sliver1

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Photo Stitching... how to avoid it?

ahgong @ahgong (10064) • Singapore 13 Jun 08

I love to take pictures, especially sceneries. But the problem is, I can never capture everything in one single shot. As such, I take a few pictures from left to right, or up to down, sweeping the entire area I want...

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sliver1 Unless you're stuck with a lens that is really too long to cover the angle you need (it depends on the subject), obviously sometimes you just can't do otherwise and you'd have to stitch. But what do you mean when you say that "some times, it is just...

3 Jul 08

Lens Filters...

ahgong @ahgong (10064) • Singapore 13 Jun 08

With so many brands on the market, how does on know which are the better ones? Given the cheapest one also cost tens of dollars, it wouldn't be wise to experiment unless you have a full pocket. And each shop that you walk into...

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sliver1 They may not have these in stock at your local large-surface store (such as BestBuy and the likes), no. Don't buy photo equipment there. In specialized stores (photo stores), they are bound to have the "B+W" brand. You can also consider buying from a...

3 Jul 08

Using the M-mode... how to determine settings?

ahgong @ahgong (10064) • Singapore 8 Jun 08

I was thinking about the M-mode of the DSLR. Most times, when you surf the various forums, one will invariably read about people talking about how the manual mode will force you to learn. Well, I have a lot of questions with...

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sliver1 Regarding the "Pogram" mode. Before we can explain what the the "Program (P) mode" is, we have to define what we mean by "automatic"... On most DSLRs (that is, except on the more professional ones) you will find fully automatic modes and partially...

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ordered some filters

surveygrrl @surveygrrl (1270) • United States 26 Jun 08

And I can't wait for them to get here. I bought a UV, polarizer and another one that I am not sure what it really does but will be fun to try it out. I bought the set for the first two. As soon as I get them I will be putting...

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sliver1 Playing around with your polarizer should cause a pretty obvious effect in the viewfinder. Like I said, the effect works best when pointing the camera at 90 degrees from the sunrays. Then, you can rotate the front section of the polarizer (while it's...

28 Jun 08

Student Camera

zawadi @zawadi (3) • United States 3 Jun 08

What would be a good Starter Camera for someone who is very interested in learning Photography. Also is learning how to use a roll of film in a Darkroom still useful in the digital age?

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sliver1 Compact cameras are not called "point and shoot" for kicks -- they don't require any skill: just point and shoot. They are designed expressly for people who don't want to have to learn photography to take pictures (as opposed to *to make* pictures). In fact...

28 Jun 08

Using the M-mode... how to determine settings?

ahgong @ahgong (10064) • Singapore 8 Jun 08

I was thinking about the M-mode of the DSLR. Most times, when you surf the various forums, one will invariably read about people talking about how the manual mode will force you to learn. Well, I have a lot of questions with...

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sliver1 Auto exposure will often be useful when the light is changing all the time, such as moving from lit to shaded places outside, or shooting under a puffy cloudy changing sky, etc. That would require adjusting the manual exposure all the time and would make the...

28 Jun 08

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ISO... when to use which?

ahgong @ahgong (10064) • Singapore 13 Jun 08

I have been reading up on the way exposures work. As I recently acquired a DSLR, I am still picking up the ropes of handling my camera. I would love to take good pictures. But the settings seems to be a little...

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sliver1 It's really a simple decision actually: low ISO produces finer detail, while higher ISO produces more noise, degrading image quality. So always use the lowest ISO you possibly can! Now, what does this mean... Given a certain aperture, what is the longest...

28 Jun 08

Photo Stitching... how to avoid it?

ahgong @ahgong (10064) • Singapore 13 Jun 08

I love to take pictures, especially sceneries. But the problem is, I can never capture everything in one single shot. As such, I take a few pictures from left to right, or up to down, sweeping the entire area I want...

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sliver1 If you want to avoid photo stitching altogether, there really aren't many options... Either get a wider lens (shorter focal length), or move back from the subject! (Those two options also have the added benefit of allowing shots that are impossible to...

28 Jun 08

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Lens Filters...

ahgong @ahgong (10064) • Singapore 13 Jun 08

With so many brands on the market, how does on know which are the better ones? Given the cheapest one also cost tens of dollars, it wouldn't be wise to experiment unless you have a full pocket. And each shop that you walk into...

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sliver1 The only filters to consider when using a digital camera are the UV filter (for protection), the circular polarizer (to diminish reflections, improve saturation -- notably skies) and neutral density (in cases where there simply is too much light to achieve...

28 Jun 08

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polarizer vs. UV filter

surveygrrl @surveygrrl (1270) • United States 5 Jun 08

Does anyone know what the difference is? How often do you use it?

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sliver1 Oops. I sent a very comprehensive answer to that question on your other discussion called "ordered some filters"... Hope you find it.

27 Jun 08

ordered some filters

surveygrrl @surveygrrl (1270) • United States 26 Jun 08

And I can't wait for them to get here. I bought a UV, polarizer and another one that I am not sure what it really does but will be fun to try it out. I bought the set for the first two. As soon as I get them I will be putting...

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sliver1 An UV filter has an effect so subtle you will hardly notice it. They are usually used as a protection for the front element of a lens (mounted and left all the time on the lens), not because of the effect they cause. The only two filters that have effects...

27 Jun 08

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a good Marco lens

surveygrrl @surveygrrl (1270) • United States 29 May 08

I have a Canon SLR and looking for a nice Macro lens. I would love to take some close ups of flowers and bugs (mainly). I am even looking for a good mm, aperture, etc. Not sue what I need.

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sliver1 Hello surveygrrl. First, I want to clear up something before making any recommendations... When talking about macro photography (and I am not talking about some vague notion of macro that lens makers sometimes refer to when they mean "somewhat closer than...

27 Jun 08

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