For you ppl with awesome pictures!!!

[Dbarnes]

What camara do you use? I would like a good camara for taking coral pics, something that captures the color without having to move this around in the tank. So heres the questions i have:

1. What camara do u use
2. What lense dose it have stock/ after market?
3. How user friendly is it?
4. Where did u buy it and roughly what is the cost.

I have tried going in to camara places and asking these questions but they give me a blank stare and ask if im going to the aquarium lol

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[coloagro]

Bump i wanna know too

 

[Munch]

1. What camara do u use - Canon 7D
2. What lense dose it have stock/ after market? I shoot the aquarium with a 60mm 2.8 macro. I also have the 28-135 which is the stock lens, a 10-22 wide angle, and a 300mm 2.8 prime for when I'm shooting racing.
3. How user friendly is it? It's a real bitch, takes a tons of patience and practice. Once you get the basics down, it starts to makes sense, but there's a 100 ways to take the shot, then you need to factor in post processing of the photo itself, which is another skill in itself.
4. Where did u buy it and roughly what is the cost. Amazon usually, Canon POTN site for used. 7D body is maybe $1200 used, 60mm macro used is another $350, you'll need a decent flash as well, another $450 or so for a used 580EX II. A tripod is also a huge key in shooting, so factor is $500 for top of the line, $100 for something dirt cheap.

And you thought maintaining an aquarium was cheap? :eyebrows:

 

[Dbarnes]

1. What camara do u use - Canon 7D
2. What lense dose it have stock/ after market? I shoot the aquarium with a 60mm 2.8 macro. I also have the 28-135 which is the stock lens, a 10-22 wide angle, and a 300mm 2.8 prime for when I'm shooting racing.
3. How user friendly is it? It's a real bitch, takes a tons of patience and practice. Once you get the basics down, it starts to makes sense, but there's a 100 ways to take the shot, then you need to factor in post processing of the photo itself, which is another skill in itself.
4. Where did u buy it and roughly what is the cost. Amazon usually, Canon POTN site for used. 7D body is maybe $1200 used, 60mm macro used is another $350, you'll need a decent flash as well, another $450 or so for a used 580EX II. A tripod is also a huge key in shooting, so factor is $500 for top of the line, $100 for something dirt cheap.

And you thought maintaining an aquarium was cheap? :eyebrows:

Ouchhh my phone pics are bad but not 2500 bucks worth of bad lol. It sounds like you are in for more than just a hobby though? Is there something in the middle that may be more cost effective but still take a decent picture?

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[Haulin Oates]

Sony alpha 350 with 18-70 f3.5-f4.5 and 55-200 f4.5-f6 stock lenses cost me $1200 new a few years ago. I bought it as my first DSLR after several friends recommended as the most user friendly. Bought a 50 prime f2, a bunch of filters, cheaper tripod ($150) and a wired remote control off eBay/amazon when the deals came up. I edit in photoshop (the $99 version, not the several hundred dollar version). It's Definitely a lengthy process learn how to use/ control any DSLR... Much like learning to grow SPS!!

 

[Dbarnes]

Dam i had no idea these dam camaras were so ****ing expensive! I think i will continue taking ****ty pictures lol

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[a bag of it]

Canon makes some good dslr under 1000 I believe, if you're just doing it for hobby some of the lower end models should be fine

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[Badgervet]

If your going digital SLRs several companies have a good entry level ones (Canon t2i/t3i), Nikon D3000 with kit lens for about $600-700. You'll find getting a good lens, especially for taking close up shots (macro lens) will set you back another couple of hundred dollars. As mentioned above, a good tripod is a must for coral pictures. You can buy used dSLRs for hundreds off retail especially when the major companies put out an upgrade camera and everyone sells their older ones (which are only still two years old).
The alternative is buying a good underwater camera such as a Canon D20 or Nikon Aw100, both which are about $300 but the trade off is less ability to control your settings and even though they say they are waterproof some do leak!
I shoot with a Nikon dSLR thought I still need to get a macro lens but my primary shooting is not corals: its landscape, wildlife, and the family! My next purchase is likely to be the Canon S100 (which is a point and shoot with excellent low light capacity and manual settings control) but with an underwater housing/case.