Most people here are using $200-1000 cameras, with $100-500 lenses. Paul and Ben have thousands in gear =P You can get started with a dSLR+lens in the $350-500 range. Take a look here: http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=79655
Can I has DOF? First is one second exposure second is the correct 1/500. Personally I like the first. and a ambient picture of my friend who is also a girly type person! sorry scanner was dusty! Also I think I have broken the rules but being as I posted this at 00:00 its a grey area/.
Some pics from yesterday hiking around the lake by my place. I took somewhere around 500 texture photos yesterday of varying rock and lake bed surfaces. The lake is right now sitting at only 40% capacity due to drought and lack of rain, so a ton of stuff that would normally be underwater is exposed and the limestone stuff…
The 550D is selling for $600 used currently, the 60D in the $800-1000 range, I have a pretty hard budget of about $500, so its unlikely the 60D will be an option. Here are some current eBay prices for anyone else who is interested(Used, body only): 40D $400-600 500D $400-600 550D $600 50D $750-900 60D $800-1000 5D Mark I…
pick up the 50mm 1.8($120 new), and look into the 75-300mm, you can find them for $100-175 on ebay. I've got a 75-300mm III USM sitting here, but I actually prefer the super cheap ass 80-200mm, because 300mm on a crop is ~ 480mm, and that is just excessive. The cheap 80-200mm is also light as hell and compact, which means…
This close enough? Depending on the type of bug really. Those that hold on to grasses mostly hang around, some just go there way and climb onto the camera, and some are collecting nectar, wich means they are less focused on what is happening around them, so you can actualy hit them with your lens and they will still be…