Dimage 7 What now?

[Sacha Griffin #91011]

Just got the Dimage 7.
Finished the manual last night..
Have a vivitar-vt-1600 tripod.
camera bag.
rayovacs + quest charger + quest batteries
(1 hour charger..just had to return it.. 3 bay didn't work walmart
didn't have anymore.)
1 gig microdrive.. with dazzle reader..

Anyother purchases recommended?
Tiffen filter kit?
Lenses? What are the recommended fisheye-telephoto macro lenses?
This weekend I'm going to take pictures, pictures, pictures
and learn shutter speeds, aperatures and iso's
Wish me luck.

 

[Andrew Nixon]

If u like Black and White photography, and have ever seen infrared pics, then you'll want a Hoya R72 Infrared filter. Here's an example of one of mine;

http://www.pbase.com/image/1453862

and as u said, best of luck. U'll love the camera i'm sure.

regards

Andy

Just got the Dimage 7.
Finished the manual last night..
Have a vivitar-vt-1600 tripod.
camera bag.
rayovacs + quest charger + quest batteries
(1 hour charger..just had to return it.. 3 bay didn't work walmart
didn't have anymore.)
1 gig microdrive.. with dazzle reader..

Anyother purchases recommended?
Tiffen filter kit?
Lenses? What are the recommended fisheye-telephoto macro lenses?
This weekend I'm going to take pictures, pictures, pictures
and learn shutter speeds, aperatures and iso's
Wish me luck.

 

[Luke32204]

Andy,

This is a great photo, have you any tips for this kind of photography?

Or do you just slap on the filter and away you go?

Is it best to switch the camera to B&W?

Sorry to hijack this thread with these unrelated questions!...

Thanks

Luke

 

[Azrifel]

Have a vivitar-vt-1600 tripod.
camera bag.
rayovacs + quest charger + quest batteries
(1 hour charger..just had to return it.. 3 bay didn't work walmart
didn't have anymore.)
1 gig microdrive.. with dazzle reader..

Anyother purchases recommended?

One of the Minolta external flashes (3600 & 5600 or something like that)?
--Sander

 

[Russ Meyer]

If u like Black and White photography, and have ever seen infrared
pics, then you'll want a Hoya R72 Infrared filter. Here's an
example of one of mine;

http://www.pbase.com/image/1453862

and as u said, best of luck. U'll love the camera i'm sure.

regards

Andy

Your Aurora pics are great!
Thanks for sharing.--Russ Meyer http://www.photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=450591

 

[yuejian]

It's a great picture and an amazing goat, who stayed still for you for 1/2 sec. Better than my kid.

...Yuejian

http://www.pbase.com/image/1453862

and as u said, best of luck. U'll love the camera i'm sure.

regards

Andy

Just got the Dimage 7.
Finished the manual last night..
Have a vivitar-vt-1600 tripod.
camera bag.
rayovacs + quest charger + quest batteries
(1 hour charger..just had to return it.. 3 bay didn't work walmart
didn't have anymore.)
1 gig microdrive.. with dazzle reader..

Anyother purchases recommended?
Tiffen filter kit?
Lenses? What are the recommended fisheye-telephoto macro lenses?
This weekend I'm going to take pictures, pictures, pictures
and learn shutter speeds, aperatures and iso's
Wish me luck.

 

[fnord77]

Epson and brand 'C' make some nice photo printers.

Just got the Dimage 7.
Finished the manual last night..
Have a vivitar-vt-1600 tripod.
camera bag.
rayovacs + quest charger + quest batteries
(1 hour charger..just had to return it.. 3 bay didn't work walmart
didn't have anymore.)
1 gig microdrive.. with dazzle reader..

Anyother purchases recommended?
Tiffen filter kit?
Lenses? What are the recommended fisheye-telephoto macro lenses?
This weekend I'm going to take pictures, pictures, pictures
and learn shutter speeds, aperatures and iso's
Wish me luck.

 

[Dennis Cranmer]

Just got the Dimage 7.
Finished the manual last night..
Have a vivitar-vt-1600 tripod.
camera bag.
rayovacs + quest charger + quest batteries
(1 hour charger..just had to return it.. 3 bay didn't work walmart
didn't have anymore.)
1 gig microdrive.. with dazzle reader..

Anyother purchases recommended?

• Any UV filter to protect the lens all the time - a must , IMHO.
• A circular polarizer (you may want to get low profile filters, because of possible vignetting at 28 mm - but I own a D5, so this suggestion isn't based on my personal experience).
• Perhaps a backup CF card (128 MB?)
• A PC with CD-R burner

Happy hunting!

Dennis

 

[Tony37642]

Close up filter(s or set of three) if you like macros
Olympus B300 x1.7 teleconvertor if you like long telephoto shots.
Remote control release cable, Minolta or home made (for longer exposure shots.)
Tony

Just got the Dimage 7.
Finished the manual last night..
Have a vivitar-vt-1600 tripod.
camera bag.
rayovacs + quest charger + quest batteries
(1 hour charger..just had to return it.. 3 bay didn't work walmart
didn't have anymore.)
1 gig microdrive.. with dazzle reader..

Anyother purchases recommended?

• Any UV filter to protect the lens all the time - a must , IMHO.
• A circular polarizer (you may want to get low profile filters,

because of possible vignetting at 28 mm - but I own a D5, so this
suggestion isn't based on my personal experience).

• Perhaps a backup CF card (128 MB?)
• A PC with CD-R burner

Happy hunting!

Dennis

 

[DavidG91388]

What is the thread size on the B300 and how much do they cost?

Close up filter(s or set of three) if you like macros
Olympus B300 x1.7 teleconvertor if you like long telephoto shots.
Remote control release cable, Minolta or home made (for longer
exposure shots.)
Tony

 

[Thordur Arnason]

What is the thread size on the B300 and how much do they cost?

55mm and about $160-180

cheers,--Thordur Arnason http://www.arnason.no/http://www.thordur.arnason.name

 

[Andrew Nixon]

Luke

Tips for infrared are as follows:

Use a tripod as the amount of light is massively reduced - the goat shed pic was 1/2 second exposure. A cable release is also recommended, I made mine as described else where in the forum.

shoot in B&W mode as sometimes if I shot in colour I find that a strange type of vignette happens in the blue channel see the following for exagerated example

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1024&message=2475043

good luck!

Andy

Andy,

This is a great photo, have you any tips for this kind of photography?

Or do you just slap on the filter and away you go?

Is it best to switch the camera to B&W?

Sorry to hijack this thread with these unrelated questions!...

Thanks

Luke

 

[Andrew Nixon]

BTW!

thanks for the positive praise!

andy

Tips for infrared are as follows:

Use a tripod as the amount of light is massively reduced - the goat
shed pic was 1/2 second exposure. A cable release is also
recommended, I made mine as described else where in the forum.

shoot in B&W mode as sometimes if I shot in colour I find that a
strange type of vignette happens in the blue channel see the
following for exagerated example

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1024&message=2475043

good luck!

Andy

Andy,

This is a great photo, have you any tips for this kind of photography?

Or do you just slap on the filter and away you go?

Is it best to switch the camera to B&W?

Sorry to hijack this thread with these unrelated questions!...

Thanks

Luke

 

[Andrew Nixon]

THanks for the praise, and yes he/she was a kind subject and I know what u mean my two boys won't sit still for any length of time!

regards

andy

...Yuejian

http://www.pbase.com/image/1453862

and as u said, best of luck. U'll love the camera i'm sure.

regards

Andy

Just got the Dimage 7.
Finished the manual last night..
Have a vivitar-vt-1600 tripod.
camera bag.
rayovacs + quest charger + quest batteries
(1 hour charger..just had to return it.. 3 bay didn't work walmart
didn't have anymore.)
1 gig microdrive.. with dazzle reader..

Anyother purchases recommended?
Tiffen filter kit?
Lenses? What are the recommended fisheye-telephoto macro lenses?
This weekend I'm going to take pictures, pictures, pictures
and learn shutter speeds, aperatures and iso's
Wish me luck.