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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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Japaneezy
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Adobes new morph cut is revolutionary. It may finally replace jump cuts in interviews, etc.
Apr 24 2015 6:04PM
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SSteezle
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JapaneezyAdobes new morph cut is revolutionary. It may finally replace jump cuts in interviews, etc.


I mean I wouldn't call it revolutionary, but I've yet to try it out. I think it'll be noticeable when it's done, and personally don't find it as a 'professional' tool. Jump cuts can be avoided in so many other ways
Apr 24 2015 8:42PM
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Japaneezy
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SourSteezleI mean I wouldn't call it revolutionary, but I've yet to try it out. I think it'll be noticeable when it's done, and personally don't find it as a 'professional' tool. Jump cuts can be avoided in so many other ways


Very true, but jump cuts in interviews are hard to avoid. It really depends on the situtation, but most interviews etc. are done with one take and no prior practice.

Regardless, I see potential in this.
Apr 24 2015 9:34PM
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Laurent.
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I love ignoranti.





And no I didn't pay the sticker price, haggled it down to 60 cents.
Apr 27 2015 11:30AM
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1337
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Laurent.I love ignoranti.





And no I didn't pay the sticker price, haggled it down to 60 cents.


Bahah, you dog. What mount? Some old vivitar lenses are pretty damn sweet.
Apr 27 2015 12:57PM
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Laurent.
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1337Bahah, you dog. What mount? Some old vivitar lenses are pretty damn sweet.


Minolta, the gods weren't kind enough to gift me a Canon or Nikon mount, then again that would be asking too much.

I've used one before, sharp as dicks and dreamy bokeh. The Series 1 lenses are quite often, quite amazing.

If I finally buy that A7 I have a nice portrait cannon otherwise it can earn me a fair penny.
Apr 27 2015 1:18PM
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loganimlach
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Laurent.Minolta, the gods weren't kind enough to gift me a Canon or Nikon mount, then again that would be asking too much.

I've used one before, sharp as dicks and dreamy bokeh. The Series 1 lenses are quite often, quite amazing.

If I finally buy that A7 I have a nice portrait cannon otherwise it can earn me a fair penny.


You and Tjimen are the worst
Apr 28 2015 7:07AM
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PacificRimJob
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loganimlachYou and Tjimen are the worst


Throw me in the pile... I just found a Leica ii mini last weekend for 3 whole dollars.

Not entirely sure if I want to sell it yet... if I do it will only get me maybe 100 or so anyway. I'll test it against my Olympus Stylus and see how comparable it is.

Apr 28 2015 7:39PM
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SupremeDeity
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I just acquired 12 rolls of medium format that are about 10 years old that I intend to shoot and develop myself, irregularities are cool I guess...
Apr 28 2015 11:18PM
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JuliusJ
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Whelp not to hop off the cheap vintage gear train, but have sold my D3 and bought a Sony A6000. Went a bit basic bitch with the 16-55 and 55-210 kit lenses and external flash, but excited to have a full kit again, especially one so small. Time to actually start taking photos again.
Apr 29 2015 2:29AM
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Japaneezy
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Ronin M for 1400? Thats a steal.
Apr 29 2015 3:40AM
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Bmo.
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JuliusJWhelp not to hop off the cheap vintage gear train, but have sold my D3 and bought a Sony A6000. Went a bit basic bitch with the 16-55 and 55-210 kit lenses and external flash, but excited to have a full kit again, especially one so small. Time to actually start taking photos again.


Doing the same thing except I'm going for the a7II. I've used my 5d so little in the past year, pretty much always grabbing a film camera instead simply because of size. Time to downsize. Played with the a6000 yesterday in the store and was super impressed, wish they had an a7ii.
Apr 29 2015 8:08AM
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steezyjibber
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JapaneezyRonin M for 1400? Thats a steal.


Seriously. I want it, and might have to get it.
Apr 29 2015 8:22AM
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JuliusJ
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Bmo.Doing the same thing except I'm going for the a7II. I've used my 5d so little in the past year, pretty much always grabbing a film camera instead simply because of size. Time to downsize. Played with the a6000 yesterday in the store and was super impressed, wish they had an a7ii.


Might eventually do that, but as for now the a6000 should be more than capable for me. Pretty excited
Apr 29 2015 11:25AM
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Laurent.
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Bmo.Doing the same thing except I'm going for the a7II. I've used my 5d so little in the past year, pretty much always grabbing a film camera instead simply because of size. Time to downsize. Played with the a6000 yesterday in the store and was super impressed, wish they had an a7ii.


I do hate how they made the A7II uglier by going for normal dslr speckle paint instead of the original sleek shiny black.

Apr 29 2015 1:55PM
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1337
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Laurent.I do hate how they made the A7II uglier by going for normal dslr speckle paint instead of the original sleek shiny black.


But the new grip is loads better.
Apr 29 2015 2:10PM
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Laurent.
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1337But the new grip is loads better.


Heaps chunkier though. Gone is the sleekness.
Apr 29 2015 3:18PM
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Japaneezy
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Laurent.Heaps chunkier though. Gone is the sleekness.


who cares, it's already as small as FF cameras get nowadays.
Apr 30 2015 3:53AM
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lIllI
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Laurent.Gone is the sleekness.


Function > fashion
Apr 30 2015 5:04PM
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SSteezle
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new main cam! have had a couple shoots with it already and it's perfect run and gun. matches really well with canon dslrs too

Apr 30 2015 11:46PM
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Took a photo back in December that was used in an ad for Sugarloaf in Powder Magazine. I guess that ad won some recognition for being the "best national ad for an east coast resort"

http://www.saminfo.com/best-worst-2015-print


"Not many Eastern resorts choose to place national print ads. In a late-season edition of Powder there was a total of one: Sugarloaf. If a single Eastern resort is going to put marketing dollars into national advertising, it makes sense that it’s a “bucket list”-type place that many have yet to visit. I’ll leave design debate to the professionals, but Sugarloaf’s ad makes the snow look western-destination quality. The copy reminds us why it should be on the bucket list. I imagine it was difficult to not use an OMG shot of the triangle-shaped behemoth, but this hat tip was really about the bold and valid choice to advertise at all, not a comment on the choice of image.—AK"
May 1 2015 10:31AM
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foodisfun
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SourSteezlenew main cam! have had a couple shoots with it already and it's perfect run and gun. matches really well with canon dslrs too



was thinking about renting one soon... what type of stuff do you shoot?
May 1 2015 5:38PM
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TijmenDal
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DingoSeanThrow me in the pile... I just found a Leica ii mini last weekend for 3 whole dollars.

Not entirely sure if I want to sell it yet... if I do it will only get me maybe 100 or so anyway. I'll test it against my Olympus Stylus and see how comparable it is.



Sell it. It blows dicks.
May 1 2015 6:17PM
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PacificRimJob
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TijmenDalSell it. It blows dicks.


Haha I've definitely noticed the AF is pretty inaccurate.
May 1 2015 8:23PM
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SSteezle
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foodisfunwas thinking about renting one soon... what type of stuff do you shoot?


little bit of everything. pm me and I'll show you some stuff and answer any questions you might have. Couple things that I can tell you right off the bat. Here's a video I made with just the C100



- I think it's one of the best run and gun professional setups, thing fits like a glove and you can shoot for a full day without any camera frustration.

- No 4k, but I use 4k cameras at work and find it just makes the post process longer and more tedious. Having to bump in and out is a nice option to have but in the end it really slows down editing and unless your client has the budget for that time, it's just not worth it (for me atleast right now). That's not to mention the amount of money you'll have to spend on storage/cards if you shoot mostly 4k.

- The MTS codec sucks. Download clipwrap and convert to prores immediately. Only takes a sec to convert with clipwrap, but it's another step in the process.

- If you chose to get the autofocus upgrade (i did), it works super well. Very quite, but the only thing is it's mid frame and it's really tough to get the composition you want while using the autofocus. Good example, I was shooting shallow at a wedding this weekend and the bride and groom are walking down the aisle, and even though I really didn't want to frame them in the center, I was absolutely forced too while using this feature. Only use this feature when it'll work, because it still doesn't give the 'rack focus' look.

- Low light capability is un fucking believable. One of the main reasons I purchased this cam. It maintains so much detail it's insane.

- The LCD display isn't the greatest

- Not having 60p sucks, because the quality would be awesome. The new mk ii has it and I'm pretty jealous of it. I'm guessing if you're buying this camera you have another b cam, so get something like the 7d mk ii with 1080 at 60p, and it's the perfect b cam (it's what I have and it matches up super well).

Let me know if you have any questions, but overall it's just a camera I've always wanted to own and would recommend it
May 1 2015 8:34PM
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eheath
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SourSteezle- The MTS codec sucks. Download clipwrap and convert to prores immediately. Only takes a sec to convert with clipwrap, but it's another step in the process.


Curious why you don't like MTS, I use it daily and had been using it for a couple years before my current job too. I converted to prores for awhile but found it just to be a large waste of space.
May 2 2015 1:09AM
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SSteezle
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eheathCurious why you don't like MTS, I use it daily and had been using it for a couple years before my current job too. I converted to prores for awhile but found it just to be a large waste of space.


Takes a longer time to conform in premiere, and the way the Canon Cinema line compresses the .mts files is a little different. Canon needs to be converted to maintain highest resolution and FS100 and FS700 you can just bring right in to premiere and edit the MTS. I'm not 100 percent sure, but I've done some test and read up on it and the way the C100 compresses the MTS files has caused issues for a lot of people when it comes to exporting
May 2 2015 12:09PM
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Hodor
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I won $2500 in a video contest and instead of saving it, I blew it all plus more on this gorgeous camera. SOOOOO STOKED!!!! This little guy is a beast.

May 2 2015 9:53PM
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Laurent.
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loganimlachYou and Tjimen are the worst


I know.

Some M42 primes today.

Minty 135mm f/2.8 Kenlock (i have four of these now, pretty good lens) & a minty 200mm f3.5 Universar:



A 24mm f2.8 Upsilon with uggo body but clean glass.



A Minox 35 MB, SO QT, much small. with box, manuals etc...



And about 10 filters some converters etc...


All for the princely sum of.......


6 euro and 36 cents.
May 13 2015 2:28PM
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eheath
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SourSteezleTakes a longer time to conform in premiere, and the way the Canon Cinema line compresses the .mts files is a little different. Canon needs to be converted to maintain highest resolution and FS100 and FS700 you can just bring right in to premiere and edit the MTS. I'm not 100 percent sure, but I've done some test and read up on it and the way the C100 compresses the MTS files has caused issues for a lot of people when it comes to exporting


Hmm thats interesting, silly canon. I've been loving mts for years now because of how small it is and how easy it is to use with premiere, but I've only used fs100,fs700 and gh3 mts.
May 13 2015 2:49PM
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when you guys export in premiere do you drag to the maximum bitrate possible and make the file size as big as possible? I just uploaded a video to youtube and its banding like crazy
May 13 2015 10:45PM
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erikK
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Laurent.(i have four of these now, pretty good lens)


Can you post a picture of all of your camera gear together? Might need the Nikkor 6mm or something to accomplish this but I'm sure you have a couple of those lying around.

Laurent.All for the princely sum of.......


6 euro and 36 cents.


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May 14 2015 5:47PM
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foodisfun
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RockNRollNghtClbwhen you guys export in premiere do you drag to the maximum bitrate possible and make the file size as big as possible? I just uploaded a video to youtube and its banding like crazy


I'm pretty sure youtube recommends like 8-10mbps for 1080p. Bit rates on export is still a topic I don't understand fully so I'm interested to hear from others.

You definitely DON"T want to drag it to the maximum possible, though.
May 14 2015 8:37PM
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BlackcountryBill
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I've got a DJI Ronin M on order, I'm stoked to say the least!
May 20 2015 7:15PM
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Laurent.
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erikKCan you post a picture of all of your camera gear together? Might need the Nikkor 6mm or something to accomplish this but I'm sure you have a couple of those lying around.


Too be honest it's not as massive, I flip a lot of gear very quickly. I only keep the interesting stuff longer, use it for a while and then pass it on. Dutchland has a bad thrifting market, it's either crap for 10 cents or glorious Leica for a million. Finding a third party m42 prime is already an achievement on it's own.

Everything I could find in my apartment in a sec: (Click for big)




Everything apart from the F and SX70 is for sale.
May 24 2015 11:18AM
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DILLINGER
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:O
May 24 2015 11:35AM
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nutz.
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Laurent.Too be honest it's not as massive, I flip a lot of gear very quickly. I only keep the interesting stuff longer, use it for a while and then pass it on. Dutchland has a bad thrifting market, it's either crap for 10 cents or glorious Leica for a million. Finding a third party m42 prime is already an achievement on it's own.

Everything I could find in my apartment in a sec: (Click for big)




Everything apart from the F and SX70 is for sale.


any contax rts lenses you wanna sell?
May 24 2015 7:18PM
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PacificRimJob
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I get to fire some dumb kid at the studio tomorrow. Little Fucker's been talking back, thinking because he knows how to use lightroom, that he has liberty to do whatever he wants with the photos. I've been working all week fixing his mess after we told him what was expected about 19 times.

Kid seriously over saturates everything, bumps the warmth and jacks up the clarity to dumbass levels. He's turned what were well taken portraits into shit that belongs in "The Worst Photography" thread... It's like he wants everyone to look like they belong on Jersey Shore lol.

So yes Stoked he'll be fucking gone and we can get someone halfway god damn competent. Finally will be able to work solely in the studio instead of fixing his shitty messes constantly.
May 27 2015 12:38AM
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Laurent.
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DingoSeanI get to fire some dumb kid at the studio tomorrow. Little Fucker's been talking back, thinking because he knows how to use lightroom, that he has liberty to do whatever he wants with the photos. I've been working all week fixing his mess after we told him what was expected about 19 times.

Kid seriously over saturates everything, bumps the warmth and jacks up the clarity to dumbass levels. He's turned what were well taken portraits into shit that belongs in "The Worst Photography" thread... It's like he wants everyone to look like they belong on Jersey Shore lol.

So yes Stoked he'll be fucking gone and we can get someone halfway god damn competent. Finally will be able to work solely in the studio instead of fixing his shitty messes constantly.


You just don't understand the vision of the next Ken Rockwell.

That kid is probably some saturation prodigy.
May 27 2015 2:06AM
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PacificRimJob
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Laurent.You just don't understand the vision of the next Ken Rockwell.

That kid is probably some saturation prodigy.


I'd kill for a Ken Rockwell over this kid.. god.
May 27 2015 8:33PM
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Japaneezy
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DingoSeanI'd kill for a Ken Rockwell over this kid.. god.


Shoot JPG
May 28 2015 9:05AM
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PacificRimJob
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JapaneezyShoot JPG


Annoyingly, this studio almost exclusively shoots jpeg unless it's something that might be retouched ever (like removing braces, or extreme acne scarring)

I get it from a memory-perspective, but the whole rockwellian "I get it right in camera the first time" is about as short sided as saying "I don't need an iPhone, I have a landline! why would I need anything else, it's a phone!"
May 28 2015 3:16PM
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jackdonovan
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I just found a Minolta Dimage 7 lying around the house, and thought it would be dope to throw a cheap fisheye on it and film some summer setup stuff. Don't really know much about this camera or camera's in general so some help would be dope, and I looked it up and I would need to buy a Maxxum or Dynax lens to fit on the camera, is this true?
May 28 2015 11:11PM
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PacificRimJob
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jackdonovanI just found a Minolta Dimage 7 lying around the house, and thought it would be dope to throw a cheap fisheye on it and film some summer setup stuff. Don't really know much about this camera or camera's in general so some help would be dope, and I looked it up and I would need to buy a Maxxum or Dynax lens to fit on the camera, is this true?


You need to find like a 15mm lens for an A-mount camera. It would be like 300+ for used Minolta one, I'd imagine, so probably not really worth it. It's 1000 for the new Sony one (Modern ony A-mount cameras like the a99 use the old minolta mount)
May 29 2015 12:43AM
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jackdonovan
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DingoSeanYou need to find like a 15mm lens for an A-mount camera. It would be like 300+ for used Minolta one, I'd imagine, so probably not really worth it. It's 1000 for the new Sony one (Modern ony A-mount cameras like the a99 use the old minolta mount)


i found a crappy fisheye on amazon like the ratchet fish hoodcrew one, and was thinking of getting it.
would this one work http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-Panoramic-Fisheye-Minolta-Maxxum/dp/B000TQH3E6/ref=sr_1_1?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1432868530&sr=1-1
May 29 2015 8:24AM
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Japaneezy
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jackdonovani found a crappy fisheye on amazon like the ratchet fish hoodcrew one, and was thinking of getting it.
would this one work http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-Panoramic-Fisheye-Minolta-Maxxum/dp/B000TQH3E6/ref=sr_1_1?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1432868530&sr=1-1


Dont even
May 29 2015 9:42AM
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jackdonovan
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JapaneezyDont even


because...
May 29 2015 9:49AM
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Laurent.
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jackdonovanI just found a Minolta Dimage 7 lying around the house, and thought it would be dope to throw a cheap fisheye on it and film some summer setup stuff. Don't really know much about this camera or camera's in general so some help would be dope, and I looked it up and I would need to buy a Maxxum or Dynax lens to fit on the camera, is this true?


Experiment all you want but too convert a 28mm equivalent lens to something really fishy you either need a lot of dosh or you are going to have a bad time. I used to have one, it was not a bad all in one stills camera but video quality was shit and it never was the peak in it's time, yeah you can use it but there's little point in investing in it.
May 29 2015 12:36PM
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jackdonovan
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Laurent.Experiment all you want but too convert a 28mm equivalent lens to something really fishy you either need a lot of dosh or you are going to have a bad time. I used to have one, it was not a bad all in one stills camera but video quality was shit and it never was the peak in it's time, yeah you can use it but there's little point in investing in it.


so not even worth using the camera?, i have a gopro hero4 that i bought, but still thought i could do something cool with the camera. Is there anything i could do for some cool footage from the minolta?
May 29 2015 12:47PM
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Laurent.
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jackdonovanso not even worth using the camera?, i have a gopro hero4 that i bought, but still thought i could do something cool with the camera. Is there anything i could do for some cool footage from the minolta?


Of course you can still take pictures with it, just be aware of it's limitations, how hard is it to go out and shoot? But spending some lunch money on crap glass to put in front of it isn't worth it imho. For web 5mp is often more then enough.
May 29 2015 12:53PM
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