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    #872
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,569 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    Tea_Bag wrote: »
    so where do i get a nifty fifty?

    I was so set on getting a Polaroid PoGo till i found out it doesnt work on iphone. bloody apple.
    ebay... Just search 'nikon 50mm'


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    #873
    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    how do I know if its compatible?

    will this work and does it look good?


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    #874
    Tallon
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    Tea_Bag wrote: »
    how do I know if its compatible?

    will this work and does it look good?
    How do you mean?

    If it says it's a Nikon mount, then it's compatible

    Yeah, that looks good. Seller has 100% positive feedback too!

    Them bids will go up a good bit before the end of the listing


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    #875
    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    thanks man. I dont know enough about it. i see some listed as D3000 and D5000 compatible, so i wasnt sure if they all had the same mount.

    How much is it worth in your eyes?

    I see it here for £90 new.


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    #876
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,569 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    Tea_Bag wrote: »
    thanks man. I dont know enough about it. i see some listed as D3000 and D5000 compatible, so i wasnt sure if they all had the same mount.

    How much is it worth in your eyes?

    I see it here for £90 new.
    Some could be for full frame cameras, but I imagine they would be substantially more money, so you'll know they won't fit her camera

    As I said previously, in and around €100 is good value. If it's in good condition, I'd pay more


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    #877
    vic20
    Registered Users Posts: 255 ✭✭vic20


    That lens will work but there will be no auto focus. Not a problem if she's experienced but something to be aware of.
    To have something fully compatible you need an AF-S lens.
    Sorry to confuse you even more but for the classic "nifty fifty" on a D40 cropped sensor you need a 35mm lens.
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nikon-AF-S-35mm-f1-8G-Lens/dp/B001S2PPT0/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1351005838&sr=1-1
    You need to have a discreet look in her camera bag to check what she's got. Maybe a tripod or a monopod might be an idea?
    Tea_Bag wrote: »
    how do I know if its compatible?

    will this work and does it look good?


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    #878
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,569 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    Tripod would be a much better option. Assuming she doesn't have one


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    #879
    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    I got her a cheap tripod from lidl when they had them reduced to €5. its a piece of ****, but i think it'll do the job alright for a while.

    looking up nikon 35mm brings up things that are a whole lot more expensive :(


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    #880
    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    is this what im looking for? it doesnt explicitly say "AF-S".


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    #881
    vic20
    Registered Users Posts: 255 ✭✭vic20


    Is that one of the little silvery tripods that would sit in the palm of your hand? It'll take the weight of a point & shoot but not her D40.

    Tea_Bag wrote: »
    I got her a cheap tripod from lidl when they had them reduced to €5. its a piece of ****, but i think it'll do the job alright for a while.

    looking up nikon 35mm brings up things that are a whole lot more expensive :(


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    #882
    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    vic20 wrote: »
    Is that one of the little silvery tripods that would sit in the palm of your hand? It'll take the weight of a point & shoot but not her D40.
    really? :(

    its short yea but extends to full size from the ground to chest height.

    any other suggestions?

    what about lighting?


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    #883
    vic20
    Registered Users Posts: 255 ✭✭vic20


    Again, no auto focus. It's a wide angle lens.
    Tea_Bag wrote: »
    is this what im looking for? it doesnt explicitly say "AF-S".


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    #884
    vic20
    Registered Users Posts: 255 ✭✭vic20


    Not the one I'm thinking of so if it's that tall.

    Does she have a flash already?

    Tea_Bag wrote: »
    really? :(

    its short yea but extends to full size from the ground to chest height.

    any other suggestions?

    what about lighting?


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    #885
    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    nope no flash. would it be better to get a flash than a fifty?

    thanks everyone for the help so far.

    this says AF. is that the same as AF-S?


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    #886
    vic20
    Registered Users Posts: 255 ✭✭vic20


    That lens is manual focus only (and UK delivery only) dunno where you're located...
    AF & AF-S are two different things.
    I think you would be better off getting something non camera specific. The D40 is getting on a bit now and what would happen if she's planning on selling it/trading it in for something else and you've just bought her something for it...?

    Tripod, monopod, camera bag, that sort of thing...
    Anyone else care to voice their opinions?

    Tea_Bag wrote: »
    nope no flash. would it be better to get a flash than a fifty?

    thanks everyone for the help so far.

    this says AF. is that the same as AF-S?


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    #887
    Chorcai
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 2,283 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chorcai


    http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/#!home:page=1

    Some stunning photos here.

    edit: seems that a smiley face is stuck in the middle of the URL, "home: page=1" I don't want to come across as if I was messing considering the photos of the website.
    edit_2: fixed it


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    #888
    AnCatDubh
    Registered Users Posts: 6,392 ✭✭✭AnCatDubh


    via smelltheglove on facebook.

    384964_4954900229081_1568088513_n.jpg

    Nice.


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    #889
    .Longshanks.
    Registered Users Posts: 5,718 ✭✭✭.Longshanks.


    2rI2d.jpg
    British advertising photographer Tim MacPherson has a wonderful series of photographs showing children having fun in imaginary worlds created out of ordinary objects

    --->Here<---


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    #890
    dinneenp
    Registered Users Posts: 8,100 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    some great nature photos by this guy


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    #891
    Effects
    Registered Users Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭Effects


    Worth a watch
    Witness: Juarez


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    #892
    dinneenp
    Registered Users Posts: 8,100 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    I'm selling my Pentax K-7, put ads up on adverts, amazon, donedeal, craiglist etc.

    Got 2 people interested in it today....said we could meet in person, where do you live....."is for my daughter working abroad, africa. nigeria, and i will add postage fees to it"

    Think I might 'play' along with them for a while. My reply-
    Hi,

    My cousin is contract working in Africa and is home often. Where is your daughter working, they could meet up and she could see if she likes the handling etc. of the camera.

    Where are you living? We could meet up for payment then.


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    #893
    AnCatDubh
    Registered Users Posts: 6,392 ✭✭✭AnCatDubh


    dinneenp wrote: »
    .........

    Ask them if by chance they know a military overload who wants to offload a couple of million US dollars, that you'd be able to help with that too.... eh, just in case like.......


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    #894
    Diabhal_Glas
    Registered Users Posts: 468 ✭✭Diabhal_Glas


    Effects wrote: »
    Worth a watch
    Witness: Juarez

    Dont think it is watchable outside the states


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    #895
    Effects
    Registered Users Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭Effects


    I think you should be able to use this to watch it. http://www.tunnelbear.com/


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    #896
    dinneenp
    Registered Users Posts: 8,100 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    Big article in The Sunday Timea Magazune abhor 'The Man who Exposed Olympus', the $1.7 billion fraud.


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    #897
    melekalikimaka
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 10,686 Mod ✭✭✭✭melekalikimaka


    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20434270

    dont know if i agree or not


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    #898
    Ghost Train
    Registered Users Posts: 30,033 ✭✭✭✭Ghost Train


    Canon-EOS-1000D-camera.jpg
    Camera spends a year in the ocean
    http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/after-a-year-in-the-pacific-ocean-a-canon-eos-camera-photographs-are-reunited-with-its-owners-28-11-2011/


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    #899
    Leftyflip
    Registered Users Posts: 7,463 ✭✭✭Leftyflip


    http://www.currys.ie/Product/SANDISK-Class-10-Ultra-Memory-Cards-Twin-Pack--16-GB/315620/177.1

    Two 16gb Class 10 Sandisk Ultra cards for €24 in Currys.


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    #900
    dirtyghettokid
    Registered Users Posts: 2,988 ✭✭✭dirtyghettokid


    bahahaha loved this

    canon vs nikon wars

    http://500px.com/photo/19010043

    (can't embed boo!)


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    #901
    Effects
    Registered Users Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭Effects


    I find the whole Nikon vs. Canon feud a bit boring myself. I have friends who argue about which of their systems is better until the cows come home. Brand makes no difference to the images they produce.


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