Been out practising with my new camera

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 1:47 pm

are you having trouble with night pics under sodium light?

you will want to change the white balance to get a true colour map if you are. other than that you'll just have to practice more.

some good effects can be had with a long exposure and a quick zoom-in at the end of the exposure, can create some nice light lines on the picture.

I have a D50 and I have to say the kit lens is surprisingly good for people shots and other indoors shooting. I also bought a 55-200D lens which is much heavier and good for zoom-in shots.

for more help you can visit www.kenrockwell.com

Dee-vub · Post by **Dee-vub** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:41 pm

Pip-polo, i'd be slightly nervous if a hound was givin me eyes like that

Pretty scary dog!

Gorgeous pics tho!

Dino - wish you were closer to hear so you could snap some pics like that for me!

cyhliu · Post by **cyhliu** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:34 pm

I have a D50 also and was pleased that I managed to get it before they replaced it with the D40! I've bought a couple of extra lenses but still think the one I got with the kit is the most versatile...its the 18-70mm.

pip_polo · Post by **pip_polo** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:36 pm

h aha my dogs cool.

you wish you had it

anyone got the same cam as me?
(sony alpha 100, 10Mp)

DanDiesel · Post by **DanDiesel** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 11:24 am

thats the exact one i wanna buy!!!!! and i've been putting it off and putting it off for like 4 months hoping there would be a price drop at work!

whats it like? i think (from looking at it) that getting the correct set up would be easier on the Sony than something like the Canons because there is a seperate dial that u twist to go to different settings, whereas with a Canon, u'd have to go thru the menus! i think that how they work?

pip_polo · Post by **pip_polo** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 5:55 pm

i only had a quick look at instructions, i prefere to just use it and get used to it.
i'm only 18 so i'm no expert but its excellent.

really good i like it.

DanDiesel · Post by **DanDiesel** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:21 pm

its good for me to have another users view on the camera, because up till now i've only had what has been written in mags etc!

garnier · Post by **garnier** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:35 pm

I've got this camera as well, the S5600 - it's fairly cheap but does some good work, def a good buy. For night shots a tripod is essential (or the roof of a mates car!).

My only gripe with it is the noise is pretty high at night, but it can be tweaked in photoshop to eliminate most of the noise - the shots Dino took look pretty clean, maybe he's tidied them up already?

Anyway, incase you want to have a go tidying up noisy shots, try using the noise filter, median. Apply it at 1, when the photo is a full size. If you apply it at a reduced size, it can strip out the detail too much.

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pip_polo · Post by **pip_polo** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:00 pm

what you mean by noise?

lost me there

Bryony84 · Post by **Bryony84** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:22 pm

Its known as digital noise, little speckly grainy bits at high ISO (light sensitivity) settings. Set your camera to iso 1600/2400 and zoom into the photo and you will almost certainly see it.

pip_polo · Post by **pip_polo** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 1:44 pm

that seens far to advanced for me just yet.

i want to take some pics at night and have to lights from the cars in lines.

so i'm going to practice that next lol

pip_polo · Post by **pip_polo** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 1:52 pm

that seens far to advanced for me just yet.

i want to take some pics at night and have to lights from the cars in lines.

so i'm going to practice that next lol

dino · Post by **dino** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 8:27 pm

Been out again taking FULL advantage of the sun and bank holiday!

Willen Lake, MK

Woburn Abbey, MK

Bow Brickhill, MK

And finally;

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:03 pm

Blimey your car's looking a bit tasty these days mate!!

dino · Post by **dino** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:28 am

Si_GTi wrote:Blimey your car's looking a bit tasty these days mate!!

Thanks dude