The "Shit I just bought" thread
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Brahma
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I have a similar "super zoom" style camera. When you start to zoom in really far it makes the whole thing incredibly sensitive to movement. If you are going to be zooming a lot I really suggest a tripod or something to rest the camera on. Someone that actually knows something about photography might have better information.
Brahma
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Tripod and check for an image stabilization setting are the best options here.
A big factor is also going to be what kind of light you are in. If it's night games, the camera is going to bump the ISO and/or increase the exposure time. Longer exposure time and any movement means blurry pictures. You can kick the ISO up manually, but at some point (depending on sensor quality) you will introduce "noise" in the picture which makes it look grainy.
Good light and a stable camera here are key.
A big factor is also going to be what kind of light you are in. If it's night games, the camera is going to bump the ISO and/or increase the exposure time. Longer exposure time and any movement means blurry pictures. You can kick the ISO up manually, but at some point (depending on sensor quality) you will introduce "noise" in the picture which makes it look grainy.
Good light and a stable camera here are key.
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my backyard is literally a high school football field (i use the track on the weekends). every weekend theres a game once in a while i'll sit with my neighbors in our backyard and watch (its a thing to do) i see all the dads with monopods resting in between their legs.
this seems to be the best seller in amazon
Amazon.com : Dolica WT-1003 67-Inch Lightweight Monopod : Camera Photo
this seems to be the best seller in amazon
Amazon.com : Dolica WT-1003 67-Inch Lightweight Monopod : Camera Photo
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My purchases this month. Dyson DC44 Cordless vac( Awesome ), 42"LG TV( good ) 39" new model Sceptre( no reviews yet, just came out won't have it until Tuesday ), 10x10 Gazebo with canvas privacy walls and screening ( awesome ) Blu Neo 4.5 smartphone( mostly awesome ) 1945 Nagnat wwii russian revolver ( haven't shot it yet but did obtain 50 rounds of the 7.62x38mmr rounds for it ).
Out of everything, so far the most surprising for me was the cordless Dyson. That thing probably outdoes my Rainbow vac.
Now I need to stop spending a few months and set some new goals.
Out of everything, so far the most surprising for me was the cordless Dyson. That thing probably outdoes my Rainbow vac.
Now I need to stop spending a few months and set some new goals.
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Taking action shots is one of the toughest things to do, especially in low light and zoomed in. Definitely give the monopod a shot. Unfortunately if you want to be able to do it very consistently, the only option is to buy a DSLR or Mirrorless camera and a high end lens which is going to be way more than $500. That said, a decent superzoom camera with sports mode and a monopod/tripod are the next best thing and you can make up for it by taking tons of pictures and just saving the sharp ones.
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Essentially the problem with your lens is that the f-stop only goes from probably f4-f5.9 at its furthermost zoom range, so this is not a "fast" lens (does not let a lot of light in). But this range is pretty typical for consumer type shit. Unless you want to spend tons of money.
That lens needs a lot of light to enter it to make a good picture far away at a fast shutter speed. This is why when pros take pictures of football shit on the sidelines, you usually see some big ass lens that's like 8in dia and a ft long. And they also cost$6000. Its all about light and how much light a lens captures. that $6000 lens has an f-stop of 2.0 at 200mm, which is insane amount of light let in at the furthermost zoom. this is why its so damned expensive.
So what can you do? Well if your camera has some settings like shutter priority mode or fully manual, I would suggest to up the shutter rate, 1/4000 of a second can be fast enough for racecars. 1/250 is fast enough for a jogger.
Its all about balancing the light you let in (f-stop) and shutter (shutter speed) as fast as it can go. If you're struggling to get enough light in, try cranking up the ISO. ISO is a setting that harkens back to film speeds, remember those? 100 speed film for bright sunny days, 400 for cloudy or evening shots, 800 for interior without flash? So the higher the ISO setting the more sensitive to light the film was. But the problem with bigger ISO is that it introduces a lot of graininess and artifacts to the pictures. I would recommend no more than ISO 400, maybe 800 or so. So if your at your highest workable ISO and your widest f/stop, the shutter speed will be as fast as it can go with the given situation.
Also you can try a technique called panning. This involves moving the camera in tandem with the object that you are trying to capture in order to achieve a sharp image. Imagine trying to photograph a moving car. The photographer, with camera in hand, remains stationary. The car will zoom past the camera and will come out as a blur. If, however, the photographer tracks with the car, turning to follow it as it moves down the street, then there is a far greater chance of capturing a sharp image with the car in focus. So try to focus on your son or the play unfolding and follow him with a smooth panning motion and snap away.
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That's actually mid-priced for pro telephoto lenses. 200mm isn't all that much zoom in the scheme of things. (f/2 is crazy good) You want more zoom with a lot of light? You are going to pay a hell of a lot more for that! Here is twice the zoom without giving up too much aperature for a mere$11,500.
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It's all in the lense man, I think even the prosumer Nikons whip ass when you get a kickass lense.
My 30D still wrecks shop when I borrow a IS lens from the studio.
They are right about low light situations, once the light get's low I'd just give up. We used to shoot little league games and as soon as the stadium lights came on we just packed up and left. I would also recommend picking up a book for beginners on all the the settings and how they apply. It get's really fun and challenging when you start figuring all that stuff out. I shot for about 6 years with a studio doing proms, little league world series, racing events, portraits and weddings. I really enjoyed it until I started getting serious about editing and found out I'm colorblind to yellows, I stopped shooting all together after that.
iPhone 5s. Sure..the next iPhone is coming out next week or so? Got the Verizon plan or whatever.
As an aside, I put my GF's oldest kid on all my utilities and my Amazon and Macy's card. She's going to graduate from college with perfect credit.
heh.
As an aside, I put my GF's oldest kid on all my utilities and my Amazon and Macy's card. She's going to graduate from college with perfect credit.
heh.
