Taking Home Theater photos: What do you use?

[guitarist155]

I am sooo exited, I have to keep myself from using it lol in the 1st hour of testing I fired off 100 shots

[liquidice]

Samsung S860 8.1 MegaPixal

Tripod mount for all pictures, zero zoom if at all possible, and then toying around with flash, no flash, close up focus, shutter speed, blah blah blah.

Only thing that bugs me is I don't know how to get a pic of my setup with the plasma turned off, and not have a refection. My main HT gallery has an angle shot where you can see my stairs and weird globe lamp in the reflection. I may be playing with this tomorrow and re-doing all my pics, well, most of them.

[AudioFenix]

This thread may be old but I had to chime in since photography is a passion. I use a Nikon D40 and usually just the 18-55 kit lens for HT shots. If possible I'll use the tripod with remote.
Hopefully one day I'll be ready to step up to the D7000.

[Mr.Poindexter]

I use a Canon EOS 7D with a tripod, remote and the 10-22mm wide angle lens. I have to use an external flash if I ever need a flash with that lens.

[guitarist155]

sweet, i love the 7D... do you crop out the vignetting on the 10-22? and an external flash is a must.. I keep a 580exII on most times and strongly recommend it as a flash.. though with that lens you might need a bracket as well lol

[crazyBLUE]

Originally Posted by AudioFenix

This thread may be old but I had to chime in since photography is a passion. I use a Nikon D40 and usually just the 18-55 kit lens for HT shots. If possible I'll use the tripod with remote.
Hopefully one day I'll be ready to step up to the D7000.

I use my Nikon D40 as well for my shots. Always use the tripod for my pics.

[Mr.Poindexter]

Originally Posted by guitarist155

sweet, i love the 7D... do you crop out the vignetting on the 10-22? and an external flash is a must.. I keep a 580exII on most times and strongly recommend it as a flash.. though with that lens you might need a bracket as well lol

What vignetting? Here is a shot that was not cropped at all and taken at 10mm on a tripod.

[guitarist155]

ahh I forgot about the aps-c size crop factor.. I was thinking full frame for some reason.. works out well though great images

[mangosta]

This is what I use




12 Megapixels
5x Zoom
2.7 inch LCD Screen
97 x 54.4 x 21.7mm
116g

[guitarist155]

Originally Posted by mangosta

This is what I use




12 Megapixels
5x Zoom
2.7 inch LCD Screen
97 x 54.4 x 21.7mm
116g

so a Lumix DMC FS15 ?

[naturephoto1]

All of the photos in my galleries are taken with a Canon G10 or a small number with a Canon G9 (both cameras are on Kirk L brackets designed for the cameras). Everything is tripod mounted on one of my Gitzo Carbon Fiber Tripods and an electronic release.

Rich

[JJ]

Nikon D3100 w/ a 18-55m and 55-200m lens, tripod and trusty clicker.

I need a 12mm or some sort of wide-angle lens something awful.

[pioneerman-phila]

Originally Posted by Hammie

I shoot with a Nikon D300 with Nikkor 24-70/2.8 lens on a Manfrotto tripod. I plan on doing some new shots with flash off camera so I don't get that glare in the TV screen.

On an IT note, I started out in a help desk center. Made friends with the IT guys. Volunteered my services whenever I could. They were really cool and helped me learn about networking and telecom. I now hold Cisco, Juniper, and Adtran certs. Looking to get me Cisco CCDA, Cisco CCVP, and Adtran VoIP certs this year. Additionally, I got my Associates in Computer Networking paid for by my employer.

BTW, this journey all started in 1996 because I got laid off from a construction company and I went to a temp agency and scored 100% on their Windows competancy exam.

Keep the faith and things will work out.

hey..just off topic..just want to say @hamee realy nice set up man..good job,very clean

[Johnny Vinyl]

I use a simple Canon PowerShot A710 point-and-shoot camera that I've had for close to 5 years now. I think it's time for an upgrade, but I'd like a DSLR this time.....

Is it a good idea to buy a used one, or is that not recommended for cameras?

[2LOW4U]

No Photos Uploaded to my profile yet, it will be with my Trusty Nikon D40 DSLR and Stock 18-55 MM Lens.

[mangosta]

Originally Posted by guitarist155

so a Lumix DMC FS15 ?

Yes sir, and it works pretty well so far

[Hammie]

Originally Posted by pioneerman-phila

hey..just off topic..just want to say @hamee realy nice set up man..good job,very clean

Thanks!

Originally Posted by John72953

I use a simple Canon PowerShot A710 point-and-shoot camera that I've had for close to 5 years now. I think it's time for an upgrade, but I'd like a DSLR this time.....

Is it a good idea to buy a used one, or is that not recommended for cameras?

Hey, John.

Buying a used DSLR is not a big deal. Only concern is the number of shutter releases on the camera. Research what the expected number is for the camera you at looking at and compare how many is actually on it.

See if you can take a coulple shots. Bring a laptop, download the pictures and see the quality. I helped a co-worker buy a used camera and this is what we did. If the seller is serious and honest, they will totally understand.

One other thing. When looking at brands, see what kind your family and friends may have. This way, if they ae willing, you may be able to borrow lenses with them.

[AudioFenix]

Originally Posted by 2LOW4U

No Photos Uploaded to my profile yet, it will be with my Trusty Nikon D40 DSLR and Stock 18-55 MM Lens.

Woot. D40 club.

[Remo]

Originally Posted by ixlegitballinxl

There are a lot of pics in this section/gallery, and some of the photos I've seen have looked amazing, and some not so much.. I'm curious about what kind of camera's everyone uses to take their home theater photos.

SLR?
Point and shoot?
Cell phone?
Professional?

Share the info !!

Haven't taken any theater pictures as of yet but when I get around to it, I'll use my trusty Canon EOS 7D with a Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens and play around with the Speedlite 580 EX II flash, bounce the flash around see what looks best

[musicbreath]

I just used my Panasonic 16 megapixel DMC-FZ70 bridge camera. It's a good camera for any type of shooting. If you take any pics of your display, you'll want to set your ISO setting to something like 400 or so, so that you can't see all the reflections on the screen when the TV is off. Or of course you can just use any image editor and blacken the screen.