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I don't understand this picture but I like it.

bumpo

These threads are looking pretty desolate lately.

>>8031152
Seriously. Did Kordox die or something?

>>8031164
He went to Sweden to get surgery. They'll make incisions on his joints and cauterize them so he'll look like he has doll parts.

If that's successful then he's getting a sex change so that he can wear silky smooth doll clothes on 100% of his body

>>8031506
Damn, that made me laugh.

I wish volks would release the dollfie dream sister body as standard. ;_;

>>8031152
I know that feel

I would even deal with a MDD instead of DD, because I like the smaller size.

but the MDD has worse posing than the DDII

>>8033141

>>8031164

Nah, Kordox posted a couple weeks ago saying he had other things going on lately. He lurks occasionally.
His alter ego is around here somewhere as well....

>>8031164
He's on irc every day.

Does anyone else here have dolls...? At all? Aside from Xordox, who doesn't count

>>8034386
I do, but haven't taken any pictures in a while.

>>8034386
How long have you been watching doll threads? There's a few of us.

Back in the early /jp/ days there was a guy with the SD Rozen Maiden dolls who would start the doll threads. Wish he was still around.

Didn't realize there was already a doll thread.

Just bought her, named her Evelynn, just finished painting face. She's a volks Dollfie.

Couldn't decide between these two. They're basically the same shot. I feel bad taking up the image count in this thread but I'm sure the other one died/was bumped off without hitting max.

>>8034762
Except slightly different angle and focus points.

>>8034386
>Does anyone else here have dolls...? At all? Aside from Xordox, who doesn't count

Whatever do you mean by that?

>>8034616
>How long have you been watching doll threads? There's a few of us.

Perhaps but >>8034386 probably is insinuating it's hard to tell at a glance if other posts are personal or yanked from blogs unless they're posted with a trip, unique element (clothes) or familiar setting (my home office.) Either that or they're saying I've overexposed my dolls which I'm fully aware of hence the relative vacancy lately

>>8034762
>>8034763
Is there any reason you're using an overly narrow DOF? It seems too thin to keep anything interesting in focus. Either that or you're overcompensating for insufficient lighting. If you frequently find yourself holding your aperture wide open just to get a decent exposure that's usually the case.

>>8037324
Can't say I like the boke of the lens that much either. It isn't bad boke, but it just makes it look out of focus rather than giving that warm fuzzy out of focus feeling.

>>8037517
That's because it's not bokeh you're achieving. If there's no aesthetic property to the intentionally blurred area, then it's just an intentionally blurred area.

>Can't say I like the boke of the lens
you can't make a photo on bokeh alone, there needs to be a compositonal goal behind its use

exhibit b, subject subcomponent in focus, same subject in varying degrees of focus

>>8037829 (exhibit a, subject in focus, object of interest out of focus)

>>8037829
Goddamn it, why do the cool hobbies always have arcane jargon that I don't want to learn?

:3

exhibit c. defocusing any component of this photo to any degree would have destroyed it

I don't have a fancy camera with macro lenses or LED light kits. Someday I will. I do love the art of photography.

Post some rear views so we can see how realistic (or not) they look.

>>8037324
First time with an f/1.4 lens so I took some wide open and close up to check it out. I let that get in the way of a more acceptable photo.

I swear, they looked better last night while editing them than they do today in the browser!

>>8038510
Sounds about right, here's one I took 6 months ago using the same lens, similar environment and probably the same settings. Forelocks and eyes are the only things in focus, the rest, not so much.

>>8039123
Forgot to mention I assume you're using the 50mm 1.4 on a crop sensor camera. If that's the case it sounds like midrange glass is within reach. You might want to check out the 28mm 1.8 (~$500) and invest in a multi-angle flash like the 430EXII (<$300)

The 28mm can get in as close as 8-9 inches and with the crop factor it has a field of view similar to 50mm on a full frame camera. Since it's a wider angle lens it has a deeper depth of field but the maximum aperture of 1.8 still allows the lens to create some great bokeh.

tl;dr great for candids and dolls, pic related.

>>8024946
That's horrible. Dolls are supposed to emit a feeling of purity, not be vanity-ridden whores!

... and the 430 EX II flash in action. the AF assist "beam" is actually a laser grid that makes focusing in low light a dream.

PEW! PEW!
BEWB LASERS!

>>8034616

Quite a while, actually- but on /jp/ all I can recall is Kordox has some 1/6, Xordox has an Airi? and there's Rukitron with two DDs- a Mai and a 04 head... but I haven't been around for a couple months. Congrats on landing a Sakuya.

I have an 03 head. I can't seem to figure out what body to put her on though. I wanted a DDS but I'm not willing to pay LE aftermarket for the body. I've owned a DD2 and broke it, while Volks replaced the broken part, I was displeased and sold it. Now I may be leaning towards Obitsu 50cm-- I dislike the shape of the joints but the body itself isn't unpleasant and seems to have good posability.

Oh, I have an Obitsu 11cm too, but she's kind of flimsy. That definitely gives me pause towards getting a 50cm too. I'd like to have her complete by Christmas though...

>>8039192
I actually have a 30 1.4, but it completely slipped my mind to use it. As soon as I thought I'd start, I'd put on a 50. Aside from the 30mm and the fantastic plastic that I bought new, everything else is either someone elses that is unwillingly lent long-term, or bought very cheap (Zuiko lenses with adapter).

>>8042333
My mistake, looking at your filenames I assumed you were using all Canon hardware. Foolish of me to assume

please pardon the low contrast inherent with this kit lens

please pardon the low contrast inherent with this kit lens

fascinating

>>8045438 >>8045462 *.gif
Why?

Anyway cute LILIA AZONE doll.

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>>8045719
last used default, didnt notice till too late

damnit I knew I should've bought red lights.

I have dolls but I don't have a good camera and I'm crap at taking pics anyway. I don't really care for the way dollfie look, I like this type better.

from what I've seen the really goth dolls with detailed eyes and lips are more popular with women, while azone and dollfies are popular with men

>>8049126

Aww, your little one is adorable. So cute.

>>8049138
I don't think that's a very hard and fast rule. The only dollfie dream owners (there were three) I've ever met were female-- and I know a few guys with 'normal' BJDs. It's possible that rule applies more to Japan? I don't know.

(by the way, female with two anime dolls and four more 'realistic' dolls here.)

>>8049941
I think it's a plain issue of taste. However i think there's still a bias rooted in gender:

"Normal" BJDs resemble things our mothers may have collected and locked away in glass cases and unless we also collect tiny glass elephants, crystal and china, we rarely develop an interest in them now unless we were fascinated with them then.

New generation BJDs such as DD/Azone/Obitsu are akin to action figures and pvc figurines and seem to target the same male target audience that are enamored with the popular moe characters the doll manufacturers choose to license and model their originals after.

of course, exceptions always apply

(male obviously, as if the obscene level of gadgetry wasn't evident)

twinkle twinkle

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>>8052022
Hey, there's still 2 months until Christmas.

>>8052092
fine then, NYAA!

ok. done with half-ass holiday fun.

Koron : See! I *told* you it sucked!

Aika : teehee! trololol

I need to get out... If only it weren't the weekend.

>>8052423

...that made me smile. :D

>>8057759
Thanks! I had fun making it and is alwas fun to take pictures.

The surgeon general advises that small doses of hngggg is good for the nutbladder. You can amplify hngggg by using tiny props.

Be forewarned that you must take hngggg in moderation or you may end up damaging said nutbladder.

>come here onii-chan...

5 min worth of work... a second light would've balanced this

>>8058030
D'awwwwww ;_;

>>8059963
MDD? Head seems so big .__.

>>8060259
a MDD kudo with a DD replacement head. I'm still looking for an original on the grey market

>>8061598

The heads are all the same size anyway. Some are just more 'chibi' than others

>>8049126

I can't find that style attractive at all... My suspicion is that this style is more popular with women.

>>8066612

In the same way dollfie dream/anime styled BJDs are much more popular with men, yes

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>>8065056
better crop and a color fix (I hope) compared to >>8066940

>>8066960
Is Lilia's hair rooted or wig? Looks rooted

In less exciting news, Hobbysearch hasn't received the shipment of the second Lilia re-release and pushed the expect date to December ;_;

Oh well, I'd still rather pay retail than encourage scalpers/speculators

>>8067036

Her hair is rooted.
Ami Ami has Lilia II on a late nov release and HLJ has this at her product page:

>Note: This item has not yet been released by the manufacturer but we expect it on or about November 16. We have already taken all the orders we expect to be able to fill. No further orders will be accepted until supplies are confirmed when the product is released.

>>8067062
Yeah, I made the preorder last summer with HS so it's just a matter of waiting. HLJ, HS and AmiAmi are all waiting for Azone to deliver.

>>8067097
Hey Xodrok, what's your opinion between the 28 2.8 and the plastic fantastic for dolls?

>>8067293
That's a tough question since results are subjective. Also, I have the 28mm 1.8, 28mm 2.8 and the 50mm 1.4 but not the 50mm 1.8 so I can speak for being familiar with the exact focal lengths but not the exact experience.

This is going to sound counter intuitive but I think the wider 28mm is better suited for doll photography and here's why:

1. Wide angle also means wider depth of field - even wide open you get more of the subject in focus
2. You can get almost twice as close to a small subject with a wider lens
3. On most camera bodes which have a 1.6x crop factor, the field of view is almost like 50mm
4. You can do scenic shots like Azure_toy_box
These photos were all taken with a 28mm lens:
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>>8039192

However the plastic fantastic (50mm 1.8 I assume) is not without its merits

1. You can do headshots
2. You can shoot in lower light
3. Superior background blur and bokeh when shot wide open
4. the tight field of view is well suited for portrait-style photos
for example:
>>8052090
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>>8037829

Fortunately both are relatively inexpensive, so why not get both?

Also take a look at the 50mm 2.5 compact macro if you're interested in getting close like in these shots
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>>8067062

She's so pretty. I don't think I like the rooted hair though.

In other news, I found out today that my DD03 will be going on a DDII body. I had asked for an Obitsu 50cm for christmas, but since DD2 is cheaper, that's what I'm getting.

and a laptop.

so I can't really complain.

>>8067626
Thanks for the long write up.
I tried out 2 macro lenses and I believe the true 1:1 from the EF-S 60mm 2.8 USM makes more sense

>>8067656
oops, I meant the 50mm 2.5 and the efs 60mm 2.8

>>8067293
You should get a fantastic plastic anyway. It's great.

You can always look in to adapters for older manual lenses on your DSLR body as well, if autofocus isn't important. Going that route is really cheap.

>>8067672
What he said, it's only a hundred bucks, which is less than an Azone or a Volks outfit before conversion rate and EMS.

Not to mention, doll or not it's a great lens to have overall.

bumb

up you go again

Spend less on cameras, spend more on dolls

>>8072186

I dont have anything new, so enjoy a repost

>>8072186
>Spend less on cameras
I did, and this is all I got.

Kotori is watching you masturbate

>>8072186
>Spend less on cameras
I did, and this is all I got.

Kotori is watching you masturbate

Oh, and this lousy t-shirt.

>>8070598

Wow she looks so nice.

>>8073890

What kind of doll is she, by the way?

>>8073906
one of the most expensive kind on the gray market.

Volks Dollfie Dream Sasara

>>8073911
>Volks Dollfie Dream Sasara

Wow.

How expensive are we talking here? I'm new to dolls so I have no idea.

>>8073997
eBay has an auction for $3,600, so probably around that.

>>8073997 How expensive are we talking here?
Looking at the past three months of YJ auctions for her, between 251,000 and 350,000 yen.

I had the opportunity to go for her when VOLKS put her up for lottery but never entered. Kinda regret that now.

>>8074023

Wow, are there any guides or introductions for new people like me that are just now getting into dolls? You guys seem to know alot.

Also, what lottery?

>>8074029
Several times a year when they release a new doll they sell via lottery system.

Volks is not a retail supplier with mass-produced product and their demand exceeds their supply capability.

With the exception of the inner frames and common body parts, a significant amount of their product are hand-made (clothes, accessories) and manufactured in short runs (heads) to match the available hand-made supply.

However, this fall Volks has done something new. Saber 2nd Alter and Extra (their 4th and 5th variants) were offered on open preorder which resulted with such an overwhelming demand that within a week a second ship date for the middle of next year needed to be announced to accomodate the additional demand.

tl;dr apply when they're released and if you win, you pay. The lotto system curbs demand and fosters long term interest.

I once saw some pictures of Kagamine Rin/Len dollfies. They weren't the "official" DAL ones, they were custom dollfies. Anyone got those pictures?

>>8074356
Don't forget that the Sabers aren't the only web orders though.

>>8073997
Rumor is that Sasara and Tamaki will be re-released in the upcoming Dollpa. Not confirmed by a credible source so take it with a grain of salt.

Those two are highly sought after since they look really good. I already have one so a re-release doesn't benefit me really.

>>8075894
>Don't forget that the Sabers aren't the only web orders though.

true that, in addition to lotto, some were just put up in the web store after being announced. This is the first time they've done preorder though.

You dirty doll.

>>8078166
D'awww

>>8081974
This is a good one, looks like a portrait.

>shhhh

Side ponytail a la Force

>>8090337
That is arousing.

>>8090360
This is creepy.

>>8091857
Go run something through Goggle translate, fag.