mostly my car lol

 

Hey josh I just have a quick question, is the APO glass on Sigma lenses worth the extra money? I'm thinking of getting there 70-300 f4-5.6 DG Macro but am trying to decide if the extra 100 for the APO glass would be worth it or if I should just get the regular glass.

this one

also can you recommend me a good circular polarizer.

thanks

 

josh, what camera would u recommend for a beginner picture taker person.. ive used regular digital cameras before, but i wanted something better than a normal digital camera. and i dont want to spend a lot of money... what would u recommend?

 

Nikon D40x is a great beginner DSLR.

Josh

 

how much does that camera cost?

 

the D40X is now replaced with the D60 I think and it runs 700 new about. the D40 is also a great beginner setup and it'll run you about 500 with kit glass and 700 with an extra 70-300 lens I think.

I have the D60 and I love it.

 

Good information. We did an interview with Mark Elias from leftlanenews.com who takes great pictures and here was his advice on how to take a good picture of your vehicle:

Shoot early in the morning or late in the afternoon. Look for large areas in shadows to place the cars so that there are no excessive reflections. The middle of the day is the time to have lunch, work, visit with friends and so on!

You can read the rest of the interview here if you are interested:

http://blog.fasttie.com/?tag=/mark+elias

 

Thats some good info!

Josh

 

Josh, quick question as I am looking into finally expanding my glass collection for the D60.

I want a telephoto zoom lens that will primarily be used for shooting watersports, snowsports, landscapes, etc. In essence I need a lens that will be able to keep up with my friends wakeboarding, waterskiing and things like that in direct sunlight, so I've been looking around a bit and asked a few other photo people I know and here are my current and growing list of options (I was told that i would probably want a max range of 300 instead of 200 so all these lenses are 70-300)

so then is this Tamaron a good choice?
Or is the Sigma?

or do I trust my one friend and get this promaster? (what her boss at Dodd's photo recomended, but everyone says is just a rebadged Tamaron)

or do I save a bit more and use b-day money and get the Nikkor?

also will these lenses do what I want or am I toatally off the mark? since none of the reviews I'm reading actually explicitly talk about water sports which I would imagine would create a different set of challenges to shot.

Also besides a circular polarizer, what else whould you recommend to shot these sports.

By Christmas 09 I hope to have one of these lenses, a nicer tripod, and a real flash (thinking the Nikkor SB600 right now).

Thanks in Advance Josh for the help.

 

Good questions my man....

For the lens, yes I would use the 70-300mm lens. That would work well with what your wanting to do. As for what lens you should go with I would go with either the Sigma (I actually have that lens and love it) or I REALLY think you should go with the Nikkor lens. It has the VR (Vibration Reduction) built into the lens so that it makes your images less blurry which in your case would help out a lot on the boat. If you get that one I will be jealous. LOL

And a Polarizer is really going to be the only thing you will need... And even then you don't REALLY need it... I actually don't have any filters for my camera. I do want to get a UV filter though.

Hope this helps!

Josh