The Camera Thread

[cmetzger]

Nikon D80 all the way

 

[CDM]

well this thread is very helpful , i got most of my questions answered but i got one more question am planing to get a D40 but am wondering about it in close up shooting (with its standard lenses ) and its shutter speed without using flash cause now i have a cybershot and its really sucks
i have to use flash to get a sharp pics
so , any1 ?

It's not about the camera, it's all about the amount of light. Yes, you can adjust shutter speed or aperture on a DSLR. However, Both parameters are dependent under fixed amount of light, which means one goes up the other goes down to acquire a well saturated exposure. Under tank light (ie, low light), you can probably get 1/60s (or even slower) of shutter speed with aperture at 4 or 5 and ISO1600. This shutter speed is close to enough for still fish, but is not enough for a cruising fish. Also, the wide open aperture has a side effect of very short depth of focus, the situation is even worse for close up shot. The point is add more light is the solution. And, flash light is not a bad option, the key is flash light from top is great, and flash light from front side of the tank is bad.

 

[Passionate 4 pikes]

Nikon Coolpix L100, can focus insanely close, in macro mode, and the flash the high resolution is great for 200 buck it is a great buy, for aquarium pictures it is awesome. Its only problem is the lack of manual options.
My best pictures are still on the camera.

 

[green_fox]

all my favorite pics are done with a canon digital rebel XT (3-4 year old camera)

 

[neoprodigy]

Nikon D3s this Friday!

 

[CDM]

Nikon D3s this Friday!

Congrats bro. That's a great upgrade.

 

[BlackShark11k]

You people and your crazy expensive cams.

I have the olympus E-420. Great cam, the only downside is the autofocus with takes forever to lock on some subjects.

Here's a few shots I've taken with it-

 

[haynchinook334]

Up'um

 

[Eoibio]

Panasonic lumix DMC-FZ28

10mp. 18x zoom.

I dont understand the settings on it :\ Im kinda a noob with cameras..

 

[misterfun]

I use a canon D50 15.1 MP but i need someone who can tell me good settings....
I have a Tamron AF 18-200 mm F/3.5-6.3 (if) MACRO lens

Here my best till now (i have it for a month now)

anyone with good tips ? i like to know how to get black background like "greenterra" have in his pics.