Jan 16 2019, 03:02 PM
QUOTE(wong93 @ Jan 10 2019, 08:06 PM)
1) How does one select a camera? Like Sony alone releases so many different full frame cameras, how does one decide which is suitable?
a) What are the main key points people look at when picking one from a same series? e.g Sony Full Frame series
b) What are the main feature that have people pick over different brands? Sony, Canon, Nikon
a) They are key differences in the Sony full frame series targeted for different types of photography.a) What are the main key points people look at when picking one from a same series? e.g Sony Full Frame series
b) What are the main feature that have people pick over different brands? Sony, Canon, Nikon
A7R series = high megapixel, great for landscapes
A7S series = superior low light capability, and great for videos
A9 series = 20 fps shooting, great for sports
A7 series = cheapest
b) Canon and Nikon has a fantastic DSLR lineup, lenses, and accessory and you can easily find 2nd hand items for cheap. Sony mirrorless system is relatively new but growing well. I can't really recommend Canon or Nikon mirrorless for now (nothing special for me) unless you already have a ton of their lenses. I find Fuji the most unique with their controls though but lenses are expensive
QUOTE(wong93 @ Jan 10 2019, 08:06 PM)
2) I was using Samsung S8 to take pictures all the time before I got my first camera Sony A5100.
I understand that S8 pictures are more saturated than A5100 due to nature of Samsung software, and I can edit RAW pics of A5100 later on for same color as S8, but one thing that I don't understand is:
- Why is it that when shooting on extremely bright day, S8 is able to balance out the foreground and background, showing blue sky as intended and able to see subject clearly the same time, but when using A5100, no matter what settings I set, faster shutter speed(even at max 1/4000), aperture over 5.6+ or even maximum, ISO 100, it still will be either a blown up background if I focus on subject (white sky instead of blue) or if I focus on background, blown up subject (totally black) and good background.
I tried to lower the exposure, but that will just make the whole thing darker instead of specific spot.
How should I go about this?
Thanks!
Smartphone cameras have really good software to deal with this kind of stuff. You can achieve the same result with your A5100 but it'll take extra steps. Easiest one is to use a bracketing method to take 3 photos (underexpose, normal expose, overexpose) and the camera will merge into one.I understand that S8 pictures are more saturated than A5100 due to nature of Samsung software, and I can edit RAW pics of A5100 later on for same color as S8, but one thing that I don't understand is:
- Why is it that when shooting on extremely bright day, S8 is able to balance out the foreground and background, showing blue sky as intended and able to see subject clearly the same time, but when using A5100, no matter what settings I set, faster shutter speed(even at max 1/4000), aperture over 5.6+ or even maximum, ISO 100, it still will be either a blown up background if I focus on subject (white sky instead of blue) or if I focus on background, blown up subject (totally black) and good background.
I tried to lower the exposure, but that will just make the whole thing darker instead of specific spot.
How should I go about this?
Thanks!
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