Will My Ancient DSLR Win the Day with Some New Portraits?
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Maybe this will work! I'm going to use a couple of old DSLRs and great prime lenses to do a natural light portrait photo shoot!
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After watching this video i went and found my old D200, fitted my 35mm DX f1.8 and went for a shoot around the streets last night. 800 iso pics cleaned up fantastic with DXO prime, aside from obvious resolution size i'm struggling to tell the difference between shots taken at night on my canon RP and the 16 year old D200! Modern sensors have huge advantages, but for a casual fun snap shoot don't write the older gear off just yet:)
Proud owner of a D700
Obviously quality glass makes it truly shine by allowing it to do what it should
Thank you SnapChick! Very informative video.
Cool! I wasjust thinking aout how I can dump my old D series Nikons. Think I might keep them around a bit longer now. Thanks!
I used 5d classic for 5 year now for my propessional work for weddings..it makes a nice beautiful images less edit..
This reminds me of when I listened to a guy that played a crummy guitar & sounded fabulous.
Your opinion on upgrading from Nikon D3300 body to the D5600, WiFi, Flex-Screen, etc.?
I have a olllld nikon d50, with the 18-55 kit lens .. trying to get some decent pre owned glass ....
I added a D700 to my stable and quite impressed with the old school body
The D700 is better than a few Pro cameras today
@@user-pp6ll9ng8g agreed! Got a mint D700 last year for about $350, it had less 5K on the shutter!
Just watched video & love your comments...so very true... I have a D70s & updated to D7100 & then recently a s/h D500...I now realise I should have put money into upgrading my glass... cheers from Australia 😀❤️
I like the D700 so much, I bought another in case anything happens to the first one. I added a D750 just for it's better low light capabilities, but that's the only attachment to it, I much prefer the D700. I have more, but can do anything with just my three favorite lenses, Nikkor 20-35mm f2.8 D, Nikkor 50mm f1.8 non-D, and Nikkor 80-200mm f2.8 AF D ED recently discontinued in 2020. Fantastic old cameras and pro glass from the past.
Love the swimmer necklace. Do you tri?
My first digital cameras were an Olympus C-1 Zoom & Olympus C-8080.
Both still work in 2023. I went Nikon when they brought out the D70.
I still use the D70 plus D90, D300S as well as D610 and D810. All are both similar and yet different enough to justify keeping them all. :)
great vid.....I love and am going to incorporate the term Forest more often...I'm from the NE and say The Woods...Forest and Forest floor are only for wine descriptions...lol
I still have as my only camera (outside of the iPhone) the Nikon D200 I bought new. Still all works! Nikon glass as well. Makes great images.
Right on !
I did buy a newer camera, well, a newer used one-year old camera. Compared to the previous generation, I now take less pictures because I don't have to spray and pray for events anymore. :)
Oddly, a newer lens released that people are raving over, I have but was not impressed -
it was too sharp. Found the first generation of the faster (1.4 compared to 2.0) and much slower AF lens renders better images to the sensor for portraits.
I use a Nikon D300 with a 50mm 1.4 prime lens and I can get pretty decent shots, but its true I have to be more creative when photographing or spend a little more time editing than when I rent a newer body. A few years ago I used to use a Nikon D50 and switched to D300 and loved it! Soon I'd like to upgrade again. Upgrading can be good, if you have the funds for it.
But I do believe you have to have better equipment these days to keep up with a world where anyone can take "good quality photos" with their camera phones or friends/family members take photos themselves. Talent and know-how is number one, but equipment is number two.
I didn't realize how good my 10mp Canon Rebel Xs from 2008 was until I got an 18mp 7D, and I didn't realize how good the 7D was until I got a 21mp 5D Mark II. They're all fantastic cameras and there's no question I stepped up each time I got a new one, but going back to the 10mp Rebel Xs wouldn't bother me at all, they're all that good.
i shot kodachrome 25 growing up in my Nikkormat FTN and Nikon F and my slides are beautiful so I've tried to replicate that color rendition. I've found that my D700 and my D200 with the ccd sensor come as close as possible. I like the Canon 5D but prefer the color of the Nikons....I still shoot fujichrome 50 in my Nikon F4 and FM3a and FEs.
Lighting and lenses are a first priority to get out of the way. Then LOOK and shoot.
I used a D90 that an event promoter had as spare. It was crap compared to my Canon G1X Mark I bridge camera. Sensor technology matters.
The user also makes a huge difference. I've seen people get better results with a kids' toy camera than I ever could with an expensive DSLR. I'm definitely not a pro! 😝
Very true, I have certainly seen many good photos with decade old cameras including my own D200 in good light. However low light is one reason I got the D600 to help get those shots the D200 couldn't. I rarely have any interest in what's in the shadows, just like the photos with decade old cameras, nobody else did either who saw them. True fast lenses helps a lot a night ,perhaps it why I like the 30MP of the Canon 5D mark 4 so much slightly more resolution,good low light & don't care for the dynamic range of Canon sensors . This video is so,so true!
absolutely
I still use a D200 in 2020 and for sure, in good light one can get pictures that look beautiful, but in the evening, when the sun starts to get down, my not-optically-stabilized 18-70 is useless, even a 50mm 1.8D is not too good as it hunts a lot for focus. Forget about taking photos of kids while traveling, in the evenings. ISO 1600 is so bad compared to any FF. I tried shooting in some darker places that don't allow flash (oceanarium, museum, churches), where a sensor capable of acceptable ISO 6400 would do nicely the D200 is bad. Some would say it's not - try shooting with no stabilized lens :)
I'm still dreaming of a D750 or at least a D700.
Reflectors for portraits outdoors.
I never bought new cameras... only lenses. I still have my Nikon D3 and Nikon d300s and produce great photos. Tell me this cameras can’t produce great photos in 2021, i’ll knock these cameras in your head.
My D50 with a AI 50mm 1.8 D lens in daylight delivers magic. CCD Sensor and autofocus motor? Nikon only made 12 cameras with the CCD sensor and many models did not have the CCD and auto focus motor in the body. It's limited at night unless you use a flash. You wont believe how sharp the images are for a 6 megapixel camera.
Lol I only have a Nikon D70s, I wanna get a newer camera but camera’s are so expensive hahah
even if you get a newer one - don't sell it, it's too cheap and at the same time - in good light - it's too good to sell it.
Do you recommend the D610? I want the D810 but it's too expensive for me as an enthusiast.
CrxRacer805 The 610 isn't really comparable to the 810. It's not a bad camera by anyeans, but the 810 is designed to be a high megapixel landscape/portrait/low light camera. If you need those traits you could also look into a used 800
tolga1cool look at the Nikon d750. It is a good camera going for a great price right now.
Nikon d810 is no way a low light camera.
The D810 is not a low light camera, it has relatively poor dynaic range. It is optimised to provide high res images in good light for, as you say, commercial studio work and landscape. If you want low light you need the D750 which has much higher dynamic range. But i really dont know why people are so obsessed with low light, all modern Nikons have more than adequate performance. Its a very simple relationship to understand, the higher the resolution the lower the dynamic range; a 24MP sensor will always in general outperform a 35MP senor; that is why the Nikon flagship cameras are 20MP, they are lightbuckets.
You can look for a good used camera at B&H or Adorama. Both companies have a very good return policy and the 100mm Zeiss F2 MF lens I got at B&H was rated a (. When I got it unboxed I thought the lens was brand new. Personally I only buy 8+ or better :-)
If you're an enthusiast, you should probably invest in training and travel rather than an overpriced camera body.
Vous avez touché un thème extrêmement important : c'est la personne qui fait la photographie et non la caméra :-)
It's a very good point : it's the individual how take the picture not the camera and the best picture are made sometimes with cameras that are not brand new!
Keep your good work from Quebec city Canada.
Luis San Martin Ç'est vrai!
Groovy SnapChick you’re the best
I have a d50 and it’s great for portraits
What lens do you use ..
100% I own 2. Just because I never want to be without it. I use a 50mm 1.8 D lens and get phenomenal photos. I cant believe it is a 6 megapixel camera sometimes. It has the CCD Sony sensor in it. Thats where the magic is. Todays cameras use the same CMOS sensor.
I'm convinced that you could produce same quality results with Nikon D40 and Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT with same lenses mounted on them.
I'm a hobbyist Canon user for last 14 years and all about old school. Likewise, I use 5D, 5DII, 1DIV and 7D. Yes, I do use quality lenses with them. Never allured by the "latest & greatest" because in reality, they aren't. I mean the extra features of newer models are unnecessary for my purposes. I shoot mainly landscape and wildlife.
Well perhaps you should have use a D800 series Nikon then...
My current DSLR is a Nikon D60, 12 years old, slow auto focusing when tracking moving objects, 3 focus points, colour meh compared to smart phones when indoors. Took it out to use at a party and other guests with iPhones and Samsung phones had better quality pics.
I still have my d70 and would be surprised if a smart phone could get better pictures
I've taken significantly better pictures with a Nikon D70s from 2005 than my flagship smartphone from 2019. The phone didn't come close. There are a lot of factors but with the right lens, settings, post processing, and skills, even my older 6mp camera from 2005 reigns supreme.
GEAR GEAR GEAR is very important but it is the only thing that WILL NOT make you a better photographer.
Wesam, a lot of people like to repeat that statement and similar ones like "It's not the arrow, it's the archer." From my experience, that is only true if one is talking about relatively small differences in overall image quality.
I had a Lumix G2 for several years and discovered that the hype about the micro 4/3rds cameras was not really deserved. With the kit lens, the camera was practically useless indoors for anything other than close range flash photography of still subjects. For any sort of lower light photography or action photography, my wife's Lumix ZX3 travel zoom took substantially better photos, even just on iA mode and was far too close to the G2's image quality outside in better light than it should have been given that the G2 cost about 2x as much. I sold the G2 and replaced it with a Canon EOS Rebel SL1 that I bought for quite a bit less in a two-lens kit refurbished directly from Canon and immediately was taking vastly better photos, even on P mode. The Canon simply has a much, much better sensor - I'm really not noticing much graininess at all at ISO 1600, and am able to take good, clear photos in light that would be altogether impossible with the Micro 4/3rds camera, which was unusably grainy above ISO 400.
a good sony a200
Do you own a t shirt
I just downgraded from a Panasonic S1 to a D800!
😁
As a Natl Geo guy told me, get a decent camera but spend your money on good glass.
where's the results.
Around or after 5 mins.
I use to really like taking slides. You got one shot and had to think about the picture. Being partially insane I like my D50 and overstock sells 2giga cards cheap. It really is all about the lens. this girl is very cute but talks too much. One annoying site remember a guy said he liked his hello kitty camera Rather than spending thousands
Gorgeous
Whos behind the gun is the important thing.
u r the beautiful one
Your necklace is distracting, trying to figure out what it looks like closeup. I don't mean that in a bad way.
I think you are pretty and attractive, but i definitely recommend you longer hair... you'd look much younger; i am aware that longer hair is hard to take care of... so it depends on what's more important for you. And many thanks for your nice video, i olso try to shoot using older gear, even if i have some newer bodys laying around, just to improve my skills. I like for instance to shoot with the d60, d80 aswell as some of the older 3x00 series. I was pleased with the results considering that some of them are older than 10 years now... in technology years those are tousands of years old. But of course, they can't keep up with full frame bodys and by that i mean the nikon d3, d700 aswell as the megapixel beast, the nikon d850... Cheers!
Why the personal remarks?
First time I've seen any of your videos. Can I offer you a bit of gratuitous advice that is intended to be constructive in nature and not trolling?
I'm betting that you attended some sort of broadcast journalism class that taught you to exaggerate your expressions - particularly your eye, mouth and overall head movements - to appear more animated and capture your audience's attention. Am I right? I temporarily had a slow internet connection when trying to watch this video so I caught a lot of paused screens as the little circle spun around trying to buffer up the video, and caught some pretty ... well ... unusual-looking expressions. Just play your video and pause it every ten seconds or so for a few minutes, and you will see what I mean (there is a point to what I'm saying and it's readily apparent). I think you would do better trying to downplay the dramatic expressions a bit and go for a more natural look - you have the looks and personality to capture attention by being more yourself and less a person playing a role in front of the camera. That is my subjective opinion that is certainly on a subjective topic, but I have found over the years that I tend to have a very representative view of what the average American or Canadian appreciates in human aesthetics.
With over 100,000 subscribers, you're obviously doing some things that appeal to many people, so if you find my advice helpful, great, and if not, then keep doing what you're doing.
I think I'll check out some of your other videos and see how useful they are. You don't happen to have any reviews or advice on cheap third-party flash units, do you? I'm hesitating spending upwards of 75% to 100% of what I spent on my Rebel EOS SL1 that I got dirt cheap refurbished directly from Canon just to get a Canon-branded flash, especially when the cheap units seem to do about 90+% of the job for 20-40% of the price.
Just watched your "Procuring Practical Prime Lenses" video and that really illustrated how artificial you are appearing as you are performing in front of the camera. Watch your expression when you are reading some of your subscribers' e-mails off your laptop - it is free of the exaggerated head bobbing, eye closing, glances to the side, and lip-pursing - and looks altogether more natural and appealing than when you resume looking into the camera.
I would suggest to you that you watch and compare some television news personalities and see what they are doing. The pros who are paid millions of dollars like Matt Lauer do indeed employ expressions and appear animated, but you don't even notice it, they do it so naturally. One sees the exaggerated expressions on either newbie weekend anchors or small town talent sorts of broadcasters.
I also saw some other people commenting on one of your other videos about the level of head-bobbing you were doing, so I'm not the only one who noticed this.
I hope you can appreciate that while my comments are indeed on the critical half of the scale, that I am simply being candid and my intent is to be helpful, not insulting or to try to boost my own ego in some juvenile fashion. I honestly find the performance-like expressions somewhat distracting - it's almost like watching a mime, if that puts it into better perspective - and they are having the opposite intended effect on me, reducing the amount I am focusing on your substantive content. Give some thought to what I have said and consider that going for a more natural presentation won't lose you a single current or prospective subscriber. Cut back the expressions and gestures by half, and not a single person is going to say "What happened, she now looks like a tired 70 year-old reading off a teleprompter on a PBS newscast."
I would prefer you not to make these kind of personal comments.