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awesome macro shots! any reccomendations for macro shots on a cheaper camera? like what settings to use and such?

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Originally posted by kofrad awesome macro shots! any reccomendations for macro shots on a cheaper camera? like what settings to use and such?

read your owners manual and experiment.

Every camera responds differently especially digital cameras!

yeah, Macro is a pretty slick function:



especially on high resolution:

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Originally posted by jdat read your owners manual and experiment. Every camera responds differently especially digital cameras!

manual dosent help at all, it's like it just tells how to change each setting with no description on anything, except white balance. i geuss i'll just have to mess around with it to figure it out, i should probably also find a guide online about photography settings and such

is that in coral springs?

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Originally posted by kofrad awesome macro shots! any reccomendations for macro shots on a cheaper camera? like what settings to use and such?

Definetely need to read the manual for the Point and Shoot cameras. Many times there will be a flower icon symbolizing the macro function and then the manual will tell you your maximum and minimum focusing distance to tell how close you can get to an object before it blurs. If the camera lets you choose the depth of field for macro shots you want it higher if the background is closer and if the background is further away you can set it lower to get a nice blurred background.

haha nice sig neil.

thanks

take pics of nakkid women next time

well?? where were those pictures taken mr. threadstarter?

I just found my panorama setting! The disc that came with the camera puts the pictures together for me!! w00t awesome.

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Originally posted by Slylee is that in coral springs?

taken in pembroke pines, just a few streets south of cooper city and about 10 minutes east of I-75

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Originally posted by BadBadNeil Definetely need to read the manual for the Point and Shoot cameras. Many times there will be a flower icon symbolizing the macro function and then the manual will tell you your maximum and minimum focusing distance to tell how close you can get to an object before it blurs. If the camera lets you choose the depth of field for macro shots you want it higher if the background is closer and if the background is further away you can set it lower to get a nice blurred background.

i know how to set it up for taking macro shots, and for the most part they come out clear, its just the noise in the photo that is an issue. i dont think i can set the DOF, so i'll just mess around with the iso setting to try to reduce the noise

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Originally posted by kofrad i know how to set it up for taking macro shots, and for the most part they come out clear, its just the noise in the photo that is an issue. i dont think i can set the DOF, so i'll just mess around with the iso setting to try to reduce the noise

Do you have any quality settings?

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Originally posted by gwrmarines Do you have any quality settings?

i've got color, quality, whitebalance, ev, metering and iso speed settings. i normally set the quality to the highest setting, might that make a difference?

An external flash helps as well. If your camera has a hot shoe that is another option. I know that when taking super close up macros (~4-6" front the target) the light gets reduced many times indoors or even outdoors because being so close there isn't lots of light getting into the lens. I do have a diffuser on the flash though to decrease the brightness but it allows me to maintain 1/200s shots which works well for the macros. A softbox would be better to decrease the brightness further but I havent found one I want.

You should see some crazy setups for macros. In the fred miranda forums in the macro section guys post their setups sometimes. Many use custom brackets to hold 2-3flashes with diffusers and softboxes to removed unwanted shadows. Must be heavy as hell because just 1 flash is heavy.

^He knows what hes talking about.

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Originally posted by kofrad i've got color, quality, whitebalance, ev, metering and iso speed settings. i normally set the quality to the highest setting, might that make a difference?

It should. Could the noise your seeing be from the camera not being in focus? I have no i de. Thats one thing i hate, im going to buy an 8 megapixel camera!

can you takes pics of the miami skyline and some of the mansions along the gold coast and private islands?

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Originally posted by yujie__ can you takes pics of the miami skyline and some of the mansions along the gold coast and private islands?

i was actually trying to think of something different and fun to do this weekend that's free. i never think to just walk around and take some pictures. i should. if the weather is nice, i'll definitely get out and take some good ones of miami for you

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Originally posted by BadBadNeil An external flash helps as well. If your camera has a hot shoe that is another option. I know that when taking super close up macros (~4-6" front the target) the light gets reduced many times indoors or even outdoors because being so close there isn't lots of light getting into the lens. I do have a diffuser on the flash though to decrease the brightness but it allows me to maintain 1/200s shots which works well for the macros. A softbox would be better to decrease the brightness further but I havent found one I want. You should see some crazy setups for macros. In the fred miranda forums in the macro section guys post their setups sometimes. Many use custom brackets to hold 2-3flashes with diffusers and softboxes to removed unwanted shadows. Must be heavy as hell because just 1 flash is heavy.

i dont really get what you're talking about except for the external flash part. i dont have a setting to manually change the exposure time, its just auto.

wait a bit and i'll upload some macros i just took


edit: here they are, if you want to know the settings, just check the exif info on the page

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Originally posted by kofrad i dont really get what you're talking about except for the external flash part. i dont have a setting to manually change the exposure time, its just auto. wait a bit and i'll upload some macros i just took edit: here they are, if you want to know the settings, just check the exif info on the page

Yeah dude you need more light. I think its your focus too...

If i lightly press the shutter button it does that focus thingy and i move it around to get it right. Does your cam have anything like that?


One i just took

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Originally posted by gwrmarines Yeah dude you need more light. I think its your focus too... If i lightly press the shutter button it does that focus thingy and i move it around to get it right. Does your cam have anything like that? One i just took

you mean the thing where i can move the little box in the middle around? i dont think i have that but i'll see what i can figure out once i get more batteries. i do need to find better light, i cant use the flash or everything is washed out

Maybe as a test try something outside like gwr did with the flower so you get bright natual light. Try resting the camera on something if you don't have a tripod just to reduce the camera shake.

Man check out some of this guys photos! They are amazing! I wonder if he alters them at all.

http://www.fredmiranda.com/hosting/...hat=allfields&=

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Originally posted by BadBadNeil Maybe as a test try something outside like gwr did with the flower so you get bright natual light. Try resting the camera on something if you don't have a tripod just to reduce the camera shake.

will do later on or tommorow. i saw some great pictures in this thread, some of them are very cool like the sunset on the beach picture.

I have decided on what camera im going to buy.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1



http://products.sel.sony.com/r1/index.shtml

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