Paul P Posted October 25, 2009 Share #176 Posted October 25, 2009 True, I work with what I have right now, and am not interested, nor do I have the money to buy a good lens. In the future, definitely yes. I think I'll have some more questions in the next few days, so I'll ask here. :cool: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul P Posted October 25, 2009 Share #177 Posted October 25, 2009 I know this sounds like a dumb question and granted i never bothered to read the manuals, but how do you crop pics on a DSLR? Oh well really depends on what kind you have. Mind sharing? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted October 25, 2009 Share #178 Posted October 25, 2009 Sony Alpha 100. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted October 25, 2009 Share #179 Posted October 25, 2009 I know this sounds like a dumb question and granted i never bothered to read the manuals, but how do you crop pics on a DSLR? "Cropped sensor" and cropping are not the same. "Cropped" sensor refers that the size of the sensor is not the same as the size of a FX (Full Frame) sensor which is 35mm which is why they are called "Cropped" sensors. Better detailed information here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_sensor_format If you are referring to normal cropping, you need to do that with your image editing software of choice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted October 25, 2009 Share #180 Posted October 25, 2009 Ah now I see. Would've been nice to crop it like on a P&S cam, but I guess it's photo editing software as i normally use. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 25, 2009 Share #181 Posted October 25, 2009 Ah now I see. Would've been nice to crop it like on a P&S cam, but I guess it's photo editing software as i normally use. Why would you want to crop such a large percentage of the image out? Those smaller sensors (the ones smaller than 4/3rds on the chart above) really suck at well, everything. Larger sensors are less noisy at higher sensitivities, not to mention they have increased dynamic range at all sensitivities. Increased dynamic range (DR can be thought of how wide a tonality the sensor can capture) makes photos look so much more alive than the drab P&S look. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted October 25, 2009 Share #182 Posted October 25, 2009 I never said I'd crop a lot out, but at least zoom in by maybe 1/4. Not all the time do I use my 300mm lens and am stuck using the default 70mm lens. Like I said, I don't digitally zoom images often, but sometimes i'm limited by the range due to a smaller lens, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel The Cool Posted October 25, 2009 Share #183 Posted October 25, 2009 I've been trying to find ways how to improve my pics quality on my Nikon L18 and they either come out blurry, too light or too dark. Does anyone know anything like settings, tips or any suggestions how to take pics with really good quality? I can't set my own ISO range. But was wondering if anyone can help me. Daniel 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYtransit Posted October 25, 2009 Share #184 Posted October 25, 2009 I've been trying to find ways how to improve my pics quality on my Nikon L18 and they either come out blurry, too light or too dark. Does anyone know anything like settings, tips or any suggestions how to take pics with really good quality? I can't set my own ISO range. But was wondering if anyone can help me. Daniel if your cause has a semi-manuel mode,or manal,mode use it.and set the colors to natural,not vivid,sepia or B&W.and if you do want some good colored photos,set your white balance to "cloudy" during the sunny days .the colors might come out great! and set the exposure between 40-2000.this is what will allow less blurred photos,but,the photos will come out dark.but it might help! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul P Posted October 25, 2009 Share #185 Posted October 25, 2009 The thing with a lot of point and shoot cameras is that you can't customize setting. I'm not familiar with the one you have, but the factors causing blurry pictures are: shutter speeds and exposure in the most part. Can you manually change those? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel The Cool Posted October 25, 2009 Share #186 Posted October 25, 2009 The thing with a lot of point and shoot cameras is that you can't customize setting. I'm not familiar with the one you have, but the factors causing blurry pictures are: shutter speeds and exposure in the most part. Can you manually change those? I can change Exposure Compensation. BTW what are the best scenes to set your camera on when your taking pics? I have portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night portrait, Party/Indoor, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dusk Dawn, Night Landscape, Close Up. Museum, Copy, Backlight, Panorama assist. Which one out of those are the best for taking subway pics? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queens Surface Posted October 25, 2009 Share #187 Posted October 25, 2009 Depends on if your taking photos underground or overground. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel The Cool Posted October 25, 2009 Share #188 Posted October 25, 2009 Depends on if your taking photos underground or overground. I'm asking for like underground shots by using scenes meaning whats the good scenes to used for underground shots? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queens Surface Posted October 25, 2009 Share #189 Posted October 25, 2009 Try using Night Landscape and see what you get and play with the settings on your camera to see what works. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted October 25, 2009 Share #190 Posted October 25, 2009 I agree, I use 'night' when underground. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3348 Posted October 25, 2009 Share #191 Posted October 25, 2009 I've been trying to find ways how to improve my pics quality on my Nikon L18 and they either come out blurry, too light or too dark. Does anyone know anything like settings, tips or any suggestions how to take pics with really good quality? I can't set my own ISO range. But was wondering if anyone can help me. Daniel Is this the camera you're talking about? If so, then you are able to set your ISO manually (your camera has ISO settings from 64 to 1600). When you take pictures underground, be sure to set the ISO to at least 400, or higher if needed. Hold the camera still, and hold the camera straight as well. This will improve how your pictures come out. If you look at your camera there will be a setting on Image Resolution. Always set this to at least 5M (2592x1944), or to a higher resolution. A higher resolution means that your camera can capture more detail in the photos. For white balance, set it to Flourescent or Incandescent depending on what kind of light there is in the station (usually Flourescent). I find that for Night mode, you have to keep the camera really still, especially since you're not using Flash. But MOST IMPORTANTLY, your photo quality depends on what you take photos of. No matter how good your photo quality is it's not going to make a picture of the middle of the train, or a rollsign, any better. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel The Cool Posted October 25, 2009 Share #192 Posted October 25, 2009 Is this the camera you're talking about? If so, then you are able to set your ISO manually (your camera has ISO settings from 64 to 1600). When you take pictures underground, be sure to set the ISO to at least 400, or higher if needed. Hold the camera still, and hold the camera straight as well. This will improve how your pictures come out. If you look at your camera there will be a setting on Image Resolution. Always set this to at least 5M (2592x1944), or to a higher resolution. A higher resolution means that your camera can capture more detail in the photos. For white balance, set it to Flourescent or Incandescent depending on what kind of light there is in the station (usually Flourescent). I find that for Night mode, you have to keep the camera really still, especially since you're not using Flash. But MOST IMPORTANTLY, your photo quality depends on what you take photos of. No matter how good your photo quality is it's not going to make a picture of the middle of the train, or a rollsign, any better. wrong about setting ISO Manually. That camera ISO range cannot be set manually. It says lowest ISO Sensitivity which is 64 and highest Sensitivity which is 1600. That means that it auto ISO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted October 25, 2009 Share #193 Posted October 25, 2009 The camera is auto with a wide ISO range. If it has shooting modes, like indoors sport etc, play with that till you get results you like. - A 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted October 26, 2009 Share #194 Posted October 26, 2009 My suggestion is to save up and get a DSLR. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel The Cool Posted October 26, 2009 Share #195 Posted October 26, 2009 what other scenes are good for underground train shots? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3348 Posted October 26, 2009 Share #196 Posted October 26, 2009 Try Indoor, Dusk/Dawn, Sunset and Museum. Still try other scenes too other than the ones I listed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave160 Posted October 28, 2009 Share #197 Posted October 28, 2009 Hey guys, i've been looking around the DSLR camera market lately and this camera caught my eye. I thought I should get some opinions on the camera from here. http://www.dpreview.com/news/0903/09030316lumixgh1handson.asp Its the Lumix GH1, HDSLR, four thirds system camera. The price is eh, considering the lens it comes with though. Pretty compact though. Any thoughts? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted October 28, 2009 Share #198 Posted October 28, 2009 For that price, get the Nikon D90. Nikon makes top notch DSLR cameras and their Nikkor line of lenses are amazing. I think UrbanFortitude, Joe, Harry, BrightonLocal, Fred G and I all shoot with Nikon DSLRs and I'm certain they would all agree that Nikon is the best bang for your buck when it comes to DSLRs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan05979 Posted October 28, 2009 Share #199 Posted October 28, 2009 No love for canon? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted October 28, 2009 Share #200 Posted October 28, 2009 No love for canon? Canons from what I've seen are mostly used more by those into Sports photography. Plus, from when I was looking into my first DSLR, the Canons were generally more expensive. Harry would be better in knowing about Canons since he used to have one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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