FIRST!!!

So... anybody got tips for catching bugs for macro...

daylight or night?

the bugs keep running away from me.. even the spider run to other side of leaf

lehtung & ieR : Thanks ... Guess true macro would not scare the bug much because of Minimum Focus Distance is longer than beercan + raynox

Albnok : But how to educate the viewers who more interested with eye candy things? (educate me too )

Just like when look at the gallery pictures... sometime by looking at the pictures alone and the title only cant give me any idea whats the picture is all about (some of it) unless there's some info provided about the situation..
Like example the picture of a "low cast girl playing piano in a special school".. without the text I doubt people will understand the situation at all and just assume it is just a picture of a girl playing piano..

And also the picture of a man and woman eating but the shadow shows like they are pointing weapon to their head like want to commit suicide.. are the pictures heavily PPed?

A lot of question and confusion came in my mind when I look at those pictures..

I really need to understand more about these world of photography

about wedding photog .. I still remember one of my friends who criticized it because of its "fakeness"
since the couple are instructed to do this and that kinda of posing and action which sometime will not ever happen
for candid shoot... just as he hate model shooting
But I guess...when it comes to business.. people just following what their customer want..

Lets just say that everyone has their own beginning
Newbie with new camera for sure will shoot like no tomorrow and post it for better improvement and comment
maybe some of them might start getting bored and stop after certain period ... Or just keep shooting without learning anything


Currently I`m not impress with my shot (mostly) and stuck on how to improve .. (really mood swing with these hobby) Maybe I just don't know what to shoot...(or maybe I`m just too sleepy and cannot think properly at 3.35 am.. )

This post has been edited by Ksano: Feb 15 2010, 03:35 AM

I think ISO and Aperture DO play important part to produce these kinda of picture..

I dont remember much.. but I still remember 6-10 version before these... some one post a youtube link about flash and ISO aperture effect...

bigger aperture (f2.8) will mostly allow you to take get the backround well exposed to while smaller well lead to darker background...

and yeah ISO also effects the exposure of background I guess.. lower iso tend to darken the background...

since we play with flash... I guess we can't control shutter speed very much... so ISO and aperture is the key

Correct me if I`m wrong

if dont have the remote... I guess your only time limit is 30 sec hahaha....
but if with remote... can make it to BULB mode I think...

not sure if there is a method of bulb mode where press once to open the shutter and press again to stop lol (only remote for a700/850/900 has it I think)

just set timer 10 sec so that at least you can prepare to stand infront of the camera for light painting..

Daaannngg... playing long shutter and fireworks is cool!!! wayyy more fun then just a torch light hehehe...
looks like time to play with light trails again... its been a while....

This post has been edited by Ksano: Feb 16 2010, 12:57 PM

well even with flash on.. I guess there's a limit for how fast the shutter can go with the flash...

so if the subject move to fast (what the hell is that thing? ) it wont freeze the moment..

I thought it was.. about 1/300 ... not sure... the camera is not within my reach

cover the lights so that the camera didnt see lerr.. or switch off...

what I did 2 years ago with a200 when got it

You use Sony Ericson phone also?

but how come the model didn't get any "lights" expose by the light trails? photochop?

Full frame camera can like a850 and a900 can use it... but it will change to crop mode...
so if you buy 50mm1.4 and 1.8.. you`ll see big different when use it on full frame camera

1.4 will become wider than 1.8 (I assume)

arghhh cjlai really poisoned me with Fish eye...
do you still has stock?
probably gonna buy next month

eh how to set mirror lock up? forgot where my manual gone already...

is it set 2sec counter?

Dude! thats wass soooo dirty!
is that a bottle of shampoo in there?
likes the color though... but I too noob to interpret a picture.

Isnt it like only difference in shutter speed?

urghh... fish eye or sp90?
or is there UW A lens below 1.5k?
decision2

if the trrr is too strong than what it used to be... something IS WRONG....

better go check with sony service center.... or check trough your viewfinder... is your SSS signal (the one with oldshcool handphone like signal is ok or not... or is it at maximum always..)

if it is.... it means your camera has some part broken... thats for sure

to shoot moon... its better to play with manual mode...

or just use aperture or shutter... just make sure to ev meter is negative like -1 or more..
if ev = 0 ... it`ll be like the no1 picture

make sure shutter faster than the focal length to avoid shaky picture as possible...

like me.. I just use M mode Shutter speed set to 1/200 and then play with apature until it give ev near to -1

also use spot metering...

and just set ISO 200 or lower... since the moon is bright enough

This post has been edited by Ksano: Feb 28 2010, 10:56 PM

if you buy pro FF camera... like I just check nikon at bts yesterday...

there is no such as macro mode.. panorama..scenery.. or sport on the dial at the top of the camera
which is why the option at the dial or only 4-5 only LOL...

those setting only effect in term of color , sharpness or contrast...

for macro purpose... its the glass aka lens that play important role

or FOVER9000

subject too far

any1 know how to disable strobe mode?
mind just become always strobe mode
even while in manual setting... full blast 1/1
or multi setting set full blast or 1/2

press test.... trrreeeettttt (bling2 nonstop)

well... let say like this...
plug in the battery... switch on the flash... press test button... and the bulb flash in strobe mode.. aka multi flash fired in high frequency...
actually even without holding the fn button for 4 sec we can set it to strobe mode by select the multi mode.. the bottom most right one (other than TTL and manual mode)
set free as high as possible and how many time you want it to blink... (but higher level will make it faster to stop firing because insufficient power)

even if I set to full power 1/1 .. when I press the test button.. It still flash in burst mode..

Problem solved hehe
now I understand... fn for 4 sec... and the option testm test1 test 3 is the setting for test button...
testm = the test button will become strobe... test1 = fire once... test 3 = fire 3 times...



This post has been edited by Ksano: Mar 2 2010, 01:43 AM