HALF DECENT means Cannon, DECENT means NikonIt is surprising how many people are into photography as was illustrated by a PM a few of us had recently.
Me- I purposely resisted photography on the grounds of too many other interests and cost, but finally succumbed a year ago and bought some half decent kit.
What are your experiences? Any advice. Any good pictures. At the moment I am particularly interested in wide angle and macro for products.
spec
HALF DECENT means Cannon, DECENT means Nikon
Hy Ian,I used to sport an Olympus 10... But alas the camera operator wasn't anywhere near half decent... My wife took better photo's on her £40 camera.... You either got it or you haven't....
WOWHi spec, had a camera from an early age , (pin hole ... a cardboard canon as per Blue Peter in the late 1950's ) still at it.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pic-man/ LG, Its not the camera that takes the picture ...
Hy Grand,Hi spec, had a camera from an early age , (pin hole ... a cardboard canon as per Blue Peter in the late 1950's ) still at it.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pic-man/ LG, Its not the camera that takes the picture ...
Did you get any good shots and how did you manage not to expose the film before taking the shot?
Exactly.... Nothing like watching the image emerging on a 10x8 floating in the developer...
Apparently its called the rule of thirds. Or so I am toldHy Ian,
It is true that some people are naturals in many fields, not just photography, but you can normally become pretty good by learning a few basics. For example, my mug shots always looked like a refection from a hall of mirrors- big nose and pointy head- until I read that you do not use a short lens but as long a lens as possible for portraits-100mm being typical. The reason is quite simple- perspective. There are a few basic rules like that that can improve pictures tremendously. The fundamental one is the nine thirds rule (not sure that is the right name) for picture composition. And for lighting, which is probably the most important area, there are a set of simple rules too.
If you have a high resolution camera (6 Mpix up say) with a half decent lens, you can use the scatter gun approach to shooting: take N shots of a scene and then post process in an image editor like Photoshop- cropping being the first operation. Of course, this is anathema to proper photographers.
I have even assembled a picture from parts of the pictures taken of a particular scene. In one case a couple on a settee in pub. They just would not sit still so I had to do him from one pic and her from another- you couldn't see the join either.
You can also do false focus post image processing which can make an average lens look much better.
As you can tell, I'm no artist- more technician
spec
Ditto, granddad.
Built a pin-hole in Cub Scouts (1956-ish?). I was amazed it worked. Didn't do any of the developing (Den Mother did that for us).
No other camera work until 1965(?) when I saw "Blowup", a British cult film about a pro photog. Instantly hooked on the whole concept. Bought a Pentax
Took thousands of pix with it. Did all the developing (negative to paper).
When the digitals came out I was utterly derisive since I didn't see how they could ever have the resolution of film (wrong) or replicate the finger rub "push" while developing (hello? Photoshop!). To be sure, sort of miss the old way, slow as it was, since it took a level of experience and expertise no longer needed...
That's right. before and after I bought my kit, I researched photography and knew quite a few rules of thumb but, having not taken a shot for six months, have forgotten it all.Apparently its called the rule of thirds. Or so I am told
Like meeting people, Like spending money- Photography is the answer
At least Canon use wire and not string.
That would seem to apply to all of my hobbies. Maybe I should take up bird watching? Get a book and cheap binoculars and that should do it.
Ron
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