DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register
 

DPChallenge Forums >> Tips, Tricks, and Q&A >> Depth Of Field with the A510
Pages:  
Showing posts 1 - 8 of 8, (reverse)
AuthorThread
03/01/2006 12:45:56 PM · #1
Hello,
How can i accomplish a real good Depth Of Field effect with the canon A510?
tips? tricks? ;-)
thanks
03/01/2006 06:10:06 PM · #2
Well, you'd have to shoot wide open at the long end of the zoom, and try to maximise the subject-background distance.

I was able to get pretty shallow DOF with my G5, but with my SD400 it's not so easy (small, slow lens)
03/01/2006 06:15:53 PM · #3
Use the Aperture Priority (Av) mode and set it for 2.8, or lower if it goes lower (in number). I don't think it does though. My A70 only goes to 2.8. Or use M mode and do the same things except you will have to manually set the shutter speed as well.
03/01/2006 06:48:44 PM · #4
Canon A70 AV mode 2.8
Not a good pic but good example for your question.
Cheers

03/02/2006 05:41:00 AM · #5
Originally posted by MadMan2k:

Well, you'd have to shoot wide open at the long end of the zoom, and try to maximise the subject-background distance.

I was able to get pretty shallow DOF with my G5, but with my SD400 it's not so easy (small, slow lens)


at the end of the zoom?
but what if i want to zoom on a subject that is at the middle? like in Tiberius's example?
thanks
03/02/2006 02:17:25 PM · #6
Originally posted by koko:


but what if i want to zoom on a subject that is at the middle? like in Tiberius's example?
thanks

Manual focus and many, many tries (I think I took around 30 shots to get this one)

Message edited by author 2006-03-02 14:18:57.
03/02/2006 02:23:18 PM · #7
Originally posted by koko:


at the end of the zoom?
but what if i want to zoom on a subject that is at the middle? like in Tiberius's example?

That example isn't an issue of zoom, but of focus. What are you doing is FOCUSING on the middle coin, regardless of what your zoom is at.
03/02/2006 02:25:25 PM · #8
Originally posted by Beetle:

Originally posted by koko:


at the end of the zoom?
but what if i want to zoom on a subject that is at the middle? like in Tiberius's example?

That example isn't an issue of zoom, but of focus. What are you doing is FOCUSING on the middle coin, regardless of what your zoom is at.


Right!
Pages:  
Current Server Time: 04/25/2024 04:22:55 AM

Please log in or register to post to the forums.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Prints! - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2024 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 04/25/2024 04:22:55 AM EDT.