New Camera - Page 2 - Orchid Board

Paul · #11 03-20-2010, 11:31 AM

Excellant pics, Ron!

ronaldhanko · #12 03-20-2010, 11:34 AM

Thanks, Paul and Swamper. Been trying to get some good bird pictures, Swamper, even if they're relatively common birds.

Swamper · #13 03-21-2010, 06:13 AM

Hey Ron, what's common to you may not be common in my or someone else's region so keep shooting

. I've gotten more and more into birding than I have time for so I really enjoy those shots and I'm sure so are a lot of other people. I'm amazed by how many bird names I've learned and by how some birding people I've met can I.D. them just by their songs.Take care.

ronaldhanko · #14 03-21-2010, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Swamper

Hey Ron, what's common to you may not be common in my or someone else's region so keep shooting

. I've gotten more and more into birding than I have time for so I really enjoy those shots and I'm sure so are a lot of other people. I'm amazed by how many bird names I've learned and by how some birding people I've met can I.D. them just by their songs.Take care.

Years ago I used to go birding with a man who seemed to know every North Maerican bird by its son. Wish I had time for more, but don't often have as much time as I would like for orchids...

Connie Star · #15 03-21-2010, 07:27 PM

Hi Ron,
Congratulations on the new camera! Almost as exciting as a new orchid bloom but more expensive.
I'm sticking with the Rebel series. I have the Xti- will upgrade eventually- a new Rebel was just announced. But, I'm 60, have a bad back smaller hands and do a lot of hiking with camera, lenses, flashes, tripod and there's just so much my husband will carry for me. I shoot birds a lot and usually carry two closeup lenses to photograph plants and sometimes very small invertebrates.
I STILL haven't figured out how to get thumbnails in my posts, despite Chas help.

Connie Star · #16 03-21-2010, 07:31 PM

Great bird photos Ron!

ronaldhanko · #17 03-21-2010, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Connie Star

Hi Ron,
Congratulations on the new camera! Almost as exciting as a new orchid bloom but more expensive.
I'm sticking with the Rebel series. I have the Xti- will upgrade eventually- a new Rebel was just announced. But, I'm 60, have a bad back smaller hands and do a lot of hiking with camera, lenses, flashes, tripod and there's just so much my husband will carry for me. I shoot birds a lot and usually carry two closeup lenses to photograph plants and sometimes very small invertebrates.
I STILL haven't figured out how to get thumbnails in my posts, despite Chas help.

Hi Connie,
Thanks for the posts. I am very happy with my 7D but seriously considered getting the XSi instead - generally the Rebel XT and XS series have such good reviews that the decision to get the 7D was made only after long thought. I do like it, though - with my large hands it has a much better "feel" to it and I am much more steady with it. And, byt he way, we do a lot of hiking and backpacking as well, so we know what it is to carry a lot of equipment - three of us with three camera bags (plus backpacks) and several tripods. We carry for the two Canons (my 7D and my old XT) two telephotos and one macro, plus two standard lenses. An excellent tripod that we use for hiking is the Manfrotto 785SHB. It packs down to about a foot, is very light and gets you within about 3 inches of the ground.

ChasWG · #18 03-22-2010, 12:32 AM

What lenses are you using Ron? Everytime I even think about shooting birds, unless it's sitting on my fence or in one of my trees, I don't even bother. My 70-200 f4L just doesn't have the reach in most cases. So I don't bother. I really would love to get a 300mm f2.8L, but they aren't exactly cheap and I have a lot of other things I want to get as well.

My current stable of lenses, that I keep in my bag at all times is as follows:

Primes - Canon 28mm f2.8 and 50mm f1.8
Zooms - Tamron 10-24 f3.5-4.5 SP, Canon 24-70 f2.8L, Canon 70-200 f4L

Wish List: Canon 7D or 5D MkII (not really sure yet),300mm f2.8L, Canon 50mm f1.4, Sigma 30mm f1.4, Canon Extender 1.4 TC, a new tripod with ball type head and a bunch of other crap that cost a lot of money.

ChasWG · #19 03-22-2010, 12:40 AM

Connie, are you still having issues posting images?

I think there is a great thread on this at POTN. It's very detailed about how to do it properly.
Here's a link to one such thread. Inside this thread there are other helpful links to follow and read.
I think all your answers are in there somewhere.

For those that don't know about Photography-On-The-Net, it is a site dedicated to photography of all types, using Canon cameras. But you don't need to have a Canon camera to be a member. There are plenty of Nikon user who frequent this site just because the community there is so great, much like OB!

ronaldhanko · #20 03-22-2010, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by ChasWG

What lenses are you using Ron? Everytime I even think about shooting birds, unless it's sitting on my fence or in one of my trees, I don't even bother. My 70-200 f4L just doesn't have the reach in most cases. So I don't bother. I really would love to get a 300mm f2.8L, but they aren't exactly cheap and I have a lot of other things I want to get as well.

My current stable of lenses, that I keep in my bag at all times is as follows:

Primes - Canon 28mm f2.8 and 50mm f1.8
Zooms - Tamron 10-24 f3.5-4.5 SP, Canon 24-70 f2.8L, Canon 70-200 f4L

Wish List: Canon 7D or 5D MkII (not really sure yet),300mm f2.8L, Canon 50mm f1.4, Sigma 30mm f1.4, Canon Extender 1.4 TC, a new tripod with ball type head and a bunch of other crap that cost a lot of money.

Hi Chas,
At present I'm using a Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM for general work, a Tamron SF AF 90mm f/2.8 Di Macro, and a Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS telephoto. Along with my macro lens I use (sometimes) a Sigma EM-140 Macro Ring Flash. The telephoto is the one I decided to get because it's so compact. It would be nice to have something with a lower f-stop perhaps one of the L series lenses, but we do a lot of backpacking and everything has to be carried. I would like to get the Canon extender but I don't have the money at present - even 300mm is a bit short for birds unless you are lucky. I do have a tripod that I use for backpacking, although the 7D is really too heavy for it, a Manfrotto 785SHB - packs down to about 12 inches, is light, has a ball head and allows me to get within a few inches of the ground.