Canon EOS D30 Opportunity - PICS ADDED

[hillegom]

I have yet to get into this digital camera age. You seem to have slid right into it very well. Did you notice what fstop the auto used?

[Lance]

Pics look great! Are you going to be buying this camera?

[Snaz]

No it will be a few more years before I can afford a camera like that. My growing family takes priority! The camera is in the family though so I'm sure I will get another chance to use it. It takes great shots..

hillegom - I'm not sure what the F-stop was as everything was automatic except focus and ISO.

The remote shutter release was a BIG bonus as I could snap away without touching the tripod and not have to worry about timers. I think I took 150 shots to get those 4-5 that are worth posting. With more practice I'm sure the ratio would improve.

[Tom R]

Great pictures Keith.

What were some of te settings used?

Tom R

[Snaz]

Originally Posted by Tom R

Great pictures Keith.

What were some of te settings used?

Tom R

Thanks Tom. I really not sure what I used. The Marco setting just messed me up and after I switched to aV(Aperature Priority) things improved. F stop was between 6 - 11 which in hindsight was probably too narrow and ISO was 500 - 800.

I should have bumped up the ISO and opened the aperature I think. Does that makes sense?

Keith

[Ron99]

Hi Keith,

Yes, I think :-) What you want is to bump up the ISO so you can use a smaller aperature (larger number - which is confusing). F11 to F16 would give you pretty good depth of field for macro work without compromising the sharpness of the lens to much depending on what lens you are using. Of course it's always a trade off as the higher the ISO the more noise you pick up which can degrade image quality somewhat. But the Canons have always been pretty good at higher ISOs. But if you go beyond 800 you'll start to pick up some noise. It won't be horrible but maybe noticeable.