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Ron in SoCal · #**291** 05-07-2013, 08:57 AM

Sieg hangs out at 'Manley's' ...how poetic

**Flash68** · #**292** 05-07-2013, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Sieg

Thanks Dave,

It's a Canon EOS 7D, using a "cheap" Rebel 18-55mm IS "kit" lens. This lens does actually rate pretty high with Ken Rockwell and a few other reviewers. It's only a $200 lens and the viable competitors are $500-$1200. Once in awhile I get lucky!

I don't know jack about cameras, but seeing you turkeys take some pretty decent amateur pics piques (see what I did there?) my interest.

I acquired a Canon EOS Rebel XT and it came with a 28-135mm and a 18-55mm lens. I guess I need to start playing around with it because my pics so far don't look anything like yours!

**fleetus macmullitz** · #**293** 05-07-2013, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

Sieg hangs out at 'Manley's' ...how poetic

Great...next it will be his new website name.

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Originally Posted by Flash68

I don't know jack about cameras, but seeing you turkeys take some pretty decent amateur pics piques (see what I did there?) my interest.

I hope you're not including me in the 'turkey' grouping. I use an Apple product to shoot my low quality, not-even-amateur level 'piques'.

**Sieg** · #**294** 05-07-2013, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by GregWeld

I went down to the "shed" to get something -- normally the flourescent lights are on 24/7 -- but with the warm weather we're having - I turned them off yesterday. I was surprised by the cool "scene" when I walked in... I liked the colors coming off the floor etc... so ran back to the house and grabbed the real camera. I should have used my mono-pod but it's out in the rig.

I wasn't trying to be artistic or get a particularly killer shot -- I just snapped a couple pics to see if I could capture the feeling.

The nicer camera's allow that, with image stabilization the 1/5 handheld setting you used produces a "decent" shot. Technology is our friend.

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Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

Sieg hangs out at 'Manley's' ...how poetic

Salute!

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Originally Posted by Flash68

I don't know jack about cameras, but seeing you turkeys take some pretty decent amateur pics piques (see what I did there?) my interest.

I acquired a Canon EOS Rebel XT and it came with a 28-135mm and a 18-55mm lens. I guess I need to start playing around with it because my pics so far don't look anything like yours!

My Canon 7D came with a 28-135 IS USM, we had a 18-55 IS that came with the wife's Rebel XTi that I've been using 90% of the time. That 18-55 is "cheap" but reviews well and produces great images, the only downside is the f3.5, if it was f2.8 I wouldn't want another lens.

The advantage Greg and I have over your Rebel is the light metering in our camera's is a little more sophisticated. Shoot on P mode and use the exposure meter in the viewfinder. Shoot multiple shots of the same subject over and under exposing them at 1/2 stop increments and see what the camera's metering system produces.

It appears my camera's meter may tend to slightly overexpose which I can adjust. The type of metering (center-weighted, evaluative, spot, averaged) you choose also impacts the exposure.

Somewhat similar to working with a carb..............

**Sieg** · #**295** 05-07-2013, 10:08 AM

Couple more from the varmint trip.........

FWIW - I shot 520 rounds of ammunition and 584 photo's on the trip. If I wouldn't have taken the camera probably 850+ rounds of ammo.

**syborg tt** · #**296** 05-07-2013, 10:43 AM

see the camera saved you some money

**Sieg** · #**297** 05-07-2013, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by syborg tt

see the camera saved you some money

About $85.50 since I was shooting Hornady .17 Mach II and Mag. It did keep me from pulling out the .223.......which would have been good for at least $320 worth. Slowly chipping away at the $1800 for the camera.

**syborg tt** · #**298** 05-07-2013, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Sieg

About $85.50 since I was shooting Hornady .17 Mach II and Mag. It did keep me from pulling out the .223.......which would have been good for at least $320 worth. Slowly chipping away at the $1800 for the camera.

Here is the lense we purchased for shooting my Daughters Gymnastics meets

http://shop.usa.canon.com/webapp/wcs...0051_188357_-1