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Pretty much.
It's like cars I guess. You learn by doing, and by reading shit and talking to people.

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1990 C83A 4WD 4G63T powered hatch - [PSIBRG]
1992 JZX91 2JZ powered Toyota Mark II

I was extremely generous with myself this holiday season, and I picked up a brand, spankin-new 5D mk2, along with a Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 lens and some other goodies (battery grip, etc.) I am super excited! I shouldn't need a new camera for a very, very long time. The next big purchase will be a Canon 35mm f/1.4L lens, because it's absolutely freaking amazing. The 24-70 will just be for landscapes and general walkaround stuff.

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91 GSX - 511fwhp and 352 lb/ft 25psi 110 octane, 7.68 @ 95.9mph 1/8th 21psi 91 octane, 11.93 @ 112.9mph, 117.7mph best trap speed, 20psi 91 octane
98 Volvo S70 T5 - DD

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I saw something on FB with this thing. If Tony would shoot something I liked, I would buy it.

What should I shoot that you like?

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91 GSX - 511fwhp and 352 lb/ft 25psi 110 octane, 7.68 @ 95.9mph 1/8th 21psi 91 octane, 11.93 @ 112.9mph, 117.7mph best trap speed, 20psi 91 octane
98 Volvo S70 T5 - DD

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Just curious, but what does a set up like that cost?

The camera body itself is $2,000, and that's a cheap price. When they first came out (back in 2009) they were like $2,700 for the body only. The lens I picked up used on eBay for about $450 shipped, which is on the cheaper side. Sigma is a third-party brand, so it's a way cheaper option. If you had the pocketbook for it, you could spend WAY more on lenses. The next lens I'm looking at purchasing; for instance, is ~$1,300. I also spent about $300 in additional accessories for the camera to kind of customize it. Definitely a big purchase, but hopefully it will pay for itself soon enough.

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91 GSX - 511fwhp and 352 lb/ft 25psi 110 octane, 7.68 @ 95.9mph 1/8th 21psi 91 octane, 11.93 @ 112.9mph, 117.7mph best trap speed, 20psi 91 octane
98 Volvo S70 T5 - DD

http://www.facebook.com/captaintonus

Yea I kinda knew it was a little pricey and then add a few lenses to it then it gets crazy expensive. Cool deal, keep the awesome photos coming.

Geez what a fancy guy!! Nice one man!
How do you rate the 24-70 against your 17-50?

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1990 C83A 4WD 4G63T powered hatch - [PSIBRG]
1992 JZX91 2JZ powered Toyota Mark II

So far I am not very happy with the 24-70. I had to get rid of the 17-50, since it will only work with crop sensor cameras, and I am totally missing it. The 24-70 seems soft, and isn't very contrasty and doesn't produce very vibrant colors. I need to use it more, but it is likely that I will end up selling it.

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91 GSX - 511fwhp and 352 lb/ft 25psi 110 octane, 7.68 @ 95.9mph 1/8th 21psi 91 octane, 11.93 @ 112.9mph, 117.7mph best trap speed, 20psi 91 octane
98 Volvo S70 T5 - DD

http://www.facebook.com/captaintonus

I think my panning shots are improving. Still rockin the ole 55-250 though

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1990 C83A 4WD 4G63T powered hatch - [PSIBRG]
1992 JZX91 2JZ powered Toyota Mark II

#3 looks good!

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91 GSX - 511fwhp and 352 lb/ft 25psi 110 octane, 7.68 @ 95.9mph 1/8th 21psi 91 octane, 11.93 @ 112.9mph, 117.7mph best trap speed, 20psi 91 octane
98 Volvo S70 T5 - DD

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Thanks! I've noticed, that car in particular is insanely hard to photograph when he's gunning it because of how crazily it swings (longish car, reasonably short wheelbase, rear weighs nothing). Almost all my panning shots of it end up blurred because I can track the car as it moves sideways but I can't track the way it violently rotates at the same time... if that makes sense But for most of the other cars i'm getting quite comfortable shooting at 1/60th and still getting what I want in focus (photo #8 and #9) whereas in the past most of my shots taken at shutter speeds slower than 1/100 were kinda crappy.

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1990 C83A 4WD 4G63T powered hatch - [PSIBRG]
1992 JZX91 2JZ powered Toyota Mark II

Drifting shots are super tricky. I've only tried photographing a drifting event once, and I only got one pic that I really liked.

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91 GSX - 511fwhp and 352 lb/ft 25psi 110 octane, 7.68 @ 95.9mph 1/8th 21psi 91 octane, 11.93 @ 112.9mph, 117.7mph best trap speed, 20psi 91 octane
98 Volvo S70 T5 - DD

http://www.facebook.com/captaintonus

Nice. Man that's sharp! Damn tidy drift car too, don't really get much of that here in NZ.. as you can see in my pics above most of our cars feature battle damage, cable-tied bits, missing panels/lights/bumpers

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1990 C83A 4WD 4G63T powered hatch - [PSIBRG]
1992 JZX91 2JZ powered Toyota Mark II

Drift sluts! I like that look a lot. This S15 was definitely the nicest out of any of the cars that were competing at that event. Here's an example of one of the other cars:

This didn't have a Rotary in it, either.

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91 GSX - 511fwhp and 352 lb/ft 25psi 110 octane, 7.68 @ 95.9mph 1/8th 21psi 91 octane, 11.93 @ 112.9mph, 117.7mph best trap speed, 20psi 91 octane
98 Volvo S70 T5 - DD

http://www.facebook.com/captaintonus