Photography

[01xtreme]

I was just wondering who all else is into photography as a hobby? I've been depressed lately as I've lost roughly 3500 pictures when my computer died, and took my extra hard-drive with it along with all my pics. I was just wanting to see what you other people are shooting? I have a D60 (upgrading to a D90 shortly) with my kit lens, a 70-300mm VR lens, 35mm f1.8 and a 50mm f1.8. I will definitely be sharing some shots when I get some free time to shoot more.

I do have one of my photoshop pics that were saved to my flickr, so I have posted that in the mean time.

 

[AeroCleanse]

I used to do photography as a profession, now I do it as a hobby. Lost photos? Don't you have backups of those?

 

[pokey]

It's my favorite hobby. I have a home studio and mainly do kid pics (family, friends). I have a D700, my favorite piece of glass is a 24-70 2.8. A ton of studio equipment/lighting etc as well.

I just picked up a Panasonic GF-1 with a 20mm 1.7 so I have a pocketable SLR like camera, great for car pics

Sorry to hear about the pic loss. My main studio computer is an imac and I love its auto backup feature (time machine).

 

[DonMTV]

Do you still have the hard drives? If you do, there are programs that can do recovery. I was lucky enough to be able to recover some files I deleted off a memory card, and a hard drive that Windows wouldn't work on.

 

[jjkacz]

It's my favorite hobby. I have a home studio and mainly do kid pics (family, friends). I have a D700, my favorite piece of glass is a 24-70 2.8. A ton of studio equipment/lighting etc as well.

I just picked up a Panasonic GF-1 with a 20mm 1.7 so I have a pocketable SLR like camera, great for car pics

That's cool you have the GF-1, I was just reading up on that camera - The reviews were great! Have you posted any pictures that you took with it?

 

[pokey]

That's cool you have the GF-1, I was just reading up on that camera - The reviews were great! Have you posted any pictures that you took with it?

Here's one from in my garage, no flash. The 20mm pancake is just so much fun on a walk around body. I have many others (people, nature, etc.) if there is something else you want a demo of.

I highly recommend this camera setup if you like to travel and just want to toss something in the suitcase with you, but still be creative. Here is another one, shot in b/w (normally would do my own conversion, but was lazy). Just leaned up against a pillar for hand held support (bought a gorillapod now).

Link to others from that night:
Washington D.C. - raiphotography's Photos

 

[01xtreme]

I used to do photography as a profession, now I do it as a hobby. Lost photos? Don't you have backups of those?

No, I dont have the back-ups, and I've already taken my drive to 2 friends to try and recover the pics, but they're gone for good. I Just take that as a lesson, dont put all your pics in one place.

 

[AeroCleanse]

No, I dont have the back-ups, and I've already taken my drive to 2 friends to try and recover the pics, but they're gone for good. I Just take that as a lesson, dont put all your pics in one place.

Just wondering if you / they have tried Spinrite on the drives?

 

[Black Bart]

I back up my photos on a 100 terabyte external hard drive just in case the one in my computer fails.:dblthumb2:

 

[01xtreme]

Just wondering if you / they have tried Spinrite on the drives?

Yeah, the first friend I took my drive to tried that one.

I back up my photos on a 100 terabyte external hard drive just in case the one in my computer fails.:dblthumb2:

The sad part is I tell people this all day long at work, but I didnt practice what I preach, and now I'm paying for it. I did just buy a 2TB external hard drive, and I will keep all my pics backed up there.

 

[AeroCleanse]

One copy probably isn't good enough. Look at some of the online backup solutions in addition to your external drive. Places like Mozy, Carbonite and Amazon S3 (Jungle Disk)

 

[jjkacz]

Here's one from in my garage, no flash. The 20mm pancake is just so much fun on a walk around body. I have many others (people, nature, etc.) if there is something else you want a demo of.

Those are some pretty good shots that you took with the GF-1. What would you reccomend to someone looking to get the D90 or it's successor? Is the GF-1 good enough, or do you think one would be more satisfied with the D90?

 

[jjkacz]

I have a D60 (upgrading to a D90 shortly) with my kit lens, a 70-300mm VR lens, 35mm f1.8 and a 50mm f1.8. I will definitely be sharing some shots when I get some free time to shoot more.

I too am looking to purchase the D90 soon...or was at least. I have been reading some posts on other forums about it's successor that may be coming soon. If anything, the price of the D90 will drop in price as they try to clear them out. I am going to wait a little longer before I purchase one.

 

[pokey]

I too am looking to purchase the D90 soon...or was at least. I have been reading some posts on other forums about it's successor that may be coming soon. If anything, the price of the D90 will drop in price as they try to clear them out. I am going to wait a little longer before I purchase one.

It really depends on your investment in glass and what you want to do. My GF-1 will never be a replacement for my D700. The nikon is my go to in the studio and for sports (paired with even heavier glass). The GF-1 to me is a camera for either someone who wants more control than a point and shoot or for someone wanting to learn the art of photography without having to lug around larger bodies/lenses. If cars is all you do, the GF-1 will do. Landscapes also. Birthday parties, home shots, etc also. Anything more and you may find yourself looking for a bigger beast.

 

[SuperSport]

Photography has been a hobby of mine for about 2 years now. I have a Canon 350D with kit lens, 70-300, and 28-135 IS lens.