Let's see some great shots taken with old, cheap gear!

[zim]

As this is was with my current camera and I don’t recall thinking mmm…. this is cheap when I bought it I’m not sure if this pic is valid but I just wanted to join in and feel the love ;D

Great shout for a topic, well done

500D + kit lens

 

[pdirestajr]

Stunning work, folks. Please keep it coming

1000D + kit lens

Church light by Philip DiResta, on Flickr

This shot is blowing my mind. Was there much post processing work involved to make the beam of light stand out like that?

Thanks! I'm not religious, but being in Rome, in that church, with a Michelangelo statue of Christ behind me & that light coming through... was mind blowing to me too!

Not too much was done in post. I shot RAW, pushed the shadows to bring out more info in the church, applied some mid-tone contrast to bring out the texture, and added a bit of dodging & burning "to taste" (pushed beam a bit & reduced light hitting ceiling to bring attention down).

Here is the original:

santa maria sopra minerva by Philip DiResta, on Flickr

 

[dawgfanjeff]

Great thread. I was just running through mine to see how/if a 5DIII would improve things

350D (rebel xt) 28-135 (non L--GASP!)


Sunset in San Francisco Bay by dawgfanjeff, on Flickr

 

[fohtohz]

60d, not sure if old enough, but cheaper than 5d iii



montreal by fohtohz, on Flickr



7733 by fohtohz, on Flickr


st patrick's day parade by fohtohz, on Flickr

 

[elflord]

In light of all the doom-and-gloom regarding the POS known as the 5DIII, let's try to lighten the mood, shall we ? Since some people seem convinced that it's impossible to create art with only 11.7 stops of DR, and the 5DIII's pathetic hardware specs are limiting their creative execution, I propose posting your best images captured with less-than-stellar gear. It can really be anything, whether it's a point-and-shoot, xxD, Rebel, or just something that used to be a fine tool, but is too old to capture great images anymore (ie 1DII, 1DsII). As we all know, cameras that used to be cutting edge suddenly stop taking great images once a newer model comes out. Images from current crop bodies are very welcome, since everyone knows you can't take a decent image with a crop

Thanks for posting this thread -- one thing about rumors forums is that people tend to get a bit obsessive about the latest technical upgrades. Some of my favorite family pictures were taken with a Rebel XS and the 50mm f/1.4.

Here's one with some really cheap gear that I liked. Powershot A60, using the timer (not exactly the best camera for "low light"). The flash on this thing was useless, so I needed to carefully place sources of continuous lighting to get the picture lit the way I wanted it. This was taken before I knew anything about photography, the composition could be better but was really focusing on getting the face lit the way I wanted it.

 

[Leadfingers]

The Smithsonian Institute, as we walked by in December 2008.

Taken with a Canon PowerShot SX100 IS

rawr

 

[JRS]

All with the old Canon PowerShot A60, 2mp, my first digital camera.

 

[V8Beast]

60d, not sure if old enough, but cheaper than 5d iii

I love seeing images taken with crop sensors that stomp what lesser photographers can take with a full-frame body This is coming from a full-frame guy. I don't know many pros that start their careers with a huge budget, and as expensive as camera gear is, crop bodies are a great gateway for pros to get started in their business endeavors. Of course, that makes them great for hobbyists as well.

Great shots. The city scape is very nicely done.

 

[dhaas]

Canon Rebel XT

18-55mm EF-S Kit Lens

 

[Orion]

The Happening

Taken with old fuji film camera . . the kind where you had to hold down the green button to charge the camera for another shot. . . Damn we're so spoiled these days!

 

[fohtohz]

60d, not sure if old enough, but cheaper than 5d iii

Great shots. The city scape is very nicely done.

thanks , these newer crop cameras t3i/60d/7d are great alternatives with 90% the image quality for less than half the price.

 

[GDub]

First shot: Golden Gate Bridge at night. Canon T21 w/Canon EF-S 15-85mm. Tripod? Nah, just rested the camera on a wooden railing.

Second shot: Musical still life. Canon G11, handheld from the front row.

All very high tech!

 

[RLPhoto]

Here is a Horrible Camera, I Present the Kodak DC3200 1 Megapixel camera! Its Terrible! No control over exposure what so ever! Not even an exposure comp setting! I always have to trick the camera by pointing at another area and exposing for another scene!

 

[Christian_Stella]

This thread just makes me want to start a contest where everyone has to use the same horrible camera and present their best image with no post-production.

Something like the new cardboard Ikea digital camera would be perfect... it'll probably sell for something like $8. http://www.petapixel.com/2012/04/24/cardboard-digital-camera-by-ikea/

 

[Aglet]

"Old, cheap gear" doesn't mean SLR to me. ;D

Before I went into DSLR I used a variety of compact PnS cameras for everyday shooting. I enjoyed the immediacy of the results and often like to explore their limitations. Especially handy when shooting night scenes.


Hang glider launching was shot with a 2MP Canon PowerShot A20 - and it made the cover of a magazine in 2002.

Colorful little flowers were shot with a Panasonic DMC-LZ1 - I bought it new in a box for $100 at a clearance sale at my local camera shop, a very fun little camera with the stabilized 6x zoom but it didn't run for long on 2 AA batteries.

aurora was shot from my backyard with a 2MP Canon PowerShot A40 - YAY! It had a manual mode! which is why I upgraded to it from the A20

Lightning strikes were shot with a 5MP Canon PowerShot A610 using a cheap tripod I had with me while travelling. I made a lot of use of this little camera, it was very capable and I still pull it out on occasion.

Hmmm... I still have ALL these oldies, not really worth the effort to sell them.

 

[Tcapp]

This thread just makes me want to start a contest where everyone has to use the same horrible camera and present their best image with no post-production.

Something like the new cardboard Ikea digital camera would be perfect... it'll probably sell for something like $8. http://www.petapixel.com/2012/04/24/cardboard-digital-camera-by-ikea/

I want one of those!!! I second the idea of a photo contest with those!

 

[dirtcastle]

FANTASTIC SHOTS!!

I agree... this is a legendary post in the making.

Big up to everyone posting shots on this thread. There's just too many great shots to even both picking specific ones.

 

[V8Beast]

Big up to everyone posting shots on this thread. There's just too many great shots to even both picking specific ones.

I second that remark. If I tried to single out all the great images posted here, all you'd see is a bunch of redundant "that's a sweet shot" posts.

These images have restored my faith in the online photographic community. For every person harping on tech specs and speculating how those specs might affect their photography in theory, there seems to be many others using their gear to the fullest for its intended purpose: creating beautiful art

I think the Ikea camera contest thingy is a great idea as well! If it happens, there will be some stiff competition indeed!

 

[pete vella]

Canon xt/350d 55-200 usmii

 

[ramon123]

wow that's a great shot