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03-10-2009, 10:10 AM
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Which camera are you getting?
If you get it on line, beware of SonicCameras and CloseOut Genius (slrgenius.com). I order my lens from soniccamera.com, great deal, but they gave me the run around that the lens didn't work well with my camera, they would me a $139 lens for $399, but I insisted on ordering the canon lens. A couple of days later they sent me an email that it would be six to eight weeks before the Canon lens would be back in stock. SLRGenius pulled the same thing, they claimed they had too many returns on that lens but they would sell me the same $139 lens SonicCamera pushed, for only $480, guaranteed to work so much better with my Canon.
Oh, then when I told CloseOut Genius to cancel the order they wanted to charge a $50 cancellation fee!
I finally got the lens from BHphotovideo.com, no confirmation call, no pushy salesman trying to sell you something extra.
I've got good deals at Abe's of Maine and a couple of other online camera shops but they all call me for confirmation and try to sell me overpriced accessories.
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I am getting the Nikon D90. I am pretty excited about it. Everytime I go to Best buy, I have to play with it. I am ordering it through Amazon. That's where I order all my camera stuff through.
I have heard of Sonic Camera and how crappy they are.
One website that may be of interest to you is: Store Ratings and Reviews by Real People - Trusted Online Shopping
You just put the name of the store in there and you can see reviews on the store. Sonic Camera has a .73 out of 10 rating. B&H is a good store. So is Adorama.
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03-15-2009, 07:44 PM
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I've started playing with a technique of photography called HDR photography. Here are my 1st 2 pictures using it.
Sunset looking at Rib Mt.
Bulldozer ready to work.
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03-15-2009, 07:54 PM
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I like it! Great shots!
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03-15-2009, 08:12 PM
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Hankejp, That picture of Rib Mountain is one beautiful shot. I like the dozer one too.
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03-18-2009, 03:48 PM
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03-18-2009, 08:56 PM
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These photos are truly a blessing to have on the forum... Great pictures guys!
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03-18-2009, 09:38 PM
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03-19-2009, 06:11 AM
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Nice shots with the new camera hankejp! What program are you using to work on your HDR shots. I tried a few weeks ago but my photo shop wouldn't even open the raw files. I have Elements 2 and CS version 8.0. I installed a couple of programs that came with my camera where I can open the raw files but there isn't much I can do with it, crop, resize, etc.
Nice sunsets Josh!
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03-19-2009, 07:51 AM
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Nice shots with the new camera hankejp! What program are you using to work on your HDR shots. I tried a few weeks ago but my photo shop wouldn't even open the raw files. I have Elements 2 and CS version 8.0. I installed a couple of programs that came with my camera where I can open the raw files but there isn't much I can do with it, crop, resize, etc.
Nice sunsets Josh!
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I use a program called Photomatix. I have Photomatix Pro 3, which can open jpegs, raw, NEF(Nikon raw images), etc.
You create your HDR in there and then you save is and open it up in Photoshop to do further editing. Here's a tutorial that I follow:
LenShare.Com: HDR: A video how to |
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03-19-2009, 08:06 PM
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Nice shots, totally awesome!
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