DSLR 101 2.0

[ebiggs1]

Maybe you will like these better.  I try to please! 

All with my best of class, 1.3 body the EOS 1D Mk IV.  Birders favorite camera!  I love this camera. 

[RobertTheFat]

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@ebiggs1 wrote:

"... no, I don't think you crazy."

And in that assessment, you may find yourself a lonely person.  You see not only am I a certified photography nut, I am a trombone player.  That also requires some loss of sanity!  I tutor 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grsders at the local schools, to further substantiate the fact.  Need I say more?

Gee, Ernie, I don't think you're entirely crazy either. As a fellow photography nut and occasional trumpet player (trying to resurrect my lip for tomorrow's Memorial Day ceremonies), I'm in no position to throw stones.

I have several Black Rapid shoulder starps.  I like them all.  So, I never got any other brands so here again I can not comment on how well the others are.  I think the one I do like the best, however, is called the "Sport".  I also like the "Double" when I need to carry two heavy cameras.  I don't use it as much but it works.

For instance, you like to shoot at the Zoo.  That is where the Double is a great choice.  No camera bag, wide on one and tele on the other.  Even works well if you need a light jacket.  In fact even better as you can conceal the cameras.

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Do the animals really care enough that you're carrying a camera to justify trying to hide it? Gorillas, I suppose, are smart enough, and inquisitive enough, to take an interest in what you're doing. But my sense is that if it doesn't look like a food item you might offer them, most zoo animals couldn't care less what you're carrying.

[ebiggs1]

"Do the animals really care enough that you're carrying a camera to justify trying to hide it?"

Bob form Boston,

It does depend on exactly, what kind of animals you speak?  They are two legged.  But they are not necessarily gorillas.

Walking around the Zoo with a 1D Mk IV and a 150-600mm lens draws a good deal of attention.  If you doubt me, I suggest you try it sometime.

You are certainly a doubting Thomas sometimes, Bob from Boston.

[jazzman1]

"Do the animals really care enough that you're carrying a camera to justify trying to hide it?"

I had the same thoughts as Bob when I 1st read your post, then again, I also agree with your assement of the two legged animals.  I know the feeling walking around people with my camera at the Zoo and some really ,really, looked woried i will take their pics.  Even moreso at the Park when people will actually get up from the bench and turn or walk away.  People gave me some strange stares at the anual Jazz Fest here yesterday.  Many people really get paranoid when they see my camera and lens (specially the grey L).  That's why I love my long range 70-300mm L so much, I can take pics of people from a distance.  But even then, sometimes they still see me from the distance away and look like they're going to freak.  I really don't like the jacket idea much though Obiwan, it's too hot for that here.  And be too bulky and would be cumbersome.

I just saw a sling I think I may checkout, it attaches to the hooks on the camera our normal neck strap attaches to.  That way it will allow me to use my tripod while leaving the sling attached.

[jazzman1]

"Do the animals really care enough that you're carrying a camera to justify trying to hide it?"

I had the same thoughts as Bob when I 1st read your post, then again, I also agree with your assement of the two legged animals.  I know the feeling walking around people with my camera at the Zoo and some really ,really, looked woried i will take their pics.  Even moreso at the Park when people will actually get up from the bench and turn or walk away.  People gave me some strange stares at the anual Jazz Fest here yesterday.  Many people really get paranoid when they see my camera and lens (specially the grey L).  That's why I love my long range 70-300mm L so much, I can take pics of people from a distance.  But even then, sometimes they still see me from the distance away and look like they're going to freak.  I really don't like the jacket idea much though Obiwan, it's too hot for that here.  And be too bulky and would be cumbersome.

I just saw a sling I think I may checkout, it attaches to the hooks on the camera our normal neck strap attaches to.  That way it will allow me to use my tripod while leaving the sling attached.

[RobertTheFat]

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@jazzman1 wrote:

I just saw a sling I think I may checkout, it attaches to the hooks on the camera our normal neck strap attaches to.  That way it will allow me to use my tripod while leaving the sling attached.

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Just don't forget and try to step away from the tripod.

[RobertTheFat]

I just saw a sling I think I may checkout, it attaches to the hooks on the camera our normal neck strap attaches to.  That way it will allow me to use my tripod while leaving the sling attached.

[jazzman1]

   Thanks for the tip Bob....you're right   (thumbs up)

[jazzman1]

[jazzman1]

These pics are a few I took at yesterday's Jazz Fest.

[ebiggs1]

Not bad, pretty good I'd say.

You might want to make sure you keep your horizions straight.  It is a big rookie mistake and easily spotted instantly by viewers.  It is always good to try and keep lines straight that are supposed to be straight.  A little work on composition and you'er gonna by fine.

BTW, I don't know what strap you are considering but never, never, never, never attach it to the camera.  Always go with the lens.  The big white anything lens is too heavy.  Was that clear?  Especially on a 60D as you will rip the mount right out of the body and it will be virtually unrepairable.

Actually, I try to keep my gear inconspicuious because of onlookers that may think they want it more than I.  That would be a mistake on their part as I am not willing to let it go easily.  I am capable of defending it.  You learn over the years.

[ebiggs1]

It rained here, again but that offers a whole new world of oppertunity.  This is the EF 50mm f1.2L.  Hard to use?  Not really.

[RobertTheFat]

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@ebiggs1 wrote:

Not bad, pretty good I'd say.

You might want to make sure you keep your horizions straight.  It is a big rookie mistake and easily spotted instantly by viewers.  It is always good to try and keep lines straight that are supposed to be straight.  A little work on composition and you'er gonna by fine.

Incidentally, Kareem, you'll find that it's often easier to adjust the rotation of a shot by lining up a vertical (the edge of a building, for example) than by trying to line up the horizon itself. Perspective effects can make horizons, especially shorelines, diverge from horizontal, while verticals are seldom long enough for perspective to be much of an issue. Pick a vertical as close to the middle of the picture as possible, to minimize the effects of wide-angle distortion (which does affect verticals),

BTW, I don't know what strap you are considering but never, never, never, never attach it to the camera.  Always go with the lens.  The big white anything lens is too heavy.  Was that clear?  Especially on a 60D as you will rip the mount right out of the body and it will be virtually unrepairable.

That advice is correct if the connection is to a tripod, since a heavy lens supported by the camera would exert a significant torque on the lens mount. But if the camera is supported only by a strap attached at the two attachment points provided, the heavy lens will merely make the camera dangle with the lens pointing downwards. The weight of the lens is absorbed by the lens mount; but since there's almost no torque involved, it's a load the mount is designed to take.

Actually, I try to keep my gear inconspicuious because of onlookers that may think they want it more than I.  That would be a mistake on their part as I am not willing to let it go easily.  I am capable of defending it.  You learn over the years.

I don't doubt it, but keep in mind that, like the rest of us, you aren't getting any younger. What you could do to a wannabe thief twenty years ago may not be matched by what you could do to him today.