Cool photos you've taken

[Xsannz]

nearly bought a 650Da (specially modified version) for astrophotography...

this is inspiring

[3viction]

nearly bought a 650Da (specially modified version) for astrophotography...

this is inspiring

Wow never heard of that before, might have to look into it.. I have a kiss x4 (550d) which has a bit too much noise etc.

[deadmeatwalking]

The 6 series camera that came out with the filters or lack of .. is the 60DA and it is missing a hydrogen filter

And if you like i can put you in contact with Mark Gee but he lives in wellington
there is a dude who shoots the same way . Rob Dickinson who lives in chch and often runs astro workshops

https://www.facebook.com/RobDickinsonPhotography?fref=ts

[3viction]

The 6 series camera that came out with the filters or lack of .. is the 60DA and it is missing a hydrogen filter

And if you like i can put you in contact with Mark Gee but he lives in wellington
there is a dude who shoots the same way . Rob Dickinson who lives in chch and often runs astro workshops

https://www.facebook.com/RobDickinsonPhotography?fref=ts

Cool thanks, will check out his page. I use my camera for a range of things, but do love taking night time stuff, is it worth me spending money on something like that or just spending the money on a better camera in general?

[Demandred]

would love to do some night shots in akld - what lens do i need first ?

[deadmeatwalking]

wide angle lens tripod camera you can push past ISO2000 without a heap of noise and some lens warmers to start with  

[deadmeatwalking]

The 6 series camera that came out with the filters or lack of .. is the 60DA and it is missing a hydrogen filter

And if you like i can put you in contact with Mark Gee but he lives in wellington
there is a dude who shoots the same way . Rob Dickinson who lives in chch and often runs astro workshops

https://www.facebook.com/RobDickinsonPhotography?fref=ts

Cool thanks, will check out his page. I use my camera for a range of things, but do love taking night time stuff, is it worth me spending money on something like that or just spending the money on a better camera in general?

In all honesty rather than going for a 60DA you would be better saving a few $$$ more and getting a 6D (same sensor as the 5DIII)

[3viction]

The 6 series camera that came out with the filters or lack of .. is the 60DA and it is missing a hydrogen filter

And if you like i can put you in contact with Mark Gee but he lives in wellington
there is a dude who shoots the same way . Rob Dickinson who lives in chch and often runs astro workshops

https://www.facebook.com/RobDickinsonPhotography?fref=ts

Cool thanks, will check out his page. I use my camera for a range of things, but do love taking night time stuff, is it worth me spending money on something like that or just spending the money on a better camera in general?

In all honesty rather than going for a 60DA you would be better saving a few $$$ more and getting a 6D (same sensor as the 5DIII)

If I'm in no real rush should I wait for the 7d ii or possibly even the 6d ii if that gets announced early next year?

[Growler]

Nikon D750 or 810.

[deadmeatwalking]

Nikon D750 or 810.

he has glass already

6D has really only been released under a year . waiting for that you might be holding your breath till your blue in teh face
7DII ... no go full frame with 6D unless you wanna shoot off 10 frames a sec

[3viction]

Nikon D750 or 810.

he has glass already

6D has really only been released under a year . waiting for that you might be holding your breath till your blue in teh face
7DII ... no go full frame with 6D unless you wanna shoot off 10 frames a sec

Are the AF points and cross focus points a big difference? I noticed there were no cross focus points and maybe 11 AF on the 6d. I guess anything would be an upgrade from the 550d

[deadmeatwalking]

Nikon D750 or 810.

he has glass already

6D has really only been released under a year . waiting for that you might be holding your breath till your blue in teh face
7DII ... no go full frame with 6D unless you wanna shoot off 10 frames a sec

Are the AF points and cross focus points a big difference? I noticed there were no cross focus points and maybe 11 AF on the 6d. I guess anything would be an upgrade from the 550d

unless you are shooting sports as in rugby games ect you dont need 60 auto focus points just 1 bro just 1

[Xsannz]

7d ii is out....   breath held for 6d iii.

shot with a mates 1dx on weekend .. now have lust

[deadmeatwalking]

7d ii is out....   breath held for 6d iii.

shot with a mates 1dx on weekend .. now have lust

6DIII ? haha bro 6D II isn't even in the pipelines

[Xsannz]

7d ii is out....   breath held for 6d iii.

shot with a mates 1dx on weekend .. now have lust

6DIII ? haha bro 6D II isn't even in the pipelines

lol i too many i's

[3viction]

Quick trip to Fiji so took a few photos. I broke the resort room torch that would have created more of a beam so tried iPhone torch instead. Spent a bit of time trying to adjust the foreground but couldn't get it right.
Untitled by 3viction, on Flickr

[Spork]

Some of the photos posted on here since I last checked this thread are simply amazing, some impressive work.

[mycoolcar]

Here are what I got from last nights lunar eclipse.

[3viction]

My attempt from last night
Blood moon by 3viction, on Flickr

[Growler]

Loving my new camera, saving to buy a longer lens for now, waiting for testing to come out on Sigmas new big zooms. Haven't had much of a chance to play with it as most of the time I am using it on jobs, looking forward to a holiday so I can put it through it's paces in night stuff.

Detail in the sensor is scary good. Here is something I spotted while driving and just popped off a couple of shot with my Simgma Art 24-105 F4. Full shoot the 100% crop.

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These moons all shot at ISO 100, F8 1/250

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[Xsannz]

growler any chance i can get the full res moon shots?

[Tandoori]

Looking to finally upgrade my camera body. Not interested in Full frame (too many crop lenses and too little $) nor looking at anything other than Canon (because lenses).

My rebel t3 has been a good little camera, but it's unusable above ISO400 and 2.9 FPS is a bit of a drag.

I have a budget of $1500-2000. The options I am considering are:
- second hand 60D ~ $600
- 70D ~ $1200
- second hand 7D ~$750
- 7D MKII ?

I do a lot of street and landscape photography, so the 7D was a real contender - but the older sensor doesn't seem to be worth it given the lack of articulating screen of the 60 and 70d. And CF cards really seem a pain given I already have a collection of SD cards.Further, the 8FPs is much faster than the 70d's 7FPS. On the other hand the 7DMKII really seems to be specialised towards sports / wildlife photography and doesn't have wifi or touch screen [which seems quite stupid?].

I haven't done much video (given the 1100d only does 720p and no mic-in), but the articulating screens of the 60 and 70d really appeal. The 70d has twin-diode sensor which means continuous autofocus when in live view / video; that's a big appeal. The 20mp sensor and 19 x-type autofocus seems to be the deal.

The touch-screen, wifi and 7FPS is a knockout blow for the 60d I think (and worth the $600 premium although that's offset somewhat by also coming with a warranty).


So really the 70D is the best option I can see so far. The big question I'm trying to figure out is about timing. I can purchase the camera now (from a parallel importer for $1200) but the 7DMkII is due to drop mid-November. Do you guys think this will have any impact on (e.g. lower) the price of the 70D?

[Demandred]

DM or anyone manage to get pics of the comet ?? Moon way to bright from where I am

[deadmeatwalking]

Same bro

[Demandred]

I have been trying to work on getting night shots like what you guys do - they look awesome - especially the ones with milky way in it etc.

Very much a work in progress....

Moon_Silver by D Piddy, on Flickr

Whanga_Tree by D Piddy, on Flickr