QUESTIONS & ANSWERSNamed Q & A but if you have a message or idea for the club or a question regarding your camera technical or otherwise then please post it here and someone in the club will do their best to answer it.Your question or comment can be about any subject of your choice
Studio Evening Posted by Graham Goodrum on 04 January 2012  camera recommendation Camera Recommendation Hello, can somebody recommend me a compact camera? problem I'm having is finding one that can save images in RAW format... I really liked the Panasonic TZ20 which is otherwise perfect but doesn't do RAW. So anybody got any advice? or do RAW capable compacts not exist? thanks Posted by Stuart on 20 October 2011 Stuart I Googled "Compact Cameras Raw" and came up with the following: Canon PowerShot G9 Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2 Ricoh Caplio GX200 Ricoh Caplio GX100 Ricoh GR Digital II Sigma DP1 Also, on many Canon compacts you can get RAW by installing a piece of software called CHDK Hope that helps. Posted by brian on 21 October 2011 Elements Training ELEMENTS TRAINING Just wanted to thank Brian and all committee members, for all their help,hard work and support at the first class. I thoroughly enjoyed it and was extremely grateful for the advice and encouragement I received. It was well organised and presented. Geoff wore out his shoes in one session! Posted by Heather Bullard on 16 October 2011 Macro Images MACRO IMAGES First my thanks for providing an acknowledged Expert at this week's meeting. I found Nigel's advice and comments both very helpful and practical, backed up by some superb images. At a somewhat different level, I too enjoy the challenges and diversity of natural history macro subjects and would just make one observation regarding the use of supplementary lenses. I have always resisted this due to the alleged loss of quality. This is information I have just received from Clifton Cameras of Dursley in Gloucestershire:- "Using Close Up Filters on macro lenses is something you can do to help get closer but not something I would generally advise. The main reason is a reduction in sharpness at the edges of the lens and slight changes to the aperture. The other option is to use extension tubes. This is a non optical device that sits behind the lens and extends it away from the body. This again can reduce a bit of sharpness at the edges but would be a better option than the close up filters." In addition I have spoken with a senior cameraman at Anglia TV who has been heavily in involved in wildlife film production and he reiterates that the use of a supplementary lens is an inevitable compromise. I am only pointing this out before hard earned money is spent with perhaps disappointing results. I use a 90mm macro lens and as Nigel said, It is perhaps better to get a smaller image and enlarge it particularly when photographing "lively" subjects. Posted by Rex Kingsley on 22 September 2011 High ISOs High ISO's I have experienced some really noisy images after noticing that my Canon 5D was set to Auto ISO. At 100% the images were very grainy and even after using Photoshop noise reduction the quality was still not acceptable. I had to reduce the size of the images dramatically to regain a clean image. My question is to Canon users; what is the best course of action to ensure good quality images? Normally I set the ISO to 100 so every time the quality is always there! It would be nice to know how other members cope with this subject. Thank you in anticipation - Graham Posted by Graham Goodrum on 21 September 2011 Graham I don't have a direct answer to your question but I just Googled "Canon 5D Noise Problem" and there is a whole raft of stuff on there. It would appear you may not be alone. We do have some other 5D members - perhaps they will add their experience to the discussion. Posted by Brian Brooker on 21 September 2011 A good test to do is to take a photo of a high contrast image at various levels of ISO so you get to know your camera. It takes about an hour to take the photos and view the results but it is well worth the effort because it saves relying on automatic settings, which are always a bit hit and miss. I find my 7D is fine up to ISO 250 for high contrast shots but can go higher for low contrast shots. I also find that high ISO shots are a lot less tolerant of having their exposure increased so it pays to get the exposure right or even overexpose slightly when using a higher ISO. If the noise is in the background, it is possible to use the blur tool in Photoshop to reduce its effect. Hope that helps. Posted by Andrew Barrett on 25 September 2011 Many thanks to Brian and Andrew for your comments. Yes it is back to experimentation! I have followed the "threads" and I believe I now have a plan. I was really surprised at getting noise @6400 ISO, I was expecting this at a lot higher speed. Especially using a CMOS sensor and full-frame! Mast rigging was the subject at the time, the remainder of the shots were taken @100ASA (safe speed). Thanks again, Graham. Posted by Graham Goodrum on 26 September 2011 | NEWS HEADLINES |
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Just a quick note to say thank you for a very enjoyable evening. The whole package was well put together and worked well.
A real benefit with a wealth of knowledge in the hall.
Thanks to all who made this a success; Elaine, Geoff, Bob, David and Jackie + other models whose names escape me.