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Thanks for wanting to join! It would be nice if you told other members about it to possibly and I'll create a thread for it in the near future of how to join up!
They could easily look at the site if they want to learn how to join.
i would join!
VanderFlame Studios wrote:Thanks for wanting to join! It would be nice if you told other members about it to possibly and I'll create a thread for it in the near future of how to join up!
They could easily look at the site if they want to learn how to join.
Good idea but I still need to create a thread for it due to some ''technical'' stuff. 
Thanks for wanting to join! It would be nice if you told other members about it to possibly and I'll create a thread for it in the near future of how to join up!
PM me if you create it!
Onion, if you are actually a photography enthusiast first, and a stop-mo animator second, I would really reconsider shooting with the SLR that you will also shoot photography with. ONLY because you will eventually wear your SLR to a nub with the amount of shutter actuations that will be required for an animation.
One quick google will show you that I am not simply pulling this out of my hat.
Definitely check the specs and reviews on your camera before taking too much caution, but I would certainly look into the warranty coverage and the camera's shutter actuation rating.
SLRs are an amazing tool in animation, and make flawless films used correctly. Completely different beast from a webcam.
I just got an SLR.
It's a Nikon D3100, I'll be animating all of my films with this from now on.
Here are some more pictures I took with it.
Good thing you have the D3100. I got the D3000 for my birthday only to figure out that it didn't come with live view shooting (Not too bad because it's compatible with a remote) and that you can only use the exposure with the flash (That's the bad part).
Ah, yes, we were checking out that one at the store, turned it down for those reasons.
I'm still slightly annoyed with mine due to the fact that my live view doesn't compensate for the variations of aperture and exposure I've punched in unlike my old Cannon Powershot.
But I still love it.
@ANP How much were you able to get it for?
Something around 700 USD, I think.
Oh. I found this website which sells the T3i for like 600 bucks. I'm hoping to get it there.
Worth getting a new camera for general photography and brickfilming?
I was thinking of getting a Canon 550D body and a NIKKOR lens, is this a good idea? If so, what lens should I get? Are there better choices at this price point? What should I look for in a camera? Has anybody got any other recommendations? I currently have a Panasonic Lumix TZ5.
Thank you.
Worth getting a new camera for general photography and brickfilming?
I was thinking of getting a Canon 550D body and a NIKKOR lens, is this a good idea? If so, what lens should I get? Are there better choices at this price point? What should I look for in a camera? Has anybody got any other recommendations? I currently have a Panasonic Lumix TZ5.
Thank you.
If you are to get a T2i and want a NIKKOR lens, you'll need an adapter for the lens to fit onto the camera. As for the type of lens, an 18mm-55mm should do fine, but if you really want dish out extra cash for a lens with a wider zoom, be my guest.
Aero_Studios wrote:Worth getting a new camera for general photography and brickfilming?
I was thinking of getting a Canon 550D body and a NIKKOR lens, is this a good idea? If so, what lens should I get? Are there better choices at this price point? What should I look for in a camera? Has anybody got any other recommendations? I currently have a Panasonic Lumix TZ5.
Thank you.
If you are to get a T2i and want a NIKKOR lens, you'll need an adapter for the lens to fit onto the camera. As for the type of lens, an 18mm-55mm should do fine, but if you really want dish out extra cash for a lens with a wider zoom, be my guest.
as my point of view, Aero, you're mad to get a dslr for "general photography" and brickfilming. These things are super hard to use, they're complicated, and if you have no photographic talent (if you do, ignore this), then it would be hell in a camera body to use it. You'd get really frustrated, esp if you're just going to use it for family pics and stuff. It would also be hard to bring it around, these things are huge.
I would suggest a canon powershot or other compact cameras becasue they are easier to use (more auto features) and as long as they have some manual features, perfect for brickfilming, plus the cut the costs by about HALF or even more!
Juggernaut Pictures wrote:Aero_Studios wrote:Worth getting a new camera for general photography and brickfilming?
I was thinking of getting a Canon 550D body and a NIKKOR lens, is this a good idea? If so, what lens should I get? Are there better choices at this price point? What should I look for in a camera? Has anybody got any other recommendations? I currently have a Panasonic Lumix TZ5.
Thank you.
If you are to get a T2i and want a NIKKOR lens, you'll need an adapter for the lens to fit onto the camera. As for the type of lens, an 18mm-55mm should do fine, but if you really want dish out extra cash for a lens with a wider zoom, be my guest.
as my point of view, Aero, you're mad to get a dslr for "general photography" and brickfilming. These things are super hard to use, they're complicated, and if you have no photographic talent (if you do, ignore this), then it would be hell in a camera body to use it. You'd get really frustrated, esp if you're just going to use it for family pics and stuff. It would also be hard to bring it around, these things are huge.
I would suggest a canon powershot or other compact cameras becasue they are easier to use (more auto features) and as long as they have some manual features, perfect for brickfilming, plus the cut the costs by about HALF or even more!
I already have a compact, which my family takes around etc. but for brickfilming it has hardly any manual settings. I don't know if I have photographic talent or not. The picture quality looks great on a 550D so thats why I was asking.
The pic quality looks great on any camera these days.
It depends on if you want one where EVERYTHING is manual and you have to figure out how to take a simple photo through months and years of practice until you get it, or if you want a camera that has manual focus, color, wb etc but is also great for taking pics on auto, like compact cams.
I suggest you get another compact camera, OR these days, a camcorder can take large, good pics as well as have a good macro focus.
you have to figure out how to take a simple photo through months and years of practice until you get it.
That's normally not true with most people I think because I learned pretty much all of the controls of a dslr and using aperture and shutterspeed etc and I applied those techniques to my pictures right then and I got great results that same day I learned it. Aero, go ahead and buy a dslr if you would like too because they are great cameras and are awesome for brickfilming! And no offense to you other guys.
Many people use many different lenses, and Im not sure what the difference is. Can someone guide me with some in-depth explanation please?
Many people use many different lenses, and Im not sure what the difference is. Can someone guide me with some in-depth explanation please?
Sure. So there are a couple differnt types, but these aren't all of them:
Macro Lenses- These lenses create a super small depth-of-field (DoF; I'll explain later) and make really small objects appear really big. So you can use this to, say, focus on a bug, like this:
Wide Angle Lenses- These lenses allow the photographer to shoot a picture of almost everything around him, thus photographing a wider area than a normal lense. This is mostly used for scenery. For example, in the picture below, while an ordinary lens would only photograph the dog, a WA lens also shoots the areas around the dog, too.
WA lenses are usually about 15-20mm lenses, though I'm guessing the smaller the mm lens, the wider the angle? And a REALLY wide angle lens is known as the "Fisheye" lens. Perhaps you've seen photos using it, like this:
It create's a sort of curve because it's so wide-angle.
Zoom and Telephoto Lenses- Zoom lenses allow you to... why don't you guess? They zoom. And telephoto lenses zoom even more. Ever seen at sports competitions, those huge white lenses? 
Yeah, those are telephoto lenses. They zoom in SUPER FAR. Also great for nature photography such as birds or lions.
Also, depth of field is how much of a photo is in focus and how much isn't, in relation to the subject you're taking a photo of. SO, here is an example of a pic with not much DoF:
Aero_Studios wrote:Many people use many different lenses, and Im not sure what the difference is. Can someone guide me with some in-depth explanation please?
Sure. So there are a couple differnt types, but these aren't all of them:
Macro Lenses- These lenses create a super small depth-of-field (DoF; I'll explain later) and make really small objects appear really big. So you can use this to, say, focus on a bug, like this:
Wide Angle Lenses- These lenses allow the photographer to shoot a picture of almost everything around him, thus photographing a wider area than a normal lense. This is mostly used for scenery. For example, in the picture below, while an ordinary lens would only photograph the dog, a WA lens also shoots the areas around the dog, too.
WA lenses are usually about 15-20mm lenses, though I'm guessing the smaller the mm lens, the wider the angle? And a REALLY wide angle lens is known as the "Fisheye" lens. Perhaps you've seen photos using it, like this:
It create's a sort of curve because it's so wide-angle.Zoom and Telephoto Lenses- Zoom lenses allow you to... why don't you guess? They zoom. And telephoto lenses zoom even more. Ever seen at sports competitions, those huge white lenses?
Yeah, those are telephoto lenses. They zoom in SUPER FAR. Also great for nature photography such as birds or lions.Also, depth of field is how much of a photo is in focus and how much isn't, in relation to the subject you're taking a photo of. SO, here is an example of a pic with not much DoF:
Thank you very much, to everybody for all the help I have been getting.
What does "x.xf" on the lens mean, and
what does the "xxmm-yymm" mean?
Also, which lens should I get for brickfilming?
EDIT:
Will taking too many pictures damage the SLR?
Will the same happen to my compact?
Will a Canon 550D be able to take frames in 1080p with a capture program?
Last edited by Aero_Studios (September 4, 2011 (03:41pm))
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