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[Coleus]

I have Canon EOS Rebel XS but can't not take picture from my tank very well.

It is bow front tank, anyone know what to do to improve the shot?

Thanks
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[whatcaneyedo]

I bought a submersible housing for my Canon PowerShot so that I can just put the camera right into the tank for good closeup pictures. A ziplock bag might even work but thats taking some risk.

[sphelps]

Only way is to go top down or through the side. You have to have the lens perfectly perpendicular to the glass to get a good clear macro. Unfortunately with curved glass this is impossible, which is why most people into photography don't by bow fronts or other curved glass tanks.

Best solution is make a top down camera box, it's a simple DIY project but don't use a Ziploc bag as I assure you this won't work.

[Coleus]

thank you for all comments
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[Carmen]

Can buy a topdown viewer from RedCoral that works great for topdown shots.

[Snaz]

Just curious but couldn't a warped image be shaped flat with some good post processing? It's just geometry right?

[o.c.d.]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Only way is to go top down or through the side. You have to have the lens perfectly perpendicular to the glass to get a good clear macro. Unfortunately with curved glass this is impossible,

This is what I disagree with. "Impossible" I guess the level of quality in photographs is in the eye of the beholder. I thought these were good pics through curved glass. But I guess you are talking about professional quality photos through curved glass. Which I would now nothing about. I figure a 400$ camera can take a decent photo through curved glass than an expensive camera shouldn't be a problem. We were talking macro through curved glass right?
The camera is a olympus 1030sw point and shoot. no special lens. It take what I think are good macro shots.

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by o.c.d.

This is what I disagree with. "Impossible" I guess the level of quality in photographs is in the eye of the beholder. I thought these were good pics through curved glass. But I guess you are talking about professional quality photos through curved glass. Which I would now nothing about. I figure a 400$ camera can take a decent photo through curved glass than an expensive camera shouldn't be a problem. We were talking macro through curved glass right?
The camera is a olympus 1030sw point and shoot. no special lens. It take what I think are good macro shots.

I was only saying it's impossible to line up a lens perpendicular to a curved surface which is a true statement. Of course you can still physically take the picture but you will get distortion and blurring effects which you can't correct for no matter what camera you use. You don't need to be a professional to eliminate these aberrations you just need straight glass

[o.c.d.]

So here are a few more pics through curved glass. They taken roughly 3 to 4 " away from the glass. Please feel free to critique them no offense will be taken This is only a discussion. I might add I am now using a considerable better camera.