This was taken with my DSLR with a macro lens it is uncropped. Though to see really good macro work look HERE
Fly on Sedum by alf.branch, on Flickr
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This was taken with my DSLR with a macro lens it is uncropped. Though to see really good macro work look HERE
Fly on Sedum by alf.branch, on Flickr
You need to host shots on Flickr or photobucket etc to get them larger. Quite a nice shot that.
There are already a few kickstarter projects now which enables you to take a film slr and embed a digital sensor ... so you can still use all your old lenses etc.
Check out www.indiegogo.com/projects/digipod for just one example.
Check out www.indiegogo.com/projects/digipod for just one example.
You can still get film stuff but it's like hens teeth these days
The place where i get all my gear from still does a nice selection of Ilford film
http://www.dalephotographic.co.uk/m...ne/_142508/1/Ilford%2035mm%20and%20120%20Film
Film is not that hard to find really even pound shop do it in the UK.
I bought another film camera last week I have 4 now
I got this one from my Mam.
Camera and light meter 3 by alf.branch, on Flickr
I bought this earlier this year
2 Oly 35 SP & XZ-1 by alf.branch, on Flickr
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Pictures like this amaze me.
How is it done, some super expensive filters? Digital tweaking?
Either way it looks excellent.
Sent from my Kindle Fire HD. Regards, Ben.
Apologies for the newbie question but I've not taken many pictures in my time and the few I have taken have always been on a phone :/
I've been looking at getting into basic photography for a while now but have no idea on the technical side of things.
I wa thinking of getting the following.. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006Q8VAR2/ref=pe_113691_41743511_pe_epc__1p_0_ti
I have a budget of £100 and was thinking of getting a used one of those after Christmas.
Is it worth it at all? Or should I wait it out and look for something else?
Many thanks if any of you guys can offer advice!
Sent from my Kindle Fire HD. Regards, Ben.
I've been looking at getting into basic photography for a while now but have no idea on the technical side of things.
I wa thinking of getting the following.. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006Q8VAR2/ref=pe_113691_41743511_pe_epc__1p_0_ti
I have a budget of £100 and was thinking of getting a used one of those after Christmas.
Is it worth it at all? Or should I wait it out and look for something else?
Many thanks if any of you guys can offer advice!
Sent from my Kindle Fire HD. Regards, Ben.
That's such a hard Q to try to answer. There is no 'right' camera. Partly it depends on what you want it for - if you're taking landscapes, then a huge zoom like that is unnecessary, you want wide angle. If you want to do portraits, you need a wide aperture lens to limit the depth of field. Etc etc etc. You've got a low budget, and whilst that camera offers a lot of features, it must come at the cost of performance in some area.
My own inclination would be to carry on practising your composition with the camera phone for now - maybe get a copy of PS Elements and learn to edit, there's tons of free info online on how to do it. Get a library book out on editing your digital images.
Then when you're more sure of what sort of photography you want to concentrate on, get an older DSLR and a couple of suitable, basic fixed focal length lenses.
My own inclination would be to carry on practising your composition with the camera phone for now - maybe get a copy of PS Elements and learn to edit, there's tons of free info online on how to do it. Get a library book out on editing your digital images.
Then when you're more sure of what sort of photography you want to concentrate on, get an older DSLR and a couple of suitable, basic fixed focal length lenses.
Ben
I would say go for it with the little Fuji it will not have the image quality of a camera with a larger sensor but with a low budget its a great way to start and it will be much better than your phone whatever it is. Taking pictures and learning what you like is the important thing when you set out.
After a while look at what you are shooting the most and which area of the zoom range you are using to work out the next step. You never feel the need for a different style of camera many do not. A DSLR is not for everyone. The other thing buying this will do is help you decide if you can be bothered carrying a camera or just stick with the phone.
I took this shot on my Olympus XZ-1 compact camera
Looking along Derwent water by alf.branch, on Flickr
A DSLR is not absolutely necessary but understanding how to use what you have got is.
I would say go for it with the little Fuji it will not have the image quality of a camera with a larger sensor but with a low budget its a great way to start and it will be much better than your phone whatever it is. Taking pictures and learning what you like is the important thing when you set out.
After a while look at what you are shooting the most and which area of the zoom range you are using to work out the next step. You never feel the need for a different style of camera many do not. A DSLR is not for everyone. The other thing buying this will do is help you decide if you can be bothered carrying a camera or just stick with the phone.
I took this shot on my Olympus XZ-1 compact camera
Looking along Derwent water by alf.branch, on Flickr
A DSLR is not absolutely necessary but understanding how to use what you have got is.
Many thanks for the advice guys,
To be honest that's that's a very impressive picture, and just the sort I wish to take so it looks like the Fuji would be ideal.
You're taking the time to reply is much appreciated.
Cheers,
Sent from my Kindle Fire HD. Regards, Ben.
To be honest that's that's a very impressive picture, and just the sort I wish to take so it looks like the Fuji would be ideal.
You're taking the time to reply is much appreciated.
Cheers,
Sent from my Kindle Fire HD. Regards, Ben.
I agree. They do however come into their own once someone has decided 'I want to do landscapes' or 'close-up nature photography for me' as they enable you to kit up for a specific role rather than try to cover everything which obviously the compact/bridge cameras do.
If someone's going the compact/bridge route then I suggest they look out for the following features:
As large a lens aperture as possible to give greater control of depth of field
Ability to use external flash, not just the built-in one
Shoots in RAW as well as JPEG
That should give someone more chance to be a bit creative with the equipment. However, it's still composition and imagination, rather than equipment, that makes the difference between a good and bad photograph.
I've seen some corking images taken on phone/compact/bridge cameras, and some pretty dreadful ones taken on £5k DSLRs. Like shooting, 'the nut at the back' is the most important part of the equipment.
I agree
Also with the rest of what you said.
My compact was chosen on the lines of you suggestion but then I did have a DSLR already and the flash I have for it works with it as well as my cable release.
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Many thanks for the advice guys,
To be honest that's that's a very impressive picture, and just the sort I wish to take so it looks like the Fuji would be ideal.
You're taking the time to reply is much appreciated.
Cheers,
Sent from my Kindle Fire HD. Regards, Ben.
Ben I am not sure how the Fuji bridge cameras would cope with that shot as the shutter speeds are rather limited and that was a 60 second exposure.
The Fuji bridge cameras are a compromise as all cameras are
HERE is a review of the Fuji
Thanks gr8 the advice guys,
There's a lot for me to look through there. I'll do a bit of investigating and see which suits my need best.
I have until January either way so I've got more than enough time to brush up on what's what.
Sent from my Kindle Fire HD. Regards, Ben.
There's a lot for me to look through there. I'll do a bit of investigating and see which suits my need best.
I have until January either way so I've got more than enough time to brush up on what's what.
Sent from my Kindle Fire HD. Regards, Ben.
All I would say is that given your tight budget, if you haven't found something you're really happy with by Jan, then keep the money in the bank and carry on with what you have until you ARE sure.
By the way, if you use a PC rather than a Mac, I'm sure I've got an unused copy of Photoshop Elements 8 somewhere that you'd be welcome to. It's a couple of releases back but still a good bit of gear, no real resale value and it came free with some thing or another I bought, you'd be welcome to it. Maybe stick a couple of quid in the Blue Cross, PDSA or BLESMA tin when you have it spare.
You'd be astonished the difference a bit of twiddling with curves etc can do for your images.
By the way, if you use a PC rather than a Mac, I'm sure I've got an unused copy of Photoshop Elements 8 somewhere that you'd be welcome to. It's a couple of releases back but still a good bit of gear, no real resale value and it came free with some thing or another I bought, you'd be welcome to it. Maybe stick a couple of quid in the Blue Cross, PDSA or BLESMA tin when you have it spare.
You'd be astonished the difference a bit of twiddling with curves etc can do for your images.
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It's more likely to happen with a complete new camera system with an interchangeable back.
The sensors will need supporting processors and DACs I guess.
It could end up something like the changeable backs on medium format cameras.
The sensors will need supporting processors and DACs I guess.
It could end up something like the changeable backs on medium format cameras.
That reminded me of the 'Nikon Sports Back' - thank heavens for 1000x CF cards. I can get nostalgic with the best of them, but I'd never go back.
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