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let me explain a bit. I am a nikon user with two lenses(one 18-55, one 50mm prime) and I am inclined towards build quality of d300, but I am not sure it's best bang for buck. I shoot events and concerts, and I need a good high iso performance. I know d300 is good, but 5d is full frame. dpreview does not have a direct comparison, and on most discussion boards people seem to be polarized about the issue, which is definitely bad for a real confrontation of abilities. people talk about d300's far superior color rendition, does that hold in raw?
I also want to contribute to alamy, but so far I have been rejected because of inferior file quality(d50 is 6 megapixels) will 12 megapixels suffice? I am also worried about full frame problems such as "Edge softness / falloff / chromatic aberrations, needs good lenses" (dpreview) if anyone does have an idea about them, I'd be grateful. do full-frame really make a solid difference in image quality? I suppose a full frame body needs quality lenses. should I expect full-frame lenses to be more pricey than APS-C lenses? one of the reasons for thinking full-frame is the ability to use old secondhand(metal lens era) lenses if possible. but if they are absolutely equal, I'd be more inclined towards nikon, I have nikon lenses. if you have other suggestions also, I'd be more than happy to listen. :)

sincerely
burak

edit: well, I found this kenrockwell article
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/iso-comparisons/2007-11/index.htm

that does have 5d versus d300 iso comparison, but unlike ken, I am not that sure about definite 5d victory. i mean, we all see 6400 is unusable(in print, microstock is locked to iso100) but under that it seems it's a tradeoff. 5d gets more detail in, but d300's noise is more unobtrusive like film grain. 5d's noise is disturbing even when there's not much. and for ken's shame, he didnt turn off d300's noise reduction, which renders his article totally inconclusive. any thoughts?

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Photo Critique / batch completely rejected from SS, I'm puzzled
« on: August 07, 2009, 08:02 »
that's the batch I'm talking about. Photos are of a set of in-the-ear hearing aids. I looked at their portfolio(and of IS, of fotolia, of DT) as far as I can see there's nothing like mine, and I think they can sell since they are unique. There are more photos of that set, but approx 24 photos there's 24 rejections. while they maybe OK to reject(though I don't really think so) I'm most puzzled by the pieces I attached. All my rejections are marked for low commercial value. Any ideas? Should I submit them back? Can you see any technical errors? Is there anything I can make them better if I shoot again? As a note they are brand new: it's how they are made.
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hello guys, how's life out there?

I'm a fellow newbie microstocker with an art photography background, which is(was) quite shocked by prices of the microstock world. then, one day, I figured out that microstock may earn you a little, but refusing it earns you nothing. So I'm basically here to pay for 18-200 nikon I wanted. Seems easy, right?

No. I didn't even get accepted to istockphoto(I'm refused second time) I fear shutterstock because of one month ban, fotolia and dreamstime accepted 2 of my 9 stock photos and the list goes on..

Do you have any idea what I am missing? I mean, I have good command of the language of photography, so anything technical should not be a problem.

I also read much of the microstock literature, so I probably know the basic principles. I know it is not about art or even about good photography, but a difference that blinding was not something I did expect. Instead of general advice, if you have any special thingies or "remember that"s you collected, I'd love to hear what you have to say. Also if you have any clue, feel free to criticize my work, that's something I really need. find the stock photography tag. and if you like, feel free to comment on my others, that's greatly appreciated too.

and thanks guys, a pretty solid community you have there :)

edit: I forgot the link  ;D http://www.flickr.com/photos/26993726@N08/sets/

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