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Macro help please
A simple close up lens or extension tubes might well do the trick. Lowrer cost options will be manual focus macro lenses from eBay. A screw thread Pentax one went quite cheaply recently, but to be honest most macro lenses should give good results for your project.
Posted by johnriley on 08/06/2009 - 13:42
Macro help please
I am currently doing a digital photo. course and have nominated macro as my next subject to produce a portfolio from. I use a K20, which I am very happy with, usually use it it in "manual" and am looking for advice on what lens would be best suited for my macro task and where are the best prices for...
Posted by sanderscapes on 08/06/2009 - 16:03
Which autofocus are you using?
For skiing I would use manual focus. Prefocus on a spot then wait for the skier to arrive there. As much as anything it forces you to compose the picture in your head, rather than machine-gunning and hoping.
Posted by greynolds999 on 09/06/2009 - 09:53
Which autofocus are you using?
I tried to use continuous focus and continuous shooting, it worked pretty well but I think in some bad pictures the problem was in the old Sigma 70-300 APO lens.
Posted by Ohawa on 09/06/2009 - 09:55
Which autofocus are you using?
Mine tends to be used in the manual selection mode. I have my AF set to trigger via the AF button only (not on half-press of the shutter) so I compose in the viewfinder, use my thumb to select the appropriate AF point and then press the AF button. Works well for me anyway! :) I don't do skiing or...
Posted by hefty1 on 09/06/2009 - 09:55
Which autofocus are you using?
I tried to use continuous focus and continuous shooting, it worked pretty well but I think in some bad pictures the problem was in the old Sigma 70-300 APO lens. You can get good results this way but it's pretty hit and miss. The great thing about the prefocus/manual focus technique is it's an easy...
Posted by greynolds999 on 09/06/2009 - 10:05
Which autofocus are you using?
A habit from my film camera days (I still use the MZ5n) I use centre, half press shutter to lock on what I want in focus and then recompose. If I am using predictive focusing (guessing where a moving object will be) I focus on that point and then recompose and wait for the object to come into view....
Posted by beakynet on 09/06/2009 - 12:18
Which autofocus are you using?
Okay I will probably try the pre-focus and then burst shoot anyway because you never know. And it is very difficult to predict bird's movements - but I guess some experience will help here, too! Manual selection is quite slow if taking action photos of kids and people. Then I try to focus manuall...
Posted by Ohawa on 09/06/2009 - 14:12
Which autofocus are you using?
Centre spot with lock on half press of shutter release. Any difficult subjects and macro - manual focus.
Posted by johnriley on 09/06/2009 - 16:04
Which autofocus are you using?
Does centre AF point lock the exposure too ? If so do you find sometimes that when you use the centre and lock the focus and then recompose it nafs the metering up as its metered for that point and not what the new recomposed shot is? Matt
Posted by Cloudhunter on 09/06/2009 - 16:15
Which autofocus are you using?
My is set on select but is in the center 90% of the time, when doing portrait mostly i shift it up one notch so that it focus on the eyes. And I only use the AF button, not half press release.
Posted by Anvh on 09/06/2009 - 18:40
Which autofocus are you using?
When focusing on the eyes do you focus on the top of the nose or one eye?
Posted by Cloudhunter on 09/06/2009 - 18:42
Which autofocus are you using?
It depends how the shot frames but mostly it's on the top of the nose yes. not truly perfect though but close enough if the dof is not too shallow. If I've the time though, i only use the AF to move the focus close and then focus manual. My current most photograph subject is my little cousin of alm...
Posted by Anvh on 09/06/2009 - 18:49
Which autofocus are you using?
Thinking about it I suppose that when focusing in the centre and then re-composing, it makes sense to use centre focus, rather than letting the camera decide. Maybe that's where I've been going wrong :oops:
Posted by nilescrane on 09/06/2009 - 20:28
Which autofocus are you using?
Be careful with re-composing, you are change the angle how you view the subject so if you move up to get a focus and then down, then that point in the center might be infront of the focus. Not that it is bad just be careful when shooting with shallow DOF
Posted by Anvh on 09/06/2009 - 21:24
K10D and kit lens, some photos from 20 miles up.
It's a quality lens .I do hope they got it back though:oops::lol:
Posted by sanderscapes on 10/06/2009 - 06:21
K10D and kit lens, some photos from 20 miles up.
They got everything back, and the camera went for another flight with a different lens.
Posted by pentaxian450 on 10/06/2009 - 12:38
Backup Raw or Jpegs?
Hello I'm a neewbie to the forum and actually a neewbie to Digital SLR's. I have a K10D with kit lens and have had it a year and am learning about all it;s functionality and creative options it offers. I've recently decided to shoot Raw and have Elements 7 for processing. However my PC is j...
Posted by theoriginalno7 on 10/06/2009 - 13:48
Backup Raw or Jpegs?
If I were you I would get an external hard drive and keep your photo's on there. Personally I keep all my RAW images as they are most important to me. If I do anywork to them then I save it as a PSD and save that to. I don't convert them to a jpeg unless I need to show them for a job. Other p...
Posted by paullucas on 10/06/2009 - 14:00
Backup Raw or Jpegs?
Totally agree with hefty1!! Best to keep the file that is lossless. You can go back to it time after time without causing quality loss. What i would do is invest in 100 blank dvdrw and back them up to that like i do. I have about 8 totally filled now. Each disk is 4.7gb so you will have lots of ...
Posted by Cloudhunter on 10/06/2009 - 14:01
