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02/15/2004 02:17:51 PM · #1 |
...a new Canon 10d! Woohoo! I ordered it on Tuesday and was told it was on backorder; with no ETA. Argh. Talk about frustrating! Anyway, I received a wonderful call at work on Friday (the 13th...who said it's an unlucky day??) saying it was in. I've been playing around with it for the last few days, taking mostly pictures of family and pets. It's been too cold to go outside - I'm afraid of condensation.
So, my question is, by using Av, can I change the DOF? I mean, I've been playing around with it, choosing low f-stops and high f-stops and I'm not noticing a change in the background/dof. Does that have to be done in Manual mode only? I'm very new to these settings and so I don't feel comfortable using manual alone. I have played with manual but the pictures have been horrible to say the least! ;-)
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Jen
* Maybe I'll finally enter some contests! *
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02/15/2004 02:22:13 PM · #2 |
| Yes... by using the Av mode you can change the DOF. The lower the aperture, 2.8 for instance, the less that will be in focus. I'm not sure what your lowest aperture value can be... but set it there and then set it at 36 (this should be the highest setting). You should see a significant difference in the DOF. |
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02/15/2004 02:22:30 PM · #3 |
Congratulations, 10D sister! Wish I could help you out with your question, but unfortunately I haven't had time to play with mine enough to get smarter than it is. When I actually have time to use it, I nearly always use it on auto. One of the others on Team 10D will know.... Congrats again!!!
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02/15/2004 02:26:09 PM · #4 |
First, congrats on the 10D. Awesome camera.
Originally posted by ButterflySis:
So, my question is, by using Av, can I change the DOF? I mean, I've been playing around with it, choosing low f-stops and high f-stops and I'm not noticing a change in the background/dof. Does that have to be done in Manual mode only? |
When you say you aren't noticing a change in the background/DOF, do you mean as you are looking through the viewfinder? Or in actual pictures you've taken? Regardless of what "mode" you are in, the aperture will always play a role in the depth-of-field.
But if you talking about seeing the DOF changes as you look through the viewfinder, then you won't -- because you are always looking through the lens "wide open" (at the lens's smallest f-number / largest aperture) because that is what makes the viewfinder the brightest. You can "stop down" the lens to the selected aperture by pressing and holding the small Depth-of-Field preview button on the front of the camera. The viewfinder will dim, but the DOF will also change. |
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02/15/2004 05:43:57 PM · #5 |
Thanks for your replies and the congrats! It seems to be a great camera considering that I probably haven't figured out more than half of the features. :-) It should be a fun learning experience, though.
Linda, I totally understand. There's so much to learn. Best of luck with your new 10d!
Eddy and Russell, thanks so much. I tried again and you're right. It is working. The shots that I had tried earlier didn't show much difference in DOF although there was a minor difference now that I look closer. I tried another shot and it worked much better. Here are the results. As you can see in pictures 3 and 4, there isn't much difference in DOF. Is that because of the wider angle? The focus was on the glass. (Ignore the mess, please :-D) If I wanted to create a blurry background in an image like that would I have to use more manual settings?
Thanks again for your help. You guys are great!
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