The Digital Camera Thread: Questions, discussions, etc. - Page 138 - Team-BHP

amitoj · 25th April 2008, 14:01

Has anyone tried the weekend course at Bangalore School of Arts and Photography?

I am looking for some weekend course like that. Please let me know if anyone has any idea about the course mentioned above. And if you know any better course, then please suggest that as well. The course should be over weekends preferrably, and for amateurs.

The Life and Light Academy's workshops seem extremely expensive at 15 grands plus 4 for acco!

Mods, i didnt want to start another thread but i know you guys will do that anyways if this discussion warrants it

Torqy · 25th April 2008, 14:12

Thanks. I'll try RK instead.

@amitoj: I've been trying to enroll in BSOAP course for the last 2 years.

Something would come up and spoil my plans.

-- Torqy

Samurai · 25th April 2008, 14:23

Amitoj,

You can try this for starters. It is just a two day course. I believe he is a Team-BHPian, but not a regular.

The Jungle Look/info/resources/photography-workshop

amitoj · 25th April 2008, 14:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samurai

Amitoj,

You can try this for starters. It is just a two day course. I believe he is a Team-BHPian, but not a regular.

The Jungle Look/info/resources/photography-workshop

This is exactly what i was looking for!!
Thanks Samurai

tsk1979 · 25th April 2008, 14:31

[quote=whatcanthisbe;808653]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torqy

How is the "peace of mind" factor when you buy grey?
[\QUOTE]

Even when you buy a lens with B&W from canon india the lens carries NO WARRANTY

AFAIK, the lens is not covered in 2 Year warranty, but all Canon lenses purchased from anywhere in the world from an Authorized retailer carry 1 year international warranty.

kaushik_s · 25th April 2008, 14:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samurai

Amitoj,

You can try this for starters. It is just a two day course. I believe he is a Team-BHPian, but not a regular.

The Jungle Look/info/resources/photography-workshop

Sudhir is a very renowned bird photographer and I'm sure you can learn a lot from him. Also become a member of the photography forums as they normally contain huge information(just like our Team-bhp). and there are quite a few indian forums too such as Shutterfreeze,jjmehta and our bangalore based bangalore photography club.I've regularly been checking these forums and they've helped me a lot.The net is a awesome treasure of photography learning.And along with it ofcourse it helps to learn from an experienced photographer.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torqy

36.5% duty?

How is the "peace of mind" factor when you buy grey?
I'm a bit worried about warranty matters?

Normally even renowned shops will also sell you equipments at grey market rates. I've been buying my equipments from RK photoguide or Photocircle here in bangalore and never had any issue with the quality.I would say i trust RK more and the price will be lil' bit higher then other grey market prices(say 1 to 1.5k more for a 50k lens).But it worth the premium paid for the peace of mind.They even take back the equipment in exchange of another one if you are not happy with it.As ROC said that you can test your equipment here whereas for online shopping there is no way to test it beforehand.
Regards,
Kaushik

navin · 25th April 2008, 15:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torqy

Thanks. I'll try RK instead.

Naresh at RK knows TBHP so maybe you might get a small discount or atlest better than usual service. I use Naresh too.

Samurai · 25th April 2008, 15:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by navin

Naresh at RK knows TBHP so maybe you might get a small discount or atlest better than usual service. I use Naresh too.

Good only for Canon/Nikon I feel. I called him many times for Olympus E3, he never called back with the price as promised, even once.

Torqy · 25th April 2008, 17:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samurai

Amitoj,

You can try this for starters. It is just a two day course. I believe he is a Team-BHPian, but not a regular.

The Jungle Look/info/resources/photography-workshop

@samurai: Thanks for that link.

I have a list of things to do / learn before i hit 40...which is nearing soon. This is just one of them.

-- Torqy

NoMind · 25th April 2008, 20:07

Hi All,
I saw a deal posted on amazon for Nikon D40 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera + 18-55mm lens + 55-200mm lens for $585 + free shipping (i 'm guessing for US locations).
I have read a couple of posts where people have talked about different deals in this price range.
FYI I am a newbie(in the camera and tbhp sense) and I'm looking to start learning more about art and science of photography. Currently own a point and shoot canon SD700.

NoMind

navin · 25th April 2008, 23:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samurai

Good only for Canon/Nikon I feel..

Agreed. but more than 75% of DSLRs sold are Can-Nik.

Fountainheader · 25th April 2008, 23:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoMind

Hi All,
I saw a deal posted on amazon for Nikon D40 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera + 18-55mm lens + 55-200mm lens for $585 + free shipping (i 'm guessing for US locations).
I have read a couple of posts where people have talked about different deals in this price range.
FYI I am a newbie(in the camera and tbhp sense) and I'm looking to start learning more about art and science of photography. Currently own a point and shoot canon SD700.

NoMind

Hi
It looks like a good deal. You can also try out the Canon 350D or the Pentax K100D for similar price ranges.

redrage · 26th April 2008, 00:03

Hello friends,

Its almost 3 weeks since i bought my 40D and i have taken quite a few pictures, for some reason the pictures appear to be very dull and i find my self auto correcting most of the pictures in Picture Manager.I use the standard mode most of the times. I managed to compare it with my friends D40 Nikon and he clicks in the vivid picture mode.The pictures from my 40D appear to be dull & faded. I would like to mention i tried the other picture modes as well and found not that much of difference, this was mainly while shooting in Forest locations, where the scenary came without highlighting any colours. Kindly advice on what the problem might be or what is the settings i need to use.

Location of shooting: Open lands, landscapes & mainly in forests.
Settings: Tv, Shutter priority mode Shutter speed between 50 - 1000 used.
ISO - 200 to 800
Aperture:- 3.5 - 5.6
Lens used : - 18-55 IS

Here are some of the pics,

redrage · 26th April 2008, 00:04

I agree that a lot of photos need PP and its very important to learn RAW conversion. Why i compared was i took the pictures in JPEG format and the straight out of box Jpeg's both camera gave, i felt very bad comparing the pictures. I have posted the image from both cameras taken at the same place during our safari, and i dont know what setting went wrong but the images out of 40D lacked any colour, Was there something wrong with exposure? Aperture? DoF? I like to mention that these are out of the camera pictures without any PP. Same 18-55 lenses.

D40

40D

Samurai · 26th April 2008, 00:32

That's very odd, show it to some experienced Canon dSLR users, hard to solve it over the net.

25th April 2008, 14:01	#2056 (permalink)
amitoj BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 696 View My Garage	Has anyone tried the weekend course at Bangalore School of Arts and Photography? I am looking for some weekend course like that. Please let me know if anyone has any idea about the course mentioned above. And if you know any better course, then please suggest that as well. The course should be over weekends preferrably, and for amateurs. The Life and Light Academy's workshops seem extremely expensive at 15 grands plus 4 for acco! Mods, i didnt want to start another thread but i know you guys will do that anyways if this discussion warrants it __________________ All things move toward their end... All things move towards their end Last edited by amitoj : 25th April 2008 at 14:02.

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Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: KA-20 Posts: 5,994 View My Garage	Amitoj, You can try this for starters. It is just a two day course. I believe he is a Team-BHPian, but not a regular. The Jungle Look/info/resources/photography-workshop __________________ Samurai The notchy gearshift of GV has become buttery smooth after I started driving the Jeep.

25th April 2008, 20:07	#2065 (permalink)
NoMind Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New york Posts: 9	deal posted Hi All, I saw a deal posted on amazon for Nikon D40 6.1MP Digital SLR Camera + 18-55mm lens + 55-200mm lens for $585 + free shipping (i 'm guessing for US locations). I have read a couple of posts where people have talked about different deals in this price range. FYI I am a newbie(in the camera and tbhp sense) and I'm looking to start learning more about art and science of photography. Currently own a point and shoot canon SD700. NoMind __________________ Perceive that which cannot be seen with the eye

26th April 2008, 00:03	#2068 (permalink)
redrage BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Banglore Posts: 297	Hello friends, Its almost 3 weeks since i bought my 40D and i have taken quite a few pictures, for some reason the pictures appear to be very dull and i find my self auto correcting most of the pictures in Picture Manager.I use the standard mode most of the times. I managed to compare it with my friends D40 Nikon and he clicks in the vivid picture mode.The pictures from my 40D appear to be dull & faded. I would like to mention i tried the other picture modes as well and found not that much of difference, this was mainly while shooting in Forest locations, where the scenary came without highlighting any colours. Kindly advice on what the problem might be or what is the settings i need to use. Location of shooting: Open lands, landscapes & mainly in forests. Settings: Tv, Shutter priority mode Shutter speed between 50 - 1000 used. ISO - 200 to 800 Aperture:- 3.5 - 5.6 Lens used : - 18-55 IS Here are some of the pics, __________________ 2003 Hero Honda Karizma 2002 Hyundai Accent GTX Tornado 2003 Suzuki Esteem Vxi

26th April 2008, 00:04	#2069 (permalink)
redrage BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Banglore Posts: 297	I agree that a lot of photos need PP and its very important to learn RAW conversion. Why i compared was i took the pictures in JPEG format and the straight out of box Jpeg's both camera gave, i felt very bad comparing the pictures. I have posted the image from both cameras taken at the same place during our safari, and i dont know what setting went wrong but the images out of 40D lacked any colour, Was there something wrong with exposure? Aperture? DoF? I like to mention that these are out of the camera pictures without any PP. Same 18-55 lenses. D40 40D __________________ 2003 Hero Honda Karizma 2002 Hyundai Accent GTX Tornado 2003 Suzuki Esteem Vxi

25th April 2008, 14:12	#2057 (permalink)
Torqy BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 349	Thanks. I'll try RK instead. @amitoj: I've been trying to enroll in BSOAP course for the last 2 years. Something would come up and spoil my plans. -- Torqy

26th April 2008, 00:32	#2070 (permalink)
Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: KA-20 Posts: 5,994 View My Garage	That's very odd, show it to some experienced Canon dSLR users, hard to solve it over the net. __________________ Samurai The notchy gearshift of GV has become buttery smooth after I started driving the Jeep.

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