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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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Sklar
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.media domains are a thing now, but do I want to spend $35 on one.... hmmm
Jul 28 2014 8:17PM
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TijmenDal
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I've got a .photography domain for like 11$ a year through Snapnames.
Jul 29 2014 5:30AM
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Mkvackay
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Sklar.media domains are a thing now, but do I want to spend $35 on one.... hmmm


oh man i could be into that
Jul 29 2014 9:39AM
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TijmenDal
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Hold on. I didn't get my .photography TLD through Snapnames. Fuck those guys. They suck. I meant through Namecheap.com.
I can get Tijmen.Media for 25$ a year.
Jul 29 2014 11:14AM
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Balto
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Who actually uses one of those kind of domains other than to just own it? Whatever.com just makes more sense to me and the vast majority of the not as computer literate world.
Jul 29 2014 11:47AM
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Sklar
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BaltoWho actually uses one of those kind of domains other than to just own it? Whatever.com just makes more sense to me and the vast majority of the not as computer literate world.


I mean I'd keep mattsklarmedia.com and just forward it to MattSklar.media
Jul 29 2014 11:49AM
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lIllI
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BaltoWho actually uses one of those kind of domains other than to just own it? Whatever.com just makes more sense to me and the vast majority of the not as computer literate world.


The vast majority of the world does not know they exist. They seem like little more than a gimmick that Tumblr photographers get their labias in a twist over.
Jul 29 2014 11:50AM
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lIllI
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".com" is a given and takes zero effort for people to remember to append it to the end of the domain name. ".media/.photo/.clothesfordogs" just adds another thing to remember and puts additional strain on potential clients just so they can view your damn website. Seems counterintuitive from a marketing standpoint. Why compromise the function of your website just to add some level of faux-aesthetic to something as trivial as a web address?
Jul 29 2014 11:54AM
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lIllI".com" is a given and takes zero effort for people to remember to append it to the end of the domain name. ".media/.photo/.clothesfordogs" just adds another thing to remember and puts additional strain on potential clients just so they can view your damn website. Seems counterintuitive from a marketing standpoint. Why compromise the function of your website just to add some level of faux-aesthetic to something as trivial as a web address?

This
Jul 30 2014 10:00AM
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cydwhit
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Just wrapped shooting a feature film in 12 days. Stoked on film in general. Was up till 4:30 last night diving into freezing, oily water trying to recover a van for the film. (long story, cars don't float) and I haven't gotten more than 5 hours of sleep in two weeks but I still can't stop bing stoked. Making movies doesn't suck. Working for free for a long time is finally paying off.
Aug 1 2014 3:52AM
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zahava
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Leicas are for pussies.
Aug 8 2014 8:36PM
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No.Quarter
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zbphotoLeicas are for pussies.




How much?
Aug 8 2014 11:02PM
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zahava
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JakeSmith


How much?


I wish this was a purchase, just borrowing it from the store I work at for the rest of August; before I have to leave my job to go back to school.
Aug 9 2014 2:34PM
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lIllI
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zbphotoLeicas are for pussies.


Get on my level:
Aug 9 2014 2:41PM
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Laurent.
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zbphotoI wish this was a purchase, just borrowing it from the store I work at for the rest of August; before I have to leave my job to go back to school.


One of the lads at one of my favourite camera stores has a Xpan that he recently borrowed out to a colleague.

Freaky coincidence.


Awesome camera still. 10/10. would shoot people's backs with.
Aug 9 2014 4:27PM
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JuliusJ
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https://www.newschoolers.com/watch/723594.0/Bachelor-Blips

I made an edit with old footage that was just sitting on my harddrive. Kinda pumped on it, makes me want to film (and be filmed haha) more! I don't embed NS videos often and the preview only shows a link so hoping it works...
Aug 16 2014 12:01AM
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ThundaKilla
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Found a Canon AE-1 program at a garage sale for a dollar today. Cleaned it up and its working beautifully. Stoked to shoot some film!
Aug 16 2014 3:57PM
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Brule.
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Just got a homemade glidecam from one of my friends who bought a better glidecam. I'm stoked to film with it this winter.
Aug 16 2014 4:54PM
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zahava
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I missed meeting Scott Pommier; http://www.scottpommier.com by an hour on Friday, he had come in to the shop to rent grip before my shift started. Won't be around when the order is due back, shucks
Aug 18 2014 12:10AM
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PacificRimJob
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ThundaKillaFound a Canon AE-1 program at a garage sale for a dollar today. Cleaned it up and its working beautifully. Stoked to shoot some film!


As said for the 5 millionth time. haha.
Aug 20 2014 2:09AM
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TWoods
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Just got the last piece of the super awesome film scanning setup I'm working on, photos to come if it works as I'm hoping it will!
Aug 20 2014 6:20PM
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PacificRimJob
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Finally went out over the last few days and shot digital. It's been about a month since I have. feels weird. Instant gratification is nice.
Aug 21 2014 7:16PM
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lIllI
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DingoSeanFinally went out over the last few days and shot digital. It's been about a month since I have. feels weird. Instant gratification is nice.


Same, except I had a sinking feeling in my gut because I knew I'd have to waste more of my life fucking around with it on a computer just so that it wouldn't look like shit.
Aug 21 2014 8:36PM
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1337
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Spent today shooting photos of Sugarloaf's Golf Course. #1 course in the state of Maine and constantly in Golf Digest's top 100 courses in the country, it's beautiful.

Basically, I spent 6.5 hours on the course taking photos, and then have imported, sorted, edited, proofed, and exported all of the photos up until now. Long day, but worth it, and I have 69 photos I'm stoked to show for it.

Now to get an upload going and head to bed so I can go road trip to Rhode Island to chase some surf and shoot it tomorrow! :D
Aug 27 2014 12:57AM
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PacificRimJob
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I got to edit a video today showing a robbery in progress haha.
Aug 29 2014 11:09AM
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bo0b
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got an X100, pretty stoked.
Aug 31 2014 6:31PM
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zahava
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bo0bgot an X100, pretty stoked.


Rad! Much better buy than my tele lens.
Aug 31 2014 8:39PM
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bo0b
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zbphotoRad! Much better buy than my tele lens.


Yea, I figured I would probably use it a lot more, after shooting around on it yesterday I think I made the right decision, its pretty fun.
Sep 1 2014 11:36AM
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cwphoto
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my umbrella strobe setup finally arrived from b&h today, and i'm already stoked on it. i played around with it for a little bit and i'm positive that my pictures are going to be a lot better once i really learn proper lighting.
Sep 10 2014 5:11PM
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steezysteeze
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Along with an alternate body color the Fuji X-T1 will have it's firmware updated to include many useful features such as improved customability, manual controls in video, and a new electronic shutter option that will increase the possible shutter speed to 1/32000th of a second. No more need for an ND filter for portraits!

Also what they're calling the silver edition is a little overkill:

"Graphite Silver Edition
The special edition Graphite Silver version of the X-T1 features a uniquely durable and aesthetic triple layer coating finish that serves to both protect it and give it tremendous visual appeal. Succeeding an initial antioxidant treatment to the magnesium alloy body, a matte black primer coat is first applied. This helps to develop a shadow-like appearance that also accentuates the highlights developed by subsequent coats. The second step in the finishing process involves rotating the body at high speeds while thin strips of paint particles are layered using computer-controlled Thin-Film Multilayer Coating Technology, which produces the smooth graphite silver-colored look. Finally, a clear coat is applied for added durability and shininess based on the ambient lighting conditions."

Either way I'm stoked to have the options to shoot video and ultra high shutter speeds on my xt1 once the firmware is avalible.
Sep 10 2014 10:21PM
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zahava
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$100 for a 100 photo, two hour club event, then I found out this is what I was going too, LOL.
Sep 13 2014 3:24PM
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Sklar
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I got an FStop Guru
It's going to be PERFECT for me.
It just fits my 5d2 body (ungripped) 17-40, fisheye, and 70-200 in the small shallow ICU.
It can fit my avy gear and skins, so i can finally bring a good camera kit into the backcountry and for inbounds pow days
And I don't have to carry my giant brick of a camera backpack around all the time
Sep 13 2014 3:34PM
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Laurent.
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zbphoto$100 for a 100 photo, two hour club event, then I found out this is what I was going too, LOL.


Sep 13 2014 5:00PM
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BlackcountryBill
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Just ordered a D750, super excited, I've been waiting for a semi pro nikon with expeed 4 since the 5300 came out
Sep 13 2014 5:58PM
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PacificRimJob
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BlackcountryBillJust ordered a D750, super excited, I've been waiting for a semi pro nikon with expeed 4 since the 5300 came out


It seems pretty cool. Basically an upgraded D610. Better Autofocus, flipscreen, and 1080p60.


I found an Olympus Infinity Stylus for 4.99 at the thriftshop. Had a roll of Provia in it that had only 3 shots exposed... and a perfectly working battery...
Sep 15 2014 2:07AM
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blatt
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Just found out that my school just signed an agreement with Adobe that includes free licensing for students.... This is the best news of my life.
Sep 15 2014 7:27PM
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jibcrew1
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A different kind of stoke but just contacted Alex Kane about using some of his music in a short of mine and he was super stoked about it, dude was way to cool about all of it. Stoked to see this world still has some solid people in it.
Sep 15 2014 8:36PM
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Downtofilm
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Picking up a Ronin this week!
Sep 16 2014 4:47AM
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cwphoto
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$150



Canon stop my wallet hurts! In all seriousness, this lens sounds awesome.
Sep 17 2014 12:57AM
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PacificRimJob
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connorwyckoff$150



Canon stop my wallet hurts! In all seriousness, this lens sounds awesome.


Pretty sweet! I wish Canon would have come out with that one a long time ago. This, paired with a 50 is almost all you need. I loved the 24 f2.8 EF, but for 150 and even smaller, this would be rad for crop bodies. You can essentially get a great 2 prime setup now for 250 or less.
Sep 17 2014 11:15AM
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esotericjive
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Picked up a canon SL1 body today, super stoked on that.
Gotta cop some lenses as well, but looking forward to shooting tons of stuff as a way to keep my brain intact after concussions.
Sep 17 2014 7:19PM
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I also picked up an SL1 recently, I actually really like the camera overall. Feels great in hand and Canon's touch interface is just such a nice feature to have. In other news, I'm planning on picking up some ND and Polarizing filters for my L glass, and also a couple of new grips/mounts too.
Sep 17 2014 7:31PM
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Laurent.
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Apple's new time-lapse mode introduced with IOS is surprisingly decent, hardly any features but it works.

Except a sudden and extreme tsunami of these kind of videos:

http://youtu.be/4aPlaOpbBSc
Sep 24 2014 5:33PM
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lIllI
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Anyone know of a good photo forum to sell gear on? Nobody on NS or DVXuser seems interested in nice gear...
Sep 24 2014 6:13PM
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Bmo.
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lIllIAnyone know of a good photo forum to sell gear on? Nobody on NS or DVXuser seems interested in nice gear...


photography-on-the.net and FredMiranda
Sep 24 2014 7:22PM
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JuliusJ
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omnidataExcept a sudden and extreme tsunami of these kind of videos


thought about that the other day. really not stoked for that...
Sep 24 2014 11:23PM
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CrotchKiller
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gh4 came in today, headed to yellowstone for a little this weekend.

stoked, haven't filmed in months
Sep 25 2014 2:08AM
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Laurent.
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JuliusJthought about that the other day. really not stoked for that...


We don't have an antistoke thread and it was more a general observation.

Now when I think about it, I really don't care actually, time-lapse become boring four years ago on Vimeo anyway.
Sep 25 2014 11:49AM
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Laurent.
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Yeah, i know 4 day old news, still....
Sep 26 2014 4:23PM
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PacificRimJob
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Holy shit 6k.
Sep 26 2014 5:00PM
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