Just a quick thread for New Photography enthusiasts. Editing Software: Photo Shop CS Camera: The Sony CyberShot DSC-F717 comes equipped with a top-quality Zeiss lens and a 5x optical zoom, both of which set it apart from many of the other 5-megapixel cameras. Its laser-assisted autofocus, night vision capability, and long battery life make the camera very user-friendly, but its weight and size can be impractical for casual users. **Specifications** 5.02 megapixels (effective), Carl Zeiss lens, 5x optical zoom/2x digital zoom, auto and manual focus, program and manual exposure, JPEG and TIFF file formats, ISO range 100-800, Sony InfoLithium battery, movie mode with sound.

Dont have a photo of mine here at work but i can still give ya the info on it: Camera: Canon Powershot Pro1 Editing software: Adobe Photoshop CS Will hopefully upgrade to a Canon D20 in the near future....lets say 5 years from now, lol.

Well, I too have the Sony f717 and the Canon 20D. And I use Photoshop 7 for now. Upgrade is coming soon! ;)

well l have minolta x500 bought second hand in the mid 80,s and died when my first lens cost (80 pounds) pound sign doesnt work.. digital age..fuji s5000 in retirement or emergencies. Canon Eos 20D... lens Ef 100mm f2:8 usm macro canon sigma 18-200mm f3:5-6:3 (( its really good for landscapes.. and canon 100mm-400mm l glass..f4:5-5:6.... for wildlife etc.. saving for the canon L glass 70mm-200mm f2:8 because f3:5 isnt really enough.. post production on editing is basically my only needs in photography.. so just use psp 8 and 9... considering ps..eventually.. but find psp equally as good... because in photography l just use the natural enviroment and materials to the best l can.. to limit any post production.. only really use brightness contrast, gamma, curves.. burn,,dodge.. all the old methods.. etc etc.. Good thread by the way.. :) Nikki

The kit Canon T70 For nostalgic reasons Canon FD 50mm f1.8 and 28mm f1.8 Canon EOS 5 Canon EOS 10D (EOS 5D in the pipeline) Canon EF 50mm f1.4 (superb lens and excellent in low light) Canon EF 100mm macro f2.8 Canon EF 17-40mm f4 L Canon EF 70-200mm f4 L Canon EF 28-105mm f3.5-4.5(for a non L lens it is very good) Canon EF 24-105mm IS f4 L (in the pipeline) Manfroto 055 pro tripod with three way pan and tilt head. 580 EX and MR14 flash RS 80N3 Loads of filters hoya and Cokin Gray card Hot shoe spirit level Some other bits and pieces The software MS paint(only kidding) Canons digital donky Rawshooter PS CS (use almost exclusively) PSE3 (free, use sometimes) PSP8 (use sometimes) I shoot mainly landscape and studio so using f4 lenses isnt really a problem, and can always use the prime if fast lens needed.

Attached Link: C8080 Review

My Camera: Olympus C8080WZ My Software: PhotoshopCS on the Mac I also have 2 Olympus C3030z cameras, a point and shoot Minolta film camera, and a couple of old SLRs. My primary weapon of choice is the C8080 however. I have a UV filter and Circular Polarizer for it, a SLIK tripod, and a number of other accessories for all the cameras. Nice idea for a thread. =]

what a strange looking cam U've got there Kortalouche!! That LCD screen looks wicked to me though! O_o

looks much like Kort's ^^^ a digital OlympusC5050 & 2 Nikon SLRs with lenses & accessories... no film :P & the baby i learned on, my father bought me at an estate sale.. a Kodak Retina III (shown just cuz i have it on file :) PSP8.1 & PS7

A beauty cyn!

Well indeed!!! Love that shot!!!

I have an old Ilford sportsman (Looks much like the Kodak Retina III) circa sometime BC (before compact Flash)

Okay Cyn, you showed yours, I'll show mine. My Dad brought this back from Vietnam with him. It is the camera I learned on and used throughout my college years. It took great infrared photos. It is not in the best working order right now so is sitting on a shelf. Kinda hard to find parts for it... My favorite part about this camera is the littlle button there next to the shutterspeed dial. Press that and the top "TOPCON" prism part slides off and you can look down into the mirrors to shoot waist level photos. =]

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WOW!! Now that sounds really cool indeed Kortalouche!! I'm impressed that such an old cam had such a fantastic option!!

I started out on my dad's Pentax SP1000 with 28mm, 35mm, and 70-300mm lenses with +1 +2 +4 magnifiers. Now I have a Canon T2 and 28-90mm f/4-5.6, 50mm f/1.8, 75-300mm f/4-5.6 Canon lenses with uv, polarizing, and 81As for all. I just upgraded to PS CS and love it!

hehe, cool.. fun to see our treasured oldies & compare those too! :]

Attached Link: http://people.zeelandnet.nl/picard/html/equipment.html

If I stick to the digital stuff, a Nikon D70 6MP camera.. Rawshooter Essentials for RAW conversion and PhotoShop CS2 for further editing. The rest of my equipment is listed on the link.

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I use a D70 and 8700 Photoshop Elements 3 for colour processing and most adjustments...especially resizing. Paint Shop Pro 8 for other types of postwork and graphics.That is way faster, but saves and resizes not as good. Then Nikon View 6 for batching and storing files for later use.

I definitely fit into the "new" category since I've only had my new camera out twice. I'm very happy to say I haven't left the lens cap on even once... all though I've almost lost it twice now. Anyways... Nikon D70s. I went with it over the D70 because I found it a couple hundred dollars cheaper than the D70. (same kit lens too). I use Photoshop 7 exclusively, since I just can't seem to find enough time to learn anything new these days.

I started years ago (to many) with a Rioch KR10 (35mm)then a big gap. Then 2 Canon sureshots (35mm), great little camera. Then another big gap. Onto digital 2 years ago with a Fugi 602Z. Now using a Canon 10D with 24-70mm, 135mm and a 70-300mm Canon lens. Plus usual tripod and speedlite EX550 flash gun. Software, PSP 9 only. Steve