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...and some with the Fuji S5000:

http://www.ming-group.com

Ming
Todd Art said:
I'm a Nikon 5700 user and am trying to figure out which direction,
Canon/Nikon, I want to go when I purchase a dslr (hopefully around
the holidays). I've been waffling a bit recently. I was in love
with the specs of the 1D Mk2, but I just can't justify the $4500
price tag for the body.

I'm really looking forward to the next generation of mid-range
cameras--the replacements for the 10D and D100, but I think that
each manufacturer has characteristics that will carry over into the
next generation. I've read a lot about the differences between the
"smoother/plastic" Canon images and the "more detailed/more noise"
Nikon images and I really don't have an preference yet. What I
would like is to see if there are people out there shooting
landscapes and macros that might be similar to what I typically
shoot and then see which images I find more appealing.

So, anyone that has a landscape/macro gallery that they're proud of
from their 10D or D100, I'd appreciate it if you could post a link
to it so I could take a look.

--
Todd
http://www.muskopf.org
Fine Art Painter, Wannabe Photographer
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Very nice Duncan! I wish I could get that DOF with my camera. The DOF is only a few millimeters with my setup. Are you using the 60 mm micro with an extension tube or something?

Thanks!
Duncan C said:
I'm not sure if this helps, but I have a pretty substantial gallery
of macro shots taken with my D1X. It's not a D100, but it is a
Nikon DSLR...

http://www.pbase.com/duncanc/macro_pictures&page=all

Duncan C

There are also differences in the features and function of the
different camera systems, and in the lens lineup from each vendor.
Canon has more IS (Image Stabilization) lenses than Nikon has VR
(Vibration reduction) for example.

Thom Hogan did reviews of both the 300D and D100 recently. Here's
links to both:

http://www.bythom.com/300D.htm
http://www.bythom.com/D70REVIEW.HTM

The Canon 300D review has a fair amount of text comparing the two
cameras.

Duncan C
----
dpreview and PBase supporter.



http://www.pbase.com/duncanc
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Todd
http://www.muskopf.org
Fine Art Painter, Wannabe Photographer
 
Todd,

I honestly think you can not go wrong with the Canon or the Nikon system. I know lots of pros and non-pros alike who take great pix with both. This is probably a bad thing to say before letting someone see your gallery, but it is not the camera, it is the photographer. Buy what makes you comfortable. Buy locally and test before you buy.

I love my Nikons. Most of the photos in my gallery were taken with a D100, but there are a couple of BW film shots and a very few D2h shots. There might be more D2h shots, but I have not updated much this year, and a lot of what I shoot with the D2h end up being owned exclusively by someone else.

http://www.centralprepress.com/Galleries/Index.htm

--
John Cote
http://www.centralprepress.com

'Cameras are just cr@p we have to lug around because there is no direct brain to printer connection...yet!'
 
Thanks Ming. I like those deep blues in the night shots.
Ming Thein said:
http://www.ming-group.com

Ming
Todd Art said:
I'm a Nikon 5700 user and am trying to figure out which direction,
Canon/Nikon, I want to go when I purchase a dslr (hopefully around
the holidays). I've been waffling a bit recently. I was in love
with the specs of the 1D Mk2, but I just can't justify the $4500
price tag for the body.

I'm really looking forward to the next generation of mid-range
cameras--the replacements for the 10D and D100, but I think that
each manufacturer has characteristics that will carry over into the
next generation. I've read a lot about the differences between the
"smoother/plastic" Canon images and the "more detailed/more noise"
Nikon images and I really don't have an preference yet. What I
would like is to see if there are people out there shooting
landscapes and macros that might be similar to what I typically
shoot and then see which images I find more appealing.

So, anyone that has a landscape/macro gallery that they're proud of
from their 10D or D100, I'd appreciate it if you could post a link
to it so I could take a look.

--
Todd
http://www.muskopf.org
Fine Art Painter, Wannabe Photographer
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Todd
http://www.muskopf.org
Fine Art Painter, Wannabe Photographer
 
I appreciate your thoughts on "it's not the camera". I agree. What I'm looking for is characteristics of color handling and clarity. What I've seen so far is that, typically, the Nikon images seem to be more subdued in color. A noteable exception is your "Yellow Field" which pops right off my monitor. The Nikons seem to be very clean and crisp.

--
Todd
http://www.muskopf.org
Fine Art Painter, Wannabe Photographer
 
Todd,

I use either a Tamron 90 mm f/2.8 1:1 macro or a Nikkor 70-200 VR plus Canon 500D closeup attachment.

My trick for maximizing DOF is to use lots of flash and very small apertures (typically f/22 to f/32).

I attach 2 flashes to a Manfrotto flash bracket, which lets me get fairly even light. the rig looks something like this, although lately I use at least one flash head without any modifiers on it for more specular light:



Duncan C

P.S. Check out those links I posted to the Thom Hogan articles. Lots of good info there.
--
dpreview and PBase supporter.



http://www.pbase.com/duncanc
 
By the way, all my insect macros are shot handheld. The 1/500 max sync speed on the D1X/D1/D1H and D70 (but not the D2H) is a huge help with this. At that shutterspeed I never have problems with camera shake, and also have less problems with motion blur from fast-moving critters.

In the Canon lineup, the only camera with a 1/500 flash sync is the 1D (not the 1Ds or the 10D.)

High speed sync isn't the same thing, and causes a LARGE drop in flash guide number, as well as odd effects with fast-moving subjects.

Duncan C
----
Duncan C said:
Todd,

I use either a Tamron 90 mm f/2.8 1:1 macro or a Nikkor 70-200 VR
plus Canon 500D closeup attachment.

My trick for maximizing DOF is to use lots of flash and very small
apertures (typically f/22 to f/32).

I attach 2 flashes to a Manfrotto flash bracket, which lets me get
fairly even light. the rig looks something like this, although
lately I use at least one flash head without any modifiers on it
for more specular light:



Duncan C

P.S. Check out those links I posted to the Thom Hogan articles.
Lots of good info there.
--
dpreview and PBase supporter.



http://www.pbase.com/duncanc
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--
dpreview and PBase supporter.



http://www.pbase.com/duncanc
 
Nikonombi,

I don't understand. Can you explain your setup in more detail? You mean turn the flash around so it points away from the subject? Then what does it bounce off of? Do you put a large bounce card in place? And how much light do you lose from bouncing, and how even is the light that you get? Getting 1/500 shutterspeed and f/32 like I use takes a LOT of light.

Duncan C
----
Nikonombi said:
....turn the flash head in the opposite bounce position- facing
backwards and "walla". ---without using any devices.
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--
dpreview and PBase supporter.



http://www.pbase.com/duncanc
 
I've admired your gallery before, so I'll show you mine, but realize that the differences between the way a Canon renders an image and a Nikon does is less than the way Golden and Liquitex acrylics render a painting. The ergonomics of the cameras are, however, very different, some people prefer the Canon way, and others the Nikon way, so you will probably want to handle cameras from both manufacturers. I did a comparison between the D100 and the 10D last year when I was deciding and it's here: http://radio.weblogs.com/0101365/2003/09/08.html

The 'gallery' link on that page goes to my old (and being renovated) gallery, the link below goes to my current stuff. A few of the images there are made with various film cameras, but they're marked. All the rest are made with my D100: http://radio.weblogs.com/0101365/categories/photos/

Good luck, and have fun with your choice.
 
Todd Art said:
I'm a Nikon 5700 user and am trying to figure out which direction,
Canon/Nikon, I want to go when I purchase a dslr (hopefully around
the holidays). I've been waffling a bit recently. I was in love
with the specs of the 1D Mk2, but I just can't justify the $4500
price tag for the body.

I'm really looking forward to the next generation of mid-range
cameras--the replacements for the 10D and D100, but I think that
each manufacturer has characteristics that will carry over into the
next generation. I've read a lot about the differences between the
"smoother/plastic" Canon images and the "more detailed/more noise"
Nikon images and I really don't have an preference yet. What I
would like is to see if there are people out there shooting
landscapes and macros that might be similar to what I typically
shoot and then see which images I find more appealing.

So, anyone that has a landscape/macro gallery that they're proud of
from their 10D or D100, I'd appreciate it if you could post a link
to it so I could take a look.

--
Todd
http://www.muskopf.org
Fine Art Painter, Wannabe Photographer
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Hi Todd,

I'm going a bit OT here, and I am not trying to sell you on my equipment/medium of choice. Honest. I have no interest in swaying you into taking my particular approach.

I shoot landscapes (among other things), and I have a landscape gallery to let you see. Consider it a bit of a break in your viewing, perhaps a somewhat wider view of the world--but not in any way intended to take anything away from the many, many fine images also linked to in this thread. However, for the record, the entire gallery was done with Nikon SLRs, and if I bought a DSLR it would almost certainly be Nikon.

http://www.blackmallard.com/cal_ls/

My best,

Ed

p.s. I like your work
 
Thanks for the info.

I agree that a good flash setup is essential for good macros. I've been reasonably successful at it so far this summer. Unfortunately, my camera will typically give me no more than f/7.4 at 1/2000 or sec for macros, so my DOF is extremely shallow. It's kind of cool in some ways, but hard to get a good shot.

Here's one:



See how shallow the DOF is?

--
Todd
http://www.muskopf.org
Fine Art Painter, Wannabe Photographer
 
Well, thank you so much for "admiring my gallery before". I've grown more and more impatient with what my little 5700 can deliver, which is why I'm becoming more obsessed with the dslr thing. I could never go to film (I've got a Canon T50--ancient, no autofocus anything) because I shoot WAY too many photos. I've had my 5700 for 14 months and just crossed the 30,000 shots line with it. Can you imagine what the film/processing costs would've been? Let's say $10/36 exposures. That would be $8333. Now, does that seem right? NO! I'm made for digital. The only problem is, I don't know which way to go dslr.

Thanks for posting your galleries. Are the beaches always that crowded in SoCal??? If so, I'll never go there for the beaches. Sheesh. I just got back from the Bahamas and it was sweet, no human crush at all.



I've got people who "used to be friends, but moved to Cali" who I've thought about visiting, but I don't know...

--
Todd
http://www.muskopf.org
Fine Art Painter, Wannabe Photographer
 
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