[Badhobz]

So in Jan of this year, i picked up the cheapest mirrorless camera on the market. I got an entry level r50 canon with the crappy kit lens of 18-45 for 1k.

I always wanted a real camera camera as i saw what Donk/GS8 could do with theirs when it came to car photography. Ive also had a passion for imagining since i was a kid i enjoyed play around with those instant cameras and Polaroids.

So i totally went down a rabbit hole on youtube/books/google researching the shit out of the exposure triangle, f stops, bokeh, etc etc. $4000 bucks later, ive completed my camera bag and ive picked up a 100-400mm (5.6-8), 18-50 (2.8 constant) and a 10-18 (2.8 constant). Along with a travel sirui tripod, ND/Polarizing/UV filters and a peak design strap because im a retard a 100 dollar straps make sense in the camera world.

Images below

https://i.postimg.cc/v8qDYprR/IMG-2264.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/SKfNw5Sv/IMG-3636.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/R0BZp9Bt/IMG-3654.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/DyRZsLpB/IMG-4245.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/L8fsV5rR/IMG-4396.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/FRFsmZ1s/IMG-4408.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/50P9tCF5/IMG-4487.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/2yVkLS4s/IMG-4604.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/7hdx3r9f/IMG-4707.jpg

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https://i.postimg.cc/c1b4yfW0/IMG-4930.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/Mpk6XxXL/IMG-5263.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/rwS8rbrw/IMG-5284.jpg



I hate fucking birds. But there isnt much else to take photos of in Richmond. I was thinking of doing some street photography in Richmond but my cheapie camera isnt weather sealed. In hindsight i wish i would have not bought such an entry-level camera and instead gotten a weather sealed and internally stabilized camera body so i could run lower ISO and faster shutter for low light. Still happy with the APSC crop factor though, i dont think going full frame would be that much help. Also really enjoy the small / light R50 vs a full frame camera.

Next step is to actually go hiking, and climb a lousy mountain so i can get some real landscape shots. Im going to Lighthouse park on friday to shoot, weather be damned. Also looking forward to taking a trip this summer to banff or calgary and shoot some wildlife along the way.

[radeonboy]

I'm no photography expert, but those are great photos to a casual viewer like me. I also fully expect you to be amongst the ah baks doing photography by Iona Beach in the near future :lol

I went down a similar rabbit hole right before COVID with a full-frame camera, which only intensified once lockdown happened (GAS syndrome). Like you, I was also shooting birds and cars.

Please make sure you protect your camera + lenses if it's raining!

[N.V.M.]

you hate birds? that's all I shoot, lol.

[Matsuda]

I'm actually going to get out of photography a bit...in terms of sell off a bunch of gear as I don't shoot as much anymore lol. I have too many cameras too =(

[whitev70r]

I'm actually going to get out of photography a bit...in terms of sell off a bunch of gear as I don't shoot as much anymore lol. I have too many cameras too =(

List them here and give RS 1st dibs on your used equipment :wooha:.

[Badhobz]

I’ve gone into full old man mode now. Photography is kinda omega boss level geriatric.

[noclue]

Aging RS demographic, from cars to bird watching.
You can compete with the old dudes at iona pier with the massive lens and camera setup from leica $$$$

[EvoFire]

I daubbled for a bit before having kids. The DSLR has been gather dust for the last 4 years and I'm debating just selling it. Everyone is moving to mirrorless, it's lighter and easier but I hate the digital viewfinder.

[Hehe]

Bird Photography is a dangerous hobby. I had a friend who started like you. Next thing I knew was him dropping 20k on a 600mm telephoto bazooka. “I can’t get close enough to the birds”. And yes, he doesn’t like birds either.

[spoon.ek9]

hatefully taking photos of birds sounds right up hobz' alley :lol

[Badhobz]

I mean I rather shoot naked blondes like heff did, but those days are gone.

Birds are really not my thing, every time I shoot one I kinda wanna see it fried in oil and served to me by the chicken lady. Makes me hungry looking at that eagle. I’m sure it fries up nicely. Wonder if it’s a white meat.

I got the wife involved too. She’s trying to out do me and she says I take lame photos.

i gotta say she’s pretty good. Due to her height (lack of) she gets some interesting perspectives. She also has this weird disney-esq bond with tiny woodland creatures. Bunnies, squirrels, etc.

She got these amazing squirrel shots.


https://i.postimg.cc/PqMSTnrg/IMG-5000-Original.jpg (https://postimg.cc/wt7XQPN2)

https://i.postimg.cc/L5JDtqBS/IMG-5397-Original.jpg (https://postimg.cc/2LfnmSK9)

https://i.postimg.cc/V67hjrps/IMG-5078-Original.jpg
Oh and she took this sunset photo too… it’s quite a bit better than mine. Composition, lighting, everything…. Stupid midget has a gift.

if you guys have any suggestions for places to shoot astrophotography / Milky Way shots /please let me know.

[red kryptonite]

thats nonsense, its never too late. just go find some thot at ur equinox and offer your services. :awwyeah:

i will get into photography one day solely for this purpose.

https://64.media.tumblr.com/556862628d4d0bef842606c42770ef34/df1561844b130b54-14/s2048x3072/a1a0565746e3b686241647e0853c11aca0e3903e.jpg

https://fourbrickstall.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/fourbrickstall-mani-pedi-iron-giant-jpg.webp

https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Photographer-Spends-Two-Years-To-Build-And-Capture-Miniature-LEGO-World-What-The-Hell-Is-He-Doing-5be993fecd1bd__880.jpg

[Badhobz]

wtf !?!!!! What an epic genre !!! I didn’t know this was a thing. Thanks broski

[radeonboy]

Great, now Hobz is going burn even more money on Lego sets :lol

For astro stuff you probably have to leave the city to escape the light pollution since you need to crank up the exposure - somewhere farther out like Porteau Cove and beyond.

[red kryptonite]

np! cant wait to see the pics

[68style]

I was so disappointed when Lego didn’t make that Iron Gisnt set even after it got enough votes.

[red kryptonite]

im disappointed they didnt make the og power rangers megazord but instead we got the stupid voltron

[pastarocket]

Hobz, have you thought about doing night time photography? Taking pictures of the moon during an eclipse on a clear night? Photos of stars and meteor showers?

There is a "blood moon" lunar eclipse on this Friday night starting at 11:30pm. Unfortunately, all the crappy weather of rainy clouds might block the eclipse.

I saw many photographers last year in May in Vancouver at Kits beach take pictures of the Northern Lights.

[murd0c]

I've always wanted to get into photography, I think it's a fantastic and very fulfilling hobby when you get that right shot. I should really look into getting a camera one of these days.

[Badhobz]

Hobz, have you thought about doing night time photography? Taking pictures of the moon during an eclipse on a clear night? Photos of stars and meteor showers?

There is a "blood moon" lunar eclipse on this Friday night starting at 11:30pm. Unfortunately, all the crappy weather of rainy clouds might block the eclipse.

I saw many photographers last year in May in Vancouver at Kits beach take pictures of the Northern Lights.

si si, I have. Only problem is this old man is dead by 930pm Zzzzz.

Im excited about this blood moon tonight, I'm going to gary's point to shoot it but it looks like the eclipse wont happen till around 11:45pm and by that time ill dead Zzzzzzz

Photography is great! if you guys got some nice shots plz post it on this thread here. Helps with inspiration and motivates me to go grab nice shots.

Jason got banned but he PM'd me this shot and I think its pretty artistic. not bad

https://i.ibb.co/HTkD4BZV/nicepic.jpg

[EvoFire]

Every now and then when I'm just skimming the forums, I see Hobz Pornography Hobby

[mikemhg]

This is a great shot Hobz.

https://i.postimg.cc/50P9tCF5/IMG-4487.jpg

[meme405]

I daubbled for a bit before having kids. The DSLR has been gather dust for the last 4 years and I'm debating just selling it. Everyone is moving to mirrorless, it's lighter and easier but I hate the digital viewfinder.

I've heard this quite a bit, even people who were in the hobby more when they were younger, who you would think would take pictures of their kids and stuff, just said carrying the camera in addition to everything else is too tough, especially when your smartphone takes such damn good pictures to begin with.

Aging RS demographic, from cars to bird watching.
You can compete with the old dudes at iona pier with the massive lens and camera setup from leica $$$$

LOL Exactly what I was going to post. Fuck were all getting old. Have yall been to a car show lately, god damn all the kids are so young...

[radeonboy]

I've heard this quite a bit, even people who were in the hobby more when they were younger, who you would think would take pictures of their kids and stuff, just said carrying the camera in addition to everything else is too tough, especially when your smartphone takes such damn good pictures to begin with.

This is basically me with my FF camera gear - I sold it all last year and downsized to a simple Fujifilm setup. Otherwise the smartphone camera takes care of my photo needs - I'm more than happy to sacrifice absolute image quality & camera control for readiness to capture the moment with my smartphone.

LOL Exactly what I was going to post. Fuck were all getting old. Have yall been to a car show lately, god damn all the kids are so young...
This is the first year where I might skip the auto show. The exotis don't interest me, and I can see the other cars at the dealer when I'm curious.

[whitev70r]

you all need to play with 35mm film, build a dark room in your house, and develop your own negatives, and watch the picture slowly come to life in a bath of chemicals.

Forget this digital raw data file business

[Badhobz]

that smell is crazy!!! i remember in highschool we had a darkroom and the smell was so strong one girl passed out while inside.

[Jason00S2000]

A few photos I've taken, no filter, just mild adjustments. Need to find my portable HD power cable to find a ton more beauties.

Canon 5D MK2, 50mm lens, 1.4f

Low quality JPGs, need to see if I have the original RAW files somewhere.
https://i.ibb.co/HTkD4BZV/nicepic.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/W4t9j8bK/joker1.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/v5FvPd3/girl1.jpg

[SkinnyPupp]

Taking pictures of birds rules!

https://i.imgur.com/bLggmzO.jpeg

If I had a better camera that picture would be even better

[Traum]

i remember in highschool we had a darkroom and the smell was so strong one girl passed out while <I was> inside.
Fixed it for ya~ :ifyouknow:

Inside of what...? I think we all know. :)

[meme405]

that smell is crazy!!! i remember in highschool we had a darkroom and the smell was so strong one girl passed out while inside.

Really? we had one too, I took photography for a couple years, I dont remember the smell at all tbh. It was a long time ago now though so maybe i've just wiped it from my memory.

[westopher]

I miss taking my camera out. Much like most people who enjoy it but never got serious, it just feels like the phones are close to doing what I could with a camera 99% of the time.
But those shots where you nail it, a phone can't come close. It's such a great feeling, and the part I liked most about it was it's just an excuse to go somewhere.

[Badhobz]

Taking pictures of birds rules!

https://i.imgur.com/bLggmzO.jpeg

If I had a better camera that picture would be even better

Ya need more sssssoooooooommmmmmmmmmmmm brah

This looks like a picture of Lockness monster

[Jason00S2000]

it just feels like the phones are close to doing what I could with a camera 99% of the time.

Definitely does feel like that until you break out the DSLR and shoot in raw...

https://i.ibb.co/nN71NV6b/IMG-9185.png
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https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExcDRjNHp3eDFhcjcyNjQ0eWhwbWpsYWd oYnZsdTUyZnIzMXh3anpvNiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfY nlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/7sRm4apvCUqMBTPln7/giphy.gif

But you need a big, high-resolution screen to really see all the incredible detail. I can't even imagine what a cutting-edge camera can do, especially viewed on something like a 70" 8k screen.

[westopher]

I think a ton depends on skill too. Like some of the best shots I've taken where I've actually post processed and shit I can see a difference a lot, but those aren't the norm for me. I understand aperature and shutter speed and such well, but I think my composition often sucks, so there's lots I take where I'm just like, oh. That's it?
Those shots above you took are rad as they have a consistent feel to them. I feel like I haven't got that in my shots yet. Like I don't have a style really.
I have a Nikon d2500 and a couple lenses. The equipment is good enough but the operator needs work. That said I know I just need to go shoot again. It's always fun, but time is tight, and feels like it's a little bit down the list of hobby priorities.

[SkinnyPupp]

Ya need more sssssoooooooommmmmmmmmmmmm brah

This looks like a picture of Lockness monster
:okay:

[Badhobz]

Blood moon tonight. I’m already fighting to stay awake…. Drinking coffee and hoping I don’t fall asleep. It’s cloudy right now but even then it’s still quite gorgeous

https://i.postimg.cc/6Qy5rPmP/IMG-5733.jpg (https://postimg.cc/8FgSDZDd)

https://i.postimg.cc/P5658H2Z/IMG-5738.jpg (https://postimg.cc/BjK0drWQ)

[Jason00S2000]

I think a ton depends on skill too.

Photography and writing are similar in a sense; technical skill gives you a master key, practice and innate talent gives you a ladder to an open window, but soul kicks in the front door and burns the house down.

[Badhobz]

Here she is !!!

https://i.postimg.cc/W4TS2D4T/IMG-5784-EDIT.jpg
arrrghh shes not bright enough to use iso100. had to crank it up and now its noisy.

https://i.postimg.cc/cLtTdhHw/IMG-5766-Copy.jpg

Almost time !!

https://i.postimg.cc/76kw6vh8/IMG-5741.jpg (https://postimg.cc/VSD3GVXD)

https://i.postimg.cc/q7np4Bkx/IMG-5745.jpg (https://postimg.cc/HJpqtg8r)

[underscore]

I think a ton depends on skill too. Like some of the best shots I've taken where I've actually post processed and shit I can see a difference a lot, but those aren't the norm for me. I understand aperature and shutter speed and such well, but I think my composition often sucks, so there's lots I take where I'm just like, oh. That's it?

I once got half into photography before realizing I have absolutely no eye for composition which made the rest of it kind of feel like a waste of time. Very rarely I'll luck into a decent photo where I think it would've been neat to have shot it with proper equipment but they're so few and far between it's not worth it lol.

[Matsuda]

Took this out on the driveway in my pjs..

https://i.postimg.cc/pdyVf5wK/temp-Image8s-Hn-WE.avif

taken with this

https://i.postimg.cc/DZq9L2wq/IMG-1584.jpg

[Hehe]

arrrghh shes not bright enough to use iso100. had to crank it up and now its noisy.



She is. You just need a faster lens. :fuckthatshit: :lawl:

[N.V.M.]

https://birdsofbc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/newberry.jpg

https://birdsofbc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/eaglebuddy2.jpg

https://birdsofbc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/snowynew.jpg


https://birdsofbc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sandyportraitright.jpg


https://birdsofbc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/shortyleftfly.jpg]

[Jason00S2000]

^ All hail the Bird King!

[SkinnyPupp]

https://i.imgur.com/HeYvDIQ.jpeg

[Badhobz]

Skinny wins it for sure.

NVM is a close second. Those are so amazing it looks like that famous YouTuber Simon d’treamont.
Wowowoowo talented !! Wildlife photography is the most expensive genre.

[EvoFire]

I don't know my birds, but is that a golden eagle?

[N.V.M.]

I don't know my birds, but is that a golden eagle?


nope. juvenile baldy. I was at New Brighton Park and this guy starts flipping small stones and sticks along the small tidal beach and starts catching these shrimp/prawn critters. barely 20 meters away, probably too young to know better.

there's a few resident harbour eagles that have learned how to catch sea food, which most eagles would have no idea

[Badhobz]

^ you must have a batshit crazy expensive lens!

that thing is sharp enough to sell at cut-co

[Jason00S2000]

Yeah... what lens / camera / settings?

[N.V.M.]

it's an R5 with the original 500mm f4 Canon lens. the trick is to bring enough whiskey to make sense of why you're standing knee deep in a pond at 5:30 am waiting for the sun to come up.

[Jason00S2000]

it's an R5 with the original 500mm f4 Canon lens. the trick is to bring enough whiskey to make sense of why you're standing knee deep in a pond at 5:30 am in a pond waiting for the sun to come up.

Hell yeah! :clap::clap::clap:

[Badhobz]

500 f4 ?!?!! Holy shit balls. R5 ?!?!! Crikey !!!

What is that a like 30k combo ?!?!! R5 is 9k out the box. Giant penis lens 20k minimum

Your camera body costs more than my entire setup right now

Makes me hate birds even more now.

[Jason00S2000]

Makes me hate birds even more now.

:lol :lol :lol

[N.V.M.]

500 f4 ?!?!! Holy shit balls. R5 ?!?!! Crikey !!!

What is that a like 30k combo ?!?!! R5 is 9k out the box. Giant penis lens 20k minimum

Your camera body costs more than my entire setup right now

Makes me hate birds even more now.

a new R5 was $5500.
used 500mm - $6k

[Jason00S2000]

a new R5 was $5500.
used 500mm - $6k

Now, the question is, who on RevScene does micro photography?

I wish I could find the image, but I saw a close up photograph with a super high quality lens of vomit once, and it was surprisingly so artistic.

[CivicBlues]

Gotta love the focal length effect on Mt. Baker. Makes it look like massive like a snowy Mt. Fuji

https://imgur.com/x771Fm0.jpg

[Hehe]

500 f4 ?!?!! Holy shit balls. R5 ?!?!! Crikey !!!

What is that a like 30k combo ?!?!! R5 is 9k out the box. Giant penis lens 20k minimum

Your camera body costs more than my entire setup right now

Makes me hate birds even more now.

At least those giant penis have the mass.

Wait until you see the prices and size of cinema lenses or collectible lenses. Some of them no bigger than a tennis ball can worth more than your cars (yes, combined)

[yray]

https://i.imgur.com/nVrpxSJ.jpeg

All of the pics on this thread makes me want to dust off my camera and lenses. I took the above with a nikon 105 2.5 and is the only picture I didn't get shit on by 4chan /p/ and that was 15 years ago lol... time flies.

[Badhobz]

Dats amazing balls yrayrayray !!!!! Wowowowow in such low light too.

So my whole philosophy for the gear was to make it light and portable. I was gonna just buy a rx100 and take that for vacations but I figure an interchangeable lens system has more flexibility. Of course there is gonna be trade offs, no way will it ever get those tact sharp images like skinny pup or nvm or ray ray. But it’s so dsmn small with a 18-50 that I’m pretty sure it’s perfect for travel.

I’ll know in a week. I’m heading to Australia for about 3 weeks. Brisbane, Gold Coast, Perth and Melbourne.

[Badhobz]

At least those giant penis have the mass.

Wait until you see the prices and size of cinema lenses or collectible lenses. Some of them no bigger than a tennis ball can worth more than your cars (yes, combined)

Oh I believe it. Cuz even that r5 mk2 is almost 9k at London drugs right now and if nvm bought an R mount brand new 600 f4, that’s almost 20k right there.

https://shop.canon.ca/en_ca/p/rf600mm-f4-l-is-usm?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwp8--BhBREiwAj7og13yJGDVjEKvzgxxOO6l7Qph_ZqDmG2gEM91hFd ekae-FHpy6HwPmaBoCGwQQAvD_BwE

This hobby as expensive as fuck

[pastarocket]

Oh I believe it. Cuz even that r5 mk2 is almost 9k at London drugs right now and if nvm bought an R mount brand new 600 f4, that’s almost 20k right there.

https://shop.canon.ca/en_ca/p/rf600mm-f4-l-is-usm?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwp8--BhBREiwAj7og13yJGDVjEKvzgxxOO6l7Qph_ZqDmG2gEM91hFd ekae-FHpy6HwPmaBoCGwQQAvD_BwE

This hobby as expensive as fuck


One of my cousins is an avid photographer. Although he mainly takes portrait photographs for weddings as a side hustle, he is thinking of doing more outdoor photography of wildlife.

He mentioned the telephoto lenses that are sold at Broadway Camera.

For example, Over $25,000 for the Canon RF 1200mm F8 L. The bazooka hahaha.
The specs on the RF F8L are impressive.
A light super telephoto lenses at 7.8 pounds.


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[Traum]

Oh I believe it. Cuz even that r5 mk2 is almost 9k at London drugs right now

This hobby as expensive as fuck
$5800 + tax @ Henry's, man

https://www.henrys.com/canon-eos-r5-mark-ii-body/5637597576.p?color=Black&size=Canon+RF&style=New

I've been drooling over this since it came out. But when a 5d3 with still at least 50% shutter life remaining is only $500 in the used market, I just can't bring myself to pull the trigger on the R5 Mk2.

[Badhobz]

I must have been looking at a r3 or something. 5.5k for the body doesn’t sound so bad. 6k out the door….. yeah it’s not horrible. But the r5 mk1 is on sale for 4k now…. Hmmm

[SkinnyPupp]

Every hobby thread on Revscene turns into "this is the expensive thing I want to buy" LUL

Go take some pictures with what you have, I'm sure it's good enough!

[EvoFire]

Hobbies are expensive.

Watches, cars, biking, computers.

I have a friend who's into running. He goes through 2-3 pairs of shoes a year just running @ ~200/pair. For his marathons he wears his more expensive shoes at 5-600/pair as they provide more performance. Yeah you'd have thought running was cheap.....

[westopher]

We've managed as a species to make the last free thing on the planet (running) prohibitively expensive haha.

[SkinnyPupp]

I spent 6 months riding around urban Tokyo on a 30 or 40 year old barely working road bike, and I made some memories that will stay with me all my life. I get the appeal of buying cool gadgets and stuff, but it's not that necessary to enjoy the hobby itself.

$500 shoes seems insane to me lol

[underscore]

A lot of hobbies can be done fairly cheaply, people just choose to spend a lot of money on them sometimes.

Although in terms of $ spent per hour of hobby time those $200 pairs of shoes for running probably aren't too bad.

[yray]

Happiest days of my photo days were shooting manual lenses with d3100. D3100 cant read aperture data from manual lenses so it was full manual mode. I then got d300 which could and eventually moved to FF and the automation turned me off.

[Badhobz]

I also really like going full manual with manual focus & manual aperture with these vintage 1970 Pentex lenses.

The look is sort of dreamy and old fashioned. Super takumar 4 the win !!!

https://i.postimg.cc/CKfdv1GR/IMG-2270-Original.jpg (https://postimg.cc/GBdctbSR)

https://i.postimg.cc/RVX3h2CZ/IMG-2273-Original.jpg (https://postimg.cc/RNJCbsnk)

https://i.postimg.cc/MKWMWzSL/IMG-2299-Original.jpg (https://postimg.cc/7bWY98b1)

https://i.postimg.cc/G3PTwHZY/IMG-2475-Original.jpg (https://postimg.cc/Jtnzj474)
^i came

[77civic1200]

But when a 5d3 with still at least 50% shutter life remaining is only $500 in the used market, I just can't bring myself to pull the trigger on the R5 Mk2.

My 5D3 is collecting dust in a drawer, upgraded to the R5 when it came out, night and day difference for most of what I shoot

[Jason00S2000]

All of the photos I took with my 5D MK2 were in manual mode, which is why at least 1/3rd of all my photos are out of focus. It made it that much better when I got a really crisp photo!

[Badhobz]

I finally got my forest puppy!!!

https://i.postimg.cc/sDx5DJp7/IMG-5859.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/W4nB8jtB/IMG-5960.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/vmbR5D87/IMG-5855.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/XYvdqkd9/IMG-6027-ANIMATION.gif

[Traum]

Who is the resident zoologist here? I can't tell if that forest puppy is a wolf or a coyote. Its coat looks too good to be a coyote, but it also looks a tad small to be a wolf.

[red kryptonite]

^^ its a coyote

[Mikoyan]

^ I shot one of those in Vancouver on my front lawn.... But with a spring Airsoft pistol to haze it. It was taking shits on my front steps.

[N.V.M.]

So my whole philosophy for the gear was to make it light and portable. I was gonna just buy a rx100 and take that for vacations but I figure an interchangeable lens system has more flexibility. Of course there is gonna be trade offs, no way will it ever get those tact sharp images like skinny pup or nvm or ray ray. But it’s so dsmn small with a 18-50 that I’m pretty sure it’s perfect for travel.



i took my Rx-100 v3 to Mexico last month. haven't used it in years. great little camera.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54348187760_db0ec68128_h.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54346879997_acdf979baa_h.jpg

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[whitev70r]

this has become hobby flex for the ballin RS members.

[RabidRat]

Every hobby thread on Revscene turns into "this is the expensive thing I want to buy" LUL

Go take some pictures with what you have, I'm sure it's good enough!

What a ghastly thought. You would have me to enrobe my artiste hands around a body of wretched materials? Like Artico leather?

What's next, you'll force an APS-C lens on me. It's not even full frame HAHA where is the soul in this?? What color is it even, I don't think it's white!

[Badhobz]

So while i was shooting this forest puppy, this fellow geezer came along and stood right next to me with his R3 or R1 and a HUGE... and I MEAN HUGE!!!! white penis lens with a red stripe on it....

He looked at me, i looked at him, and it turned into that YOU CALL THIS A KNIFE!?!?! situation....

anyways i ran away... eruhh slowly (cuz i cant run that fast) a few meters away from him. Then i catch him in the corner of my eye sitting on the ground and propping the penis lens up with his knee. I guess that setup is really heavy.

Pretty sure his picture will show up in richmond news shortly.

[N.V.M.]

So while i was shooting this forest puppy, this fellow geezer came along and stood right next to me with his R3 or R1 and a HUGE... and I MEAN HUGE!!!! white penis lens with a red stripe on it....

He looked at me, i looked at him, and it turned into that YOU CALL THIS A KNIFE!?!?! situation....

anyways i ran away... eruhh slowly (cuz i cant run that fast) a few meters away from him. Then i catch him in the corner of my eye sitting on the ground and propping the penis lens up with his knee. I guess that setup is really heavy.

Pretty sure his picture will show up in richmond news shortly.

if you prefer a big black one, check out Sigma's 300-800.

[Traum]

^^ its a coyote
I've never seen a coyote with such a nice coat! Every single one that I've come across in person is a slim or shaggy looking thing, with a face that looks a lot less wolf-like.

Mind you, they cross breed enough that all coyotes have some wolf genes in them anyway. (Plus a tiny bit of dog genes as well)

[Badhobz]

in richmond even the forest puppies eat well! hohohohoho

[Badhobz]

I got some more shots of my forest puppy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdm_iL8yaQM

https://i.postimg.cc/vmVLkKtZ/IMG-6195.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/SsLLNz50/IMG-6239.jpg
Richmond is gorgeous in the morning. I love gary's point.. should rename it hobz's point since I go there like almost every other day.

https://i.postimg.cc/T29jzggg/IMG-6280.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/5yxBH2dX/IMG-6291.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/d348Gcw4/IMG-6318.jpg

[Badhobz]

Does anyone know where there are some sea otters in the GVRD ? I don’t really recall seeing them around here.

Gotta shoot them all !!!

[westopher]

Saw some near harbourside dog park in North van at the end of fell. Actually saw an otter up on the dock at the yacht club eating a fish. It was cool. But that said, I've seen them twice in 8 years of walking that path at least twice a week.

[pastarocket]

Does anyone know where there are some sea otters in the GVRD ? I don’t really recall seeing them around here.

Gotta shoot them all !!!


Sea otters? I found this info. on Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/qbp66e/is_there_a_place_where_i_can_see_wild_sea_otters/?rdt=64464

I've seen a family of river otters between the community gardens and nearby pedestrian bridge of Colony Farm Park. A regular park visitor told me that he often sees them on the east side of the bridge, in the wide ditches.


Maybe also try Lighthouse Park in West Van to see if there are otters there.

Any place that has man made rock embankments that goes into the ocean would be a place to find river otters.

Marine biologists call them river otters because this kind of otter is the more common sighting in the GVRD.

Sea Otters? You'll need travel to Vancouver island.

I saw river otters at the Minnekhada Park in Coquitlam last year in the big pond area. Watch out for a bear near that pond too!

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Coquitlam/@49.2978383,-122.7000986,15z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x54867febee98845d:0x24563cc0fb5c4 591!8m2!3d49.2997381!4d-122.6986741!16s%2Fg%2F11d_b47g5c?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDMxOS4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

[Badhobz]

Thanks gents! im trying to take shots of all the fuzzy cute creatures I like.

No more of these bitch ass birds... its getting boring.

Yeah you fly, big whoop, you wanna fight about it!?!?!

[68style]

But so tasty when fried

[whitev70r]

These fuzzy cute things are just in your area, Steveston Harbour.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLemE2WIIxM

[bcrdukes]

Ah, yes. I remember this! :D

[unit]

i took my Rx-100 v3 to Mexico last month. haven't used it in years. great little camera.


i have a v2 also havent used it in years

[Hondaracer]

We go to a cabin near Logan lake and one day I was laying on the dock and heard all this squeaking under it. I look through the deck boards and there’s a set of eyes looking back up at me like wtf?! What is that

I stand up and a mother otter and a few little babies swim away like they would at the aquarium looking back up at me from underwater. Fucking bizarre fresh water otters in the middle of nowhere near Kamloops. Been going there for 30+ years and never once seen an otter so I’ve gotta wonder if someone brought them there. Although fresh water otters do exist I have no clue how they would have got there. It’s basically as high up as you can get with no rivers or streams that really feed into it

[CivicBlues]

Why settle for puny sea otters when you can shoot your big penis lens at a big hairy beaver instead? (Lost Lagoon)

https://imgur.com/wYpYqa2.jpg

[bcrdukes]

There are also rabbits littered all over Richmond. I often see them near the airport.

[Badhobz]

Why settle for puny sea otters when you can shoot your big penis lens at a big hairy beaver instead? (Lost Lagoon)

Dats a big ass beaver…. I wouldn’t wanna get all up in her snatch

[6793026]

These fuzzy cute things are just in your area, Steveston Harbour.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLemE2WIIxM

I still remember my first time doing a night dive at Whytecliff with seals beside me; trying to hunt for fish using my dive light. Very memorable.

But diving with sea lions and they coming up at your is another thing.
This was me at Race Rocks in Victoria... They younger sea lions are playful and will try to nibble at your fins ...

https://scubadivingcentral.weebly.com/uploads/6/2/7/0/6270352/6348509.jpg?299

[Hehe]

Anyone into collecting vintage lenses? I have more than I'd like to admit, haha. But I've accumulated my share of classic lenses from the 40s-90s.

No time to go take pictures though... :QQ:

[Jason00S2000]

One of you fucking cowards needs to do a night tour of the DTES and get some sick shots. I'd do it, but I'm poor and living in the middle of buttfuck, nowhere B.C. at the moment.

[Matsuda]

Anyone into collecting vintage lenses? I have more than I'd like to admit, haha. But I've accumulated my share of classic lenses from the 40s-90s.

No time to go take pictures though... :QQ:

I still have a bunch, I am probably going to sell them off

[Badhobz]

I drove 9h+ yesterday from Melbourne all along this great ocean road toward the 12 apostles. It’s a helluva of a drive with 180 degree hairpins. Not good for my body on frame truck (ford Everest) that I rented.

I wouldn’t really recommend this ocean road drive. The road surface is super bumpy and the views are more epic on the Oregon coast

https://i.postimg.cc/XJdQLmxb/IMG-6710-Original.jpg (https://postimg.cc/S2Q6NZwT)

https://i.postimg.cc/GpZXkdFK/IMG-6835-Original.jpg (https://postimg.cc/qtxcrfZ6)

https://i.postimg.cc/tg1rZYx7/IMG-6865-Original.jpg (https://postimg.cc/nsJKNVTt)

https://i.postimg.cc/Sx1TxWjw/IMG-6870-Original.jpg (https://postimg.cc/9DTtxwdp)

If I took a direct route from Melbourne it would have only been 3h one way. But instead I took the ocean road which ended up being 5.5h and another 3h to go back home via the direct route. What a day

[CivicBlues]

Heh I loved the GOR, sure it's not as scenic as California's highway 1 or even Sea to Sky but it's got this end of the world feeling that's pretty awesome.

Watch out for speed cameras in the backroads of Victoria though, I got 2 tickets going 1 km/h over the speed limit waiting for me in the mail when I got home.

[68style]

Says views are not epic, proceeds to post epic views

[EvoFire]

I drove 9h+ yesterday from Melbourne all along this great ocean road toward the 12 apostles. It’s a helluva of a drive with 180 degree hairpins. Not good for my body on frame truck (ford Everest) that I rented.

I wouldn’t really recommend this ocean road drive. The road surface is super bumpy and the views are more epic on the Oregon coast

https://i.postimg.cc/XJdQLmxb/IMG-6710-Original.jpg (https://postimg.cc/S2Q6NZwT)

https://i.postimg.cc/GpZXkdFK/IMG-6835-Original.jpg (https://postimg.cc/qtxcrfZ6)

https://i.postimg.cc/tg1rZYx7/IMG-6865-Original.jpg (https://postimg.cc/nsJKNVTt)

https://i.postimg.cc/Sx1TxWjw/IMG-6870-Original.jpg (https://postimg.cc/9DTtxwdp)

If I took a direct route from Melbourne it would have only been 3h one way. But instead I took the ocean road which ended up being 5.5h and another 3h to go back home via the direct route. What a day

I did that drive for my honeymoon. I thought it was great minus a fucking bus who won't let me pass, and I had a miserable 1.6 Corolla that didn't have enough power to force the issue.

[Hondaracer]

Looks a lot like the algarve

[N.V.M.]

what? no dingo pics?

[bcrdukes]

Were these taken on an iPhone 7? :suspicious:

:troll:

[6793026]

I drove 9h+ yesterday from Melbourne all along this great ocean road toward the 12 apostles. It’s a helluva of a drive with 180 degree hairpins. Not good for my body on frame truck (ford Everest) that I rented.

I wouldn’t really recommend this ocean road drive. The road surface is super bumpy and the views are more epic on the Oregon coast

https://i.postimg.cc/XJdQLmxb/IMG-6710-Original.jpg (https://postimg.cc/S2Q6NZwT)

https://i.postimg.cc/GpZXkdFK/IMG-6835-Original.jpg (https://postimg.cc/qtxcrfZ6)

https://i.postimg.cc/tg1rZYx7/IMG-6865-Original.jpg (https://postimg.cc/nsJKNVTt)

https://i.postimg.cc/Sx1TxWjw/IMG-6870-Original.jpg (https://postimg.cc/9DTtxwdp)

If I took a direct route from Melbourne it would have only been 3h one way. But instead I took the ocean road which ended up being 5.5h and another 3h to go back home via the direct route. What a day

is this similar experience to say Hawaii's / Maui's Road to Hanna.
people say it was epic water fall but it takes 2 hours of curves / turns / one days that made the experience shit...

[roastpuff]

I had the opposite experience to you - I did the GOR from Melbourne but split it up into 2 days. Was an epic drive, I enjoyed the curves in the Polestar 2 that I rented. Those 60 -> 30kph hairpins were so much fun, and the P2 handled the bumps just fine.

Posting P2 review in EV thread soon

[RabidRat]

I guess the takeaway is that compromising on car rentals for vacation isn't worth it for nitpicking enthusiasts like us.

That's a heck of a lot of time and money spent on a trip out to Australia for Hobz not to enjoy the twisties the way Roast got to.

To this day I still regret that I had to turn around on the F-road up to Þórsmörk (Thor's Valley), on a trip to Iceland. Just because we had a Kia Sportage (which to be fair, was actually pretty excellent for every other of the 8 days we spent driving Ring Road). Which had not-great ground clearance and was getting too sketchy. So much so that I can't shake the feeling I have to go back one day. Just to do it right :/.

[roastpuff]

I mean, I think I got a smoking deal for my Polestar 2 - I paid $250 for the 5 days, and charging for 1200km cost me roughly 87CAD. Gas car would've cost me twice that in gas alone.

[radeonboy]

Good to know EV rentals are still very affordable in Australia.

I did the same GOR stretch in a diesel Staria - it didn't have power but everyone was going slow anyway, so more power would've made no difference.
https://i.ibb.co/cSQXDkHw/Staria.jpg

[red kryptonite]

All dem Sydney Sweeney walking around and you’re taking pics of rocks.

[CivicBlues]

Lol I think you mean Margot Robbies. Sydney Sweeney is from Spokane.

[Badhobz]

Isn’t Margot’s South African ?! Like a Elon

[CivicBlues]

Dude you're the one obsessed with blondes like her, you tell me!

[roastpuff]

Hobz got better weather than I went the first time to the 12 Apostles - my first visit was wet, windy and wild. I kind of liked it more as it felt moodier, and we got to see a bonus wedding that was quite unique.

I ended up editing the photos into B&W as they felt more fitting to the mood of the day.

https://i.ibb.co/LDF9xrDD/image.png

https://i.ibb.co/Nd5YDq9B/image.png

https://i.ibb.co/S40tVQVw/image.png

https://i.ibb.co/1JdJKFwq/image.png

Sorry will stop spamming thread.

Hobz btw do NOT go into the Leica gallery/store on Little Collins St.

Repeat, do NOT DO IT - DO NOT SET FOOT IN THERE!!!!

Definitely DO NOT LET THEM PUT A RANGEFINDER M11 IN YOUR HAND!!!

[Badhobz]

That’s not spam !!! Your shots are gorgeous. More pics !!!!!

Me wanna go to leica naaaoooooo !!!

[bcrdukes]

His Canon gear is probably in a trash can somewhere in the middle of nowhere Australia now. :lol

[Badhobz]

I finally got pictures of that fuzzy STD ridden drop bear. It’s lazy as fuck

https://i.ibb.co/M531HgDK/IMG-7536-Original.jpg (https://ibb.co/7N6pDSJB)
https://i.ibb.co/QjYtpr7N/IMG-2586-Original.jpg (https://ibb.co/M5PQZMyV)
https://i.ibb.co/mrNrtbfC/IMG-2580-Original.jpg (https://ibb.co/DPrPkz0D)

They said not to take any photos. But I’m Chinese and I don’t speak any Engrish. So shaddup. I wanna kick these little footballs back into the ocean. They are sooooo cute !!!!

https://i.ibb.co/Kc0tskWK/IMG-7070-Original.jpg (https://ibb.co/7xY3p5Kk)
https://i.ibb.co/Jw15WFNG/IMG-7076-Original.jpg (https://ibb.co/C3chpsqY)
https://i.ibb.co/GvKS7rF2/IMG-7103-Original.jpg (https://ibb.co/27D4qp5t)

They took their hobo alley and made it a tourist attraction. Imagine if we did that with out DTES and all the Wackjobs popping out of the alleys.

https://i.ibb.co/0pZnxrhH/IMG-7249-Original.jpg (https://ibb.co/cKtyjQD4)
https://i.ibb.co/wNwrB772/IMG-7256-Original.jpg (https://ibb.co/5WnxGkkJ)

This dude looks like me after eating a buffet. I don’t see how they can be so disease ridden when they hardly have the energy to fuck.

https://i.ibb.co/PZWD5J8N/IMG-7342-Original.jpg (https://ibb.co/Z6g2hvCV)
https://i.ibb.co/JWZ3krTX/IMG-7362-Original.jpg (https://ibb.co/5XZKcs3q)
https://i.ibb.co/ksJcYnGV/IMG-7415-Original.jpg (https://ibb.co/B5Gs8DfH)
https://i.ibb.co/spjd9kSJ/IMG-7424-Original.jpg (https://ibb.co/Gf74QBw3)

Went to a farm as part of the whole penguin, koala, trip and it’s amazing watching these animals. I milked a cow, saw this sheep get its ass kicked by Margot Robbie and this sheep dog working. I wonder if my chihuahua would be able to chase these sheep.

https://i.ibb.co/GvJvh98T/IMG-7480-Original.jpg (https://ibb.co/KjGj1Dfw)
https://i.ibb.co/1Gf8nYNq/IMG-7476-Original.jpg (https://ibb.co/v4xZBCWP)

Almost ran over these bouncy rats

[68style]

Having quite the adventure down under there sir, great pics!

[Qmx323]

Hobs bringin' in tha thundah from down undah!

[Badhobz]

Having quite the adventure down under there sir, great pics!

I’d go take more shots of blondes on beaches or strip clubs but wife says we have blondes and strip clubs at home ….

Lame

[68style]

I’d go take more shots of blondes on beaches or strip clubs but wife says we have blondes and strip clubs at home ….

Lame

But these ones swirl and twirl the other way

[yray]

inb4 badhobz moves to australia because same time zone as chinar

[Badhobz]

They sell the Lexus LM 4 seater here !!! It’s 240k Aud out the door but holy shit, that would be the first thing I buy here if we move.

The dude also said there’s probably a 2 year wait list because they get 10-15 cars a year max for the LM.

In comparison their LC convertible is 250k aud out the door, the RX 350 hybrid is 80-100k and an NX is around 70-90k

https://i.postimg.cc/pXd0HVQc/74d0db50-1ad6-43d9-ae76-2c2d6ec6337c.jpg

This fucker with glasses looks just like me. Stupid tree bear, pretty sure this guy is Asian. Not sure why the British convicts keep saying they are “Australian”. You put him in a Ching Chong mall, you’ll never find him again. Worlds hardest game of where’s Waldo Chang.

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSuzOwX4rK5cPIoLoGgwrK55xR93OplK 7D6Zbktgg1JukLNqm6fo3H6Fun2&s=10

[bcrdukes]

Badhobz gave up on Canada. I insist on a 3000% tariff on him when he comes back! :accepted:

[SSM_DC5]

But what's 3000% on something that's worthless?:hotbaby:

[bcrdukes]

Think of all the stuff at the port he's managing :pokerface:

[SSM_DC5]

Think of all the stuff at the port he's managing :pokerface:

OH! I thought you were talking about HIM as a person, not the stuff he handles. :alonehappy:

[Badhobz]

^It’s all pretty worthless to be honest hahaha

I’m getting so fucking fat eating this great food here. I’m in Perth right now and it’s not as good as Melbourne for food but I can see myself living here in OZ. The meat is super fresh because it’s all grass fed. The seafood is out of this world, especially that coral trout that you can only get on that side of the pacific. It’s all relatively expensive but you don’t need to tip so that sort of balances out.

https://i.ibb.co/y2Ysc6H/IMG-7472-Original.jpg (https://ibb.co/8kd8Lr1)
https://i.ibb.co/qFV09QtH/IMG-7471-Original.jpg (https://ibb.co/TqdKR3VQ)
https://i.ibb.co/bMTYwFBW/IMG-7469-Original.jpg (https://ibb.co/hJbrQcW7)
https://i.ibb.co/NnJXRcxT/IMG-7727.jpg (https://ibb.co/gFfGYky4)
https://i.ibb.co/Sw0CsD2d/IMG-7730.jpg (https://ibb.co/TMR3vDZb)
https://i.ibb.co/HDkyXDJz/IMG-7719.jpg (https://ibb.co/BVSJwV1Z)
https://i.ibb.co/4n79y9BV/IMG-7723.jpg (https://ibb.co/KpXRZRCr)
https://i.ibb.co/GfMyqvf8/IMG-7754.jpg (https://ibb.co/Q7HL4F7T)
https://i.ibb.co/1JRFHtRv/IMG-7755.jpg (https://ibb.co/HpG5mfGF)
https://i.ibb.co/LdmJ6g0H/IMG-7762.jpg (https://ibb.co/7tPRVpSL)
https://i.ibb.co/My30jk38/IMG-7763.jpg (https://ibb.co/ymbjMFbh)
https://i.ibb.co/F4Wzr6NK/IMG-7576.jpg (https://ibb.co/tphDGBk4)
https://i.ibb.co/jZVyhksc/IMG-7577.jpg (https://ibb.co/fG8kMdLh)
https://i.ibb.co/p6rD8VGk/IMG-7580.jpg (https://ibb.co/j9ZK20Bj)
https://i.ibb.co/m5q90ZK8/IMG-7581.jpg (https://ibb.co/whWS7Gqs)
https://i.ibb.co/GvfPfJLQ/IMG-7584.jpg (https://ibb.co/xSK5Ks0q)
https://i.ibb.co/B5RN89Fj/IMG-7587.jpg (https://ibb.co/4nxdBH3M)
https://i.ibb.co/nMvhdVT8/IMG-9990.jpg (https://ibb.co/fd5m6KbG)

Oh and the coffee culture in Melbourne is amazing. They got really really good coffee here.

The rest of the other gweilo stuff is pretty good too…. Yeeehhhb naaaahhhhh still not as good as hipster Vancouver but comparable.

[donk.]

378$ lobster? :suspicious: did you get your dick sucked for that price by the server or the janitor?

[Badhobz]

That fucker is 3.5lbs !

[RabidRat]

378$ lobster? :suspicious: did you get your dick sucked for that price by the server or the janitor?

No no see, that's $378 in Aus dollars.




...oh shit that's still $340

[Badhobz]

Yeh food ain’t cheap around here. Average breakfast for 2 is around 50-80 aud. Lunch would 80-100 and dinner well over 150-200.

[underscore]

$532 for a fish and a bug?

[CivicBlues]

Did you try the Barramundi? Not my favorite but you get a big filet from the big ass fish

Meat Pies are cheap and tasty too if you want to get off your bougie high horse and try some real local food.

[RabidRat]

Yeh food ain’t cheap around here. Average breakfast for 2 is around 50-80 aud. Lunch would 80-100 and dinner well over 150-200.

Are Australian salaries just that much higher, or is eating out just moreso for special occasions?

[Badhobz]

seems like a lot of natives are eating out at the same places we are, so i dont think its anything special to spend this kind of money. The waiters are getting 26+ dollars an hour here so i think they are doing okay.

I mean its relatively the same prices as what we are doing in vancouver. I dont think i can spend less than 60-80 dollars for brunch in vancouver. Cactus club for me and the wife is often 150+ and its nothing special so its standard affair

Even a big mac is 9 dollars here for just the burger.

[whitev70r]

Well look on the bright star, tipping is a North American culture so no tipping in Aus, right?
Even at 15%, you would have saved ~$80!

[Matsuda]

https://i.imgur.com/bLtMIno.jpeg

Went up to Cypress today with the fam. Taken with Fujifilm XT-5 and a 50-140mm f/2.8

[Mikoyan]

This fucker with glasses looks just like me. Stupid tree bear, pretty sure this guy is Asian. Not sure why the British convicts keep saying they are “Australian”. You put him in a Ching Chong mall, you’ll never find him again. Worlds hardest game of where’s Waldo Chang.



https://i.imgur.com/HfxlLWt.jpeg

This month's Jenny Bakery tin design looks like you too lol. They're some butter cookie company in Hong Kong that changes tin designs every couple months for collectiblity/anti counterfeiting. We were gifted a tin last year from my sister in law's husband's family last summer. They're pretty good, so we picked up a tin in HK a week ago.

[Badhobz]

https://i.imgur.com/bLtMIno.jpeg

Went up to Cypress today with the fam. Taken with Fujifilm XT-5 and a 50-140mm f/2.8

Damn that’s nice compression!!! I find my camera is taking some really good food and portrait shots, but slightly mediocre landscape shots due to my desire to have everything in focus.

[red kryptonite]

im more outraged by the $8 tea at a chinese restaurant

edit: my bad misread it lol

[Badhobz]

Gays gays gays !!! I finally got a shot of my favourite fuzzy thing in OZ. It’s sooooo cute ! Wayyy better than those tiny penguins, fuck those guys, this tiny bouncy mouse is better than its bigger bouncy mouse cousins. They said do not feed it or touch it but I touched it and gave it some leaves.

https://i.postimg.cc/tJhBwQ73/IMG-0541.jpg (https://postimg.cc/sGgPGLYx)

https://i.postimg.cc/prN0sXVV/IMG-8012.jpg (https://postimg.cc/phZYTvn3)

https://i.postimg.cc/5t0k0RkJ/IMG-8043.jpg (https://postimg.cc/w1Ck40p4)

https://i.postimg.cc/jjF3J4G7/IMG-8046.jpg (https://postimg.cc/wtDQCLxq)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quokka

[Badhobz]

Went to the pinnacles desert to take some Astrophotography shots. Turned out pretty good with the wide angle 10-18mm 2.8

https://i.postimg.cc/76Kr08MZ/IMG-8344-Original.jpg (https://postimg.cc/wyRrYrGC)

https://i.postimg.cc/J4fVbQJZ/IMG-8406-Original.jpg (https://postimg.cc/4mQSGVWx)

https://i.postimg.cc/4yMC260C/IMG-8420-Original.jpg (https://postimg.cc/D4qY8XF5)

https://i.postimg.cc/SQtpK4xZ/IMG-8421-Original.jpg (https://postimg.cc/3WpqLPpp)

https://i.postimg.cc/qMhHhFtp/IMG-8426-Original.jpg (https://postimg.cc/JGL2SPcF)

https://i.postimg.cc/SRjFGTD7/IMG-8429-Original.jpg (https://postimg.cc/XBMzj8Mp)

[yray]

go back to work :troll: there a boat sitting in the pacific for 20 days waiting for a fucking berth

[Badhobz]

What’s a boat ?!?


La la la don’t talk to me Ray Ray. Call my secretary… that dumb bitch will probably take a memo on paper and then lose the paper. I looked at my inbox and its 1200+ unread hahahahah I’m just going to send it all into the trash

[yray]

better get some aussie thongs for your secretary

[Mikoyan]

It's harder to find, but you can get one piece leather coin sacks that are made from Kangaroo leather.... Specifically it's just a Kangaroo Scrotum.

[Dbone]

I finally got a shot of my favourite fuzzy thing in OZ. It’s sooooo cute ! Wayyy better than those tiny penguins, fuck those guys, this tiny bouncy mouse is better than its bigger bouncy mouse cousins. They said do not feed it or touch it but I touched it and gave it some leaves.


I came across something similar in Zim when I was there:

https://live.staticflickr.com/3772/10330902445_2678eb9f2f_b.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/2862/10330917356_050e2f0baf_b.jpg

They are relaxing to watch. Such a simple life.. until they get eaten.

[Badhobz]

https://i.ibb.co/qYwQxzK4/IMG-0061.jpg (https://ibb.co/Dfn2LNh6)
https://i.ibb.co/LK02h69/IMG-0189.jpg (https://ibb.co/mpRMFth)
https://i.ibb.co/cKZsvWjY/IMG-0290.jpg (https://ibb.co/ymZxRzr4)
https://i.ibb.co/fdsBHXwg/IMG-0298.jpg (https://ibb.co/zVzjZmvM)
https://i.ibb.co/21Vx45g6/IMG-0328.jpg (https://ibb.co/C3CgGWht)
https://i.ibb.co/fYfNzk75/IMG-0391.jpg (https://ibb.co/27xM1vBQ)
https://i.ibb.co/gLw3kFLY/IMG-0394.jpg (https://ibb.co/NdpscndR)

Gold Coast is beautiful but probably the most expensive place in OZ by far. Tons of nice cars around, hotels are 500+ for pretty average accommodation, and the food is extremely expensive.

[bcrdukes]

From what you described and shared, Gold Coast looks and sounds just like Vancouver. :troll:

Also, the guy on the jet ski in your photo. I can't tell if he's depressed or enjoying life. :suspicious:

[Badhobz]

Probably depressed.

I think the fuckers here had their brains melted by the constant sun.

The road network was designed by a British meth head. The usage of insane round abouts, abrupt lane closure and ridiculous speed limit signs (like it’ll show 80kph limit and 100m later it’ll show a corner for 20kph) makes absolutely no sense. How about merge 5 lanes into 2 for no reason and then open back up to 4 lanes just for lawls.

That’s what you get when using penal labor. The term slack jawed yoko applies so well to these people. It’s water. It has a T in it. Why the fuck do you pronounce it wahdur?!? Yeeehh nuuhhhh, all these blondes are great to look at but as soon as they open their mouth I wanna shove my dick in it just to prevent their stupid “language” from escaping.

[bcrdukes]

Sounds like they designed their speed limits to reflect the quality of British cars and janky Beetles.

[Badhobz]

I woke up early to go take shots again. Man, oh man, I love Richmond. Wildlife is literally at your doorstep.

https://i.postimg.cc/N0DX8LTg/IMG-1345.jpg (https://postimg.cc/gwwrmzN5)

https://i.postimg.cc/sxkGfWFJ/IMG-1354.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/vHn6q092/IMG-1357.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/gcQZHCw6/IMG-1367.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/D0JbKgNZ/IMG-1394-EDIT.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/g2PLf3Hz/IMG-1398.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/cJxgJZzP/IMG-1409.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/JhpyDvV0/IMG-1418.jpg

[N.V.M.]

along the West Dyke Trail. been there many times, may revisit soon.

[Badhobz]

if you're ever in the area, hit me up and I can show you some great spots

[N.V.M.]

I got this little guy at Iona this morning. so much going on there in such a small area.

anyways, here's the pic on my IG.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DJPesuyBima/?igsh=MTJteDh2cW10bXR1dg==

[Badhobz]

Christ on a stick! that’s such an amazing shot. Background is completely blown away.

[77civic1200]

Time to clean your sensor Badhobz

[Badhobz]

It’s not the sensor it’s the lens. I didn’t even bother cleaning it after I came back from Gold Coast. Full of sea water spray

[77civic1200]

The dark spots in that first pic is sensor dust, the dust on a lens won't show up in photos unless its like glare from direct light. Take a shot of a bright white wall or something, at f16 or higher, swap lenses and do it again. All those dark spots will stay in the same position

[Badhobz]

ohhh i didnt know this. i thought it was always some dust/debris on my lens. Thanks bud! Appreciate the tips.

[77civic1200]

I saw an article probably 20 years ago with photos taken through a 50mm lens that had the front element destroyed, looked like a spider web it was cracked so many times, and as long as there wasn't direct light on the element you could barely tell in photos. Changed how I felt about dust in the lens after that.

This is similar, but less cracked

https://www.instagram.com/p/By5lB_5nald/?hl=en&img_index=1

[Badhobz]

^incredible. i ordered an APSC sensor cleaning kit right away from amazon. Man it gives me the heebeejeebees rubbing that sensor.

[bcrdukes]

You can always pay someone to rub it for you.

I'll show myself out now. :inout:

[radeonboy]

^incredible. i ordered an APSC sensor cleaning kit right away from amazon. Man it gives me the heebeejeebees rubbing that sensor.

You can probably get the dust off with a Giottos Rocket Air Blower

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/nzkAAOSw1YpmeTuu/s-l1200.jpg

[Badhobz]

is that a dildo!?

[radeonboy]

Anything can be one if you're brave enough lol

Here's the link to the item.
https://bccamera.com/giottos-aa1900-rocket-air-blower-black-large/?srsltid=AfmBOopOTQW5lB7IVEhkIxM4hWeSNs2CuqjDOtsrN 86ESvH3nEt_9-Y6E3k

[RabidRat]

^ i ain't clicking that. 1000% chance it's a link to something awful.

[Badhobz]

Bc camera. Butt camera. ^worth it

[whitev70r]

I was impressed with some of Badhobz eagle & coyote shots but damn N.V.M !!! Your lenses must be 3x bigger than Hobz's ...

[unit]

have u guys ever cleaned a mirror? if a blower doesnt work can you use alcohol and a swab?

[bcrdukes]

^ i ain't clicking that. 1000% chance it's a link to something awful.

The URL shows something along the lines of large and black. Could it be mikemhg? :badpokerface:

[Badhobz]

I was impressed with some of Badhobz eagle & coyote shots but damn N.V.M !!! Your lenses must be 3x bigger than Hobz's ...

It’s not the size that counts !!! It’s…..uhhhh…. in this case it really is the size that counts.

[radeonboy]

Looks like we have a resident birder here. I saw this bird in my backyard - what is it?

https://i.ibb.co/RG56Psvn/DSF7271.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/1J7PTnNV/DSF7265.jpg

[whitev70r]

^ there are apps that identifies birds, birders can vouch whether they are any good. I understand there are a few out there.

I ran it through and I'm getting 'generic small bird with orange forehead'.

[Badhobz]

I believe that’s an orange head trash pecker. I’m an expert on birds.

[spoon.ek9]

Google AI says "...likely a Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator). It is a large finch found in coniferous forests, particularly in northern regions"

[radeonboy]

ChatGPT gave me "White-crowned Sparrow" when I asked before posting here, but I ran it again just now and it said "House Finch" which sounds incredibly generic :lol

[77civic1200]

have u guys ever cleaned a mirror? if a blower doesnt work can you use alcohol and a swab?

I have a couple times, I've got one of the lens cleaning tools with a retractable brush, used it to loosen anything that didn't move with just air, then blew it out. If you are seeing dust in your viewfinder check the focusing screen, right above the mirror, I had more settle there than the actual mirror

[N.V.M.]

its a House Finch.

[Badhobz]

My best ones yet!!! thanks for the tips on the sensor cleaning. really glad I did that! no more spots.

https://i.postimg.cc/zGRX2Rrt/IMG-1870-Enhanced-NR.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/jdDsCJLx/IMG-1885-Enhanced-NR.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/BbXG8dZY/IMG-1952-Enhanced-NR.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/hjTg0tC7/IMG-1955-Enhanced-NR-EDIT.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/kGzPWfBn/IMG-2037.jpg

[Traum]

How do you always come across so many coyotes?

[Badhobz]

I don’t know.. I’m just naturally good with wild animals I guess. forest puppies seem to love me (or maybe they are just trying to eat me cuz I’m fat and always smell like LA chicken)

[spoon.ek9]

the only time I ever saw coyotes was super early in the morning when less humans are out and about. other than that, perhaps at the dyke occasionally. so it would make sense since hobz is an old fart waking up naturally around 5:30am to grumble while taking photos on his own.

[N.V.M.]

I seem to have a lot of luck with trash pandas.

https://live.staticflickr.com/4393/36734533955_0554d53a8c_c.jpg

[Badhobz]

CUTE!!! me wanna shoot one too, but can never find them in their natural habitat. only in Stanley Park running around the zoo, or around my garbage can... i guess that is their natural habitat now.

[spoon.ek9]

One time I came home late with a bag of McNuggets. As soon as I stepped out of the car, I saw two raccoons standing behind a tree looking at me lol. They could probably smell em!

[CivicBlues]

Just back from Ireland. Great countr(ies)...nice scenery, good food if a bit repetitive, chill laid back vibe, not a lot of wild animals/birds to shoot but sure as hell a lot of livestock and domesticated animals. Possibly the whitest country I've been in outside of Eastern Europe. All the tourists are white too. Yeah, and even all their animals too.

https://imgur.com/k7TXV2S.jpg
https://imgur.com/b63D3lW.jpg
https://imgur.com/gvwGEfh.jpg
https://imgur.com/vtHmt1y.jpg
https://imgur.com/LNVBZur.jpg

https://imgur.com/L5BBAJG.jpg
https://imgur.com/hnkK5nt.jpg
https://imgur.com/QJaRvOd.jpg
https://imgur.com/y3MDxev.jpg

[Hondaracer]

Ireland’s food is a huge step up from England imo. Which isn’t saying much but it’s actually generally palatable lol

You do a day trip from Belfast to Giants causeway?

[CivicBlues]

Yeah we had a car, stayed in Belfast and drove up for the day. Shocking how much Belfast actually looks like England...I mean technically they're the same country I guess but still was surprised how many curry shops there were. We had curry in a pub with no Indian people, it was decent and cheap - restaurant food was so goddamn expensive there and we ate out 95% of the time. We're so spoiled here at home for choice/value I can't bring myself to complain anymore.

[Badhobz]

WHO GIVES A SHIT ABOUT THAT!!!!

how were dem sexy Irish women!?!?! :fullofwin:

[Hondaracer]

Yeah we had a car, stayed in Belfast and drove up for the day. Shocking how much Belfast actually looks like England...I mean technically they're the same country I guess but still was surprised how many curry shops there were. We had curry in a pub with no Indian people, it was decent and cheap - restaurant food was so goddamn expensive there and we ate out 95% of the time. We're so spoiled here at home for choice/value I can't bring myself to complain anymore.

When we went to Ireland in 2018 Belfast was more expensive than London for most things.

Vancouver alone has more quality options than Europe combined imo.

[CivicBlues]

Dat accent...dem Irish eyes...lotta blondes..Pretty good, pretty pretty pretty good...:fullofwin:

Felt like a dirty old man though, so many JB. It was like 15-20 degree highs with sunny weather the whole time the LGs were wearing the skankiest shorts and skirts like they were rebelling against their whole repressed Catholic lives.

On the flip side though, like much of Europe these days, everyone else is old as fuck. Everywhere we went to eat or drink it seemed like a sea of grey hairs. Seemed like the perfect place to go on a retirement trip.

[unit]

true thats what i remember abt england as well... even when its cold at night all the girls are wearing super short skirts. why havent we adopted that here i'll never know..

[Badhobz]

It’s the land of skanks!!! Would be heaven for a lecherous old man like me.

[CivicBlues]

true thats what i remember abt england as well... even when its cold at night all the girls are wearing super short skirts. why havent we adopted that here i'll never know..

You didn't go clubbing on Granville St in the early 2000s? :D

Only thing about British girls they cake on their makeup so much it looks uncanny mannequin. Irish ones when they go out appear to favour a more natural look.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/nintchdbpict000257673943.jpg?w=960

[CivicBlues]

Anyone else catch a peek of these hooters?

https://imgur.com/MXhGBKX.jpg
https://imgur.com/B0taS5s.jpg

https://imgur.com/nOybJtg.jpg

[Badhobz]

Lousy birds

https://i.postimg.cc/3wYpVqH4/IMG-2230.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/rsBRJnJp/IMG-2318.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/fLbdT0yM/IMG-2329-Enhanced-NR.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/vTVv7SnP/IMG-2339-1.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/Hnc7bDbK/IMG-2437-EDIT.jpg

[radeonboy]

Lousy bird trying to build a nest for days and leaving a pile of twigs on the ground - had to evict them.
https://i.ibb.co/rR7YJfQS/DSF7344.jpg

Some other squatters:
https://i.ibb.co/Mk0Xd2Zr/DSF7587.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/spqJ2qsK/DSF7551.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/F4RdYPLX/DSF7608.jpg

[Badhobz]

damn son! what kinda camera is that!??! macro shots are amazing.

[radeonboy]

damn son! what kinda camera is that!??! macro shots are amazing.

It’s an entry-level Fujifilm X-T30 II paired with the 70-300mm lens that’s doing the heavy lifting. I picked up the lens recently and have been really enjoying the shots I can get with it.

[N.V.M.]

i had a copper wind chime on my deck, and some wasps made a home in it. i tried to take pics with my macro set up, but damn it was hard, couldn't get my eye under there, it wasn't a flip screen camera. so i attached a monitor to see what the hell i was doing, and could actually focus on the little bastards.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54560120049_9b0222b119_b.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54559056867_bc5533a29a_c.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54560267045_b494b6106b_b.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54560267040_03bbeb91d5_b.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54560190188_790ee49a93_b.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54560136269_fcb415527d_b.jpg

[Badhobz]

Holy smoke! Thats a helluava setup. But the results speak for themselves. friggin mind blowing stuff!!! wowowowo i gotta try my hand at macro

This morning i saw my usual forest puppy but this one looks younger.
https://i.postimg.cc/52KNgghX/IMG-2535-Enhanced-NR.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/fyz66nXD/IMG-2539-Enhanced-NR.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/Y0tHMmcc/IMG-2559-Enhanced-NR.jpg (https://postimg.cc/Q9YPqCxS)

https://i.postimg.cc/C1H3PLRc/IMG-2570-Enhanced-NR.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/DyjT3ZBD/IMG-2574-Enhanced-NR.jpg (https://postimg.cc/KRMVnZXr)

https://i.postimg.cc/4d50vL0M/IMG-2595.jpg
Richmond's gorgeous

[bcrdukes]

Any of you guys have used or are using the Olympus OM-D micro four-thirds camera format? I picked one up years ago and quite enjoyed it but haven't used it much because really, the phone camera is more convenient. :D

[radeonboy]

Any of you guys have used or are using the Olympus OM-D micro four-thirds camera format? I picked one up years ago and quite enjoyed it but haven't used it much because really, the phone camera is more convenient. :D

Which body do you have? I just picked up a body this morning out of curiosity...

I know nothing about them but wanted to try the format after picking up a lens last week for near-nothing.

[bcrdukes]

I have the OMD EM-10 MKII. I have a stock lens and haven't really explored other ones. I'm interested in jumping back into, albeit very lightly given my academic priorities.

[Badhobz]

Any of you guys have used or are using the Olympus OM-D micro four-thirds camera format? I picked one up years ago and quite enjoyed it but haven't used it much because really, the phone camera is more convenient. :D

i havent tried micro 4/3 but this guy at work swears by them. The extra crop is basically having 2x the zoom. so your 100-400 is 200-800! and thats pretty sick.

And the body is generally lighter so its easier to carry around/travel with. The only downsides ive heard is that the dynamic range is less than APSC which is less than full frame.

But you can recover those buy shooting in raw and using lightroom/photo editior to touchup.

[bcrdukes]

I have zero idea what that is so I'll go back to my iPhone 4

[Badhobz]

So I was taking a shot of the moon tonight and I notice this spider wanted its portrait done. I smooshed it afterwards cuz fuck you spider man

https://i.postimg.cc/Y26PF3F8/IMG-2761.jpg (https://postimg.cc/fkb5nYB0)

https://i.postimg.cc/Zqv75FZ8/IMG-2766.jpg (https://postimg.cc/Y4kfXFv0)

https://i.postimg.cc/FHBCvntF/IMG-2768.jpg (https://postimg.cc/xXL3y5TB)

[spoon.ek9]

this you Hobz:

https://img.ifunny.co/images/5c8a78fae68554b6972126c0d652765ebac81afb408e32de55 093bd00a3a5b59_1.jpg

[Badhobz]

Bahahah!! Im saving that image. Yes that’s exactly me, i hate stinking birds!

[radeonboy]

I have zero idea what that is so I'll go back to my iPhone 4

Try a nicer lens to start - maybe something like an Olympus 12-40 f/2.8 Pro lens on Marketplace. They go for ~$500-750 from what I'm seeing and much cheaper than $1050+tax new.

[bcrdukes]

$500 - $750? Damn. I should upgrade from my iPhone 4 to an iPhone XR instead :lol

Joking aside, I've been out of the camera game for too long. What would the lens you recommended be great for?

[6793026]

I have the OMD EM-10 MKII. I have a stock lens and haven't really explored other ones. I'm interested in jumping back into, albeit very lightly given my academic priorities.

how is this? I was thinking of the 3 or 4 to do baby pics..
falk, i can't keep up with the 2,3,4 and their differences.. lol

[Badhobz]

thats why ive read that you should always invest in lenses and not so much in camera bodys. They lose value the quickest, but lenses, especially good and fast lenses, you'll get 70-80% of your money back when you sell it vs only 50% on the camera body.

Any of these modern day mirrorless cameras are quite amazing.

Go grab a Sony one if you want the most lenses and aftermarket support

Go grab a canon one if you like their "color science" but most colors can be changed in post processing

Go grab a nikon if you shoot a lot of wildlife and need the best weather sealing

Go grab a leica if youre some sort of a image conscience weirdo who prefers to pay 5x more for their bodys just to say OHHH I SHOOT WITH A LEICA and get indistinguishable results from any other camera makers. P.s. get a Panasonic thats 1/4 the price and uses Leica mount and lenses.

Also fujifilm X mounts are pretty amazing as you get a lot of variety for lenses and their built in filters are pretty interesting.

I went down a rabbit hole with these cameras and im glad i went with a R50 Canon. its entry level APSC but its good enough for what i need. I might upgrade for that R7 MKII when it comes out later this year because i think weather sealing and the bump up in megapixels would help (only really in wildlife shots).

Otherwise functionalities that ive found that i want/like:
1) more reach with the APSC / Micro 4/3 is really nice if youre doing wildlife.
2) weather sealing (be careful that the lens might NOT be weather sealed if you buy a cheap lens)
3) IBIS (in body image stabilization, you mix that with optical lens stabilization and you can do some really nice night shots without blur).
4) light weight and proper ergonomics. This wears on you quite a bit if youre traveling. I went hiking to this waterfall in australia with 3 lenses, a tripod, and my camera and it was 15lbs of weight on my back.

[roastpuff]

Full frame cameras can crop down to APS-C as well for that 1.6x multiplier, so FF > APS-C IMO.

I switch my Canon RP from FF to 1.6x crop depending on situation and if I want the extra reach.

[bcrdukes]

how is this? I was thinking of the 3 or 4 to do baby pics..
falk, i can't keep up with the 2,3,4 and their differences.. lol

Umm to be honest I can't tell the difference between a photo taken on an Iphone 4 vs. Badhobz photos. They all look the same to me. :D

[Badhobz]

Full frame cameras can crop down to APS-C as well for that 1.6x multiplier, so FF > APS-C IMO.

I switch my Canon RP from FF to 1.6x crop depending on situation and if I want the extra reach.

true, but you lose megapixels. Say for example your full frame camera is 45mega pixel like the canon r5. you're limited to 17 megapixels when you go into APSC crop mode. While if you buy a R7 (apsc camera) youre getting a full 32 megapixel.

Does that matter? sort of.... if you do any cropping on top of that.

[RabidRat]

$500 - $750? Damn. I should upgrade from my iPhone 4 to an iPhone XR instead :lol

Joking aside, I've been out of the camera game for too long. What would the lens you recommended be great for?

https://www.sandmarc.com/cdn/shop/files/iPhone_Telephoto_10x_Zoom_Lens_-_SANDMARC_4_26040291-d12c-42a2-8837-71fd8de78e8f_1300x.jpg

https://www.sandmarc.com/cdn/shop/files/iPhone_Telephoto_10x_Zoom_Lens_-_SANDMARC_5_38670574-a671-4065-ad39-dbb97e9e515d_1300x.jpg

https://www.sandmarc.com/cdn/shop/files/iPhone_Telephoto_10x_Zoom_Lens_-_SANDMARC_6_091a1ec9-eee3-4568-b791-8305cf180668_1300x.jpg

https://www.sandmarc.com/cdn/shop/files/iPhone_Telephoto_10x_Zoom_Lens_-_SANDMARC_2_ffda78c4-7bc5-4e5e-b349-d59f72d78f7f_1300x.jpg

[roastpuff]

true, but you lose megapixels. Say for example your full frame camera is 45mega pixel like the canon r5. you're limited to 17 megapixels when you go into APSC crop mode. While if you buy a R7 (apsc camera) youre getting a full 32 megapixel.

Does that matter? sort of.... if you do any cropping on top of that.

It's all tradeoffs, yeah.

I do like the "look" of a FF camera wide open with a fast lens though. Nice for close up work and portraiture etc.

[radeonboy]

$500 - $750? Damn. I should upgrade from my iPhone 4 to an iPhone XR instead :lol

You joke, but I do have an iPhone XR and iPhone 13 Mini to sell ya, or an iPhone 6s if you want a more modest upgrade :lol

Joking aside, I've been out of the camera game for too long. What would the lens you recommended be great for?

The Olympus 12-40mm is equivalent to a 24-80mm range on a full-frame camera, good for a wide range of everyday uses that you'd use a cellphone camera for. Think landscapes on the wider end, and portraits on the longer end, and street photography, food/product, and everyday + family photos in between. If your phone has multiple lenses, then it likely covers a similar range.

If you're happy with your phone images and want to find a purpose for your camera, consider a telephoto lens (i.e. Olympus 40-150mm - $200 new and slightly less for used) to reach ranges that your phone cannot touch right now. That way you can use your phone for everyday shots and your camera for more reach. The 40-150mm is equivalent to 80-300mm on a full frame camera, great for doing wildlife photography and the types of shots Hobz is sharing here.

[Badhobz]

yeah mines a canon rf 100-400mm. Love this lens. its light and has incredible reach, but not very fast (not a huge problem considering im only a fair weather / daylight shooter)

With my APSC body at 1.6x thats 160-640mm ! enough to grab those coyotes from a good 500m away.

[bcrdukes]

I am now more confused than ever :lol

[Badhobz]

fuck it, just stick with the iphone. according to my genius wife its was all a waste of money.

me: LOOK AT THIS BACKGROUND BLUR!!!!

her: who cares! what's the point of traveling to these exotic locations if youre gonna blur out the background ?!?!

me: .... uhhh :rukidding: but but its not overly sharpen! and "processed"

her: i like it sharp and in focus!

me: ... SHADDUP! you dont know whats good. *fumbles with 3 lenses, dust on sensor, and 15lbs of junk when a 250gram iphone would suffice*

[Hondaracer]

Only thing is now phones like 16 pro max are probably far more expensive than a complete camera setup with multiple lenses etc. lol

[unit]

don't sleep on older cameras, they are still really good even if they arent as cool as the latest and greatest fujis or whatever.
i bought a used canon t6i last week with an 18-135mm IS for dirt cheap. cameras in the last 10 years or so are all really good.
once the iso became usable past 1600 unlike the first generation of DSLRs, they all became very decent at low light photos even with kit lenses.
if your goal is just general photography and nothing super specific, you can't really go wrong with literally any system in the past decade as long as you get a decent deal on it.

[CivicBlues]

yeah mines a canon rf 100-400mm. Love this lens. its light and has incredible reach, but not very fast (not a huge problem considering im only a fair weather / daylight shooter)

With my APSC body at 1.6x thats 160-640mm ! enough to grab those coyotes from a good 500m away.

I've got the same lens. :bigthumb: What do you use for close or medium distance shots?

[Badhobz]

i got a 10-18 f2.8 sigma for ultra wide, and a 18-50 f2.8 sigma for portraits / normal shots.

[Hehe]

i got a 10-18 f2.8 sigma for ultra wide, and a 18-50 f2.8 sigma for portraits / normal shots.

You guys need primes. What's all this zoom non-sense? :fuckthatshit:

Your feets are your zooms

[RabidRat]

You guys need primes. What's all this zoom non-sense? :fuckthatshit:

Your feets are your zooms


https://img.ifunny.co/images/5c8a78fae68554b6972126c0d652765ebac81afb408e32de55 093bd00a3a5b59_1.jpg

Also your hands, apparently! Looks like that guy took Hehe's advice.

[yray]

https://en.nikon.ca/p/af-s-nikkor-800mm-f56e-fl-ed-vr/2205/overview

hehe probably has this in his home, pointing towards grouse mountain

[CivicBlues]

Who are you kidding?

...his neighbour's bathroom

[bcrdukes]

:inoutugh:

[RabidRat]

https://en.nikon.ca/p/af-s-nikkor-800mm-f56e-fl-ed-vr/2205/overview

hehe probably has this in his home, pointing towards grouse mountain

I like how they go on and on about how advanced this thing is, and then to prove it to you, they show a picture of... that.


Superb optical performance

...most impressive feats of NIKKOR engineering yet—the remarkable full frame AF-S NIKKOR 800mm f/5.6E FL ED VR...


https://images.cdn.us-central1.gcp.commercetools.com/f7c8f2bb-aff1-4581-a826-1ad2527be222/Front-2205-AF-S-NIKK-8vF6qKou-large.png

The AF-S NIKKOR 800mm f/5.6E FL ED VR is a marvel of NIKKOR optical design. The lens is comprised of 20 elements split into 13 lens groups. The front and second elements are fluorite (a lightweight mono-crystal optical material), which provides superior optical characteristics and reduced weight for balanced handling. Two Extra-low Dispersion (ED) glass elements provide superior sharpness and colour correction by minimizing chromatic aberration, and Nano Crystal Coat (N) reduces ghosting and lens flare throughout the visible spectrum.

https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt0e5ec1de4817c440/blt7c71ef63e747e01b/65b876298b416f6529d3e84c/2-Performance.jpg

[yray]

too bad they didn't do this

https://youtu.be/IRq18WpQZC0?si=oCa93LHwhF9lDiIn&t=51

[Badhobz]

That lens is worth more than the stupid car they took a picture of.

[Badhobz]

You guys need primes. What's all this zoom non-sense? :fuckthatshit:

Your feets are your zooms

Lazy fucks are lazy! :alonehappy: plus zooms are so good nowadays the benefits of a so called “fast prime” are minimal if any.

Look at my 10-18 or 18-50. Both cost me around 1k each.

How much is a 2.8 50mm prime? Or a 35mm 2.8 prime? Even an 1.8 prime or an L lens 1.4. Can you really tell the difference on the same body? Probably not and even if there is a slight improvement is it worth spending that kind of cash and not have the flexibility?

[Hehe]

Who are you kidding?

...his neighbour's bathroom

What kind of creep do you think I’m?

I have it pointed to the poo… I meant the backyard where some deer would frequently visit. :ifyouknow:

[Hehe]

me: LOOK AT THIS BACKGROUND BLUR!!!!


I just wanted to circle back to this. Be very carefully Hobz... because the second most expensive thing in lenses after the reach is the bokeh!!

This is the one hobby I spent more money than what I'd like to admit to my wife. I probably own like 30 different 50-60mm lenses for my hunger for bokeh.

After wife realized how much my lenses were worth as I took out a separate insurance policy for them (home insurance only covers up to $3000 per item), she asked "in the era of Photoshop, can you just photoshop those bukeh or whatever in instead of spending thousands on your lenses?"

Me: unlike you guys with your iPhones and apps, I spend thousands so I can shoot without photoshopping :fuckyea:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54586223860_730a09154b_b.jpg

[bcrdukes]

What am I looking at here??? :suspicious: <--------- My eyes right now

[N.V.M.]

https://birdsofbc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/coyote1right.jpg

[Badhobz]

Ohhhh a puppy !!! Where did you take this ?

Man that detail is amazing. Full frame is still full frame.

[Badhobz]

What am I looking at here??? :suspicious: <--------- My eyes right now

It’s so blurry no one knows wtf this thing is !

[N.V.M.]

Ohhhh a puppy !!! Where did you take this ?

Man that detail is amazing. Full frame is still full frame.


that's the start of the road into Colony Farm, the train tracks are right there in the background.

[Hehe]

What am I looking at here??? :suspicious: <--------- My eyes right now

Bahaha. It's just a quick shot I made from the backyard yesterday.

I'm absolutely obsessed with fore/background blur or bokeh. It's the subtle difference in how the lens draw them that excites me. It's really about what's out of focus rather than what's in focus.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52673402287_fa8961d383_b.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/1699/26346593432_4f36a7e4a7_b.jpg

[bcrdukes]

Are you spelling it correctly? Did you mean brokehn? :suspicious:

[Badhobz]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52673402287_fa8961d383_b.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/1699/26346593432_4f36a7e4a7_b.jpg

These are gorgeous. Especially the bottom one. The lighting is perfect and the soft glow on yerr wife and kid is amazing.