Photography Shoutbox

[ryan s]

only bid in the last few seconds of the auction, and put in the price you want to pay. like...if the lens is worth $200 and you want to pay $175, put in $175 in the last 20 seconds of the auction and see what happens.

dont bid till they end...cause there are people paid by sellers just to up the bids on auctions (shill bidding). thats why you see the same person, usually with a low rating, bid like 20 times in $1 increments 4 days before the auction ends...

 

[Raul]

btw i posted some pics in the last page.

 

[ryan s]

theyre not too bad. just need some tweaking of contrast/saturation/exposure/fill/recovery/sharpening, like most (all) pics do

for a "kit lens" it doesn't do too bad. in better light i think it would be just fine.

 

[Raul]

theyre not too bad. just need some tweaking of contrast/saturation/exposure/fill/recovery/sharpening, like most (all) pics do

for a "kit lens" it doesn't do too bad. in better light i think it would be just fine.

haha i didnt edit them or anything. Just posted whatever i got from the camera. The pics were shot before the sunset and its the DT55-200mm f4-5.6 lens

 

[AllGOnoSHOW]

Ok so I went out last night and had some great locations and scenery to use as a back drop for shooting my car. Heres the problem, I have a point and shoot minolta camera like this one

And I was reading the manual and there is all these settings like ISO? and some other things etc. So I have no idea how to use this. I know its not going to be great pics because I dont have a nice camera with different lenses etc but I thought that my pics would have came out a lot better than they did. Some looked grey and some pics came out extremely dark even though there was ample street lights etc. It frustrates me. I need some advice on what I might be able to do since I dont have the money to go out and buy a new camera. O yea I used kodak film from walgreens I think she said it was like 400 type? i dunno.

Is there anything I can do. I figured since the parking garage was so lit up the pics would be awesome HA i was way wrong. Should I just stick to day time pictures with this POS camera ha?

 

[ryan s]

ok...

first, what model is the camera? in the manual, whats the longest shutter speed it allows?

second, don't use the flash. thats why some have come out gray and others have reflections.

third, does the camera set ISO automatically? there should be something about "DX coding" in the manual if it does.

fourth, a tripod is a necessity.

i guess we'll start there

 

[AllGOnoSHOW]

ok...

first, what model is the camera? in the manual, whats the longest shutter speed it allows?

second, don't use the flash. thats why some have come out gray and others have reflections.

third, does the camera set ISO automatically? there should be something about "DX coding" in the manual if it does.

fourth, a tripod is a necessity.

i guess we'll start there

Ok ill check and get back to u about all that. So in the parking garage since there is so much artificial light I don't need the flash? And I am pretty sure everything sets automatically but ill read up on it

 

[ryan s]

without getting too "into it" there are 3 things that, given the same scene, all relate to each other.

for example, in the garage...and this is just hypothetical...

ISO (film speed) : 400
aperture (how much light the lens lets in) : f/4
shutter speed (how long the film is exposed to light) : 1 second

OR...you could switch some things around...

ISO : 800
aperture : f/4
shutter speed: .5s

a doubling or halving in value of one number, requires the halving/doubling of another.

edit: flash is only usable up to like 10-12 ft, so anything beyond the beam will be dark...

 

[AllGOnoSHOW]

Hey ryan, here's the details about the camera

Product Features
Affordably priced, with the features of a much more expensive camera
35-70mm zoom lens
Autofocus and focus-hold systems
Built-in flash with four flash modes, and a range up to 19 feet
Remote control that can activate the camera from as far away as 16 feet
Technical Details
Brand Name: Minolta
Model: Silver Streak Zoom
Device Type: Point & Shoot / Zoom camera
Metering Description: Multi-segment
autofocus_technology: Active
film_speed_range: ISO 100, 200, 400
Lens Type: Zoom lens
Minimum focal length: 35 millimeters
Maximum focal length: 70 millimeters
Optical zoom: 2 x
Included Flash Type: Built-in flash
Flash Modes Description: Fill-in mode, Flash ON mode, Auto mode, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
Red-eye reduction: Y
Width: 5 inches
Depth: 2.2 inches
Height: 2.9 inches
Weight: 8.6 Ounces

Does this help? I know its not a great camera but I would like to see if this might help you in aiding me in having better picture quality

I do know now that I will not be using the flash in lit up parking garages because that causes the close up car pictures to turn grey.

 

[AllGOnoSHOW]

And what film should I get. I was reading that some films give better contrast and ambient light tones etc? hell i dont know anything about that.