AC Adapter? [04 Dec 2009|11:23am] canoncameras [happyland2007] I don't know why I am having trouble figuring this out, but for some reason, it all seems a little confusing.... For a friend's time lapse project we want to set my Canon Rebel XT up so that it will automatically take photos at a certain interval for a certain length of time. The camera will be connected to a computer via USB and controlled with the EOS Utility. I know that we need to power the camera with an outlet rather than the batteries, so we need to get an AC adapter. I'm trying to research what adapter I need online. My friend is willing to foot the bill for it, so I gotta get him the right link. I can't seem to figure out which adapter I need because I can't envision exactly how it is all connected and everything seems a little vague. Is this what I need? How does the set up work? Is there a (Cheaper) off brand version? Sorry, I know this is a stupid question, and I feel pretty stupid for not being able to get it. Thanks for your help. 3 comments|post comment

Canon 50mm lenses [03 Dec 2009|09:33am] canoncameras [the_real_nic] [ music | Julian Casablancas - Out of the Blue | Powered by Last.fm ] Does the 1.4 have this problem with having unattractive 5 sided aperture blades? Anyone using a 0.95? Just curious. 5 comments|post comment

Lens question [02 Dec 2009|04:41pm] canoncameras [pickledtink] I'm interested in getting a wide angle zoom lens. Obviously I could spend over $1,000 but I'm not sure I want it that bad. Can someone give me a recommendation that's not going to kill my wallet? Thanks 5 comments|post comment

[01 Dec 2009|11:06pm] canoncameras [greenpenquills] hi everyone. so, i'm hoping to get my boyfriend a camera for his birthday because his current camera is about five years old, bulky, and hardly works anymore. he's a point and shoot user but it would be nice for it to have some customizable settings (if only for me to play with). i've been looking mostly at the sd1200, does anyone have that camera? any other suggestions? by the way, i'm looking to spend between $100-$150. thanks! 3 comments|post comment

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Horses [01 Dec 2009|03:14pm] canoncameras [rant] I have been a member here for a long time but I have never posted. I do love seeing everyone's photos! Well I think I might share one or two things. Mostly I travel and do equine photography so here are a bunch, lol. ( Read more... ) 6 comments|post comment

Holy aperture, Batman! [01 Dec 2009|10:01am] canoncameras [the_real_nic] [ music | Explosions in the Sky - First Breath After Coma | Powered by Last.fm ] I'm really psyched about my thrifty fifty. It's got such a wide, playful DOF. This was wide open at 1.8 2 comments|post comment

Oh hey I'm selling a canon [29 Nov 2009|11:20pm] canoncameras [brigid] Canon S3 IS digital camera, post comment

If at first you don't succeed.... [29 Nov 2009|05:29pm] canoncameras [happyland2007] [ mood | Try try again ] Did some more test shots in my ongoing process to develop my booth aesthetic. I had some friends over earlier in the night, but, as you can see, I got too much rim light spilling all over the place, and I am still experiencing lens flare. Exposures are better though, although in my tiny studio apartment, it is impossible to shoot at anything but a 28mm. If you are curious for the rest of any of these photos, click on them to see my Flickr. Shot on my Canon Rebel XT with the Canon EF 28-90mm II USM. F8.0 at 1/250 at 100ISO. 1/16th rim light with standard reflector, key light at full power through umbrella. I have very vain friends - and thank goodness for it ; } ( Later I did some test shots with myself. ) post comment

DAY, STREET, SHE AND CIGARETTE .... From the series "VIEWS" ... [29 Nov 2009|03:33pm] canoncameras [katruk] DAY, STREET, SHE AND CIGARETTE .... Canon EOS 350D ( Continued ) 6 comments|post comment

I shot my family! [28 Nov 2009|11:14am] canoncameras [happyland2007] [ mood | I did it! ] I was fired from a job I hated about three months ago. At the same time, my grandmother died, and I received a rather large gift as a result. I feel that the omens (If you've read The Alchemist, you'll know what I mean!) have pointed me down a new destiny, and that is to actively pursue my passions. I've been shooting parties in Los Angeles for a year now, but have yet to aggressively pursue pay. I really love doing it because I love beautiful things and I love taking photos of people. So I've decided to up the ante, and ordered myself some AlienBee lights, along with the rest of equipment needed for a mobile photobooth. The plan is to pitch my services to clubs, wherein I would photograph for the night, host their images, and include their logo on the photos. When people post the photos to their Facebooks, etc, it is free advertising for the club. I've seen this business model in action, but hope to take a more genuine, more streamlined approach for a much more modest price. I've already established some healthy networking connections as a result of my previous work, but I know I will have to hustle. Have any of you any advice for the photographer setting out on her own this way? Anyway, for Thanksgiving, I brought my kit along to my parents' house, and shot my family (Heeheee). I am still figuring out how to get the hairlight to do what I want - obviously, it's not bright enough in some of these. I was using the silver side of an umbrella and reflecting the light from behind at an angle with the light at about 1/8th power. I don't know if the reflector is the way to go, but I did another test shoot without it and the light was too bright at 1/8th and spilling too much onto the backdrop. I'll have to keep experimenting. I do love how the key light came out...I was shooting full power through a shoot-through umbrella for diffusion in the "butterfly lighting" set up. I went in a did a little editing with Photoshop, mainly just upping the contrast a bit, adding some dither and a slight vignette. Most of them are cropped to a square shape to mimic the medium format, which is how I want to go with my final set up. Anyone have advice regarding faking a square format while shooting? Can I put tape on the viewfinder or something? In film school when we wanted to fake a letterbox, we put tape on the camera LCD so we could plan our shots accordingly and then added the bars in post. Can you do something similar with a still camera? Additionally, you will notice some banding of the black backdrop that occurred after Photoshop - how can I prevent this? What causes it? I wasn't shooting RAW - is that why? I suspect that once set up, most of my output will be to web, where it really won't matter, but my parents would like to print some of these. Is there anyway to get the camera to shoot in a greater resolution than 72dpi? (I've looked this up, and I don't think I really understand dpi and printing as well as I should.) If you have any questions regarding my set up, I'd be happy to answer them in the comments. And now, without further ado.... ( Shot with my Canon Rebel XT with a 28-90mm zoom lens...though I stayed in 28mm ) Thanks for looking and for any answers/advice you can provide! 10 comments|post comment

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"New Moon" over Washington D.C. (11/21/2009) [24 Nov 2009|08:41am] canoncameras [lather2002] "Oh My God Jacob, I feel myself changing ! What have you done to me !" ***Hahahahahahahahaha .... 1 comment|post comment

[23 Nov 2009|06:29pm] canoncameras [florida_fotog] If you've seen this already, excuse the post, but for those that haven't, it's cute. 2 comments|post comment

Along 3rd Street N.W. Washington D.C. 11/21/2009 [22 Nov 2009|05:12pm] canoncameras [lather2002] ( Larger ) 2 comments|post comment

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