Getting MORE from your photos !

[fracster]

Thanks steve, i was playing around in manual mode (camera and lens), i try to stay out of auto unless im doing a super quick shot.

You are correct, at no zoom, the lens does cast a shadow, only very slightly if the ground infront of the camera is further away.

Only way im going to learn is by playing, so i think we need a photography trip.

Get an off camera flash mate. Some are wireless,some need a lead from the cameras hot shoe to the flash itself.The onboard pop up flash is usually crap at most things.

I only know the Nikon system which has an inbuilt wireless system, but wireless flash triggers are cheap enough.

The use of flash in photography can get very complicated and expensive, but to get you started it should not cost too much:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/YONGNUO-Y...item232754255c

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Yongnuo-R...item256d2bd1e1

[04OFF]

Only way im going to learn is by playing, so i think we need a photography trip.

Yes , im sure something can be arranged with regard to a trip, its long over due.

[katwoman]

I have a Canon 1200D EOS. It does not have the bulb feature. Do you know if there is any way I can get my longer exposure shots ? Is there something after market ? I want to have a play with star trailing. ( I think that is what it is called)

[clubbyr8]

Try something like this.....

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/RS-60E3-T...item3a8e90092c

[04OFF]

I have a Canon 1200D EOS. It does not have the bulb feature. Do you know if there is any way I can get my longer exposure shots ? Is there something after market ? I want to have a play with star trailing. ( I think that is what it is called)

Pretty sure a 1200 should have bulb mode Kat ?, you will need to have the camera on "manual" mode to gain access to the bulb feature tho, and as above a remote trigger is the most preferable way to do long exposure shots.

[katwoman]

Pretty sure a 1200 should have bulb mode Kat ?, you will need to have the camera on "manual" mode to gain access to the bulb feature tho, and as above a remote trigger is the most preferable way to do long exposure shots.

Thx. Time to read the manual, I think. Got 3 weeks of doing nothing now, so I'll have a better look

[04OFF]

Yeh , just quickly try this.........flick the shooting mode control knob to "M" , then keep adjusting/extending the exposure time value till you get to 30 sec, then the next one should activate "bulb" ?

[fracster]

I don`t know diddly about Canon, but sometimes one has to RTFM,even us blokes do it now and again......

[FNQGU]

Just bouncing this thread with a question.

I'm slightly confused on the variety of uses of a dedicated f2.8 lens. The one in particular that I am looking at is the beaut little Olympus 12-40mm PRO lens (http://slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=1641) for use with the Olympus OM-D E-M5 II MICRO 4/3rds camera. I know a the basics of using an SLR, and for years used a Nikon F90X before the world went digital, but I've never used a constant aperture lens before.

I want to use the lens for most situations really, but particularly for landscapes and people shots. I know it is a nice sharp lens and should give decent results with bokeh and low light situations but can these lenses be used when I want a large depth of field too?

Any thoughts?

[lucus30]

We just bought an SLR. I think I'll be using this thread a bit