 16 2012 1:44PM
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Sklar
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thanks guys,
there was some tough light to deal with and I edited them all very quickly so they could get put into the new articles asap
Dec 16 2012 5:53PM
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Sklar
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I'll probably go back through and re-edit some of them later on
Dec 16 2012 6:04PM
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jeano
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shooting for the expendables tonight!
Dec 16 2012 8:22PM
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Mag
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Expendables 3?
Dec 17 2012 4:10AM
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jeano
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haha no... the band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iibZLsbJQzw
Dec 17 2012 6:23AM
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Mkvackay
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oh man im jealous! i've seen them twice and they never disappoint!
Dec 17 2012 9:28AM
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SSteezle
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finally organized a spreadsheet to keep track of project, much better than the word document I've been using for over a year now
Dec 17 2012 10:26AM
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HWW
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stoked to get some new pics & possibly film tomorrow! will post results
Dec 17 2012 5:43PM
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Official_Recap
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Stoked to be working with some shots from an event in October that were never going to be seen again (hard drives were stolen, but still had the better half of the event on a card still in my camera)! I was finishing up the project right before my editing equipment was stolen and felt it to be my strongest piece to date (at the time), so I'm STOKED to share at least some of the content that only my eyes had seen!
Dec 17 2012 6:47PM
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Brentizzle
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just was out filming and urban and as we were leaving we got confronted by some conservation officers about us trespassing and luckily got out of it with only a warning and not a 300$ fine that they said they could have given us. It was totally worth it for a super tight 5 kink at this closed park.

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pumped that we got the shot and didnt get fined.
Dec 17 2012 8:43PM
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jeano
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Stoked on being a Nikon D4 owner :)
Dec 20 2012 4:01AM
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MaxBerkowitz
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There is a leica store literally two houses from my apartment im renting in florence.
I may have drooled on the 50mm 0.95....
Dec 20 2012 10:27AM
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jeano
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just came in time for christmas!

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Dec 24 2012 8:27PM
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s.erickson
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Solid idea & camera work, your sound needs a lot of work though. And your lighting in all of the convenience store scenes
Dec 25 2012 12:50AM
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Mag
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Got myself a 70-200 f4, been thinking about this for a while, thankfully got it for £299(I'm pretty sure it was a misprice as they were selling it on ebay for £399) and spent way too long just making sure they weren't scamming me(It's a newly setup shop in the uk, out of some guys house), luckily it's through paypal too.
Dec 27 2012 1:20PM
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Bmo.
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Sounds like it might be stolen. Did you get the box?
Dec 27 2012 4:10PM
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Mag
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Yeah it's coming with the box I think, seems legit, guy has a large supply of lenses, why would the box make a difference to wether it was stolen?
Dec 27 2012 4:37PM
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Bmo.
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ah ok, prolly good then. well think about it, if some guy steels a lens from a camera bag, chances are it wont be sold with a box, right? so the usually when a lens comes with its box its fine. well, fine in regards to theft.

anyways, you're gonna love the lens!
Dec 27 2012 4:41PM
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Mag
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Fair enough, he buys and sells lenses or so it seems, and yeah I doubt he's stealing them. And yeah thanks, I hope so, don't like spending money haha.
Dec 27 2012 4:56PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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I'm selling my bronica and a few other goodies, check my thread in sell/trade!
Dec 27 2012 6:22PM
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Brock.
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I finished a sketchbook. YaaaayyyY!
Dec 27 2012 11:50PM
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m3owzza
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scored a new tamron 17-50 canon off of ebay for less than 250 christmas eve, said it would be shipped in 3-4 weeks..

got it today...stoked! haha
Dec 28 2012 12:46PM
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juicedrummer11
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stoked i was asked to be the DP for a mini web series pilot shoot today and tomorrow. first time working with a legit actress, should be fun
Dec 28 2012 1:43PM
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Mag
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Wow, got it today, definitely a steal for the price, I wanted it for the fast af that everyone raved about, coupled with the sharpness and build. Day after I bought it I thought i might regret it, as The focus on the 17-50 was just so slow I thought I might be doing something wrong, but holy shit, the speed is insane, focuses inside at least 3/4x faster than the tamron does in good light, I have a feeling I just won't be able to live with the speed of the 17-50 after this.
Dec 29 2012 9:58AM
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MaxBerkowitz
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^^^ 70-200 is a beautiful lens, you're a lucky man.

I bought myself two lenses while I was in munich, both Takumars! I got the 135 3.5 with hood and an SMC 28 3.5 for 80 euros together seems like a pretty good deal :)
Dec 29 2012 12:23PM
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JuliusJ
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first time dp'ing a legit actress? not sure if i'd want to do that myself but sounds like fun! ;)
Dec 29 2012 3:36PM
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juicedrummer11
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oh it was a great ol' time. especially when we got the lights juuuust right. ;)
Dec 29 2012 9:43PM
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Balto
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The tamron is a really shitty lens actually, welcome to L glass
Dec 29 2012 9:51PM
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Balto
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got my 35 1.2
Dec 29 2012 11:57PM
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eheath
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For photos...
Dec 30 2012 12:29AM
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Mag
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Well there's not really any 2.8 alternatives for the price.
Dec 30 2012 6:51AM
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Balto
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you won't find good quality lenses with AF for that price
Dec 30 2012 11:50AM
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[J_Gasper]
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AF is gay unless its for photos. I feel like 90% of the users that have a tamron are using it for a cheap video solution.
Dec 30 2012 5:32PM
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[J_Gasper]
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But to be fair, people do make it out to be a better lens than it is. Its great for a $250-350 price point, but when people compare it to L glass or higher end 3rd party lenses, they are just wrong.
Dec 30 2012 5:33PM
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panojibber.
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Been wanting to find this since my parents moved, finally dug it out of our garage today!

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And for a lens I have a 30-85 f4, and this:
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super stoked, going to go get a couple rolls of film later today and start shooting!
Dec 30 2012 5:37PM
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Balto
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Exactly, optically it's complete shit, and 90% of the kids on here don't need 2.8 for filming, so for a little more you are better off going 17-40L
Dec 30 2012 5:52PM
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Mag
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Yeah, I bought it mainly for filming, although I did need 2.8(and more(although I didn't have the money for anything faster(that wasn't 50mm, which is too narrow))) If I had the money I'd probably get the 17-40 and a sub 35mm 1.4/8, but I can get by with the tamron for what I need.
Dec 30 2012 5:57PM
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[J_Gasper]
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I agree with that statement if you are strictly filming outdoors/ in a controlled light setting. There have defiantly been times where I have needed the 2.8. Other times, defiantly not. Im not 100% sure on this, but a lot of the people buying the lens are just starting out. $250 used compared to $600 used for the 17-40 L is defiantly a big jump for some people.

Its still a good lens for the price, but Ive read some (stupid) posts about people saying it rivals the 24-70 2.8L and 16-35 2.8L, which isn't correct in the slightest.
Dec 30 2012 6:34PM
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JuliusJ
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you can't reason several hundred dollars difference with a leica owner haha
Dec 31 2012 11:51AM
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eheath
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Meh for video they're the same and 2.8 and longer range is more beneficial. Stop speaking for video people when you don't shoot video.
Dec 31 2012 12:17PM
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vandersteeze
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He does shoot video. He actually co produces a webisode series
Dec 31 2012 12:35PM
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eheath
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All of thomas' opinions are photo driven. He always discredits things that are completely legitimate ideas ie using a tamron 17-50 over a canon 17-40L. For video, the 17-50 is better and for photo(especially full frame which is OBVI what thomas shoots) the 17-40L is a better lens hence why he thinks its better and is trying to tell people its better.
Dec 31 2012 1:00PM
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Mkvackay
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stoked i used an fs700 for a few shots. awesome camera
Dec 31 2012 1:48PM
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Splice.
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Saw someone using one today on the hill, looked dope.
Dec 31 2012 3:08PM
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SassySloth
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Woke up at 530 for urban and shot for 8 hours at multiple spots. Great way to end the year !
Dec 31 2012 5:31PM
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123+ski
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got my whole setup balanced and the mic and platform both don't get picked up by the fisheye

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and of course it has to be sideways for some reason
Dec 31 2012 6:17PM
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1337
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must not be very fisheye-y then ;)
Dec 31 2012 6:21PM
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123+ski
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only with the 16:9 in movie mode, and even then it is right on the edges. Took a few different tries, but now I have it set and I am pretty much never going to mess with it now haha
Dec 31 2012 6:31PM
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Mag
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Could you not have just set it back a bit or put it underneath/on the bottom of the glidecam?
Dec 31 2012 6:36PM
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