Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 8m 19d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 16/12/11 09:43 AM Share Posted 16/12/11 09:43 AM A flash can make a crap photo look good if used correctly. Bad light is always bad light. Flash give you a degree of control.It's not just the in built flash that's no good. An external flash mounted to the camera will also give the same plain look. The advantage with the external flash is more power and the ability to direct the flash output in other directions to bounce the light off something in order to change the direction of light. That can look really great.Everyone has there own opinions on what looks good. What appeals to me may not appeal to someone else. So in saying that I'll say I am yet to see a single shot taken at night using ambient light that I thought looked good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossmang FREAKY Donating Members 12,433 Member For: 15y 20d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 16/12/11 09:54 AM Share Posted 16/12/11 09:54 AM agree adam, everyone has their own opinion on what looks good.for me the pics above I love from what I took, and that's what I like (style), but you may think they are sh*t and not look good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 8m 19d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 16/12/11 11:07 AM Share Posted 16/12/11 11:07 AM I just didnt want to use it last wk as the flash ruined the lights in the pictureDo you mean the flash over powered the ambient light?Since you're using the on camera flash I'll assume it's operating in ETTL mode. If so, you can dial down the FEC control to lower the flashes output to stop it from nuking all the available light. The instructions for doing that will be in the owners manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shyfrd Turboless Donating Members 5,992 Member For: 13y 10m 18d Gender: Male Location: Geelong, Victoria Posted 16/12/11 11:50 AM Author Share Posted 16/12/11 11:50 AM yeh that's correct adam, killed the ambient light. never realised I could turn it down, shall sus that out now and that's the reason I want the mounted flash, can use diffusers etc to direct light and get a muuuuch better shot. thatll come next year. seems as though I got the right lens for it too, 17-50 bit of a wide angle but nothing that's crazy lol. people on a forum have said theyve used a reflector for the built in flash but idk, not convinced at the moment I like most types of photography, still giving everything a go so I can see what I really like doing and what im not so much a fan of. going to be a hoot next wk when im on the coast with the camera, been looking forward to it for awhile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFXRT6 Silver Donating Members 687 Member For: 18y 9m 25d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 22/12/11 11:15 PM Share Posted 22/12/11 11:15 PM Ok Soooo I have a question.The better half is into Dressage & showing, for some reason all the best shots are about 50 to 100 metres away & of course a moving object the size of a Territory!! What lense suggestion do people have for me??RegardsTUFXRT6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 8m 19d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 22/12/11 11:35 PM Share Posted 22/12/11 11:35 PM It will all depend on how you want to compose the shot, but at those distances you'll probably want something around 300mm if not longer.If I was in that situation I'd be using my 100-400mm. I've never used it for horses, but I've used it for race cars which would be similar in overall size at those types of distances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFXRT6 Silver Donating Members 687 Member For: 18y 9m 25d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 23/12/11 12:10 AM Share Posted 23/12/11 12:10 AM 100-400mm = $2,000!!!!Thanks heaps for the advice, will need to save a little longer... or suggest another sport RegardsTUFXRT6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 8m 19d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 23/12/11 12:33 AM Share Posted 23/12/11 12:33 AM That's a L series lens hence the price.Are you using Canon? There's others to chose from. There's a cheap 75-300mm or a 70-300IS for a few hundred more. There are others to choose from, but it all depends what you want to spend.What lenses do you currently have now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFXRT6 Silver Donating Members 687 Member For: 18y 9m 25d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 23/12/11 12:44 AM Share Posted 23/12/11 12:44 AM Thanks for that I will check out those as it makes a huge difference in price.RegardsTUFXRT6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 7m 18d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 23/12/11 01:03 AM Share Posted 23/12/11 01:03 AM Hey Adamdo you have any links to pointers to checking how sharp a lens is?I have read a few articles, but most seem to be written like they assume you know the in's and out's of photography and it's language, or any idea how much Canon would charge to test and adjust a lens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now