Photography 2 - Responses

[weezawoo]

okies I will look forward to it! Don't go downloading it if I can find the booklet I can have a read but think the box is in the attic! Its hard enough getting the camera still as using an underwater case as we were testing it before he takes it on holiday

 

[seffieuk]

Right, batteries are in and we are set to go - I am currently working my way through the guide and have hit ISO - my camera is set to 800 but see that I would be better off using A setting and puting the camera on iso 400...............and I cant find the blooming manual, where do they all go.........oh hang on, wonder if he has put it in the 'man drawer'! Anyways I cant work out how to change the iso myself, so am downloading the manual!


Oh no hang-on - its on 800 in auto mode its on 100 in A mode

Right so now have the manual and should have pressed f - have now changed the ISO to 400 and I'm on A


Back to the guide................


Errmmmmm..........cough, cough, why is no one else posting about their trials and tribulations ?

Right, have taken two photos whilst sitting on the sofa, its horrid outside! Just waiting for them to upload on photobucket as seem to have pressed upload twenty photos which include photos of my two eldest grandchildren in the wood, when I first got the camera next lesson, how to delete photos

Also HG, how do I check the memory card, doesnt seem to hold many photos?

Right, photo 1 f8

Photo 2 f2.8

Oh gawd, is that right?

Yeah........ I think its right

Now, where the heck are your photos?

Off for the next bit................

6400
100
400

Right, think I have done something wrong shouldnt at least one of them be out of focus?

 

[HappyGeorge]

Whats the highest Highest f number you have available Seffie if its less than 12 or so it will be tricky to show that difference on a shorter range, you will have to go outside and focus on something as close to the camera as you can, with something more distant in the shot? On the top 2 photos there shouldn't be any difference on exposure (brightness) if you are selecting the Aperture the camera should adjust the shutter speed to compensate or have you got it in full manual mode?

Memory card wise it may be that the camera is set for very large images or that the it is recording to the cameras internal memory (if it has one) rather than the card.

With the last 3 what were the settings?

Ideally adjusting both the aperture and the ISO shouldn't change the exposure of the picture, might be helpful if you took a note of ISO, Aperture and shutter speed on each shot. Thanks for posting photos Seffie nice to give someone some direct help.

 

[seffieuk]

Whats the highest Highest f number you have available Seffie if its less than 12 or so it will be tricky to show that difference on a shorter range, you will have to go outside and focus on something as close to the camera as you can, with something more distant in the shot? On the top 2 photos there shouldn't be any difference on exposure (brightness) if you are selecting the Aperture the camera should adjust the shutter speed to compensate or have you got it in full manual mode?

f8, I think - Yes, it was on full manual mode - I think!

Memory card wise it may be that the camera is set for very large images or that the it is recording to the cameras internal memory (if it has one) rather than the card.

Ah ha

With the last 3 what were the settings?

Ideally adjusting both the aperture and the ISO shouldn't change the exposure of the picture, might be helpful if you took a note of ISO, Aperture and shutter speed on each shot. Thanks for posting photos Seffie nice to give someone some direct help.

Gawd must admit to having trouble getting my head around this - but going to keep trying Its pouring with rain here, so will probably have to wait for next weekend now, last week of term, will be busy, busy. I'm really enjoying it though, thank you so much for taking the time and trouble

 

[HappyGeorge]

Ok at f8 the difference will be minimal, on my OP you were looking at f3.4 against f29.

If you are using on full manual you haven't adjusted the shutter speed enough to compensate for the change in aperture, as aperture numbers go up shutter speed needs to go down, you need to look at your light meter which should be visible through the view finder or on the screen and if you have decided on your aperture you need to adjust the light meter until the light meter is on zero.

What camera was it again?

okies I will look forward to it! Don't go downloading it if I can find the booklet I can have a read but think the box is in the attic! Its hard enough getting the camera still as using an underwater case as we were testing it before he takes it on holiday

I did have a look this morning but those instructions aren't too clear without the camera in front of me. I think it was page 58 that talks about manual settings and overiding the auto mode. Also shows how to select long shutter speeds which you will need for the macro stuff later on.

 

[seffieuk]

What camera was it again?

Ahhh, so something else I need to do next weekend Its a fuji s8000

 

[HappyGeorge]

Found this downloadable manual

From reading page 57 it looks that you may have forced the camera beyond the point it could cope with the aperture maybe?

 

[seffieuk]

it looks that you may have forced the camera beyond the point it could cope with the aperture maybe?

I can assure you no force was used in the taking of these photos thanks for looking, I am going to get the hang of it, promise

 

[dayzofspeed]

i'm still waiting for a bright day

 

[HappyGeorge]

i'm still waiting for a bright day

That would be today then, writing the next bit tonight.

 

[dayzofspeed]

i'm still waiting for a bright day

That would be today then, writing the next bit tonight.

today? its dull and miserable up here raining on and off all day

 

[Tony_essex]

ill try and do some pics at weekend

 

[weezawoo]

I have a camera! I am borrowing one from my bosses mate in a camera shop to see if I like it. Its a Samsung ST500

Getting to grips with it

 

[seffieuk]

Oh honestly excuses excuses............where are your test photos, come on, ive done mine

 

[weezawoo]

I will do as advised tonight