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garyinhere · Aug 27, 2011, 10:27 PM

The new Sony A65 or A77 has great vid and picture quality too. Plus still uses Minolta alpha mount so you can save money using the legacy *better IQ lenses! I'm a BIG fan of minolta!

It was/is highly anticipated and announced this last week. Here is a preview: http://forums.dpreview.com/previews/sonyslta77/ The main point is that it is so cheap compared to the rest of the Nikcannons. 24mp, 1080p video, 12fps... I'm saving for this... the a77 is $1399 w/out kit lens $2000 with it. The A65 is under $1000!!!! and a hell of a buy!!!!!

burtram · Aug 27, 2011, 11:38 PM

A77 looks really nice for that price. Hopefully I can land a new job soon and I'll definitely pick one up.

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t_ski · Sep 2, 2011, 11:27 AM

Did you sleeve those yourself or did they come that way? I'm guessing you did after seeing that huge bundle of sleeving you had a while back...

(FIH) The Don · Sep 2, 2011, 12:27 PM

yep i did

also

t_ski · Sep 2, 2011, 02:32 PM

lolz

garyinhere · Sep 2, 2011, 03:53 PM

nt

t_ski · Sep 2, 2011, 04:55 PM

I like the first one. I take it you left the exposure open a little longer to smooth out the look of the water?

garyinhere · Sep 2, 2011, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by t_ski

I like the first one. I take it you left the exposure open a little longer to smooth out the look of the water?

yea stopped the aperature all the way down to make the shutter slow down. This is my first attempt at the flowing water effect. I need a filter though and I could make it look more "foamy"

t_ski · Sep 2, 2011, 10:03 PM

I think it looks very cool. I have seen another picture before like it, but I didn't figure out how they did it until I saw yours.

Anyway, with it being about 100F degrees outside, I thought I'd tempt some of you with these:

casual swift · Sep 7, 2011, 03:26 AM

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DanishDevil · Sep 7, 2011, 07:08 AM

Added

Welcome!

repman244 · Sep 7, 2011, 07:16 AM

DanishDevil · Sep 7, 2011, 04:58 PM

Great shots, added

casual swift · Sep 9, 2011, 04:21 AM

Anybody have any tips for shooting indoor sports like basketball/volleyball games? Any other Olympus users in the house for glass recommendations?

freaksavior · Sep 9, 2011, 04:23 AM

can someone do post processing for
http://freaksavior.com/downloads/ _MG_1498

It is a bit blurry because of the dark but I think it's a great picture.

casual swift · Sep 9, 2011, 04:49 AM

Do yall use LightRoom for editing or what? I'll give that one a whirl as soon as I get LR re-installed. (just did a reformat a few days ago)

freaksavior · Sep 9, 2011, 05:00 AM

I used it, I kind of like it, but it's not installed right now.

DanishDevil · Sep 9, 2011, 05:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by casual swift

Anybody have any tips for shooting indoor sports like basketball/volleyball games? Any other Olympus users in the house for glass recommendations?

If they're indoor, but they're very brightly lit, it would be the same suggestion for any other sport shooting, indoors or out. A wicked fast shutter speed with the appropriate aperture to make the picture bright enough, and probably stick to ISO 100 or if you need it a bit brighter, 200.

burtram · Sep 9, 2011, 06:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freaksavior

can someone do post processing for
http://freaksavior.com/downloads/ _MG_1498

It is a bit blurry because of the dark but I think it's a great picture.

http://freaksavior.com/downloads/_MG_1498.JPG

I would fiddle with it more, but I am just too tired right now.

freaksavior · Sep 9, 2011, 06:52 AM

I think it looks better so thank you. I really like the picture and I think it turned out great. I know it's a bit blurry but like I said, because it was dark

burtram · Sep 9, 2011, 07:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freaksavior

I think it looks better so thank you. I really like the picture and I think it turned out great. I know it's a bit blurry but like I said, because it was dark

It is a nice picture; It's nice to look at too, lots of things that grab the eye.

Completely Bonkers · Sep 9, 2011, 07:13 AM

I think it is a nice shot, and very nearly a great shot

1./ It could use a little more of the foreground to balance the infinity skyscrapers. Currently it is clipped and looks like a bad crop
2./ The barrel distortion is horrible IMO. There are two parts to fixing this: a) fix the barral (must) and b) fix the perspective convergence (optional). I personally would give both a go and see how it comes out

Great thread!

burtram · Sep 9, 2011, 07:33 AM

Lens distortion fixed:

Does look better. Heck, I didn't even notice the distortion first time around until you pointed it out, haha. Fatigue for the loss.

Aug 27, 2011, 10:27 PM	#826
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Aug 27, 2011, 11:38 PM	#827
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Sep 2, 2011, 04:55 PM	#834
t_ski Staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 8,822 (3.40/day) Thanks: 2,977 Thanked 3,296 Times in 2,521 Posts System Specs	I like the first one. I take it you left the exposure open a little longer to smooth out the look of the water? __________________ t_ski's stuff for sale ~ TPU Eyefinity Club ~ Heatware Silverstone TJ07 build ~ Mini ITX Home Server build Intel i7 3930K ~ Asus P9X79 Pro ~ 4 x 8GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 1866 C9 ~ Triple 7970's with EK FC-7970 CSQ ~ Triple Asus VW246H LCD's ~ 2 x 120 GB Corsair Force 3 (Raid 0) ~ 500GB WD ~ Lite-On BluRay ~ Nickel-plated Heatkiller 3.0 CU ~ D5 with EK X-top ~ BIX Quad Rad ~ Corsair AX1200 ~ Silverstone TJ07

Sep 2, 2011, 10:03 PM	#836
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casual swift Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Edmonton, AB Posts: 89 (0.09/day) Thanks: 44 Thanked 11 Times in 7 Posts System Specs	Anybody have any tips for shooting indoor sports like basketball/volleyball games? Any other Olympus users in the house for glass recommendations? __________________

Sep 9, 2011, 04:23 AM	#842
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Sep 9, 2011, 04:49 AM	#843
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Sep 9, 2011, 05:00 AM	#844
freaksavior To infinity ... and beyond! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: H-Town Texas Posts: 6,780 (2.89/day) Thanks: 1,031 Thanked 852 Times in 581 Posts System Specs	I used it, I kind of like it, but it's not installed right now. __________________ Heat My HTPC Guide freak's F/S thread Fill Out you sp here.

Sep 9, 2011, 06:52 AM	#847
freaksavior To infinity ... and beyond! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: H-Town Texas Posts: 6,780 (2.89/day) Thanks: 1,031 Thanked 852 Times in 581 Posts System Specs	I think it looks better so thank you. I really like the picture and I think it turned out great. I know it's a bit blurry but like I said, because it was dark __________________ Heat My HTPC Guide freak's F/S thread Fill Out you sp here.

Sep 9, 2011, 07:13 AM	#849
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Sep 9, 2011, 07:33 AM	#850
burtram Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 355 (0.17/day) Thanks: 266 Thanked 140 Times in 79 Posts System Specs	Lens distortion fixed: Does look better. Heck, I didn't even notice the distortion first time around until you pointed it out, haha. Fatigue for the loss. __________________ BF:BC2 PC Stats BF3 Stats TPU Darkroom My FS Thread JBCartoonSalad

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