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Will
20-04-08, 12:48
havent had time to fully understand the camera yet and still playing.

1. If you customize your white balance does this stay on all settings or just the setting you do it on ?

2. and what lense do people find good for fish photos is it a macro , like youd use for coral photos, as im struggling to get far enough in on the subjects im photographing. :thumbsup:
Reef bloke
20-04-08, 12:56
1 Ill have to check later if its saved on the particular mode your in rather than all of them but i think its only saved per mode i.e av
2 the canon 100mm macro 2.8 usm,tamron 90mm macro or sigma 105mm macro should all do the job.I personally think the canon 60mm macro maybe too short but i havent used it.
Will
20-04-08, 12:59
cheers, yeah thinking the lense will be the next purchase once i have figured out 10% of the features lmao

here are a couple of point and snaps, happy so far as my fuji couldnt get a fridmani to save its life lmao
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b117/jimmyjayz/IMG_0076.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b117/jimmyjayz/IMG_0067.jpg




{didnt even clean the glass inside or out, so will try for some better shots later lmao}

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b117/jimmyjayz/IMG_0042_1.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b117/jimmyjayz/IMG_0041_1.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b117/jimmyjayz/IMG_0040_1.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b117/jimmyjayz/IMG_0032.jpg
and the dog photos could be crap as hell but look at that face lmao
Reef bloke
20-04-08, 19:12
Ha ha,what i face,you gotta love boxers.The fridami pictures arent bad at all for point and click snaps mate.
Darky
20-04-08, 19:49
If you really want to get some awesome detail & have deep pockets I cannot fault the Sigma 180mm Macro ex, its not cheap but allows you to shoot great detail at a safe distance so not to disturb the tank dwellers. Also i would use a Polariser filter so you cut out any un-wanted refections.

Cheers Jim
Will
20-04-08, 20:00
If you really want to get some awesome detail & have deep pockets I cannot fault the Sigma 180mm Macro ex, its not cheap but allows you to shoot great detail at a safe distance so not to disturb the tank dwellers. Also i would use a Polariser filter so you cut out any un-wanted refections.

Cheers Jim

my god thats a big lense, just been looking at it, may well have to give it a go :p :thumbsup:
Darky
20-04-08, 20:10
Well just to tempt you further .. as it would be rude not too here are a couple of pictures I took with a Canon 300d & the Sigma 180mm Macro, I now Shoot a Pentax K10d.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f196/Womble1973/seedhead2.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f196/Womble1973/deepinsideP1.jpg

Cheers jim
Will
20-04-08, 20:15
so the bigger the lense the further into the tank i can go with still keeping the quality.

this is a lot better than my old fuji lmao.

must admit i was under the impression all skill in photography had been lost with the digital age, but now im thinking its just moved on so much.
Will
20-04-08, 20:22
mmm its wasnt you selling one on ebay was it by any chance ?
Darky
20-04-08, 20:22
No I'm afriad I sold all my canon gear years ago, Its just a case of getting used to a whole new format, digital can look clinical if your not carefull, but the beauty of Macro work is you can take your time, even if y our shooting fast moving fish you can just posistion you camera in a tripod & set if to a fairly high shutter speed & away you go.

Go to www.pbase.com & search under 'Fish' or 'Marine' & there are bound to be some good pics to give inspration. remember you can be sneaky & just before you take your shot turn off all the pumps for a few seconds that way it minimises image reflection & distortion..

For a new shiny lense I would recommend www.warehouseexpress.com they do the sigma range of lense's and allow you to buy it only a finance option as well.

Cheers jim
jimblonduk
20-04-08, 20:52
Nice shots Wills, but I do notice a couple are slightly soft (out of crisp focus). It may be worth setting it to spot metering and focus on the eyes.

Gary :)
Will
20-04-08, 20:53
i was just following the fish around and snapping, i will give it some more time soon and see how it goes.
Will
20-04-08, 22:14
so next question.

i am guessing i should always choose a raw format for taking the pictures in ?
Stevie Lee
21-04-08, 17:51
If you take all your pics with Raw you can recover dark/bright photo very easily.
If your one who likes to play about with the photos afterwards then Raw is great. But if you dont then shooting in raw then just veiwing them on the pc then there is no real need.
Get used to the camera first if your taking good pictures then you might not need to play about with them.
It`s a path I started to go down using photoshop to correct mistakes that I made with the camera. Now I take my time and use the camera better and find I dont use photoshop as much.
Lightroom by Abode is good for viewing Raw images and you can tweak them easily and quickly.
It can be downloaded for a 30 day trail to play with.
HTH
Stevie
Frogfone
21-04-08, 18:43
Faststone handles canon raw and is shareware, But as Steve says it's better to get a good picture in the first place. I have a 4' x 3' print in my hall taken as a Jpeg. Don't get hung up on the tech side of it get a decent photography book and work through it, you will learn as you go and have a lot more fun doing it. don't focus to much on tank photography either as it can be hard work and can lead to frustration when you don't get good results, the kit lens is OK but not good for tank stuff as it's to slow. for a good cheap lens that works well for tank stuff get a 50mm F1.8 lens, there about £50. you will notice the difference immediately.

HTH

Roddy