Re: [f-AA] ## Camera and Lense Suggestion's ##

[Brian Matz]

Jay, 

It all depends on how much $ you want to spend.  Both Nikon and Canon have some very nice 'prosumer' cameras for under $1000 (Including a kit lens)  If you're serious at all about photography, I'd recommend a DSLR type camera as opposed to a point and shoot type.

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From: jay curtis <jcu...@execulink.com>
To: aer...@westmont.edu
Sent: Sat, August 28, 2010 6:26:08 PM
Subject: [f-AA] ## Camera and Lense Suggestion's ##

I would appreciate comment on a good Camera-Lense set-up for use in
the air and on the ground(Osh) .?? Saw some great photo's on this site
and has me thinking .Jay
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[jay curtis]

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As Brian said, it's all about the money.  Through the years I've always favored Nikon .  Canon is excellent too.  At the amateur level, my wife got their D40 plus an additional telephoto a couple of years ago for around $650 total.  That model is now something else but similar.  Very happy with it.  All the DSLRs can do more than you can imagine.  We will never use most of the features of this one.    roger

[Ryan Lunde]

A good starter set would be a Canon Rebel.  It's a digital SLR camera with lots of nice features and it's a good setup to test the waters with.  They sell them in kits with lenses usually and they'll accept the whole line of Canon lenses.  I shoot with a Canon 40D.  Most of my work is done with a 29-135 and a 70-200 lens. 

-Ryan
championairphotos.com

> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:26:08 -0700
> From: jcu...@execulink.com
> To: aer...@westmont.edu

> Subject: [f-AA] ## Camera and Lense Suggestion's ##
>

[Travis Gregory]

My wife bought a Cannon Rebel about a year ago for about $750.00. I saw them adveritized a few days ago for $450.00. I'd like to have one of my own but am stuck in the SLR Ectachrome/Kodachrome days. I just can't seem to learn what all those tiny Greek-looking symbols mean.

 

travis

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From: Ryan Lunde <n85...@hotmail.com>
To: aer...@westmont.edu
Sent: Sat, August 28, 2010 7:32:19 PM
Subject: Re: [f-AA] ## Camera and Lense Suggestion's ##

[Cy Galley]

I use a Pentax DSLR mainly because all my film lenses also work on my digital. The digital back has anti-shake built in so each lens has anti-shake.  With the ISO 3200, existing light pictures work well.  Generally take both a flash and a no flash for color reference. Presently I have mounted a 18-250 which covers a lot of ground. I can go out a little farther with a 1.7 self focusing “doubler” but it is just as easy to bring it in closer with PhotoShop. 

 

I have a point and shoot that I did carry every where but the camera built-into my BlackBerry works very well.  I even take pictures of Consumer Reports to save the quarter the library charges for zerox copies. Also the BlackBerry works great for documenting progress on my Bellanca, selling parts or submitting photos for publications

 

 

Cy Galley; Editor - Aeronca Aviator

Supporting Aeroncas every day

www.aeronca.org

[jay curtis]

Thanks to all the reply's ,I see Rebel  reviews on You Tube, looks good !   

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From: Ryan Lunde

To: aer...@westmont.edu

[Ian Harvie]

I'm with you on that one Travis. I stuck to my Exacta Varex I had
bought new in Cologne in 1964 until my son gave me his "obsolete" Nikon
digital . Then the company gave me e very good "Point and shoot" Cannon
when I retired. I only use 10% of the available features on both of them.

Ian, The Exacta was first in the world with SLR way back in the late
twenties.

On 29/08/2010 10:40 AM, Travis Gregory wrote:
> My wife bought a Cannon Rebel about a year ago for about $750.00.
> I saw them adveritized a few days ago for $450.00. I'd like to have
> one of my own but am stuck in the SLR Ectachrome/Kodachrome days. I
> just can't seem to learn what all those tiny Greek-looking symbols mean.
> travis
>

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> *From:* Ryan Lunde <n85...@hotmail.com>
> *To:* aer...@westmont.edu
> *Sent:* Sat, August 28, 2010 7:32:19 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [f-AA] ## Camera and Lense Suggestion's ##

>
> A good starter set would be a Canon Rebel. It's a digital SLR camera
> with lots of nice features and it's a good setup to test the waters
> with. They sell them in kits with lenses usually and they'll accept
> the whole line of Canon lenses. I shoot with a Canon 40D. Most of my
> work is done with a 29-135 and a 70-200 lens.
>
> -Ryan

> championairphotos.com <http://www.championairphotos.com/>

[Brian Matz]

Jay, 

If you want reviews, check out http://www.dpreview.com

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From: jay curtis <jcu...@execulink.com>
To: aer...@westmont.edu

Sent: Sat, August 28, 2010 10:36:47 PM

Subject: Re: [f-AA] ## Camera and Lense Suggestion's ##

[berthelsdorf]

 

This is the best site I've found for Nikon reviews:   http://kenrockwell.com/nikon/

 

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Brian Matz

To: aer...@westmont.edu

Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 4:45 AM

Subject: Re: [f-AA] ## Camera and Lense Suggestion's ##

Jay, 

If you want reviews, check out http://www.dpreview.com

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From: jay curtis <jcu...@execulink.com>
To: aer...@westmont.edu
Sent: Sat, August 28, 2010 10:36:47 PM
Subject: Re: [f-AA] ## Camera and Lense Suggestion's ##

Thanks to all the reply's ,I see Rebel  reviews on You Tube, looks good !   

----- Original Message -----

From: Ryan Lunde

To: aer...@westmont.edu

Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 8:32 PM

Subject: Re: [f-AA] ## Camera and Lense Suggestion's ##

A good starter set would be a Canon Rebel.  It's a digital SLR camera with lots of nice features and it's a good setup to test the waters with.  They sell them in kits with lenses usually and they'll accept the whole line of Canon lenses.  I shoot with a Canon 40D.  Most of my work is done with a 29-135 and a 70-200 lens. 

-Ryan
championairphotos.com

[Dave MacPherson]

Can anyone tell me if I can use my old Nikon lenses on the DSLR Nikons?

 

Dave Mac

[berthelsdorf]

Yes, but you'll lose some auto functions

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[Lennie Duncil]

Hi,

 

I use a NIKON D80, it came as a kit with an ‘ok’ 18-135mm and is very versatile.  I use a 70-300 stabilized NIKKOR 70-300 for air shows and air to ground, and am very happy with it.  I use a NIKKOR AF 50mm for family pictures.  Get a DSLR, Cannon or Nikon, you won’t regret it.

 

Here are 2 examples:

http://www.avweb.com/newspics/potw/large/potw01_1412.jpg  70-300

 

http://www.avweb.com/newspics/potw/large/potw01_1527.jpg  18-135 that came with the camera

 

Lennie

N1875V

 

 

From: aeronca...@westmont.edu [mailto:aeronca...@westmont.edu] On Behalf Of Brian Matz

Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 6:35 PM
To: aer...@westmont.edu

[E. O. Lake]

And your focal length is automatically increased by around 50%.

 

Ed

 

 

 

 

 

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[Thomas DeWinter]

You won't have a choice very soon.  There is only one single lab in the entire USA that develops 35mm film.  And I recently read in the next few years they will no longer process film.

It's all digital now!

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From: Travis Gregory <nc4...@yahoo.com>
To: aer...@westmont.edu
Sent: Sat, August 28, 2010 7:40:40 PM

Subject: Re: [f-AA] ## Camera and Lense Suggestion's ##