StreetShotz

Just wanted to drop in and say hey to everyone.
Been a rotary guy for a number of years now (12) but have not posted or driven them much.



Been looking to expand the portfolio I have going on here and had a friend with his FD help out.

Check out my website and or facebook for some of the work I do. If you are somewhat local to me or are interested in photos of your car......or anything for that matter, drop me a line.

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Tim @ StreetShotz

BLACK_13-B

I'm lovin the simple/sleek look of that fd.

rx_214

Awesome photos on your site, what camera you shooting with?

StreetShotz

The silver FD is a beauty. True 500whp street driven bridge ported monster. Full cage and no frills car.
The owner of that one just picked up a 2J Creasida this week so I should e shooting that soon as well as another friends 2J swapped Skyline.

Currently shooting with a Nikon D40X (old and not my comfort zone, I'm a Canon guy). All my gear was stolen so I'm working with a D40X, a kit lens and a 55-300 VR...making due for now. Will be switching to a Sony A77 or A99 soon tho. Need the lightning fast FPS that I can get from them.

rx_214

Nice, I'm a Canon user too. Sold my old camera to a friend, and now just saving up to get the 5D Mark III, and also the 24-70 f2.8L II that just came out (good reviews apparently on canonrumors.com).

StreetShotz

I formally shot with a 5D MKII and a plethora of L glass but in all honesty it was more than most people need (including pros). I have been shooting for the past 12 years now and there comes a time when shooting the full frame high mp images becomes overkill.
Unless I start doing a huge number of print images or have to worry about using my images for very large format stuff there is no need to go full frame. I would not spend the money again to get a 5D (the MKII was very slow to focus, bad AF and had some other problems that just should not have existed for such a high end body). If I was to buy another Canon now it would be the 7D. Its a great camera, good price point, beats the 5D MKI hands down.
if money was no object the 1DX would be in my hands tho....14fps with the mirror up....thats the speed I need to get some of the shots I do :P

rx_214

MK III has a 49 point AF and a really fast focus capture, so personally it's really a good choice to with. MK II is still good, but more so for those who are just upgrading to a full frame camera.

I agree with most things you say, overkill is definitely an issue. I'm working towards becoming professional (cause of the company I want to start), so I think it's better to be more prepared than not.

And yeah.... 1DX... drool....

StreetShotz

Sadly the 5D MKIII still suffers from a slow/lacking AF system. This is the big reason I decided against the MKIII this time around. I need to have a fast and reliable AF system in the camera with the kind of shooting I do.

I have rented the MKIII a few times for shoots and I was not impressed with the changes they made compared to the MKII.

If you are planning on going pro then I would not invest in a top of the line body just yet. As the MKIII is already slated to be replaced. Invest in the glass and work with what you can afford for a body. Even with the crop factor of the non-full frame cameras Canon has, the L glass performs very well.

rx_214

I chose to stay with Canon simply because of the user interface and how comfortable I was using it overall.

Before I was only shooting with a Rebel XS, and it was fine up to the point when I got 50mm F1.4 and 20mm F2.8, I realized I have to upgrade camera body to obtain the results I wanted. I was using the 24-70mm to shoot a friend's wedding, results are great, but not getting the proper distance and crop ratio was a headache for me, that's why I feel going with full frame would be the logical choice. I'm more of a studio/portrait shooter, but I'm a fan of anything environment, as long as I can get creativity out of the photos.

Currently I'm camera-less... sold the Rebel XS to a good friend of mine cause he was looking to buy a setup, but I convinced him getting a new one may not be necessary for his intented usage... and I was looking to upgrade anyways. Everything went smoothly, other than I have to borrow DSLR from friends in order to do any serious photography.

StreetShotz

Well sounds to me like you know what you want out of it so that's a great start.
If you are doing mostly portrate/still work then the MKIII is great. I have done studio work with it and I was pleased.

I'm trying to find a 1DX to rent and see how it goes.....I may have to sell some internal organs to fund the purchase.....but you gottat do what you gotta do. HAHA

Do you have any links to your work?
Would love to see.

Tim