no offence but those are cause by macro shot, even normal compact also can do that

Thanks... Still trying to improve...

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Added on October 14, 2010, 3:02 pmNo offence taken... I'm not sure about that coz its the 1st time i owned a camera...

This post has been edited by littleprawn: Oct 14 2010, 03:02 PM

Haha like unker ian said, those are "fake bokeh" which can only be achieved when you're doing macro shots.

Try shooting your subject 2 metres away,see got blur background or not

Perhaps you should look at the real DSLR bokeh shots

Can bokeh.. just stick the camera right 10cm infront of the subject face and make sure there's nothing in the background for the next couple hundred meters.. sure bokeh bokeh wan

sifu sniper, with ur skill and s90 can u take bokeh pic???
teach me, teach me...

It's rule of optic... just need to understand what is dof.

You got background blur because you're very very near the focal point... read more here.

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials...th-of-field.htm

In short, let's say in the most advantageous scenario for a compact like LX5... shooting at f2.... widest focal length...shoot a lenglui at 1 meter away.

Everything ~85cm behind the lenglui.. whether its an aunty or uncle or ppl digging nose also will be sharp focus.

For a APS-C dslr.. under the same condition.. the dof will be around 33cm and a full frame kingkong camera.. it'll be narrower to 22cm.



This post has been edited by sniper on the roof: Oct 14 2010, 06:36 PM

I think LX5 best is to try n use 90mm for portrait since now it goes to 90 instead of 60mm like the old LX3. 90mm shud give just a touch of background softness. I wouldn't go as far as to call it bokeh shot though. Hehe

next time i try "fake bokeh" without macro...
dslr de bokeh i c many times in the gallery jor...
of coz dlsr own compact lor...
btw, u're a lx3 user rite?

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Added on October 14, 2010, 9:18 pmthanks sniper sifu for the tips and link...
will try and understand more...

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Added on October 14, 2010, 9:22 pmthanks uncle ian for the portrait tips...
lets juz called it "blur background" shot next time...

This post has been edited by littleprawn: Oct 14 2010, 09:22 PM

Shallow dof is nice lar but it gets old after a while especially when wanna get more things in focus w/o sacrificing shutter speed

Bokeh where can get old n boring 1? More is GOOD. What gets old is our wallet n bank account when we want more n more n more bokeh. By the time we reach f1.0 aperture our wallet is really old n near death oredi.

U want speed n everything sharp then use fast compact like LX5 or ur S90 lor.

TS! Count me in the 1st post! I just bought my new toy (white)! hhehehe

Bought from Funan Digital Mall, SG at $700... I think the price is a bit high, but i'm anxious to get it so just close one eye

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Added on October 14, 2010, 11:27 pmBtw, the shop gave me SanDisk Memory Card 8GB Class 4... I asked for Panasonic ones but the boss said the bundle memang doesn't come with Panasonic Memory Card

The shop is selling authentic Panasonic Leather Case for only $100, it's cheaper than buy online right?

This post has been edited by yinyum: Oct 14 2010, 11:28 PM

Gratz yinyum~~~
Welcome to the club...

Btw, what's your toy color?

It's white color I was struggling so hard in the shop consider to buy black or white. The boss kept saying Black color is nice, all the staff also choose Black, even my cousin also said Black is nice & looks retro... But I really wanna get White color, even though the color will become yellowish overtime..

For me i wouldn't spend on the casing that much, just get a generic leather casing would be sufficient like these ones

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...&hl=LX3+leather
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...&hl=LX3+leather
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...&hl=LX3+leather

Or better still, save up for a flashgun.Good for portraiture and night shots

Haha they wanna brainwash u izzit...
Think the color wont so easily turn yellow thou...

Dont 4get to spam some pics here using your toy...

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Added on October 14, 2010, 11:39 pmOnly the 3rd link got offer lx5 casing...
if the casing is the same size as lx3 then cant fit coz lx5 bigger...

This post has been edited by littleprawn: Oct 14 2010, 11:39 PM

Thanks for sharing these threads! Those are imitates right? The Lumix case given free is really ugly & so bulky

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Added on October 14, 2010, 11:41 pmI think the white color will really turn yellowish overtime.. But nvm lor, I alrdy bought And my cousin said by the time the camera turn yellowish, I'll be buying new camera alrdy...

This post has been edited by yinyum: Oct 14 2010, 11:41 PM

yes agree... maybe upgrade to DSLR dy...

Here are some pics I taken on the way back home just now.. Too excited with my new toy!




Can see Marina Bay Sands hotel? LOL


At Clarke Quay







Picture in Pin Hole mode (Like this effect so much!)

Sorry for the pic size, I just copied the image address from my FB

This post has been edited by yinyum: Oct 14 2010, 11:51 PM

Whoa!!! Love the 1st and 3rd pic...
Very nice night shot...
Btw, what mode u using to take the pic...?

Picture size is ok ... not like mine so big like giant...

I used P mode, for lazy ppl like me, don't need to adjust setting.