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photographing flowers
Some of you post amazing close ups of flowers and panoramic views of
gardens. What camera do you sure? I listened to an experienced photographer some 2 years ago and got a Fuji finepix 602 but it is incredibly complicated for what I want to do , what with macro switches, manual controls, close up and fast and slow speed settings etc. It is also heavy and quite bulky though I have no doubt to an experienced photographer it is the Bees Knees. Would like to get a new camera (flog the old one - we're not a 2 camera household!) something I can use on flowers plus getting panoramic views of gardens and our club shows etc to put in the newsletter. (As Editor and printer I have to resort to drastic measure sometimes to get content for the pages!) Brother suggest a Panasonic dmc tz3 and the original friend who is also photographer says to consider a canon umix 750 Any recommendations? Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
photographing flowers
"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message ... Some of you post amazing close ups of flowers and panoramic views of gardens. What camera do you sure? I listened to an experienced photographer some 2 years ago and got a Fuji finepix 602 but it is incredibly complicated for what I want to do , what with macro switches, manual controls, close up and fast and slow speed settings etc. It is also heavy and quite bulky though I have no doubt to an experienced photographer it is the Bees Knees. Would like to get a new camera (flog the old one - we're not a 2 camera household!) something I can use on flowers plus getting panoramic views of gardens and our club shows etc to put in the newsletter. (As Editor and printer I have to resort to drastic measure sometimes to get content for the pages!) Brother suggest a Panasonic dmc tz3 and the original friend who is also photographer says to consider a canon umix 750 Any recommendations? Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk Janet I don't think you need a new camera. I don't know how much mine differs from yours, but I have the 610 and can do anything with it. Close up of a Butterfly, long distance shots when I am cruising. I actually bought it when we went on our Round the World Cruise last year. I do shots of reunions and put them on the web site and do video as well. I feel sure it is a case of getting used to it and using it more. Mike -- www.rnshipmates.co.uk for ALL Royal Navy Association matters www.rneba.org.uk. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association to find your ex-Greenie mess mates. www.iowtours.com for all ex-Service Reunions. More being added regularly "Navy Days" Portsmouth 25th - 27th July 2008. RN Shipmates will be there. |
photographing flowers
On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:27:40 +0000, Janet Tweedy wrote
(in article ): Some of you post amazing close ups of flowers and panoramic views of gardens. What camera do you sure? I listened to an experienced photographer some 2 years ago and got a Fuji finepix 602 but it is incredibly complicated for what I want to do , what with macro switches, manual controls, close up and fast and slow speed settings etc. It is also heavy and quite bulky though I have no doubt to an experienced photographer it is the Bees Knees. Would like to get a new camera (flog the old one - we're not a 2 camera household!) something I can use on flowers plus getting panoramic views of gardens and our club shows etc to put in the newsletter. (As Editor and printer I have to resort to drastic measure sometimes to get content for the pages!) Brother suggest a Panasonic dmc tz3 and the original friend who is also photographer says to consider a canon umix 750 Any recommendations? Janet Whatever you get, it is worth its weight in gold to get a tripod. I have a standard one and a mini, fold-up one which fits into a handbag. Also if you are doing close-ups, get a friend to stand out of shot and hold the flower still :-) -- Sally in Shropshire, UK http://www.freerice.com/index.php Give free rice to hungry people by playing a simple word game |
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"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message
... Some of you post amazing close ups of flowers and panoramic views of gardens. What camera do you sure? I listened to an experienced photographer some 2 years ago and got a Fuji finepix 602 but it is incredibly complicated for what I want to do , what with macro switches, manual controls, close up and fast and slow speed settings etc. It is also heavy and quite bulky though I have no doubt to an experienced photographer it is the Bees Knees. Would like to get a new camera (flog the old one - we're not a 2 camera household!) something I can use on flowers plus getting panoramic views of gardens and our club shows etc to put in the newsletter. (As Editor and printer I have to resort to drastic measure sometimes to get content for the pages!) Brother suggest a Panasonic dmc tz3 and the original friend who is also photographer says to consider a canon umix 750 Any recommendations? Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk Janet, You probably think that the camera is complicated because you are not familiar with the modern camera. The reviews on it are good http://tinyurl.com/2hsuny and you have a good camera. I know very little about digital cameras so, if I were you, I would befriend someone who is into this type of photography and ask him/her to 'walk' you through the steps that you are likely to encounter. Make notes of settings required for particular circumstances and build from there. Failing that approach you could Google using: digital camera tuition or try your local education system for an appropriate course. Regards, Emrys Davies |
photographing flowers
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says... "Janet Tweedy" wrote in message ... Some of you post amazing close ups of flowers and panoramic views of gardens. What camera do you sure? I listened to an experienced photographer some 2 years ago and got a Fuji finepix 602 but it is incredibly complicated for what I want to do , what with macro switches, manual controls, close up and fast and slow speed settings etc. It is also heavy and quite bulky though I have no doubt to an experienced photographer it is the Bees Knees. Would like to get a new camera (flog the old one - we're not a 2 camera household!) something I can use on flowers plus getting panoramic views of gardens and our club shows etc to put in the newsletter. (As Editor and printer I have to resort to drastic measure sometimes to get content for the pages!) Brother suggest a Panasonic dmc tz3 and the original friend who is also photographer says to consider a canon umix 750 Any recommendations? Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk Janet I don't think you need a new camera. I don't know how much mine differs from yours, but I have the 610 and can do anything with it. Close up of a Butterfly, long distance shots when I am cruising. I actually bought it when we went on our Round the World Cruise last year. I do shots of reunions and put them on the web site and do video as well. I feel sure it is a case of getting used to it and using it more. Mike I have a Fuji finepix 5700 and would have to agree with the above, I generally leave it set to Auto but I use the two macro settings a lot for close ups and its a lot better than my previous camara a Kodak. Best thing I did was put a 1gb card in it so I have it on the highest quality setting and can still do several hundred pictures which means I always take several shots using different settings and then discard all but the best! Find a flower and have a play -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea |
photographing flowers
"Emrys Davies" wrote in message ... "Janet Tweedy" wrote in message ... Some of you post amazing close ups of flowers and panoramic views of gardens. What camera do you sure? I listened to an experienced photographer some 2 years ago and got a Fuji finepix 602 but it is incredibly complicated for what I want to do , what with macro switches, manual controls, close up and fast and slow speed settings etc. It is also heavy and quite bulky though I have no doubt to an experienced photographer it is the Bees Knees. Would like to get a new camera (flog the old one - we're not a 2 camera household!) something I can use on flowers plus getting panoramic views of gardens and our club shows etc to put in the newsletter. (As Editor and printer I have to resort to drastic measure sometimes to get content for the pages!) Brother suggest a Panasonic dmc tz3 and the original friend who is also photographer says to consider a canon umix 750 Any recommendations? Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk Janet, You probably think that the camera is complicated because you are not familiar with the modern camera. The reviews on it are good http://tinyurl.com/2hsuny and you have a good camera. I know very little about digital cameras so, if I were you, I would befriend someone who is into this type of photography and ask him/her to 'walk' you through the steps that you are likely to encounter. Make notes of settings required for particular circumstances and build from there. Failing that approach you could Google using: digital camera tuition or try your local education system for an appropriate course. Regards, Emrys Davies That's my view as well. Lack of use I would say, or lack of familiarisation? I have taken some superb shots and the enlargement facilities are excellent. Kind regards Mike -- www.rnshipmates.co.uk for ALL Royal Navy Association matters www.rneba.org.uk. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association to find your ex-Greenie mess mates. www.iowtours.com for all ex-Service Reunions. More being added regularly "Navy Days" Portsmouth 25th - 27th July 2008. RN Shipmates will be there. |
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Janet Tweedy wrote:
Some of you post amazing close ups of flowers and panoramic views of gardens. What camera do you sure? I listened to an experienced photographer some 2 years ago and got a Fuji finepix 602 but it is incredibly complicated for what I want to do , what with macro switches, manual controls, close up and fast and slow speed settings etc. It is also heavy and quite bulky though I have no doubt to an experienced photographer it is the Bees Knees. Would like to get a new camera (flog the old one - we're not a 2 camera household!) something I can use on flowers plus getting panoramic views of gardens and our club shows etc to put in the newsletter. (As Editor and printer I have to resort to drastic measure sometimes to get content for the pages!) Brother suggest a Panasonic dmc tz3 and the original friend who is also photographer says to consider a canon umix 750 Any recommendations? Janet The "spot focus" or equivalent is good for flowers. Instead of the camera balancing the focus over the whole picture, it only focuses where the little spot is in the middle. Makes a huge difference in meadows etc where everything looks the same. |
photographing flowers
Janet Tweedy wrote:
Some of you post amazing close ups of flowers and panoramic views of gardens. What camera do you sure? I listened to an experienced photographer some 2 years ago and got a Fuji finepix 602 but it is incredibly complicated for what I want to do , what with macro switches, manual controls, close up and fast and slow speed settings etc. It is also heavy and quite bulky though I have no doubt to an experienced photographer it is the Bees Knees. I doubt your old camera is a problem technically. However, you may need to spend some time learning how to use it. I would recommend getting a few books, or going on a course at a local college, on how to take pictures and understanding a few of the manual controls and their effect (and which controls are not very useful!). A tripod will help no end, and a few light reflectors can even out shadow problems (bits of white paper, nothing posh!) However, if purchasing again, I'm a fan of the Canon A series models because they are fairly cheap, give good results, and have manual overides when needed (and it has an optional extra filter adaptor, see below). But there are lots of other decent cameras around. One thing I would recommend for closeup work is a separate macro filter. And for this to work easily, a camera has to have the ability to take screw-in filters, either directly or through an adaptor. Many consumer "point and shoot" cameras don't have this option. The filters are very cheap (I paid about £4 each for a x2 and a x4). If your camera has a long zoom range, the filter allows you to stand back from the subject (flower) and take a closeup picture. With most cameras, the closeup/macro feature requires you to be right ontop of the subject, and thus suffers from both shadows (from you and camera) and optical distortion (everything looks bent). Short article on the topic of closeups here, OK its model trains, but swap a flower for the train parts and you should get the idea. The train bogies (silver thing) is about 30mm long and is stood on an upside down coffee cup mat. http://www.2mm.org.uk/articles/budgetphotos/index.htm - Nigel -- Nigel Cliffe, Webmaster at http://www.2mm.org.uk/ |
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On 19 Nov, 12:28, Charlie Pridham wrote:
In article , says... "Janet Tweedy" wrote in message ... Some of you post amazing close ups of flowers and panoramic views of gardens. What camera do you sure? I listened to an experienced photographer some 2 years ago and got a Fuji finepix 602 but it is incredibly complicated for what I want to do , what with macro switches, manual controls, close up and fast and slow speed settings etc. It is also heavy and quite bulky though I have no doubt to an experienced photographer it is the Bees Knees. Would like to get a new camera (flog the old one - we're not a 2 camera household!) something I can use on flowers plus getting panoramic views of gardens and our club shows etc to put in the newsletter. (As Editor and printer I have to resort to drastic measure sometimes to get content for the pages!) Brother suggest a Panasonic dmc tz3 and the original friend who is also photographer says to consider a canon umix 750 Any recommendations? Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk Janet I don't think you need a new camera. I don't know how much mine differs from yours, but I have the 610 and can do anything with it. Close up of a Butterfly, long distance shots when I am cruising. I actually bought it when we went on our Round the World Cruise last year. I do shots of reunions and put them on the web site and do video as well. I feel sure it is a case of getting used to it and using it more. Mike I have a Fuji finepix 5700 and would have to agree with the above, I generally leave it set to Auto but I use the two macro settings a lot for close ups and its a lot better than my previous camara a Kodak. Best thing I did was put a 1gb card in it so I have it on the highest quality setting and can still do several hundred pictures which means I always take several shots using different settings and then discard all but the best! Find a flower and have a play -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwallwww.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea Hi Janet, I have just bought a Fuji FinePix 5600 (refurbished -- http://www.fujifilm.co.uk/shop/refurb/shop.php ) for a very good price. It is in a different league to my old Olympus C-700. With the new camera you can use macro to around 5 ft, and wit 10x optical zoom it's a nice thing, geting used to it before going out to Egypt and Jordan next year. If you are havihg problems with your camera why not contact your local Camera club http://www.cameraclubs.co.uk/images/...d-Searches.jpg David Hill |
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Sacha wrote:
On 19/11/07 11:46, in article , "Sally Thompson" wrote: Whatever you get, it is worth its weight in gold to get a tripod. I have a standard one and a mini, fold-up one which fits into a handbag. Also if you are doing close-ups, get a friend to stand out of shot and hold the flower still :-) We have a Panasonic DMC-LZ5 but that's now about 2 years old. We're very pleased with it and it has a setting for taking e.g. flower close ups. There are probably newer models. But I agree about the tripod. My hands are shaky at the best of times (family trait) and my son has begged me to get a tripod. ;-) Sally, can you tell us where you got your fold up one? That sounds extremely useful. You'll find mini tripods in any camera shop (be it Jessops or the local high street) for less than £20. Some come with bendy legs; have their uses, but can be annoying. Others fold/compress. Its a matter of trading off the compact size with what you hope to achieve with it. Also, don't be afraid to use other things to support the camera - a soft bag (called a bean bag by photographers) plus a handy stone/chair/fence can work wonders. Some of the compact tripod designs come with velcro straps which can be used to tie the tripod to something else. If using a tripod/support of any sort, if possible fire the shutter using the timer-release function of your camera. Having pressed the button, let go of the camera and allow it to take the picture. -- Nigel Cliffe, Webmaster at http://www.2mm.org.uk/ |
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On 19/11/07 12:42, in article , "Nigel
Cliffe" wrote: Sacha wrote: snip Sally, can you tell us where you got your fold up one? That sounds extremely useful. You'll find mini tripods in any camera shop (be it Jessops or the local high street) for less than £20. snip of useful info Thanks for all this, Nigel. I'll take a trip into Totnes and see what I can find there. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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Stuart Noble wrote:
The "spot focus" or equivalent is good for flowers. Instead of the camera balancing the focus over the whole picture, it only focuses where the little spot is in the middle. Makes a huge difference in meadows etc where everything looks the same. By way of illustration http://i18.tinypic.com/82lcyky.jpg where everything is out of focus apart from the subject |
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On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:52:43 +0000, Sacha wrote
(in article ) : On 19/11/07 11:46, in article , "Sally Thompson" wrote: On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:27:40 +0000, Janet Tweedy wrote (in article ): Some of you post amazing close ups of flowers and panoramic views of gardens. What camera do you sure? I listened to an experienced photographer some 2 years ago and got a Fuji finepix 602 but it is incredibly complicated for what I want to do , what with macro switches, manual controls, close up and fast and slow speed settings etc. It is also heavy and quite bulky though I have no doubt to an experienced photographer it is the Bees Knees. Would like to get a new camera (flog the old one - we're not a 2 camera household!) something I can use on flowers plus getting panoramic views of gardens and our club shows etc to put in the newsletter. (As Editor and printer I have to resort to drastic measure sometimes to get content for the pages!) Brother suggest a Panasonic dmc tz3 and the original friend who is also photographer says to consider a canon umix 750 Any recommendations? Janet Whatever you get, it is worth its weight in gold to get a tripod. I have a standard one and a mini, fold-up one which fits into a handbag. Also if you are doing close-ups, get a friend to stand out of shot and hold the flower still :-) We have a Panasonic DMC-LZ5 but that's now about 2 years old. We're very pleased with it and it has a setting for taking e.g. flower close ups. There are probably newer models. But I agree about the tripod. My hands are shaky at the best of times (family trait) and my son has begged me to get a tripod. ;-) Sally, can you tell us where you got your fold up one? That sounds extremely useful. Tony bought it for me as a present some years ago, and thinks it came from a local camera shop, Capital Cameras (we were then in Sussex); they don't seem to have a web site that I can find easily. There is absolutely no maker's name on it, but it looks a bit like the Manfrotto MN709B Digi Tabletop Black Tripod shown on the Park Cameras web site: http://www.parkcameras.com/ProductDetails/mcs/productID/880 It's available in quite a few other places as well, for instance: http://www.camera- shop.co.uk/acatalog/Manfrotto_Digi_Tripods_with_Integral_Head.html (watch the line wrap) so you could always shop around - or ask in a good camera shop. Mine measures just over 7 inches in length collapsed, and the retractable legs pull out more-or-less sideways so that it's only about 7 and a half inches extended. It's absolutely brilliant to give you that extra bit of stability, and very lightweight (like you, I have a back problem, so don't like toting around lots of heavy clutter). -- Sally in Shropshire, UK Burne-Jones/William Morris window in Shropshire church with conservation churchyard: http://www.whitton-stmarys.org.uk |
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On 19 Nov, 13:19, Sally Thompson
wrote: On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:52:43 +0000, Sacha wrote (in article ) : On 19/11/07 11:46, in article t, "Sally Thompson" wrote: On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:27:40 +0000, Janet Tweedy wrote (in article ): Some of you post amazing close ups of flowers and panoramic views of gardens. What camera do you sure? I listened to an experienced photographer some 2 years ago and got a Fuji finepix 602 but it is incredibly complicated for what I want to do , what with macro switches, manual controls, close up and fast and slow speed settings etc. It is also heavy and quite bulky though I have no doubt to an experienced photographer it is the Bees Knees. Would like to get a new camera (flog the old one - we're not a 2 camera household!) something I can use on flowers plus getting panoramic views of gardens and our club shows etc to put in the newsletter. (As Editor and printer I have to resort to drastic measure sometimes to get content for the pages!) Brother suggest a Panasonic dmc tz3 and the original friend who is also photographer says to consider a canon umix 750 Any recommendations? Janet Whatever you get, it is worth its weight in gold to get a tripod. I have a standard one and a mini, fold-up one which fits into a handbag. Also if you are doing close-ups, get a friend to stand out of shot and hold the flower still :-) We have a Panasonic DMC-LZ5 but that's now about 2 years old. We're very pleased with it and it has a setting for taking e.g. flower close ups. There are probably newer models. But I agree about the tripod. My hands are shaky at the best of times (family trait) and my son has begged me to get a tripod. ;-) Sally, can you tell us where you got your fold up one? That sounds extremely useful. Tony bought it for me as a present some years ago, and thinks it came from a local camera shop, Capital Cameras (we were then in Sussex); they don't seem to have a web site that I can find easily. There is absolutely no maker's name on it, but it looks a bit like the Manfrotto MN709B Digi Tabletop Black Tripod shown on the Park Cameras web site: http://www.parkcameras.com/ProductDetails/mcs/productID/880 It's available in quite a few other places as well, for instance: http://www.camera- shop.co.uk/acatalog/Manfrotto_Digi_Tripods_with_Integral_Head.html (watch the line wrap) so you could always shop around - or ask in a good camera shop. Mine measures just over 7 inches in length collapsed, and the retractable legs pull out more-or-less sideways so that it's only about 7 and a half inches extended. It's absolutely brilliant to give you that extra bit of stability, and very lightweight (like you, I have a back problem, so don't like toting around lots of heavy clutter). -- Sally in Shropshire, UK Burne-Jones/William Morris window in Shropshire church with conservation churchyard:http://www.whitton-stmarys.org.uk Strange that no one has mentioned a Mono Pod, a lot less to lug around. David Hill |
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