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 04/24/2008 06:31:31 PM · #26
(((hugs))) sounds like a good excuse to go back to the zoo.
 04/24/2008 06:32:09 PM · #27
Originally posted by LanndonKane:
At 50mm, I can hand hold shutter speeds as low as 1/8th

Not to brag or anything... ;)


Try that on a first grade field trip.
 04/24/2008 07:01:19 PM · #28
Originally posted by emorgan49:
Originally posted by LanndonKane:
At 50mm, I can hand hold shutter speeds as low as 1/8th

Not to brag or anything... ;)


Try that on a first grade field trip.

Ho, ho, ho.
 04/24/2008 07:03:24 PM · #29
i was once told that the shutter speed should not be slower than the focal length... it doesn't always fit but it's close enough.

So if you're at 200mm, you'd need 1/200 to be in focus. Of course, you can be at 17mm and get 1/8 of a second easily enough, but it's defo something to consider.

And I never use the 'P' function on my 400d, i'm always in AV or manual.
 04/24/2008 07:05:13 PM · #30
Dang girl!! That sucketh!! I am sorry that happened to you!! Hug the kid for me and good luck repairing that... however, if you can't, have you ever considered a trip with just you and your daughter at a later date?? :)
 04/24/2008 07:25:37 PM · #31
I am going to do just that. It is funny, there are about 5 shots of the children that came out so so. they can be used (kinda)

so off to the zoo i go!
 04/24/2008 08:32:55 PM · #32
Originally posted by Tez:
i was once told that the shutter speed should not be slower than the focal length... it doesn't always fit but it's close enough.

So if you're at 200mm, you'd need 1/200 to be in focus. Of course, you can be at 17mm and get 1/8 of a second easily enough, but it's defo something to consider.


Don't forget to add the focal length multiplier; so if you're shooting an APS-C Canon, that's 1.6x ΓΆ€” If you mount a 200mm lens, that's the equivalent of 320mm, and you need 1/320 shutter speed for handheld, not 1/200...

R.
 04/24/2008 09:44:09 PM · #33
Originally posted by Tez:

And I never use the 'P' function on my 400d, i'm always in AV or manual.


P for Professional, A for amateur...
 04/24/2008 09:46:32 PM · #34
out of order Option
 04/24/2008 10:00:45 PM · #35
Originally posted by JulietNN:
out of order Option


whatever, you know its funny.
 04/24/2008 10:06:12 PM · #36
oh yah =\
 04/24/2008 10:53:58 PM · #37
I don't think it is all that uncommon to have a wrong setting on your camera. You have the iso, the priority setting, exposure compensation, flash compensation, focus selection, and it goes on and on. I try to make sure everything is the way I want it before I shoot, and I frequently have something not quite right. I find it helps to frequently check my shots close up, and look at the exposure info for the shot. You can usually tell if something is wrong. My camera sometimes accidently gets switched from program to something else, and I can often notice it when I check my shots and the exposure they were taken at.

Too bad about the shoot, but I think most of us have made that mistake.
04/24/2008 11:10:49 PM · #38
i did something somewhat similar at an airshow...i was purposely in tv (about 1/800) to catch some F-16's and i forgot that rotating the dial changes exp comp. Needless to say all of my photos were underexposed 2 stops...thank god for DPP...lol
 04/24/2008 11:30:03 PM · #39
The other day I was riding shotgun and going nuts taking photos around town. After about 40 shots I noticed my exposure meter was pegged into the + and all I was taking were white shots with a few shadowy areas. I am glad there wasn't anything exciting in that period of time but boy did I feel dumb.
 04/24/2008 11:31:27 PM · #40
i know a tripod is a no no at most of these places but what about a monopod, or else rest your camera on something post etc. i always try and shoot in aperture priority sorry abou your trip though.
 04/25/2008 12:28:20 AM · #41
You guys are like so cool, thank you so so much for making me feel better about a totally my screw up action.

Geesh, I feel like giving you all hugs heheh
 04/25/2008 09:41:26 AM · #42
Originally posted by JulietNN:
I am going to do just that. It is funny, there are about 5 shots of the children that came out so so. they can be used (kinda)

so off to the zoo i go!


Good for you!! Give her a P&S and have a photo date :) hehe
 04/25/2008 09:58:15 AM · #43
Just as a general tip. You should try to get into the habit of listening to the camera. When my wife started getting into photography, she would have the wrong settings as well and I could ALMOST always tell just by hearing the click. 1/13 of a second will sound slow.

Sorry about the lost shots ... bummer.
 04/25/2008 11:59:29 AM · #44
Another tip is to chimp. I often have a setting screwed up or more often have my lens on manual focus and not realize it. By looking at the LCD every now and then and zooming in of a photo I can see that it is OOF and then try to figure out why.

OK one more tip. It wouldn't help in your case but this has saved me on more than one occasion. Before every photo excursion I go to the menu on my Rebel XT and select "Reset all Camera Settings". This clears out all exposure compensation I might have had, resets the ISO to 100 and turns off any bracketing. I then back to a known state.
04/25/2008 12:20:28 PM · #45
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Don't forget to add the focal length multiplier; so if you're shooting an APS-C Canon, that's 1.6x ΓΆ€” If you mount a 200mm lens, that's the equivalent of 320mm, and you need 1/320 shutter speed for handheld, not 1/200...

Thanks, Bear. At the risk of sounding dumb, I'll ask... for the Nikon D300, the focal length multiplier is 1.5, that means my 50mm lens should have a minimum shutter speed of 1/75 (well, 1/80) when handheld, right? Especially for someone like me who does NOT have steady hands.
Does that also mean that if I have a wide-angle lens open to 18mm, I can get by with a 1/30 speed?

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