Wagonbacker9
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strait outa my 20d, from the bokeh, I'm assuming I shot this with the 50 1.8, not sure though:
Any photographers in here?
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I gotta ask but why are you shooting at F36?
those pics look soft for a macro lens and I am guessing its because of the slow shutter speeds
Wagonbacker9
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open up the apeture a lil bit and turn up the ISO... you'll get more DOF and not such a soft pic. either that or go for a longer exposure.
Wagonbacker9
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I don't like turning up the ISO either... tried it on my point n shoot and got nothing but grain... so I'm allergic to it now lol
are you talking about from the viewfinder or from the other pics the background was out of focus? If its the viewfinder did you use the dof button?
if you have not done so already checkout the book understanding exposure thats what I used when I first started, its very well written and it makes it very easy to understand
well worth the moneydont waste your time with using manual mode, start out using aperture mode, actually most of the people I know use that nearly all the time, I use it 95% of the time
dont be afraid of ISO, the way I look at it is that I would rather have a noisy picture than a blurry one
depth of field
when your looking through the viewfinder and your aperture is at F2.8 for instance and you can see that part of the pic is sharp but other parts are not, then you step down to F11 for instance but guess what the viewfinder displays the same thing
when you hit the dof button you can actually see the real picture, the viewfinder will go darker but you can see whats in focus or not
very key if your taking pics and want to know if you have crap in your background, I use it quite often with birds to see if I am getting branches in focus in the background
Wagonbacker9
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dont be afraid of ISO, the way I look at it is that I would rather have a noisy picture than a blurry one
if I don't have an absence of both, I wanna retake the pic.. if I was shooting action, absolutely..
should be on the lower left of the lens... it shows you the actual preview of what you're shooting by setting the aperture instead of having it wide open so you can see well.
ah, i know that button, i just didn't realize that's what it was doing. Didn't understand why the pic went so dark through the view finder! lol
Thanks for that tip too!! I get to shoot some stuff here for work today is why i was fooling around with it lastnight
Thanks for that tip too!! I get to shoot some stuff here for work today is why i was fooling around with it lastnight
if you open the aperture, you'd get a smaller DOF. the larger the aperture opening, the more light gets through, but the less is in focus.
wow my XTi has a DoF button and I've never known it. I have a question though... when I take a pic at f/1.8, the DoF in the picture is WAY smaller than the DoF through the viewfinder. Anyone know why this is? I hit the DoF button with the fstop set to 1.8 and nothing moved, so the preview is definitely at 1.8. I wonder if it has anything to do with the difference of the path of light either hitting the sensor or hitting a mirror, another mirror, a lens and then your eye...
Wagonbacker9
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larger numerically.... sorry, poor clarity on my part.
betting this is a 1.8 lens.... you should raise the fstop
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FlyinHawaiian
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Yeah revelation to me too dude. I just played with it on the 55-250, and it seems to work pretty well. Just hold the button while you change the aperture and you can see the difference...
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if you have not done so already checkout the book understanding exposure thats what I used when I first started, its very well written and it makes it very easy to understand
I second this. Find an ebook or the actual book.
But I don't really agree with shooting in anything but Manual mode first. It'll get the shooter a steeper learning curve but they'll be glad that they did it It's like forcing the habit. They'll be better off in the long run.
agreed. All I ever shoot is manual, and it forces me to think of exactly what I want to do with a photo while it's happening. The few times that I've shot in aperture priority or anything else, I have ended up with underexposed photos, which with an XTi is not a good thing. If you dont properly expose at ISO100 you can end up with noise. higher than that, and you've got an unusable photo unless you nail exposure.
shooting aperture or manual makes no difference for exposure, the same principles apply, either your setting it based on the camera meter or over / under because of bright / darks
if you start with manual you will be forced to figure it out or just get frustrated, either way most people are going to have a rough time
so imo your better off figuring out the basic concept of aperture first and then you will quickly learn exposure
but different people react differently, I just know that worked well for me
it depends what your shooting as well, if your in a controlled environment than yeah M will work ok, but if your out trying to get real pictures screwing around with buttons you barely understand will get old fast
if you have understanding exposure and follow along testing out the settings in the book I found that was very helpful
if you start with manual you will be forced to figure it out or just get frustrated, either way most people are going to have a rough time
so imo your better off figuring out the basic concept of aperture first and then you will quickly learn exposure
but different people react differently, I just know that worked well for me
it depends what your shooting as well, if your in a controlled environment than yeah M will work ok, but if your out trying to get real pictures screwing around with buttons you barely understand will get old fast
if you have understanding exposure and follow along testing out the settings in the book I found that was very helpful
